Best Neil Valentine Podcasts (2024)

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[Repost] Animal Spirits: Alt Goes Mainstream with Michael Sidgmore 51:17

1h ago51:17

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I went into The Compound and came out alive. Recently, I joined Michael Batnick and Ben Carlson of Ritholtz Wealth Management on their Animal Spirits podcast by The Compound. It is a fantastic show that produces frank and thoughtful conversations on markets and the wealth management world. They invited me on their show to discuss why alts are going…

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Mercer Investments' Gregg Sommer & CAIS' Neil Blundell - following the fast river of alts 49:47

15d ago49:47

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s episode, we are joined by Mercer Investments’ US Financial Intermediaries Leader Gregg Sommer and CAIS’ MD and Head of Investments Neil Blundell. Gregg and Neil bring deep experience and backgrounds in private markets to discuss how alternatives can be further adopted by the wealth channel…

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Manulife's Anne Valentine Andrews - connecting real assets with real money and the world of infrastructure investing 55:00

5d ago55:00

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features a guest who has consistently and astutely figured out the growth areas in private markets. We are joined by Manulife’s new Global Head of Private Markets Anne Valentine Andrews. She’s responsible for the strategy, business development, and growth of Manulife Investment Manage…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 11: Taking the pulse of private markets with Dan Vene, Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Head of Investment Solutions, iCapital 26:03

30d ago26:03

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Welcome to the 11th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. We changed up this month’s episode, welcoming iCapital Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Head of Investment Solutions Dan Vene to the show to discuss the evolution of private markets and the launch of iCapital’s Marketplace. iCapital, as the leading platform that …

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Partners Group's Rob Collins - The how and why of evergreens: one of the most exciting trends in private markets 1:05:05

26d ago1:05:05

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is one of evergreen importance. We talk with one of the pioneers in the evergreen fund space. Rob Collins, a Partner, Co-Head of Private Wealth, and Head of the New York office and a member of the Global Executive Board at Partners Group, a $147B+ AUM alternative asset manager, joins …

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iCapital Chairman & CEO Lawrence Calcano - Driving efficiency across the entire value chain to transform private markets 41:15

1M ago41:15

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. I've been having many conversations with GPs and LPs over the past few months — and it feels like we've reached a point in private markets where both sides are trying to figure out how to navigate this space, from a product perspective and a technology perspective. To better understand these issues, …

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NEA's Peter Barris - From operator to VC legend, how Peter transformed NEA into a venture juggernaut 1:02:31

2M ago1:02:31

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. His career started when someone said to him, “well, have you thought about venture capital? We don’t think that you’d be any good at it.” The rest is history. Today’s episode features one of the legends of the venture capital industry. Peter Barris joined New Enterprise Associates in 1992 after a sto…

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NewEdge's Rob Sechan and Cameron Dawson - growing a cutting edge $44B platform to serve the wealth channel 59:56

2M ago59:56

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features the architects behind one of the industry’s faster growing wealth management platforms, NewEdge. We welcome NewEdge CEO, Managing Partner, and Co-Founder Rob Sechan and NewEdge CIO Cameron Dawson. Both Rob and Cameron have a wealth of experience in both wealth management and …

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2024 European Private Market Trends: An AGM x Pangea podcast shorts collaboration 1:07:20

2M ago1:07:20

1:07:20

AGM collaborated with Pangea Group, a firm that helps B2B fintech companies with go-to-market strategies, at a live event they hosted on private markets in London with Schroders and Illuminate Financial to gather thoughts from some leaders in private markets on their views of the industry’s future in Europe. We asked seven private market participan…

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Ritholtz Wealth Management's Michael Batnick - real talk on private markets 1:06:05

2M ago1:06:05

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we turned the tables. We welcomed famed podcast co-host of Animal Spirits and The Compound and Friends and writer at The Irrelevant Investor, and Managing Partner and Director of Research at $4B AUM Ritholtz Wealth Management Michael Batnick to come on the show to share a wealth mana…

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HgCapital Trust's Chairman of the Board Jim Strang - a masterclass in private markets 1:04:39

2M ago1:04:39

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features a masterclass in private markets from a guest who has seen it all. Jim Strang is a deeply experienced private equity professional who has been part of the industry as a GP, LP, investor, consultant, and now a teacher, board member, and advisor to a number of firms. I’d probab…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 10: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital, and Robert Picard, Managing Director, Head of Alternative Investments at Hightower Advisors ... 21:36

