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In this episode we speak with Mike Uchrin, CEO & Co-Founder of Monogram Health, a leading multispecialty value-based provider of in-home, evidence-based care and benefit management services for patients living with polychronic conditions, notably, chronic kidney and end stage kidney disease. Backed by Frist Cressey, Norwest, and TPG Capital, Monogram Health has numerous value-based partnerships with leading health plans, integrated delivery systems, and risk-bearing primary care platforms to care for patients across 35 states and all insurance products. Previously, Mike led the growth of Health Choice, the managed care and insurance business unit of private equity sponsored IASIS Healthcare. I am your host RJ Lumba.  We hope you enjoy the show.  If you like the episode, click to follow.

Jeff Wang is the Managing Partner of Sequoia Capital Global Equities (SCGE), a public/private crossover investment firm with investments spanning from late-stage private companies to public companies. As Managing Partner, Jeff has primarily focused on public growth technology companies but has also invested $3 billion in private companies including Bytedance, SpaceX, and Stripe. Prior SCGE private investments that have since gone public include Airbnb, Doordash, MongoDB, Nubank, and Snowflake. Before joining SCGE in 2010, Jeff also worked at TPG Capital and Silver Lake Partners where he focused on investments in technology buyouts. 10 Questions with the Leader of Sequoia's $9BN Global Equities Fund: 1. Crossover Fund Opportunity: Why are crossover funds more attractive today than ever? Have the tourists gone? 2. Public Market Opportunity: Why is the opportunity in the public markets, not the private markets today? 3. IPO Markets: When will IPO markets open? What will cause them to open? 4. Breaking Hedge Fund Rules: What are the biggest ways that Sequoia break the traditional rules of hedge funds? 5. Google: Why does Jeff believe that Google's cash cow of search is under threat? 6. Meta: Why does Jeff believe Meta will be the biggest competitor to Google? 7. NVIDIA: Why is NVIDIA's price today reasonable? What is the bull and bear case? 8. China: Is there a recovery for China? How do Sequoia play China in this market? 9. AI in Public Markets: How are Sequoia playing the AI game in the public markets? 10. Investing Lessons: What have been Jeff's biggest investing lessons from Mike Moritz, Doug Leone and Roelof Botha?  

Welcome back to another season of the more we know. Because the more we know, the more we grow! Your mentor today is the FORMER CEO of P.F. Changs, which you may have dined at! We dived into all things business, leadership, including getting up at 4 am to workout!! Damola Adamolekun is an Operating Partner at Garnett Station Partners and the former Chief Executive Officer of the global restaurant chain P.F. Chang's, where he led the company in strategic initiatives ensuring the continued growth and success of one of the most important hospitality brands in the world.Mr. Adamolekun also previously served as a Partner at Paulson & Co., a New York based investment firm, and the principal owner of P.F. Chang's, where he played a vital role in the sourcing and subsequent management of several of the firm's largest investments.Previously, Mr. Adamolekun has worked in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs and as a Private Equity Associate at TPG Capital. Mr. Adamolekun previously served on the boards of P.F. Chang's, Inday, the National Restaurant Association, and International Tower Hill Mines (NYSE: THM), and was a Board Observer for Bausch Health Companies (NYSE: BHC).In 2021, Mr. Adamolekun was recognized with three GLOBEE Leadership Gold awards for CEO of the Year: Food and Beverage, CEO of the Year: Hospitality, Travel, Recreation, Leisure, and Top CEO of the Year: The Rising Star, as well as a GLOBEE Leadership Silver award for CEO Achievers: Transformational Leader of the Year, while in 2022 he was named in Nation's Restaurant News' Power List among the most innovative and inspiring leaders in the restaurant industry.Mr. Adamolekun received a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Brown University, where he was a member of the Ivy League champion Brown Football team and served as President of the Brown Investment Group, and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School, where he served as Portfolio Manager for the HBS Investment Club.Listen To The More We Know ⇨ https://www.buzzsprout.com/1134704​Subscribe ⇨https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxvfd5ddf72Btbck8SdeyBwFollow my Instagram ⇨ https://www.instagram.com/sameer.sawaqed/?hl=enFollow my Twitter ⇨ https://twitter.com/commitwithmeer

Indian benchmark indices — Sensex and Nifty 50 — were set to open little changed on September 12, a day after Nifty 50 hit a record high in the previous session, ahead of retail inflation data for August. India's GIFT Nifty on the NSE International Exchange was up 0.06 percent at 20,130.50 at 8:07 am. Nifty 50 and the S&P BSE Sensex rose in the last seven sessions, adding 3.86 percent and 3.54 percent, respectively, after data showed that India's economy expanded at the fastest pace in a year in the June quarter. The Nifty 50 breached the 20,000 mark for the first time ever on Monday, hitting a fresh record. The Sensex settled 500 points away from the record high hit on July 20. Yesterday was a very good day for equity markets worldwide with all of the US indices ending higher with NASDAQ gaining over a percent. Oil prices yesterday were largely flat with futures trending closer to the $87 a barrel mark. While Brent futures now continue to hover slightly about the $90 a barrel mark in the trading session. Meanwhile, July industrial production data and CPI data will come out today. Also, the IPO of TPG Capital-backed RR Kabel is also set to open for subscription today. It remains to be seen how much further the markets move higher and whether 20,000 can be maintained on a sustainable basis. Tune in to Marketbuzz Podcast for more news and cues ahead of today's session

In this week's Monday Market Highlights, Dealer Will McVeagh covers the start of Australian company reporting season, including  James Hardie, CBA, Suncorp and QBE. He also looks into the key macro focus for the week – the US CPI. In equity news, Will discusses Etsia Health's binding deal with private equity player Bain Capital, and funeral business InvoCare's finalised takeover from private equity firm TPG Capital.   This podcast is intended to provide general information only. It does not take into account your investment needs or personal circumstances. It is not intended to be viewed as investment or financial advice. Should you require financial advice you should always speak to a Financial Adviser. Past performance is not a reliable indicator of future performance. Milford is an active fund manager with views and portfolio positions subject to change.

This week: Rick Schifter, Senior Advisor, TPG Capital; Joseph S. Murphy Service to Industry Award recipient Ben Baldanza's reflections on learning from and working with top industry leaders and Scott's reflections on covering them as a journalist; Listener Q: Why no taxibots?

ASX 200closed up 10 points to 7267 (+0.1%) rebounding from a midday slump. Gold stocks performed well today, as gold prices rose above $2,010 snapping a three-day decline spurred on by safe-haven buying. NCM up 1.5%, after accepting Newmont's takeover offer, NST +2.9%, EVN +4.2%, and PRU +2.9%. Financials weighed on the market, The Big Bank Basket down to $169.62 (-0.8%) ANZ off 4.0% ex dividend,, MQG down 2.4% as it went ex dividend too and CBA slipped 0.5%. Interest rate sensitive tech stocks lower, All-Tech Index down 0.5% hampered by SQ2 down 2.7% and REA off 1.7%. Lithium stocks were mostly down, PLS -1.1%, AKE -1.9%, LTR +1.4%, while SYA rose 4.7%.  Oil stocks fell on lower crude prices, WHC off 0.7% and NHC down 1.0%. REITs firmed despite a rise in bond yields GMG up 1.1% and CHC up 2.8%. Healthcare and insurers mixed, CSL +0.5%, RMD -0.5%, QBE +1.1%, and SUN off 0.8%. Elsewhere, MYR down 8.1%, WAM off 5.8% and CXL falling 7.7% as money found a way back into resource stocks. In corporate news, ELD tumbled 13.3% after reporting a 46.5% fall in NPAT and a dividend cut. ALL acquires NeoGames for $1.5bn, up 2.1%. IVC +12.1% received a revised offer from TPG Capital and PBH fell 21.1% after announcing it has entered into a binding agreement to sell its US business to Fanatics Betting for $222m. In economic news, private house approvals in Australia fell 2.8% MoM on a seasonally adjusted basis after an 11.3% in February, WA the only state that saw an increase of 8.7%. Asian markets up, Japan up 0.9% and HK up 2.0% with China up 0.2%. Australia 10Y yield up 10bps to 3.42%. Bitcoin up 1.51%. Dow Jones futures up 53 points and Nasdaq futures up 20 points. Why not sign up for a free trial? Get access to expert insights and research and become a better investor. Make life simple. Invest with Marcus Today.

ASX 200closed down 8 points to 7322 (-0.1%) in a flat day of trade. Market high of +2, and low of -23. Mining and material sectors were punished today, following a slew of poor production results BHP down 1.9%, RIO down 3.3% and FMG down 3.4%. Iron ore under pressure in Asia also a problem. REITS the best-performing sector, GMG, SCG, and VCX all posted gains over 1%, while LLC dragged down 3.0%. Lithium stocks mixed following Chile's move to nationalise its lithium industry, MIN up 2.1%, PLS stronger 5.2%, AKE down 0.2%, and CXO gaining 1.6%. The Big Bank Basket topped $175.37 (+0.1%). Banks and insurers mixed, CBA +0.3%, ANZ -0.5%, QBE +0.5%, MPL -0.6%. Tech sector performed well today, All-Tech Index up 0.8%, SQ2 +2.3%, WTC +2.0%, and WBT +4.3%. Healthcare flew under the radar, CSL up 0.9%, SHL up 0.3%, and RMD up 2.1%.Retailers mixed. WES up 0.7%, DMP down 0.2%, ADH down 2.3%, and HVN rose 0.6%. In corporate news, FMG and S32 production results disappointed, BOE makes headwind on Honeymoon uranium project on track for December production, and IVC took a steep tumble down 7.8% after TPG Capital formally pulled its takeover offer. On the economic front, no big news but inflation but domestic CPI data in focus. Asian markets mixed, Japan up 0.1% and HK down 1.3% with China down 0.6%. 10-year yields fell to 3.45%. Bitcoin finding support +0.66%. Dow Jones futures down 139 points and Nasdaq futures down 61 points. Why not sign up for a free trial? Get access to expert insights and research and become a better investor.

