Best Prime Capital Group Podcasts (2025)

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#108 - Finding The Good In Private Equity - With Rami Cassis, Parabellum Investments 48:18

2y ago48:18

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Rami Cassis, founder and CEO of Parabellum Investments, discusses how his firm operates as a hybrid between a family office and private equity firm. He provides an inside look at his investment approach, building relationships and reputation, and his perspective on improving private equity's image. Key Topics and Timestamps: What a hybrid family of…

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#107 - Building a strong investment banking network - Christina Bresani, William Blair 44:57

2y ago44:57

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In this episode, Christina Bresani, Managing Director and Head of Corporate Advisory at William Blair, shares her insights and experiences in investment banking and corporate advisory. She discusses her background, breaking into the industry, and the importance of networking. Christina explains the role of corporate advisory and its responsibilitie…

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#106 - Understanding Behavioral Dynamics in Investing - Dr. Daniel Crosby 48:33

2y ago48:33

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In this episode, Dr. Daniel Crosby shares insights on the behavioral aspects of investing. The conversation covered a range of topics, including the trends of passive and active investing, the biases exhibited by portfolio managers, the impact of recent events like the WallStreetBets phenomenon, and the interconnectedness of personal well-being and…

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#105 - Where Financial Advisors Get Advice From: Insights from Gene Goldman, CIO of Cetera Financial Group 55:37

2y ago55:37

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In this episode of the Wall Street Lab podcast, we had the opportunity to interview Gene Goldman, the Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research at Cetera Financial Group. We will dive into the key takeaways from the interview and explore how they combine quantitative and qualitative data to generate insights for financial investment decisio…

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#104- Leader, Banker, Artist: Lessons For A Sustainable Career From a GS' Prime Brokerage Leader Brian Robinson (Goldman Sachs) 53:05

2y ago53:05

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Brian Robinson is not your average banker. He’s a partner at Goldman Sachs, runs the firm’s Prime Brokerage sales force and leads the hedge fund client segment for equities, both for the Americas region, but he's also made a name for himself through his unconventional yet determined approach to career and leadership. In this episode, we'll take you…

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#103 - "We come in when founders have figured out the hard stuff" - Christoph Jost, FLEX Capital 46:18

2+ y ago46:18

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Investors are quick to brag about the impact and network they add to their investments. After all, they know a lot of important people, have access to cash, and an infinite source of knowledge. Christoph Jost, Founder & Managing Partner at FLEX Capital, isn't one of them. "We come in when the founders have already done the hard part", he says. "The…

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#102 - Navigating family matters, PE and VC investments inside the World of Family Office Management with Jan Voss (BLN Capital) 53:23

2+ y ago53:23

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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. In this episode, Jan Voss of BLN Capital shares insights on the challenges, rewards, and intricacies of working in the family office space We discussed: What are the complexiti…

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#101 - Ian Schnoor (Financial Modeling Institute) - Financial Modeling: From spreadsheet to story in 3 steps 56:17

2+ y ago56:17

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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Financial models are more than forecasts - they're a crucial decision-making tool. And it takes more than Excel-skills to make them impactful. Our guest today is Ian Schnoor, C…

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#100 - Alan "AJ" Jones - Career lessons from a Private Equity legend 58:48

2+ y ago58:48

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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Alan Jones is a Senior Managing Director and the Head of North American Private Investment of ICG Asset Management, a global alternative asset manager with over 65 billion USD …

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#99 - Kison Patel - What M&A can learn from software 42:23

2+ y ago42:23

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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Today we're joined by Kison Patel, CEO and Founder of M&A Science and Dealroom, a project management software for complex M&A transactions. In this interview, we will discuss: …

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#98 - Krista Morgan (Stage) - Early-stage Private Equity!? And The Story Behind It. 57:37

2+ y ago57:37

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Welcome to the Wall Street Lab podcast, where we interview top financial professionals and deconstruct their practices to give you an insider look into the world of finance. Today we're joined by Krista Morgan, a general partner at Stage, an early-stage private equity firm based in Denver, Colorado. She's also the co-founder of Aelin.ai, an artific…

