Lauren Taylor Wolfe – The Modern Activist Toolkit - [Invest Like the Best, EP.192]

<p>My guest this week is Lauren Taylor Wolfe. Lauren is the co-founder and Managing Partner of Impactive Capital. Prior to founding Impactive she spent 10 years at Blue Harbour Group, a $3 billion activist investment firm. Our conversation is on the modernization of the activist investor playbook—how investors engage with companies to make them better and improve long term outcomes. We discuss the entire activist toolkit, focuses on what has changed the most in recent years.</p> <p>I’m also very excited to announce a new initiative. After years of building, operating, and investing in software, we are launching Positive Sum, a new early stage equity investing firm. You can read a bit more at <a href="http://positivesumadvisors.com" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">positivesumadvisors.com</a>. Now, please enjoy my conversation with Lauren Taylor Wolfe.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>This episode of Invest Like The Best is sponsored by Canalyst. Canalyst is the leading destination for public company data and analysis. </strong></p> <p><strong>If you’re a professional equity investor and haven’t talked to Canalyst recently, you should give them a shout. Learn more and try Canalyst for yourself at </strong><a href="http://canalyst.com/Patrick" target= "_blank" rel= "noopener"><strong>canalyst.com/Patrick</strong></a><strong>.  </strong></p> <p> </p> <p>For more episodes go to <a href= "http://investorfieldguide.com/podcast">InvestorFieldGuide.com/podcast</a>.</p> <p>Sign up for the book club and new email newsletter called “Inside the Episode” at <a href= "http://investorfieldguide.com/bookclub">InvestorFieldGuide.com/bookclub</a>.</p> <p>Follow Patrick on Twitter at <a href= "http://twitter.com/patrick_oshag">@patrick_oshag</a></p> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Show Notes</strong></p> <p>(2:31) – (First question) – Her background and how she landed at Impactive Capital</p> <p>(6:25) – Impactive’s strategy vs the stereotype of the activist investor</p> <p>(10:55) – Potential candidates for what they do</p> <p>(13:26)