3M ago21:36

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Welcome to the 10th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the …

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3i Members' Mark Gerson - building engaged investing communities 40:38

4M ago40:38

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast is a special show with 3i Members co-founder Mark Gerson. Alt Goes Mainstream’s first sponsor is 3i Members, an investing network built on community, collaboration and capital that was co-founded by Mark Gerson, Billy Libby, and Teddy Gold. 3i Members is a global deal network for acco…

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Marc Rubinstein of Net Interest - an in-depth tour of financial markets with an expert in finance and history 59:52

4M ago59:52

59:52

Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast provided us with an in-depth tour of financial markets with a student of both finance and history. And what a tour guide we had. Marc Rubinstein, an investment professional with 25 years of experience researching and investing in financial services joined us on the show. Marc started …

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Braughm Ricke of Aduro Advisors - building a fund administration business 44:52

3M ago44:52

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features an enabler of the micro VC movement who has now scaled his business into one of the industry’s larger fund administrators. Braughm Ricke is the Founder and CEO of Aduro Advisors, a leading fund administrator that has carved out a sterling reputation in the VC world. He's grow…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 9: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital, and Haig Ariyan, CEO of Arax Investment Partners 22:59

4M ago22:59

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Welcome to the 9th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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Yieldstreet's Michael Weisz on unlocking access to alternatives 58:15

4M ago58:15

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with a fintech founder who has scaled one of the larger private markets investing platforms for individual investors. Michael Weisz is the Founder and CEO of Yieldstreet, a leading private markets investing platform, with more than 450K members and $3.9B invested (as of October 202…

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Steve Case, Chairman & CEO of Revolution and Co-Founder of America Online, on revolutionizing the world on purpose with passion 56:29

5M ago56:29

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode with an internet legend provides an illuminating window into how the past can help inform us about the future. Steve Case is a pioneer and a visionary. He built one of the foundational companies of the internet, AOL, that brought America and the world online. As one of America’s best-…

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Hamilton Lane's Griff Norville on how private markets are moving from the Stone Age to the digital age 50:47

5M ago50:47

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode takes us into the world of technology with an expert in private markets tech. Griff Norville is a Managing Director and Head of Technology Solutions at Hamilton Lane, the $903B AUM (*Inclusive of $120.2B in discretionary assets under management and $782.9B in non-discretionary assets …

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Lessons from a leading operator: Growing ECi Software Solutions to $500M revenue and $200M EBITDA with Net Health CEO & Carlyle Operating Partner Ron Books 48:24

5M ago48:24

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today we have the operator’s view on the show. We bring in someone who rose up the ranks of a private equity-backed software company to be CEO of that company — ECi Software Solutions — that now generates over $500M in revenue and $200M in EBITDA. We welcome Ron Books, now an Operating Partner at Car…

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Blue Owl Capital's Global Private Wealth President & CEO Sean Connor on working with the wealth channel 52:36

5M ago52:36

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode takes us inside the world of wealth from the perspective of one of the industry’s largest alternative asset managers. We are joined by Sean Connor, President & CEO, Global Private Wealth at Blue Owl Capital, a firm with over $160B in AUM. Sean highlighted a number of key insights for …

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 8: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 20:04

5M ago20:04

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Welcome to the 8th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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Blackstone Chief Technology Officer John Stecher on how technology is transforming private markets 48:58

6M ago48:58

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode takes us inside the mind of a tech titan who is at the forefront of shaping the market structure evolution in private markets. John Stecher is the Chief Technology Officer at Blackstone. He’s responsible for all aspects of technology across the firm and advises the firm’s investment t…

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Chris Long on building $29B credit investment firm Palmer Square and a winning NWSL soccer team, KC Current 56:22

6M ago56:22

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today we have an incredible discussion that spans the world of private credit and the growth of women’s sports - and how those two topics intersect in the guest’s daily life. Chris Long founded Palmer Square Capital Management, an approximately $29B+ asset manager focused on corporate and structured …

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Stories from building Blackstone, Airbnb, and private markets with Laurence Tosi of WestCap 1:16:01

6M ago1:16:01

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“The room where it happens … No one really knows how the game is played The art of the trade How the sausage gets made We just assume that it happens But no one else is in the room where it happens … When you got skin in the game, you stay in the game But you don’t get a win unless you play in the game.” Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podc…