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#97 - Maëlle Gavet (Techstars CEO) - 3,300 Investments And Counting: Building Businesses With Empathy 33:18

2+ y ago33:18

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My guest today is Maëlle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars. Techstars is one of the world's largest pre-seed investors, with over 3,300 investments. Maëlle is the Author of “Trampled by Unicorns” and an advocate for Empathetic Tech. Today is a special episode. I apologize for the noise in the background because we have the pleasure of recording this epis…

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#96 - Lisa Marchese (Amex) - Developing Amex through strategic M&A 38:48

2+ y ago38:48

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Today we're joined by Lisa Marchese, Head of Corporate Development of American Express, where she is responsible for all venture investments, joint ventures and M&A activities. Previous positions at American Express include SVP of International Business Development, VP Corporate Development, and VP Strategic Planning Group within the last 20 years.…

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#95 - Andi von Hirschhausen (Reach.Finance) - From Banking To Entrepreneurship, and the Founder's Perspective to VC 42:30

2+ y ago42:30

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Today is a special episode - because our host Andi is the guest! Andi was a guest on the Fintalent.io podcast. Of course, he's not only the host of the Wall Street Lab, but also founded his own FinTech recently - and raised money for it. If you have always wondered who Andi actually is and how he started the Wall Street Lab podcast, this is the epi…

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#94 - Danielle Joseph (Closed Loop Partners) - Venture Capital Investing into the Circular Economy for a more Sustainable Future-1 44:41

2+ y ago44:41

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Our guest today is Danielle Joseph. Danielle is a Managing Director and leads the Closed Loop Ventures Group platform – the seed and pre-seed investment division of Closed Loop Partners - focused on the circular economy. She is also a Board Member of several companies. Prior to Closed Loop Partners, Danielle worked on clean energy project finance a…

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#93 - Srecko Dzeko Flash Ventures - Early Stage Venture Investing from Entrepreneur to Investor Advice for Founders and young VCs 46:00

2+ y ago46:00

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Srecko Dzeko is a General Partner with Flash Ventures in Berlin, focusing on Europe and Latin America. Prior to joining Flash, he was a Senior Consultant at McKinsey. During his career Srecko working in banking with ANZ and Morgan Stanley, private equity with 3i and founded his own startup: Simplo, a venture-backed B2B marketplace. Srecko holds deg…

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#92 - Oemer Gueven (fintalent.io) - How to Become and Succeed as an M&A Freelancer 49:56

2+ y ago49:56

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#91 - Ginger Rothrock HG Ventures - Sustainable Corporate Venture Capital for Heavy Industries 56:38

3y ago56:38

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#90 Mathieu Chabran (Tikehau Capital) - Building and Scaling an Alternative Investments Asset Manager 43:43

3y ago43:43

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Mathieu Chabran is Co-founder of Tikehau Capital, a global alternative asset manager with over 30 Billion USD in Assets under Management. Previously, he worked in the Real Estate Debt Market team of Deutsche Bank in London. He began his career at Merrill Lynch, firstly in Paris within the Principal Investment team, then in London, in the High Yield…

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#89 Andrew J Scott (7percent ventures) - From Entrepreneuer to Venture Capital Investor 51:11

3y ago51:11

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Andrew Scott is a founding partner of 7percent ventures, a London & San Francisco-based technology VC. Before founding 7percent ventures in 2014, Andrew founded six startups of his own. Among these was the world’s first location based social network (Playtxt 2001; patented), online digital news archive (BritishPathe.com, 2002), trust graph/recommen…

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#88 Salim Ramji (iShares by BlackRock) - Making Investing easier for Millions of People with ETFs and Indexing Investing, and the Purpose of Life 34:07

3y ago34:07

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Salim Ramji is a Senior Managing Director and Global Head of iShares and Index Investments for BlackRock and a member of the firm’s Global Executive Committee. Prior to that he was Head of BlackRock's U.S. Wealth Advisory business. Salim joined BlackRock in 2014, serving initially as the Global Head of Corporate Strategy. Before joining BlackRock, …

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#87 Barney Coles (Capital Dynamics) - Investing Into Clean Energy Infrastructure 56:13

