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The DESPAC Podcast gives private company leaders the guidance, structure, and truth they need to approach SPAC and DESPAC transactions with confidence. Hosted by Chaz Churchwell, the owner of Churchwell Insurance Agency. The show focuses on the real work required to become a disciplined public company. Each episode cuts through confusion and delivers practical insight from operators, CFOs, auditors, attorneys, bankers, SPAC sponsors, PIPE investors, and advisors who understand the process end to end. Chaz started this show out of frustration. He has seen too many companies rush into the public markets without the systems, controls, and governance needed to survive. His commitment is simple. Help leaders avoid preventable mistakes and build the internal discipline required to thrive after the deal closes. As he says, he is tired of seeing companies go public only to be crushed in the courts because they were not prepared. The vision of the show is to be th
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe DESPAC Podcast gives private company leaders the guidance, structure, and truth they need to approach SPAC and DESPAC transactions with confidence. Hosted by Chaz Churchwell, the owner of Churchwell Insurance Agency. The show focuses on the real work required to become a disciplined public company.
The DESPAC Podcast is hosted by Chaz Churchwell. The show has published 40 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "SPAC and DESPAC Market Update: Deal Sizes, Valuations, and Sector Trends" (10 September 2026, 4 minutes), "The Early Signals That Tell You Retail Trusts Your DESPAC, Mo Abdi, RetailVolts" (4 August 2026, 38 minutes), and "The Early Signals That Tell You Retail Trusts Your DESPAC, Mo Abdi, RetailVolts" (4 August 2026, 38 minutes).
The DESPAC Podcast publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 43 minutes across 40 episodes.
Booking probability for The DESPAC Podcast is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The DESPAC Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The DESPAC Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
The strongest fits for The DESPAC Podcast are Investment Banking & Trading and Investing & Wealth Management. The DESPAC Podcast has a business audience and around 2,500 subscribers on YouTube.
Chaz Churchwell hosts The DESPAC Podcast, a business podcast with 40 episodes published.
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The DESPAC Podcast
373 active SPACs are hunting for targets — but only 23.3% of completed DESPACs trade above $10. Chaz Churchwell and Joshua Wilson break down the current SPAC-to-DESPAC data and what it means for private companies...
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Six months before a DESPAC closes, retail investors have already decided if they trust the deal — and Mo Abdi says that excitement is measurable, and it tracks against redemption rates. EPISODE SUMMARY Mo Abdi, Chief...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Six months before a DESPAC closes, retail investors have already decided if they trust the deal — and Mo Abdi says that excitement is measurable, and it tracks against redemption rates.<br/><br/>EPISODE...
The DESPAC Podcast
There are four ways to take a company public. Brandon Sun says 95% of companies realistically have access to one. Brandon Sun, Managing Director and Head of SPAC Investment Banking at Cohen & Company, has closed more...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>There are four ways to take a company public. Brandon Sun says 95% of companies realistically have access to one.<br/><br/>Brandon Sun, Managing Director and Head of SPAC Investment Banking at Cohen & Company, has...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Most founders ask what a SPAC is worth before they ask whether they need it at all. Michael Strauss of Boardroom Alpha flips that: the first question is whether you need the capital now, or can afford to optimize...
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<p>Most private companies treat a DESPAC as the finish line. Jeffrey Duncan and Jonathan Grubbs of Aprio explain why day one as a public company is where the real work begins — and why targets that wait until the BCA is...
The DESPAC Podcast
Most private companies treat a DESPAC as the finish line. Jeffrey Duncan and Jonathan Grubbs of Aprio explain why day one as a public company is where the real work begins — and why targets that wait until the BCA is...
The DESPAC Podcast
What actually disqualifies a private company from a SPAC deal? Patrick Sturgeon says the answer is often the same thing that would sink a traditional IPO — size. A single-asset biotech at Phase 1B with a sub-$100M...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>What actually disqualifies a private company from a SPAC deal? Patrick Sturgeon says the answer is often the same thing that would sink a traditional IPO — size. A single-asset biotech at Phase 1B with a sub-$100M...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Most DESPAC votes don't fail at the ballot box. They fail months earlier, in silence — when no one is communicating with the shareholder base and the redemptions are already climbing. By the time the panicked calls...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>What no one tells founders before a DESPAC: the deal itself is the easy part. Roshan Pujari took Stardust Power from a 2023 startup to a shovel-ready national lithium project in roughly three years — and he is...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Why do so many DESPAC deals look great on day one and collapse months later? In this episode of The DESPAC Podcast, host Chaz Churchwell sits down with Douglas Ellenoff of Ellenoff Grossman & Schole, one of the most...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Misclassify warrants or earnouts and you can blow up your DESPAC valuation, delay closing by months, and stack millions in advisory, audit, and legal fees on a deal that was supposed to be ready.<br/><br/>Sam Salty...
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<p>"You can't be a SPAC and a DESPAC at the same time." That's the line from McGuireWoods partner Alex Weniger-Araujo that captures everything wrong with how most private companies approach going public.<br/><br/>In...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>A Certified Fraud Examiner who ran undercover investigations for Kroll is now one of the most valuable assets a private company can have heading into a de-SPAC. James Tunkey has worked 50+ de-SPAC transactions — and...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Valuation disputes are the #1 source of litigation, infighting, and blown DESPAC deals. Michael Moscarelli of Houlihan Capital has personally delivered up to 15 DESPAC fairness opinions and breaks down exactly how...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>This episode provides a quick market update on the SPAC ecosystem and discusses how legal trends and governance practices are shaping the next cycle of deals.</p><p>Chaz Churchwell explains why securities litigation...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>Investment bankers play a critical role in the SPAC and DESPAC process, yet their work often happens behind the scenes.</p><p>In this interview, host Chaz Churchwell sits down with Jesse Busch of iBankers to unpack...
The DESPAC Podcast
<p>In this episode, host Chaz Churchwell speaks with Mohammad Hasham, Partner at Cohn Reznick, about the critical role CFO advisory teams play in helping private companies prepare to become public.</p><p>Mohammad...
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