Best Michael Sidgmore Podcasts (2025)

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Alts Pulse Ep. 18: Taking the pulse of private markets with iCapital Chairman & CEO Lawrence Calcano 18:53

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Welcome to the 18th episode of the Alts Pulse, a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. In the latest episode of the Alts Pulse, a live conversation in studio with Lawrence Calcano, the Chairman & CEO of iCapital, Lawrence and I go global. We discussed his recent trip to Asia to peer into the nuances of the different wealth managemen…

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EQT's Conni Jonsson - building a global private equity firm the Nordic way 25:53

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It all comes back to the DNA. The firms that know who they are will know who to be. You can learn a lot about an investment firm by listening to what they say. Alt Goes Mainstream’s AGM Originals Series - The DNA: Capturing Culture - is dedicated to capturing the DNA of a firm by listening to what they say. The first season of The DNA stars EQT. In…

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Vista Equity Partners' David Breach - building a software investing powerhouse in the age of AI 51:58

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into the nuances of enterprise software and how to build a scaled specialist alternative asset manager. We sat down in Vista’s NYC office with David Breach, Vista’s President and Chief Operating Officer. David sits on Vista’s Executive Committee, the firm’s governing and decisio…

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ING's Anneka Treon and Johan Kloeze - lessons learned from building a private markets platform for private wealth clients in Europe 47:29

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode was filmed at ING’s HQ in Amsterdam, right after ING held its Private Markets Day. The firm has been actively building out its private markets capabilities to serve its private wealth clients so it was a treat to interview two of the people responsible for running ING’s wealth managem…

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Live from New York with Oaktree's Armen Panossian - "don't reach for risk to deliver the right return" 54:28

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode was filmed live at an event during a Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions RIA Council meeting in New York. Armen Panossian, the Co-CEO and Head of Performing Credit at Oaktree, and I sat down for a conversation in a Brookfield-owned building with a group of RIAs in the audience. Armen,…

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Franklin Templeton's George Stephan - bringing public and private together 51:56

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode brings the perspective of an asset management veteran who has sat on both sides of the table. We sat down in Franklin Templeton’s New York City office with George Stephan, COO of Global Wealth Management Alternatives at Franklin Templeton. George joined Franklin to continue the buildo…

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iAltA's Bill Crager - from building Envestnet to a "transformational moment" in wealth management 53:48

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s interview is with a wealth management entrepreneur who created one of the most consequential wealth management technology companies that has helped to shape the industry into what it is today. Bill Crager is the Co-Founder of Envestnet, which he and his co-founder, the late Jud Bergman, grew …

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Vista Equity Partners' Robert F. Smith - on who will benefit from AI 53:19

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode welcomes a pioneer and visionary in enterprise software investing to Alt Goes Mainstream. Robert F. Smith is the Founder, Chairman, and CEO of $100B AUM Vista Equity Partners. He sits on the firm’s Investment Committees for Vista’s Flagship, Foundation, Endeavor, and Perennial Funds a…

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Nomura Capital Management's Robert Stark - building a private credit business within a global bank 55:03

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into private credit and building an asset management business inside of a leading global bank. We sat down in Nomura’s NYC office with Robert Stark, the CEO of Nomura Capital Management LLC (NCM) and Head of Investment Management in the Americas for the Nomura Group. Robert brin…

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PGIM's Dominick Carlino - operating at the intersection of asset management, insurance, and wealth management 38:11

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with an experienced private markets and distribution executive who has been educating the wealth channel and distributing private markets investment solutions at some of the industry’s largest investment platforms. We sat down in Prudential’s Newark studio with PGIM’s Global Head o…

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Blue Owl's Matt A'Hearn - a generational opportunity in financing digital infrastructure 54:03

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into digital infrastructure and how it powers the growth of artificial intelligence and other major trends in digitalization and electrification. We sat down in Blue Owl’s NYC office with Matt A’Hearn, an asset management entrepreneur and executive at the firm. Matt is a Senior …

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PGIM's Phil Waldeck - the intersection of insurance and asset management 40:03

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with an experienced asset allocator who has operated at the intersection of insurance and asset management throughout his career. We sat down in Prudential’s Newark studio with PGIM’s Head of Multi-Asset and Quantitative Solutions, Phil Waldeck. Phil is responsible for nearly $140B…

