EisnerAmper Podcast

Growth Equity Investing in Hospitality & Hospitality Tech

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Mark Leavitt, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Enlightened Hospitality Investments, a New York-based growth equity fund he co-founded with restauranteur Danny Meyer. He shares his outlook for investing in hospitality and hospitality tech including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm is integrating ESG, DEI and more.

Investing With Purpose

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Timothy Dunn, Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Terra Alpha Investments, a Washington D.C.-based sustainability investment firm. He shares his outlook for sustainable investing including the greatest opportunities and challenges, thoughts on the SEC’s rules to enhance ESG disclosures, how the firm is addressing DEI and more.

Economic Trends Manufacturers Need to Know

In this episode of ManuFacts and Perspectives, Travis Epp, Partner-in-Charge of EisnerAmper’s Manufacturing and Distribution Group, is joined by George Markman, Senior Vice President at Wells Fargo’s Commercial Banking Division. The two discuss a variety of major challenges manufacturers face today—from supply chain disruption and employment shortages to rising inflation and interest rate hikes—as well as what business owners can expect in the future.

Investing With a Climate Lens

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Zach Stein, Co-Founder of Carbon Collective, a San Francisco-based investment adviser focused on solving climate change. He shares his outlook for investing in companies focused on addressing climate change, including the greatest opportunities and challenges, thoughts on the SEC’s push for more transparency, how the firm is integrating DEI and more.

Bachelors and Masters Degrees Now Offered in the Business of Cannabis

In this episode of CannaCast, Eric Altstadter, Partner and leader of EisnerAmper’s Cannabis and Hemp Group, speaks with Michael Zaytsev, Academic Director, Business of Cannabis at LIM College, that has recently created a Bachelors of Business Administration and a Masters of Professional Studies degree programs in The Business of Cannabis.

Travel Reimagined—for the Greater Good

Founder and CEO of Onriva Vajid Jafri has a history of building new companies that harness the power of new technologies for the greater good of the industry. In this TechTalk episode, Jafri talks about how he’s succeeded in the travel industry and offers advice for other entrepreneurs.

Private Debt Investing

In this episode of the Private Equity Dealbook, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Brett Hickey, Founder & CEO of Star Mountain Capital, a New York-based asset management firm focused on the lower middle market. He discusses his outlook for debt investing including the greatest opportunities and challenges. He will also addresses his due diligence process for providing debt financing, how debt agreements have changed, how the firm is addressing ESG and more.

Interval Funds

In this episode of Engaging Alternatives Spotlight, Elana Margulies-Snyderman, Senior Manager, Publications, EisnerAmper, speaks with Kim Flynn, Managing Director, Alternative Investments, XA Investments, a Chicago-based alternative investment manager focused on interval funds. She shares her views on interval funds including the greatest opportunities and challenges, how the firm integrates ESG, the challenges of making private investments more accessible for every investor and more.

Navigating the Supply Chain Landscape

On this episode of ManuFacts and Perspectives, Travis Epp, Partner-in-Charge of EisnerAmper’s Manufacturing and Distribution Group, is joined by Hannah Testani, CEO of Intelligent Audit, the leader in multimodal freight audit and transportation spend analytics. The two discuss some of the major disruptions facing the supply-chain today, areas directly impacted by these challenges to keep in mind, and opportunities where companies can invest to evolve their supply-chain management practices.

ESG is Here to Stay!

Join Lisë Stewart and Joan Michelson as they discuss the importance of ESG and some of the important trends we are seeing in the market. Joan, a well-known a journalist and author in the sustainability and ESG space, is a lively and dynamic speaker, who uses her vast network to encourage engagement and change. In this podcast, we’ll talk about some of those changes and what they might mean for your business.