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Inflation: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid

Barry, the Ambassador of JOY, invites Peter Nolan one of America’s leading businessmen to discuss: SOB: State Of Business. Get ready for inside information on where we’ve been and where we’re going. Peter founded Nolan Capital, Inc. as the holding company for his family office to make long term investments in growth-oriented companies. Prior to founding Nolan Capital, Inc., Peter joined Leonard Green & Partners (“LGP”) as Managing Partner in 1997 along with Jon Sokoloff and John Danhakl. Under their leadership, the firm completed over 80 principal investments and grew Assets Under Management from $500 million in 1997 to over $24 billion. Peter also acted as advisor to entities such as adidas AG, the Government of Mexico, Saatchi & Saatchi PLC, Televisa S.A., Metromedia, Comcast Cellular, American Industrial Partners, CVS, Rite Aid, Steinway Selmer Corporation and Orion Pictures. Peter presently serves as Chairman for Diamond Wipes, Fresh Brothers, and Ortega National Parks. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of Activision, Inc. and AerSale Holdings, Inc. Peter serves as a trustee of the United States Olympic and Paralympic Foundation.

Show Notes:

  • 11:33 – Barry’s Rousing Introduction
  • 14:08 – Why we should be afraid about inflation and its correlation with the latest population data
  • 19:51 – Peter discuss the latest data on what could go on with the economy in the next few years
  • 27:30 – Peter shows a chart of inflation rates since 1608 and why it’s important
  • 36:45 – Peter’s guess on why the Fed will raise hike in 2023 and the problem with stimulus bills
  • 46:00 – How to protect your money from inflation
  • 50:00 – Barry’s interesting round-up

About Peter Nolan

Peter Nolan founded Nolan Capital, Inc. in 2014 as the holding company for his family office to make long term investments in growth oriented companies.

Prior to founding Nolan Capital, Inc., Peter joined Leonard Green & Partners (“LGP”) as Managing Partner in 1997 along with Jon Sokoloff and John Danhakl. Under their leadership, the firm completed approximately 100 principal investments and grew Assets Under Management from $500 million in 1997 to over $38 billion today. In 2019, Leonard Green raised approximately $15 billion for its most recent funds. Peter transitioned to his current role as Senior Advisor to Leonard Green & Partners in 2014.

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