Building a Berkshire for the Middle Market – Tracy Britt Cool (EP.521)

Kanbrick sources deals through a 4,000-CEO community and holds businesses indefinitely, rejecting PE's auction-and-exit model.

• Berkshire pedigree: Tracy Britt Cool spent 10 years under Warren Buffett, chairing Benjamin Moore, Oriental Trading, Johns Manville, then became CEO of Pampered Chef for a ~4-year turnaround.
• Kanbrick's model: Co-founded with Brian Humphrey as a long-duration alternative to private equity's 3-5 year exit treadmill, targeting family/founder-owned firms with $5-50M EBITDA.

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