TD Cowen Insights

Recorded on 06/18/25 We host Melissa Butler, Founder & CEO of The Lip Bar, to discuss her journey building an inclusive beauty brand rooted in authenticity and community. From crafting lipstick in her kitchen to now being a national leader in Target, Walmart, and Amazon, Melissa shares how purpose, performance, and customer connection power growth and cultural relevance for The Lip Bar. Brand Buil...

Recorded on 07/18/25 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, discusses recent congressional accomplishments with an All-Star reporter lineup. Topics include the passage of the One Big Beautiful Act, FY26 defense authorization and appropriations bills, as well as an update on President Trump's NATO visit and new plans to support Ukraine with U.S. military har...

Recorded on 07/10/25 TD Cowen's Life Science Tools & Diagnostics analysts Dan Brennan and Brendan Smith discuss the current and future outlook of the Tools/Dx sector as a wrap-up to The 4th Annual Tools/Dx Revolution Conference featuring a broad spectrum of executives and industry insiders from leading public and private players in the space. The team dives into key themes and critical investment...

Recorded on 06/03/25 Follow the Digital Luxury Leader: How Will Differentiation, Integration, & Long-Term Growth Evolve at LuxExperience? On this episode of Retail Visionaries, we host LuxExperience's CFO, Dr. Martin Beer, for a discussion on the transformation ahead for the company. LuxExperience now operates three distinct segments: Mytheresa, Net-a-Porter & Mr. Porter, and YOOX & The Outnet fol...

Recorded on 06/25/25 In this episode, we will discuss the current state of the biopharma industry. Coming out of the pandemic, the biopharma research and development industry saw a wave of innovation and investment. However, as we move further beyond the pandemic, biopharma has begun to experience a multitude of headwinds, including the IRA, patent expirations, changes at the FDA, NIH funding cuts...

Recorded on 06/03/25 TD Cowen's Machine Medicine: AI & Health Care podcast series takes on the cross-sector revolution in artificial intelligence and breaks it down one piece at a time. We highlight some of the biggest misconceptions about how AI is and can be used in different health care settings and aim to contextualize the latest and most impactful developments in a field defined by rapid inno...

Recorded on 06/04/25 Magic Meets Logic, Technology Meets Own Brands, & Influencer Innovation. On this episode of Retail Visionaries, we explore Revolve's foundation as a proprietary technology leader within the retail landscape with the company's Chief Financial Officer, Jesse Timmermans. The company owns just 3% of its target market and envisions opportunity to grow through best-in-class customer...

Recorded on 06/03/25 Iconic Platform of Saks + Neiman Marcus Drives A New Transformative Vision of Luxury. We host a conversation with Saks Global CEO, Marc Metrick, on the future of luxury, hyper-personalization, and innovation ahead for Saks Global. The company now includes Neiman Marcus and Bergdorf Goodman following the acquisition of Neiman Marcus Group in late 2024, resulting in Saks Global...

Recorded on 05/29/25 TD Cowen analyst Shaul Eyal speaks with Cellebrite's Andrew Kramer, VP of IR, from TD Cowen's 53rd Annual TMT conference about the company's tailwinds, technology, and business model, as well as current market trends as the company remains focused on driving double-digit growth and profitability.  Cellebrite is a rule of 45 company. Additionally, we address the competitive lan...

Recorded on 06/03/25 Burberry's Roadmap to Reconnect Their Core. In this episode, we explore the pillars of the Burberry Forward strategy launched in November, diving into how CEO Joshua Schulman is realigning the brand around its core codes, such as the iconic trench, check pattern, and outerwear legacy. The discussion covers how Burberry is refining its product tiers—from good to better to best—...

Recorded on 05/28/25 TD Cowen analyst Shaul Eyal speaks with Check Point Software's Kip Meintzer, Global Head of IR from TD Cowen's 53rd Annual TMT conference about the company's renewed momentum and solid market trends as the company is quickly moving to regain market share. The combination of a recently incoming CEO with a strong VC and operational background and a large TAM opportunity should e...

Recorded 05/29/25 We spoke with DataBank's CEO Raul Martynek at TD Cowen's 53rd Annual TMT Conference. Mr. Martynek discusses his latest observations of the data center market including hyperscale/enterprise data center demand, the impact of tariffs on data center build costs, development yields, pricing trends, the bottlenecks to capacity delivery, and the LT opportunities/challenges for the data...