The Reserve Bank of Australia has become a 10-timer… after raising interest rates for the 10th meeting in a row.   Atlassian, the Australian founded tech giant, has announced it will make 5% of its workforce redundant.   TPG Capital, the private equity investor, has purchased just under 18% of Australia's leading funeral services operator InvoCare and now has a plan to acquire the rest.   ---   Build the financial wellbeing of your team with Flux at Work: https://bit.ly/fluxatwork Download the free app (App Store): http://bit.ly/FluxAppStore Download the free app (Google Play): http://bit.ly/FluxappGooglePlay Daily newsletter: https://bit.ly/fluxnewsletter Flux on Instagram: http://bit.ly/fluxinsta Flux on TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flux.finance   ---   The content in this podcast reflects the views and opinions of the hosts, and is intended for personal and not commercial use. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided or distributed in these episodes.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Asiff Hirji is a Director at Forge (formerly Equidate), one of the largest private company equity marketplaces and custodians, and an advisory board member for Vestigo Ventures and NuBank. Before his current roles, Asiff had a truly remarkable career as a technologist, operator, and investor. Most recently, he was President of Figure, a blockchain-based fintech lender. Prior to joining Figure, Asiff was the COO and President at Coinbase, an Operating Advisor at a16z, Chief Restructuring Officer at Hewlett Packard, and President and COO of TD Ameritrade. In addition, Asiff has also held senior leadership positions at TPG Capital, Saxo Bank, and Bain Capital.

As a child, SmartSweets founder Tara Bosch used to eat candy for breakfast. As an adult, the entrepreneur is eating her competitors for lunch. Launched in 2016, Bosch created SmartSweets as an alternative to the vast majority of legacy candy brands whose products are made with high amounts of sugar and often include artificial colors and flavors. The Canadian entrepreneur was ambitious from the start, envisioning the company as a global player in the multi-billion dollar confectionary industry.  Leading with a message of “Kick Sugar, Keep Candy,” the brand markets a range of low-sugar candy in familiar formats, including gummies, licorice, sour snacks, lollipops and caramels. Primarily sweetened with allulose, a naturally occurring sweetener that is found in foods like raisins and figs, the products typically contain 1-3g of sugar per bag or serving size. Within four years of its debut, SmartSweets was carried by over 25,000 stores in North America, including Target, Kroger, Walmart and Whole Foods and generating $100 million in annual sales. The remarkable growth drew the attention of private equity firm TPG Capital in 2020, which acquired a majority stake in the company for $360 million. In this episode, Bosch spoke about her emphasis on great taste as a way to distinguish SmartSweets from both similarly positioned and traditional candy brands, how prioritizing a lean business model in its early development enabled the company to be nimble and outpace its competitors, why its growth strategy is built around “patient urgency” and how the brand's highly effective social media strategy drove consumers to its retailers. Show notes: 0:45: Tara Bosch, Founder, SmartSweets – Taste Radio editor Ray Latif spoke with Tara Bosch about her homebase of Vancouver, why she accepted a Thiel fellowship in lieu of a college degree, how she addressed the stigma of bad taste in low-sugar candy and why she envisioned SmartSweets as a brand with broad appeal. She also explained the value of first mover advantage and having very specific annual objectives, building a team of generalists and the “radical focus” driving SmartSweets social media strategy. Brands in this episode: SmartSweets, Snickers

Luck favors the heroin addict that refuses to give up! Just ask Disney. Dave Young: Welcome to the Empire Builders Podcast, teaching business owners the not so secret techniques that took famous businesses from mom and pop to major brands. Stephen Semple is a marketing consultant, story collector and storyteller. I'm Stephen's sidekick and business partner, Dave Young. Before we get into today's episode, a word from our sponsor, which is... Well, it's us, but we're highlighting ads we've written and produced for our clients. So here's one of those. [Colair Cooling & Heating Ad] Dave Young: Vice Media. So we've all seen Facebook articles and things that are shared from vice.com. Stephen Semple: Right. Yeah. Dave Young: And I'm assuming that this is a bigger thing than just that. Stephen Semple: It is. It is. Today they do over a billion dollars in sales, is what's estimated. They're a private company, so it's hard to know exactly. And they have 3,000 employees and 35 offices around the world. So they're a big deal. And they remain privately-owned. They're owned by Shane Smith, one of the founders. Disney, A&E, George Sorrows, James Murdoch, and TPG Capital. Disney is a surprising one, especially when you look at the type of content. And wait till you hear the story behind this. It's crazy. This one is crazy. So it was founded by Suroosh Alvi, Shane Smith and Gavin McInnes in 1994, right? This is when it started. This is sort of right at the beginning days of a lot of the online things going on. And today they're considered the largest independent youth media company in the world, is kind of how they build themselves. But as I said, it's a crazy story, especially when you consider this media company started in 1994, and when we think from 1994 today, how many media companies have died? The big growth in that time has been YouTube. YouTube went from nothing to... YouTube has 2.6 billion active users and there's 500 hours of video uploaded to YouTube every minute. This is the backdrop. So with this backdrop, it's amazing that they were able to create this media company. And as I said, story's nuts. And there's a Canadian tie-in. So I kind of like it. Suroosh, who's the main driver behind it, was born in Toronto and his parents were from Pakistan, and they're academics. But they moved around a fair bit and he did his high school in the United States. And growing up with Pakistani parents, to be respected in the community, you needed to do medicine or engineering. So he was very much the black sheep, because what he ended up doing when he went to school was a BA. He was the outlier there. And he went to University of Montreal and he got a degree in philosophy, McGill University of Montreal. And when he finished, not only did he finish with a degree, but he also finished as a full-blown heroin addict. He blamed the city. He said this has to do with the influence of Montreal and university and whatnot, so he moved around. And finally what he decided to do is, he went to Eastern Europe and he moved into this little tiny town in the middle of nowhere because he said, "If I go there, I can beat the heroin addiction." And basically what he discovered- Dave Young: Wow. Stephen Semple: ... was even in a little small town in the middle of Eastern Europe, you can still get strung out. You can still find it. Dave Young: You can still find it. Stephen Semple: So he returns to Toronto, he goes into grad school, takes psychology, drops out. Back to Montreal and he decides to do rehab. And at this time, he's living a double life. No one knew his problem. His family was this very conservative Muslim family. And when he finally shared with them about his addiction, it was really bad. It really hurt the family. And his mental state was not good. He went to rehab twice. In early '94, he's on a waiting list to get into another treatment center and life's not great.

In this episode, find out about Tata Motors' new order from Haryana Roadways, also find out why DSP Investment Managers is picking up 10% stake in Equitas Small Finance Bank Business Term of the Day: Commercial paper

In this episode, Imogen Seear, Head of The Barton Partnership's EMEA Consumer Practice is joined by Joanne Bennett, Chief Business Officer at PizzaExpress. Prior to joining PizzaExpress, Joanne was the Group CFO at Hilding Anders Group. Before this, she was a Director of KKR Capstone, CFO of retailer Jacques Vert Group and worked in the Operations Group of TPG Capital.Here she expands on her career journey, the importance of building a diverse and flexible working environment and leadership that exhibits credibility, trust and humility. 

Evgenia Plotnikova is a General Partner at Dawn Capital where she leads on investing in exceptional SaaS companies from early stage to pre-IPO. She is particularly passionate about data, automation and cloud infrastructure. Some of her investments include Dataiku, Firebolt, Shoreline and Soldo. Dawn is Europe's leading specialist B2B software investor, having partnered with the likes of Mimecast, iZettle, Tink and Collibra amongst others. Prior to Dawn, Evgenia was a VC at Atomico, spearheading its entry into France, and an investor at TPG Capital, having started her career at JP Morgan. Download the Callin app for iOS and Android to listen to this podcast live, call in, and more! Also available at callin.com

Name: Spencer RascoffCurrent title : Board MemberCurrent organisation: Varo BankSpencer Rascoff is an entrepreneur and company leader who co-founded Zillow, Hotwire, dot.LA, Pacaso, Recon Food, Queue, Path, Supernova's family of SPACs, and 75 & Sunny. Spencer served as Zillow's CEO for a decade. During Spencer's time as CEO, Zillow won dozens of “best places to work” awards as it grew to over 4,500 employees, $3 billion in revenue, and $15 billion in market capitalization. Prior to Zillow, Spencer co-founded and was VP Corporate Development of Hotwire, which was sold to Expedia for $685 million in 2003.Through his startup studio and venture capital firm, 75 & Sunny, Spencer is an active angel investor in more than 100 companies and is incubating several more. He serves as executive chair of dot.LA, a news site covering the Los Angeles tech scene. He is also co-founder and board chair of Pacaso, the company pioneering a new way to own a second home. He is co-chair of Supernova, a family of Special Purpose Acquisition Companies, which take public great private companies. Supernova I merged with Offerpad, a leading real estate company, in Fall 2021, and Supernova II merged with quantum computing company Rigetti Computing in March 2022. Spencer is on the Board of Directors of Palantir, and is a former Board member of Zillow Group (Nasdaq: ZG), TripAdvisor (Nasdaq: TRIP), Zulily (Nasdaq: ZU), Julep, and several other tech companies. He is on the Board of Advisors for PledgeLA, a coalition working to increase diversity, equity and community engagement in LA's tech community.Spencer is a Visiting Professor at Harvard University where he teaches the StudioLab on Creativity and Entrepreneurship -- Startups from Ideation to Exit through the Lemann Program on Creativity and Entrepreneurship (LPCE). In Fall 2019, Spencer was also a Visiting Professor at Harvard Business School where he co-created and co-taught the “Managing Tech Ventures” course. In 2015, Spencer co-wrote and published the New York Times' Best Seller “Zillow Talk: Rewriting the Rules of Real Estate.” Spencer is the host of "Office Hours,” a podcast featuring candid conversations between prominent executives on leadership, diversity and inclusion, and startups. Before his consumer web career, Spencer worked in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and in private equity at TPG Capital. He is also a member of the Young Presidents' Organization. Spencer graduated cum laude from Harvard University.Resources mentioned in this episode:Free Download of The Leadership Survival Guide (10 World-Class Leaders Reveal Their Secrets)https://store.consultclarity.org/leadership-survival-guide-10-world-class-leaders-reveal-their-secrets1625572748028The Leadership Conversations Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/4IB6V41kr4GVJ98XLHMPeCThe Jonno White Leadership Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/2p8rvWrYW2XNLl9Z8m3pTsThe Leadership Question of the Day Podcasthttps://open.spotify.com/show/6eZ4lZ2bgA8aczPKY4Oqw6Clarity Websitehttps://www.consultclarity.org/7 Questions on Leadership Serieshttps://www.consultclarity.org/large-enterprises-leadershipWe'd Love To Interview YOU In Our 7 Questions On Leadership Series!https://www.consultclarity.org/7-questions-interestSubscribe To Clarity's Mailing Listhttps://www.consultclarity.org/subscribeJonno White's eBook Step Up or Step Outhttps://store.consultclarity.org/step-up-or-step-out-sales-page1640131063671Jonno White's Book Step Up or Step Out (Amazon)https://www.amazon.com/Step-Up-Out-Difficult-Conflict-ebook/dp/B0925MB4SR

