Proactive - Interviews for investors

Foresight Solar Fund (LSE:FSFL) fund manager Toby Virno joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the UK government's latest Contracts for Difference allocation round and what it means for renewable energy investors. Virno explained that CFDs are 20-year agreements between renewable generators and the government that provide revenue certainty through fixed strike prices, reducing financing cos...

Custom Health CEO Shane Bishop joined Steve Darling from to discuss the company’s technology-enabled pharmacy platform, expansion strategy, and growth opportunities following its recent listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the ticker CHLT. Bishop explained that Custom Health has evolved from addressing medication administration challenges in long-term care into a connected healthcare platfo...

Atlantico Energy Metals Corp. (CSE:ATLA, FSE:1CJ1) CEO Bonn Smith joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's Novo Cruzeiro project in Brazil's Lithium Valley, following encouraging results from its first-pass exploration programme. Covering more than 24,000 hectares of contiguous land, Novo Cruzeiro is one of the larger land packages in the region. Early geological sampling has re...

EnergyPathways (AIM:EPP) CEO Ben Clube joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss acceptance of the gas storage licence for its MESH project and the launch of the work programme, with a final investment decision targeted for 2028. Clube said EnergyPathways is moving straight into the next development phase while preparing MESH to enter Ofgem's second cap and floor round for long-duration energy...

Ilika PLC (AIM:IKA, OTCQX:ILIKF, FRA:I8A) CEO Graeme Purdy joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's £0.5 million offer to retail investors, made on the same terms as its £4.56 million institutional placing, and how the combined proceeds will drive commercialisation of its two solid-state battery platforms, Stereax and Goliath. Around £2 million is earmarked for Stereax, supporti...

Rainbow Rare Earths (LSE:RBW) CEO George Bennett and technical director Dave Dodd joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss significant process improvements at its phosphogypsum rare earths recovery project ahead of the definitive feasibility study. Dodd explained that a better understanding of fluorine management has allowed Rainbow to remove an entire processing stage by using silica to cont...

Trillion Energy International President Scott Lower joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the successful completion of a technical field scouting program across the company’s M47 exploration licence in southeastern Türkiye, an important step in preparing for a planned geophysical survey during the 2026 field season. Lower said the June 6–8 program focused on evaluating priority exploratio...

Delivra Health Brands CEO Gord Davey joined Steve Darling from to discuss the launch of LivRelief Itch Cream, a new product designed to help relieve itchiness associated with eczema, psoriasis, dermatitis, and other common skin irritations. Davey said the cream is formulated for sensitive skin and is hypoallergenic, fragrance-free, and free from parabens, petroleum, and SLS. The product combines H...

Intelligent Monitoring Group Ltd managing director Dennison Hambling talked with Proactive about the company’s binding agreement to acquire ADT’s residential security business in the United Kingdom, describing the transaction as one of the transformative moments in the company’s recent history. Hambling said the deal gives Intelligent Monitoring Group immediate exposure to one of the world’s large...

archTIS Ltd managing director and CEO Daniel Lai talked with Proactive about the company’s A$3.2 million contract with the Australian Department of Defence, renewing licensing for its Kojensi Enterprise secure collaboration platform and adding significant application development and maintenance services. The contract includes A$1.0 million in annual recurring software licences and A$2.2 million in...

Terrain Minerals Ltd executive director Justin Virgin talked with Proactive about the company’s rare earths work at the Lort River Project in Western Australia, while also outlining how the project fits alongside Terrain’s main focus at the Smoke Bush Gold Project. The discussion focused on why the metallurgy will be critical for the project’s future. Virgin explained that rare earths are not nece...

Lightning Minerals Ltd managing director Troy Brice talked with Proactive about the company’s Mt Turner Gold Project in northern Queensland and the results of an independent University of New South Wales petrology study, which confirmed the presence of rhyolite intrusion-hosted gold mineralisation. Brice said the study provided “strong, independent validation” of Lightning Minerals Ltd’s explorati...

Imugene Ltd MD and CEO Leslie Chong talked with Proactive about the company reporting a second complete response in the concurrent Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor, or BTKi, cohort of its ongoing Phase 1b azer-cel trial. The latest response was recorded in the first mantle cell lymphoma, or MCL, patient treated in the azer-cel Phase 1b study. The patient had previously received and failed BTKi the...

