My guests this week are Trish and James Higgins, who run Chenmark Capital Management. In this episode we continue to explore a style of investing I call Permanent Equity. Returns in permanent equity come first from the ongoing cash flows of portfolio companies, not from reselling businesses down the line. The partners are Chenmark are pioneering this styl ... Show More
Nov 19
Ari Emanuel - The Anti-AI Bet - [Invest Like the Best, EP.448]
My guest today is Ari Emanuel. Ari runs one of the most influential portfolios in global sports, entertainment, and media. He oversees TKO, which includes the UFC and WWE, serves as the Executive Chairman of WME Group, and recently founded MARI, a new company focused on global ev ... Show More
1h 1m
Nov 11
Wolfgang Hammer - The Power of Story - [Invest Like the Best, EP.447]
My guest today is my friend Wolfgang Hammer. Wolfgang is a successful film producer and executive who helped create House of Cards and ran several major studios, including Lionsgate, CBS Films and Miramax. He’s now building a new kind of film studio with support from Mitch Lasky ... Show More
41m 32s
Nov 4
Luca Ferrari - Building Bending Spoons - [Invest Like the Best, EP.446]
My guest today is Luca Ferrari. Luca is the co-founder and CEO of Bending Spoons, which he describes as 25 percent private equity and 75 percent technology company. Founded in 2013, Bending Spoons fully acquires and operates digital companies like Evernote, Meetup, Vimeo, and mos ... Show More
1h 20m
Aug 2021
George Davis, Hotchkis & Wiley - We’re In Unchartered Territory Right Now | #339
In episode 339, we welcome our guest, George Davis, CEO and Portfolio Manager for Hotchkis & Wiley, a global investment manager serving institutional and individual investors. In today’s episode, we’re talking long term value investing. We start with George’s investment philosoph ... Show More
49m 36s
Jan 2022
EP 336. An Inside Look at Managing Investor Capital
QuickFS Link: https://quickfs.net/?via=focused Twitter: @Focusedcompound Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Focused Compounding is an exclusive, members-only site for buy and hold value investors. Inside, you will find research writeups written by hedge fund manager, Geoff Ganno ... Show More
55m 11s
Dec 2023
Insights from an Entrepreneur Turned Investor
<p><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Are you curious about the intersection of entrepreneurship, investing, and SEO expertise? In today's episode, I'm joined by Travis Jamison, a man of many talents and ventures. Travis is not only the force behind SmashDigital.com—a long-standing, ... Show More
46m 50s
Jul 2021
EP 320. Investing in Emerging Markets, Creative Thinking, Float, Sizing Investments, and Other Questions from Twitter
QuickFS Link: https://quickfs.net/?via=focused Twitter: @Focusedcompound Email: info@focusedcompounding.com Focused Compounding is an exclusive, members-only site for buy and hold value investors. Inside, you will find research writeups written by hedge fund manager, Geoff Ganno ... Show More
32m 19s
Dec 2020
TIP329: Value Investing - w/ John Huber, Tobias Carlisle, and Wes Gray (Business Podcast)
For this week’s episode, Stig has invited John Huber from Saber Capital management, Tobias Carlisle from Acquirer's Fund, and Dr. Wes Gray from Alpha Architect. All three guests are highly successful asset managers. They talk about different value investing concepts that all inve ... Show More
53m 31s