Context Free is a podcast all about games in our lives: cardboard, console, role-playing, mobile, VR, retro. The only thing we like more than playing games is talking about games and how they intersect everything.
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Contrarian Content Podcasts
Alan Weiss's The Uncomfortable Truth® is a weekly broadcast from “The Rock Star of Consulting,” Alan Weiss, who holds forth with his best (and often most contrarian) ideas about society, culture, business, and personal growth. His 60+ books in 12 languages, and his travels to, and work in, 50 countries contribute to a fascinating and often belief-challenging 20 minutes that might just change your next 20 years.
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The Truth In This Art with Rob Lee is an arts and culture interview podcast. They share their work, ideas, and what inspires them. Listeners get to hear stories that matter from people who are making waves in arts and culture today.
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True reports, imagined sketches and personal interviews with a common goal: to inspire insights into value creation (or destruction) in supply chains, transactions and behaviours. All borrowed from an unsettled career in sales, marketing, research targeting, product management, supply chains, procurement and consultancy. For obscure and arcane reasons, the average length of episodes is around 499 seconds Key words: eclectic; liberal; catholic; contrarian; provocative; inciteful (sic); divers ...
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This is Cerebral, a podcast by Bhaskar Thakur in which he shares his reflections on various random topics that he comes across by consuming quality content. Programming since the age 10, Bhaskar Thakur is a teenage entrepreneur and voracious reader. His point of view on topics are mainly influenced by statistics and are mostly contrarian.
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Most self-employed people never set out to become CEOs — it just happens. One day you’re working for yourself, the next you’re responsible for everything, everywhere, all at once. That shift creates a ceiling: you’re stuck as the bottleneck in your own business, trading freedom for frustration. On Be the CEO, Adam Hurd and Tom Marino open the curtain on what it really takes to cross the bridge from being “accidental CEOs” to becoming intentional CEOs — at work and at home. This is not a high ...
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SRI360 | Sustainable & Responsible Investing, Impact Investing, ESG, Socially Responsible Investing
Scott Arnell
SRI360 explores how professional and institutional investors use impact investing and sustainable finance to shape real-world outcomes. Each episode features an in-depth conversation with a leading investor in public or private equities, public or private debt, venture capital, or real assets. We focus on the mechanics of investing: how strategies are designed, how capital is allocated, how impact is achieved and measured, and where incentives succeed, or fail, within asset-owner systems. If ...
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This is an extension to my journey of being an expat, money expert and entrepreneur myself. In this newly launched podcast, we talk about what it is like living abroad, how to effectively and efficiently build wealth as an expat, how to make investments as an expat, mistakes to avoid to become financially healthy as an expat, how to become your own boss, and any other stories worth sharing. This podcast is hosted by Adam Fayed, a financial consultant specialised for expats. Adam is an author ...
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Investing strategy, tips and interviews from the greatest investors of all time. Insights from Warren Buffett, Peter Lynch and U.K based investment analysts. Follow our Director on LinkedIn for Technology and Investing News: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjamin-alaimo-73a3b174/ This is also part of our popular Youtube channel, Motivation 2 Invest which has had over 4.3 million views. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHBWSqwphIw
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Emergency Preparedness in Canada (EPIC) Podcast delivers current, relevant, and Canadian educational content for those who share our passion for disasters and their management. We believe that disasters are everyone's business, and that free and open access to education can drive the profession forward while improving preparedness for all Canadians. Listen as we interview leading experts in the field, review emerging and landmark publications, and debate important disaster issues. All this a ...