Recorded 06/03/25 TD Cowen Analysts John Kernan, Max Rakhlenko, and Andrew Charles sit down at TD Cowen's 9th Annual Consumer Conference to discuss their key takeaways from the conference. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded 05/28/25 TD Cowen analyst Yaron Werber speaks with John Oyler about the secret to BeOne's success, the opportunities and challenges of running a global biotech, and John's outlook for the biotech industry given the current geopolitical uncertainty. John believes BeOne is differentiated by its culture of ownership and urgency, which has enabled them to stay innovative and nimble, even at a...

 Recorded on 05/30/25 In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, discusses top defense topics with an All-Star reporter lineup, including this summer's jam-packed list of things to do in Congress and DoD – the detailed FY26 budget release and the GOP's plans for Reconciliation, not to mention the road ahead for a Musk-less DOGE and Golden Dome. https://go.td.co...

Recorded on 4/11/25 TD Cowen's Machine Medicine: AI & Health Care podcast series takes on the cross-sector artificial intelligence revolution and breaks it down one piece at a time. We highlight some of the biggest misconceptions about how AI is and can be used in different health care settings and aim to contextualize the latest and most impactful developments in a field defined by rapid innovati...

Recorded 04/23/25 TD Cowen analyst Yaron Werber speaks with John Crowley to discuss his inspirational path to becoming a biotech CEO, taking the helm at BIO, the implications of potential biopharma tariffs and his conversations with the White House on finding common ground, and maintaining optimism despite the headwinds facing biotech. He shares his views on why he does not think the proposed tari...

Recorded on 04/14/25 Today, GLP-1s are talked about in regard to obesity and weight loss, but GLP-1s aren’t new. They have been used for nearly 20 years for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Still, the costs associated with treating diabetes and obesity today are staggering. It's estimated that the total cost of diagnosed diabetes in the U.S. in 2022 was $412.9 billion, including $306.6 billion in...

Recorded on 04/04/25   In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen Washington Research Group's geopolitics & defense analyst, discusses the three defense spending packages (past – FY25, present – reconciliation, and future – FY26) with retired Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, CEO of The Punaro Group and long-time staff director of the Senate Armed Services Committee. We'll cover the reality of the FY25 Con...

Recorded on 04/03/25   In this episode, Roman Schweizer, TD Cowen’s WRG geopolitics & defense analyst, discusses the unrelenting torrent of security & defense issues from Trump Administration and GOP Congress with a special extended version of our reporter roundtable. We cover the latest of the potential impact of Liberation Day tariffs on defense to the congressional budget process & outlook to e...

Recorded on 03/03/25 TD Cowen senior biotech analyst Ritu Baral speaks with SION's CEO Mike Cloonan at TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference to discuss his journey becoming a start-up biotech CEO and leading SION through a successful IPO in turbulent markets. Cloonan's path to CEO started with early career roles and skill development throughout all functions of a company – commercial, R&D,...

Recorded on 03/27/25   In this episode, TD Cowen Washington Research Group’s Chris Krueger discusses three key tariff deadlines to watch next month – and what they could mean for the next four years in trade & markets. https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

Recorded on 03/05/25 TD Cowen analyst Phil Nadeau speaks with BioMarin's CEO Alexander Hardy and CFO Brian Mueller from TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference about their vision for one of the biotech industry's fastest-growing mid-cap companies. Alexander and Brian describe how BioMarin will harness innovation to bring transformational therapies to patients while remaining commercially com...

Recorded on 02/27/25 We chat with Hershey’s VP of Marketing & Media Technology Vinny Rinaldi to learn how Hershey is utilizing the latest technological advancements in media to defend and grow their brands in an increasingly dynamic competitive environment.   https://go.td.com/PodcastDisclosure Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and u...

Recorded on 03/04/25 We spoke with AMWL Chairman and CEO Ido Schoenberg at TD Cowen's 45th Annual Health Care Conference, where digital health is at a crossroads. Consumers are increasingly willing to engage with their health online and the number of effective digital clinical programs continues to increase, but effectively matching them is the next challenge. We discuss AMWL's role in bridging th...