This month we’re joined by our very first guest on the podcast, Mike Flesch of Alerus Financial. In his role with Alerus, Mike serves as the independent and institutional trustee for a number of employee-owned companies, and he stopped by the studio (office) to talk with Chris Kramer about what an …
Navigating the Great Resignation: Equity-Based Strategies to Attract and Retain Top Talent
Finding quality people has always been hard. Now more than ever, keeping them seems even harder. As we enter 2022, most experts agree that the post-Covid world will never fully return to the workplace of old. In light of this reality, what strategies can you use to effectively retain and incentivize …
Dealing Through the Pandemic: 5 Ways COVID is Changing M&A
In the early days of the pandemic, deal making in the middle-market came to a sudden and startling halt. Since then, overall M&A activity has reached a frenzied pace across virtually all industries and market segments and shows virtually no signs of slowing down. In this month’s episode, Chris …
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Personal Goodwill: What It Means in the Sale of a Business and Why You Should Care
What is "personal" or "professional" goodwill, and how is it distinguished from the asset known as "corporate" or "enterprise" goodwill? And why should you care? In the context of a transaction, business enterprise goodwill refers to the price paid for a business above tangible assets and what …
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