The Investors First Podcast

The Investors First Podcast

The award-winning* Investors First Podcast is affiliated with CFA Society Orlando, a chapter of the CFA Institute. We interview Founders, CEO’s, CIO's, GP's and more to discuss timely and relevant topics in the investment profession. We pride ourselves on having no advertisements or revenue objective (the host is not compensated, nor are guests) and seek to help investment professionals in Florida, the Americas, and beyond to be a more informed advisor/consultant/investor, all while never forgetting to put investors first.

Previous guests include Patrick O’Shaugnessy, Liz Ann Sonders, Howard Marks, Federal Reserve Bank President Raphael Bostic (ATL), Dr. David Kelly, Dr. Aswath Damodaran, Dr. Campbell Harvey, Jason Zweig, Cliff Asness, Annie Duke, Morgan Housel, Rob Arnott, Michael Mauboussin, Peter Zeihan, and Meb Faber.

*The CFA Institute awarded CFA Society Orlando the 2020 Impact and Innovation Award for the Investor’s First Podcast.

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The PE Guy, Unfiltered (Mostly)
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June 4, 2026

The PE Guy, Unfiltered (Mostly)

In today’s episode, we welcome the PE Guy, whose real name is Johnny Hilbrant Partridge. The PE Guy character was started in early 2025 after capitulating from years of ridiculous travel and lifestyle stories from folks in finance, but particularly,...
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Mike Pyle, BlackRock – White House to Wall Street, An Allocator’s Perspective
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May 14, 2026

Mike Pyle, BlackRock – White House to Wall Street, An Allocator’s Perspective

In today’s episode, we welcome back Mike Pyle of BlackRock. Mike is a senior leader within BlackRock and a key member of the BlackRock Investment Institute (BII), where he helps shape the firm’s global macro views and portfolio construction frameworks. Mike has a law degree from Yale and a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth. Mike brings a unique perspective to markets, having served in the Obama White House before joining BlackRock as their Global Chief Investment Strategist, followed by another s
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Danny Jenkins, ThreatLocker – Zero Trust Cybersecurity
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April 2, 2026

Danny Jenkins, ThreatLocker – Zero Trust Cybersecurity

In today’s episode, we have Danny Jenkins, who is the CEO and Co-Founder of ThreatLocker, a rapidly growing cybersecurity firm focused on Zero Trust endpoint protection. With over 20 years in cybersecurity and a background in ethical hacking, Danny is unique in that he dropped out of school when he was 15 years old and has an unconventional resume. Danny has built multiple security companies and is widely recognized for his hands-on, real-world approach to stopping ransomware and cyber threats b
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Brent Sullivan, Tax Alpha Insider – Tribology of Tax Alpha
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March 5, 2026

Brent Sullivan, Tax Alpha Insider – Tribology of Tax Alpha

We are excited to welcome a friend of the show, Brent Sullivan of The Tax Alpha Insider. We discuss all things Tax Alpha as the investment puzzle is different when it comes to taxable investors. I have been fortunate to have known Brent since the very beginnings of his Tax Alpha Insider Newsletter, a highly successful, focused publication in the wealth management space. I often say that he could become the Michael Kitces of Tax Alpha. Brent is also behind the first Tax Alpha Conference, Basis No
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Joe Davis, Vanguard – An Economist Crossing the T
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Feb. 6, 2026

Joe Davis, Vanguard – An Economist Crossing the T

We are excited to welcome Joe Davis for this episode, currently Vanguard’s Global Chief Economist and Global Head of the Investment Strategy Group. Many of you likely know various iterations of the Vanguard story, but most of the professionals I know do not know how big a research team they have. Joe has a big influence on the company because he is also chairs the firm’s Strategic Asset Allocation Committee. Ok, that was exhausting listing all of his titles, he is a busy person. Before that, he
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Rick Rieder, BlackRock – Rieder, Riting & Rithmetic
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Jan. 8, 2026

Rick Rieder, BlackRock – Rieder, Riting & Rithmetic

To kick off year 7 of the Investors First Podcast, we interviewed Rick Rieder of BlackRock, currently Chief Investment Officer of Global Fixed Income, Head of the Fundamental Fixed Income business, and Head of the Global Allocation Investment Team. After earning a BBA in Finance from Emory University and later an MBA from The Wharton School. He started his career as an Analyst at SunTrust, briefly joining E.F. Hutton’s training program, and then spending nearly two decades at Lehman Brothers tra
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