He's on top of his game and has perfected how to invest in success. He is Tope Lawani — the pride of Nigeria who has earned his MIT and Harvard education and is now making waves across the globe as a private equity pioneer. His firm, Helios Investment Partners, is Africa's largest private equity firm, focusing on technology, infrastructure, and sustainability. This special episode of the #WalkerWebcast is an inspiring discussion between Willy and his Harvard Business School classmate. They cover the makings of investing in the world's fastest-growing continent, how advanced digital payment platforms are allowing African nations to leapfrog parts of the western world, and how private capital has created economic and social value throughout the African continent. Tope tells his origin story, which seemed perfect for his immense contributions today. When he was younger, he lived essentially on campus with close to 100 nationalities. Surrounding his home are neighbors from Taiwan, Israel, Korea, Jamaica, Sierra Leone and people he has learned and interacted with from almost all parts of the world. "I grew up in an extremely multicultural environment. From the get-go, I was always comfortable with everyone coming from different backgrounds. I went to school with the kids from all strata of society. They were children of the president, the vice president, all the heads of the armed forces. But equally, a decent percentage of my school kids were probably the first kids in their entire family history ever to go to school. They turn up to school with all their belongings in a sack of rice." Tope adds that his unusual childhood can be difficult to replicate. Working for TPG Capital from 1996 to 2004 has taught Tope to be creative, entrepreneurial, hard-working and empowered. He later moved on and started his own firm, Helios. Raising that first fund exclusively focused on Africa wasn't a walk in the park. "There was some benefit of just naivete, which helped to be honest, because I think a first time fund in a pretty niche market is either impossible or it's easy. There's no such thing as it's in the middle. It's either just it won't happen, or you might stumble into some blind luck, and then it happens." From telecom towers, undersea cables, oil and gas, fintech and more — there's so many to start for Tope where everything he touches seems to turn to gold. His company Helios was named the Firm of the Year for Africa by Private Equity International after winning it in the past consecutive years since 2016. It's amazing how substantial the capital they've raised for infrastructure investments. "There are many great things, and I think better about investing in Africa. We've pioneered and have been first in discovering many things. The economic infrastructure needs to exist at some point, and we have to build it now as opposed to buying it." Tune in to this new episode of the Walker Webcast — Invest In Success with Tope Lawani, Co-Founder & CEO of Helios Investment Partners GET NOTIFIED about upcoming shows: » Subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5jhzGBWOTvQku2kLbucGcw » See upcoming guests on the #WalkerWebcast here: https://www.walkerdunlop.com/webcasts/

Today's guest is Phil Graves, Former Head of Tinshed Ventures at Patagonia.Phil is an executive and board member with over 15 years of experience in M&A, corporate finance, private equity, and venture capital. He has served as the President of The Johnny Morris Foundation & Chief Sustainability Officer at Bass Pro Shops. Before that, he served as Vice President of Corporate Development at Patagonia. At Patagonia, Phil launched and oversaw Tin Shed Ventures, a $79 million investment fund, Worn Wear, a multi-million dollar eCommerce business, Innovation Works, a breakthrough R&D team, and Regenerative Organic Certification, a holistic standard for food and fiber. Prior to joining the company in 2014, Phil spent a decade at Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers. In addition, he provided financial advisory and investment-related services to clients such as KKR & Co, TPG Capital, Lone Star Investment Advisors, Nike, Walmart, Southwest Airlines, and SunPower. Phil's perch in the climate industry is unique, and I was looking forward to sitting down with him this week. Phil walks me through his career path, his most recent role as Chief Sustainability Officer at Bass Pro Shops, and his time at Tinshed Ventures. We also discuss the breaking unsustainable consumer patterns, the dirty underbelly of the apparel industry, and the role of policy in a clean future. Phil is a great guest, and this is a must-listen episode for those interested in the intersection of climate and apparel.Enjoy the show!You can find me on twitter @jjacobs22 or @mcjpod and email at info@myclimatejourney.co, where I encourage you to share your feedback on episodes and suggestions for future topics or guests.Episode recorded live January 13th, 2022For more information about this episode, visit: https://myclimatejourney.co/episodes/phil-graves

An Open Letter from Prison Professors to All Course Participants   Hi, My name is Michael Santos. I'm the founder of Earning Freedom and the Prison Professors nonprofit. If you're working through our course, it's likely that you're going through the criminal justice system at some stage—pretrial, in custody, or on some form of community supervision. Both Bill McGlashan and I can empathize with your plight. For 9,500 days, I lived as federal prisoner number 16377-004. I am intimately familiar with challenges of living in confinement. Despite those challenges, I know the opportunities that open when a person chooses deliberate adjustment strategies. A jail or prison may or may not offer rehabilitative courses. When a person develops a self-directed work ethic, a person can work on personal development regardless of where administrators confine him or her. At Prison Professors, we develop courses that help people that want to help themselves. For that reason, it pleases me to offer our course: Lessons on Leadership: With Bill McGlashan Some may wonder why a person like Bill McGlashan would work with a startup like Prison Professors. Bill is known across the globe as one of the foremost impact investors. Why would such a man volunteer so much of his personal time to help people locked in America's jails and prisons?  To respond to that question, it may help if I offer some context. Participants will learn all about Bill and the way he thinks through the course. Before getting to the course, let me offer the backstory.   Backstory: I made bad decisions as a young man, refusing to heed the advice of teachers or mentors. Excitement of a fast crowd lured me away from productive habits. I began making bad decisions during the recklessness of youth. Those decisions turned worse in 1984, when I was 20. I began participating with a group that sold cocaine. In August of 1987, federal agents arrested me. For the next 30 years, I lived inside prisons of every security level or on some form of community confinement, including:  • High-security US penitentiaries, • Medium-security federal correctional institutions, • Low-security federal correctional institutions, • Minimum-security federal prison camps, • A halfway house, • Home confinement, • Supervised Release. • Special Parole, • Parole As I reveal in Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, leaders taught me many lessons during that lengthy odyssey. With hopes of helping as many people as possible, I accept a responsibility to pass along lessons that transformed my life.  Even though a person may serve a lengthy term, any of us can choose to work toward reconciling with society. While in prison, I learned from many leaders. People like Bill McGlashan taught me to follow the principles of leadership: Define success, as the best possible outcome. Create a plan and prepare to overcome the challenges ahead. Put priorities in place, knowing that incremental progress would lead to new opportunities. Create tools, tactics, and resources that would help me grow, and Execute the plan every day. That disciplined adjustment strategy could help any person that wanted to prepare for a life of meaning, relevance, and dignity. It could help a person restore confidence. Regardless of what bad decisions we made in the past, at any time, regardless of where we are, we can work toward making better decisions.  I aspired to reconcile with society and to prepare in ways that would allow me to emerge successfully. A willingness to learn from leaders opened my eyes to a new philosophy. Rather than complaining about the challenges wrought by my bad decisions, I could work to make amends. Any person could do the same. In Earning Freedom: Conquering a 45-Year Prison Term, I share the entire story. On August 11, 1987, authorities arrested me. After a jury convicted me, a judge sentenced me to serve a 45-year sentence. While locked in jail, a correctional officer passed me a copy of Plato's book, The Republic, which introduced me to philosophy. I learned about Socrates and his remarkable way of looking at the world.  Reading The Republic changed my life. It helped me to realize and accept the colossal mistakes I had made as a young man. I'd been living by a bad philosophy. Rather than working to help my community, I broke the law.  Socrates (and other leaders) taught me to stop feeling sorry for myself. Leaders suggested that we change if we don't like our situation, or if we're facing a challenge. To start, we must change the way we think. From leaders like Socrates (and Bill McGlashan), I learned the power that comes when we think about other people and our community instead of only thinking about the challenges we face. We can recalibrate. We can work to earn freedom.  That change in thinking influenced a deliberate adjustment strategy. While incarcerated, I made a 100% commitment to: Pursue self-directed learning, Contribute to society in meaningful, measurable ways, and Work toward building a strong support network that would include positive role models. That three-pronged strategy made all the difference. When defining success at that stage in my life, I simply wanted to emerge with my dignity intact. I wanted to pursue a path that would open opportunities to live as a law-abiding, contributing citizen. By preparing well, no one would know that I had served a quarter century when I got out. I wanted to emerge unscathed. That strategy led to my earning a bachelor's degree from Mercer University, a master's degree from Hofstra University, getting married in prison, and opening many income opportunities that I could expand upon after release. By the time I walked out of prison, I had sufficient savings in the bank to launch my career. None of that would have been possible had I not opened my mind, and my heart, to learn from leaders.   Any person that served time alongside me could have done the same. At any time, we can choose to learn from leaders like Bill McGlashan. Sadly, the prison culture conditions people to learn from so-called “shot callers” instead. The leaders I studied taught me to think differently from the way I thought before I went to prison. I encourage others to do the same. Those who choose to pursue self-directed adjustments will find opportunities rather than challenges awaiting them upon release—as I experienced. While still in the halfway house, San Francisco State University hired me to teach as an adjunct professor. Simultaneously, I began building businesses. Together with my partners, we persuaded prison administrators, federal judges, probation officers, and even U.S. Attorneys to purchase our products and services. A successful adjustment inside eased my reentry, allowing me to begin building a career upon release. I didn't need a job. Preparations allowed me to create my own income streams. I am convinced that any person in jail or prison can use the time inside to recalibrate and open opportunities. To succeed, however, those people must accept the reality. As administrators used to tell me:  “We don't care anything about your life after your release. We only care about the security of the institution.” In such an environment, we should expect obstacles. Despite obstacles that contribute to intergenerational cycles of recidivism, we must focus on what we can do to prepare for the journey ahead. We must reject the dubious advice we receive: From the system: You've got nothin' comin'. Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. From misguided people inside: The best way to serve time is to forget about the world outside, and to focus on your reputation in prison. Mahatma Gandhi taught us that we should strive to live as the change we want to see in the world. I want to live in a world where people can always work to become better and reach their highest potential. I'm grateful to the many leaders who taught me this message. For that reason, I've devoted my professional career to sharing what I've learned from leaders.   It pleases me to share these lessons from Bill McGlashan, a genuine world-class leader. What qualifies Bill as a world-class leader?  A lot! Bill has impeccable academic credentials, with an undergraduate degree from Yale, and a graduate degree in business from Stanford. While I served decades in prison, Bill distinguished himself as a steward of capital for private equity companies, business leader, and impact investor. He launched startups that he later sold to publicly traded corporations. As a CEO, he saved hundreds of jobs by accepting the responsibility of restructuring a publicly traded company that was on the verge of failure. As a director of TPG Capital, he created stellar returns on more than $12 billion worth of funds that investors entrusted to him and his team.  Bill built a reputation as one of the world's most astute impact investors. He brought coalitions of other world-class activists, philanthropists, and leaders together, including: Bono: Singer for U2, but also founder of RED, ONE, and a cultural leader. Jeff Skoll: Founder of eBay, Participant Media, and the Skoll Foundation. Laurene Powell Jobs, philanthropist, and founder of the Emerson Collective. Mo Ibrahim, founder of Celtel and global philanthropist focused on Africa. Richard Branson, founder of Virgin Group. Anand Mahindra, Chairman of Mahindra Group from India. I did not meet Bill until the summer of 2021, eight years after I had finished my obligation to the Bureau of Prisons.  Despite having devoted his professional career to creating solutions in response huge global challenges that included solutions for climate change, extreme poverty, access to healthcare and education, Bill made a catastrophic decision as a parent. He agreed to participate in a ruse. A conman convinced him to pay an unscrupulous testing service to assist prospects for his son's admission to a university. His son didn't need the help, and he didn't know that Bill had participated in the artifice. Bill's decision led to a series of catastrophic event, proving the theorem of Scottish author Sir Walter Scott, who wrote: • Oh what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive. Authorities arrested Bill, a grand jury indicted him, and he pleaded guilty to a federal crime.  Bill and I spoke for the first time a few days before he would surrender to serve a three-month sentence in federal prison. During our lengthy conversation, I listened to Bill express his remorse and admired his eagerness to make amends. When he told me that he wanted to use his time inside to help as many people as possible, I offered some observations on what he could expect from the experience. People in jail or prison could learn from his lessons on leadership.  Bill's story was the type that inspired me to want to learn more while I served my sentence.  Knowing that others could benefit from his wisdom, I invited him to volunteer his time to create a new course with Prison Professors. Through the course, I suggested, we would help people learn the importance of pursuing self-directed learning projects. Since the prison system may not always have resources to offer educational courses, I explained, we could fill the gap. As evidenced by the video files that accompany this course, and the personal nature of the lessons, Bill volunteered to spend hundreds of hours working alongside me. Together, we developed the course.  This course offers opportunities for self-directed participants to work toward developing their vocabulary, their writing skills, and their critical-thinking skills. Those building blocks can help anyone grow. By developing those skills, I opened countless opportunities as the months turned into years, and the years turned into decades.  Bill's teachings would have inspired me while I served my sentence. They inspire me now. They make me want to learn more. We hope that you will learn from the video files, the audio files and the lessons that make up our course. Although I didn't appreciate the importance of education when I started the journey, this course would have opened my eyes to the liberty that comes with self-directed learning plans. On behalf of our entire team at Prison Professors, Bill and I encourage you to work toward reaching your highest potential.    Sincerely, Michael Santos      

