Economic Crossroads: Forecasts and M&A Trends Shaping Distribution
August 28, 2025, 9 PT/12 ET
Join economist Alex Chausovsky for a high-impact 60-minute session designed for distribution leaders navigating a volatile business climate. Covering both economic forecasts and M&A trends, this exclusive briefing delivers the intelligence needed to make confident strategic decisions.
Chausovsky’s data-driven insights cut through the noise—providing clear direction on inflation, interest rates, market headwinds, and consolidation trends reshaping the $7 trillion distribution industry.
Key Takeaways:
- Up-to-date economic forecast for Q4 and 2026.
- M&A activity outlook: risks and opportunities.
- Guidance for capital allocation and pricing strategy.
- What to expect next in labor, demand, and supply chain dynamics.
Walk away with actionable intelligence to sharpen planning, reduce risk, and stay ahead of change.
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Alex Chausovsky
Director of Analytics & Consulting,
Bundy Group
About our speaker:
Alex Chausovsky
Director of Analytics & Consulting, Bundy Group
Alex Chausovsky is the Director of Analytics and Consulting for the Bundy Group. He is a highly experienced market researcher and analyst with more than two decades of expertise across subjects including economics, manufacturing, automation, advanced technology trends, and business cycle analysis. He has consulted and advised companies throughout the US and Canada, Europe, South America, and Asia. In his investment banking advisory role, Alex is a trusted source of information for owners and executives of privately held firms who are seeking a business sale, acquisition, or financing.
Alex has delivered over a thousand presentations, webinars, and workshops to small businesses, trade associations, and Fortune 500 companies across a spectrum of industries, and is the go-to source of industry data and insights for business owners and leaders. Alex's analysis has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, on the BBC, and on NPR, and he is a Top Voice on LinkedIn.
About our host:
Ian Heller
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer, Distribution Strategy Group
Ian Heller joined Grainger as a part-time truck unloader in college and left fifteen years later as the VP Marketing. Since then, he's held senior executive positions at four other publicly-held firms, consulted with dozens of distributors, and continues to write and speak extensively on how AI, strategy, channel evolution and other major trends affect the industry. Ian holds a B.A. in History from Roosevelt University and an MBA from the Kellogg School at Northwestern University.