How the world of sports thinks about culture
In episode 1 of a 2-part episode (both recorded before the coronavirus pandemic), Jim, Jimmy, and Paul are joined by ParkerGale advisor and former Chicago Bulls team psychologist Dr. Steve Julius to d...
15 Apr 202047min
March Madness 2020 – Slightly Delayed
Weeks ago, before we were all focused on the coronavirus pandemic, Jim and Jimmy recorded our (mostly) annual March Madness episode. We hit pause on posting this one for a while, but on what would hav...
6 Apr 202053min
Quick Information Security Suggestions for Remote Work
We talk with Paul Petefish, Founder and CEO of Evolve Security about some simple and fast suggestions to make remote working more secure.
30 Mars 202045min
[Replay] A Parade of Terribles: Founder Legal Traps to Avoid
A fan favorite episode -- The FunCast spends an hour with Kirkland & Ellis partner Ryan Harris (formerly of McDermott Will & Emery LLP) talking about the legal traps founders fall into when setting up...
17 Mars 202051min
The Second City, "Yes AND," and Private Equity
Jim and Jimmy are joined by Marla Caceres and Nelson Velazquez, improvisors at Chicago's famous Second City Theatre. They discuss how ParkerGale has leveraged the Second City Works to provide professi...
10 Mars 20201h 12min
What is Customer Success? And why should you care about it?
On this episode, Jay Nathan (Founder of Customer Imperative) joins Paul Stansik to share how companies can be more intentional in building intimacy and delivering value to their customers. We talk abo...
3 Mars 202042min
Interview with Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech
Jimmy sits down with Dean Brown, CEO of Ipro Tech. Dean discusses his upbringing in a military family, his education in Industrial Psychology, the serendipity of a career, his love of products and pro...
24 Feb 20201h 1min
Why does the PE firm care about your product roadmap?
In part 3 of a 3 part series on Product Strategy, Jim and Cici continue the discussion of how product strategy ties into value creation, and how specifically as a PE firm, we monitor our portfolio com...
14 Feb 202042min