Lesson 9: Lessons on Leadership with Bill McGlashan and Prison Professors

In this week's Espresso, we cover updates from Shopper, Nowports, Olist and more!Outline of this episode:[0:27] - Shopper announces a $30M Series C funding round[1:02] - Nowports announced a $60M funding round [1:33] - ALLVP Managing Director Fernando Lelo de Larrea leaves the VC fund he co-founded.[2:13] - Abstra raises a $2.3M funding round [2:59] - Olist secured $186M in a Series E in a funding round[3:40] - Ambar raises $36M in a Series C round[4:19] - LatamList's top picks for the best impact startups in LatAm[8:36] - Ep.24 How to be the difference Holidays SpecialResources & people mentioned:Companies, Institutions & Startups: Shopper, Nowports, ALLVP, Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México, Abstra, Olist, Ambar, The Intern Group, MIT's Refugee Action HubVCs and Funds: GIC, Minerva Foods, Quartz, Oikos, Floating-Point, Tiger Global, SoftBank Latin America Fund, Mouro Capital, DST, Monashees, Wellington Management, Echo Capital, Oria Capital, TPG Capital, Argonautic Ventures People: Fernando Lelo de Larrea, Federico Antoni, Bruno Vieira Costa, Bruno Balbinot, Johanna Molina. María del Mar Vélez, Crack the Code,

Jen is Integra Partners' newest partner. She was formerly a principal with Integra Partners, joining the firm in 2017. Jen started her career in Morgan Stanley's investment banking division in New York, covering financial sponsors and consumer retail companies. She returned to Singapore in 2011 when she joined TPG Capital, evaluating investment opportunities in Southeast Asia. Jen also spent several years with a family office focusing on investing in and actively managing early-stage companies. On behalf of Integra Partners, Jen sat on the board of ReaQta until its exit to IBM in 2021, and currently sits on the board of Naluri, a behavioral health company offering human-driven, AI-augmented digital chronic disease management and mental wellness programs. Read more about Integra Partners here https://integrapartners.co/ and connect with Jennifer on Linkedin here https://www.linkedin.com/in/jenniferho08/ If you enjoyed this podcast, would you consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts here? It takes less than 30 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince new amazing guests to come on the show, and on top of that, I love reading the reviews! Connect with Andrew: Email: hello@andrewsenduk.com Website: https://andrewsenduk.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andrew.senduk/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-senduk-1980/

YOOBIC has raised $50M in Series C funding from Highland Capital to continue its growth, increase its headcount to 350 by 2020 by hiring across technology, sales and engineering, and enhance its R7D efforts to cement its position as a leader in the market.Interos, a supply chain risk management SaaS provider, has turned unicorn raising $100M in Series C funding from NightDragon. It works towards mitigating supply chain disruptions, both cyber and physical.AuthenticID has raised $100M in minority growth investment from Long Ridge Equity Partners to support the development of solutions for extended identity verification and fraud detection use cases.Israel's Tailor Brands, which provides a platform for automating brand design and marketing processes for small businesses, has raised $50 million in Series C funding led by GoDaddy, reports state.  Galvanize, a software platform for SaaS governance, risk, and compliance (GRC), has announced a strategic partnership with Waymark Tech, a regulatory and legal intelligence supplier to financial services.  TPG Capital will get $2.25 billion from Uber Freight for Transplace. Uber Freight's company will grow due to this purchase as it seeks to carve out market share in existing regions and expand into Mexico. According to the company, Uber Freight's brokerage would be kept independent from Transplace's services.Gravitee dot i o an open-source API management platform, has raised $11M in a Series A round, led by Oxx and AlbionVC, to expand its development, sales, and marketing teams. Tide, Auchan, and other firms use Gravitee dot i o's main API administration tool.CloudServer, a SaaS-based, cloud-hosted RPA service, has been introduced by OpenBots, an open-source RPA platform. The new CloudServer is cloud-based, making it a dependable, scalable, and secure option. Its usage-based approach saves clients money by charging per-minute use rather than per-bot or per number of machines or users.Mailmodo, a no-code email marketing company, has raised $2 million in early funding to help with product development and market expansion. Mailmodo was one of the companies in the fifth batch of Sequoia Capital India's Surge program. According to Mailmodo, using AMP emails shortens the user experience.

Uber Freight announced it will acquire managed transportation provider Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion. The deal consists of up to $750 million in common stock of Uber Freight's parent company, Uber Technologies Inc., and the rest in cash. Once the deal is finalized, Uber Freight's brokerage will continue to operate independently from Frisco, Texas-based Transplace's managed transportation services, according to the San Francisco-based digital freight broker. The transaction is expected to close later this year or in the first half of 2022.

Uber Freight announced it will acquire managed transportation provider Transplace from TPG Capital for $2.25 billion. The deal consists of up to $750 million in common stock of Uber Freight's parent company, Uber Technologies Inc., and the rest in cash. Once the deal is finalized, Uber Freight's brokerage will continue to operate independently from Frisco, Texas-based Transplace's managed transportation services, according to the San Francisco-based digital freight broker. The transaction is expected to close later this year or in the first half of 2022.

A empresa de educação infantil chinesa Age of Learning foi avaliada em US$ 3 bilhões em uma nova rodada de investimentos liderada pelo fundo TPG Capital. Criada em 2007, a empresa é dona da plataforma ABCMouse, focada em educação adaptativa para crianças, especialmente exercícios de leitura e matemática, e já conta com mais de 3 milhões de alunos no mundo. Com o novo aporte, a estratégia é expandir sua atuação para Coreia do Sul, Vietnam e Brasil. Quer saber mais sobre o mercado e as inovações da china? Confira a plataforma StartSe em app.startse.com Acompanhe também a live A Hora da China, toda terça-feira, às 21h, nas redes da StartSe.