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How Catalytic Capital Turns High-Risk Assets Into Pension-Grade Investments
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42:48Catalytic capital is often described as concessional capital, sometimes accepting lower returns. But this framing overlooks what matters most. In practice, catalytic capital steps in first, absorbs the risk others can’t, and makes institutional capital comfortable enough to follow. If you’re involved in capital allocation, this matters because cata…
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SHOW NOTES:New Year celebrations date back 4,000 years to ancient Babylon, where the festival of Akitu marked the new year around the spring equinox with religious rituals, debt-paying promises (early resolutions), and kingly renewals. Early civilizations linked it to agricultural cycles, like Egyptians with the Nile's flood. The Roman calendar, sh…
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In this episode, we uncover why progress stalls even when effort is high and why the real issue is rarely behavior. Instead, it’s the hidden beliefs quietly shaping how you act, decide, and show up in your business and life. Through real client examples, personal stories, and practical analogies, this conversation breaks down how outdated or unexam…
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Why Sustainable Forestry Beats Traditional Timber Models on Risk and Returns
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1:05:58Forestry is often treated as just timber production. But in this 2-in-1 compilation about sustainable forestry, you’ll hear a different way of thinking. One that looks beyond timber to carbon, biodiversity, water, and resilience. I revisit key moments from two earlier episodes that look at sustainable forestry as a serious investment strategy and a…
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SHOW NOTES:Two of the most popular Christmas Songs (aside from Mariah Carey’s cloying All I Want for Christmas Is You) are I’ll Be Home for Christmas (Kim Gannon, Walter Kent, Buck Ram) from 1943, introduced by Bing Crosby; and Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas (Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane) introduced by Judy Garland in 1943, also. Frank Sinat…
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In this reflective and honest episode, we explore what it really means to choose your next chapter in life — especially when certainty is missing. Through personal stories, business decisions, and long-term commitments, this conversation breaks down why confusion often appears right before clarity, and why discomfort is usually a signal that meanin…
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Circular Economy Investing: VC Returns from Fashion’s Broken Logistics
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1:04:11The apparel industry is a $3 trillion market. But a massive share of what it produces goes straight to waste. That combination points to mispriced inputs and broken systems. And to real opportunities for circular economy solutions that work on both the business side and the environmental side. In this end-of-year gift to listeners, I'm revisiting a…
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SHOW NOTES:We had left Vigil Mass on Saturday night where I helped serve Communion as a Eucharistic Minister. (I’ll be the lector next week.) We drove ten minutes to the restaurant for dinner and immediately heard of the shooting at Brown University. (And as I write this, a similar horror at Bondi Beach in Australia which was aimed at Jews celebrat…
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Why Smart Leaders Make Unpopular Decisions
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25:20In this episode, we explore why the best leaders are willing to make decisions that aren’t popular but are necessary for long-term success. Using real-world examples from business, leadership, sports, and history, this conversation breaks down why comfort, familiarity, and fear often stop people from making the changes they know they need to make. …
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Green Bonds 101: Two Women Who Built the Market from Scratch
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1:04:55Green bonds sound simple until you try to separate the real ones from the 50 shades of green flooding today’s market. This episode offers an insider framework to distinguish credible green bonds from greenwashing, understand what real additionality looks like in fixed income, and make more confident capital-allocation decisions in a label-driven ma…
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Mr Abdelhamid Attalla is both a US CPA and Egyptian Chartered Accountant, and a licensed Tax Agent with the UAE Federal TAx Authority. He has had worked as a tax adviser across the world, in the US, the UK, the Middle East and Africa. In this podcast, he shares his experiences and insights about tax management. 00:00 Highlights 00:30 Intro 1:00 Abb…
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SHOW NOTES:I am neither aware nor unaware.Did. you lobby to get her on the board? She'll make an excellent board member. But did you arrange for her appointment. She's a stellar candidate.Weren't you in charge of this huge problem area? No, I inherited it. But before that you were a top officer of the company. Surely you must have known that the op…
