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 Nauticus Robotics. Nauticus develops autonomous underwater robots and innovative software, transforming offshore operations with safer, more efficient, a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s Robert Sassoon speak with Marvin Slosman, CEO of InspireMD (NASDAQ: NSPR) , to discuss how the company is transforming carotid artery disease treatment with its groundbreaking CGuard® Prime Carotid Stent System . The conversation covers FDA approval, clinical data, market adoption, competitive positioning, an...

Send us Fan Mail In this exclusive symposium, hosted by Shawn Severson (Founding Partner & CEO) and Dmitry Silversteyn (Managing Director – Chemicals & Materials), industry leaders from Jindalee Lithium Limited (JLL-ASX), Critical Metals Corp. (CRML), Tactical Resources Corp. (RARE-TSX), 5E Advanced Materials, Inc. (FEAM), and Atlas Lithium Corporation (ATLX)  break down: Current market dy...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , host Tim Gerdeman and WTR’s James Kisner speak with James Gernetzke, CFO of Exodus Movement, Inc. (NYSE: EXOD) to explore how Exodus is building a next-generation platform for digital asset self-custody, multi-chain support, and stablecoin adoption. The conversation covers Exodus’ high-growth business model, regulatory tailwinds, capita...

Send us Fan Mail In this exclusive symposium, hosted by Shawn Severson (Founding Partner & CEO) and Dmitry Silversteyn (Managing Director – Chemicals & Materials), industry leaders from The Metals Company (TMC), Westwater Resources Inc (WWR), Avalon Advanced Materials Inc (AVL), Northern Graphite Corp (NGC), and Odyssey Marine Exploration, Inc. (OMEX) break down: Current market dynamics: g...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Peter Gastreich, Senior Energy Transition and Sustainable Investing analyst at Water Tower Research joined Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Water Tower Research, to discuss: 1) implications from Southwest Airlines divesting its SAF venture; 2) investor sentiment toward SAF; 3) SAF&a...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast , host Tim Gerdeman , Vice Chair & Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, sits down with Ed Kovalik , Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO of Prairie Operating Company (NASDAQ: PROP) , alongside WTR Energy Analyst Chris Degner . The discussion covers Prairie’s transformative Bayswater acquisition , its growing asset base in the DJ...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition of the WTR Small Cap Spotlight Flashcast, host Tim Gerdeman sits down with Doug Lane, WTR’s Head of Consumer Products, to discuss the recent introduction of the WTR Consumer Stock Index with launch this summer of our Consumer Products Monthly industry report.  The discussion covers the thought process behind the companies chosen for the Index, how it is fur...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, we are joined by Ludwig Enterprises (OTC: LUDG) Co-Founder and Chief Scientific Officer Marvin Hausman MD to talk about the company's innovative and proprietary mRNA genomic technology. Dr. Hausman discusses  how it revolutionizes  early detection of chronic inflammatory-driven diseases like cancer and advances the adopt...

Send us Fan Mail In this special episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Podcast, Jeff Karcher, Global Managing Director of the Texas Stock Exchange (TXSE), joins host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair & Co-Founder of Water Tower Research . With its highly anticipated launch planned for 2026, TXSE is positioning itself as a transformative force in U.S. capital markets. Backed by leading investors includ...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman, Vice Chair, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Office of Water Tower Research is joined with Alex Verge, President & CEO of Journey Energy and Managing Director in Energy, Chris Degner for a discussion on Journey’s growth investments in the in the Duvernay Shale. The conversation covers the economics of recent wells br...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap Spotlight , host Shawn Severson, CEO and Co-Founder of Water Tower Research, is joined by Herbalife CFO John DeSimone and WTR’s Head of Consumer Products Equity Research Doug Lane for an in-depth discussion on Herbalife’s improving business trends, strategic product and technology launches, and capital allocation priorities. The conversation covers...

Send us Fan Mail CEO Brent Lucas of Envoy Medical (NASDAQ: COCH), an innovative hearing health technology company and sole US-domiciled cochlear implant company  joins the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight podcast to talk about hearing loss, the third most chronic physical condition prevalent in the US, and how  Envoy's innovative device technology can disrupt the hearing solutions market that has long...