3y ago56:13

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Barney Coles is a Managing Director, Co-Head of the Clean Energy team and member of the Executive Committee of Capital Dynamics. He is also a member of the Responsible Investment Committee. He has over a decade of renewable energy financing experience across Europe. Prior to joining Capital Dynamics, Barney spent over six years in energy corporate …

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#86 Rasa Karapandza (EBS University) - Empirical Asset Pricing, Machine Learning, Payment For Order Flow, Cryptocurrencies 55:40

3+ y ago55:40

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Rasa Karapandza is a Professor of Finance, Vice Dean of Education, and the Academic Director of the Master in Finance Program at EBS Business School in Germany. He is also a visiting Professor at New York University. He was previously also visiting scholar at UC Berkeley. Additionally, Rasa is a Member of the board of directors and member of the au…

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#85 - Jens Bernhardt (Iconic Funds) - Deep Dive into Family Offices, Private Banking, and Wealth Management 48:57

3+ y ago48:57

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Jens Bernhardt is the Founder and Managing Partner of Bernhardt Advisory, a multifamily office, an M&A service provider, and placement agent for private equity funds in Germany. Before founding his own company, Jens was Chief Investment Strategist of the family office service provider subsidiary of Sal. Oppenheim, which at the time in 2008, was Eur…

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#84 Jascha Samadi (Greenfield One) - How Venture Capital in Crypto works: Investing in Web3 42:50

3+ y ago42:50

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Jascha Samadi is Co-Founder and Partner at Greenfield One, a Berlin-based early-stage venture fund dedicated to blockchain and crypto. Greenfield One makes long-term bets on early developer teams building towards an open, decentralized and more robust architecture of tomorrow’s web. Prior to Greenfield One, Jascha was Co-Founder and CEO of apprupt,…

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#83 Mohnish Pabrai (Pabrai & Dhandho Funds) - Value Investing, Great Compounders, and Lessons from Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger 47:45

3+ y ago47:45

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Our guest today is Mohnish Pabrai. Mohnish is a legendary investor, a shameless cloner and an effective philanthropist. He is both, the author and the subject of several books. Mohnish is the founder and Managing Partner of Pabrai Investment Funds, Founder and CEO of Dhandho Funds, Founder of the Dakshana Foundation. He is the author of "The Dhandh…

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#82 - Laurie Menoud (At One Ventures) - Deep Tech VC Investing as a Way to Net Positivity 51:59

3+ y ago51:59

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Our guest today is Laurie Menoud. Laurie is a Partner at At One Ventures, a VC that finds, funds, and grows deep-tech startups to catalyze a world where humanity is a net positive to nature. Laurie also joined the board of directors of several Startups, and is a multi board observer. Throughout her career Laurie was a Microbiologist, a Biochemist, …

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#81 Luis Garcia Alvarez (MAPFRE Asset Management) - Value Investing, Behavioural Finance, and Investing in European Football Clubs 41:51

3+ y ago41:51

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Our guest today is Luis García Álvarez. Luis is an Equity Portfolio Manager at MAPFRE Asset Management. MAPFRE is the world's largest Spanish insurance company and the second largest insurance group in Latin America. Luis has recently received the 'Fund Manager of the Year' award at the Third Edition of the RankiaPro Awards. The economic-financial …

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#80 Alina Sychova - Investment Banking and IPO Process in Emerging Markets 48:11

3+ y ago48:11

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Alina Sychova has more than 18 years of experience in Investment Banking. Currently as the head of capital markets origination at Sova Capital, a UK based Broker specializing in Emerging Markets. Previously, Alina was a managing director and the head of equity Capital markets at Gazprom bank. And before that, the head of ECM origination in Russia a…

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#79 Michael Berns of PwC - Busting Myths about AI in Finance and its adoption around the world 42:33

3+ y ago42:33

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Michael Berns is Director for AI & FinTech at PwC. Michael has a broad background across blue chip names such as Morgan Stanley & Moody's as well as a range of smaller innovative AI Firms. Michael has been a Mentor and Judge for organizations like Startup Bootcamp, Virgin Money Startup, Cocoon Network, Level 39, MIT Inclusive Innovation Competition…

