Braden Knight

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Senior Associate, Critical Infrastructure at Pennybacker

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Braden Knight is a Senior Associate at Pennybacker, focusing on sourcing and executing investments in critical infrastructure. He holds both a B. A. in Economics and an M. S. in Finance from The University of Texas at Austin, along with Series 63 and 79 certifications. His background includes private equity at Old Ironsides Energy and energy investment banking at Truist Securities.

Outside of his finance career, Braden is an avid Jiu-Jitsu practitioner, having been a member of the UT Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team during his undergraduate studies. He also enjoys hiking and actively follows his alma maters sports teams, as evidenced by his enthusiastic support for the Longhorns.

Unique fact: Braden combines a highly analytical finance career with the physical and mental discipline of Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu.

Personality Overview

Not Easily Convinced

Value Seeker

Price-Sensitive

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Infrastructure Investing
His current role at Pennybacker is focused on sourcing investments, transaction analysis, and execution for the firm's infrastructure group.
Energy Finance
Has extensive experience in the energy sector, including private equity roles focused on midstream, upstream, and renewables, and in energy investment banking.
Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu
He enjoys practicing Jiu-Jitsu and was a member of the Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Team while attending The University of Texas at Austin.

Media Appearances

Braden has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2024
Senior Associate, Critical Infrastructure at Pennybacker
1-2022 - 2-2024
Private Equity Associate at Old Ironsides Energy
4-2021 - 1-2022
Investment Banking Analyst at Truist Securities
7-2020 - 4-2021
Valuation Consultant at Opportune
12-2018 - 3-2020
Analyst at Energy Finance Partners

Education

2019 - 2020
Master of Science - MS from Texas McCombs School of Business
2014 - 2019
Bachelor Degree in Economics from The University of Texas at Austin

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Insights For Selling To Braden

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • If you have a lower priced product compared to the competition, call out the same

DONT's

  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Braden is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Braden

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Braden move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Braden take some risk or not?

  • If they believe that they have analyzed the situation well, they can take a little risk.

You And Braden

Personality Compatibility


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