Events

248 Growth Partners Leaders' Exchange

June 17, 2025

On Thursday 12 June, we had the privilege of bringing together group of our portfolio company Founders and CEOs to share insights on scaling businesses, integrating acquisitions, shaping brand strategy, and becoming truly AI Native at our inaugural Leaders' Exchange event.

Our thanks to David Hyman for his fascinating and inspiring session on Becoming AI Native; Lina Calabria for her ‘back to base’ session on Brand Fundamentals and why having a strong brand and value set is so important for business growth; Sharon Davis for sharing her ‘tried and tested’ key steps for success in post-acquisition integration; Michael O'Neill who distilled Management Equity Plans – no easy feat! Babak Sanayei who wowed us with how he and the Automotive Superstore Pty Ltd team price and analyse over 500,000 lines of stock every 4 hours; Christian Westerlind Wigstrom who shared lessons learned and the highs and lows of product development (shingles and all!); and Ben Derwent for talking us through the current trends in the market for Talent and what’s driving these trends.

Our sincere thanks to these Leaders and Pamela Robertson-Gregg for participating in the afternoon sessions and so generously sharing their practical experiences on the topics presented.