Bradda Head Lithium Ltd (AIM:BHL) executive chairman Ian Stalker joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the Whistlejacket lithium project in Arizona and why recent analyst coverage points to a significant valuation opportunity. Stalker said independent research from Greenwood Capital and Shard Capital both concluded the company could be worth considerably more than its current market valuat...

Metals One PLC (AIM:MET1, FRA:HT7, OTCQB:MTOPF) managing director Daniel Maling joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's transformation in 2025, following a £15 million fundraising and a strategic shift away from Scandinavian nickel towards gold and uranium. Maling explained that as nickel market conditions weakened, the board made a conscious decision to reposition. "The board...

St George Mining Ltd executive chairman John Prineas talked with Proactive about the company’s latest progress at the 100%-owned Araxá Rare Earths and Niobium Project in Minas Gerais, Brazil, following a A$60 million capital raise and the release of its thickest mineralised intercept to date. Prineas said the funding was raised to top up cash reserves and accelerate development workstreams, with H...

Imugene Ltd managing director and CEO Leslie Chong talked with Proactive about the first complete response reported in the concurrent Bruton Tyrosine Kinase inhibitor, or BTKi, cohort of the company’s ongoing Phase 1b azer-cel trial. Chong said the result was an important milestone for patients with limited remaining treatment options, particularly those who had relapsed on or become refractory to...

Arizona Gold and Silver CEO Mike Stark joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss encouraging metallurgical test results from the Philadelphia gold-silver project in Mohave County, Arizona, highlighting strong gold recoveries through both agitation and heap leach processing. Stark said agitation leach cyanidation achieved gold recoveries of 91% to 99% using modest grind sizes of 0.40 to 0.136...

Aduro Clean Technologies CEO Ofer Vi-cus joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with AstroTurf to evaluate the use of Aduro’s Hydrochemolytic™ Technology (HCT) for recycling end-of-life synthetic turf. Vicus said the collaboration will assess how HCT, combined with mechanical pre-treatment, can recover polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene...

Varon Corp CEO Benjamin Schubert joined Steve Darling from Proactive Varon Corp CEO Benjamin Schubert joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss new momentum for Ballislife HYDRO, the company’s basketball-focused hydration brand, following a seven-figure strategic investment from 15-year-old entrepreneur and basketball player Egypt Dean and a new retail expansion for Ballislife across Central...

Gelion (AIM:GELN) chairman Dr Steve Mahon and new CEO Matthew Wood joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the company's entry into the US market, Wood's appointment, and growing commercial opportunities for its sulfur battery technology. Wood explained that new agreements with the Department of Energy's National Laboratory of the Rockies mark Gelion's first step into the US, opening commerc...

Aftermath Silver Chairman Michael Williams joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s new strategic advisory engagement with Global Frontier Advisors (GFA) and the formation of an Advisory Board to help position its Berenguela silver-copper-manganese project in Peru as a potential critical minerals source for U.S.-aligned supply chains. Williams said the company has entered into...

Pinnacle Silver and Gold CEO Robert Archer joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the company’s agreement with Auramet Capital Partners to arrange up to US$5 million in non-equity project financing for the development of its high-grade El Potrero gold-silver project in Durango, Mexico. Archer said Auramet has been appointed as Lead Project Financier and will work with Pinnacle during a sev...

Fox Tungsten CEO Steve Gray joined Steve Darling from Proactive to discuss the start of the company’s fully funded 20,000-metre drill program at the Fox Project in south-central British Columbia, marking a major step in advancing the company’s flagship tungsten asset. Gray said the first of two planned diamond drill rigs has now been mobilized to site and drilling is underway at the project, locat...

Metals One PLC (AIM:MET1, FRA:HT7, OTCQB:MTOPF) managing director Daniel Maling joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion to discuss the strategic consolidation of the company's Lions Bay investments, lifting its ownership to 54.3% and bringing its South African mining interests under a single listed vehicle. Maling said the deal caps roughly ten months of work with Lions Bay Resources and Lions Bay Capi...