In this episode of the Leadership Quotient Podcast, Matt Young, Operating Executive at North Equity, shares how unconventional paths can create exceptional leaders in private equity. From journalist to documentary filmmaker to growth operator, Matt reflects on how his MFA taught him to read a room better than any MBA and why emotional intelligence, proactivity, and accountability often outperform pedigree. He unpacks lessons from scaling BrightRoll and Yahoo, leading integrations across globa...
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In this episode of the Leadership Quotient Podcast, Matt Young, Operating Executive at North Equity, shares how unconventional paths can create exceptional leaders in private equity. From journalist to documentary filmmaker to growth operator, Matt reflects on how his MFA taught him to read a room better than any MBA and why emotional intelligence, proactivity, and accountability often outperform pedigree. He unpacks lessons from scaling BrightRoll and Yahoo, leading integrations across globa...
From Idea to Execution: Building Strong Teams in Private Equity
Leadership Quotient
45 minutes
2 months ago
From Idea to Execution: Building Strong Teams in Private Equity
In this episode of the Leadership Quotient Podcast, Rob Levin, Managing Director and Founder at CIS Ventures, shares how execution is people-powered and why fit for stage matters as much as skills. From diligencing culture and aligning expectations to a 10-day cross-functional onboarding that crushed silos and improved retention, Rob reveals how to build PE-ready teams that can handle governance, speed, and tech adoption without losing the human connection.
Leadership Quotient
In this episode of the Leadership Quotient Podcast, Matt Young, Operating Executive at North Equity, shares how unconventional paths can create exceptional leaders in private equity. From journalist to documentary filmmaker to growth operator, Matt reflects on how his MFA taught him to read a room better than any MBA and why emotional intelligence, proactivity, and accountability often outperform pedigree. He unpacks lessons from scaling BrightRoll and Yahoo, leading integrations across globa...
