Serial Entrepreneur Ray Dalton Shares His Secrets for Making Successful Businesses

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZSUg9Dbk-w Original Event Post: Building Successful For-Profit or Non-Profit Businesses Organically and through Acquisitions: Ray Dalton, Executive Chairman of reLink Medical   A. Ray Dalton specializes in creating and developing profitable and not for profit business enterprises from innovation to exit. Delivering high quality healthcare products, software and services with exceptional customer service. He is...

Bill Mulligan of Primus Capital: From Venture Capital to Private Equity Investing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsppQ7IF3qc&feature=emb_logo Original Event Post: A Discussion with Bill Mulligan of Primus Capital: From Venture Capital to Private Equity Investing William “Bill” C. Mulligan joined Primus in 1985. He is one of the founders of Cleveland’s VC and Private Equity investment industry. Bill now focuses on the firm’s business services and healthcare investment activities. His historical...

Using Big Data to Better Communicate – Tim Calkins on How to Wash a Chicken

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7024zPk9UE Event Recap: Thanks for attending our November 16, 2019 Program. We are grateful to have had the most registrations yet for one of our events. Attendance is one measure we use to judge whether we are making a difference in our business community. At the event, Tim Calkins presented very well, old friends reconnected,...

CFE Networking Event

It’s worth the price of admission for the beverages and munchies alone!Add to that some good company, stimulating conversation and the upside of some random networking connections and you will have yourself one heck of a good time.On the menu: two reds, two whites, a selection of craft beers, cheese and bread plates and charcuterie.Note:...

The Middle Market Business and Private Equity Outlook for 2020

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Ei9XAX0ihs&feature=emb_logo Event Recap: Our meeting on September 20 was a great discussion with Dan Kessler of Cyprium Partners. Dan ably pinch hit for Cindy Babitt who was called out of town on a new deal on the West Coast. David Brown put Dan through his paces regarding the firm’s model and competitive advantage over other...

The Explorys Success Story with Charlie Lougheed

Charlie has 25 years of experience in technology leading both start-ups as well as large corporate divisions within e-commerce and technology companies. Before launching his current startup Axuall in December 2018, Charlie was President & Chief Strategy Officer of one of our region’s recent startup success stories, Explorys, which he co-founded  in  2009 as an  innovation...

CFE Online Networking Event

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/cfe-presents-a-virtual-networking-and-beer-tasting-event-tickets-121731093979The Center for Free Enterprise presents a virtual networking and beer tasting event.Meet new people and draw inspiration from business success stories, find people for projects, or find projects for people all from the comfort and convenience of your home or office.Plus, travel the globe, no passport needed. Enjoy a thoughtfully curated six pack of...

The Story of CoverMyMeds with Ted Frank: from $10M Revenues to a Sale of $1.4B

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cnhfk3ePVQ Original Event Details: Ted Frank, former CFO of CoverMyMeds, will talk about helping to lead the growth and eventual sale of that business to McKesson. He will also give our audience leadership and deal insights from his stellar career. By means of introduction, Ted has over twenty-nine years of building, leading and advising organizations...