Today on Take the Stage, we are shining the spotlight on Sam Ory. Sam started her career with a degree in Design from Parsons The New School For Design. Your read that right! So how did Sam parlay her fashion degree into a successful career in PE as founder and General Partner of Ouroboros Group? We touch on confidence, leveraging different professional experiences, and turning perceived "deficits" into advantages.

Episode Outline and Highlights

[1:00] Sam the fashion major explains her path to becoming Sam the finance and PE professional.

[4:30] From Morgan Stanley to grad school, where she really dug into the buy-side of finance, a move into a hedge fund, followed by another into more traditional private equity and finally into entrepreneurship after buying out her first company, Sam captivates us with her intriguing career journey. Buckle up, it's a doozy!

[8:25] It's Ouroboros time, baby! Sam explains what's behind the unique name of her company and the authenticity and proprietary deal sourcing that sets them apart.

[13:30] Sam responds to whether being a young, female founder has helped or hindered her and how the Covid-era work from home environment has worked to her advantage.

[17:20] The defining moment - reflecting on that "breakthrough moment" or event when she knew she had "made it," Sam shares her perspective on gaining confidence in herself, being comfortable saying she doesn't have the answer or know something, and how it plays into the cycle of trust.

[21:00] Sam nails her last question! "What is the most important trait or strength one needs to have to succeed in your job?" Besides requiring a lot of quantitative and qualitative maturity, stamina and pattern recognition, as well as soft skills such as sales leadership and candor speaking with stakeholders, and not only wearing multiple hats, but being ok with it, performing flawlessly and executing strategically, what it really boils down to is having multiple jobs and experiences and pulling from that pattern recognition. BOOM! Yeah it does...

Sam Ory's Bio and Contact Info

Sam Ory is the General Partner at Ouroboros Group, a private investment firm specializing in middle market corporate acquisitions and operations. She has led two deals to closing over the past year with Ouroboros in both the contract manufacturing services and consumer services sectors. Prior to Ouroboros Sam was on the investment team at Generation Equity Capital where she was active in sourcing, evaluating and executing on investment opportunities as well as developing investment theses across various sectors. Sam received her BBA in Design & Management, Summa Cum Laude, from Parsons The New School For Design and an MBA from Brandeis University.  

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