Scott Bernstein is President of Centre Environmental Partners, a private equity firm focused on acquiring companies operating in the environmental services sector. He is also the Managing Partner of Bedford Capital, a broad-based investment and advisory firm with interests in the entertainment, leisure and real estate industries.
Bernstein has been a successful CEO and senior executive of some well known companies, including Six Flags Entertainment, Trilegiant Corp. (formerly, Cendant's Membership and Consumer Services division), and Time Warner Enterprises. He spent the early part of his career as a mergers and acquisition lawyer with Paul, Weiss, Rifkind Wharton and Garrison, one of the top law firms in the country, where he represented public and private companies in their acquisition, divestiture and financing activities.
During this interview, he shares many experiences from his professional background - many specific to his tenure within the Six Flags Entertainment Corporation. He also shares his thoughts on entrepreneurship, business planning, risk, work-life balanace and leadership.
Scott Bernstein received his undergraduate degree from Cornell University. He has also received a degree in law from Fordham University.
In terms of you know, evaluating the pipeline, I can't emphasize enough how much the people that are presenting the idea matter. To me, that's the number one thing. You know, I would rather fund somebody that is smart and motivated, and confident in a business that is a disaster than a good idea. ...(Full transcript available to logged in subscribers.).
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Scott Bernstein Shares Challenges in Transforming Existing Businesses Due to Inertia Within Organizations
Scott Bernstein States It Is More Difficult to Transform An Existing Company Than to Start One From Scratch
Scott Bernstein States That To Find a Business Problem, One Must Follow The Financials
Scott Bernstein Shares Example of Strategic Transformation of Six Flags Through Updating Theme Park Image
Scott Bernstein Discusses How Team Worked to Transform Customer Experience At Six Flags
Scott Bernstein Discusses Involvement in Business Development and People-side of Business at Six Flags
Scott Bernstein Discusses Challenges in Role as President of Northeast Six Flags Operations
