69. From Acquisition to Execution: Leadership Lessons from a Private Equity Portfolio CEO

In episode 69 of the Get Hired Up podcast, I have the privilege of interviewing Ryan Smyth, Executive Vice President and CFO with Carbon 60 and Scott Calderwood, President and CEO of Calderwood Search Partners Inc. We discuss lessons learned from CEO portfolio companies, challenges that CEOs face, the resources that they deploy, and the ingenuity and innovation that they use to bring these resources into the organization, especially during the first 90 to 180 days.

Scott Calderwood is President and CEO of Calderwood Search Partners Inc. He has over three decades of experience spanning diverse corporate capacities and entrepreneurship. Scott stands as an accomplished business leader and sales expert, specializing in facilitating mid to senior level placements within the realms of technical sales and marketing.

Ryan Smyth is Executive Vice President and CFO with Carbon 60. He has over 20 years of experience in the technology sector, where he has been actively involved in the successful completion of over 100 M&A transactions. Ryan has a CPA, holds a BBA from Simon Fraser University, and is a graduate of the Harvard Business School General Management Program.

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