Arthur Petropoulos spent nearly a decade on Wall Street, with involvement in investment banking, private equity, and serving as the head of corporate development, strategy, and M&A for a diversified B2B services company. Now, Arthur provides M&A, Business Exit, and Capital Advisory Services for Middle Market companies (up to $10 million in EBITDA) through his firm, Hill View Partners. This conversation covers the role of obsession in business, how to prepare your operations for a successful exit, why so many people want to be investment bankers, the durability of cashflow in the world of AI and consolidation, the role outside capital can play in accelerating growth, the value of building goodwill, and much more. Check out Hill View Partners: → Website: hillviewps.com → LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/hillviewpartners Connect with Arthur: → LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/arthur-petropoulos → YouTube: youtube.com/@HillViewPartners Follow The Show on Social Media: → Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisKyleShow → Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/louiskyleshow/ → LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/65567567/ Connect with Louis and Kyle: → Read Louis' Newsletter: https://louisshulman.substack.com/ → Louis' Twitter: https://twitter.com/LouisShulman → Kyle’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/_kylebishop → Louis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/louisshulman/ → Kyle’s LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-bishop-7b790050/ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit louisshulman.substack.com