Raising the Brand

Welcome to Private Equity Marketeer’s Raising the Brand , where we delve into the stories and strategies behind the leading brand builders & capital raisers in private markets. Today, we’re joined by Ben Winn. Ben is VP Communities & Content at FirstMark, where he works to create and scale impact for founders and the broader venture community through various communities, like Guilds by Fir...

Path to Partner module 1: Breaking into Investor Relations with Andrew Darcovich and Debbie EidelmanComing Summer 2026 - The only structured career programme built specifically for investor relations professionals in private markets. From your first IR role to the partner conversation. Our official course partners: Sinefine and Private Equity Recruitment.

In this episode we’re joined by Yasmine Lacaillade, Founder & Managing Partner at Sinefine. Prior to founding Sinefine, Yasmine was the Chief Operating Officer at Drive Capital, launched by two Sequoia partners in 2013. She helped build Drive from an early stage venture fund into a multi-billion dollar private equity platform. Yasmine led key strategic operating decisions and investments and m...

Nick Moran is the Founder & GP of New Stack Ventures and the voice behind The Full Ratchet - the first venture capital podcast, launched in 2014 and now past 1,000 episodes with over 100,000 subscribers. In this episode of Raising the Brand, Nick sits down with Matt to unpack how podcasting, long before “content” was a VC strategy, became a durable advantage in building a venture firm. We expl...

Raising the Brand with Sophie Buonassisi, SVP of Marketing at GTMfund. Welcome to Private Equity Marketeer’s Raising the Brand , where we delve into the stories and strategies behind the leading brand builders & capital raisers in private markets. Today, we’re joined by Sophie Buonassisi. Sophie is the SVP of Marketing at media company GTMnow and its venture firm, GTMfund. She oversees all asp...

Welcome back to Private Equity Marketeer’s Raising the Brand, where we delve into the stories and strategies behind the leading brand builders & capital raisers in the private markets. In this edition, we’re joined by Kathryn Pothier. About Kathryn:Kathryn, Partner at Epiris, joined the firm in 2023 and leads their investor relations and fund-raising activities. Before joining Epiris, Kathryn...

Welcome to Private Equity Marketeer’s Raising the Brand , where we delve into the stories and strategies behind the leading brand builders & capital raisers in private markets. Today, we’re joined by Henry Yan, Principal at Whistler Capital Partners, where he leads the firm’s Capital Solutions function, overseeing capital formation and partnerships. Henry’s career spans the full spectrum of ca...

Welcome to Private Equity Marketeer’s Raising the Brand, where we delve into the stories and strategies behind the leading brand builders & capital raisers in the private markets. In this edition, we’re joined by Susan Long McAndrews. About Susan:Susan is an experienced private markets allocator and capital formation leader bringing decades of experience in global private markets across the in...