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Stonepeak's Mike Dorrell - pioneering infrastructure investing 1:11:21

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Hg's Chris Kindt - AI's transformative role in value creation for private equity 57:00

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode provides a fascinating window into the world of private equity value creation and how AI can help transform both portfolio company and investment firm processes and operations to create value. We sat down in New York with Hg Partner and Head of Value Creation Chris Kindt to dive into …

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Permira Part 2: Co-CEOs Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel - the collaborative leadership model in action: scaling an €80B alternative asset manager 48:44

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with two executives who have helped to build one of the industry’s leading alternative asset managers. In Permira Part 2, Brian Ruder joins his Co-Managing Partner and Co-CEO Dipan Patel in Permira’s London office to discuss the firm’s evolution and how the business has grown to ov…

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Going Public with Glenn Schorr - Ep. 4: Unpacking the past few months in private markets 57:11

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We are back with the latest Going Public with Evercore’s Glenn Schorr. On this episode of Going Public, we unpack the rollercoaster of the past few months in private markets for alternative asset managers. Private markets is much more than private equity — and this episode dives into nuances of specific strategies and what it means for alternative …

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Permira's Dipan Patel - how to scale an €80B AUM alternative asset manager 47:45

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with one of the executives who has helped to build one of the industry’s leading alternative asset managers. We sat down in Permira’s London office with Co-CEO Dipan Patel to discuss the firm’s evolution and how the business has grown to over €80B in AUM. Dipan brings a deep backgr…

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Morningstar's Kunal Kapoor - live from the Morningstar Investment Conference 50:57

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast was a conversation that was recorded live at Morningstar’s Investment Conference in Chicago earlier this year. Morningstar CEO Kunal Kapoor took time out of his packed schedule at the event to sit down with me for a thought-provoking conversation that dove into the nuances of many of …

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Stonepeak's Luke Taylor - what it takes to be a great infrastructure investor 58:52

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into the evolution of infrastructure investing with the leading scaled specialist firm in infrastructure. We sat down in Stonepeak’s Hudson Yards office with the firm’s Co-President Luke Taylor to discuss the inner workings of the infrastructure investing world and unpack the st…

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Arcesium's David Nable - architecting private markets technology infrastructure for the future 49:50

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into how operations and streamlining technology processes can be turned into a strategic advantage. We sat down with Arcesium’s MD and Head of Client and Partner Development David Nable to discuss how technology is impacting how funds manage their processes, operations, and data…

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Juniper Square's Alex Robinson - "high tech and high service," balancing AI with the human element in fund administration 1:03:21

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into what the future of fund administration could look like with a tech-forward approach and the application of AI. We sat down with Juniper Square CEO and Co-Founder Alex Robinson to discuss how and why they’ve built a digital first fund administrator for private markets, start…

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Capital Allocators' Ted Seides - the capital allocator behind the mic 58:53

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. What happens when two podcasters walk into a room? They talk. Today’s podcast turns the tables on one of the industry’s leading podcasters and content creators to have him share his story and experience as an allocator and content creator. We sat down with Ted Seides, the Founder of industry-leading …

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Hg's Nic Humphries - investing at an inflection point in history 1:22:09

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is about mining for investment success in enterprise software by going “an inch wide and a mile deep” with someone who is one of the industry’s most prolific private equity technology investors. We sat down with Nic Humphries in Hg’s London office. Nic is the Senior Partner and Execut…

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Live from Miami with EQT's Peter Aliprantis - bringing global local 34:19

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s conversation brings us beachside, featuring a live podcast from Soho Beach House in Miami with EQT Partner, Head of Private Wealth Americas Peter Aliprantis. With the backdrop of the beach behind us and the wealth community in the audience, Peter and I discussed the nuances of the wealth chan…

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SageSpring Private Wealth's Winston Justice - from protecting star quarterbacks to protecting families' wealth 38:12

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s podcast is with an elite performer on and off the field who has gone from protecting quarterbacks to protecting families’ wealth. We sit down with former NFL and USC star Winston Justice, whose entrepreneurial spirit that was stoked while he was still playing in the NFL has led to a successfu…

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Future Proof Citywide Replay: Alt Goes Mainstream Live with Blue Owl's Marc Zahr 46:05

