May 24Navigating in Turbulent Times — Do you Grow Horizontally or Vertically?On board, I’m the captain 🧑✈️ So climb aboard We’ll search for tomorrow On every shore and I’ll try — — — — Come Sail Away, Styx Now that the “eye of the storm” has likely (hopefully) passed us by, it is time to remain calm, regroup, and plan your…Venture Capital5 min readVenture Capital5 min read
Oct 2, 2022Building Your Business Grounded in Culture — Part DeuxHey now, you’re an All Star. Get your game on, go play Hey now, you’re a Rock Star. Get the show on get paid And all the glitters is gold Only shooting stars break the mold — — — Smash Mouth At Maverix Private Equity, we are continuing our journey…Culture4 min readCulture4 min read
Aug 23, 2022The New Normal: Building Your Business Like You Did in the Old NormalIt’s déjà vu all over again - Yogi Berra As we anticipated for quite some time, the public and private equity markets are in the middle of a storm. This is the first real storm we have experienced since the 2008–2009 financial crisis. The rain shower in March 2020 quickly…Venture Capital6 min readVenture Capital6 min read
Jul 5, 2022Top 10 Things To Do As An Entrepreneur in Navigating The StormIf your time to you is worth savin’ And you better start swimmin’ Or you’ll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin’ Bob Dylan We are definitely in interesting times. But we have been here before. And if you are an old-timer like me, you have been…Entrepreneurship9 min readEntrepreneurship9 min read
Feb 10, 2022Building Your Business Grounded in CultureOver the course of my career, I have had the pleasure of working for several good organizations. When I reflect to what differentiated between a good organization and a not so good organization, it boiled down to the people and culture. The great people were attracted to an organization with…Private Equity4 min readPrivate Equity4 min read
Mar 26, 2021MAVERIX PRIVATE EQUITY — A VISION FOR CANADAMAVERIX PRIVATE EQUITY — A VISION FOR CANADA I am a proud Canadian. Canada is an amazing place to live, work, play and raise your children. I am also a deep believer in innovation and entrepreneurship to unlock the future wealth and prosperity of tomorrow. I believe that Canada has…Growth Private Equity4 min readGrowth Private Equity4 min read
Jul 28, 2020Re-Assembling Our Economy.As governments slowly begin to reopen the doors to the economy and loosen restrictions, businesses still have many questions about the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic as they plan for a return to more normal operations. While it is important to understand how we move forward safely in this new…5 min read5 min read
Apr 23, 2020A Path Forward.Reconstruction of Our Economy Post COVID. We are in unprecedented times. The COVID-19 global pandemic has jarred the world, closed down seemingly invincible economies and touched every facet of Canadian society. The steps taken to date to combat COVID-19 spread had one overarching objective: to “flatten the curve” and not…Covid-196 min readCovid-196 min read
