Podcasts

Traction on Demand

Greg Malpass, founder of Traction on Demand, joins Maria Pacella, managing partner of Pender Ventures for a lively discussion on his entrepreneurial journey. We are delighted to welcome Greg Malpass, founder of Traction on Demand, to the podcast studio, with host, Maria Pacella. With Traction on Demand having been acquired by SalesForce in 2022, Greg […]

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Public Distressed Credit Investing - Bottom of the Iceberg

Parul Garg and Geoff Castle cover the complexities of stressed and distressed credit investing, the risks and rewards, the current opportunity and their history and experience in this area. Highlights: Capital priority for credit investors—a key advantage over equity investors.  What it really takes to be a great distressed credit investor.  Why distressed credit is […]

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Public Distressed Credit Investing - A Dragon in the Basement

Parul and Geoff cover the complexities of stressed and distressed credit investing, the risks and rewards, the current opportunity and their history and experience in this area.  Highlights: The opportunity set they are seeing and cyclicality.  Overvalued and undervalued sectors.  Where investing ideas come from.  The Four Ps: Pre-investment, Purchase, Pro-active credit management, Position exit.  […]

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Public Distressed Credit Investing - The Spigot is Open

Parul and Geoff cover the complexities of this investment niche, the risks and rewards, the current opportunity and their history and experience in this area. Parul Garg and Geoff Castle have been investing in this part of credit markets since 2015 and see an opportunity emerging. The cycle created by the transition in monetary policy […]

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Profiles in Credit – Focusing on 2023 with Callum Thomas

Actionable insights from a sea of economic and market data. Geoff Castle catches up with Callum Thomas, founder and head of research of Topdown Charts for their annual podcast. Geoff and Callum reflect on 2022 and look ahead to 2023. Geoff and Callum revisit their prior conversation and discuss how their understanding of the market has evolved over the year […]

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Profiles in Credit - Dave Thomas

“…don’t underestimate how smart the market is.” In this episode of Profiles in Credit, Geoff Castle reconnects with Dave Thomas, Principal and Co-Head of Training at The Marquee Group, one of Canada’s leading training organizations for financial analysts and investment bankers. Former classmates at Ivey Business School, Geoff and Dave discuss the art and science of […]

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Pender - The Journey from Start Up

Celebrating a wonderful milestone in Pender’s history. In this special episode David Barr is joined by Felix Narhi, Maria Pacella and Geoff Castle to look back on the journey that has brought Pender to where it stands today. The group discusses the Pender way of doing things, growing the team and how processes and the […]

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Profiles in Credit - Winnie Cisar - Part One

“Sometimes you’re good and sometimes you’re lucky.” Geoff Castle chats with Winnie Cisar, Global Head of Strategy at CreditSights Inc. Together they discuss Winnie’s background, her foray into investment banking and the series of career steps that led her to CreditSights, especially her many experiences at Wells Fargo.  Winnie looks back on her time as […]

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Jill Earthy & Leah Nguyen – InBC Investment Corp

“Sometimes not doing something is riskier.” Maria Pacella is joined by Jill Earthy, CEO of InBC and Leah Nguyen, CIO of InBC. Jill and Leah discuss their career journeys, their entry into venture capital and the experiences that have inspired them to keep pushing boundaries. Leah and Jill also share life lessons for current and […]

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