Business
You might not think that St. Louis is a hotbed for Private Equity. You’d be wrong. I tracked down Stacy Shlenk. She heads up talent acquisition & onboarding for HBM Holdings, which acquires, builds, and operates middle-market businesses. HBM acquires majority positions in product-centric companies in Aerospace & Defense, Environmental, Medical Devices & Instruments, and Packaging. Its middle-market specialty manufacturing businesses generate $50M to $400M in annual revenue and together employ 2,000 people. Stacy leads due diligence & talent development for HBM and its portfolio companies. In this 20-minute conversation, she reveals the common mistakes that business leaders make in hiring & building teams. And how you can do it the right way… even if you’re not in Manufacturing.