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The Hidden Skill That Fixes Your Focus, Energy, and Productivity
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40:40In this unexpectedly deep episode of The Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, Tom and Adam unpack the real reason entrepreneurs lose focus, drain their energy, and struggle to stay productive — even when they’re in their zone of genius. What begins with a chaotic dog interruption unfolds into a powerful exploration of attention management, flow states…
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How Blended Finance Powers 8% IRR in Emerging Market Utilities
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1:22:16Blended finance is making hard deals in emerging markets investable. It drives real infrastructure development where capital markets are thin. And when the work involves emergency aid and building businesses, you need someone who’s seen how money really works in emerging markets. Few people know how to make those pieces fit together better than my …
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SHOW NOTES:I heard an "influencer" today on a morning talk show explain that dating, or having any ongoing relationship, is no longer considered favorable. In fact, he pointed out, many people are finding that being single—is "aspirational."Now, I can understand independence and self-sufficiency, hell, I write about them as positive traits. But to …
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How To Find Your Rhythm Again (And Get Unstuck Fast)
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36:20In this grounded and introspective episode of Be The CEO, Tom Marino and Adam Hurd explore what it really means to lose — and then rediscover — your rhythm during seasons of transition. What begins with a story about unexpected humanity turns into a powerful discussion about ambition, choices, daily structure, energy management, and why entrepreneu…
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Venture Capital’s New Frontier: Why India Wins in AgriTech, Rural Fintech, & Climate Resilience
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1:25:38My guest is Mark Kahn, Managing Partner at Omnivore, a $295 million venture capital firm investing in startups across agriculture, food, and the rural economy in India, focused on climate risk resilience. In this episode, we talk about how venture capital can be redesigned to fund climate adaptation in the real economy, and still deliver real retur…
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SHOW NOTES:I've been consulting, coaching, advising and otherwise helping people to achieve success, personally and professionally, for over half a century. Those clients include CEOs of Fortune 500 companies, top governmental elected officials, executive directors on nonprofits, solo entrepreneurs, entertainers, athletes, and lawyers, accountants,…
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Living in Africa and Canada as a digital nomad with Yash & Alsaba (Modern Nomads)
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47:0900:00 Highlights 01:14 Intro 01:46 Moving from India to Tanzania 04:00 Dubai, and then Sudan 06:27 Living through the coup in Sudan 13:50 Is Tanzania a good country for expats? 16:10 Living in Sri Lanka 20:57 From Sri Lanka to Canada 24:39 Biggest positives of living in Vancouver as an expat 29:55 Biggest negatives of living in Vancouver as an expa…
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The Hardest Skill in Business (Nobody Teaches This)
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35:39In this episode of The Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, hosts Tom Marino and Adam Hurd dive deep into the real engine behind business success: meaningful connection. What begins as a light conversation about Thanksgiving traditions, nightlife, and family quickly evolves into a powerful exploration of why the hardest skill in business is *learning …
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Why Impact Must Become Finance’s Third Axis: Rethinking Returns, Risk, and Responsibility
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1:49:29Richard Brandweiner, Chair of Impact Investing Australia and a longtime institutional investor, joins the show to discuss the realities of impact investing at scale. He reflects on universal ownership, system-level risks, blended finance, and what it truly takes to align capital with real-world outcomes and fiduciary expectations. Richard shares le…
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SHOW NOTES:If you want to maximize your business growth, you need to generalize and not specialize. There may be exceptions, but generally, the more potential buyers you have the more business you'll generate.A content expert knows the "what." It may be insurance, or auto manufacture, or solar panels. You sell insurance to people to need insurance,…
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The Hardest Part of Leadership (and How to Survive It)
