
The M&A market can be boring, but everyone has a story. The Investors & Operators podcast is about discovering the stories people were holding back, didn’t know how to tell, or forgot about. The goal is simple: fresh, authentic storytelling to bring people together in the M&A community. With over 1M organic views and counting on LinkedIn, 51 Labs is disrupting the M&A market through the use of vid... more
| Publishes | Monthly | Episodes | 152 | Founded | 6 years ago |
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| Number of Listeners | Categories | BusinessEntrepreneurshipInvesting | |||

Alex Russ is the Head of Americas for Evercore’s Private Funds Group. He advises PE sponsors on fundraising strategy, LP positioning, and market navigation, with a focus on helping managers differentiate themselves in an increasingly competitive capi... more
Andrew Nelson is Chief of Staff to the CEO at Waste Eliminator, where he helps drive strategic initiatives, operational execution, and growth across the company’s expanding footprint in the Southeast. Before entering the private sector, Andrew spent ... more
Mike Silva is an Investment Manager at CalPERS, where he has spent more than a decade leading the institution’s Emerging Manager Program across private equity, private debt, and real estate. He focuses on sourcing, evaluating, and advocating for emer... more
Topics:
• Why Fewer, Better Theses Win
• Integration Lessons from 100+ Acquisitions
• What LPs Look for in the First Meeting
• How to Win Trust in Controlled Deals
...and so much more.
Top Takeaways
• Avoid overpaying, overlevering, and overconce... more
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This show centers on authentic storytelling within the M&A and private markets space, featuring guests who are operators, investors, founders, and deal-makers. Across episodes, conversations skew toward fundraising, deal origination, portfolio value creation, and practical operating playbooks for lower- and middle-market firms. A standout pattern is the emphasis on disciplined processes, candid leadership insights, and real-world lessons from independent sponsors, public pension perspectives, and boutique investment firms. Listeners likely include finance professionals, PE practitioners, and operators seeking actionable strategies, industry myths busted, and examples of how to build scalable platforms in a competitive market. Noteworthy tra... more
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Recent guests on Investors & Operators include:
1. Alex Russ
2. Hilary LaBrash
3. Andrew Nelson
4. Mike Silva
5. Jarrett Turner
6. Chris Nikic
7. Brian Bank
8. Liz Weindruch
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