Herding Squirrels

Ever tried to get a group of squirrels to move in the same direction? Welcome to modern teamwork! Herding Squirrels is a podcast that explores the chaotic, wonderful, and sometimes maddening world of teams in our hyperconnected age. From Slack notifications pinging like acorns falling from a tree to the constant scatter of competing priorities, we dive into what makes teams tick. herdingsquirrels.substack.com

Herding Squirrels is a business podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 28 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Unknown Host hosts Herding Squirrels, a business show with 28 episodes published.

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  Why M&A Integrations Fail the People They Need Most

  Jun 12, 202635 minS0

  <p></p><p>Lucas Liu is the Managing Director at Risecor, a boutique consulting firm specializing in M&A integration, carve-outs, exit readiness, and AI strategy for private equity firms and their portfolio companies. In this episode of Herding Squirrels, Lucas breaks down why so many integrations fall apart at the people level and what leaders can actually do about it before the cracks appear. If you’re navigating an acquisition, advising one, or leading a team through serious organizational change, this conversation is direct and practical.</p><p>Guest Bio</p><p>Lucas Liu is the Managing Director at Ri...

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  What Diligence Misses When the Team Can't Name How the Business Works

  Jun 2, 202622 minS0

  <p>Andrew Matney is a finance, strategy, and M&A operator who has seen transactions from nearly every angle — lender, advisor, investor, and operator. In this episode of Herding Squirrels, he shares what gets missed when everyone is on their best behavior before the close, and why the real operating system of a founder-led business lives in decisions, not documents. If you’re navigating a post-close integration or thinking about how to prep a company for acquisition, this conversation will change what you look for.</p><p>Guest Bio</p><p>Andrew Matney is a finance, strategy, and M&A oper...

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  Resistance Is Data and What That Means for M&A Leaders

  May 27, 202629 minS0

  <p></p><p>Guest Bio</p><p>Kamran Jahanshahi is the President and Founder of PeakPoint Consulting, where he helps organizations navigate business transformation, operational excellence, digital strategy, AI adoption, and change management. He brings more than 25 years of leadership experience across Citibank, MetLife, Walgreens Boots Alliance, and his independent consulting work, with deep experience in M&A integration, target operating model design, Lean Management Systems, finance and technology transformation, global operations, and large-scale system implementations. Kamran has worked closely with CEOs, CFOs, CIOs, and senior leadership teams to turn strategy into execution, including shaping the target operating model for...

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  Why Your AI Pilots Keep Stalling and What to Build Instead

  May 20, 202629 minS0

  <p>Louie Celiberti is the founder of E27 Technology Solutions and spent over 15 years at Guggenheim Partners leading enterprise data and AI transformation at scale. In this episode of Herding Squirrels, he returns to share why most AI pilots fail not because of the technology but because of how organizations approach the work — and what a more deliberate, architecture-first model actually looks like. If your team is drowning in AI experiments that never seem to graduate into something real, this conversation will give you a clearer picture of what’s getting in the way and how to fix it.</p><p>Ab...

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  Herding Squirrels Ep 23 w Stephen Szypulski

  May 3, 202627 minS0

  <p>Post Body</p><p>Stephen Szypulski leads post-acquisition integration at Fitch Learning, part of Fitch Group and Hearst Corporation, where the business serves more than 100,000 learners across over 100 countries. In this episode of Herding Squirrels, he walks through why so many M&A deals lose value after close, what actually breaks first when an integration plan meets reality, and why the work of integration is fundamentally about shepherding velocity without pushing the organization into shock. If you are leading change, integrating teams after an acquisition, or running an AI rollout that is starting to look like a merger, this...

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