The Investor Relations Podcast

A young lieutenant in Afghanistan once sat next to a 40-foot shipping container packed with robots nobody asked for — a warning about what happens when defense technology outruns the warfighter's actual needs. Kevin...

What if the biggest edge in capital allocation isn't information — it's understanding how the people deploying $140 trillion actually think under pressure? In this episode, Stanford's Ashby Monk admits he was skeptical...

"What if I gave you a piece of my portfolio to manage?" Early in his career, Gary Preisser tried to answer that. Now he knows the only right response is a question: What is the money for, and when will you need it...

<p>"Nobody can ever trust this company again." That's what Eric Ries told a young founder on the way to what looked like a celebration — but was actually a wake for a company's soul.<br/><br/>In this special-release...

<p>There are only two types of public companies: those with activists, and those that will have activists. Aaron Bertinetti has seen it from every angle — issuer, advisor, and proxy — and he's blunt about what most...

<p>The public market is 50% smaller than it was in 2000. Companies are staying private longer. And the wealth being created during that private window is bypassing every traditional investor relations playbook ever...

<p>He sold 1,500 multifamily doors at 46 — over pancakes and a napkin number at IHOP — and then had to figure out what came next. What Mike Stohler found was an entirely different world: boutique castle hotels in...

<p>A quantum physicist who built the world's first FDA-cleared wearable medical monitor — then crossed to the VC side and finally understood why he only raised $20M instead of $200M. What Leon Eisen, PhD discovered on...

<p>What a 96-Year-Old Wall Street Legend Wishes Every Founder Knew — Morty Davis</p><p>Morty Davis funded a startup whose founder chose his company over his marriage — and Morty called it immediately. That's what...

<p>Trust is becoming the most valuable asset in private markets.</p><p>In this episode of The Investor Relations Podcast, Joshua Wilson interviews Pat Zingarella on building a platform that enables verified investor...

<p>From research analyst to SPAC sponsor.</p><p>In this episode of The Investor Relations Podcast, Joshua Wilson sits down with Peter Wright to break down the investor relations strategy behind SPACs, capital raising...

<p>In this episode, Joshua Wilson sits down with Mike Kron to unpack the mindset shift from allocator to capital raiser.</p><p>Mike spent 32 years inside a large family office, scaling multifamily across Texas, Arizona...

<p>What do you say when a deal fails — and how do you say it to your investors?</p><p>In this episode of The Investor Relations Podcast, Dr. Thomas J Powell shares how he approaches the hardest conversations in capital...

<p>When it comes to founder-investor communication, transparency isn’t just important—it’s essential. In this episode, Dr. Thomas J Powell discusses the disconnect that often arises between optimistic founders and...

<p>In this episode of The Investor Relations Podcast, Dr. Thomas J Powell, founder of The Founder’s Office™, shares a candid perspective on communication breakdowns between founders and investors—and how to fix them...