Impact Alpha Podcasts
371 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★★ - 33 ratingsAll of ImpactAlpha's podcasts in one place. Listen in and get investment news and commentary for a sustainable edge.
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Agents of Impact: Edwin Datson on how to play the rising price of carbon
August 16, 2021 23:34 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBOn the latest Agents of Impact podcast, venture capital and private equity investor Edwin Datson breaks down recent developments that are making carbon a hot commodity on global markets. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: BlocPower's Donnel Baird on the role of impact investors in equitable climate infrastructure
August 13, 2021 10:00 - 21 minutes - 20.3 MBDonnel Baird, the founder of climate technology startup BlocPower joins Monique Aiken to talk about the latest IPCC Report, how he copes with climate grief, the Biden administration's infrastructure plans, and the role that impact investors can play in staving off the worst impacts of climate change. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Some Reconstruction history and looking forward to Black Philanthropy Month
July 30, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBOn this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken checks in with ImpactAlpha’s David Bank, who is in South Carolina’s Low Country exploring the history of the original Reconstruction. We hear about some of that history in snippets from David’s conversation with Penn Center’s Miss Gardenia Simmons-White and preview Black Philanthropy Month with Philanthropy Unbound’s Renee Joslyn. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Private equity and ESG, strange bedfellows?
July 23, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBRoundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join host Brian Walsh to discuss Rose-Smith’s latest column on how private equity learned to stop worrying and love ESG. We also hear from Netflix star Cooper Connelley – a nice guy, loyal husband and impact investor. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: The SEC considers asset manager diversity disclosure
July 16, 2021 10:00 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBMonique Aiken brings us the headlines, and ImpactAlpha’s Dennis Price catches up with Illumen Capital’s Daryn Dodson about bias in asset management and what a new era of disclosure could mean for diversity in the industry. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Investors Eye Nuclear Fusion
July 09, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBNuclear fusion: a grand climate solution or a longstanding pipe dream? A number of startups claim to be on the verge of technological breakthroughs that could bring fusion energy to the grid by the 2030s -- and investors are buying it. Host Brian Walsh is joined by Amy Cortese and David Bank to hear more about the growing interest in fusion, and one MIT based startup that's trying to bring it to scale. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: PolicyLink's Michael McAfee and "The Curb-Cut Effect"
July 02, 2021 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBMonique talks with PolicyLink’s Michael McAfee about “the curb-cut effect,” closing the racial wealth gap, and other takeaways from this week’s Agents of Impact Call No. 29: Capitalism Reimagined. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Reimagining Capitalism
June 25, 2021 06:06 - 9 minutes - 8.73 MBDavid Bank joins host Brian Walsh to reimagine capitalism. We also hear from Rev. Dr. William Barber II, PolicyLink’s Mahlet Getachew and Omidyar Network’s Chris Jurgens for a preview of next week’s Capitalism Reimagined Call. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: CDFI's and Juneteenth hit the big time
June 18, 2021 10:00 - 17 minutes - 16.6 MBLisa Mensah, CEO and President of the Opportunity Finance Network, joins Monique to reflect on our newest federal holiday, the sudden widespread interest -- or should we say investment -- in community lending, and today’s opportunity for a just Reconstruction. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Reimagining Capitalism, Comptroller Elections, Toxic Masculinity in Impact, and The Gates Foundation Falls Short
June 11, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBRoundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join Brian Walsh to re-imagine capitalism and review some of Imogen's recent and upcoming hot takes in her IA column. Plus, how the Gates Foundation’s strategy for global access to COVID vaccines worked -- or didn’t. And. as always, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Omidyar Network’s Chris Jurgens on the ideas, rules and power for a resilient 21st century
June 08, 2021 02:23 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWith Omidyar Network, ImpactAlpha is exploring emergent ideas, rules and power relationships of a resilient 21st-century economy. Visit the Capitalism Reimagined landing page for podcast summaries, as well as original coverage, impact voices, features and Agents of Impact. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message
Agents of Impact: Omidyar Network’s Chris Jurgens on the ideas, rules and power for a resilient 21st century
June 08, 2021 02:23 - 30 minutes - 27.9 MBWith Omidyar Network, ImpactAlpha is exploring emergent ideas, rules and power relationships of a resilient 21st-century economy. Visit the Capitalism Reimagined landing page for podcast summaries, as well as original coverage, impact voices, features and Agents of Impact. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Looking Back and Looking Forward
June 04, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 6.69 MBMonique brings us some highlights of her conversations with Tiffany Crutcher and Greg Robinson in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and Anne Price of the Insight Center for Community Economic Development in Oakland, Calif. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Big Oil's Big Reckoning
May 28, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15.7 MBBrian Walsh is joined by Amy Cortese and David Bank to break down the big news coming out of Exxon, Chevron and Shell. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Catalytic Capital and the Reconstruction
May 21, 2021 10:00 - 7 minutes - 7.38 MBHost Monique Aiken is joined by David Bank to talk about financing the reconstruction with catalytic capital. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Agents of Impact: Isaac Stone-Fish on ESG Risks in China
May 17, 2021 21:31 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBTransparency is elusive as investors assess governance risks in China. There are by now dozens of ways to measure corporate exposure to climate risks, but few good methods to assess the risks of exposure to China, and specifically to the ruling Communist Party. In this Agent of Impact podcast, Isaac Stone-Fish shares how he helps corporations and other organizations identify connections, dependencies and entanglements in the world’s largest retail market. --- Send in a voice message: http...
