
Leaders with Joe Cass
Welcome to Leaders, a podcast featuring long-form conversations with senior investors, CEOs, and entrepreneurs on topics that matter most to the investment community. In each episode, Joe Cass, Senior Director at S&P Global Ratings, explores market trends, investment outlooks, and personal stories from industry trailblazers. Listen now on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Amazon Music, and Deezer. This podcast series was formerly known as Fixed Income in 15.
Latest episodes

Aug 15, 2024 • 26min
Ep49: SKKY Partners Jay Sammons on Private Equity & Working With Kim Kardashian
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Jay Sammons, Co-Founder of SKKY Partners and Raam Ratnam, Managing Director at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included SKKY Partners investment process, Jay’s experience founding the company with Kim Kardashian, staying on top of consumer culture and Raam’s takeaways from his career as an accountant.

Jul 3, 2024 • 38min
Ep48: T Rowe Price CIO Sebastien Page on Mega Trends, Leadership & Building a Linkedin Following
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Sebastien Page, Chief Investment Officer at T Rowe Price and Alexandra Dimitrijevic, Global Head of Analytical Research & Development at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included both guests views on global mega trends, the future glide path of interest rates and inflation, Sebastien’s experience building a 40,000+ following on Linkedin and a new quick fire round.

Jun 3, 2024 • 29min
Ep47: BlackRock's James Keenan on Navigating the Private Markets Landscape
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Blackrock’s Global Head of Private Debt James Keenan and Ruth Yang, Global Head of Thought Leadership at S&P Global Ratings. Topics included the rise in popularity of private markets, how both Blackrock and S&P Global Ratings approach the space, Jim’s unpopular investment opinion and people inside and outside of S&P Global that inspire Ruth.

Apr 24, 2024 • 46min
Ep46: Ryan Serhant on Real Estate, AI and Building A Personal Brand
In this episode of FI15, Joe is joined by Real Estate mogul Ryan Serhant, Founder of SERHANT. and Gregg Lemos-Stein, Chief Analytical Officer – Corporates at S&P Global Ratings. The guests discuss the global real estate market, with Ryan sharing his expertise on leveraging social media and AI to drive success in the industry, and Gregg provides his experience of how large multi-national cooperations are currently utilizing AI to unlock new opportunities.

Mar 19, 2024 • 27min
Ep45: State Street Global Advisors CIO Lori Heinel on Global Investment Trends and Future Risks
In this FI15 podcast episode hear Lori Heinel, Global CIO at State Street Global Advisors, and Yann Le Pallec, Global Head of Rating Services at S&P Global Ratings, discuss key global economic trends and investment strategies with host Joe Cass. Topics include client engagement, investment opportunities, ESG considerations, public speaking tips, personal challenges in the industry and the role of AI in investing.

Feb 13, 2024 • 32min
Ep44: Wei Li on Blackrock's 2024 Outlook, AI Revolution and Global Trends
Embrace the future of finance and dive into an insightful discussion with Wei Li, Global Chief Investment Strategist at Blackrock, and Martina Cheung, President at S&P Global Ratings. Together, they dissect the 2024 market landscape, offering expert perspectives on emerging trends, AI integration, and leadership insights.

Jan 10, 2024 • 37min
Ep43: Robert F. Smith on How to Build A Culture of Success
Robert F. Smith, Chairman and Founder of Vista Equity Partners, joined Doug Peterson, CEO at S&P Global and host Joe Cass on this episode of Fixed Income in 15. Discussion focused on how to build a culture of success in business, the evolution of GenAI, the growth of private markets and the guests experience of growing up in New Mexico and Colorado.

Nov 27, 2023 • 32min
Ep42: Andrew Howard on Sustainable Finance, Green Bonds and Career Paths
Andrew Howard, Global Head of Sustainable Investment at Schroders and Christa Clapp, Managing Director at S&P Global Rating join host Joe Cass on this episode of Fixed Income in 15. Discussion focused on sustainable finance, the climate financing gap, Christa’s experience building Shades of Green and the future of green bonds. Sign-up here to be notified as soon as future episode are published.

Oct 10, 2023 • 37min
Ep41: Larry Summers on Inflation, Surviving Cancer & The Social Network
Ex-U.S. Treasury Secretary Larry Summers and S&P Global Ratings' Global Chief Economist Paul Gruenwald join host Joe Cass on this episode of Fixed Income in 15. Discussion spans the rise and fall of inflation, working with U.S. Presidents, how to create an economic narrative and Larry’s experience being diagnosed with and surviving cancer.

Sep 19, 2023 • 31min
Ep40: Rohit Sipahimalani on Private Credit, Generative AI and The Rise of India
Rohit Sipahimalani, CIO at Temasek and Martina Cheung, President of S&P Global Ratings discuss disruptive investment areas, macro outlooks, private credit, the impact of Generative AI, and the rise of India on this episode of Fixed Income in 15.