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Future Proof, which holds one of the industry’s largest wealth conferences, invited me to hold a live podcast earlier this year with Blue Owl Co-President and Global Head of Real Assets Marc Zahr. Marc is a pioneer in the real estate space, building Blue Owl into a market leader in the triple net lease strategy, a commercial real estate investment …

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Hg's Martina Sanow - unlocking opportunities to invest in Europe's largest portfolio of software and services businesses 1:03:50

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with someone who has successfully built a wealth solutions business tailored to her firm’s unique strengths, expertise, and investment track record. Martina Sanow is a Partner and Head of Hg Wealth, where she is focused on building the firm’s wealth solutions offering built out of …

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Goldman Sachs Petershill's Robert Hamilton Kelly - riding the waves of change in GP stakes 1:00:14

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s conversation dives into the current state of private markets through the lens of one of the leading GP stakes firms in the industry. We sat down with Partner and Global Co-Head of the Petershill Group at Goldman Sachs Robert Hamilton Kelly. Petershill takes minority equity stakes in establish…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 17: Live from iCapital Connect - IEQ's Eric Harrison and iCapital's Steve Houston on innovative approaches to wealth management 14:32

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Welcome to the 17th episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix to dive into the most pressing trends at the intersection of private markets and wealth management —and unpack how wealth management firms are utilizing private markets to build ou…

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Blue Owl Capital's Ivan Zinn - running the long race in private credit 1:10:09

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with someone who is running the long race — in investing and in running. We sit down with prolific long distance runner, Blue Owl Capital’s Ivan Zinn, who has been a pioneer in alternative credit and asset-based finance. Ivan has had a long career in private credit. He started at D…

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Lincoln Financial's Jayson Bronchetti - the role of insurance companies in private markets 51:34

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with the CIO of an insurance company responsible for more than $300B in assets and a major focus on private markets. Lincoln Financial EVP and CIO Jayson Bronchetti and I sat down recently at Lincon Financial’s headquarters in Radnor, Pennsylvania to discuss the increasing involvem…

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Krilogy's John McArthur - charting an RIA's growth path by building out private markets capabilities 40:22

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode digs into how the CIO of a growing multi-billion dollar wealth management firm thinks about customization and differentiation by building out private markets capabilities. We sat down with John McArthur, Senior Partner and CIO at $3.6B AUM Krilogy. Founded in 2009, Krilogy provides co…

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New Mountain Capital's Steve Klinsky - building a business that builds businesses 53:41

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with a private equity pioneer who has seen the industry evolve in the forty plus years he’s spent in private markets. We sat down with Steve Klinsky, the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of New Mountain Capital, which he started in 1999, and has grown to over $55B AUM with an in…

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Arcesium's Cesar Estrada - data silos and technology integrations in private markets 41:15

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today we sit down with a technology and fund services veteran who has worked with many of the industry’s largest asset managers. Cesar Estrada is Private Markets Head at Arcesium, a global financial technology company delivering pre- and post-investment operations and enterprise data management solut…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 16: Live from iCapital Connect - the technology perspective of model portfolios and UMAs with GeoWealth and iCapital 16:34

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Welcome to the 16th episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix to announce a ground-breaking partnership in private markets: a collaboration between BlackRock, iCapital, and GeoWealth, where models that include both public and private markets …

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Goldman Sachs' Kyle Kniffen - standing on the shoulders of Goldman Sachs to be "a complete partner" for the wealth channel 53:22

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with someone responsible for growing the footprint of one of the largest private markets businesses in the industry. We sat down at Goldman Sachs’ 200 West office with Kyle Kniffen to discuss the evolution of the firm’s work with the wealth channel and how an intensified focus on p…

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Fortress Investment Group's Adam Bobker - Combining experience and innovation to build a wealth solutions business 56:58

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with a wealth channel veteran who has an innate and developed view of working with wealth. We sat down in the studio with Adam Bobker. Adam joined Fortress Investment Group in 2022 to build out their wealth business as Managing Director, Global Co-Head of Private Wealth Solutions. …

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Constellation Wealth Capital's Karl Heckenberg - why there will be a $1T independent wealth management firm 1:07:04

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with someone who is an expert on the RIA market and the wealth management business model. We talk with Karl Heckenberg, the President & Managing Partner of Constellation Wealth Capital, an investment firm that recently closed on a $1B debut fund dedicated to providing differentiate…