Stuart — or “Stu” — Landesberg grew up in New York thinking that everyone used brown, recycled paper towels and had a compost bin in their yard. Then he found out the truth, which developed the young would-be entrepreneur's ambition for changing the world through challenging consumer habits. “My early childhood experiences left a huge imprint on me in terms of what I accept as normal,” Stu says on this episode of The Empowered Challenger. “I grew up with a lens that I still see the world from today, which is that the world should be more sustainable than it is. That's at the core of Grove.” Stuart gained private equity skills during his time at TPG Capital while still holding onto his passion for the planet. By combining his business skills (and a little bit of self-admitted hubris) with his environmentalism, he eventually came up with the Grove Collaborative, a company that produces and sells natural, eco-friendly home goods. The road to success wasn't always easy — Stuart says that if he had known how hard it was going to be to start a company, he “probably wouldn't have done it.” But now Grove Collaborative's products are found nationwide at Target, with more successes on the way. More than anything, Stuart thinks about how important it is to disrupt consumer habits and make sure that doing the sustainable thing is the convenient thing, instead of the other way around. With easy access to sustainable, natural products, the path to permanently eliminating plastic waste is in the consumer's hands. Disrupter-at-a-Glance

Authors Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap on their new book The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street: https://amzn.to/3cFgNVJ From the blurb: It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards. In the tradition of Barbarians at the Gate and The Big Short comes the riveting, multi-dimensional poker game between private equity firms and distressed debt hedge funds that played out from the Vegas Strip to Manhattan boardrooms to Chicago courthouses and even, for a moment, the halls of the United States Congress. On one side: Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital. On the other: the likes of Elliott Management, Oaktree Capital, and Appaloosa Management. ABOUT THE PODCAST Hi, I'm Tobias Carlisle. I've launched a new podcast called The Acquirers Podcast. The podcast is about finding undervalued stocks, deep value investing, hedge funds, activism, buyouts, and special situations. We uncover the tactics and strategies for finding good investments, managing risk, dealing with bad luck, and maximizing success. SEE LATEST EPISODES https://acquirersmultiple.com/podcast/ SEE OUR FREE DEEP VALUE STOCK SCREENER https://acquirersmultiple.com/screener/ FOLLOW TOBIAS Firm: https://acquirersfunds.com/ Website: https://acquirersmultiple.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/Greenbackd LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tobycarlisle Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tobiascarlisle Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tobias_carlisle ABOUT TOBIAS CARLISLE Tobias Carlisle is the founder of The Acquirer’s Multiple®, and Acquirers Funds®. He is best known as the author of the #1 new release in Amazon’s Business and Finance The Acquirer’s Multiple: How the Billionaire Contrarians of Deep Value Beat the Market, the Amazon best-sellers Deep Value: Why Activists Investors and Other Contrarians Battle for Control of Losing Corporations (2014) (https://amzn.to/2VwvAGF), Quantitative Value: A Practitioner’s Guide to Automating Intelligent Investment and Eliminating Behavioral Errors (2012) (https://amzn.to/2SDDxrN), and Concentrated Investing: Strategies of the World’s Greatest Concentrated Value Investors (2016) (https://amzn.to/2SEEjVn). He has extensive experience in investment management, bus

Today we speak to the authors of The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street https://tinyurl.com/caesarsbook This is where Oceans 11 meets Chapter 11 It was the most brutal corporate restructuring in Wall Street history. The 2015 bankruptcy brawl for the storied casino giant, Caesars Entertainment, pitted brilliant and ruthless private equity legends against the world's most relentless hedge fund wizards.   In the tradition of Barbarians at the Gate and The Big Short comes the riveting, multi-dimensional poker game between private equity firms and distressed debt hedge funds that played out from the Vegas Strip to Manhattan boardrooms to Chicago courthouses and even, for a moment, the halls of the United States Congress. On one side: Apollo Global Management and TPG Capital. On the other: the likes of Elliott Management, Oaktree Capital, and Appaloosa Management.   The Caesars bankruptcy put a twist on the old-fashioned casino heist. Through a $27 billion leveraged buyout and a dizzying string of financial engineering transactions, Apollo and TPG—in the midst of the post-Great Recession slump—had seemingly snatched every prime asset of the company from creditors, with the notable exception of Caesars Palace. But Caesars' hedge fund lenders and bondholders had scooped up the company's paper for nickels and dimes. And with their own armies of lawyers and bankers, they were ready to do everything necessary to take back what they believed was theirs—if they could just stop their own infighting.   These modern financiers now dominate the scene in Corporate America as their fight-to-the-death mentality continues to shock workers, politicians, and broader society—and even each other.   In The Caesars Palace Coup, financial journalists Max Frumes and Sujeet Indap illuminate the brutal tactics of distressed debt mavens—vultures, as they are condemned—in the sale and purchase of even the biggest companies in the world with billions of dollars hanging in the balance.   Sujeet Indap is the U.S. editor of the Lex Column at the Financial Times, where he contributes stories across the paper. He has written extensively on the intersection of corporate finance and corporate law. Indap was previously an investment banker before he joined the Financial Times in 2013. He is a graduate of Pomona College and the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania. Indap lives in Manhattan, NY, with his wife.   Max Frumes leads a news team at Fitch Solutions covering corporate debt and restructuring. He previously was the founding editor of a leading publication covering corporate bankruptcy, and before that reported for S&P's Leveraged Commentary & Data and The Deal. Frumes received his undergraduate degree from the University of California, Berkeley, and an MSJ from Northwestern's Medill School of Journalism. He lives in Brooklyn with his wife and daughter.  

Listen to Karen Francis's journey to becoming a Senior Advisor, TPG Capital and Vontier Corporation Board Chair, including her leadership learnings along the way and the intentionality with which she invests time networking.For more corporate governance podcasts, check out Feedspot's list of the Top 15 Corporate Governance Podcasts (which includes Women Governance Gurus) - https://blog.feedspot.com/corporate_governance_podcasts/

Rami Zeidan is a founder on a mission.After working in the finance and real estate worlds for the early part of his career, including overseeing such activities for Starwood, Zeidan took the plunge into the operational part of the equation and launched his own hospitality brand.Life House was created in 2017 and has since grown to include a portfolio of its own properties and dozens more under management.The lifestyle-type hotel brand has since gone on to raise around $40 million in investment capital and focused on providing both upmarket hotel experiences and development of its tech for use elsewhere.Most recently, Life House has struck a deal with travel search engine Kayak (announced after our interview with Zeidan was recorded) for a rebranding exercise on a property in Miami.Zeidan joins us as the latest guest on How I Got Here.HIGH is a weekly show produced by PhocusWire and Mozio, aimed at getting the inside stories behind startups and innovation in travel and transportation.It's hosted by PhocusWire's editor in chief, Kevin May, and Mozio co-founder and CEO David Litwak.

In this episode, Hall welcomes Christopher Ladd, Partner at NewRoad Capital Partners.  NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC, headquartered in Northwest Arkansas, is an SEC-registered investment firm investing in growth equity and growth buyout opportunities in select U.S. supply chain & logistics and retail & consumer packaged goods sectors in the lower middle market. As experienced entrepreneurs and operators themselves, the NewRoad team prides itself on the high level of collaboration they bring to each of their investments. They have learned the journey is most fruitful when partnered with like-minded people that share an obsession to improve their business. NewRoad Capital Partners love to bring together people fueled by an entrepreneurial spirit, innovative thinking, and a drive for success. Chris is a partner at NewRoad Capital Partners, LLC, where he is responsible for all aspects of the investment process and post-investment operations of portfolio companies for the firm’s venture capital fund (New Road Ventures) and its growth equity fund in partnership with Los-Angeles-based Kayne Anderson (Kayne NewRoad Ventures Fund II). Prior to joining NewRoad Capital Partners, he was part of Walmart’s Corporate Development and Strategy teams, focusing on e-commerce acquisitions and strategic initiatives and the CFO/CIO of a Walmart-led investment fund. Before Walmart, he was an Associate at TPG Capital focusing on post-acquisition operations of its portfolio companies and an Associate at KSL Capital on the buyside. Chris holds a B.A. in Economics from Cornell University and an M.B.A. from the University of Texas at Austin’s McCombs School of Business. Chris shares what excites him now in the industry. He also advises entrepreneurs and investors and discusses his investment thesis. You can visit NewRoad Capital Partners at , and via LinkedIn at .     Chris can be contacted via email at , and via LinkedIn at .  Music courtesy of . 

Mark Fields, a senior adviser at TPG Capital and former Ford CEO, believes inventory and parts shortages will remain a major hurdle for the industry this year as automakers and suppliers continue to grapple with worker absenteeism and the availability of labor at plants. Fields also makes predictions on EVs and chats about Apple's possible entry into the auto industry.

In this episode, we chat with Nehal Raj, a Partner at TPG, which is a leading global alternative asset firm founded in 1992 with approximately $85 billion of assets under management. Nehal co-leads the firm’s investment activities in software and enterprise technology across its private equity platforms (TPG Capital, TPG Tech Adjacencies, TPG Growth, and The Rise Fund). Nehal shares with us the investment themes he’s currently most focused on as well as some of the keys to TPG’s success over the years. Today, the firm’s investment platforms span a wide range of asset classes, including private equity, growth equity, real estate, impact investing, and public equity. TPG aims to build dynamic products and options for its investors while also instituting discipline and operational excellence across the investment strategy and performance of its portfolio. We hope you enjoy the show.

Ryan Zauk sits down with Evgenia Plotnikova, Partner and Investor at Dawn Capital in the wake of Dawn's $400M raise in September. Dawn Capital is one of the premier venture firms in Europe and is focused on B2B Software and FinTech, investing mostly in Series A and B rounds for high-growth companies across Europe. Evgenia is a seasoned investor in both venture and private equity. Prior to Dawn, she was a VC at Atomico, where she spearheaded the firm's entry into France and worked with a number of businesses, including Ontruck and Memphis Meats. Before VC, Evgenia was an investor at TPG Capital focused on telecommunications, retail, transportation, and mining. She started her career at J.P. Morgan in the London and Dubai offices, where she advised businesses on potential M&A transactions as well as equity and debt financings. Evgenia is fluent in French and Russian, has lived in 5 countries, and has traveled to 55 (though COVID may be slowing her march to 60). In 2017, Evgenia was named to Forbes’ “30 Under 30” and became the judge for its prestigious Finance category in 2018. Ryan & Evgenia cover a great deal in today’s episode, with highlights broken out below: - How she describes Dawn and her general investing style (4:20) - Raising a $400M fund in COVID, a huge fund for venture capital (7:40) - How Dawn positions themselves to entrepreneurs and founders, and the incredible value they have offered founders (10:29) - Her general sourcing and diligence processes (12:30) - Her investment in Soldo and the bright future ahead for the company (18:35) - A special rapid-fire question round (27:08) …And much more. Enjoy the show! For more insights and analysis from FinTech leaders, follow us below: Medium: https://medium.com/wharton-fintech WFT Twitter: https://twitter.com/whartonfintech Ryan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/RyanZauk LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wharton-fintech-club/

Missy Narula is the Founder and CEO of Exhale Parent and Founder of the newly launched Diapertainment. Missy launched Exhale Parent during her third maternity leave to help others learn from her experiences and to create a place for all the legal and financial information new parents need. Missy recently launched Diapertainment October 2020 which makes diaper changing less painful. It is a clear phone holder that simply screws into the wall aside the changing table and will entertain your baby while keeping both of your hands free to safely get the job done. Prior to these ventures, Missy spent 8+ years at TPG Capital, initially serving as Chief of Staff to the Head of the Global Ops Group. Missy holds a B.A. from Yale and an MBA from Harvard Business School as a Baker Scholar.   Missy joins Kristen Hall, COO of Mother Honestly, to discuss launching and sustaining these ventures while raising her family.  Missy shares her own experience with understanding maternity leave and how she is focused on changing the policies around maternity leave. She also shares her path to product creation and encourages others to take that dive. Be sure to check out @exhale.parent, @diapertainment and visit https://diapertainment.com to learn more.