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33:23In this emotionally powerful episode of The Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, hosts Tom Marino and Adam Hurd open up about one of the most difficult realities of leadership: how to survive when life hits harder than your workload. What begins as a conversation about stress, surgery, and personal strain quickly evolves into a deep exploration of res…
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74 - How Does 'Black Arms to Hold You Up' Carry Humor, History, and Resistance at Once? | Ben Passmore
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1:16:50Ben Passmore closes out this season of The Truth in This Art. Ben Passmore (DAYGLOAYHOLE, Your Black Friend, Sports Is Hell, BTTM FDRS; contributor to The Nib) joins Rob Lee to discuss his new book, Black Arms to Hold You Up: A History of Black Resistance. An award-winning cartoonist whose work ranges from the fantastical to the autobiographical, P…
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Affordable Housing & High Returns: How RBC’s Stable-Prepay Mortgage Portfolios Deliver Alpha and Community Wealth (#113)
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1:21:26In this episode, I talk with Ron Homer – Chief Strategist for Impact Investing at RBC Global Asset Management, and one of the earliest architects of community development investing in the United States. Ron’s perspective was shaped in Bedford-Stuyvesant, where he watched a thriving neighborhood decline not because of its people but because mortgage…
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SHOW NOTES:I don’t want to give this away, suffice it to say it’s about panic vs. calm, and successful marriages vs. rocky ones.By Alan Weiss
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The Lonely Chapter: How Music, Mindset, and Meaning Fuel Business Growth
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36:45In this episode of The Atomic Business Coaching Podcast, hosts Tom Marino and Adam Hurd dive deep into the real conversations that inspire growth, creativity, and purpose in business and life. What starts as a light chat about music evolves into a powerful dialogue about emotional connection, self-awareness, and the transformative journey of entrep…
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73 - How Did Precious Rubbish Take Shape? | Kayla E. (award-winning artist, Precious Rubbish, Fantagraphics)
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1:17:24Kayla E. joins The Truth In This Art to discuss Precious Rubbish. Kayla E. (award-winning artist, Creative Director at Fantagraphics, 2023–2024 Princeton Hotter Fellow) joins Rob Lee to discuss her debut full-length graphic memoir, Precious Rubbish. An award-winning artist whose practice spans comics and fine art—textiles, sculpture, video performa…
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The Contrarian Bet: Why Investing in India & Africa is "Less Risky Than Silicon Valley VC" (#112)
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1:32:51My guest today is Eva Yazhari – General Partner at Beyond Capital Ventures and one of the most original thinkers in the world of impact investing. Trained on Wall Street, Eva left finance to found Beyond Capital, turning her expertise toward building impact-driven markets. Beyond Capital Fund was structured as a nonprofit, a 501(c)3 – not to do cha…
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Working abroad with the United Nations and investing as an UN expat
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37:0200:00 Intro 00:47 His UN experience for 25 years 04:03 in Afghanistan 07:40 in Iran and Laos 11:26 Would you recommend working at the UN as an expat? 18:26 Any tips or advice to younger people who want to work at the UN? 27:31 Finances and investing whilst working for the United Nations 36:37 Closing #UNFCU #UNStaff #UNcareers #UNjobs #UNDP #workin…
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SHOW NOTES:•Why do such a staggeringly large percentage fail?•They don't respond to inquiries when busy.•They tend to create prices based on wealth of buyer.•They don't show up, don't return calls, don't finish on time.•They don't bill in a timely manner, so cash flow is an issue.•They don't consider repairs and warranties for the buyer.•They tend …
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72 - What's New With the Maryland Film Festival for 2025 | KJ Mohr
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48:39Professional film curator and educator KJ Mohr returns to The Truth In This Art to talk about the Maryland Film Festival (MdFF) and Baltimore’s indie film scene at the SNF Parkway! In the conversation we explore the 2025 Maryland Film Festival (MdFF)—what’s new, including the amazing new website and Festival Journeys—what still matters, and how a f…
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50 Shades of Green: The €850+ Billion Logic Behind AXA’s Investment Approach (#111)
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1:18:21My guest today is Jamie Friedland, a former U.S. Treasury trader turned sustainability analyst at AXA Investment Managers – one of the world’s largest and most active players in sustainable investing. He joined AXA Investment Managers – now part of BNP Paribas Group – in March 2022. Within the group, BNP Paribas Asset Management oversees over €716 …
