Making Billions: The Private Equity Podcast for Startup Founders and Venture Capital Investors

Welcome to another episode of Making Billions, today I have my dear friend Tony Greer.

Tony is a former career trader from Sumitomo Bank, Union Bank of Switzerland, Goldman Sachs, and more. Currently, he's the Founder of TG Macro and the editor of a phenomenal market publication called “The Morning Navigator”

What this means is that Tony understands trading, markets, and economic moves that help you and I in ...

Welcome to another episode of Making Billions, I’m your host Ryan Miller and today I have my dear friend, Ibrahim Rahim

Ibrahim is a recovering McKinsey consultant who turned the private investment space on it’s head when he became the managing partner of Moon Base Capital; a new type of equity fund that blends venture capital and private equity into what is known as a Search Fund. All representing a perfect example of so...

Welcome to another episode of Making Billions. Today I have my dear friend Drew Spaventa

Drew is the Co-Founder and CEO of The Spaventa Group. After over a decade in finance, Drew decided to build the Investment Firm of Tomorrow.  Not only is he part of the Forbes Investment Council, but he’s also invested in such companies as Stripe, Epic Games, Airbnb, Coinbase, SpaceX, and more.
 
What this means is that Drew un...

Welcome to another episode of Making Billions. Today I have my dear friend Jerome Maldonado.

Jerome is the Founder and CEO or J. Jacob Enterprises & Quad J Capital Holdings. Over the span of his 20-year career, Jerome has done over $380 million in in-house transactions, with $150 million in 2022 alone.
 
What this means is that Jerome is about to teach you the cheat codes on how to get started in making money i...

Welcome to another episode of Making Billions. Today I have my dear friend Whitney Elkins-Hutten.

Whitney is the Director of Investor Relations at PassiveInvesting.com, a Private Equity firm with $1.4B AUM.
 
What this means is that Whitney has a mountain of experience in Real Estate and Private Equity and she is about to blow our minds on how to master your business and your wealth in your pursuit of Making Billi...

Anupam is the General Partner at Emergent, a VC firm with $140M+ under management that focuses on Augmented Intelligence, Enterprise Automation, The Future of Work, and Cloud Infrastructure.

What this means is that Anupam is about to walk us through the details on how to raise capital, how to pitch a VC properly, and finally how to build your product market fit with a solid Go-To-Market strategy in your pursuit of Making B...

Leif is a seasoned finance professional with over 40 years of experience that has helped him raise over $200M throughout his career.  He is currently the founder and CEO of WealthVP, a SaaS company dedicated to bringing investors and deal makers together to bring more capital to all of you private market Carnivores 

What this means is that Leif is about to walk us through what's working today on Raising Capital, Buil...

Michael is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Origin Investments, a real estate investment firm out of Chicago with $1.7B Equity Under Management.  He's been featured in Forbes, Entrepreneur, Huff Post, and more. He’s spent a lifetime building a career in Finance and was ranked as one of the top 100 traders in the world during his stint at the CME.

What this means is that Michael is about to walk us through what he's d...

Chase is the founder of multiple start-ups.  One of his last exits was from a company he built to a $500M exit in just a few years.  He's now the founder of his latest crowdfunding platform called Wishes.inc.

This means that Chase is about to walk us through a masterclass on starting, growing, and structuring a corporation that knows how to win, and win big. Thus helping you in your pursuit of Making Billions.

Oren is the Managing Partner of Intersection Capital and the Founder of OK Stone.  He’s raised over $400M throughout his career and wrote all about it in his books Pitch Anything & Flip the Script, which is 2 of the most ground-breaking books in Capital Raising.

What this means is that Oren is about to walk us through what's working today on Raising Capital, Finding Investors, and Closing the Right Deals to make y...

John is an M&A expert and the CEO at his latest acquired company “Foot Solutions”.  He has spent nearly 15 years specializing in middle market M&A turnarounds.

What this means is that John is a guy you want to listen to if you are someone that is looking to level up in your leadership, turnarounds, or M&A in your pursuit of Making Billions.

WANT TO LEARN HOW THE BEST INVESTORS MAKE MONEY? SIGNUP FOR O...

Doug is the Founder and CEO at Hypernomics.  It’s a software company that helps fund managers, investors, and investment bankers to conduct economic analysis in the 4th and 5th dimensions. He’s worked with companies like NASA, Virgin Galactic, Lockheed Martin, Northrup Grumman, Raytheon, and more…

What this means is that Doug and his Hypernomics Software are where investors can go, to create and understand multivariate an...

Michael Hummel is the founder and CEO at Establish PR.  It’s a PR firm that specializes in helping Start-ups and Emerging Fund Managers to scale up their fundraising efforts by leveraging Reputation and Relationships through the power of PR.

What this means is that Michael is the guy you call BEFORE you raise capital for your next fund or startup so that you will be wildly successful with your investors in your pursuit of ...

Jonathan Brabrand, Jonathan is the managing director at TransAct Capital. It's a boutique investment banking advisory firm that helps founders to sell their businesses for top dollar. Jonathan has done over $750 million in deals of which he wrote all about it in his new book 100 million dollar exit your roadmap to the ultimate payday. So what this means is Jonathan is the guy you call when you're ready to sell your busine...

Aaron is the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, and #1 Amazon Bestselling author of “Exponential Theory: The Power of Thinking Big.” He’s raised over $150M in capital as well as building and selling 12 companies. What this means is that Aaron is the guy you want to listen to when it comes to raising capital and creating exponential change in your organization while in your pursuit of Making Billions.

WANT TO LEARN HOW THE BES...

Paula has helped to shepherd over 140 companies in Exits & 20 IPOs throughout her career and has a long background in VC funding. She is the COO of an AI-driven PR platform called Intelligent Relations where she brings her breadth of tech experience and expertise to help people like you and me to develop effective messaging and powerful reputations in their field

What this means is that Paula is the person you call wh...

Ian Parker is the Chairman and CEO of Healixa, a publicly traded Technology company that focuses on building jaw-dropping technologies in the Sustainability and Quality of Life Sectors.

What this means is that Ian understands private equity so well, that he agreed to come on the show to share with us some of his cheat codes when buying a business or rolling out a turnaround strategy in your pursuit of Making Billions.
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Drew is the Founder and CEO of a $200M Real Estate Firm called Breneman Capital.  Drew’s focus is primarily on Multifamily.  His successes here have led him to appear on HGTV when he was recognized around the world as an up-and-coming real estate investor.
What this means is that Drew understands real estate, how to make money, and how to teach you to do the same in your pursuit of Making Billions.

WANT TO LEARN HOW T...

Mike is the Acquisitions Advisor and Founder of Global Career Investments where he helps assist investors and business owners to buy and sell your company.  He has been featured in Forbes, CNBC, and Entrepreneur as well as being the best-selling author of “Global Career – How to Work Anywhere & Travel Forever”.

What this means is that Mike is the guy you call when you need help to either buy or sell a company while in ...