In today's episode I chat with Elizabeth Zhan, or as the homies call her, Bairu. Bairu started her career at Goldman Sachs in Singapore and then joined Morgan Stanley's tech group in Hong Kong. She then left the world of banking and joined TPG Capital and is now back in Singapore investing in late-stage companies. Tune in and listen to Bairu and her journey through the crazy world of finance. For more information visit sherjan.com.

Investment company TPG Capital is set to acquire Aussie boots maker RM Williams. PepsiCo, the owner of Pepsi, is launching a new drink to grab a piece of the $1.4 billion sleep aid industry. COVID is transforming the formerly boring company DocuSign into a $50 billion tech darling. --- Instagram giveaway: http://bit.ly/fluxinsta Start your money journey: https://www.flux.finance/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@flux.finance Facebook group: http://bit.ly/whatthefluxgroup --- The content in this podcast reflects the views and opinions of the hosts, and is intended for personal and not commercial use. We do not represent or endorse the accuracy or reliability of any opinion, statement or other information provided or distributed in these episodes.

各位朋友大家早安，今天是7月6日，歡迎和我們一起關心世界大小事。 暴雨狂炸熊本 20死20萬人撤離 日本九州南部因為鋒面滯留帶來暴雨，到現在為止，災情仍然持續擴大，熊本縣球磨川氾濫，多間民宅遭土石流沖毀、老人安養院被大水淹沒。截至5日下午，熊本至少有20人罹難、14人失蹤、20萬人撤離，目前災情最嚴重的熊本縣約有30個地區因淹水交通中斷，變成孤島，其中球磨村淹水最深之處，估計水深達到9公尺。更多內容…… 東京與巴黎 首任女市長連任成功 東京都知事選舉5日投開票，儘管有多達22人破紀錄參選，但根據日本放送協會（NHK）的出口民調，現任知事小池百合子，因對新冠肺炎疫情的表現得到選民肯定，以74％壓倒性多數獲得連任，執政黨與在野黨都支持她。成功連任的小池，最大的考驗仍是防堵疫情擴散，以及辦好因新冠肺炎而被迫延期一年的東京奧運。出身自民黨的小池以無黨派身份角逐，儘管選前遭爆學歷造假，以及與黑道錢莊往來等黑資料，但都無損她的高人氣。執政的自民黨未派候選人，形同禮讓。安倍的任期將在明年9月結束，小池成為接掌大位的熱門人選。 巴黎市長伊達戈（Anne Hidalgo）也在小池連任前不久，贏得選舉，現年61歲的伊達戈在2014年成為巴黎史上首位女性市長，巴黎也是已故總統席哈克登上大位的政治跳板。 伊達戈是西班牙出生的社會黨人，加上女性身份，原本不被看好她的政治前景，但她仍憑著意志力頑強地躋身政治菁英團隊，表現跌破多數人的眼鏡。 相關報導： 日本東京都知事選舉 小池連任 巴黎首位女市長 要把汽車趕出市中心 伊朗鈾提煉廠爆炸 疑與以色列有關 伊朗伊斯法罕的納坦茲（Natanz）核電廠2日離心機爆炸引發火災，外界研判是遭到攻擊所致。納坦茲在伊朗受到嚴密保護，該核電廠先前曾遭到震網電腦病毒（Stuxnet computer virus）破壞攻擊。有媒體指出，雖然伊朗政府極力淡化這次爆炸，並對外強調主體和反應爐並未損傷，但仍有阿拉伯國家媒體爆料，稱此次爆炸背後與以色列脫離不了關係，是以色列派遣F-35戰機的傑作。不過以色列尚未針對這質疑有所回應。更多內容…… 全球國際旅遊損5.8兆！太陽馬戲團倒在黎明來臨前 上個月月底，太陽馬戲團對外聲明，表示已正式向法庭提交破產保護申請，並計劃在加拿大政府和私募股權公司的幫助下重組債務。破產聲明指出，太陽馬戲團現有的投資者私募股權基金TPG Capital、中國復星國際有限公司和加拿大魁北克養老基金已接管太陽馬戲團債務，並投資3億美元（約新台幣88.3億元）支持其重啟達成協議，三大股東還將負責一個1,500萬美元（約新台幣4.4億元）的員工基金，為失業員工提供經濟援助。 全球旅遊業的出口收入損失已高達0.9兆至1.2兆美元（折合台幣約26.5兆至35.3兆元）。旅遊業想要恢復到疫情前的水平，可能要到2022年。 相關報導 太陽馬戲團倒在黎明來臨前 疫情／全球逾53.2萬死亡，確診病例超過1136.6萬例 疫情尚未看到曙光，天災又不斷來打擊，感覺好像黑暗遙遙無期，但是請大家記得，這些都是變化的過程，並不會停格在某一個黑暗狀態。雨過會天青，黑夜過後又是天明，天青天明後的我們，要如何重新展開生活節奏，這才是真正要面對的課題，也是這些災難帶給我們的省思。 謝謝您的收聽，我們下次空中見。

Jerm — According to Wikipedia, -- John McAfee is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 and spun back out in 2017 with TPG Capital owning a majority stake, though the software has always borne the McAfee brand name. McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. McAfee is also a political activist, who sought the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, losing to former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. -- Watch part 1 of my conversation with John: https://jermdraws.com/blog/john-mcafee-is-the-real-antivirus

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, a mental health and wellness platform offering monitoring and support. He is Advisor to TPG Capital, a top-tier US private equity firm who named him CEO of Ride, a portfolio company that he restructured. As a corporate executive, Louis held dual Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer roles at Audible/Amazon, Yodle and Monster Worldwide. As an entrepreneur, Louis created and led 5 business and social enterprises on four continents, many of which were in the field of reproductive health. He received a Bachelor of Business Administration from Laval University in Quebec City and a Masters of Science in Marketing from HEC-Montreal. His career has been awarded by his alma maters and his work has been featured in a number of management books and magazines including The Economist.

We’re joined by businessman, philanthropist and Member of the Order of Canada Mitch Garber, a man credited with, among many other achievements, saving Caesar’s Entertainment from bankruptcy. LionTree’s Alex Michael sits down with Mitch in the Kindred Media Slopeside Studios in Deer Valley, Utah to get the scoop on the indefatigable businessman’s latest doings, which span his chairmanship of Cirque Du Soleil as well as his involvement with the National Hockey League expansion team in Seattle along with TPG Capital founder David Bonderman and a group of local Seattle business leaders.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can hear our radio show on SiriusXM Business Radio, channel 132.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Exiled to the Gobi Desert at the young age of 15 and denied schooling for 10 years, Weijian Shan endured untold hardships without ever giving up his dream for an education. His journey from a hard labourer to one of Asia's best-known investor is one of unique success - told with a splash of humour, deep insight and engaging detail. Shan is a captivating speaker and a frequent contributor to The New York Times, Financial Times and WSJ. He has worked at The World Bank in Washington DC, taught at The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and held various positions at JP Morgan and TPG Capital.

As co-CEO of TPG Capital, Jon Winkelried oversees a sprawling portfolio and $119 billion under management, with operational teams spread across 17 offices around the world. He found himself at the NYSE recently, in conversation with Christina Minnis, Global Head of Acquisition for Goldman Sachs (NYSE:GS), the firm Winkelried left in 2009 as co-president. They talk at the NYSE Board Advisory Council Networking Summit about what it takes to serve on a board and why TPG, which has taken stakes in more than 400 companies, ties its comp directly to improving diversity.    Inside the ICE House: https://www.theice.com/insights/conversations/inside-the-ice-house

After breaking the internet with our Mia Khalifa Episode 111, we are bringing you another episode with John McAfee, Legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and 2020 U.S Presidential candidate. He joins us to share his experiences in Silicon Valley and talks about why he thinks “it doesn’t matter who the President is. This will no doubt be one of our most controversial episodes. Then and Now John has been called “The most interesting man in the world.” He was an outlaw, from parts unknown, He has lived part of his adult life, on the run, somewhere in Latin America. Today, John is a candidate for US President in 2020 If his name rings a bell, that is because he is the founder of McAfee The Security Company. John also got into a well-publicized Twitter war with Kim.com, the founder of now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload. Garden of Eden of Technology John passionately describes Silicon Valley then as the Garden of Eden of Technology. It was known as a tech hub for the world. He also shared interesting thoughts on Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and Nolan Bushnell. “Most of the personalities in Silicon Valley were pleasant, creative, very different. Steve Jobs, as an example, never find time to take a bath. I can smell him across the room. That was just his thing, he did not have the f*cking time to take a bath. He is a serious businessman who took a bath at least once a month, I know I did. But I also work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 years. Not because I had to, but because I f*ckin’ want it. I love what I was doing.” - John McAfee In the past, John describes Silicon Valley as heaven. He is also candid that he does not know anything about it now, as he left it 25 years ago.  “Everyone you met in your circle, did something or showed you something which opened your mind to the potential of digital technology. Trust me that’s not there anymore.” - John McAfee The President Doesn’t Matter John shares why he thinks it doesn’t matter who sits in the Oval Office. He claims that the CIA is running the show. He says there are instances that the CIA manipulates information, information that the President refers to when making decisions that affect not only the country but the whole world. John shares more of his insights on CIA, one of the biggest clients of McAfee Security Company in the past. “Selective information is the ultimate power.” - John McAfee To hear more information about John McAfee and to listen to his ideas on his bid to U.S. Presidency for 2020, download and listen to the episode. Bio: John David McAfee (/ˈmækəfiː/ MAK-ə-fee;[1][2] born September 18, 1945) is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 and spun back out in 2017 with TPG Capital owning a majority stake, though the software has always borne the McAfee brand name.  McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Since leaving McAfee Associates, he has founded the companies Tribal Voice (makers of the PowWow chat program), QuorumEx and Future Tense Central, among others, and has been involved in leadership positions in the companies Everykey, MGT Capital Investments and Luxcore, among others.  His personal and business interests include smartphone apps, cryptocurrency, yoga, and all-natural antibiotics.  He resided for a number of years in Belize, but later returned to the United States in 2013. McAfee is also a political activist, who sought the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, losing to former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. Links: McAfee 2020

