Richard Brown

There’s a specific kind of silence that falls over an office when a private equity firm takes over a publicly traded company. It’s not a peaceful silence; it’s a heavy, expectant one. You can feel it in the breakroom, see it in the distracted stares during Zoom calls, and hear it in the hushed tones of the hallway. If you’re reading this, you might be right in the middle of it. You’ve likely spent years building a culture, understanding the "old way" of doing things, and finding your rhythm....

If you’re a parent today, you probably feel the weight of the world on your shoulders, and you’re likely seeing that same weight on your teenager’s. Life in 2026 moves at a breakneck pace. Between school pressures, the non-stop noise of social media, and the general uncertainty of the world, our kids are navigating a landscape that looks very different from the one we grew up in. As a parent, your first instinct is to protect. Your second is likely to pray. And while prayer is our most...

If you’ve been following along with our series, you know we’ve been diving deep into the messy, often overwhelming world of private equity takeovers. We’ve talked about the initial shock and the identity crisis that often follows when a company goes from being "publicly traded" to "privately owned." Today, we’re shifting gears into the practical. When the boardroom changes, the breakroom changes, too. Suddenly, the "way we’ve always done things" is out the window, replaced by new metrics,...