Best But Never Final: Private Equity's Pursuit of Excellence

About Best But Never Final: Private Equity's Pursuit of Excellence

Join Doug McCormick from Oridian Capital Partners, Lloyd Metz from ICV Partners, and Sean Mooney from BluWave as they explore timely private equity topics and offer their seasoned perspectives on crucial areas of focus within the industry. Gain valuable insights from these industry experts in this engaging podcast tailored for PE professionals.

Publisher

Doug McCormick, Lloyd Metz, Sean Mooney

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

30 Jan 2024

Latest episode

29 Jul 2026

Latest episodes

51 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Jul 2026

   Private Equity AI ROI in the Office of the CFO

   Episode Description Jeff Berry, CFO at BluWave, joins Sean Mooney, Lloyd Metz, and Doug McCormick to explain how AI is creating practical ROI inside the office of the CFO. He breaks down the foundations that matter most—clean data, mapped processes, clear policies, prompting discipline, and AI-enabled tools that can reduce manual work without sacrificing control. The conversation covers real use cases across AP, AR, FP&A, reporting, forecasting, process documentation, and executive decis...

2. 

   10 Jun 2026

   Private Equity Value Creation with Mary Rachide and Bob Hund

   Episode Description Mary Rachide, Managing Director at ICV Partners, and Bob Hund, Operating Partner at Oridian, join Sean Mooney, Lloyd Metz, and Doug McCormick to explain how operating executives help turn private equity value creation plans into results. They discuss how operating partners engage in diligence, align with founders and deal teams, and support portfolio companies through execution without losing trust. The conversation also covers process discipline, management assessment, st...

3. 

   12 May 2026

   Private Equity and AI: From Hype to Portfolio Execution

   Lloyd Metz (Partner, ICV Partners), Doug McCormick (Managing Partner, Oridian Capital Partners), and Sean Mooney (Founder & CEO, BluWave) are joined by James Aylward (Chief Product & Technology Officer, BluWave) and Nathan Plummer (Co-Executive Director, Venture Café Global Institute) to translate AI from concept into execution. The conversation moves beyond buzzwords to where firms are actually applying AI today—from coding and data strategy to real-time decision-making inside portfo...

Who has been a guest on Best But Never Final: Private Equity's Pursuit of Excellence

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• Sean Mooney
• Lloyd Metz
• Doug McCormick

Reach and audience

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YouTube views

588

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

17 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

8 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 67 / 100

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Quality

79

Social presence

0

YouTube

66

Engagement

71

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