Brendan is a husband and father of five who’s dedication to building successful teams has led him to a 30 year career in building materials after serving as an Army Captain. We talk about the process of having to deal with managing teams in the midst of massive layoffs, lessons learned in buying businesses for restructuring, fostering great culture, the role of Private Equity post-Covid, and more. Brendan also dives into the experience of losing his son to suicide. We discuss how that affected his role as a father figure while having to personally deal with such a tragedy. Brendan also talks about how his family was able to overcome such loss in the form of their organization Gabriel’s Light which can be found at https://www.gabrielslight.org/ Enjoy The Climb!