Leopard Spots Podcast

In this episode, I sit down with longtime colleague, friend, and retired President & COO of M&T Bank, one of the top 15 largest banks in the United States.  I met Rich 26 years ago when I began my career at M&T, and was fortunate enough to be in his direct orbit throughout my career.  During this podcast, Rich shares his story about leaving Long Island for a storied career in banking at Buffalo-based M&T.   We talk ...

Brought to you by Fraxtional, this was an episode for the ages!  I sat down with Frank Ewing, a close personal friend and CEO of AML RightSource, a leading global provider of Anti-Money Laundering services to some of the biggest names in finance.  With over 4,500 employees across 10 countries, Frank shares his path from consulting, to banking, to law, and ultimately running a billion dollar organization at the cutting edge of solvi...

In this episode I sit down with Bob Clerici, a well-known entrepreneur in the Western New York region who led a successful exit in 2014 of Inergex, a company he co-founded and ran for 14 years.  Following his time at Inergex, Bob went on to invest in multiple endeavors, including as co-owner of a custom clothing company Bureau (https://bureaumade.com) and Bar High Violet (https://barhighviolet.com/home), a high-end cocktail lounge ...

I sat down with the Founders and Operators of Baseball BBQ!  Great timing given the NCAA College World Series.  Life is about connections, and this podcast came about given my nearly 30 year relationship with a former Lafayette College football teammate Charles Lovell, CPWA, CFP, CEPA, CPM whose Son, Charlie,  founded a cutting edge company that is blazing a trail!  Checkout www.baseballbbq.com to order awesome products for any occ...

In this episode, I sit down with Mike Hollis, former NFL All-Pro Kicker for the Jacksonville Jaguars and current entrepreneur.  We talk about Mike's path from University of Idaho to the NFL where he spent 9 years as one of the best and most accurate kickers in NFL history.  Mike transitioned from the NFL to entrepreneurship, launching ProForm Kicking Academy
(https://www.proformkicking.com/) and most recently joined THREE,...

In this first episode of 2024, I sit down with Jessica Liang, Founder of Steadfeather Capital (and former awesome employee of mine!).  Jessica shares her incredible journey as a first generation immigrant and first in her family to attend college in the United States.  She shares her journey from Yale, to Buffalo, to business school at University of Michigan, and back to the Bay Area as an entrepreneur.  Be sure to like and subscri...