Founding a Private Equity firm, Mountaineering, Deep Sea Explorations with Victor Vescovo
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ม.ค. 2021
- We’re extremely excited to welcome Victor Vescovo to the podcast today.
Victor is an American private equity investor, co-founder of Insight Equity, retired naval officer, and undersea explorer, being the first person to reach the deepest points of four of the Earth’s five oceans during the Five Deeps Expedition of 2018-2019.
In 2017, Vescovo became the 12th American to complete the “Explorers Grand Slam” which requires climbing the highest peak on all seven of the world’s continents, including Mt. Everest.
For more than 20 years, Vescovo served as an office in the U.S. Navy Reserve, retiring in 2014. He served at various times on extended active duty, including Pearl Harbor where he was posted after the 9/11 attacks as a counter-terrorism specialist.
In the Private Equity world, he is cofounder and Managing Partner of Private Equity firm Insight Equity, an industrial buyout firm with over $1B AUM, where he focuses on growing and enhancing aerospace and defence firms.
What’s in this episode?
In today’s episode Victor chats with Alex about his experiences in mountaineering and undersea exploration and draws on the strong parallels between working in Private Equity and doing expeditions and military operations.
What you'll learn
Why risk mitigation plays a vital role in both expeditions and Private Equity Investing
Why hesitating on decision making can kill your business
What Victor has drawn from his military background to influence his Private Equity firm today
The most painful decision Victor has ever had to make
What drove Victor to set up his current PE Firm, Insight Equity
How 9/11 changed his life
What makes some a great leader and top performer
Breakdown
4:40 - Why do some people take on more risk than others, in expeditions and in business?
8:45 - The biggest mistakes Victor sees people making in PE
10:16 - How Victor’s military background influences his decision making today
13:00 - Why Victor set up his PE Firm, Insight Equity
16:04 - Victor describes what was working in the military was like
17:30 - How to make partner in your firm
19:57 - Victor’s interpretation of what makes a great leader
22:34 - The makeup of a top performer
25:10 - Victor’s likes and dislikes in the Private Equity Industry
33:40 - what advice would you give to your 20 year old self
Resources
/ victor-vescovo-4a130775
fivedeeps.com/
www.ted.com/speakers/victor_v...
www.insightequity.com/
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What a legend. Brave, cool genius! Like you! God bless you!
Fascinating interview...victor is so down to earth and willing to learn you can see how he became a successful individual.
Legend. Love people who break the mold and consistently reinvent themselves.
Victor breaks the mould of a typical private equity investor and a founder of a firm at that, an amazing journey!
Interesting life this of Victor's. 👍
An incredible life he has created!
Amazing interview, amazing person
This guy is so cool!!
Yes he is William, an amazing story and the expeditions he has done are incredible
@@RawSelection there is no doubt about it; the risks he takes when he could easily sit behind a desk all day are truly amazing. I know he prepares well and is essentially a Very cerebral Man.
Didnt know much about him until I was conducting research on An Omega P O 600 meter titanium watch blue dial.....very cool watch he wears!
Anyway, enjoyed the interview!
Bill Atl
@@williamstalvey6920 I completely agree, I was super surprised when I was doing my research into him, not just a private equity investor, a great deal more!
How can i contact Victor Vescovo?
Message him via LinkedIn
Never been married. Don't have kids. Smart man.
He certainly is married now. His wife is Monika Vescovo and she does Real Estate.
@@latteslettersandlife I saw another video with him that was recent and he made no mention. But did mention that he spends months at a time out at sea and has his own private room. Didn't mention having a wife at all that was waiting for him perhaps.
@@latteslettersandlife I looked it up. Boy, is she ever ass ugly. Reminds me of a trans. All made up to high heaven. Insecure trying too hard. Well that's too bad. The intellectually smart ones never are intelligent with relationships.
@@JesusChrist-Gives-Eternal-Life Well, I don’t see why he has need to mention it. I probably wouldn’t either because it has nothing to do with his work. But give it a quick Google and you’ll see who she is and that they are married.
@@latteslettersandlife Yeah, I saw it. What a disgrace... he could have done soooooo much better. She looks like a plastic surgery addict. Just awful.
Hello are you the interviewer?
What do you mean?
Personality is not the result of genes. It's the result of your environment.
I agree, but not entirely, you are what you make of yourself.
@@RawSelection That's not how it works. Your relationships are your potential. And your relationships are within your environment. Read ''Personality isn't Permanent'' by Benjamin Hardy.