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Personable

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105 episodes

1 week ago

In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and guest Luke Sloman analyze a defining week in global finance. Nvidia hits a $5 trillion valuation, the Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts, and Trump and Xi Jinping outline a potential new trade framework that could reshape technology, agriculture, and rare-earth supply chains. They explore the AI-driven surge in earnings from major tech firms, the growing dominance of the “BATMMAAN” stocks, and the UK’s controversial tax propo...

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In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and guest Luke Sloman analyze a defining week in global finance. Nvidia hits a $5 trillion valuation, the Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts, and Trump and Xi Jinping outline a potential new trade framework that could reshape technology, agriculture, and rare-earth supply chains. They explore the AI-driven surge in earnings from major tech firms, the growing dominance of the “BATMMAAN” stocks, and the UK’s controversial tax propo...

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Episodes (20/105)

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Massive UK Tax Rises!! FED Pause?, US-China Rare Earth Truce, Mag 7 Earnings, AI Bubble?

In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and guest Luke Sloman analyze a defining week in global finance. Nvidia hits a $5 trillion valuation, the Federal Reserve pauses rate cuts, and Trump and Xi Jinping outline a potential new trade framework that could reshape technology, agriculture, and rare-earth supply chains. They explore the AI-driven surge in earnings from major tech firms, the growing dominance of the “BATMMAAN” stocks, and the UK’s controversial tax propo...

1 week ago

1 hour 27 minutes

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How Jamil Qureshi Built World Champions in F1, Golf and Cricket!

Jamil Qureshi, one of the world’s leading performance psychologists and the first-ever official global psychologist for the European Ryder Cup Team, joins Personable with Harvey Bracken-Smith. Having coached six world number ones and worked with 22 golfers inside the top 50, Jamil has helped shape champions across F1, the English Premier League, and the Ashes-winning England cricket team. Known for unlocking the “mindset behind mastery,” he shares how world-class athletes and leaders think, ...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 11 minutes

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Trump Xi Meeting Expectations, Will the Stock Market Crash?!, Silver Short Squeeze, FED Rate Cut

In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and Luke dive into surging global markets as the S&P 500 hits record highs. They explore international outperformance, Magnificent 7 earnings, gold and silver rallies, Fed rate cut expectations, and key geopolitical shifts like the Trump-Xi meeting and US-Canada tariffs. Luke Sloman, a third-year Business and Management student at the University of Exeter, joins Personable for his fourth appearance while studying abroad at ...

2 weeks ago

1 hour 14 minutes

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Havard PHD Dr John Harpham: Why Slavery Existed, Cancel Culture & How We Move Forward

Dr. John Harpham, historian, Harvard PhD, Duke graduate, and author of The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery — a book nominated for the History Pulitzer Prize — joins Personable to explore the intellectual and moral foundations of one of history’s greatest wrongs. From growing up in New Orleans to studying at Harvard and teaching across America’s top universities, John shares how a decade-long journey through rare books and political thought reshaped his understanding of human moralit...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 5 minutes

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How GOAT Tommy Hyland Made Millions Counting Cards, Built the Most Successful Team & Beat Vegas!

Tommy Hyland, one of the greatest blackjack players of all time and a 2002 inductee into the Blackjack Hall of Fame, returns for his second appearance on Personable. From decades of professional card counting to a 9–0 legal record defending players’ rights, Tommy has spent over 40 years beating casinos with skill, math, and grit. Known for running one of the longest-standing blackjack teams in history, he shares how he turned card counting from a side hustle into a full-time career — and why...

3 weeks ago

1 hour 16 minutes

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Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs on China, US-China AI War, Mag 7 Future, Gold Hits $4,000!

Stephen Roberts, Founder of Orgueil Capital (an investment vehicle with its North Star to quintuple capital over the next 8–9 years) and former Partner at Horseman Capital, returns to Personable Markets for his third appearance. From navigating hedge fund cycles to founding his own investment vehicle, Stephen brings decades of experience in global macro investing and portfolio construction. In this episode, he breaks down the real-time market volatility, the U.S.–China standoff over rare ear...

1 month ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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Episode 100: Losing My Mum To Cancer, Building The Next Big Podcast, and My Life's Mission

Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach this point. I don’t take your support for granted. Every like, comment and subscription genuinely means the world to me. I feel honoured that 100 episodes coincides with reaching 1,000 subscribers, and I’m excited to keep building from here. In this episode, I reflect on the past three years of Personable, the lessons and growth along the way, and what’s next for me and the podcast. I’ll also be focusing on strengthening the show’s narrative and...

1 month ago

52 minutes

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Personable Markets: French PM Resigns (LIVE REACTION!), EA Sports Crazy Buyout & LSE M&A ($250M)!

