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Page 48Why Companies Should be Focused on ESG in 2022, with Rob Main
We talk to Rob Main, a longtime Vanguard veteran, who’s now Managing Partner and COO of Sustainable Governance Partners, a corporate ESG advisory firm.

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | February 4, 2022
It was a busy week with over 20 CEO changes including WISH and WYNN. Lockheed Martin, Karat Packaging, and RumbleOn all get permanent CFOs.

SPAC Market Review – January 2022
January saw the SPAC market fall quickly alongside the broader market as a revolt against “spec tech” and overall sentiment drove it lower.

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Jan 28, 2022
A busy week in January for moves. New CEOs at Home Depot, Ball, Fluidigm, and others. New CFOs including at L3Harris Technologies and Genuine Parts. Plus all the new and departing…

Coffee Company or Lifestyle Brand? Black Rifle Coffee Set for Vote on SPAC Deal with SBEA
Tom Davin, Co-CEO of Black Rifle Coffee, and Joe Reece, the exec chair of SilverBox Engaged (SBEA) join to discuss the company, the merger, and their vision.

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Jan 21, 2022
Whitestone REIT (WSR)’s CEO is terminated and replaced by their CFO. XpresSpa (XSPA), Zymeworks (ZYME), and Cicor International (CIR) all get new CEOs.
David Drapkin Talks SPACs with Nasdaq’s Jill Malandrino
Boardroom Alpha’s David Drapkin recently joined Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq Trade Talks to discuss SPACs. Get his wrap on 2021 and what to expect in 2022.

Tal Keinan on Sky Harbour Creating a Home-Base for Private Aviation
Sky Harbour CEO Tal Keinan on why he started the company, why it is set for success, and going public via SPAC with YSAC.

Rangeley’s Chris DeMuth Jr. on Value Investing and SPACs
For the latest Know Who Drives Return episode, David Drapkin talks to Rangeley Captial founder Chris DeMuth Jr. on SPAC and Value investing.

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Jan 14, 2022
Elastic’s CEO moves to CTO, Dana adds Icahn directors, STAG’s CFO gets promoted to CEO, Exelon losing board members to its spin-out Constellation, and all the other moves from the…
Sonder’s Francis Davidson on Re-Designing Hospitality and Merger with GMII
For the latest Know Who Drives Return episode, we sat down with Francis Davidson, the founder and CEO of Sonder, a hospitality company that leases and manages travel properties.…

Amy Nauiokas on FinTech VC, SPACs, Diversity, and Anthemis Digital (ADAL)
We were fortunate to sit down with Amy Nauiokas, the Co-Founder, Co-Chair, and Co-CIO of fintech investing platform Anthemis ($1.2B in AUM), who has been a leading fintech…
The SPAC Gamma Squeeze
A plain english guide to the SPAC Gamma Squeeze. How it works, examples, and why investors need to be very careful.

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Dec 31, 2021
For the last issue of 2021 we’re highlighting CEO and CFO moves that have either been announced in the past week or that are set to take affect as the year closes.
10 SPACs Trading Below $10 with Proven Serial SPAC Sponsors
Looking for last minute adds to your SPAC basket before 2022? We’ve flagged 10 SPACs trading under $10 with proven serial SPAC sponsors for you to consider.

SPAC Market Review – December 2021
2021 is drawing to a close and what a year it was for SPACs. In our December market update we take a look at the last month of the year and give our latest thoughts on the market,…

CEO / CFO / Director Resignations & Appointments | Dec 23, 2021
Darden and OppFi promote new CEOs from within and other notable CEO, CFO, and Director moves.
Dave CEO Jason Wilk on Saving Customers Billions and their SPAC Deal with VPCC
Dave CEO Jason Wilk joins Boardroom Alpha’s David Drapkin to discuss how DAVE has already saved customers billions, how it is shifting its business as it matures, and how its SPAC…
HotelPlanner CEO Tim Hentschel on Their 3-Way SPAC Merger with Reservations.com and Astrea Acquisition (ASAX)
HotelPlanner and Reservations.com are going public in a three-way merger with Astrea Acquisition Corp (ASAX) $567M deal announced in August 2021.

Brivo CEO Steve Van Till on Cloud-Based Access Control and SPAC Merger with CPTK
Brivo Founder & CEO Steve Van Till talks merger with Crown PropTech Acquisitions (CPTK) and why access control is more important now than ever.
Greenbox POS Talking Blockchain and Stablecoin Coyni
Greenbox POS (GBOX), a fintech that utilizes block chain technology to create custom payment solutions co-founded by Ben Errez. The company up-listed to Nasdaq earlier this year,…
SPAC Sponsor Spotlight: Live Oak Merchant Partners
Investment firm Live Oak Merchant Partners is one of the leading “serial” SPAC sponsors, with views of maintaining a long term presence in the asset class. Led by Rick…
BM Technologies’ (BMTX) Luvleen Sidhu on Becoming a Bank and FinTech Evolution
BM Technologies (BMTX) is a digital, mobile-first FinTech that was born out of BankMobile and boasts ~2M accounts. BankMobile was originally founded by Luvleen Sidhu and developed…
Will SeatGeek’s Primary Strategy Propel them to Ticketing Victory?
SeatGeek CEO Jack Groetzinger joins the podcast to discuss SeatGeek’s potential to grab market share in the ticketing landscape by focusing on primary (enterprise) clients,…