Author Carrie Sun discusses her new book Private Equity: A Memoir. She shares her personal journey of working for a billionaire hedge fund manager and her motivations to pursue creative endeavors alongside finance. Exploring the differences between quantitative equity and fundamentally driven investing. The chapter also delves into the decision to anonymize names in the memoir. Carrie reflects on Wall Street burnout and the quest for work-life balance. She shares her motivation for writing about her experience in a high-pressure job on Wall Street and how her time there inspired her to write about work-life balance.

Topics discussed in this podcast include Lyft's stock performance and a clerical error in their earnings report, the success of gig economy apps and executives admitting mistakes, challenges and mistakes in economic predictions, the increasing presence of Chinese suppliers in Mexico and the need for cyber preparedness, the recent market sell-off, CPI print, and jobs report, and the performance of the S&P index in 2023 and investment opportunities in various sectors.

David Dierker from McKinsey & Co discusses supply chain risks due to disruptions at Panama Canal and in the Red Sea. Andy Cohen and Diane Hoskins, Co-CEOs at Gensler, talk about their book Design for A Radically Changing World addressing social, racial, and climate justice in housing and community development.

US inflation tops forecasts causing concerns about potential fed rate cuts; expectation of a spring comeback for NYC real estate; transforming the way EV batteries are built with Salidian technology; the importance of understanding cyber preparedness for finance leaders; analyzing the overreaction to recent CPI report and the performance of US and Japanese markets.

Michelle Rice, President of TV One and CLEO TV, discusses creating programming for Black viewers and the lack of representation of Black women in executive roles. The speakers explore the changing landscape of the media industry, delve into the journey of a woman and minority in a senior position, and discuss Doximity's platform for doctors with AI co-pilot.

The podcast discusses Diamondback Energy's $26 billion deal to buy Endeavor Energy Resources, creating the largest explorer focused on the western hemisphere's busiest oil field. It also covers the private credit market, Pat McAfee as the NFL's brand ambassador, and GoFundMe hitting the milestone of raising $30B in donations.

Greek Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, discusses efforts to boost tourism ties with the US. Topics include increasing American tourists in Greece, balancing tourism with preservation, cyber preparedness, costs of living in Athens, challenges in the tourism industry.

Topics discussed in this podcast include the state of the restaurant industry, cyber preparedness and complex risk landscape, earnings report and stock growth, interviews with CEOs of CVS Health and Mattel, film franchises and Barbie's potential, unlocking ancient knowledge with AI, managing finances in marriage, the reinstatement of standardized testing requirements, controversy at Harvard, betting on the Super Bowl, small business optimism and Valentine's Day revenue, and pressure from investors and the importance of profitability.

Bloomberg Opinion columnist analyzes Tucker Carlson's interview with Putin and shares thoughts on Israel-Hamas war. H&R Block CEO discusses earnings and tax season. Chief Market Strategist talks about the S&P hitting 5,000 milestone. Co-Founders of Heron Finance explain blockchain technology for private credit deals.

Antoine Drean, Founder of Triago, shares 10 Outrageous Predictions for PE in 2024. Surge in syphilis cases in the US discussed. Importance of regular medical care and early treatment emphasized.