Agent of Impact: Isaac Stone-Fish on ESG Risks in China
May 17, 2021 21:31 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBTransparency is elusive as investors assess governance risks in China. There are by now dozens of ways to measure corporate exposure to climate risks, but few good methods to assess the risks of exposure to China, and specifically to the ruling Communist Party. In this Agent of Impact podcast, Isaac Stone-Fish shares how he helps corporations and other organizations identify connections, dependencies and entanglements in the world’s largest retail market. --- Send in a voice message: http...
Briefing: Risks, Returns, and Innovative Financial Structures
May 14, 2021 10:00 - 14 minutes - 13.6 MBDavid Bank and Jessica Pothering join host Brian Walsh to talk about risks and returns – and explore innovative financial structures that are unlocking new capital in emerging markets. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Generational Inheritance and Leadership
May 07, 2021 10:00 - 8 minutes - 8.11 MBHost Monique Aiken is joined by David Bank to talk through some of this week's themes. Plus we hear from Kelli Saulney, a recent guest on the Reconstruction podcast. And, of course, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Truth in advertising when it comes to ESG
April 30, 2021 10:00 - 18 minutes - 17.2 MBBrian Walsh welcomes back Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to discuss the heightened regulatory scrutiny of impact and ESG claims. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: April 23rd
April 23, 2021 10:00 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBOn this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken checks in with Nathan Cummings Foundation’s Rey Ramsey and The Case Made’s Tiffany Manuel, and chats with ImpactAlpha’s Amy Cortese about climate action news. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
The Reconstruction: Rey Ramsey on deploying 100% of foundation assets toward positive impact and racial equity
April 19, 2021 10:00 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBThe Nathan Cummings Foundation says it has nearly fulfilled the commitment made three years ago to align 100% of its $450 million endowment with its mission goals – and confirmed that aligning foundation assets with positive impact turns out to be a way to make a decent return as well. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: April 16th
April 16, 2021 10:00 - 9 minutes - 8.57 MBHost Brian Walsh takes stock of two of the premier showcases for student talent in impact investing and sustainable finance. He chats with Bridges Fund Management’s Brian Trelstad about this year’s competition. And Megan Kashner of the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern recaps the Kellogg-Morgan Stanley Sustainable Investing Challenge, which also staged its finals last week. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Institutional Shift: Credits for Cow Sh*t and Sustainable SPACs
April 14, 2021 01:27 - 31 minutes - 29.6 MBEquilibrium Capital's Dave Chen joins David Bank to discuss the latest trends in instutional sustainable investing --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: April 9th
April 09, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBHost Monique Aiken speaks with B Lab’s Andrew Kassoy about why impact-driven businesses and investors are stepping up their policy advocacy. We also hear from Dr. Tiffany Manuel of The Case Made, next week’s guest on The Reconstruction podcast. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: April 2nd
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBHost Brian Walsh dissects former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy’s recent takedown of ESG investing with roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Friday April 2nd
April 02, 2021 10:00 - 16 minutes - 15 MBHost Brian Walsh dissects former BlackRock exec Tariq Fancy’s recent takedown of ESG investing with roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: March 26th
March 26, 2021 13:52 - 10 minutes - 9.9 MBJessica Pothering joins host Monique Aiken to discuss how African entrepreneurs are stepping up with tech solutions to the continent’s challenges in agriculture, climate change and financial inclusion. We also catch up with Unreasonable Group’s Pratibha Vuppuluri and hear a snippet of next week’s Reconstruction podcast with Illumen Capital’s Daryn Dodson. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: March 19th
March 19, 2021 10:00 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBBrian Walsh talks with Amy Cortese about regulation crowdfunding’s big week, and we hear from Republic’s Ken Nguyen and Wefunder’s Jonny Price. Plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: March 12th
March 12, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.4 MBMonique is joined by Erika Seth-Davies, a social entrepreneur in residence at Common Future, and founder of The Racial Equity Asset Lab, and ImpactAlpha’s David Bank to talk about the American Rescue Plan and, perhaps, a bottom-up Reconstruction... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: March 5th
March 05, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 17.1 MBOn this week’s podcast, host Brian Walsh discusses the big private equity funds looking to make a splash in impact with roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank. Plus, the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: February 26th
February 26, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.8 MBOn this week’s podcast, host Monique Aiken chats with ImpactAlpha’s Roodgally Senatus about Bitwise Industries’ big raise and BlocPower’s Donnel Baird, this week’s Agent of Impact. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Agent of Impact: Surdna's Don Chen
