Navigating Corporate Development and M&A Strategy with Tim Christie, CorpDev Consulting, LLC (North Fulton Business Radio, Episode 772)
In this episode of North Fulton Business Radio, host John Ray interviews Tim Christie, founder of CorpDev Consulting, to introduce his expertise in corporate development and mergers and acquisitions. Tim explains how his consultancy focuses on marrying strategy with corporate development, aiding companies to understand processes and drive successful outcomes in M&A activities. He elaborates on the importance of integrating strategy throughout the M&A process, from considering acquisitions to post-merger integration, emphasizing the role of human resources and organizational alignment in ensuring the success of M&A deals. Tim shares insights on how small to medium-sized companies can strategically approach M&A, the advantages of engaging a corporate development consultant early in the process, and the importance of aligning M&A activities with overall business strategy. The conversation also covers the challenges and common pitfalls in M&A deals and how Tim’s expertise helps companies navigate these complex processes effectively.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta.
Timothy A. Christie, CFA, Managing Partner, CorpDev Consulting, LLC
Tim has over 25 years experience across a wide variety of industries and disciplines. His focus is on helping companies make the right strategic decisions and creating a framework for greatly increasing the probability of success. His experience across the broad sector of M&A (including organic growth, alliances, joint ventures, partnerships and venture investment) comes through when evaluating opportunities for clients.
Tim’s previous experience includes corporate development roles with RBC Bank (Royal Bank of Canada) and First Data, as well as consulting experience in fintech, financial services, payments, industrial products and non-profits. An excellent facilitator, he has spoken at numerous conferences and seminars on topics ranging from international business to mergers & acquisitions.
Tim completed his MBA at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and his Undergraduate Degree in Political Science and Economics at Queen’s University (Canada). He is a Charterholder of the CFA Institute and serves on the Technology Association of Atlanta (TAG) Corporate Development Society Board.
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Topics Discussed in this Episode
00:00 Welcome to North Fulton Business Radio
01:23 Introducing Tim Christie and CorpDev Consulting
01:31 The Philosophy and Approach of CorpDev Consulting
04:59 Tim Christie’s Background and Expertise
06:45 Understanding M&A Challenges and Solutions
16:20 The Role of a Fractional Corporate Development Officer
26:13 Success Stories and How to Connect
30:38 Closing Remarks
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Renasant Bank has humble roots, starting in 1904 as a $100,000 bank in a Lee County, Mississippi, bakery. Since then, Renasant has become one of the Southeast’s strongest financial institutions, with over $13 billion in assets and more than 190 banking, lending, wealth management, and financial services offices in Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, and Florida. All of Renasant’s success stems from each of their banker’s commitment to investing in their communities as a way of better understanding the people they serve. At Renasant Bank, they understand you because they work and live alongside you every day.
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About North Fulton Business Radio and host John Ray
With over 770 shows and having featured over 1,200 guests, North Fulton Business Radio is the longest-running podcast in the North Fulton area, covering business in our community like no one else. We are the undisputed “Voice of Business” in North Fulton!
The show welcomes a wide variety of business, non-profit, and community leaders to get the word out about the important work they’re doing to serve their market, their community, and their profession. There’s no discrimination based on company size, and there’s never any “pay to play.” North Fulton Business Radio supports and celebrates business by sharing positive business stories that traditional media ignore. Some media leans left. Some media leans right. We lean business.
John Ray is the host of North Fulton Business Radio. The show is recorded and produced from the North Fulton studio of Business RadioX® inside Renasant Bank in Alpharetta. You can find the full archive of shows by following this link. The show is available on all the major podcast apps, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google, Amazon, iHeart Radio, and many others.
The studio address is 275 South Main Street, Alpharetta, GA 30009.
John Ray also operates his own business advisory practice. John’s services include advising solopreneurs and small professional services firms on their value, their positioning and business development, and their pricing. His clients are professionals who are selling their expertise, such as consultants, coaches, attorneys, CPAs, accountants and bookkeepers, marketing professionals, and other professional services practitioners.
John is the national bestselling author of The Generosity Mindset: A Journey to Business Success by Raising Your Confidence, Value, and Prices.
