Michael Edwards
Advising Founders on Growth, Liquidity & Wealth Creation
- Role
- CEO Founder at Power Recruiting Group, Inc
- Location
- Houston, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Michael Edwards
I have founded, grown and successfully sold, multiple businesses over my career. As a fellow founder, I have been on that side of the table and know the pitfalls and challenges that founders face. Acresis is unique because it is compromised of founders, for founders. Since joining Acresis in 2015, we have put $1.1B directly in our Founder clients\' pockets and successfully concluded 34 out of 34 founder company Exits. We advise Founders on Growth, Liquidity and Wealth Creation.
Experience
CEO Founder
Jan 1998 — Present · The Woodlands, TX, US
Power Recruiting Group (PRG) is a worldwide full service executive search and consulting firm focused on the dynamic and changing needs of the energy industry. PRG industry specialties are the Distributed Energy, Combined Heat and Power (CHP), Wind, Solar, Gas Compression, Oil Field Services, Midstream Services, Industrial Reciprocal Engines, Gas and Turbines, Geothermal, Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC), Waste Heat to Energy, Power Generation Plant Services (Maintenance and Construction), Energy Commodities and Cogeneration. We also work with numerous firms that supply products into these segments, such as controls, valves, heat exchangers, boilers, and HVAC. The firm also has extensive experience in recruiting for the Natural Gas and large Power Generation segments. We work closely with Utility and Engineering / Consulting companies that are focused on these industries as well. PRG also supports Private Equity and Venture Capital firms in their efforts to build the most effective and qualified teams. The firm is headquartered in The Woodlands, Texas and it has affiliates throughout the US to serve the needs of candidates and clients worldwide.The philosophy behind PRG is simple: We work hard to find the best matches for candidates and clients based on such tangible qualities as experience, education, and location as well as intangible qualities, such as team chemistry and work environments. PRG is unique to the industry in that the key players have not only recruited and consulted in the industry, but have also worked in many of the roles that they fill first hand as employees of some of the most successful firms in the industry.
Education
University of St. Thomas (TX)
MBA, Marketing & Finance
1989 — 1991
Baylor University
BBA, Finance
1983 — 1988
Skills
- Power Plants
- Power Generation
- Leadership
- Strategic Partnerships
- Energy Industry
- Energy
- Natural Gas
- Renewable Energy
- Joint Ventures
- Venture Capital
- Business Development
- Wind
- Mergers
- Contract Negotiation
- Start-Ups
- Strategy
- Marketing Strategy
- Alternative Energy
- Sales Management
- New Business Development
- Project Finance
- Energy Policy
- Energy Efficiency
- Executive Management
- Operations Management
- Executive Search
- Management Consulting
- Clean Technology
- Green Technology
- Business Strategy
- Recruiting
- Cleantech
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Sustainable Energy
- Solar Energy
- Cogeneration
- Negotiation
- Energy Management
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