February 25, 2021 02:07 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBDon Chen, president of the billion-dollar Surdna Foundation, joins David Bank to discuss Surdna's 100 million dollar commitment to impact investing, as well as some innovative approaches they've taken to the COVID crisis. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: February 19th
February 19, 2021 11:00 - 12 minutes - 11.2 MBAmy Cortese joins Brian to bring us up to speed on soil carbon markets. We hear from Gregory Landua of the Regen Network, Mark Lambert of Re-Harvest, and this week's Agent of Impact: Charles D. King, the Founder and CEO of the global media brand Macro. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: February 12th
February 12, 2021 11:00 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBThe headlines, plus Suzanne Biegel updates Monique on some highlights from this week's GenderSmart Investing Summit, and we hear from Bill Bynum, CEO of Hope Enterprise. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: February 5th
February 05, 2021 11:00 - 18 minutes - 16.9 MBThe headlines, plus Brian is joined by Professor Tensie Whelan of NYU Stern School of Business to discuss her latest research into corporate board members ESG credentials. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
The Reconstruction: Melissa Bradley
February 01, 2021 11:00 - 29 minutes - 26.9 MB1863 Ventures founder Melissa Bradley joins Monique Aiken to discuss how learning from history can create opportunities for equitable wealth-building. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: January 29th
January 29, 2021 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.47 MBThe headlines, plus Monique and David bring share a sneak preview of "The Reconstruction" our new podcast series and beat which drops on Monday. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: January 22nd
January 22, 2021 23:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThe word of the week is: creativity -- Brian catches up with Upstart CoLab founder Laura Callanan, and we revisit the poetry of this week's Agent of Impact, Amanda Gorman. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: Januray 22nd
January 22, 2021 11:00 - 14 minutes - 13.7 MBThe word of the week is: creativity -- Brian catches up with Upstart CoLab founder Laura Callanan, and we revisit the poetry of this week's Agent of Impact, Amanda Gorman. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: January 15th
January 15, 2021 11:00 - 21 minutes - 20 MBMonique is joined by Jessica Barron and Marion Johnson of Frontline Solutions, a Black-owned social impact consulting firm, to discuss their recent report Demoocracy’s Powerbrokers: Political Power of Women of Color. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Agents of Impact: Jigar Shah
January 13, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDavid chats with Jigar Shah, president of Generate, a San Francisco investment firm at the forefront of sustainable infrastructure financing. Jigar was co-founder of SunEdison, a pioneer of the “no money down” solar financing model that unlocked the solar market. He co-hosts The Energy Gang Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Agent of Impact: Jigar Shah
January 13, 2021 08:00 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MBDavid chats with Jigar Shah, president of Generate, a San Francisco investment firm at the forefront of sustainable infrastructure financing. Jigar was co-founder of SunEdison, a pioneer of the “no money down” solar financing model that unlocked the solar market. He co-hosts The Energy Gang Podcast. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: January 8th
January 11, 2021 23:37 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBDavid joins Brian to chart the year ahead in impact investing with some help from Generate's Jigar Shah. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: December 18th
December 18, 2020 11:00 - 9 minutes - 8.59 MBDavid joins Brian to round up the ImpactAlpha week of roundups, plus we hear a few of Dave Chen's predictions for 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Institutional Shift: The Great Burp forward in 2021
December 18, 2020 01:56 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBDave and David look back on some of the predictions from February's episode, and look forward to the trends we'll be seeing a lot more of in 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Agent of Impact: Zach Knight
December 16, 2020 11:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBDavid Bank speaks with the co-founder and CEO of Blue Forest, a nonprofit fund financing forest resilience through an innovative pay for performance model. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: December 11th
December 10, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.7 MBThe word of the week is "science", and the agents of impact are scientists... and David joins Monique to discuss deep tech investing. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: December 4th
December 04, 2020 11:00 - 10 minutes - 9.46 MBDennis introduces Brian to refugee lens investing, and we remember Tony Hsie and his innovative community financing project in Las Vegas, plus the headlines. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message
Briefing: November 20th
November 20, 2020 11:00 - 8 minutes - 7.74 MBMonique follows up on this week's Agents of Impact call, which put a gender lens on the COVID recovery. We hear from Secha Capital’s Kuhle Mnisi and Wukina’s Maureen Sibanda who are this week’s agents of impact. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/impact-alpha/message