After breaking the internet with our Mia Khalifa Episode 111, we are bringing you another episode with John McAfee, Legendary Silicon Valley entrepreneur, and 2020 U.S Presidential candidate. He joins us to share his experiences in Silicon Valley and talks about why he thinks “it doesn’t matter who the President is. This will no doubt be one of our most controversial episodes. Then and Now John has been called “The most interesting man in the world.” He was an outlaw, from parts unknown, He has lived part of his adult life, on the run, somewhere in Latin America. Today, John is a candidate for US President in 2020 If his name rings a bell, that is because he is the founder of McAfee The Security Company. John also got into a well-publicized Twitter war with Kim.com, the founder of now-defunct file hosting service Megaupload. Garden of Eden of Technology John passionately describes Silicon Valley then as the Garden of Eden of Technology. It was known as a tech hub for the world. He also shared interesting thoughts on Steve Jobs, Larry Ellison, Bill Gates, and Nolan Bushnell. “Most of the personalities in Silicon Valley were pleasant, creative, very different. Steve Jobs, as an example, never find time to take a bath. I can smell him across the room. That was just his thing, he did not have the f*cking time to take a bath. He is a serious businessman who took a bath at least once a month, I know I did. But I also work 18 hours a day, 7 days a week for 2 years. Not because I had to, but because I f*ckin’ want it. I love what I was doing.” - John McAfee In the past, John describes Silicon Valley as heaven. He is also candid that he does not know anything about it now, as he left it 25 years ago.  “Everyone you met in your circle, did something or showed you something which opened your mind to the potential of digital technology. Trust me that’s not there anymore.” - John McAfee The President Doesn’t Matter John shares why he thinks it doesn’t matter who sits in the Oval Office. He claims that the CIA is running the show. He says there are instances that the CIA manipulates information, information that the President refers to when making decisions that affect not only the country but the whole world. John shares more of his insights on CIA, one of the biggest clients of McAfee Security Company in the past. “Selective information is the ultimate power.” - John McAfee To hear more information about John McAfee and to listen to his ideas on his bid to U.S. Presidency for 2020, download and listen to the episode. Bio: John David McAfee (/ˈmækəfiː/ MAK-ə-fee;[1][2] born September 18, 1945) is a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 and spun back out in 2017 with TPG Capital owning a majority stake, though the software has always borne the McAfee brand name.  McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million, before his investments plummeted in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. Since leaving McAfee Associates, he has founded the companies Tribal Voice (makers of the PowWow chat program), QuorumEx and Future Tense Central, among others, and has been involved in leadership positions in the companies Everykey, MGT Capital Investments and Luxcore, among others.  His personal and business interests include smartphone apps, cryptocurrency, yoga, and all-natural antibiotics.  He resided for a number of years in Belize, but later returned to the United States in 2013. McAfee is also a political activist, who sought the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, losing to former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. Links: McAfee 2020

Louis Gagnon is the CEO of Total Brain, which is a mental health and fitness platform powered by neuroscience. Total Brain was founded in 2000 by a leading neuroscientist, Dr. Evian Gordon, and its mission is to improve mental health and fitness through brain-based self-awareness and training. Today it is used by large consumer groups and Fortune 500 companies that benefit from lower mental healthcare costs, improved productivity, and critical insights on what drives their organizations. As a corporate executive, Louis held dual Chief Product Officer and Chief Marketing Officer roles at Audible, now part of Amazon, Yodle, and Monster Worldwide. He is also Advisor to TPG Capital, a top-tier US private equity firm who named him CEO of Ride, a portfolio company that he restructured. Stew and Louis talk about the development of the Total Brain company and its mission to help solve the mental health crisis at work with an assessment tool based on research in neuroscience. Louis describes how this app helps people develop a better understanding of four essential mental capacities and the markers for each. Armed with this knowledge, individuals are more capable of understanding the strengths and liabilities unique to their brains. And when this information gathered by this app is aggregated within organizations, after being made anonymous, it can be used to direct resources to mental health needs of the workforce. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This podcast is brought to you by Divi Project John McAfee is by far one of the most interesting, as well as the most controversial public figures today. He’s a British-American computer programmer and businessman. He founded the software company McAfee Associates in 1987 and ran it until 1994, when he resigned from the company. McAfee Associates achieved early success as the creators of McAfee, the first commercial antivirus software, and the business now produces a range of enterprise security software. The company was purchased by Intel in 2011 and spun back out in 2017 with TPG Capital owning a majority stake, though the software has always borne the McAfee brand name. McAfee's wealth peaked in 2007 at $100 million before his investments plummeted in the financial crisis of 2007–2008. McAfee is also a political activist, who sought the 2016 Libertarian Party nomination for President of the United States in the 2016 election, losing to former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson. John McAfee has become one of the best-known Bitcoin supporters but his story goes far deeper than being a crypto expert. He is considered to be one of the most controversial figures in the world of crypto and technology, with countless ups and downs throughout his life. His life filled with fascinating anecdotes, disputed events, drug abuse, several arrests, and return to the public scene as a well-respected crypto soothsayer and surprising twists that have brought him to where he is now.   In this exclusive with John McAfee, we discussed the following: His early life McAfee Antivirus Software The idea of freedom Loss of his fortune following the 2007 - 2008 economic collapse The reason why he moved to Belize for a while Wealth and responsibilities His experience marrying and with living seven wives His allegations about pumping coins His upcoming movie, King of the Jungle. John McAfee Youtube Video:https://youtu.be/86u_-AGiaUk Gringo - The Dangerous Life of John McAfee  documentary movie:https://youtu.be/TjBgNwAVLWQ

Ease in crude oil prices could come as a breather for investors, who have witnessed heavy sell-off during the past two days at D-Street. Oil prices cooled on Wednesday on Saudi Arabia's assurance that the oil supply would be fully restored by September-end, following attacks on its crude facilities over the weekend. Brent Crude Futures were hovering around $63 per barrel mark in the early trade.  Sentiment could remain buoyed as reports suggest the finance ministry is planning fourth-set of announcements to give a leg-up to a struggling economy. News agency PTI reported that the announcements could be made in the next few days.  Moreover, investors would track the outcome of the US Federal Reserve's meeting that is scheduled to conclude later today. US Treasury yields slipped on expectations of an interest rate cut by the US Fed. That apart, stock-specific action, rupee's value against the US dollar, and fund flow by FIIs and DIIs will continue to steer markets.  Globally, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.05% while Japan’s Nikkei slid 0.03%.  Trends on SGX Nifty suggest a positive start for the domestic indices. On Wall Street, shares ended mildly higher during the overnight trade on Tuesday. The S&P500 gained 0.26%, while the Nasdaq Composite settled 0.4% higher. Back home, equity markets came under heavy selling pressure yesterday. The S&P BSE Sensex plunged 642 points or 1.73% to end at 36,481 level, while the Nifty50 lost 186 points or 1.69% to end at 10,818-mark. In the currency market, the Rupee touched an intra-day high of 71.97 per US dollar but eventually settled at 71.78-mark. Now let's move to the top headlines for the day, and stocks that are likely to remain in focus --  >> The broader equity markets remain richly valued despite the recent correction in stock prices, ruling out a pause in the selling by FPIs >> Sebi Chairman Ajay Tyagi is planning to meet top foreign portfolio investors in the US this month to understand their viewpoint on emerging markets and India. >> Bain Capital and TPG Capital expected to be in preliminary talks to acquire a minority stake in Tata group’s Tata Capital Financial Services (TCFSL). And before we wrap, here is an intra-day trade recommendation by HDFC Securities -- The brokerage recommends BUYING BRITANNIA Industries, up to Rs 2,650. The target has been set at Rs 2,800, while a stop loss has been placed at Rs 2,600.

Billionaires in the News: Billionaire Ray Dalio, CEO of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates, is worried that capitalism might not be working for the majority of people. So, he wrote a long essay about it and posted it to LinkedIn like any normal person would. Then he did interviews about the letter with NPR and 60 Minutes. The letter is a kind of Rosetta Stone that starkly lays out the peculiarities of the billionaire mindset. We didn’t want to get bogged down in a close reading here, but we’re planning a much more developed analysis of it in the near future. Spoiler alert: The letter is a defense of the status quo that targets people who see themselves as part of the “rational center.” Isn’t it funny how “political centrism,” the machine that brought you both Ray Dalio and the crises of capitalism he describes, is still assumed to be where levelheadedness and practicality reside in American politics? https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-how-capitalism-needs-reformed-parts-1-2-ray-dalio?trk=portfolio_article-card_title This week’s census entries (@ 14:00): Our two billionaires for this week are James Coulter and Leslie Alexander. Coulter runs TPG Capital, which is one of the largest private equity firms. He loves to say stuff like "Data is the new oil." We spend a lot of time talking about what private equity is and how it works. The cool thing about private equity is that it has about $2 trillion in assets under management, making it one of the largest sectors of the economy and no one except the super rich are allowed to participate in it. If corporations are people, then PE firms are vampires. Leslie Alexander is the former owner of the Houston Rockets who is mixed up in “securitizing” private student loan debt taken out by students to pay for-profit colleges. Securitizing means “bundling,” which means packaging and reselling debt to investors, which, as far as I know, has caused no problems whatsoever in the past. His student loan company, First Marblehead went bankrupt because of too many people defaulting on loans. The company rebranded as Cognition Financial and the website says they do “private student loan solutions you can trust,” so presumably they’ve fixed all the problems and everything is good now. Episode notes: I didn’t explain the Saudi/Blackstone infrastructure investing deal very clearly, so here’s an article that spells things out. I suggest making sure you read the “skipping deals” and “royal privacy” sections of the article. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-22/how-blackstone-landed-20-billion-from-saudis-for-infrastructure Here’s a link to Josh Kosman’s book on PE: https://www.amazon.com/Buyout-America-Private-Destroying-American/dp/B005DI8VK0

In this episode of China Money Podcast, listen to all the news headlines in the China venture and tech sector for the week of February 11 to February 15, with Eudora Wang sitting in for Nina Xiang in Hong Kong. Topics covered include TPG Capital Management has reached the final close of its seventh Asia-focused private equity fund "TPG Capital Asia VII" with over US$4.6 billion in commitments, Hong Kong-based venture capital fund All-Stars Investment has collected US$500 million to expand its portfolio of start-ups, and Tencent leads a US$300 million investment in American social media network Reddit. Be sure to subscribe to China Money Podcast for free in the iTunes store, or subscribe to our weekly newsletter.