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#78 Lutfey Siddiqi - Global Risk Management, and Diversity and Inclusion in Financial Institutions 52:13

3+ y ago52:13

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Lutfey is a Visiting Professor-in-Practice (IDEAS - "Ranked #1 university-affiliated think-tank 2020") at LSE, the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he also is aMember of Scientific Advisory Board at the LSE Systemic Risk Centre. At LSE he is also Co-investigator of the Inclusion Initiative, a Former member of the LSE Court of…

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#77 Robert Almgren - A Deep Dive into Optimal Trade Execution in Fixed Income and Futures Using Quantitative Methods 49:13

4y ago49:13

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Robert Almgren is the Chief Scientist and co-founder of Quantitative Brokers. Rob was previously a professor of mathematics at the University of Chicago, the University of Toronto, and currently teaches High-Frequency Markets at Princeton University. Prior to QB, Robert was a Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Strategies in the Electronic T…

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#76 Timo Pfeiffer - An Intro to Indices - creation, use cases, and maintenance 52:16

4y ago52:16

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Hello and Welcome to another episode of the Wall Street Lab Podcast. I am currently in the offices of Solactive in Frankfurt. The second in person interview in a very long time. With me is today's guest: Timo Pfeiffer. Timo is the Chief Markets Officer of Solactive and in charge of Research, Sales, and Communications. He joined in 2017 as Head of R…

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#75 Michaela Walsh - Founding the Women’s World Banking Movement, Financial Inclusion, and Female Entrepreneurship 46:23

4y ago46:23

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Our guest today is Michaela Walsh. Michaela is an activist, scholar, mentor, educator, and author. She was the Founding President of Women’s World Banking. Women’s World Banking is the global leader in women’s financial inclusion. Prior to that, Michaela served as a Project Director for the U.S. Congressional Office of Technology Assessment, and as…

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#74 Daniel Faggella - Use Cases for AI in Financial Services and where funding really goes 45:49

4y ago45:49

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Daniel Faggella is the Founder, CEO, and Head of Research at Emerj Artificial Intelligence Research. He is also a Member of the OECD Network of Experts on AI, a Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Daniel previously founded Science of Skill, CLVboost, and Black Diamond Mixed Martial Arts Academy, so we have someone with a v…

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#73 Hugo Bongers - Corporate Venture Capital, Grooming Unicorns, and Investing in Startups 45:11

4y ago45:11

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Hugo Bongers is the Head of ABN Amro Ventures, the 150 million Euro Corporate Venture Capital fund of Dutch Bank ABN Amro. His mission is to make strategic investments in early-stage (series A and onwards) tech and fintech companies which are relevant for the bank. His job is to scout for innovative companies, invest in them, connect them with rele…

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#72 Colin Lancaster - Global Macro Trading, Hedge Funds, The Covid Pandemic, and Market Trends 39:56

4y ago39:56

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Colin Lancaster is a 25-year Wall Street professional. He has run two of the highest profile global macro businesses for the top-performing hedge funds in the world and has worked directly for a number of the icons in the investing world. Most recently he was Head of Global Macro Strategies at Citadel and prior to that he was Head of Global Macro a…

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Prime for Growth Episode 6 - Next Generation Innovation 1:14:08

4y ago1:14:08

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If you're struggling to make your mark in a business with history, the challenge is real. So is the opportunity to break new ground using powerful legacy tools and experience. This episode is all about finding the difficult, but valuable, balance between innovation and history, harnessing the past for a better, energized future. Whether you are bor…

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Prime for Growth Episode 5 - Kristina Milke, Innovating thru Venture Capital 1:17:06

4y ago1:17:06

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Today we are exploring the strange and wonderful world of Venture Capital. Kristina Milke started her career as a chartered accountant, with ambition, but an unformed game plan. Being open to opportunity however, brought her to one intersection after another, where she was able to stretch her boundaries and grow her talents in some really diverse o…

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Prime for Growth Episode 4 - Innovating through Category Creation 49:21

4y ago49:21

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If your business dreams include breaking amazing new ground, solving problems previously undefined, and doing something entirely new, this episode is for you. Today we meet Chris, who after 20 years of pursuing her medical profession, found herself at a cross roads where she could stay with what she knew, or take the road, not just less travelled, …

