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Savvy Capital
by Savvy Capital
The Savvy Capital Show breaks down how winning companies are built across go to market, finance, operations, and competitive strategy.Get practical breakdowns of how real companies win. We go deep on go to market, growth models, pricing, finance and operations, organizational design, and competitive positioning. Guests include CMOs, CFOs, COOs, founders, operating partners, and industry analysts. Expect frameworks, playbooks, and metrics that leaders can apply on Monday morning. Subscribe at savvycapitalshow.com.
Episodes
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Sarah McLean | Pretty Technical: How code ownership unlocks growth
Sarah McLean, CCO at Pretty Technical, joins Savvy Capital Show to dig into platform freedom in iGaming. We talk code ownership, partner programs that create leverage, and how operators escape vendor lock in without breaking compliance.
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William Bonalume | Open Gaming: How to ship compliant ops at Brazil speed
William Bonalume, COO at Open Gaming and ex Meta payments director in Brazil, joins Savvy Capital Show to map the operating system behind regulated iGaming. We get into PIX at scale, KYC and fraud controls with AI assist, and the governance you need to keep licenses safe and P&L healthy.
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Neil Metzler | Omnisent Sports: Sentiment AI for sportsbooks, media, and real-time personalization
Neil Metzler, Founder and CEO of Omnisent Sports and ex AWS, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack how real-time sentiment becomes signal for pricing, product, and media. We talk ingesting the pulse of the game into ML pipelines, explainability that wins enterprise deals, and a go-to-market aimed at...
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Vadym Sotskov | JugaBet: AI personalization, microbetting, and LATAM growth that converts
Vadym Sotskov, Country Head at JugaBet, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack how AI, cultural nuance, and on site activations power iGaming in LATAM. We get into microbetting as a product strategy, real time personalization, and how to run compliant growth in noisy markets.
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Richard Tran | Payday Fantasy: AI picks, payouts, and building a DFS business
Richard Tran, Founder of Payday Fantasy, joins Savvy Capital Show to break down the real work of building a daily fantasy sports product. We talk AI powered projections, fair scoring, and payouts that users trust. We cover growth loops, risk controls, and how to keep CAC sane while LTV climbs. If...
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Sean Donkin | Podium: From rebrand to revenue with the right metrics
Sean Donkin, Marketing Manager at Podium, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack how interoperability, live data, and practical AI change the sports betting stack. We get into rebrands that sharpen positioning, what actually closes enterprise deals, and how to turn data assets into fan and revenue...
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Giovanni Bertoli | Wall Street Football: Pricing, risk, and margin with AI
Giovanni Bertoli, Co founder and CEO at Wall Street Football, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack the tech behind modern sportsbooks. We get into AI for pricing player props, real time data pipelines, and how to ship models that traders and compliance trust.
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Valentina Dubovets | 1spin4win: AI powered marketing, growth loops, and iGaming scale
Valentina Dubovets, Marketing Lead at 1spin4win, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack how data and AI reshape iGaming marketing. We cover creative ops with AI assists, performance systems that link releases to revenue, and expansion plays that travel across regions. Practical tactics from a team…
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Brian Anderson | FlyQuest: Building a modern esports P&L
Brian Anderson, CEO of FlyQuest, joins Savvy Capital Show to break down how AI and data shape modern esports. We talk revenue models beyond prize pools, AI powered fan engagement, and brand work that travels across platforms.
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Adam Azor | Sportradar: Building a real-time marketing engine
Adam Azor, EVP Global Marketing at Sportradar, joins Savvy Capital Show to unpack how live data, AI, and partnerships are changing sports marketing. We get into dynamic creative, real-time fan engagement, and how to prove sponsorship ROI with numbers leaders trust. If you run growth for a rights...
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Konstantins Vasilenko | Paybis: Stablecoins, ramps, and real payments at scale
Konstantins Vasilenko, Co-founder of Paybis, joins Savvy Capital Show to talk real-world crypto payments, how Banking-as-a-Service actually ships, and what operators miss about high-risk verticals like iGaming. Crypto payments without the hype. Konstantins lays out how stablecoins reduce…
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Gaming Deep Dive: Karolina Pelc, VP @ FanDuel & BeyondPlay Founder
In this gaming industry deep dive series, we kickoff with Karolina Pelc, Founder of BeyondPlay (Exited to FanDuel) where she lays out a clear path from scrappy to scalable - and gives us an insight on how she did it. We focus on what actually compounds for builders in 2025: Picking distribution...
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Jon Fergusion of Ashgrove Capital on battle tested SaaS ARR lending
Jon Ferguson @ Ashgrove Capital with The Savvy Capital Show at SRI Why borrowers are choosing ARR credit over equity while valuations reset, and where Ashgrove sees real risk in pan-European software and services. Underwriting focus on product stickiness and cohort behavior: gross and net...
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Broadwing’s 100-day platform build that turns trades into scale
Super Return Day 2 with Eliot Kerlin @ Broadwing Capital Thesis: shift from residential to commercial reroofing where barriers to entry are higher and multi-month HOA and condo tower projects support better valuations and scale. Market: roofing M&A up ~117% over six years; since fall 2023 entry,...
