The Nick Halaris Show

Up this week is an important new episode for the Nick Halaris Show featuring Mats Lederhausen , a Co-Founder and the CEO of Andas , an investment firm dedicated to inspiring human progress.  Mats is an incredibly accomplished business leader with a diverse background that includes everything from being the CEO for the McDonald’s Sweden franchise, to serving as the Global Head of Strategy for McDon...

In this conversation, Yasmina Zaidman, Chief of Development and Partnerships at Acumen, discusses the evolving landscape of development and partnerships in light of recent government changes. She emphasizes the importance of local ecosystems, market-based solutions, and the role of corporations in social responsibility. The discussion also highlights innovative approaches to energy access and heal...

Up this week is a fascinating new episode for the Nick Halaris Show featuring thought leader Simon Bowen .  Simon is the creator of the Models Method and the Founder of a unique business and leadership consultancy. Simon and I connected through the burgeoning online world of creators and thought leaders focused on making a positive difference in the world.  We realized right away that we were on a...

Up this week is a provocative new episode for The Nick Halaris Show featuring author and historian Kate Epstein .  Kate is an Associate Professor for History at Rutgers, the author of two fascinating books—" Torpedo ” and “ Analog Superpowers ”— and a contributor to Persuasion , a publication dedicated to promoting free society.   I came across Kate’s work when a friend and one of my most ste...

I wanted to have Dan on the show to learn more about the inner workings of the mysterious private tutor world.  When I was coming up, private tutors were hardly a thing; now, they can be a difference maker.  Access to elite educational opportunities is a key line of division in our fracturing society and, while in education we tend to look for systemic solutions, what’s going on with private tutor...

We are featuring my longtime friend Mack Jenkins , a public-minded lawyer and former US Attorney.  As a prosecutor, Mack was responsible for some of the highest-profile and most consequential convictions in modern LA history, including those against multiple elected officials.  Mack is now a partner at Hecker Fink, a leading law firm with a strong public interest bent and a staunch commitment to j...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Anand Sanwal , the co-Founder of The Formidable Fellowship , a non-profit focused on sparking the next generation of young entrepreneurs, and the host of the Future Titans Podcast , a show featuring the inspiring stories of the winners of the Formidable grant.  Anand is also the co-Founder and former CEO of CB Insights , a very successful AI and...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Ben Kuethe Oaks , the Vice President and General Manager at Divert, a circular economy company on a mission to prevent food from being wasted through nationwide infrastructure and innovative technologies.   We waste a staggering amount of food here in America—something like 40% of everything we produce.  Meanwhile, there are over 40M food insecur...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Mitchell Hora , the founder and CEO of Continuum Ag , a company helping farmers better understand their carbon footprint, implement regenerative agriculture practices, and take advantage of exciting new government credit programs. Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music and YouTube or on your favorite p...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are welcoming back Darius Dale , the founder and CEO of 42 Macro , a leading Macro Risk Management serving investors around the world!  Check out his first episode here for a master class introduction to the art of macro risk management in investing.   Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music and YouTube or on your fa...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Melissa Walker , the Head of the Giving Circles Program at the States Project , an organization focused on leveraging the consistently overlooked and massively underestimated power possessed by State legislatures in our system.  On top of being a passionate civic activist, Melissa is a popular author of teen novels and an accomplished magazine co...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Poppy MacDonald, the President of USAFacts, a non-profit dedicated to empowering the American people with accessible data.  USAFacts publishes a must-read weekly newsletter with over 370K subscribers and has become an important rational, non-partisan voice in our over-polarized political world.  Its “Just the Facts” video series has over 40M view...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Frank Rohde , the Founder and CEO of Ownify , a company creating a new path to ownership by partnering aspiring first time homebuyers with socially conscious investors.  Frank is a serial entrepreneur with a long track record of success and someone who deeply understands the financial, social, and political barriers standing in the way of widespr...

Hi Everyone and Welcome Back! This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Daniel Dorfman , the co-founder and CEO of Roots , a socially conscious real estate company dedicated to helping renters build wealth alongside investors and property owners.  Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music and YouTube or on your favorite podcast platform. I wanted...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Yasmina Zaidman , the Chief Development and Partnerships Officer at Acumen , a pioneer and global leader in social impact investing.  Acumen—probably the coolest, most inspiring organization I’ve ever come across—is dedicated to using the power of entrepreneurship and patient capital to solve some of our world’s most intractable issues.  Over the...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Sean Devlin , the founder of Nice News , a daily newsletter read by over 840,000 people.  Each day, Nice News offers readers a different and decidedly more optimistic window into what’s happening in our world than traditional media.  Through carefully curated stories from science, health, and culture, uplifting human interest stories, and inspiri...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Nate Helbach , the founder and CEO of Neutral , a regenerative development company.  Neutral’s mission is to develop financially responsible, sustainable living spaces that foster healthy lifestyles and friendly neighborhoods. Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon Music and YouTube or on your favorite podca...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring James Fishback, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Azoria Partners and the Founder of Incubate Debate.  James, a rising star in the investment world, has become a passionate advocate for meritocracy and open debate.   Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music and YouTube or on your favorite podcast...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring prominent legal scholar and free speech expert, Eugene Volokh .  Eugene is a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution , the author of The Volokh Conspiracy , a widely read legal blog, and a co-host of the Free Speech Unmuted Podcast .  For thirty years, he has been a professor at the University of California – Los Angeles School of Law, where he h...

Hi Everyone and Welcome Back! This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Dmitri Mehlhorn , the Founder and Executive Director of Oakland Corps , an organization dedicated to standing in solidarity with Oakland-born Kamala Harris.  Dmitri is a prominent Democratic donor and strategist.  Previously, he served as co-founder of Investing in US, a novel group that has deployed venture capital...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Deb Otis , the Director of Research and Policy at FairVote , a nonpartisan organization seeking better elections in America through two key reforms: 1. Ranked choice voting and 2. Proportional representation in Congress.  Deb is a passionate and experienced civic activist and an expert on comparative electoral systems.   I wanted to have Deb on t...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring fintech educator, investor, and financial literacy advocate, Dara Albright .  Dara is a Board Member of Worthy , a fintech company providing unique fixed-income products for retail investors.  She’s also a newsletter author , podcaster , and frequent media contributor . Ready to dive in? Listen to this episode on Apple Podcasts , Spotify , Amazon...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Pablo Arredondo , the Vice President of CoCounsel at Thomson Reuters , an AI-driven legal service that is revolutionizing the industry.  Pablo, one of my closest friends from Stanford Law School, is a legal tech entrepreneur with an incredible track record of success.  He’s been at the forefront of the industry for fifteen years, co-founded Caset...

This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring my friend Sarah Dusseault , a prominent local civic activist and the lead strategist at LA4LA , a first-of-its-kind government, philanthropy and private sector alliance formed to unlock affordable housing options in Los Angeles at scale and speed.  She’s also my colleague at the Angeleno Project and one of the most dedicated, passionate, and prof...

Hi Everyone and Welcome Back! This week on The Nick Halaris Show we are featuring Francis Barry , the author of “ Back Roads and Better Angels ,” an important and inspiring new book examining the heart and soul of the American democracy.  Francis, a Bloomberg Opinion columnist and member of the editorial board there, is a sought-after voice for those seeking more rational and civil discourse and h...