PODCAST: THE PANDEMIC PLAYBOOK WITH DOUG FARREN

December 3, 2020 THE PANDEMIC PLAYBOOKWITH DOUG FARREN https://www.middlemarketcenter.org/podcasts/the-pandemic-playbookLeaning on her deep understanding of companies in transition, Jennifer Fondrevay joins Doug Farren and the National Center for the Middle Market to share what business leaders have done to lead their organizations through COVID-19 and the uncertainty of 2020, and how these lessons can help others … Read more

PODCAST: THE GAME CHANGER NETWORK WITH CHICKE FITZGERALD

November 2020 THE GAME CHANGER NETWORKWITH CHICKE FITZGERALD Companies around the globe are increasingly pursuing M&A as a growth strategy. Odds are, at some point in your career, your company will be one of them. Jennifer J. Fondrevay and Chicke Fitzgerald, CEO of soluntionz INNOVATIONS, discuss how Jennifer’s book helps those in the middle of … Read more

PODCAST: CONVERTING A BUSINESS TRAUMA INTO A BOOK WITH PAT IYER

November 13, 2020 CONVERTING A BUSINESS TRAUMA INTO A BOOKWITH PAT IYER Some of the most helpful books develop from the author’s painful experiences. Three traumatic mergers and acquisitions (M&A) drove Jennifer Fondrevay to embrace the opportunity to help others successfully handle such crises. She has received very rewarding feedback from her readers and ended … Read more

PODCAST: If You’re Talking, Then You Better Be Walking

Jennifer and Rex New, of Managing Editor’s Magazine, discuss how mergers and acquisitions often create crises of trust at businesses, and so do difficult economic periods — our present one included. The pandemic has shown the importance of a few critical actions that help maintain trust in a crisis. First is the importance of demonstrating empathy and … Read more

PODCAST: PEOPLE BUSINESS WITH O’BRIEN MCMAHON

June 23, 2020 On Humanizing Mergers & AcquisitionsWITH O’BRIEN MCMAHON Jennifer and O’Brien McMahon discuss how forward-thinking business leaders, owners, and executives can prepare for the human capital challenges of M&A transactions. A Few highlights of my conversation with O’Brien: 19:05 “How should leaders be thinking about the people side of business transitions or mergers … Read more

PODCAST: MISSION MATTERS WITH ADAM TORRES

June 12, 2020 MISSION MATTERSWITH ADAM TORRES Adam Torres and Jennifer J. Fondrevay, Founder and Chief Humanity Officer at Day1 Ready and Author of NOW WHAT?: A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving Through Mergers & Acquisitions, explore Jennifer’s book and how it’s helping individuals navigate the mergers & acquisitions (M&A) process.

Grief and Running Your Business During Covid-19

Jennifer Vondrevey & Diana Wu David Around the world, we are collectively grieving. No matter what stage we are at in our fight against this pandemic, we are all grieving virtually together and yet in isolation, with our neighbors, within our communities, as a nation — as a world. You don’t need face-to-face contact to … Read more

PODCAST: WHAT COVID-19’S UNCERTAINTY CAN TEACH US ABOUT M&A INTEGRATIONS WITH TRICIA FORBES

April 29, 2020 WHAT COVID-19’S UNCERTAINTY CAN TEACH US ABOUT M&A INTEGRATIONSWITH TRICIA FORBES A fair amount of attention has been devoted to what will happen with M&A deal-making once we are on the other side of this pandemic. Fairly consistently, the theories on what’s next end with something to the effect of, “This is … Read more

COVID-19’s Uncertainty Has Things to Teach Us About M&A

Jennifer Fondrevay and Tricia Forbes Watch the Video: Jennifer Fondrevay, Founder of Day1 Ready and author of “NOW WHAT? A Survivor’s Guide for Thriving through Mergers & Acquisitions” discusses what COVID-19’s uncertainty can teach us about M&A Integrations with MiddleM Creative Vice President Tricia Forbes. Uncertainty’s Influence A fair amount of attention has been devoted … Read more