Absolute Return Podcast

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Customers Bank CEO Sam Sidhu. Customers Bank is a full-service financial institution with nearly $20 billion in assets.   On the show, Sam discusses: -What he learned in investment banking and private equity that helped him as a bank CEO -How the company’s blockchain-based digital payment technology works -When Covid struck, how Customers Bank turned challenge into opportunity -Key performance indicators and financial metrics that bank investors should track -What sets Customers Bank apart as an investment opportunity -And more   Buy bitcoin, save the planet! Learn more about our eco-friendly bitcoin ETF here: https://investabtc.com/ Learn more about the Accelerate Alternative Investment Solutions here: https://accelerateshares.com/investment-solutions-2/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/33316660/admin/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccelerateFT

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, legendary entrepreneur and prolific inventor, Bill Gross. Bill’s latest venture is Heliogen, a leading provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar power.    On the show, Bill discusses: His career history and how he created startup incubator Idealab His startup formula for success and key characteristics to look for when starting a new venture The novel technology behind how Heliogen’s AI-enabled concentrated solar power system works How the company plans on generating revenue of more than $1 billion by 2025 His advice for founders that are just beginning their entrepreneurial journey And more Buy bitcoin, save the planet! Learn more about our eco-friendly bitcoin ETF here: https://investabtc.com/ Learn more about the Accelerate Alternative Investment Solutions here: https://accelerateshares.com/investment-solutions-2/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/33316660/admin/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccelerateFT

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, LOOP Industries Founder and CEO, Daniel Solomita. Loop Industries takes waste PET plastic and polyester fiber — which cannot be conventionally recycled — and turns them into high value materials.   On the show, Daniel discusses: -The sustainability mission at the heart of LOOP -Details around the process to generate PET plastic from recycled content -The long term thesis behind plastics recycling -His comments on short seller Hindenburg Research’s negative report on LOOP -And more

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, FiscalNote CEO Tim Hwang. FiscalNote is a leading AI-driven enterprise SaaS company that delivers legal and regulatory data and insights.   On the show, Tim discusses: -Why being the category creator is important -How he raised seed capital from investor Mark Cuban -What made the merger with SPAC Duddell Street Acquisition so unique -The company’s M&A strategy -And more

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Wejo CEO Richard Barlow. Wejo is a leader in connected vehicle data. On the show, Richard discusses: Lessons learned through the founding of several successful new ventures The opportunity in the monetization of connected vehicle data Wejo’s roadmap to profitability Key growth initiatives as a newly public company And more Buy bitcoin, save the planet! Learn more about our eco-friendly bitcoin ETF here: https://investabtc.com/ Learn more about the Accelerate Alternative Investment Solutions here: https://accelerateshares.com/investment-solutions-2/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/33316660/admin/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccelerateFT

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Ruben Minski. Ruben is the Founder, Chairman and CEO of Procaps Group, a developer of pharmaceutical and nutraceutical solutions, medicines, and hospital supplies that reach more than 50 countries in all five continents.   On the podcast, Ruben discusses: -How Procaps has evolved over the past 44 years since its founding -The macro case for Latin American health care as a sector to invest in -Procaps growth strategy and approach to M&A -Insights into the recent SPAC merger -And more   Buy bitcoin, save the planet! Learn more about our eco-friendly bitcoin ETF here: https://investabtc.com/ Learn more about the Accelerate Alternative Investment Solutions here: https://accelerateshares.com/investment-solutions-2/ Follow us on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/33316660/admin/ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AccelerateFT

On today’s podcast we welcome special guests Todd Degelman and Chad Pruden of Wellington-Altus Private Wealth where Todd is Founder, Senior Investment Advisor, and Vice-Chairman, and Chad is Senior Investment Advisor. Wellington-Altus is one of the fastest-growing wealth advisory companies in Canada.   On the show, Todd and Chad discuss: -Their career backgrounds and keys to success in wealth management -Their outlook for equity markets, bonds and inflation -Asset allocation and what is top of mind for high-net worth investors -What differentiates Wellington-Altus from the big banks -And more

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Charlie Jardine, Founder & CEO of EO Charging. EO Charging is a leading provider of technology-enabled turnkey solutions for electric vehicle fleets.   On the podcast, Charlie discusses: His entrepreneurial journey and the idea behind EO Charging EO’s business model, customers and unit economics Key differences between EO and its competitors Insights into its growth plan as a public company And more

Today we have a special Live from the Trading Desk episode, in which Julian and a group of SPAC experts discuss the Digital World Acquisition / Trump Media deal. On the podcast, we discuss:   -Why did DWAC surge as much as 1,600%? -What is next for the SPAC? -Why do traders and speculators like this deal? -Key insights into the SPAC -And more

On today’s podcast we welcome special guest, Sarcos CEO Ben Wolff. Sarcos Technology and Robotics Corporation is a leader in the development of robots that augment humans to enhance productivity and safety.   On the show, Ben discusses: Why Time Magazine named the Sarcos Guardian exoskeleton one of the “Best Inventions of 2020” Their “Robot as a Service” business model How robotics are going to change the future of work Key insights from the recent going-public process and advice for CEOs considering taking their company public And more