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Clear all filters- Goldman Sachs29 min
Tricia Glynn, Managing Director at Advent International
Managing Director Tricia Glenn outlines Advent's investment philosophy, which prioritizes revenue growth and seeks three-to-fivefold returns by partnering with consumer retail disruptors rather than focusing on cost-cutting. She details how the firm navigates a shifting 2022 macro landscape driven by supply chain disruptions and rising interest rates by targeting "pearls" with exceptional talent and capitalizing on the live-selling revolution. Glenn further emphasizes the necessity of systemic diversity and risk-taking to secure actual power for underrepresented leaders, citing portfolio successes like Olaplex and Lululemon as evidence that aggressive capital deployment drives industry inflection.
- Goldman Sachs26 min
Tristan Walker, Founder and CEO of Walker & Company
Tristan Walker leverages his background as a former Wall Street trader and early tech employee to lead Walker & Company through the dual crises of the pandemic and systemic racism by anchoring decisions in historical trauma and core values. Under his guidance, the firm achieved record revenue by addressing a 150-year market gap in grooming products for men of color, a strategy that ultimately led to the company's acquisition by Procter & Gamble in 2018. Walker now advocates for an "investment mindset" regarding diversity and predicts that brands failing to respect demographic shifts and cultural influence will cease to exist within two decades.