In our previous Skull Sessions interview with Sidecar Investor, we asked him who he’d like to see us interview next. His answer was Scott Felsenthal, who he described as having a “unique combination of experience running private companies and investing in public businesses.”

Scott has spent years on the operating side of business, including more than a decade at Whitmor, a fourth-generation family business where he eventually became CEO. He knows what it’s like to make the decisions investors analyze from the outside: allocating capital, managing people, dealing with customers and lenders, making acquisitions, and navigating difficult periods.