Episode 83: Kade Thomas of Emory Oak Partners on Scaling Service Businesses with a Long-Term Approach
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On this episode
Shiv interviews Kade Thomas, Founder & Managing Partner at Emory Oak Partners.
On this episode, Kade explains how his firm grows service businesses. Learn about a proven approach to building companies from the ground up, integrating acquisitions, using centralized teams to handle shared services and using data to guide marketing and cross-selling strategies
The information contained in this podcast is not intended to constitute, and should not be construed as, investment advice.
Resources
- Emory Oak Partners
- Connect with Kade on LinkedIn
- Email Kade
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