WTR Small-Cap Spotlight

Send us Fan Mail Tune in to the latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast! Join Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer at WTR, and Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainability Analyst, as they discuss Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT) including: 1) how OPT evolved from wave energy solutions to integrated maritime domain awareness, combining renewble powe...

Send us Fan Mail In this special WTR Consumer Hardlines Symposium , Shawn Severson , Doug Lane , and the Water Tower Research team host two industry leaders to discuss how furniture and home furnishings companies are managing through tariff volatility, inflationary pressures, and shifting consumer demand as they prepare for the next growth cycle. Iv Culp , President and CEO of Culp, Inc. (NYSE: CU...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Anthony Tennyson , CEO and Co-Founder of Solvonis Therapeutics (LSE: SVNS | OTC: SLVNF) , joins host Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company’s mission to transform care for addiction and mental health disorders. Tennyson shares Solvonis’ journey from inception t...

Send us Fan Mail In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sit down with Sparta Commercial Services (OTCQB: SRCO) CEO Tony Havens and WeDev Group CEO Eduardo Filho to unpack Sparta’s pivot from powersports/municipal leasing into fintech and private credit. The conversation centers on Agoge, a trade-finance platform that automates onboarding, compliance, and dollar-s...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Dan Sceli, CEO of Westport Fuel Systems (NASDAQ: WPRT) (TSX: WPRT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) Westport’s leading position as a supplier of advance...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Shahin Amini , Head of Investor Relations and Communications at Meren Energy (TSX: MER) , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Jeff Robertson of Water Tower Research to discuss how Meren’s recent transformation and rebranding reflect its evolution into a full-cycle, cash-generative exploration and production company . Amini details Meren’s high...

Send us Fan Mail In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner sits down with PayRio Founder & CEO Aubrey Amatelli to explore how the company delivers compliant digital payments for cannabis and alternative medicine—from its “Digital Debit” solution that replaces legacy cashless-ATM workflows to a broader roadmap spanning CBD, psilocybin, peptides, and ketamine ther...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , Jason Paltrowitz , Executive Vice President of Corporate Services at OTC Markets Group , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, and Shawn Severson , WTR Co-Founder and CEO. The discussion explores OTC’s expanding global footprint, the surge in cross-border trading activity, and the comp...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , Bhaskar Ragula , CEO and Co-Founder of FatPipe Networks (NASDAQ: FATN) , joins hosts Tim Gerdeman and Dr. John Roy to discuss how FatPipe—the inventor of SD-WAN technology—is driving the next evolution of secure networking through innovation, efficiency, and sales expansion.

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Cale Moodie, CEO and Co-Founder of Neptune Digital Assets (TSXV: NDA | OTCQX: NPPTF), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and CMO of Water Tower Research, along with Dr. John Roy, WTR’s Senior Equity Research Analyst. The conversation explores how Neptune blends Bitcoin mining, proof-of-stake staking, and DeFi participation...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Healthcare Happenings, host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Dr. Lior Shaltiel, CEO of NuroExone Biologic (OTCQB: NRXBF/TSXV: NRX), an early-stage regenerative therapy developer, along with the company’s Founder, VP Business Development & Active Chairman, Yoram Drucker to talk about NurExone's novel regenerative exosome-based therapi...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast , WTR's Shawn Severson and James Kisner break down James’s AI Industry Primer—how the team selected 50 under-covered names, the AI Centricity Score, and 11 application areas. The conversation highlights where the most market value has accrued (notably infrastructure/platforms and quantum) as well as specialized workflow owners —...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Small Cap Spotlight x WTR Healthcare Happenings podcast , WTR's Tim Gerdeman , and Robert Sassoon welcomes back Nick Kadysh , Founding CEO and President of PharmAla Biotech (OTCQB: MDXXF). The discussion explores the evolving global regulatory environment for psychedelics—particularly MDMA—the ripple effects of the Lykos Therapeutics FDA Complete Response L...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Jeff Bonar, Chief Executive Officer of privately held CapCO2 Solutions, joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) how CapCO2 Solutions uses biogenic CO2 captured...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , host Tim Gerdeman (Vice Chair, Co-Founder & CMO, Water Tower Research) and WTR’s James Kisner speak with Giampaolo Marino , Senior Vice President of Strategy & Business Development at Energous (NASDAQ: WATT) , about ambient-IoT wireless power networks, battery-free sensors, and enterprise adoption. Listen on Apple Podcasts , Spo...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Dr. David Sans , healthcare investment banker, former Novartis oncology researcher, and long-time biotech strategist, joins host Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, for an in-depth discussion on the state of the biotech industry. Together, they explore why optimism is returning to...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , Tony Scott , Chief Executive Officer, and Kimberly Pinson , Chief Financial Officer, of Intrusion Inc. (NASDAQ: INTZ) join co-hosts James Kisner , Managing Director of Technology Research at Water Tower Research, and Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair, Co-Founder, and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research. The conversation dives into h...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Sebastian Toke , CEO of GCL Holdings , joins Shawn Severson and James Kisner of Water Tower Research to discuss GCL’s full-stack games & entertainment flywheel—connecting distribution ( Epicsoft Asia, 2Game ), publishing ( 4Divinity ), and hardware/peripherals ( Ban Leong Technologies ) so data, marketing, and retail exec...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest Small-Cap Spotlight flashcast, Peter Gastreich, Managing Director at WTR breaks down his recent initiation of coverage report on Valero Energy Corp. (NYSE: VLO)

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Steve Fife , President & CEO, and Carl Aure , CFO of LifeVantage (NASDAQ: LFVN) , join Tim Gerdeman and Doug Lane of Water Tower Research to discuss the company’s acquisition of LoveBiome , a fast-growing leader in gut health and direct sales. They explore how the deal strengthens LifeVantage’s foundation in nutrigenomics...

Send us Fan Mail We welcome back Veru's CEO Mitch Steiner to our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotligh podcast. In this podcast, Steiner gives us his thoughts on the latest trends in the rapidly evolving GLP-1 market for weight loss, discusses the data from enobosarm's Phase 2b data, and explains  Veru's obesity drug development strategy in the wake of its recent positive interactions with...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, Bill Alessi , Founder & CEO and Chris Chumas, Chief Strategy Officer, of  Alpha Modus Corp (NASDAQ: AMOD) , joins Tim Gerdeman and James Kisner of Water Tower Research to discuss how the company is transforming in-store retail through its patented AI-driven technology ecosystem designed to enhance real-time shopper engage...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Inna Braverman, Chief Executive Officer of Eco Wave Power Global (NASDAQ ticker WAVE), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1) WAVE's technology that gener...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Bruce Fleming, Chief Executive Officer of Montana Renewables, an unrestricted subsidiary of Calumet (NASDAQ ticker CLMT), joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, and Peter Gastreich, Energy and Sustainable Investing Analyst at Water Tower Research to discuss: 1...

Send us Fan Mail In this WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast, host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, sits down with Shawn Severson, Founding Partner and CEO, to discuss the long-awaited rotation into small-cap stocks. The discussion explores the forces driving renewed investor attention to small caps, including monetary policy shifts, valuation disparities, and improvi...