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Peter Kirsch - How Blue Marlin's Disciplined Network Drives Success
Our SRI interview with Peter Kirsch at Blue Marlin Partners. Get the inside scoop on a PE firm with a totally different model, their investors actually own part of the company. Learn how they use a private network of 75+ expert operators (their "secret sauce") to find deals and improve the...
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Reviving VC Orphans: The Rebel Capital Approach
In this episode of the Savvy Capital Show, host Christopher Pruijsen interviews Vadim Rogovskiy, founder of Rebel Capital. Vadim shares his journey from being a serial founder to a venture capitalist and now an operator focused on acquiring VC orphan companies. He discusses the challenges and...
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Unlocking Growth in the Med Spa Industry
In this episode of the Savvy Capital Show, Jeremy discusses his unique background in private equity and the complexities of the Med Spa industry. He highlights the growth trends, operational challenges, and innovative strategies for customer acquisition and service enhancement. Jeremy emphasizes...
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SuperReturn 2025: Insights on LP Investment Strategies with Arvy from Willgrow
In this episode of the SuperReturn International Savvy Capital Show, host Chris interviews Arvy from Willgrow, a leading family office LP from Lithuania. The discussion covers a range of topics, including the growing market in secondaries, investment philosophies, and key metrics for fund...
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Navigating Private Credit Amidst Geopolitical and Economic Volatility | Matt Harvey | SuperReturn
Join us at the SuperReturn International conference as we dive deep into the world of private credit with Matthew Harvey, Head of Direct Lending for PGIM, on The Savvy Capital Show. In this insightful interview, Harvey discusses the impact of tariff volatility on the shift from bank syndicates to...
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Asia Investment Insights: Edmond's Take on Market Opportunities | SuperReturn
In this episode of the Savvy Capital Show at SuperReturn International, host Chris interviews Edmond, the managing partner of Axiom Asia Private Capital. They discuss the recent success of Axiom's Fund VII, which raised over $1.28 billion despite a challenging fundraising environment in Asia....
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Growth Equity Insights with Lead Edge Founder Mitchell Green | SuperReturn
Join us for an insightful episode of Savvy Capital Show, live from SuperReturn International 2025, featuring Mitchell Green, the founder of Lead Edge. Since its inception in 2011, Lead Edge has grown to manage $5 billion across New York, Santa Barbara, and London. In this episode, Mitchell...
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Moonfare's Next Big Moves: Expansion, Product Innovation, and Market Trends | SuperReturn
Join us at SuperReturn International 2025 for an exclusive episode of the Savvy Capital Show with Steffen, the founder of Moonfare. We discuss Moonfare's impressive growth, crossing €3.5 billion in assets with over 75,000 members, and explore the key strategies driving their future expansion....
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Unlocking Hidden Gems: Stephen George on Private Equity and Venture Strategies | SuperReturn
Join us on The Capital Show at SuperReturn International as we dive deep with Stephen George, the founder and managing partner of InterAlpen Partners. Discover how Stephen's firm has successfully maneuvered through the various chapters of the private equity and venture capital markets, sourcing...
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Revolutionizing Private Equity: Insights from Ted Gooden of Vaxa Partners | SuperReturn
In this episode of the Savvy Capital Show recorded at Super Return International, host Christopher interviews Ted Gooden, founder of VSA Partners. They discuss recent trends in the private equity industry, including the rise of mergers and acquisitions, and the growing interest in private credit,...
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Breaking Down Romania's Private Equity & Venture Capital Landscape with Andrei Cionca | SuperReturn
In this episode of the Savvy Capital Show from Super Return International, Andrei Cionca of Impetum Management and Roca discusses the nascent private equity and venture capital markets in Romania. Despite their minimal contribution to Romanian GDP, there's significant potential for growth. Andrei...
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Navigating Energy Transition: Insights from Peter Grubstein of NGen Partners | SuperReturn
Join us at SuperReturn International as Peter Grubstein, founder and Managing Partner of NGen Partners, discusses the future of energy transition, including the rise of renewables, the potential of nuclear power, and the critical role of battery storage. Grubstein also highlights the impact of AI...
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Exploring Secondary Markets & AI in Investment with Tjarko Hektor | SuperReturn
Join us at SuperReturn as we dive into the secondary market with Tjarko Hektor, Managing Partner of New Second Capital. In this insightful interview, we discuss the record-breaking secondary market volume of $162 billion in 2024, risk mispricing in various asset categories, and the considerations...
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AI, Fixed-Fee Law & Roll-Ups | Kevin Henderson’s ETA Legal Playbook
Search-fund lawyer Kevin Henderson—co-founder of SMB Law Group and the SMBash conference—joins The Savvy Capital Show to unpack how AI, automation and alternative fee models are reshaping small-cap M&A and entrepreneurship through acquisition. In this episode 00:45 Kevin’s path from Big Law to a...
