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David Deutsch to Receive 2022 Thomas Farrell Memorial Award
The M&A Advisor, the preeminent "think tank" and leadership organization in mergers & acquisitions, announced that David Deutsch was selected to receive the Thomas Farrell Memorial Award, and will be inducted into the M&A Advisor's Hall of Fame, at the 21st annual M&A Advisor...
“The Sound of Music” and Enterprise
The Presidents Council welcomed a presentation by Sam von Trapp, President and current-generation leader of legendary Trapp Family Lodge in Stowe VT at the Fall meeting of The Presidents Council in NYC. Sam regaled with anecdotes about his grandmother, Maria, the making of "The Sound of Music,"...
The Presidents Council Welcomes Veteran Ski Racer and Cyclist Samantha Potter on Slalom to Sales Lessons of A Veteran Ski Coach
The Presidents Council held its Winter 2022 meeting in 'Aspen' (via Zoom) with Samantha Potter (veteran ski and bike racer), John Jacobs (fmr CEO, Reliable Racing and Chief of Course, World Pro Ski Tour), and two dozen CEOs and other national caliber athletes and Council sports enthusiasts. The...
CEO of “HUGS” on “Employee-First SPAC-quisitions”
Adam Sokoloff, fmr long-time head of Jeffries Global Sponsor Coverage, fmr Partner of The Carlyle Group and, now, co-founder and CEO of Union Square Hospitality Group's just-launched $287 million SPAC, schooled the Presidents Council on the Special Purpose Acquistion Corp phenomenon and USHGAC's...
Presidents Council Welcomes Keurig Green Mountain Chief Strategist, Kevin Hartley
Organized in 2006 by investment banking firm, David N. Deutsch & Company, The Council is about learning, networking, and investments. The Council welcomed Kevin Hartley at its Spring 2021 meeting. Kevin and his partners built Keurig Green Mountain from a small VT-based coffee roaster to a...
David Deutsch on Benno Duenkelsbuehler “Third Growth Option” Podcast
Growth guru Benno Duenkelsbuehler says "When I'm in the market for thoughtful, intentional, and sound advice, over the years I have turned to David Deutsch." On his popular "Third Growth Option" podcast, Duenkelsbuehler sought David's thoughts on growth, mobility and DNDCo's "four pillars."...
Successful “Roundtrip” with Georgetown Metal Processing and Toyota Tsusho
The Presidents Council realized a successful "roundtrip" on its August 2016 investment in support of Toyota Tsusho's 8th Minority Business Enterprise, Georgetown Metal Processing LLC (Toyota's exclusive North American aluminum blanking facility) and its CEO/Principal, fmr. Acting Mayor of Detroit,...
Presidents Council convenes Winter meeting
The Presidents Council (a group of CEOs, Wall Street executives and Family Offices who gather quarterly for peer-to-peer discussion and group investments; organized in 2006 by David N. Deutsch & Company) held its Winter meeting in its Zoom “clubhouse,” also paying homage to the group's...