FinanZe

FinanZe

The FinanZe Podcast, a podcast focused on educating Gen Z about the technology and finance industry. I’m your host, Logan Lin. In this podcast I talk with the most renowned founders, CEOs, private equity investors, venture capitalists, investment bankers, and hedge fund managers on Wall Street. Welcome and let's start learning together!

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June 17, 2026 46 mins

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LISTENER DISCRETION: The views and opinions Mark shares on this podcast are his own and do not necessarily reflect the views of Brighton Park Capital. Nothing discussed today should be taken as investment advice or an offer or solicitation with respect to any securities.  Any topics discussed today are for illustrative purposes only

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Today's guest is Matt Moore, Co-Founder and CTO of Chainguard — the software supply chain security company on a mission to make the open-source ecosystem safe for enterprises everywhere. 

Matt's background spans some of the most consequential corners of the cloud-native world. Before co-founding Chainguard, he was a core contributor to the open-source ecosystem and played a pivotal role at Google, where he...

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Welcome back to the FinanZe Podcast, episode 25.

Today’s guest is Marty Vanderploeg, Co-Founder and former CEO of Workiva — the cloud platform that fundamentally transformed how organizations manage, connect, and report critical data. Today, Workiva serves over more than 80% of the Fortune 1000.

Marty’s journey into software and entrepreneurship is anything but conventional. He began his career as a ...

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Welcome to the FinanZe podcast, episode 24. Today’s guest has one of the most fascinating original stories you’ll hear in the world of investing — from being a US Army Ranger qualified sniper to founding one of the most transformative internet companies in the restaurant industry, to now backing the companies he believes can solve the most urgent problems facing our planet.

Chuck Templeton is a Mana...

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In this episode, we sit down with Barry Eggers, Co-Founder and Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners.

We are going to explore his journey from Silicon Valley’s early days, to leading one of the most influential venture firms. We dig into the founding of Lightspeed, starting the M&A practice at Cisco, the story of Snapchat, his investment strategy, the AI era, the one misconception young VCs should know, an...

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 In this episode, I am joined by one of the top technology investment bankers on wall street, Ted Smith. Ted is the Co-Founder and President of Union Square Advisors, a technology focused investment bank.

After graduating with a bachelor's degree from Notre Dame University, Ted began his career at Morgan Stanley, where he was an early member of the firm’s technology investment banking group. 

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In this episode of the FinanZe podcast, I am joined by one of the top investment bankers on Wall street, Steve McLaughlin. Steve is the Founder and CEO of FT Partners, one of the premier investment banks in the world and the largest focused on Fintech. 

After graduating with a finance degree from Villanova University, Steve spent his first few years working at GE Capital in their famous financial management prog...

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In this episode I am joined by another amazing guest Mrs. Saira Malik. Mrs. Malik has had a fantastic career in the finance world. Mrs. Malik is currently the Chief Investment Officer of Nuveen, one of the largest investment management firms in the world. 

Previously, she spent her first 6 years at J.P. Morgan Asset Management in equity research. Saira was recognized as one of Pensions & Investments’ "...

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Hi everyone, and welcome to the FinanZe podcast, episode 19. Today I am joined by another fantastic guest Mr. Tom Gotsch. Tom has had a fantastic career in the finance world with over 9 years of investment banking experience. Tom i...

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Robert is currently the Chief Financial Officer of Dolby, the #1 audio company in the world for entertainment technology. Previously, he also served as the VP of Finance for Chegg, Paypal and BlueJean Networks. 

In 2021 Dolby was named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies and consistently among the top-ranked companies leading the music industry f...

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On today’s episode,  we are joined by Mr. Paul Polman.  Business leader, campaigner, Co-Author of “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take”, recently published October 2021.  I loved the book so please go check it out on Amazon here: Net Positive Book on Amazon. To learn more about Mr. Polman and what he is trying to accomplish regarding ESG please...

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On today’s episode,  we are joined by Mr. Paul Polman.  Business leader, campaigner, Co-Author of “Net Positive: how courageous companies thrive by giving more than they take”, recently published October 2021. I loved the book so please go check it out on Amazon here: Net Positive Book on Amazon. To learn more about Mr. Polman and what he is trying to accomplish regarding ESG please ...

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On today's episode, we have self-made billionaire Ken Fisher, an esteemed author, CEO, and financial columnist. With Mr. Fisher, we discuss current economic and market conditions, money management, the true meaning behind diversification in a portfolio, key metrics when deciding when to buy a stock, Biden’s new infrastructure plan, how his Father Phillip Fisher (famed growth investing pioneer) shaped him into ...

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On today's episode, we have Jim Rogers, billionaire co-founder of The Quantum Fund and Soros Fund Management.

Mr. Rogers is known by many in the finance world as one of the greatest investors of all time.


From 1973 to 1980, the Quantum Fund portfolio gained 4,200% while the S&P advanced only about 47%.  He is also accredited as the creator of the Rogers International Commodities Index (R...

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GTOAT- The Greatest Trade of All Time.


On today’s episode we have one of the best if not the best hedge fund manager of all time, John A. Paulson. And today we reveal how he pulled off his Big Short during the 2008 financial crisis.

Paulson leads Paulson & Co., a New York-based investment management firm he founded in 1994 and turned his hedge fund into a family office in 2020. He has b...

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CHAPTER MARKERS:

0:09- Introduction

1:35- Chris Larsen's Origin Story

4:35- The Story of E-loan.

8:40- Chris Larsen's greatest challenge starting E-loan.

11:25- His advice for all future & present entrepreneurs and What makes a great entrepreneur

16:52- The Overview & Creation of Ripple and XRP.

20:45- How Chris Larsen got into cryptocurrency.

22:15: Chris Larsen’s opinion on Bitcoin and its en...

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CHAPTER MARKERS:

0:00- Introduction 

1:30- How Hubert Got Started in Business 

2:52- Why He left Carlson for Best Buy? 

5:27- The REVIVAL of Best Buy

10:03- Why Businesses NEED People

13:09- Challenges & Accomplishments of Best Buy

16:40- How to be a Great Leader

17:45- Principles to Follow for Success

22:47- How to Find YOUR Meaning and Purpose

25:51- Why Passion Leads to Happiness and Success

29:44- 4 Elem...

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On today’s episode I talk to Glenn Hubbard.

Mr. Hubbard is widely considered as one of the greatest economists in the world. 

He was also The Former Chairman of The Council of Economic Advisers under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2003. Mr. Hubbard was The Dean at Columbia University’s School of Business from 2004 to 2019. From 1991 to 1993, he was The Deputy Assistant Secretar...

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Wall Street Legend, Renowned Investor, and Philanthropist.  On today’s episode will be with billionaire investor Leon Cooperman. Who is considered by many in the finance world as one of the greatest investors of all time.

A self made billionaire who reached a peak net worth of $3.3  billion back in 2020, and is now worth $2.5 billion. This is due to his philanthropic givings in the past year,...

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Roy Kuan,  was the managing partner at CVC Capital Partners. He was the Head of Asia for CVC Capital, but retired in 2018.  CVC is a top 5 private equity firm in the world, managing over 109 billion dollars in assets. Roy led and raised the LARGEST private equity fund in Asia. Roy has been featured on CNBC twice. Roy got his B.A from Georgetown University, and his MBA at The Wharton School of Business.&nbs...

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