{"podcast":{"title":"Deal Sourcery","slug":"deal-sourcery-7025639","podcast_index_feed_id":7025639,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/deal-sourcery/","website_url":"https://dealsourcery.com/","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/e661f66e-10f1-4e3c-882e-501ed529fee7/aTBgCACYvC3w4BC1M86YvTL5.jpg","author":"Dan Herr and Matt Rooney","episode_count":26,"summary":"Deal Sourcery is the must-listen podcast for Private Equity professionals aiming to master the art of deal origination. Hosted by Dan Herr - who’s closed over $1B in transactions in the last decade while building and leading world-class deal sourcing teams - and Matt Rooney, a top recruiter in PE business development, we dive into cutting-edge trends, proven tactics, data-driven sourcing strategies and the technology shaping the future of M&A. Each episode features in-depth discussions with exited founders, PE professions and investment bankers, delivering exclusive, actionable insights you won’t find anywhere else. Tune in to elevate your sourcing skills and optimize your firm’s capital deployment.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-11T22:20:53.050148+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deal-sourcery-7025639"},"episode":{"title":"The Truth About Private Equity From a Founder's Perspective with Rod Jimenez","slug":"the-truth-about-private-equity-from-a-founder-s-perspective-with-rod-jimenez","published_at":"2024-10-24T10:30:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deal-sourcery-7025639/the-truth-about-private-equity-from-a-founder-s-perspective-with-rod-jimenez","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deal-sourcery-7025639","url":"https://dealsourcery.com/episode/private-equity-101-what-every-founder-needs-to-know-with-rod-jimenez","audio_url":"https://podcasts.captivate.fm/media/e5f2648d-5877-49bc-b7e6-9cfc0f1bc87a/DS-E04-UPDATE.mp3","summary":"Rod Jimenez, CEO of Sceptre Hospitality Resources (SHR), joins the podcast today to share his experience and insights on driving technological innovation in the hospitality industry. He reviews some of SHR’s history as well as its recent strategic partnership with Access Group and Guestline, highlighting how their AI-powered solutions and automation streamline hotel management. He explains how, with SHR’s unified platform, hotels can optimize guest booking, revenue management, and distribution across multiple channels. Rod also emphasizes the importance of building strategic partnerships, including private equity, to drive long-term business growth in the hotel industry. Today’s episode is filled with essential insights into how the future of hospitality tech is shaping the industry, and how SHR fulfills its role as an industry leader, helping hotels succeed through innovation. Episode Highlights: 0:00 Intro: Hotel Tech M&A & SHR's Access Partnership 1:15 SHR's Growth Story: Hotel Management Technology 2:21 SHR's Hotel Tech Stack: Unified Application Suite 4:38 Private Equity in Hotel Tech: First Experiences 5:04 Early-Stage Founder & PE: Conversations & Deal Sourcing 6:00 Strategic Investor Partnership: SHR & Singapore Investor 9:00 Finding the Right PE Partner: Alignment & Outcomes 13:00 How Many PE Firms Should a Founder Talk To? 14:30 Filtering PE Outreach: Identifying Genuine Interest 15:30 Serent Capital & SHR: Building a Relationship 17:00 Relationship Building in M&A: Why It Matters 21:56 Effective PE Outreach: Engaging Founders Like Rod Jimenez 22:17 Responding to PE Outreach: A Founder's Perspective 27:30 Inbound M&A Interest: How Much is Normal? 28:42 Increased PE Interest: Timing & Market Dynamics 30:00 Tracking PE Co…","meta_description":"Rod Jimenez, CEO of Sceptre Hospitality Resources (SHR), joins the podcast today to share his experience and insights on driving technological innovation…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3624,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/deal-sourcery-7025639/episodes/the-truth-about-private-equity-from-a-founder-s-perspective-with-rod-jimenez/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/deal-sourcery-7025639/the-truth-about-private-equity-from-a-founder-s-perspective-with-rod-jimenez.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}