Advice to Younger Founder Self

Join us for another insightful episode at Focal Point where today we are joined by Nick Leopard, the Founder and CEO at Accordion. Prior to his current role, he worked in mezzanine investing, FIG investment banking at Bear Stearns, and credit underwriting at CapitalSource. Nick holds a BS in Finance from St. Joseph’s University and is also the co-founder of Maestro, a SaaS platform focused on value creation for private equity-backed companies.

Recorded in January, 2026