Latest Public companies Podcast Episodes
Nitin Chexal, CEO at Palladius Capital Management – Opportunity Knocks: Finding real estate opportunities in unexpected places
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - October 19, 2022 08:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Sometimes, acquisitions that seem risky are actually just really smart: seeing opportunity where others don't. And in real estate, if you have the experience and a strong handle on research, undervalued assets are there for the taking. My guest this week is Nitin Chexal. Niti...
Joe Ennen, CEO at SunOpta – Milking the Market: Sustainable food products and the plant-based milk revolution
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - October 12, 2022 08:45 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary A growing number of food companies are investing in sustainable product development, but only a handful are really getting it right. Joining me to talk about doing sustainability successfully is Joe Ennen. Joe is CEO and a director at SunOpta, which trades under the symbol S T ...
TJ Jiang, CEO at AvePoint – Ahead in the Cloud: Riding the huge growth in the Saas software industry
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - October 05, 2022 19:51 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary In an industry that's seen incredible growth in the last few years, lots of Saas companies are exploding. But Saas software vendor AvePoint was on the scene long before the industry took off, and their strategic vision of the cloud's potential has helped secure their own extrao...
TJ Jiang, CEO at AvePoint – A Head in the Cloud: Riding the huge growth in the Saas software industry
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - October 05, 2022 19:51 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary In an industry that's seen incredible growth in the last few years, lots of Saas companies are exploding. But Saas software vendor AvePoint was on the scene long before the industry took off, and their strategic vision of the cloud's potential has helped secure their own extrao...
Scott Hart, CEO at StepStone Group – Flywheeling High: Creating a niche in private markets investment and growing on your own momentum
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - September 21, 2022 08:45 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Private markets investment is a giant field, and finding a unique place in the business isn’t easy. But when you pay close attention to timing, the needs and wants of your clients, and building a solid team, you can make a definitive mark in the industry. Joining me to talk ...
Meaghan Montegari, Managing Director at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Investor Access
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - September 14, 2022 08:08 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: In an ever-changing market, consistent communication and messaging is essential to building up stakeholder trust. Corporate access is key when it comes to developing relationships between companies and investors, but access strategy can be difficult to navigate without the rig...
John Mancini, Partner at Mayer Brown — Investing in your IP Strategy : The importance of protecting your intellectual property
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - September 07, 2022 08:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: In today's knowledge-based economy, your intellectual property is your competitive advantage and it needs to be protected. My guest this week is John Mancini, partner at Mayer Brown and a member of the firm's global intellectual property practice, which was named IP practice...
Henry Nassau, CEO at Dechert — On Firm Footing : How law firms play an essential role in the corporate landscape
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - August 31, 2022 08:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Given the legal complexity of just about every aspect of running a company, lawyers are nearly ubiquitous in the corporate world. So, it should come as no surprise that a lifetime in corporate law amounts to an incredible wealth of knowledge and insight that can extend a lawye...
Joe Folkman, Co-founder and President at Zenger Folkman — The Data on Distrust : Building and maintaining trust as a leader
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - August 24, 2022 08:30 - 30 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: My guest this week is co-founder and president of Zenger Folkman, a leadership development consultancy, Joe Folkman. For more than 30 years, Joe has been assessing and studying top leaders in a variety of industries and is a world-renowned psychometrician and leadership devel...
Scott Sanborn, CEO at LendingClub — Bank on It: Innovative lending for better financial futures
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - August 17, 2022 08:24 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: According to recent surveys, 43% of Americans expect to add to their debt in the next six months in order to make ends meet. Most will use credit card debt to bridge the gap, but high interest rates could see this put the financial futures of many Americans at risk. Innovative...
Jim Barr, CEO at Nautilus — Don't Sweat It: The home fitness trend is here to stay
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - August 10, 2022 08:34 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: While gyms were closed, and most of the population was stuck at home during the pandemic, the home exercise equipment category saw a huge boom in sales. With this came increased consumer appetite for connectivity and consolidation of their fitness experience across all the pr...
Greg McDowell, Partner at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Technology Investor Relations
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - August 03, 2022 09:01 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Tech companies are having to work harder than ever to prove their resilience in an increasingly noisy market. For investors, the pandemic has highlighted the need for sustained growth and detailed future planning when choosing where to put their capital, and communicating thes...
Dave Prokupek, CEO at Ideal Image — The Beauty Business is Booming: The rapid rise of the aesthetics industry
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - July 27, 2022 08:49 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: The 'Fountain of Youth' was first mentioned in the writings of Herodotus in the 5th century BC. The world may have changed a lot since the Ancient Greeks, but our desire to look better, look younger, has not. Fast forward to today, Tiktok "beauty hacks" and YouTube videos prom...
Jeff Fischer, President at Longhorn Vaccines & Diagnostics — Passing the Test : How this small company made a big difference in the fight against COVID-19
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - July 20, 2022 08:15 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Testing the population is a vital step in the pursuit of disease control. During the COVID-19 pandemic, when the biotech industry was challenged to rapidly adapt and produce safe, effective testing at an almost unimaginable scale, businesses were forced to adapt and re-think t...
Brad Cohen, Managing Partner at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Proptech, Real Estate & Lodging
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - July 13, 2022 09:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: As a public company, building strong relationships with investors is vital. In a down market, the strength of those relationships relies more than ever on honest, reliable communication. No matter what's happening in the market, your company always has a story to tell. Telling...