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$28B Sanctuary Wealth on working with the wealth channel 48:35

6M ago48:35

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives deep into one of the fastest growing independent wealth platforms in the US — Sanctuary Wealth — and how alternatives is a major ingredient to the growth of their firm and the RIA space more broadly. We have Sanctuary’s MD and Head of Alternative Investments, Patrick McGowan, an…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 7: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 26:46

6M ago26:46

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Welcome to the 7th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here's the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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[Repost] The 10X Podcast - How Everyday Investors Can Access Blackstone, Apollo, and KKR? 32:35

6M ago32:35

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A few weeks ago, the tables were turned and I sat down with David Weisburd of the 10X Capital Podcast to talk about the ongoing transformation of private markets. The wealth channel is becoming a centerpiece of the LP universe. Every alternative asset manager either has — or has to have — a strategy for working with the wealth channel in today’s pr…

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Building a $3B real estate hospitality investment platform with Carlos Rodriguez Jr. of Driftwood Capital 1:01:27

7M ago1:01:27

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s episode, we travel around the world of hospitality investing. We talk with Carlos Rodriguez Jr., the Founder, President, and COO of Driftwood Capital, one of the US’s leading hospitality sponsors with over $3B in hospitality assets under management. They’ve found a way to do both the tradi…

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J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Tyler Jayroe on how one of the world's largest financial institutions approaches private equity 48:04

7M ago48:04

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we welcome a senior member of the team at the world’s 3rd largest alternatives manager. Tyler Jayroe is a MD and Portfolio Manager in the Private Equity Group at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, which manages over $2.4 trillion of assets on behalf of a diverse group of global institutio…

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Stride VC's Fred Destin on how to build trust in a competitive, chaotic world 55:56

8M ago55:56

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we welcome a long-time VC investor who brings the perspective from both sides of the pond. Fred Destin, the founder of Stride VC, a seed fund operating out of London and currently investing out of its second £123M fund, shares his views on the venture capital industry. Prior to Strid…

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Master of micro VC, Chris Douvos of Ahoy Capital, on why there's always room for a Bugatti in a market full of Fords and Toyotas 51:44

8M ago51:44

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we welcome a veteran of venture, a champion of portfolio concentration, a master of micro VC. Chris Douvos has taken a mosaic of experiences as an allocator at both endowments and funds that worked on behalf of institutional investors to found Ahoy Capital in 2018, an intentionally r…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 6: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 22:31

8M ago22:31

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Welcome to the 6th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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Anachronistic Holiday Special 46:52

8M ago46:52

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A bonus Holiday-themed episode of Anachronistic, funded by Kickstarter! ... Join The Community!: https://discord.gg/csT9ssunqx For more information, and content made by Kyle and his friends, check out Several Crows: http://severalcrows.com/ This episode features the songs “Crosses, Death’s Mercy, Seeing in Reverse, and Secondary” by Rhetorical Answ…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 5: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 20:30

9M ago20:30

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Welcome to the 5th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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How Shannon Saccocia, the CIO of $67B AUM Neuberger Berman Private Wealth, thinks about the changing role of alternatives in client portfolios 59:52

10M ago59:52

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Today’s show brings us inside the mind of a top allocator and CIO in the private wealth world. We talk with Shannon Saccocia, the CIO of Neuberger Berman Private Wealth, a division of NB that has almost $70B of assets under management. With over 24 years of experience, Shannon brings a wealth of knowledge on private markets to bear. At NB Wealth, s…

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How private equity and the NIL are changing the game for sports with UCLA QB and NIL National Male Athlete of the Year, Chase Griffin 43:34

10M ago43:34

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s show dives into the collision of culture, sports, and finance. We talk with Chase Griffin, a student-athlete and QB at UCLA, who has become a pioneer in the college athletics Name Image Likeness (NIL) movement and is the 2x winner of the NIL Male Athlete of the Year awards from the NIL Summit…

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Jamie Rhode, Principal at family office Verdis Investment Management, on how to drive the most meaningful returns in early-stage venture as a LP 48:11

10M ago48:11

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we bring the institutional family office perspective to private markets. We talk with Jamie Rhode, a Principal at Verdis Investment Management. Verdis is a single family office based in Philadelphia that was built on the rich legacy of the family, a major business family, that has sp…