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Monthly Alts Pulse Ep. 15: Live from iCapital Connect - announcing the BlackRock, iCapital, GeoWealth unified managed account partnership 14:48

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Welcome to the 15th episode of the Monthly Alts Pulse, a collaboration between iCapital x Alt Goes Mainstream. We were live from iCapital Connect’s conference in Phoenix to announce a ground-breaking partnership in private markets: a collaboration between BlackRock, iCapital, and GeoWealth, where models that include both public and private markets …

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EQT's Peter Aliprantis - bringing EQT's success to the US wealth market 48:21

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode is with a private markets veteran who has been working in the wealth channel before it was considered "the wealth channel." We sat down in the studio with Peter Aliprantis. Peter joined EQT in October 2024 as a Partner and Head of Private Wealth Americas. He’s hit the ground running t…

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KKR's Alisa Wood - innovating in private markets 1:01:55

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into the details of product innovation in private markets with a private equity veteran who has helped to pioneer a new investment structure and working with the wealth channel. We sat down at KKR’s Hudson Yards office with Alisa Wood, a Partner and Co-CEO of KKR Private Equity …

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Cantilever Group's Todd Owens - GP stakes: the best of all worlds? (live from New York) 28:35

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s conversation features a live podcast that takes place at BTG Pactual’s NYC office for an audience in private markets. We are joined by Todd Owens, the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Cantilever Group, where BTG Pactual is an investor. Cantilever is an independent firm focused on providing …

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BlackRock's Joe DeVico and Jonathan Diorio and Partners Group's Rob Collins - “an iPhone moment for private markets" 54:58

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into a groundbreaking partnership that could change the trajectory of how the wealth channel invests into private markets. We are joined by BlackRock’s Senior Managing Director, Head of the Americas Client Business, Co-Head of U.S. Wealth Advisory (USWA), and a member of the Glo…

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Going Public with Evercore's Glenn Schorr - Ep. 3: The "Final Four" 47:30

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Welcome back to Going Public with Evercore’s Glenn Schorr. On the latest episode of Going Public, we dive for the loose balls in private markets’ March Madness as Glenn shares his thoughts on why it’s important to separate the forest from the trees when it comes to why certain firms make his “Final Four.” We cover some of the most pressing topics i…

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Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions' John Sweeney - building a high-performing wealth solutions business 58:55

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into the details of distribution and how to build a high-performing global business to serve the wealth channel across brands and strategies. John Sweeney is the Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield Oaktree Wealth Solutions, a business unit that was created to harmonize the dis…

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Cerity Partners' Tom Cohn and Amita Schultes - combining an OCIO with a $100B wealth management practice 1:01:29

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into one of the most topical trends in the evolution of wealth management platforms and their adoption of private markets. We are joined by Tom Cohn and Amita Schultes of Cerity Partners, where they discuss the recent combination of their two respective businesses, Cerity Partne…

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Blue Owl's Marc Lipschultz - skate to where the puck is going 58:09

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. We had a chance to sit down with Blue Owl Co-CEO Marc Lipschultz recently at their Nest Network Summit for RIAs and private banks in Laguna Beach. It was a perfect setting to discuss Blue Owl’s incredible growth, which has been in part due to its unique and focused partnership with the wealth channel…

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Apollo's Stephanie Drescher - what is safe, what is risky? 55:09

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode features an industry titan who has been on the forefront of the intersection of alts and wealth. We talk with Stephanie Drescher, Partner, Chief Client and Product Development Officer at Apollo and a member of the firm’s Leadership Team. She oversees the Client and Product Solutions G…

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Alto's Eric Satz - retirement assets: the next frontier for private markets? 51:05

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s episode dives into an important and growing part of the private markets ecosystem: how investors can access and invest into alternatives through their retirement funds. We have Eric Satz, the Founder & CEO of Alto, a self-directed IRA custodian, with us today to discuss how he’s on a mission …

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AlTi Global's Mike Tiedemann - when wealth management goes global 1:01:37

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Welcome back to the Alt Goes Mainstream podcast. Today’s guest is an industry leader in wealth management who has been very active in private markets. Mike Tiedemann is a pioneer in the wealth management space in a number of ways. He's at the helm of the first pure play publicly traded wealth management business, AlTi Global. AlTi, a $72B AUM platf…