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>> My name is Randy [inaudible].

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I'm a 1973 graduate of Smeal in Marketing and
my current assignment; I'm an operating partner

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with a small boutique private equity firm.

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Maybe to explain a little bit about what
that is, prior to this I spent 38 years

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in building materials from a sales marketing
and general management role, and retired as CEO

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of the largest, one of the largest,
window companies in the United States,

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and from that I'm now involved with private
investors who are looking to acquire businesses

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in building materials and my role is to be
as an operating partner is to be the bridge

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between how businesses work, what
the channels of distribution are,

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and help the investors access whether this
is a company that they would like to buy.

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Well, my typical day is not very typical, so
I spend a lot of time looking at businesses

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that are being offered for sale, and that
can entail doing research on the Web.

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It can entail visiting companies
and meeting with owners,

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trying to understand why their business is
for sale, and what the potential opportunities

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to grow and improve the business would be, so
it really is a very varied day that I have.

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My hours on a typical day are kind
of crazy so it kind of depends

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on when the conference calls need to take place.

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There is a fair amount of travel
involved, but presently I can work at home.

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My prior careers you always went to the
office were now the office is at home,

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and I travel where the opportunities are.