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Taking the pulse of seed investing and creating an actively managed index of early-stage innovation with Maelle Gavet, CEO of Techstars, one of the world’s largest pre-seed investors 51:23

10M ago51:23

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today we bring on one of the world’s largest pre-seed investors to cover what the state of early-stage investing looks like. We welcome Maelle Gavet, the CEO of Techstars, a leading accelerator and global investment business that works with early-stage startups. Maelle has taken a background where sh…

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Why now is Europe's time according to Joe Schorge, Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Isomer Capital, one of Europe's most active VC fund-of-funds 1:06:43

11M ago1:06:43

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today, we travel to London to talk with someone who has seen the evolution of the European tech ecosystem up close. We discuss the rise of Europe with Isomer Capital’s Co-Founder and Managing Partner Joe Schorge. Isomer is a pan-European fund-of-funds, co-investment, and secondaries platform that is …

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Monthly Alts Pulse, Ep. 4: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 21:35

11M ago21:35

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Welcome to the 4th episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the a…

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How "tech's most unlikely venture capitalist," Pear VC's Pejman Nozad, has built a seed investing powerhouse 49:33

12M ago49:33

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Startup stories are often stuff of dreams — and today’s podcast is a story about one of tech’s most unlikely venture capitalists. Journalist and professional soccer player turned immigrant turned self-proclaimed "best carwasher in San Jose" turned Persian rug salesman turned top Silicon Valley seed i…

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How $9B OCIO Capricorn Investment Group has proven that doing well and doing good don't have to be mutually exclusive: A conversation with Partner Bill Orum 53:34

12M ago53:34

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features a pioneer in the sustainable investing world. Bill Orum, who is a Partner at Capricorn Investment Group, has proven that investors can do well and do good at the same time. Bill and his Partners have led Capricorn, a $9B AUM sustainable investment platform serving families, f…

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Wealth management industry titan Haig Ariyan of Arax Investment Partners on the private equity opportunity in wealth management and the intersection of wealth and alts 55:10

1y ago55:10

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today’s show, we dive into the world of wealth management with one of the industry’s leaders, Haig Ariyan. Haig has seen it all. He went from someone who grew up in the advisory world as a wealth manager at Dean Witter Reynolds to ultimately becoming President and CEO of Alex Brown, America’s firs…

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Monthly Alts Pulse, Ep. 3: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 21:53

1y ago21:53

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Welcome to the 3rd episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the alts space, …

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A masterclass in investing and VC: Investing legends John Burbank and Ken Wallace of Nimble Partners on why the winners will win big and how to find them 54:00

1y ago54:00

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. On today's show, we have a fascinating episode that combines the macro and the micro. Nimble Partners Founder John Burbank and Partner Ken Wallace come on the show to share their unique perspectives and discuss both the nuances and intricacies of investing in private markets and early-stage venture. …

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Live from Allocate's Beyond Summit: $40B AUM Cresset's Avy Stein and Jordan Stein on how private markets are changing wealth management 46:26

1y ago46:26

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Recently, I had the pleasure of hosting a live podcast at the Allocate Beyond Summit, where I interviewed Avy Stein and Jordan Stein from Cresset. Allocate’s founders Samir Kaji and Hana Yang brought together a fascinating and thoughtful group of allocators, family offices, and VCs for an engaging tw…

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Enabling everyone to invest into alternatives with IRAs featuring Alto CEO Eric Satz 48:47

1y ago48:47

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into an important and growing part of the alts ecosystem: how investors can access and invest into alternatives through their retirement funds. We have Eric Satz, the CEO of Alto, a self-directed IRA custodian, with us today to discuss how he’s on a mission to provide everyday A…

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Monthly Alts Pulse, Ep. 2: Taking the pulse of private markets with Lawrence Calcano, Chairman & CEO of iCapital 21:45

1y ago21:45

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Welcome to the 2nd episode of a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. Here’s the latest episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the CEO of iCapital, who as the leader of a platform that is responsible for the majority of individual and advisor-led investment flows into the alts space, …

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How Phil Huber, the award-winning CIO of $18B AUM Savant Wealth, approaches investing in private markets 39:42

1y ago39:42

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Wealth managers are increasingly participating in private markets, and for good reason. Today’s podcast is with an expert allocator in the alts space, Phil Huber, who has not only been actively investing in private markets as the CIO of $18B Savant Wealth, but has also authored a book about how advisors can approach private markets. This podcast is…

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