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FEED DROP - TALES FROM THE HOOD (1995) A Film Retrospective with Lea Anderson
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1:20:02Chill or Be Chilled. Let's Watch It Again is back! Rob Lee is joined by Lea Anderson to discuss the 1995 cult classic Tales from the Hood! Tales from the Hood (1995) is a Black horror anthology directed by Rusty Cundieff, framed by a late-night visit to a funeral home where a mortician guides three men through four supernatural morality tales addre…
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The Work Is the Goal: Stop Overthinking and Start Doing
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26:39In this episode of the Be The CEO Podcast, hosts Tom Marino and Adam Hurd dive into two powerful ideas shaping business and mindset today: Loving the process more than the destination Why confidence is a decision backed by action Drawing inspiration from Alex Hormozi’s philosophy and a thought-provoking post by Yousef L. Alame, Tom and Adam break d…
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SHOW NOTES:It seems as if civilization, especially the arts, are in decline.Famed authors are "mailing it in" (or really writing to try to sell a screenplay, not a book). Laugh tracks have to remind us when the writers think something is funny, but otherwise it isn't.Quiz shows, talk shows, news shows all seem out of the same mold, which is 50 year…
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71 - Make Something Pretty or Make Something Real? | Genesis Rodriguez
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56:26Genesis Rodriguez joins The Truth in This Art for her first public deep-dive into her work and process. A Philadelphia-area Latina mixed media artist known for blending bold color with striking realism, Genesis explores themes of femininity, natural beauty, and identity while bringing a thoughtful “emotional IQ” to both her visual art and emerging …
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Double-Dividends from Nature-Risk: Using Geospatial Data to Pinpoint Hidden Alpha in Global Portfolios (#110)
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1:56:22My guest today is Laura Segafredo – Chief Growth Officer at NatureAlpha, and a systems thinker who’s spent the last twenty years connecting science, policy, and capital to build tools that help finance face the realities of the climate crisis. Laura began her career as an energy economist in Europe and California, contributing to major climate poli…
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In this insightful episode of Be the CEO, hosts Adam Hurd and Tom Marino dive deep into what it really means to “be the CEO” — not as a title, but as a mindset. They redefine CEO as Commitment, Effort, and Obsession, exploring how these three traits are essential for leading both your life and your business with purpose and passion. Key Topics Cove…
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SHOW NOTES:Strategic WhaleSale™ Approach-Alan and Lisa discussed the concept of "WhaleSales," which involves targeting large, high-value clients to maximize revenue and efficiency. Lisa shared her experience of landing a significant whale deal that transformed her company's growth and stability, emphasizing the importance of alignment with the C-su…
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70 - Street Art, Galleries and Who Defines Great Art in Philadelphia | Sean 'SK' Kinsey
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1:00:16Sean 'SK' Kinsey returns for his second appearance on The Truth in This Art! A Philadelphian visual artist known for blending a fine art sensibility with a street art aesthetic, Kinsey shares his thoughts on the power of art to reflect identity, honor community roots, and connect cultures in Philadelphia, the city that has shaped much of his work. …
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Mark Morris has consulted for the OECD, EU, German Parliament, and German Green Party. He specializes in setting up structures that are more sophisticated than the typical trust and foundation. 00:00 Intro 00:22 Mark’s background 03:00 What is FATCA (Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act ), CRS (Common Reporting Standard) and CARF (Crypto-Asset Report…
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Sustainability 2.0: How Growth Investors Unlock Hidden ROI from ESG Metrics (#109)
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1:11:13My guest is Nidhi Chadda, founder and CEO of Enzo Advisors – a female- and minority-led sustainability and climate advisory firm that helps companies and investors integrate ESG factors into strategy and performance. She’s a former Wall Street portfolio manager who believes ESG isn’t about politics – it’s about disciplined risk management and long-…
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In this episode of Be the CEO, Adam Thomas Hurd and Tom Marino dive deep into two powerful ideas that define what it really means to be the CEO of your business, your time, and your life. They tackle the long-debated concept of work-life balance versus work-life harmony, revealing why striving for balance can actually hold entrepreneurs back. The c…
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