The Investors First Podcast

Steve Curley, Chris Cannon, Pedro Bernal

podcast@cfaorlando.org

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Booking Overview

This is an interview-focused investment and finance podcast featuring senior investment executives, economists, policy figures, founders, and distinctive finance-industry voices. Agencies could credibly pitch investment strategists, economists, asset allocators, fintech or financial-services founders, and experts on markets, alternatives, tax strategy, and investor behavior; booking is generally high difficulty for top-tier guests but more attainable for established niche experts.

Metrics

Episodes: 100

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Male

Location: USA

Contact Information

podcast@cfaorlando.org

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Host

Steve Curley - Co-Managing Principal at 55 North Private Wealth and a CFA charterholder.

Chris Cannon - CIO and Principal at FirsTrust and a CFA charterholder.

Pedro Bernal - Managing Director at Foursquare Foundation and an advisory board member with Flock Homes.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior investment professionals, economists, policy leaders, founders and CEOs, asset allocators, financial-services executives, or recognized finance-industry experts with substantive market or investment expertise.
Required Achievements:  
Executive leadership at major financial institutions, Government or central-bank economic-policy experience, Founding and scaling an investment, fintech, or financial-services company, Recognized expertise in investing, markets, portfolio construction, or investor behavior, Established public profile through books, media, research, or influential content

Recent Guest Discussions

Ari Rubin - Tax-efficient Exits, 721 Exchanges, Rental-property Diversification, Real-estate Operations, Liquidity, And Fund Structure.

Johnny Hilbrant Partridge - Private-equity Culture, Finance Content Creation, Influencer Platforms, Social-media Strategy, And Marketing For Financial Firms.

Mike Pyle - Macro Investing, Portfolio Construction, Changing Stock-bond Diversification, Hedge Funds, Alternatives, Geopolitical Fragmentation, And Structurally Higher Rates.

Recent Topics

Investing, Finance, Asset Allocation, Economics, Wealth Management

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Investors First Podcast
:

Ari Rubin, Flock Homes – Exchange Fund for Residential Rental Properties

July 09, 2026

In today's episode, we sit down with Ari Rubin, Founder & CEO of Flock Homes, for a deep dive into tax‑efficient exits for residential real estate through 721 exchanges into the Flock Homes fund. Ari was born in Brooklyn, Harvard undergrad, served in the Israeli military, and attended (then left, like many successful entrepreneurs in the Bay area) Stanford University to build Flock full‑time. Based on his background and our offline conversations, it sounds like he is just getting started wit...

The PE Guy, Unfiltered (Mostly)

June 04, 2026

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, private equity. He is certainly making his rounds in the CFA community, and we quickly realized he would be a great guest on our podcast (due to his role in PE, Private Equity, as the PE Guy often says in his skits). We cover Johnny's start with t...

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

May 14, 2026

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 anoth...

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