Can the coming tide raise all boats? At Rising Tide Capital, we know that purpose and perseverance are at the heart of every journey—whether it's building a business, strengthening a community, or finding leadership clarity in the chaos. This podcast is about exactly that: real conversations with real people, uncovering stories, insights, and strategies that help us move forward with intention. The inaugural episodes of Future Tide Conversations will focus on themes of resilience, starting w ...
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Alleys and Waves of Innovation? Get in the Game. (Part 2)
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Welcome back to Future Tide Conversations for Part 2 of our enlightening discussion with James Johnson-Piett, Principal and CEO of Urbane Development and Board Chair of Mangrove Community Wealth, Inc. If Part 1 was about how James planted the seeds of a new idea, Part 2 is about how those ideas blossomed and spread. This episode picks up the thread…
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Alleys and Waves of Innovation? Get in the Game.
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In Part 1 of this Future Tide Conversations episode, we meet James Johnson-Piett, the dynamic Principal and CEO of Urbane Development and Board Chair of Mangrove Community Wealth, Inc, and uncover the beginnings of a journey that is transforming communities. James's story starts with a question: What if the key to reviving neighborhoods lies with t…
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Purpose & Proximity: Investing with a Broader Sense of Community
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In this Special Edition of our podcast, Alfa Demmellash speaks with Preston D. Pinkett III—President of P3 Collective and Chair of the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation—about the role of purpose and proximity in ethical investing. Together, they explore the power of relationship in funding, the role of trust, and why it matters who's closest to the sol…
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The Art of Repair: Strength, Self-Healing, and Leadership in the Auto Industry
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"Hilda Mera on Driving Change in the Auto Industry" – In this episode of Future Tide Conversations, we meet Hilda Mera, the dynamic co-founder and CEO of S&A Auto Center. Hilda's story is a journey of courage and resilience: arriving in the U.S. as a young immigrant and ultimately thriving as an entrepreneur in the male-dominated world of auto repa…
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Still You in There: Healing, Resilience & the Systems We Carry
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In this episode, Alfa Demmellash sits down with Towanda McEachern, founder of The Empowerment Studio in Newark, NJ, to explore how personal healing can lead to community transformation. Towanda shares her journey from trauma to empowerment and how creating spaces of care—like A Life Recycled—can support others in reconnecting with their purpose. To…
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Educating our children, instilling resilience
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In this inaugural episode of Future Tide Conversations with Alfa Demmellash, CEO and Co-Founder of Rising Tide Capital sits down with Myani Lawson, an education entrepreneur, to explore her journey into entrepreneurship, education in today's world and instilling resilience in a rapidly changing world. The candid conversation is intended to share dr…
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