Patrick Briggs is the CEO of Semify, a white-label partner for SEO, PPC, and Facebook Ads. He is also the Principal and Operating Partner at Broadtree Partners, a lower-middle market PE firm that acquired Semify. With expertise in marketing and growth, Patrick has held various leadership positions at companies, including Yumble, Jetty, and Zazzle.
Here’s a glimpse of what you’ll learn:
- From marketing professional to CEO: Patrick Briggs’ career journey
- How Patrick joined Broadtree Partners
- Broadtree’s acquisition of Semify
- Enhancing business value post-acquisition
- The qualities of exceptional CEOs
In this episode…
Is it possible to become a CEO without founding a company? With private equity acquisitions, you can transition into the role of CEO seamlessly.
Patrick Briggs, the CEO of Semify, shares his trajectory to CEO following an acquisition. With host Todd Taskey, Patrick explains how he maximized Semify’s value after the transaction, the qualities of an exceptional CEO, and how he discovered Broadtree Partners.
Resources Mentioned in this episode
- Patrick Briggs on LinkedIn
- Semify
- Broadtree Partners
- John Gilson on LinkedIn
- Todd Taskey on LinkedIn
- Potomac Business Capital
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