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Name: Big LBOs aren’t won in spreadsheets—they’re won on the floor. When Apollo Global Management, Inc. +
Uploaded: 2025-06-03T00:42:59.536Z
Channel: Jason Radisson
Description: Big LBOs aren’t won in spreadsheets—they’re won on the floor. When Apollo Global Management, Inc. + TPG took Caesars Entertainment private for $31 B, they handed Eileen Moore Johnson the keys to four

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Big LBOs aren’t won in spreadsheets—they’re won on the floor. When Apollo Global Management, Inc. + TPG took Caesars Entertainment private for $31 B, they handed Eileen Moore Johnson the keys to four Strip resorts and a multi-billion-dollar P&L. In this 90-second clip she explains how a single "trivial" line-item (irons & ironing boards!) became a multi-million-dollar debate—and why real operators always run the math before making the call. Full episode drops today on CEO Tradecraft. Inside we cover: - $100 M incremental EBITDA in 12 months—from a single test-and-control experiment. - How hospitality and travel yield management systems became the blueprint for modern ML platforms. - The "Hospitality Pod" strategy that flipped Vegas from gaming to experiences and supercharged margins. If you run high-volume ops or scale companies under PE pressure, hit play. Drop your private equity experiences, or questions, in the comments. 👇 Full conversation link in Comment 1. #PrivateEquity #Hospitality #Operations #CEOs

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