ImpactAlpha Podcasts

Host Monique Aiken is joined by Amy Cortese, who has been talking to investors -- including Full Cycle’s Stephan Nicoleau -- about how the inflation reduction act is resetting the table on climate. Plus, the headlines.

Realize Impact’s Luni Libes and ImpactAlpha’s Zuleyma Bebell join Brian Walsh to discuss the LIIST, an exciting new sampling of impact funds and companies that, based on public or accessible information, seem to be in active fundraising mode.  The LIIST: https://impactalpha.com/the-brief-the-liist-of-open-impact-funds-evs-as-a-service-impact-tech-in-africa-federal-policy-for-community-solar/...

ImpactAlpha’s Zuleyma Bebell and Dennis Price join host Monique Aiken to talk about this week’s launch of ImpactAlpha Open , trends in the media business and why ImpactAlpha “dares to be optimistic.”

“There’s an inherent power dynamic in investing. Full stop,” says Margot Kane, chief investment officer of Spring Point Capital , in an Agents of Impact podcast conversation with   Monique Aiken. A portion of their conversation was featured on the weekly Impact Briefing podcast earlier this month. Listen to the full conversation now!

Jessica Pothering joins host Brian Walsh to dissect the crash landing of Airlift, and chew over the broader Covid-fueled boom and bust in instant grocery delivery in frontier markets. Plus, the headlines.

Spring Point Partners’ Margot Kane joins host Monique Aiken to talk family offices, emerging managers and catalytic capital. Plus, the headlines.

Roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank join Brian Walsh to  draw a line from the massive fees in asset management to the recent raft of radical decisions from the U.S. Supreme Court.

Patience Marime-Ball of the Women of the World Endowment joins Monique Aiken on the latest Agents of Impact Podcast to talk about The XX Edge, her new book which comes out this week.  https://bookshop.org/books/the-xx-edge-unlocking-higher-returns-and-lower-risk/9781637630938

ImpactAlpha’s Jessica Pothering joins Monique Aiken to share the work of equity and debt capital providers in emerging markets, whom she met with last week in Dar es Salaam at the Collaborative for Frontier Finance's annual convening. Plus the headlines. www.impactalpha.com/subscribe

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss parallels between the LGBTQ+ community and the impact investing community. We also hear from Megan Kashner of the Kellogg School of Management about the genesis of Colorful Capital, the new LGBTQ+ focused venture capital firm that she has started with TIIP’s Bill Burckart . Plus the headlines.

David Bank is joined by the departing and incoming leadership teams at Kapor Capital. Mitch and Freada Kapor, veteran tech entrepreneurs and investors, are handing over the reins to homegrown talent: Brian Dixon and Ulili Onovakpuri. David spoke with the four of them about the leadership transition, where legacy venture capital falls short, and how to get top-quartile returns along with impact and...

FullCycle’s Stephan Nicoleau deconstructs the climate conversation at the recent Davos meeting of the World Economic Forum with host Monique Aiken , and points to some surprising opportunities for climate investors. Plus the headlines.

Host Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to chew over what institutional and impact investors might – and might not – do when it comes to guns and abortion. Plus the headlines .

On this special edition, Roodgally Senatus catches up with ImpactAlpha's sources on the ground at the World Economic Forum: BlocPower’s Donnel Baird ,  the City of Ithaca’s Luis Aguirre-Torres , and Jeffrey Dunston of the Northeast Brooklyn Housing Development Company, to hear how the world's business elite are reacting to their plans to decarbonize the globe while creating jobs -- one city,...

CEO and Founder of VC Include, Bahiyah Robinson joins host Monique Aiken to talk about their mission to to increase the number of diverse managers 10-fold by 2030. Plus, the headlines.

David Bank joins Monique Aiken to discuss the politics of ESG and the importance of flexible financing for startups and small businesses. Plus, the headlines. https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

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 the Neighborhood Economics gathering in Indianapolis (7:00) . Jones is this week’s Agent of Impact. Plus, the headlines. impactalpha.com/subscribe

On this Agents of Impact podcast, David Bank is joined by Jonathan Rose, founder and president of the real estate development company of the same name, to talk about building green and affordable housing -- something Rose has been doing since the late '80s. https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/

Monique Aiken is joined by Jessica Pothering to explore the, yes, social impact of private investment trends on the African continent. Plus, the headlines. impactalpha.com/subscribe

David Bank talks about diversity in asset management and allocation with Larry Morse , CEO of Fairview Capital, Christine Looney from the Ford Foundation and Najada Kumbuli , Head of impact Investments at Visa Foundation. impactalpha.com/subscribe

Brian Walsh is joined by roundtable regulars Imogen Rose-Smith and David Bank to decide which type of “activist investor” Carl Icahn is – and what that makes Elon Musk. We also hear from Jah Koh of Lightsmith Group and Benjamin Njenga of Apollo Agriculture, both of whom were guests on this week’s Agents of Impact Call. Plus, the headlines. https://www.impactalpha.com/subscribe

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to preview next week’s call on catalyzing capital for climate adaptation. And we hear from Jonathan Phillips of the Rogers Energy Access Project at Duke University. Plus, the headlines. Next week's call: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/313635681767 SUBSCRIBE TODAY FOR OUR BEST DEAL OF THE YEAR: HALF OFF. https://impactalpha.com/subscribe/ and use code ANNUAL50.

Roodgally Senatus joins host Brian Walsh to discuss his story – and photos! – from the frontlines of BlocPower efforts to train a civilian climate corps in the Bronx. Dennis Price checks in with Wefunder’s Jonny Price and Fanbase’s Ramiro Canovas to learn why startups are turning their fans and customers into investors. Plus, the headlines. Roody's piece: https://impactalpha.com/inside-blocpo...

David Bank joins host Monique Aiken to recap this week’s call on how impact investors are approaching political risk and conflict in Eastern Europe and beyond, with call highlights from Jessica Bleyzer of SigmaBleyzer, Media Development Investment Fund’s Harlan Mandel , Daniel Kozlov of Global Venture Alliance and Open Road Alliance’s Caroline Bressan (3:20) . And, TIIP has a new systems investing...

David Bank joins host Brian Walsh to discuss the surprising breakthrough in the SEC’s new rules on corporate climate disclosure and preview next week’s Agents of Impact call on political and country risk. We also hear from Stanford’s Alicia Seiger , who has a contrarian take on the hot issue of Scope 3 accounting. Plus, the headlines.` Next week's call: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/298268478047 Su...