Podcasts
Podcasts | August 19, 2022
The Roundtable takes on the anti-ESG ETF Strive, and more
Host Brian Walsh welcomes back roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to dissect the anti-ESG backlash and the Inflation Reduction Act. Plus, …
Podcasts | August 5, 2022
Introducing The LIIST with Luni Libes and Zuleyma Bebell
ImpactAlpha’s Zuleyma Bebell and Realize Impact’s Luni Libes join host Brian Walsh to discuss the motivation behind The LIIST, our new monthly sampling …
Podcasts | July 29, 2022
ImpactAlpha Open Launches
Zuleyma Bebell and Dennis Price join host Monique Aiken to talk about this week’s launch of ImpactAlpha Open, trends in the media business …
Catalytic Capital | July 28, 2022
Margot Kane: Clearing obstacles to mobilize capital for emerging fund managers (podcast)
“There’s an inherent power dynamic in investing. Full stop.” That’s Margot Kane, the chief investment officer of Spring Point Partners, in an Agents …
Podcasts | July 22, 2022
What Airlift’s crash says about pandemic era VC investing
Jessica Pothering joins host Brian Walsh to dissect the crash landing of Airlift, and chew over the broader Covid-fueled boom and bust in …
Podcasts | July 8, 2022
Politics and Power in the Asset Management Industry
Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to discuss Rose-Smith’s latest column on politics and power in asset management …
Gender Smart | June 21, 2022
Delivering higher returns and stronger impact with ‘The XX Edge’
At a breakfast meeting in Singapore a few years ago, Patience Marime-Ball and Ruth Shaber were speaking to asset owners and entrepreneurs about …
Podcasts | June 17, 2022
Emerging Fund Managers Gather in Dar es Salaam
Jessica Pothering joins Monique Aiken to share the work of equity and debt capital providers in emerging markets, whom she met with last …
Podcasts | June 10, 2022
Impact Investing and Coming Out
David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss parallels between the LGBTQ+ community and the impact investing community. We also hear from Megan …
Podcasts | June 6, 2022
New leadership at Kapor Capital doubles down on diversity and impact (podcast)
ImpactAlpha, June 6 – Pro tip for entrepreneurs or fund managers getting ready to pitch Oakland-based Kapor Capital: Don’t leave diversity out of …
Podcasts | June 3, 2022
Briefing: Stephan Nicoleau on Davos and Moving Forward on Climate
FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau deconstructs the climate conversation at the recent Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum with podcast host Monique Aiken, and …
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Podcasts | May 27, 2022
Live-ish from Davos: Taking on the world with BlocPower and friends
ImpactAlpha, May 26 — Donnell Baird arrived at Davos this week with his partners from Brooklyn and Ithaca, where BlocPower is greening thousands …
Podcasts | May 20, 2022
Briefing: Building the next-generation of diverse climate fund managers with Bahiyah Robinson
“My question when I’m really quiet, or even when I’m talking to close friends and colleagues, is one word: Why? Why does this …
Podcasts | May 12, 2022
The Politicization of ESG and Some Alternatives to VC
David Bank joins Monique Aiken to discuss the politics of ESG and the importance of flexible financing for startups and small businesses. Plus, …
Podcasts | May 6, 2022
Alternatives to VC, from Community Rounds to Neighborhood Economics
David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to preview next week’s Agents of Impact call (3:45). And Bank checks in with Kevin Jones from …
Climate Finance | May 3, 2022
Jonathan Rose on building green, affordable communities of opportunity (podcast)
ImpactAlpha, May 3 – The Pasatiempo apartments on the edge of Silicon Valley near downtown Fremont, Calif., are a mix of market-rate and …
Podcasts | April 29, 2022
Briefing: Investing trends in Africa
Host Monique Aiken is joined by Jessica Pothering to explore the, yes, social impact of private investment trends on the African continent. Plus, …
Podcasts | April 26, 2022
Fairview Capital’s emerging wisdom about emerging and diverse fund managers (podcast)
ImpactAlpha, Apr. 26 – Diverse-owned and -managed funds would be more likely to build diverse teams and more likely to invest in diverse founders. …
Podcasts | April 22, 2022
Briefing: Carl Icahn, Elon Musk, and activist investing in the age of ESG
Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to decide which type of “activist investor” Carl Icahn is …
Impact Investing | April 14, 2022
Briefing: Catalyzing Climate Capital for Adaptation and Equity
David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to preview next week’s call on catalyzing capital for climate adaptation. And we hear from Jonathan Phillips …
Podcasts | April 8, 2022
Briefing: A Civilian Climate Corps in the Bronx, and ‘Community Rounds’ replaces Crowdfunding
ImpactAlpha’s Roodgally Senatus joins host Brian Walsh to discuss his story – and photos! – from the frontlines of BlocPower efforts to train a …
Podcasts | April 1, 2022
Political Risk and Impact Investing in Ukraine and Beyond
David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to recap this week’s call on how impact investors are approaching political risk and conflict in Eastern …
Podcasts | March 25, 2022
Briefing: The SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rules
On this week’s podcast, ImpactAlpha’s David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss the surprising breakthrough in the SEC’s new rules on corporate …
Podcasts | March 21, 2022
The Whole Earth, then and now: John Markoff on Stewart Brand (podcast)
I’m dating myself, but for a certain type of youth and I was one of them, “The Whole Earth Catalog” provided not just …
Podcasts | March 18, 2022
Impact Briefing with Dana Lanza.
