

Welcome to The Investor Relations Podcast, where we explore the complex and fascinating world of capital markets, regulatory compliance, and investor communication.
This show is designed for Investor Relations professionals, registered investment bankers, financial advisors, and corporate executives who want to sharpen their skills, stay informed, and navigate today’s fast-paced financial environment with confidence.
The public market is 50% smaller than it was in 2000. Companies are staying private longer. And the wealth being created during that private window is bypassing every traditional investor relations playbook ever written. Josh...
Mike Stohler sold 1,500 multifamily units at 46 and pivoted to boutique castle hotels in Catalonia, Spain — unpacking the LP psychology and deal structure that keeps exotic-asset capital raises moving.
Quantum physicist turned VC Leon Eisen, PhD reveals the three-brain framework investors actually use to evaluate founders — and why most pitches fail before the first slide.
Wall Street legend J. Morton "Morty" Davis, Chairman of D.H. Blair, on funding 400+ early-stage companies, raising over $3 billion in capital, and the founder traits that separate winners from passes.
Pat Zingarella on building a verified LP review platform for private real estate GPs — a "Yelp for private equity" — and why trust is becoming the new IR currency.
SPAC sponsor and Intro-Act founder Peter Wright walks through the full SPAC capital lifecycle — sponsor, trust, risk, PIPE — and explains why IR strategy must start before the S-4 is filed.
Mike Kron on the allocator-to-capital-raiser mindset shift — launching a $100M PE fund after 32 years in a family office, structuring fees so investors win first, returning 100% of capital before sponsor carry, and why high-credit single-tenant net lease retail is his thesis.
Dr. Thomas J Powell ($3.2B raised across 500+ founder deals) on communicating failed deals to investors — the hardest conversations in capital management, why transparency beats rosy projections, and how honest accountability builds long-term LP alignment.
Dr. Thomas J Powell on transparency in founder-investor communication — why overconfident projections and withheld information erode trust, and how honest updates from the earliest "dating" stage build durable relationships with family offices and long-term investors.
Dr. Thomas J. Powell of The Founder's Office on what 35 years and $3.2 billion across 500+ founder deals taught him about relationships, discretion, and long-term capital trust.
Michael Loftus of POC Capital on how biotech investor relations must adapt at every stage — from early clinical work, to mid-stage asset visibility, to late-stage commercialization.
Dr. Thomas J Powell on what investors really want to hear from founders — why hiding challenges erodes credibility, why seasoned investors prefer honesty, and how transparent communication unlocks strategy, capital, and connections from your LP base.
Dr. Thomas J Powell on founder-centric capital strategy — advocating for founders without rubber-stamping, building boardroom guardrails and honest feedback loops, and how family offices can align with founder vision through structure, integrity, and strategy.
Chris Williams and Joshua Wilson on how a podcast experiment became a strategic partnership with Institutional Investor and their Alpha Edge event for billion-dollar allocators.
Sean Phalon on building a business from the inside out — anchoring real estate operations around values, time, and faith instead of external validation, with lessons from $85M+ in pipeline, 200+ units, and selling a mortgage company to a bank.

Podcast Host / Investment Banker / Real Estate Broker
Joshua Wilson is an Investment Banking Representative (Series 79 & 63), licensed real estate broker, and CEO and Executive Producer of multiple strategic media brands. He has launched over 20 podcast and YouTube shows, with several reaching the top 3%, 5%, and 10% globally in their verticals. As a trusted connector among founders, family offices, and investment platforms, Josh brings a relational, strategic lens to SPACs, IPOs, M&A, and private placements—blending insight, curiosity, and communication to spotlight the people and deals shaping the capital markets.