Episodes

Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
Wednesday Apr 02, 2025
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's President Michael Occi. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) seeks to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns by investing primarily in directly originated senior secured loans issued by U.S. middle market companies. On the show, we discuss:
- Why investors should consider an allocation to private credit
- What explains the significant market share growth of private credit in financing buyouts
- MSDL’s defensive approach to lending, with a focus on first lien loans
- His thoughts on the current market environment for private credit loans
- And more

Monday Nov 18, 2024
#253 - The Nuclear Revolution with Mirion Technologies CEO Tom Logan
Monday Nov 18, 2024
Monday Nov 18, 2024
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Mirion Technologies CEO Tom Logan. Mirion designs, manufactures, and provides radiation detection, measurement, analysis and monitoring products to the nuclear power and medical markets. On the show, we discuss:
- The path from private equity ownership to the public markets
- The macro bull case for the nuclear industry
- Mirion’s approach to mergers and acquisitions
- His learnings as a long-tenured CEO
- And more

Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
#252 - State of the Markets: Navigating Q4 and Beyond
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
Tuesday Oct 22, 2024
On today’s show, listen to Julian and Mike have a live discussion on the State of the Markets: Navigating Q4 and Beyond.
On the show, we discuss:
- The opportunities within global equities, including the sector we are most bullish on
- Why investors should stay away from fixed income and which investments allocators should use for yield
- The outlook for mergers and acquisitions along with a potential positive catalyst
- Why gold is a must own asset and may outperform bitcoin
- And more
A point of disclosure, Accelerate funds may have long or short positions in the securities discussed in this episode.

Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
#250 - Navigating the Real Estate Market with Whitestone REIT CEO Dave Holeman
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
Wednesday Sep 25, 2024
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Whitestone REIT CEO Dave Holeman. Whitestone REIT is a publicly traded real estate investment trust that primarily owns, operates, and redevelops retail community-centered properties in Texas and Arizona. On the show we discuss:
- The thesis behind Whitestone’s focus on community and neighborhood centers
- The challenges and opportunities in real estate due to the dramatic increase in interest rates
- Keys to success in the real estate industry
- Which segment of the real estate market he is most bullish on
- And more

Friday Jul 26, 2024
#249 - SPAC Market Update with Meteora Capital Founder and CIO Vik Mittal
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
On today’s show we welcome special guest, Meteora Capital Founder and CIO Vik Mittal, his second time on the podcast. Meteora Capital is an investment firm specializing in SPAC-related instruments in both public and private companies.
On the show, we discuss:
- What has happened in the SPAC market over the past 24 months
- Meteora’s approach to investing in the SPAC market
- A look into Canna-Global Acquisition (CNGL)
- What he thinks is next for the SPAC market
- And more

Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
On today’s podcast we welcome special guest Jeffrey Seder, founder of EQB, a company that provides thoroughbred racehorse buying, selling, breeding, and racing management services. On the show, we discuss:
- What got him into the business of thoroughbred racehorse buying, selling, and breeding
- The basics of horse racing betting
- A look into the advanced analytics used by professional horse racing bettors
- The ideal outcome for an investment into a racehorse
- And more

Sunday Dec 17, 2023
Sunday Dec 17, 2023
December 17, 2023 - On today’s episode we welcome special guest, Hodes Weill Managing Partner and Co-founder, Doug Weill. Hodes Weill is a leading, global capital advisory firm focused on the real estate and real assets investment and funds management industry. On the show, we discuss:
- How real estate plays a role in investment portfolios
- Which segments of the real estate market are most favourable, and which investors should avoid
- The biggest risk facing real estate investors currently
- His real estate “top pick”
- And more!

Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
Tuesday Oct 24, 2023
October 24, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest, Zapata AI Co-Founder and CEO Christopher Savoie. Zapata AI is an industrial generative AI software company developing solutions and applications to solve enterprises’ hardest problems.On the show we discuss:
- How Christopher went from getting his PhD in a medical field to founding several tech startups
- A deep dive into what artificial intelligence is and what it can accomplish
- Some use cases for industrial generative AI
- How the company offers faster, cheaper, and more accurate generative AI
- And more

Monday Aug 14, 2023
#243 - Bitcoin’s Future with Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz
Monday Aug 14, 2023
Monday Aug 14, 2023
August 14, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest, Bitcoin Depot CEO Brandon Mintz. Bitcoin Depot operates the largest bitcoin ATM network in the world. On the show, we discuss:
- Brandon’s “bitcoin moment” and what initially got him interested in the cryptocurrency
- His entrepreneurial journey and where he got the idea to start the company
- Why their customers use ATMs instead of online exchanges to buy bitcoin
- Bitcoin Depot’s growth initiatives, including their approach to M&A
- What he believes is in store for the future of bitcoin

Monday Feb 27, 2023
#242 - 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice
Monday Feb 27, 2023
Monday Feb 27, 2023
February 27, 2023 - On today’s show we welcome special guest and the 2022 Dealmaker of the Year, Danny Rice. Danny was the CEO of Rice Acquisition 1, which merged with Archaea Energy in a $1.15 billion deal and then subsequently sold to BP for $4.1 billion. Danny is now the CEO of Rice Acquisition 2, which recently announced a $1.5 billion merger with NET Power, a clean energy technology company.
On the show, Danny discusses:
- Key lessons learned from the Archaea Energy SPAC merger and subsequent sale to BP
- A primer on NET Power’s innovative clean energy technology
- The case for U.S. shale gas powering reliable, clean and low-cost power
- What inspires him as an entrepreneur and business leader
- And more