Real Talk: The Charles Mizrahi Show

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 The fierce competition between the U.S. and China has reached an unexpected arena: the movies. And as the largest film market in the world, China wields tremendous power over Hollywood’s profits. Charles sits down with Wall Street Journal reporter Erich Schwartzel to find out how China’s Communist Party com...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He advised presidents and worked as a hostage and arms negotiator … Herbie Cohen is “The World’s Greatest Negotiator.” And his story offers lessons in deal-making, risk-taking, and doing business. His son and bestselling author, Rich Cohen, sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to discuss the remarkable life...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He’s the ultimate leader … When David Cote became CEO of Honeywell in 2002, the company was practically in shambles. But under his leadership, Honeywell turned its image around and became the poster child for positive big company behavior. And as it rose from the ashes, Cote helped his employees succeed alo...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He was a beloved entrepreneur and famous for spreading happiness … But Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh struggled with severe addiction and mental illness. After covering his story for The Wall Street Journal , award-winning reporter Kirsten Grind wanted to dig deeper. She joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss the bri...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He followed a tip to investigate a hot new tech company … And what journalist Dan McCrum discovered was a world of criminal activity. With the help of a whistleblower, he uncovered Wirecard’s multi-billion-dollar fraud. McCrum joins host Charles Mizrahi to tell the fascinating story of his fight for the tru...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 Multilevel marketing is the biggest scam on Main Street … And yet, it has the endorsement of the U.S. government and Wall Street institutions. Robert L. FitzPatrick captures the full scope of this problem in Ponzinomics: The Untold Story of Multi-Level Marketing . He sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to u...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 It’s a world leader in tech entrepreneurship and has the highest concentration of start-ups per capita … But how did Israel become a hub of rapid innovation? CEO and tech entrepreneur Inbal Arieli says it starts during childhood. She sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to explore how Israel’s unique way of...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He opened the door to an important part of history ... Daniel James Brown’s bestselling book perfectly captures the bravery and heroism of the Greatest Generation during World War II. Facing the Mountain pulls readers right into the action and covers an important part of history that Americans don’t often h...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 From poverty to public office… Mike Huckabee’s story could only happen in America. Renowned Wall Street investor Charles Mizrahi interviews the former Arkansas governor on faith, family, and achieving his own version of the American Dream. Topics Discussed: The History of the Huckabees (00:02:49) How Music...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 As the CEO of Apple, Tim Cook brought the company’s valuation to $2 trillion. He’s a master of maximizing margins, global expansion, and forging alliances. But Apple may have lost its soul as a result. New York Times reporter Tripp Mickle sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to discuss how Steve Jobs’ death...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 His development of nuclear submarines changed the course of the Cold War … Yet Admiral Hyman Rickover — the “Father of the Nuclear Navy” — is largely unknown. Historian Marc Wortman joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss how this unconventional engineer revolutionized U.S. naval power and the role this nucle...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 A better tomorrow relies on the technology we create today … And physicist Mark P. Mills believes innovations like the cloud will lead us into an economic boom. In this episode, he sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to discuss what conventional wisdom gets wrong about technology, where the semiconductor in...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 A reckoning awaits some of Germany’s wealthiest families. They seized Jewish businesses, used slave labor, and maintained concentration camps. Yet the heirs of these dynasties fail to acknowledge their dark pasts. David de Jong joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss how the patriarchs of the families control...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 It’s the story of Robert E. Lee like you’ve never heard it … American historian Allen Guelzo pulls from thousands of letters written by the controversial Civil War general to tackle his life from a new angle. Guelzo joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss what people get wrong about Lee and the real reason he...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, and hundreds of the biggest names in Silicon Valley started at PayPal. Known as the “PayPal Mafia,” these free-thinking entrepreneurs created the blueprint for tech companies today. Author Jimmy Soni sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to discuss the untold story of PayPal’s founding...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 Millions of dollars went up in smoke ... When governments around the world trusted private equity firm Abraaj to use their money to fight poverty, they had no idea who they were dealing with. Their lack of due diligence would cost them. And The Wall Street Journal 's Simon Clark sits down with Charles Mizra...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 He came from academia — not Wall Street. Yet he founded the greatest trading firm in history and pioneered the era of the algorithm. Award-winning journalist Gregory Zuckerman tells the story of Jim Simons — an elite mathematician-turned-investor — in The Man Who Solved the Market. And in this episode, Zuck...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 AposHealth is changing the way people walk. Its groundbreaking device eliminates knee, lower back and hip pain by changing the way your feet interact with the ground. The company’s CEO, Dr. Cliff Bleustein, joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss how this innovative technology is revolutionizing the treatment...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 Many touted the GameStop short squeeze as a financial revolution … But Spencer Jakab says the true story is more complex than that. Jakab explores the unique twists and turns of this wild catastrophe in his book, The Revolution That Wasn’t: GameStop, Reddit, and the Fleecing of Small Investors . And he join...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 A thrilling combination of creativity and chaos built Gucci’s luxury good empire. Sara Gay Forden details its extraordinary past in her book, The House of Gucci: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed . And it’s now a major motion picture. Forden joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss the...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 There’s no single formula for business and personal success, but Mark Ford has one worth hearing…. Ford has written 24 books and hundreds of essays on entrepreneurship and wealth-building. And he joins host Charles Mizrahi to share what he’s learned from his experiences as the chief growth strategist at The...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 One of the wealthiest and freest cities in Asia is in crisis. Right now, Hong Kong’s civil liberties are being eroded by China’s communist government. Dr. Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this tragedy firsthand. And he joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss Hong Kong’s recent protests, how he’s working to prom...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 You can be a do-gooder or a money-maker — but not both. That’s usually the way it goes in business …  But author and Harvard Business School professor Dr. Ranjay Gulati says that it’s not so black and white. Dr. Gulati joins host Charles Mizrahi to discuss his book, Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 In the land of opportunity, Gautam Baid never lost sight of his dreams ... After moving to the U.S. from India, Baid found himself working the graveyard shift as a hotel clerk. But today, he's a bestselling author and has managed over $650 million in assets. In this episode, Baid joins host Charles Mizrahi...

Subscribe to Charles' Alpha Investor newsletter today: https://pro.banyanhill.com/m/2054150 George Zimmer built a brand from scratch. He opened the first Men’s Wearhouse store when he was 24. And he spent the next 41 years growing the company into a $2 billion menswear powerhouse … until his tenure came to a sudden end. Zimmer sits down with host Charles Mizrahi to tell the story of his meteoric r...