Biggest Challenges Faced by a Managing Partner at Cedar Crest Capital
Kazem, Managing Partner at the young Cedar Crest Capital, identifies the biggest challenge as balancing a high volume of deal opportunities with the current lean team structure; the firm is at an "inflection point" needing to decide when to expand beyond part-time help and bring on full-time staff.
Executive/Leadership, Overcoming Challenges, Workplace Challenges, Teamwork, Achieving Goals
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Kazem Harfouche
Managing Partner
Cedar Crest Capital
Arizona State University (ASU) - W. P. Carey
Finance
Finance (Banking, Fintech, Investing)
Finance
Video Highlights
1. Balancing multiple responsibilities in a growing firm
2. Strategic decision-making regarding team expansion and resource allocation
3. Leveraging internships and part-time resources to maximize efficiency
Transcript
What is your biggest challenge in your current role?
That's a great question. I think the biggest challenge in my current role specifically is that Sea Press Capital has been around for almost a year. We're at an inflection point where we're seeing a lot of deal opportunities, but we're not yet at the stage where it makes sense to bring on multiple full-time staff members.
In our current role, the biggest challenge is that you kind of have to do everything until you reach a certain point. We have interns from W Care who have been awesome, but obviously, that's part-time. We'd love to have somebody full-time on the team, and we'll get there soon.
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