INSPIRED IMPACT™ features purpose-driven leaders and social entrepreneurs who are making a meaningful impact in their communities, industries, and around the world.   TELL US, WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT DO YOU DO? I’m Sunny Vanderbeck and I am co-founder and managing partner of Satori Capital. We’re a multi-strategy investment business founded on the principles… Read More

By: Jeff Hyman Sunny is Managing Partner of Satori Capital, a very different kind of Private Equity firm, based in Dallas. In his work as an investor, he draws from a wealth of entrepreneurial experience, having led his business, Data Return, to a $3 Billion market cap & becoming one of the youngest CEO’s of… Read More

Most small business owners have the dream of selling their company. But what they don’t realize is how much their values and principles will be tested in the process. Here to talk about his experience is Sunny Vanderbeck who is an entrepreneur, CEO, investor, military leader and author with over a decade of experience in leading companies… Read More

Episode #170: Sunny Vanderbeck Hosted by Ryan Tansom On today’s episode, I’m talking with Sunny Vanderbeck. He’s here today to share his wild and crazy ride as an entrepreneur and now as a private equity investor. Through his professional and personal journeys, Sunny realized that “business” is so ingrained in people who you are and… Read More

Sunny Vanderbeck, Co-Founder, Satori Capital, former CEO, Data Return; author, “Selling without Selling Out” ?  

About this Episode Sunny Vanderbeck was growing Data Return 40% every quarter when he took the company public in 1999 on the way to a market capitalization of more than $3 billion. Until the bubble burst. To read a transcript of this episode, click here. Back in 1996, Sunny Vanderbeck started Data Return, a business that provided website hosting to… Read More

Satori Capital co-founder Sunny Vanderbeck was featured on the inaugural episode of the “Purpose & Profit” podcast, a new series that explores how the two elements can align in the world of business. The new podcast was launched in advance of the Mission Aligned Growth Summit in San Francisco on November 14, 2018, at which… Read More

Sum and Substance, a series of videos and events focused on creating purpose at work, featured Satori Capital in a new video titled, “Is This the Future of Investing?” The video features Satori’s co-founder, Sunny Vanderbeck, telling the story of Satori’s founding and its purpose: To create, fund, and inspire businesses that elevate humanity. “When… Read More

A discussion by Geoff Campbell and Aleksandra Corwin of Round Table Companies about why the stock market does not represent the true power of business includes insights from Satori Capital co-founder Sunny Vanderbeck. Don’t Confuse Capitalism with Capital Markets To many, the stock market is synonymous with the economy and, as a result, with capitalism…. Read More

Satori Capital co-founder Sunny Vanderbeck was recognized in Conscious Capitalism, Inc.’s inaugural list of “Heroes of Conscious Capitalism.” The 28 honorees were selected in tribute to their efforts to “embody the tenets of conscious capitalism.” Sunny was recognized for the impact and positive influence Satori has created as a successful investment firm that operates in… Read More

The Dallas Business Journal recently interviewed Satori Capital co-founder Sunny Vanderbeck about the firm’s long-term approach to private equity investments. The article highlights Satori’s commitment to building businesses over the long term, rather than seeking quick divestitures of the companies it acquires. Why Sunny Vanderbeck wanted to build a fund with ‘an indefinite life’ Sunny… Read More

The National Association of Corporate Directors recently featured Satori co-founder Sunny Vanderbeck in an article in its Private Company Insights magazine. The article focuses on Satori’s long-term mindset and use of a stakeholder-centric approach to generate above-market investment returns. A Stakeholder-Centric Approach to Private Equity Investment Sunny Vanderbeck, a managing partner and co-founder of Dallas-based… Read More

Jason Forrest of the Forrest Performance Group defines “running toward the roar” as those moments in life when you face your greatest challenges “to realize what was crucial in your courage and fatal in your fear.” His Run Toward the Roar series in FWinc. magazine features entrepreneurs who have overcome obstacles and inspire others by… Read More