Sunny Desai is the founder and CEO of Desai Companies, a diversified integrated holding company with a diversified portfolio and over $150,000,000 AUM.

On this episode, PrivatEquityGuy & Sunny discuss:

- details of Sunny's first deal that made a huge difference and how his net worth went up a lot!

- how Sunny went from knowing nothing about M&A to being a master at M&A with 3-4 deals a year

- how to be really creative with capital.

- how to skip 20 years of learning

- Sunny shares his most challenging 3-year period building a business (he shares exact methods on what got him through it)- his executive coach advised him to "Plan your whole life and work backwards into daily actions." What does it really mean (Step-by-Step Plan)?!

- Sunny strategy as a long-term owner- how journaling improved the way Sunny runs his business

- what Sunny's mother tells him every month

- Why and how Indian-Origin CEOs rule the world?

- Sunny's “best book” recommendation

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How I Built a Business Portfolio of $150M AUM | Sunny Desai Interview

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