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“The Book Isn’t Over- After the Storm”IU Alliance French Lick IndianaDon PalmerSeptember 19, 2014
Warning Signs
“When swinging through the trees, look for
the next vine.”
Where do I go?
R Factor Question
• If we were meeting here three years from now, what has to have happened both personally and professionally for you to feel happy about your progress?
• Dan Sullivan, Strategic Coach
Drucker’s Five Questions
CEO of Don Palmer
• What are my strengths?
• How do I work?
• What are my values?
• Where do I belong?
• What can I contribute? • Source: Managing Oneself , Peter Drucker, HBR 1999
My Opportunity Filter
My Non-Negotiables• No personal guarantees; < 20% personal net worth
• No real estate
• No start ups
• Must like the prospective owners and management team
• No solo investing- involvement and communication strong
• Must understand the investment thesis and exit
My portfolio• Equipment Technologies- 2005-present• SCT Flash- 2006- 2013• Envisage- 2007- 2014• Hudson Aquatic- 2010- present• Activate Healthcare- 2010- present• Hopebridge- 2011-present• EMT- 2014-present• Airsign 2014-present
My advisory experiences• ET• Three Whitt• Cheeseman Trucking• Ahaus Engineering• Qualtronics• Hudson Aquatic• VCRG• Activate Healthcare• Hopebridge• Airsign• CSI Sign• Borrowed Wisdom
Strategic Contributions
• NCFI- 2007-present• Heartland C.O.O. 2011-2012• Teaching strategic management at IWU
and Taylor U.-2008-present• KIPP- 2013-present• Central Indiana Goodwill 2013-present• Empart USA- 2011- present• Mission Increase- future
Honey Creek Capital, LLC• Honey Creek Capital, LLC- “Committed to building lasting
value”• Donald L. Palmer• [email protected]• Mobile- 317-590-5331