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Special guest episode from Estates Gazette Property Podcasts 29:52

4y ago29:52

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A very special guest edition of the CapitalRise podcast, where Uma Rajah talks to Estates Gazette's Tim Burke, Head of Insights and Residential Research at Strutt & Parker Vanessa Hale and George Brooksbank, Chief Executive of investment firm Fairway Capital and Founder of development and construction company Leconfield Property Group. Rajah and he…

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#71 JC de Swaan from Princeton University - Finance as a Force for Good 57:41

4y ago57:41

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Jean-Christophe or JC de Swaan is a lecturer in the economics department at Princeton University, where he is affiliated with the Bendheim Center for Finance. He teaches courses on ethics in finance and on Asian capital markets to undergraduate and graduate students. He also teaches at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge. In th…

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Prime for Growth Episode 3 - How Innovating your Culture becomes a Superpower 52:24

4y ago52:24

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Is your culture dysfunctional and full of blaming and shaming, or does your organization foster a caring, safe environment where people can thrive? Are your team striving for excellence and succeeding through great collaboration and trust, or are your team stuck and you have a revolving door of talent? This is the story about how a construction com…

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#70 Patrick Lowry of Iconic Holding & Cryptology Asset Group - Institutional Crypto Adoption, BTC ETPs, Bitcoin Mining and ESG, and NFTs 58:58

4y ago58:58

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Patrick Lowry is the CEO and Managing Partner of Iconic Holding. Iconic Holding is a global crypto asset management group that started in 2017 with Iconic Lab, a global crypto VC and accelerator. Iconic also launched a series of crypto asset index vehicles under the Iconic Funds brand. Patrick is also the CEO of Cryptology Asset Group. Cryptology i…

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#69 Bashar Al Natoor from Fitch Ratings - Islamic Finance, Intro, Challenges, and Opportunities 57:11

4y ago57:11

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Bashar Al-Natoor is Fitch Rating’s Global Head Islamic Finance. Bashar is responsible for coordinating all Islamic Finance activities across Fitch’s Sovereign, Financial Institutions, Corporate, Structured Finance, Infrastructure and Insurance teams. Bashar has more than 16 years’ experience in the Islamic Finance market. Prior to joining Fitch, Ba…

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Prime for Growth Episode 2 - Innovation is a Process with Jodi Scarlett 49:42

4y ago49:42

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I read a quote that fit well with Today’s episode: " Never let success get to your head, and never let failure get to your heart. ". We know being an entrepreneur involves trying and failing and iterating your way to success - but how do you overcome failure and the chaos typical of high growth companies? Our guest today lived this for years in her…

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Prime for Growth Episode 1 - Innovating through Leadership with Ardyce Kouri 39:28

4y ago39:28

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#68 Radboud Vlaar from Finch Capital - Venture Capital Investments into European Fintechs 52:23

4y ago52:23

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Radboud Vlaar is a Managing Partner at Finch Capital, a VC investor based out of Amsterdam. Prior to launching Finch Capital and its first fund in 2013, Radboud was a Partner at McKinsey & Company, focused on Financial Services, PE, and M&A. Prior to McKinsey, Radboud worked at TPG, co-founded 3 companies. Radboud holds four Master's Degrees from t…

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#67 Brett King - The Ultimate Fintech Episode 1:01:17

4+ y ago1:01:17

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Brett King is a futurist, an Amazon bestselling author, an award-winning speaker, host the globally recognized radio show Breaking Banks, is the Founder and Executive Chairman of neo-bank Moven. He advised the Obama administration on the Future of Banking. Brett has spoken at TED conferences, given opening keynotes for Wired, Techsauce, Singularity…

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#66 Stephen Stonberg - Cryptocurrencies, Tokenisation, and Regulation 53:38

4+ y ago53:38

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Stephen Stonberg is the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Bittrex Global, one of the leading crypto trading platforms. Before joining Bittrex Global, Stephen held Managing Director positions with Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, Credit Suisse, the Winton Group, and Goldman Sachs. He was Partner and CEO U.S. of the hedge fund Brevan …

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