Host Monique Aiken talks Ukraine, climate action, racial justice and more with Confluence Philanthropy’s Dana Lanza, fresh from Confluence’s annual gathering. Plus, the …
Podcasts | March 11, 2022
Women Driving Alpha, “Live” from Cape Town
Host Brian Walsh catches up with ImpactAlpha’sJessica Pothering from Cape Town, South Africa to talk about women driving alpha in emerging markets. And …
Podcasts | March 4, 2022
The Weaponization of Finance and the Green Way Forward
On this week’s podcast, ImpactAlpha’s David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to share a conversation with Jon Lukomnik of Sinclair Capital about the …
Podcasts | February 25, 2022
Russian aggression, the materiality debates, and Carl Icahn’s latest gambit.
Host Brian Walsh convenes the roundtable regulars, Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank, to talk about the impact on impact — if any — …
Impact Investing | February 18, 2022
Impact investing’s policy agenda, and the funky sounds and social impact of ElectroSpit
Host Monique Aiken and ImpactAlpha’sDavid Bank tee up impact investing’s policy agenda (and next week’s Agents of Impact Call), with comments from Satyam …
Podcasts | February 11, 2022
Carbon Crypto, Carbon Markets, and Carbon Quantitative Easing.
🎧 Impact Briefing. ImpactAlpha’sDavid Bank joins host Brian Walsh to round up the takeaways from this week’s Agents of Impact Call No. 37 …
Podcasts | February 3, 2022
Briefing: The rising price of carbon and Kim Folsom of Founders First
Host Monique Aiken is joined by David Bank to preview next week’s call on the real world effects of a rising price of …
Podcasts | January 27, 2022
Impact Briefing: January 28th
Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars David Bank and Imogen Rose-Smith to make sense of the mixed signals in impact investing …
Podcasts | January 25, 2022
Daniel Pianko, Achieve Partners: Finding the alpha in apprenticeships (podcast)
Daniel Pianko likes to ask CEOs, “What’s the biggest problem you face?” If the answer is, “I can’t find enough trained people to …
Podcasts | January 20, 2022
Larry Fink’s letter, BlocPower’s expansion, and Just Capital CEO Martin Whittaker
Monique Aiken and David Bank react to Larry Fink’s annual letter, BlocPower’s expansion and systemic approaches to income inequality. And, at (5:30), David …
Impact Investing | January 19, 2022
Institutional Shift: ‘Net-zero’ becomes ‘uh-oh’ and other sustainability trends to watch in 2022 (podcast)
Getting to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions is going to mean a deep re-engineering of every industry, every corporation, every community, Equilibrium Capital’s Dave …
Impact Investing | January 13, 2022
Briefing: The Roundtable looks ahead to 2022
On this week’s podcast, host Brian Walsh brings back roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to take up private equity scandals, impending …
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Podcasts | December 24, 2021
ImpactAlpha’s Holiday List No. 1: Highlights from a year of podcasts
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 24 – “Too often impact investing is heavy on the investing and diet on the impact,” tweeted the Surdna Foundation’s Mekaelia Davis, …
Podcasts | December 16, 2021
Diversity in Asset Management and The Reconstruction This Time
Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to talk about Imogen’s Institutional Shift column and how it relates to …
Podcasts | December 10, 2021
Briefing: The Reconstruction This Time
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken reflects on the themes of The Reconstruction podcast – rethink, redress, liberate – with selections from …
The Reconstruction | December 6, 2021
A global bio fund is centering women founders and customers to drive equity and returns (podcast)
ImpactAlpha, Dec. 1 – Growing up in an unequal society in India prepared Ipshita Mandal-Johnson to overcome limitations. With a new life sciences fund, …
Podcasts | December 3, 2021
Briefing: Shareholder Activism and ReNewCos
On this week’s podcast, host Brian Walsh and roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank take up the corporate trend du jour: spinning …
Podcasts | November 18, 2021
Impact Briefing: Four Takeaways from COP26
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken checks in with FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau, back from the climate summit in Glasgow. Plus, the headlines. …
Kelly Burton, Black Innovation Alliance
The Reconstruction | November 16, 2021
The Reconstruction: Building an ecosystem for Black and Brown entrepreneurs
ImpactAlpha, Nov. 16, 2021 – As co-convener of the Black Innovation Alliance, Kelly Burton is working to bring together small business owners and …
Podcasts | November 12, 2021
Impact Briefing: “The Marks,” “The Gretas,” and Inflation — Oh, My!
On this week’s podcast, host Brian Walsh is back from Glasgow and joined for an institutional impact roundtable by Imogen Rose-Smith and David …
Impact Investing | November 5, 2021
Impact Briefing: Young Climate Leaders at COP26
On this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken catches up on COP26 with ImpactAlpha’sAmy Cortese, who introduces Elizabeth Wathuti of Kenya, Vanessa Nakate of …