Interview with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee

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Interview with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee

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Sep 6, 2018

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The first in a series of interviews with the CEOs of ParkerGale's portfolio companies. In this week's episode, we talk with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee. Have a listen and find out how he made the journey from intrepid salesperson to private equity CEO.

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Sep 6, 2018

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Hosted by Devin Mathews and Jim Milbery, partners at ParkerGale Capital, a middle-market private equity group. This bi-weekly show is a lively discussion of the uses of technology to improve business operations for companies with less than $100 million in revenue.

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Interview with Len Finkle, CEO of Profisee

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