Women’s Search Network: The Podcast.

About Women’s Search Network: The Podcast.

Women’s Search Network: The Podcast. features conversations with inspiring searchers, leaders, and operators in the search fund community. Each episode showcases the unique stories, challenges, and successes in entrepreneurship through acquisition, all from a female perspective. Understanding the demands of busy schedules, we hope this podcast offers the flexibility to access valuable content anytime, anywhere. We can't wait for you to tune in! This podcast is hosted by Women’s Search Network in proud partnership with our sponsors: Boulay, Parkside Financial Bank, Plexus Capital and Oberle Risk Strategies. To find out more about the Women’s Search Network and our sponsors, please check out our website at www.womenssearchnetwork.com (https://us-west-2.protection.sophos.com/?d=womenssearchnetwork.com&u=d3d3LndvbWVuc3NlYXJjaG5ldHdvcmsuY29t&p=m&i=NjI3MTk2MjA2M2FhNjExMWU2YTEzYTM5&t=aFVyNjdNeXA1eDVVc2FXNE95SHVlQnlQWEJGWCtQS2pCVWJZQnZhWGtGQT0=&h=763f66adf9154a7996f04772ac7acbb6&s=AVNPUEhUT0NFTkNSWVBUSVZcLpAAxG-INZxD0CX4HkU2xERoG4gKzdJww9djabghkw)

Publisher

Women's Search Network

Category

business · business · business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

5 Oct 2024

Latest episode

24 Aug 2026

Latest episodes

6 of 9 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   24 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Maximizing Your Impact as CEO with Carla Larin

   Host Carla Larin shares her CEO insights on maximizing impact by building a strong team and valuing potential over experience.

2. 

   22 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   AI in Practice: Lessons from the Operator's Seat

   Siri Chakka and Silva Gentchev share practical AI strategies and surprising operator insights for business value in this interview.

3. 

   24 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   HoldCo Strategy: Structures, M&A, and Scaling Healthcare Platforms

   In this episode, Austin Settle and Claire Nesler share how they approached structuring their search, building platforms, and navigating the complexities of scaling across multiple locations. They discuss how they selected their focus areas, med spas and physiotherapy, and walk through different approaches to capital structure, including longer-duration and more flexible models. Along the way, they explore the tradeoffs between committed capital and shorter-term funds, and how these choices sh...

4. 

   22 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT

   From Search to Scale: Building De Novo Healthcare with Beixi Li

   Beixi Li discusses building and scaling de novo healthcare operations through the search fund model, emphasizing structured processes and repeatable playbooks for growth in this interview.

5. 

   5 May 2025TRANSCRIPT

   Navigating Healthcare, Family, and the CEO Seat with Brittany Collins

   Brittany Collins discusses navigating healthcare leadership without a medical background, building trust, and managing challenges like compensation and hiring in a multi-site business; this is an interview.

6. 

   19 Mar 2025TRANSCRIPT

   The CEO Balancing Act: Monica Weaver on Career, Family, and Leadership

   Monica Weaver, CEO of TGI Direct, discusses balancing career, family, and leadership, providing insights on navigating company culture and gender dynamics in male-dominated industries in this interview.

7. 

   23 Jan 2025

   Finding Your Voice as an Entrepreneurial Leader: A Conversation with Stacey Krauss

   Stacey Krauss, CEO of Transitions Counseling and Consulting, recounts her entrepreneurial journey and how she leverages her background in leadership and organizational design to successfully lead her company in this interview.

8. 

   30 Nov 2024

   Action Bias in Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition: Lessons from Sarah Rowell

   Sarah Rowell, a trailblazer in the search community, shares how her bias toward action drove success in entrepreneurship through acquisition, cultivating a thriving company culture and overcoming challenges.

9. 

   5 Oct 2024

   Building Success with Values: A Conversation with Laura Franklin

   In this episode, we sit down with Laura Franklin, the dynamic CEO of Woven Care. Laura takes us through her unexpected journey from the world of education to building a thriving company through the search fund model. With her infectious energy, Laura shares the key principles that fueled her success and drops invaluable gems for aspiring searchers and operators. Don’t miss this episode packed with real talk, powerful insights, and actionable takeaways. Thanks for listening!

Inside a recent episode

Maximizing Your Impact as CEO with Carla Larin

Published 24 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] And if you're hearing from the candidate like, oh, the thing I enjoyed the least was having to step in when somebody quit or when things got busy and do the job myself or like, oh, there's too much work on that front. It's like, uh-oh. ding, ding, ding, red flag. We are a scrappy company. […]

Who has been a guest on Women’s Search Network: The Podcast.

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Carla Larin
• Siri Chakka
• Silva Gentchev
• Beixi Li
• Brittany Collins

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

9 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 12 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

4

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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