Founded in 1990 by CEO Bahram Akradi, Minnesota-based Life Time used to be known as a premier health club that operated large gyms mainly in affluent suburbs in Midwestern and Southern states. Its success was memorialized in 2015 when two leading private equity firms, Leonard Green & Partners and TPG Capital, led a $4-billion deal to take the company private.

Recorded 11th March 2018 This week Android decided join Apple in adopting HEIF (which has to be good news for everyone). TunnelBear sadly got taken over by McAffee (who I did not know are half owned by Intel) and there is news of a forthcoming documentary on Apple's spinoff General Magic that was a glorious failure! To talk about this stuff and much much more we are joined by a huge Mac luminary... the most eminent, the incredibly prolific, the legendary Bob 'Dr Mac' LeVitus. PLUS there is a special surprise offer from Dr Mac himself for listeners of this podcast to sign up for his “Working Smarter for Mac Users” courses with a 60% discount! On this week's show: DR MAC'S WORKING SMARTER SPECIAL OFFER Simply go to Working Smarter for Mac Users and sign up to either the short course or the full course and use the code save60 at the checkout before 1st April 2018 and get a whopping 60% OFF the list price! Even if you don't want to sign up for a course you can get the free weekly tips newsletter here APPLE General Magic documentary sheds light on Apple spinout's glorious failure – Cult of Mac TECHNOLOGY Android also adds HEIF image compression to their platform – Android Developers Blog SECURITY McAfee acquires VPN provider TunnelBear – VentureBeat I didn't know this however: "The company was purchased by Intel in February 2011 and became part of the Intel Security division. On September 7, 2016, Intel announced a strategic deal with TPG Capital to convert Intel Security into a joint venture between both companies called McAfee. That deal closed on April 3, 2017. Thoma Bravo took a minority stake in the new company, and Intel maintains a 49% stake." WORTH-A-CHIRP / ESSENTIAL TIPS 33mail.com as recommended by Andi J. Never give out your real email ever again! Nemo's Hardware Store (41:12) Saddleback Leather Company The Photographer's Case (the one with the long leather strap) is $39 for the 7 and 8. and the Plus version is $43 – Amazon The Hands Free Case is $29 for the 8 and $34 for the 8+ Social Media and Slack You can follow us on: EssentialApple.com / Pinecast / Twitter / Facebook / Google Plus / Slack – ask us for an invite any way you can get hold of us. Also a big SHOUT OUT to the members of the Slack room without whom we wouldn't have half the stories we actually do – we thank you all for your contributions and engagement. You can always help us out with a few pennies by using our Amazon Affiliate Link so we get a tiny kickback on anything you buy after using it. If you really like the show that much and would like to make a regular donation then please consider joining our Patreon or using the Pinecast Tips Jar (which accepts one off or regular donations) And a HUGE thank you to the patrons who already do. Support The Essential Apple Podcast by contributing to their Tip Jar: https://tips.pinecast.com/jar/essential-apple-show This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

TPG Capital is moving into the impact world in a big way with a new 2 billion dollar fund. Bono, the famous face of the new fund, turned heads with some controversial comments at The Skoll World Forum. Are the impact investors of the past big hippies who aren't real investors? Is TPG about to change the game? --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/impact-alpha/message

Gene Frantz is a Partner of CapitalG, Alphabet’s growth investment fund which has investments in the likes of Airbnb, Snap Inc and Stripe. As for Gene, before joining CapitalG, Gene was a partner at TPG Capital, a global private equity fund. During his 13 years at TPG, Gene was responsible for multiple technology and telecom investments and represented TPG on multiple public and private company boards of directors. Prior to TPG Capital, Gene worked at Oracle Corporation leading its venture capital effort and previous to that in corporate development. In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Gene made his way from the world of traditional private equity to investing with Google? 2.) Gene has seen many investment cycles, how has Gene experience of both the ups and the downs of the market affected how he invests today? 3.) What does a company need to show or provide today in order to get a large late-stage cheque or IPO? How has this changed over the years? 4.) Why does Gene think that late stage financing has been massively commoditized? How can late stage funds looks to differentiate themselves in today's market? 5.) How does Gene view the extension of private markets and the delayed IPO? Why does he think management teams are less willing to IPO today? Does it concern him? Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Gene’s Fave Book: The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided By Religion & Politics Gene’s Fave Blog: The Information Gene’s Most Recent Investment: Stripe As always you can follow Harry and The Twenty Minute VC on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Eight is a sleep innovation company. With their latest product, the Eight Smart Mattress, being a bed that literally tells you how well you slept last night, paired with an intelligent sensor cover that measures the quality of your sleep and delivers a daily sleep report. In order to bring you the best product, Eight used anonymized sleep data and feedback from over 10,000 people, to understand which materials and types of mattresses give customers the best sleep resulting in their unique blend of four responsive and high-density foam layers plus one layer of proprietary technology that helps people track and improve their sleep. You can check it out on Eightsleep.com - and if you use the code 20VC you will get a whopping 20% discount! FullContact provides the ability to organize your contacts, gain rich insights into them and therefore build deep relationships. With features like automatically identifying and merging duplicate contacts to the ability to snap a photo of a business card and FullContact will transcribe them for you, so no more lost and loose business cards at events. It is with these features just being the tip of the iceberg, FullContact really is the best all in one solution for contact management and you can check them out on fullcontact.com.

A Conversation with Jon Fieldman, Senior VP of Operations at Angie’s Boomchickapop, headquartered in North Mankato, Minnesota (Interviewed by David Drickhamer) In 2001 husband and wife entrepreneurs Dan and Angie Bastian started making kettle corn in their garage in North Mankato, Minn. Their snacks caught the attention of some people at the nearby training facility of the Minnesota Vikings. They eventually started selling their kettle corn at the Metrodome in Minneapolis, and the rest, as they say, is history. Today, Angie’s Boomchickapop is a national brand offering maple sea salt, salted carmel and sweet & spicy flavored snacks that feature whole grain, gluten-free, and non-GMO ingredients. TPG Growth, a unit of private equity firm TPG Capital, acquired a significant stake in the company in October 2014. Jon Fieldman, Senior VP of Operations, started working for the company this previous January. He previously worked in manufacturing leadership and supply chain management roles for Shaklee, Schiff Nutrition, Clorox and General Mills. 

Speakers: Curtis S. Chin, Senior Fellow and Executive-in-Residence, Asian Institute of Technology; former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank. Timothy Dattels, Senior Partner, TPG Capital. Yoshito Hori, President and Dean, Globis University; Managing Partner, Globis Capital Partners. Sunny Verghese, Group Managing Director and CEO, Olam International Ltd. Moderator:Ray Kwong, President, SIG Asia; Senior Advisor, US-China Institute, University of Southern California. A fish-eye lens offers a slightly skewed view of the Global Conference registration area Panel Detail: Wednesday, May 1, 2013 11:15 AM - 12:15 PM Asia Rising: A New Competitive Landscape Speakers: Curtis S. Chin, Senior Fellow and Executive-in-Residence, Asian Institute of Technology; former U.S. Ambassador to the Asian Development Bank Timothy Dattels, Senior Partner, TPG Capital Yoshito Hori, President and Dean, Globis University; Managing Partner, Globis Capital Partners Sunny Verghese, Group Managing Director and CEO, Olam International Ltd. Moderator: Ray Kwong, President, SIG Asia; Senior Advisor, US-China Institute, University of Southern California Will the 21st century be the Asian century? With its varied cultures and emphasis on education, self-reliance and upward mobility, Asia may overtake the West as the world's economic engine. Japan is already a leading advanced economy, while Singapore is a regional supercenter for trade, global banking and R&D. Neighboring Malaysia is transforming its industrial structure and climbing the technology ladder. China, Taiwan and South Korea are innovating beyond expert manufacturing. India has strong capital markets and education, though it has work to do on infrastructure. Even Myanmar, in the midst of a political opening, offers raw materials, youthful demographics and access to the Indian Ocean. This panel looks at the region's economic potential, its swelling middle class and the consequences of its rising prosperity.

Judge Widney Distinguished Lecture Leaders, Managers, or Analysts: Who Will Shape the Future? Leonard D. Schaeffer is the founding Chairman & CEO of WellPoint, the nation's largest health insurance company. WellPoint has over 33 million medical members and annualized revenues of $58 billion. He is currently the Judge Robert Maclay Widney Chair and Professor at the University of Southern California and a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a private equity firm. Sponsored by the USC Price School of Public Policy.

Judge Widney Distinguished Lecture Leaders, Managers, or Analysts: Who Will Shape the Future? Leonard D. Schaeffer is the founding Chairman & CEO of WellPoint, the nation's largest health insurance company. WellPoint has over 33 million medical members and annualized revenues of $58 billion. He is currently the Judge Robert Maclay Widney Chair and Professor at the University of Southern California and a Senior Advisor to TPG Capital, a private equity firm. Sponsored by the USC Price School of Public Policy.

William K. Reilly's lecture was presented on January 29, 2009. William K. Reilly is a founding partner of Aqua International Partners, LP, a private equity fund dedicated to investing in companies engaged in water and renewable energy, and a senior advisor to TPG Capital, LP, an international investment partnership. Mr. Reilly served as the first Payne Visiting Professor at Stanford University (1993-1994), Administrator of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (1989-1993), president of the World Wildlife Fund (1985-1989), president of The Conservation Foundation (1973-1989), and director of the Rockefeller Task Force on Land Use and Urban Growth (1972-1973). He was head of the U.S. delegation to the United Nations Earth Summit at Rio in 1992. Mr. Reilly is Chairman Emeritus of the Board of the World Wildlife Fund, Co-Chair of the National Commission on Energy Policy, Chair of the Advisory Board for the Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions at Duke University, Chair of the Board for the Global Water Challenge, and a Director of the Packard Foundation, the American Academy in Rome, and the National Geographic Society. He also serves on the Board of Directors of DuPont, ConocoPhillips, and Royal Caribbean International. In 2007 Mr. Reilly was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He holds a B.A. degree from Yale, J.D. from Harvard, and M.S. in urban planning from Columbia University.