Joseph Antoun, CEO at L-Nutra — Food for Thought: Turning sick care into health care with science-based nutrition
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - July 06, 2022 08:30 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: We live in the era of the most advanced medical technologies the world has ever seen, but are we really that much healthier for it? According to the CDC, 6 in 10 adults in the US are living with at least one chronic disease, 4 in 10 have two or more. In the wake of the pand...
Jerry Morgan, President & CEO at Texas Roadhouse — Serving Up Success: The key ingredients? Great value and 'legendary' service
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - June 29, 2022 08:30 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: When inflation goes up, and disposable incomes shrink, consumers approach their spending with increased scrutiny. Despite tighter budgets, however, people are still social and they still need to eat, and restaurants that consistently provide great value to their customers will...
Nino Ciappina, CEO at PARTS iD — Standing Apart: Finding success through differentiation
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - June 22, 2022 08:45 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: The automotive industry is changing. Shifting consumer behavior, increased demand for sustainability, and macro shifts towards digitization, automation, and new business models could see companies that are unable to keep up get left behind. For companies ready to embrace these...
James Foster, CEO at ZeroFOX — Heading Off Hackers : Why external cybersecurity is not just a defensive sport
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - June 16, 2022 15:57 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: As threat volume and complexity grows, cyber attacks are quickly becoming one of the biggest concerns facing companies today. When the pandemic accelerated the shift towards digital, and employees around the world began logging in to work from anywhere, the threat of data bein...
Kyle Kostesich, Executive Creative Director at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Branding + Creative Practice
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - June 08, 2022 08:04 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Your brand is your promise. It's how you signal to stakeholders who you are and what you stand for. With so much on the line, it's no wonder that a messy brand can have a huge impact on your business. Joining me for this installment of ICR Industry Reports, the mini-series wh...
Marc Silverberg, Partner at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Energy, Sustainability & Modern Mobility
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - June 01, 2022 08:30 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: This week: the next of our ICR Industry Reports. In this mini-series we profile some of ICR's industry experts, and hear about what they're observing at the frontlines of their fields. My guest today is Marc Silverberg, Partner and head of ICR's Energy, Sustainability & Moder...
Russell Fleischer, General Partner at Battery Ventures — Supporting CEOs: How investment partners with firsthand operations experience can help
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - May 25, 2022 19:30 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Growth through M&A can be hit or miss. Studies show that nearly half of these transactions fail to see value creation as a result of acquisition. Why is that? Well, one reason may be that M&A is disruptive to stakeholder relationships. The challenge for investment firms is to ...
Farah Soi, Partner at ICR — ICR Industry Reports: Consumer, Retail & Digital Commerce
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - May 18, 2022 08:07 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: This week is the first in a new mini-series profiling some of ICR's leading industry experts: ICR Industry Report. Alongside our usual content, this series will feature observations and analysis of what ICR's leaders are seeing in the market, and what trends they anticipate ar...
Conor Flynn, CEO at Kimco Realty — Realty Reality, Post Pandemic: Responsible REITs are more than just landlords
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - May 11, 2022 08:49 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) can be pretty misunderstood as investment opportunities, particularly amongst younger investors. Their slow-and-steady pace and relative lack of volatility can lead investors looking for quicker action to focus on other asset classes. Howe...
Employee-Employer IP Ownership Rights
Choate Business Insights - May 06, 2022 04:00 - 13 minutesCecilia Vega and Lyndsey Kruzer share what employers should consider regarding employee or contractor rights to innovations in the workplace.
Eli Manning and Drew Sheinman, Partners at Brand Velocity Group — Pro Sports and Private Equity: A differentiated approach to managing PE portfolios
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - May 04, 2022 08:05 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: A company culture where you win together or lose together as a team gives everyone an incentive to perform at their best. It also creates supportive environments where strategic risk-taking is encouraged, opening the door to new opportunities. In private equity, a lot of scrut...
Brian Kelsey, Voice Actor and Host of Ten Minutes With — Take it from a Talk Show Host : Building a brand from the bottom up
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - April 20, 2022 08:55 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: Before there was Apple, or Amazon, or Disney, or Google, there was a person with an idea, who was willing to put in the work to see that idea come to life. Across industries, there are common lessons to be learned from the stories of the entrepreneurial-minded people who have ...
Joth Ricci, CEO at Dutch Bros Coffee — One Cup at a Time: How a simple model and strong mission can drive growth
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - April 06, 2022 08:17 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: With Covid-19 mandates relaxing and consumers eager to rejoin the real world, the beverage industry has been bouncing back over the last year. However, the landscape is not exactly what it used to be, and while doors are open, there are some new challenges to face. Changes in ...
Andy Rothman, Investment Strategist at Matthews Asia — Investing in China: Why misperceptions might have you missing out
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - March 16, 2022 08:43 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: In America, there are a lot of misconceptions about many aspects of Chinese culture and economic policy. These have become especially apparent over the last two years during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, many investors are curious about the opportunities to be found in China...
Dux Raymond Sy, Chief Brand Officer at AvePoint — Business' Brand New Era: Building brand visibility and reputation post-pandemic
Welcome to the Arena from ICR – Conversations with Today's Innovators & Business Leaders - March 09, 2022 08:02 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 66 ratingsSummary: In 2021, the average person was estimated to encounter between 6000 and 10 000 ads every single day. And, with eyes more glued to screens than ever before, digital marketing, finding its way to us via smartphones and computers, accounts for a great deal of that ad consumption....