Episode 82

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8th Apr 2022

Ep. 82 Caroline Young, CEO & Founder, Craftsbury Consulting

On this episode of Investors & Operators, along with Jing (Co-founder, COO and wife), Jordan sits down with Caroline Young, CEO & Founder at Craftsbury Consulting, and former Partner at HKW. Together, they discuss:

  • How to give feedback
  • How firms can effectively retain their female colleagues 
  • Being a woman in an industry that is traditionally dominated by men

...and so much more.

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Caroline's bio

Personal mission: spread light and joy to those around me and promote kindness and respect for humanity.

HKW – Honored to have spent 19+ years working with incredibly talented management teams, helping to prepare businesses for a sale process, and shepherding companies through to the exit. Currently shifting my focus to HKW’s ESG (environmental, social, governance) initiatives to transition my time to a new venture...

Craftsbury Consulting – Excited to be writing a new chapter doing what I love most: helping people craft their paths to a successful future by collaborating with company founders and their successors as they craft their path to a successful exit; as well as working with women on career development, thereby helping their firms in the important work of recruiting and retaining top female talent. I have successfully navigated the male-dominated world of PE and am passionate about helping other women excel in the world of finance.

Board experience includes companies in: niche manufacturing, medical device, branded products, aerospace & defense, business services and energy services. Currently on the board of Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG) and Providence Cristo Rey High School, a college and career preparatory high school that offers a transformational educational experience to students with economic need. Committee participation includes executive, governance, compensation, and audit committees.

Frequent speaker at industry events and conferences on topics ranging from exit strategies to women deal makers. Proud recipient of 2019 WSJ Pro Women to know in PE.

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Jordan Selleck

Founder. Recovering Investment Banker. 3x Entrepreneur. Philz Coffee Enthusiast.

Jordan Selleck is a recovering investment banker turned 3x entrepreneur. While teaching English in China, Jordan met an investment banker in a bar and before he knew it he’d spent six years in cross-border investment banking advising global corporates and private equity firms on M&A deals up to $250 million.

As much as Jordan loved investment banking, he always knew he was meant to do something more. In 2016, Jordan founded Debtmaven, a deal management platform for debt financing in the lower middle market. It was while he was marketing Debtmaven on LinkedIn that Jordan found his true passion: building meaningful relationships in the lower middle market.

Seeing over 50% of Debtmaven’s $450million+ in deals come from LinkedIn, he realized he’d found an untapped market and began his journey with LinkedIn consulting. Dozens of clients and a handful of extraordinarily talented employees later, 51 Labs is a thriving marketing agency for the lower middle market that produces captivating content and generates organic traffic across LinkedIn.

Jordan was born in San Diego, grew up in North Carolina and attended UNC-Chapel Hill. He has traveled to 32 countries, lived in China for 18 months, trains Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, is a fourth-generation private pilot, SCUBA dives, speaks Mandarin Chinese, and is a husband and father of 2.