Lauren Taylor Wolfe, co-founder and managing partner of Impactive Capital, explains why taking a collaborative, private equity approach as an ESG-oriented activist investor leads to sustainable, long-term returns.
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Jul 8
The Surprising Implications of an Aging Population
An aging global population has long been viewed as a demographic time bomb. Kevin Daly, co-head of the Central and Eastern Europe, Middle East, and Africa economics team at Goldman Sachs Research, explains why this concern may be overstated. This episode was recorded on May 29, 2 ... Show More
15m 49s
Jul 1
Commodities Outlook: What’s Driving Oil, Gold, and Base Metals
Goldman Sachs’ Daan Struyven discusses how recent geopolitical events and evolving tariff policies are affecting the commodity and economic landscape. This episode was recorded on June 30, 2025. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
19m 28s
Jun 23
Mid-year outlook: diversify and hedge
Goldman Sachs’ Christian Mueller-Glissmann, head of asset allocation research in Goldman Sachs Research, and Alexandra Wilson-Elizondo, co-head and co-chief investment officer of the Multi-Asset Solutions business in Goldman Sachs Asset Management, examine the dynamics driving ma ... Show More
24m 23s
May 2021
Understanding the Venture Capital Gender Gap
Jenny Lefcourt, partner at Freestyle VC and cofounder of All Raise, says that even as a serial entrepreneur herself, she long underestimated how little venture capital funding goes to female startup founders compared to the money men get. She believes unconscious biases, an indus ... Show More
23m 14s
Nov 2023
Why Private Equity Needs to Invest More in Talent Development
Traditionally, private equity companies have created value at the companies they own by taking on debt, restructuring, and exploiting underserved opportunities. But surging interest rates and increased competition have made it much harder to deliver strong returns. Ted Bililies, ... Show More
22m 46s
Jun 2022
ESG and the future of sustainability
This episode features Osler’s Andrew MacDougall, partner, Corporate, in conversation with Michael Torrance, Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of BMO Financial Group, about the importance of ESG to sustainability and corporate responsibility. ESG reinforces the idea ... Show More
50m 39s
May 2024
Private Equity Spotlight: From Assembly Line to Investment Line with John Stewart
In this insightful episode of the "Karma School of Business Podcast," host Sean Mooney sits down with John Stewart, the visionary founder and managing partner of MiddleGround Capital. With a background that breaks the conventional mold of private equity leadership, John shares hi ... Show More
49m 41s
May 2023
The growth mindset – lessons learned from women founders
In this episode of the ESG Explorer podcast, guest host Jennifer Humphrey, an associate in the Emerging and High Growth Companies Group at Osler, speaks with Patricia Thaine, founder and CEO of Toronto-based Private AI, and Lourdes Juan, founder and CEO of Calgary-based Knead Tec ... Show More
43m 32s
Sep 2023
Venture Capital Investing: Exploring The New Tech Innovation Fund With Ben Miller, CEO of Fundrise
I speak to Ben Miller, Co-Founder and CEO of Fundrise about why his company started a new tech Innovation Fund. We explore why Ben thinks his firm has a competitive advantage, the most promising areas where the fund is investing, and the mechanics of investing in a private ventur ... Show More
1h 8m
May 2023
Opportunities in private equity
What opportunities exist in private equity? Our experts discuss valuations, sector preferences, the secondaries market and more on a new Center for Investment Excellence podcast episode, featuring David Lebovitz, Global Market Strategist, and J.P. Morgan Asset Management's Global ... Show More
27m 16s
Feb 2024
ACT #283 Susan Lin, Partner & Investor at Felix Capital on consumer investing
Welcome to a new episode of our special series At The Cap Table.
Today, we are joined by Sarah Finegan, an Investor at Antler, in a conversation with Susan Lin, a Partner & Investor at Felix Capital.
Susan is an investor at Felix Capital. Over the past 10+ years, Susan has advise ... Show More
33m 43s