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SBA financing with Matt Smith
Join hosts Christopher Pruijsen and Ben Moore for a fascinating conversation with Matthias Smith of Pioneer Capital - an SBA loan advisory expert - on The Savvy Capital Show. In this episode, Matthias breaks down the latest SBA loan changes, sheds light on how tariffs and other economic factors…
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AI, Search Funds and 90-Day Pilots: Mario Montag’s Playbook
Industrial-analytics entrepreneur turned ETA investor Mario Montag joins The Savvy Capital Show to explain how he scaled Predikto, exited to a Fortune 50 buyer, and now backs search-fund operators through Fruition Capital. In this episode Mario breaks down the human factors that make-or-break…
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Dermatology M&A Insights with John Dickenson (Phynet CDO)
We interview John Dickenson, Chief Development Officer at Phynet - one of the largest dermatology platforms in the United States. Discover how Phynet grew to over 300 providers and 125 locations, learn about the shifting M&A landscape in dermatology, and hear John’s take on balancing acquisitions...
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Inside the Pet Boarding Boom with Eyal Cohen (Pet Resorts Hospitality Group)
Join hosts Christopher Pruijsen and Ben Moore on The Savvy Capital Show for an in-depth interview with Eyal Cohen from Pet Resorts Hospitality Group - one of the leading players shaping the rapidly growing pet boarding industry. Discover how Eyal and his team are consolidating this highly...
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Why “Deep Research Mode” Is Re‑Writing the Traditional Search Fund Playbook
Ex‑Navy officer‑turned‑search‑funder Carter Eltzroth shows how AI slashes diligence time while military “ask‑then‑act” leadership and hand‑written outreach win owners’ trust. He breaks down real‑world deal saves, rapid niche sprints in overlooked water infrastructure, and the limits of AI when...
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Transforming Chargebacks: Securing $4B in Transactions with 98% Automation
In this episode, we're taking a no-nonsense look at how chargeback mitigation is getting a serious upgrade with the brain behind Chargeblast. Born from a personal chargeback nightmare, this breakthrough tech is raising the bar—hitting 98% automation when the rest are stuck at 70%. We dive into...
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Office-to-Senior Housing: Real Estate’s Hidden Goldmine?
In this episode, we're chatting with Andrés Störmann and Alex Koczor, the duo behind the Smart Senior Living joint venture. They're experts in real estate development, healthcare properties, and turning distressed assets into thriving spaces. Tune in as we dive into their creative approach to...
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Inside the New Breed of Vet Consolidation: Shawn’s Journey from 0 to 200+ Veterinary Deals
This interview with Shawn Rodricks, an M&A professional with over 200 transactions to his name in. the veterinary space, joins us for part 2 of our Veterinary Consolidation Deep Dive series. Follow along with the series and read our in-depth industry analysis on https://thesavvycapital.com 01:28…
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Inside SVP’s $8B Veterinary Roll-Up Playbook with Nick Uva
This interview with Nick Uva (Senior Vice President of Business Development at Southern Veterinary Partners) is the first in our Veterinary Consolidation Deep Dive series. Follow along with the series and read our in-depth industry analysis for free on https://thesavvycapital.com00:56 –…
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How AI is Revolutionizing Banking: Insider Insights from Stefan Zima
(01:58) Exploring AI's transformative role in regulatory compliance amid increasingly complex regulations. (03:46) Developing AI agents to enhance compliance efficiency and manage extensive policy knowledge. (04:36) Challenges of deploying AI across countries with diverse regulatory frameworks....
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From the White House to Plaid: The Future of Open Banking with Jeremy Presser
01:16 – Jeremy explains early regulatory shifts with the new US administration and leadership changes. 02:45 – Discussion on bipartisan support for open banking and CFPB’s finalized rule. 03:57 – Jeremy highlights open banking’s broad benefits for fintech, traditional banks, and crypto. 05:31 –...
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Why Crowdfunding is Going Mainstream - Alex, CEO @ NetCapital Securities
00:50 - 02:30: Alex explains broker-dealer compliance, private securities transactions, and her transition to startups. 02:30 - 03:40: Alex discusses her role at a startup working on an ESG investment product and her move to NetCapital. 03:40 - 04:30: Lessons from compliance at Fidelity and...
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Unmasking Financial Crime: Louie Vargas of Nordea Reveals Hidden Trade Tactics
Louie shares his deep expertise on combating financial crime, uncovering how nations like Russia and Iran manipulate trade routes to launder money. From the latest Shadow Fleet cable attacks to innovative compliance strategies, this conversation is packed with insider insights every compliance...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The Savvy Capital Show breaks down how winning companies are built across go to market, finance, operations, and competitive strategy.Get practical breakdowns of how real companies win. We go deep on go to market, growth models, pricing, finance and operations, organizational design, and competitive positioning. Guests include CMOs, CFOs, COOs, founders, operating partners, and industry analysts. Expect frameworks, playbooks, and metrics that leaders can apply on Monday morning. Subscribe at savvycapitalshow.com.
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