The HPScast

On this week’s episode, Colbert sits down with Sheldon Kimber, CEO and Founder of Intersect Power. We learn how Sheldon plans to grow and scale low-carbon technology at Intersect Power to propel the future of the clean energy industry forward. He also shares his personal journey into the energy sector, from working on smaller scale utilities projects at Accenture to critical reliable power for Calpine – and his short-lived attempt to exit the space in business school before rejoining with Recurrent Energy. We discuss his efforts to build an innovative portfolio as COO of the solar developer before eventually leaving to start his own clean energy company. 

Learn more about Sheldon Kimber’s tenure at Intersect Power here. You can check out our guest’s Best Idea, reading his work for The Intersection Blog, here. Watch the Apple TV seriesTehran, Colbert’s Best Idea for this week, here.

This week, Colbert sits down with Tom Wasserman, Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners. Tom breaks down the world of SPACs, or special purpose acquisition companies and HPS’s position in the space. We also hear about Tom’s foray in tech at telecommunications startup, 360 Networks, where he rode the rise and burst of the Dot-com bubble before joining Bear Stearns, which would later be acquired by J.P. Morgan amid the 2008 financial crisis. Tom shares what it was like meeting with CEOs and negotiating contracts early in his career and imparts advice to young professionals looking to follow in his footsteps.

Learn more about Tom Wasserman’s tenure here. Find a link to order  Rock Me On The Water by Ron Brownstein, Colbert’s Best Idea for this week, here.

Join host Colbert Cannon as he sits down with Bill Stephenson, the Chief Executive Officer of HPS’s Global Leasing platform. We do a deep dive into the vendor finance industry and gain insight into that $1 trillion market. Bill shares key lessons learned from his over three decades long tenure at DLL and how he helped grow that business into the world's largest global leasing company. He also discusses how he is bringing that expertise and experience to HPS. 

To learn more about Colbert's Best Idea, the HBO Max series Station Eleven, visit the show’s website here.

Host Colbert Cannon sits down with Artie Starrs, the CEO of TopGolf. Artie shares how his team is democratizing the game of golf and how TopGolf is staying relevant through constant innovation. He also gives insights into his time helming one of the world’s largest restaurant concepts, Pizza Hut, including through the pandemic. We also discuss his decision to transition out of banking to the operations side early in his career as he left boutique banking firm Wasserstein Perella to serve as the CFO of Rave Cinemas. 

To learn more about Artie’s role at TopGolf, see his full bio here. To plan a visit to Colbert’s top rec, Five Iron Golf, visit their website here. Find a link to purchase Artie’s Best Idea, the book Factfulness by Hans Rosling, here.

On this week’s episode, host Colbert Cannon speaks with Erik Hirsch, the Vice Chairman and Head of Strategic Initiatives at Hamilton Lane. We hear about the evolution of the firm as it transitioned from solely advisory to one that now oversees just over $800 billion in assets under management and supervision. He speaks about his role in advancing the firm’s evolution by not only adopting, but also investing in, new technologies. 

To learn more about the Montage Palmetto Bluff, Colbert's Best Idea, and how to stay, visit the hotel property’s website here.

Welcome back to Season 5 of the HPScast. Today, host Colbert Cannon sits with two special guests: CEO of the Equity Alliance, Claude Grunitzky, and board member, Julia Paliare, who also serves as Managing Director at RSL Investments. We hear how they're leading the charge for a more diverse asset management industry through the Equity Alliance. We see how Claude’s education in London and at MIT contributed to his success as an entrepreneur, launching diverse companies like Trace, a leading music and fashion magazine. Julia shares her journey as an investment banker at Scotiabank, a private equity investor at Providence, and how she made her way to a single family office at RSL Investments. 

To learn more about Equity Alliance, a fund of funds focused on investing in diverse emerging venture capital fund managers with a focus on managers of color and women, and a partner of HPS, visit here. For more context on the founding on Equity Alliance, please check out our HPScast interview with legendary executive Dick Parsons here. And catch Dick's CNBC Closing Bell interview where he talks about the Equity Alliance here.

Check out Claude's Best Idea, the book Thinking Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman, here -- and Julia's Best Idea, her dance running “Equity Alliance” playlist on Spotify here. You can find out more about Colbert's Best Idea, the french show The Bureau, here.

On this special recap episode, host Colbert Cannon rounds up the best bits from The HPScast's fourth season. We'll return in the new year with more great interviews, but in the meantime, be sure to revisit recent episodes and enjoy some of the Best Ideas from our guests.

On this week's episode of The HPScast, Colbert Cannon sits down with Managing Director at HPS, Anders Fisher. The Harvard undergrad and Stanford postgrad shares how he started his career at private equity firm Hicks Muse in their London office and later moved to private equity firm Golden Gate Capital in San Francisco.  Fisher also describes what it was like starting his own firm, Tålamod Asset Management in 2008, before joining HPS in 2018 where he and his team continue to grow their investing strategy.

Check out Anders's Best Idea, The Cicero Trilogy, written by Robert Harris here. Also be sure to check out Colbert's Best Idea, the Coen brothers Academy Award winning film, No Country For Old Men here. 
 

Bill Raftery, a living legend in the world of sports broadcasting, is Colbert Cannon’s guest on this week’s episode of HPS. Bill takes Colbert back to his early days of playing basketball in his neighborhood and how that led to his career playing and coaching ball at the collegiate level. Bill shares stories about the many people who impacted his life along the way and lessons learned from a life in the broadcast booth.

Listen to some of Bill’s broadcasting highlights here. 

Check out Bill’s Best Idea, the book, Miracles on the Hardwood by John Gasaway, here. Also be sure to check out Colbert’s Best Idea - John Banville's murder mystery novel, Snow, available for purchase here. 

On this week’s episode of HPS, host Colbert Cannon is joined by Carsten Quitter, Allianz Group CIO. Carsten, who graduated from Dortmund with a degree in computer science, shares with Colbert why he made a switch to risk capital management and all that came to follow after his successful career change.  He also discusses what its like to manage risk and make investments in different geographies and what we can learn from different regions business cultures.

To learn more about Allianz's impact in more than 70 countries, click here. 

Colbert’s Best Idea is to check out the German science fiction series, Dark. Click here to watch the show, available to stream on Netflix.