Send us Fan Mail The passage of the Guiding and Establishing National Innovation for U.S. Stablecoins (GENIUS) Act, signed into law on July 18, 2025, represents a landmark moment for cryptocurrency regulation in the United States. Hear from leaders in crypto like Galaxy Digital and BTCS, and miners like Greenidge, BitFuFu, and Soluna on the near term and long term impacts of the US legislation.

Send us Fan Mail In this special Flashcast episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, host Tim Gerdeman sits down with Dr. John Roy to explore the explosive trend of companies raising significant capital specifically to invest in cryptocurrency—a hot topic recently featured in the Wall Street Journal. They dive into the staggering scale of this trend, with nearly 100 companies announcing plans to rai...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of our WTR Small Cap Spotlight, we sat down with LifeVantage (NASDAQ: LFVN ) CEO Steve Fife and CMO Julie Boyster to drill down on the science of nutrigenomics, which is the study of how nutrients impact our genes, and how LifeVantage’s proprietary formulations of naturally found ingredients work together to activate genes and help improve overall health and wellbe...

Send us Fan Mail In this special edition of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Flashcast, host Tim Gerdeman sits down with Chris Degner, Managing Director in Water Tower Research’s Energy Practice, to explore major shifts in the oil and natural gas markets. The discussion covers rising OPEC production, evolving global supply structures, and a deep dive into LNG market trends—including emerging export pro...

Send us Fan Mail In this 2nd episode or our two-part WTR Symposium Series podcast, "NEXT-GEN VEHICLES: Investing in Small Drones and Unmanned Vehicles", senior management of Arrive AI (ARAI), Nauticus Robotics (KITT), Ocean Power Technologies (OPTT), and Palladyne AI (PDYN) join the Water Tower Research team including Founding Partner and CEO, Shawn Severson, Managing Director - Energy T...

Send us Fan Mail In our latest WTR-Small-Cap Spotlight podcast, we were joined by Jack Lu,  Director of corporate Development at Ainos (NASDAQ: AIMD) to discuss the company's pioneering smell digitization AI technology platform, AI Nose; diversification of the platform's penetration across multiple verticals through strategic partnerships;  commercialization opportunities and expansion g...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of WTR Small-Cap x Healthcare Spotlight crossover episode, we are joined by Lisata Therapeutics' (NASDAQ: LSTA) CEO David Mazzo, PhD and Chief Medical Officer Kristen Buck, MD to talk about, Certepetide, the company's novel solid tumor targeting and penetration technology with tumor microenvironment modifying properties.  We also dive into the recently re...

Send us Fan Mail In this two-part WTR Symposium Series podcast, "NEXT-GEN VEHICLES: Investing in Small Drones and Unmanned Vehicles", management of Micropolis Holding Company (MCRP), Ondas Holdings Inc. (ONDS), SES AI Corp, (SES) and Unusual Machines, Inc. (UMAC) join the Water Tower Research team including Founding Partner and CEO, Shawn Severson and Managing Director - Technology, Dr....

Send us Fan Mail In our latest WTR Small-Cap Spotlight x Healthcare Crossover , Cybin CEO Doug Drysdale joins Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman and Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon to discuss the company's non-traditional financing strategy as it continues to advance its development pipeline. Drysdale also probes into data that highlight advantages that distinguish Cybin's lead program CY...

Send us Fan Mail On this week's episode of the WTR Small-Cap Spotlight, Nir Brenmiller, Chief Operating Officer, Co-Founder and Director at Brenmiller Energy (NASDAQ ticker BNRG), 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) the company’...

Send us Fan Mail In Part 2 of our WTR Small-Cap Spotlight Executive Series with SurgePays (NASDAQ: SURG), we continue our conversation with President Derron Winfrey—shifting focus from the company’s mobile virtual network enabler (MVNE) platform to its flagship mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) business, LinkUp Mobile. This episode explores how SurgePays is expanding affordable wireless acces...

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of the WTR Small-Cap | Biotech Spotlight Crossover , Water Tower Research’s Tim Gerdeman is joined by Dr. Chris Witowski , CEO of Psilera , and WTR Senior Analyst Robert Sassoon for an insightful discussion on the company’s pioneering work in neuroplastogen drug development and delivery technologies. Dr. Chris  Witowski, CEO and Co-Founder of Psilera, an early-stag...