Harvey Bracken-Smith welcomes Luke Sloman back to Personable. Luke is a third-year Business & Management student at the University of Exeter, currently on year abroad at the University of Sydney. He grew up in Tokyo until age 13 before moving to the UK for boarding school. His academic focus is on finance-related modules that complement his broader Business & Management studies. This is Luke’s 3rd time on Personable. In this episode Luke and Harvey unpack the week’s biggest market st...

1 month ago

1 hour 20 minutes

Personable

You Must Think In Generations, Not Days, To Be Successful! Raj Setty (Owner Of Setty & Associates)

Raj Setty, Owner of Setty & Associates and CEO of Cyclops, joins Personable. From graduating UC Davis in mechanical engineering to teaching physics in the Peace Corps (Namibia), to scaling a family-run MEP engineering firm from a lifestyle business into a national practice - Raj brings a rare blend of field experience, systems thinking, and product-led engineering. He’s built high-performance engineering teams, led complex federal and institutional projects, and created Cyclops, a digital...

1 month ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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David Esposito (CEO ONL Therapeutics): Why Big Pharma MUST Take Big Risks For A Healthy Society!

David Esposito, President & CEO of ONL Therapeutics, joins Personable. From graduating West Point with a BS in Civil Engineering, to leading an infantry platoon in combat with the 101st Airborne Division, David brings a unique perspective from military service to biotech leadership. With experience spanning pharma sales at Merck, diagnostics leadership, and biotech exits (Armune BioScience to Exact Sciences, Phadia to Thermo Fisher), David has navigated high-stakes environments from batt...

1 month ago

1 hour 9 minutes

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LIVE REACTION: Hitting 1,000 Subscribers on YouTube!!

I am beyond excited to announce that Personable has hit 1,000 subscribers!!! Thank you to everyone that has supported me up to this point. I am grateful to have been given the platform to create the best conversations with the best guests on the planet to enable my listeners to become the best they can be Onwards & Upwards Subscribe to join the journey Harvey Bracken-Smith Host of Personable 📌 Resources Harvey Bracken-Smith: ◽️ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/harveybra...

1 month ago

8 minutes

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Personable Markets: Louis-Vincent Gave on Trump-Xi Meet, ChatGPT v DeepSeek, China-India-Russia Deal

Louis-Vincent Gave, CEO & Co-Founder of Gavekal, returns to Personable as a two-time guest. From graduating Duke University with a BA in Economics, History & Chinese, to studying Mandarin at Nanjing University, Louis brings a unique global perspective. He’s advised institutions, funds, and governments for decades - and in this episode, he dissects markets, AI, energy, and the U.S.-China dynamic with refreshing clarity. With experience spanning macro research, portfolio strategy, and ...

1 month ago

1 hour 19 minutes

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James Frost (Founder of Buzz): How to get 38,000 downloads in 50 days

James Frost, creative strategist and director, returns to Personable as a two-time guest. From photographing for Complex and Hypebeast to relaunching his own app Buzz - which hit 30,000 downloads in 50 days and 2.6 million social impressions - James is shaping the future of culture at the intersection of fashion, music, and tech. With experience across media, brand campaigns for Adidas and Jägermeister, and mentoring 1,700+ young creatives worldwide, James blends creativity with sharp digita...

1 month ago

1 hour 15 minutes

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Gibson Dunn Law Partner Dr Markus Nauheim on the Importance of Discipline, Integrity & Visibility

Dr Markus Nauheim, a partner at Gibson Dunn’s Munich office, shares his journey from a small-town German student to a globally recognized corporate lawyer advising giants like Mercedes-Benz and KKR. Dr Markus Nauheim has dual qualifications in New York and German law, a doctorate from Mainz, and an LL.M. from Duke, Markus blends discipline, integrity, and an entrepreneurial mindset to navigate high-stakes M&A and compliance challenges. In this episode, he reveals how his basketball...

1 month ago

1 hour 4 minutes

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Personable Markets: Fed Cuts Rates, Apple & Oracle Surge, Tiktok Deal, Slowing Labour market (AI?!)

This is the 4th episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market events. In this episode I speak to... Luke Sloman who is a third-year Business and Management student at the University of Exeter, currently spending his year abroad at the University of Sydney. Luke grew up in Tokyo until the age of 13 before moving to the UK for boarding school. His academic interests focus on finance-related modules, which c...

1 month ago

1 hour 6 minutes

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Singer Hunter Black: Behind the Scenes of The Voice Australia & Going All-In on His Music Dream

Hunter Black shares his serendipitous rise on The Voice Australia, from a surprise audition to battling for Ronan Keating's team, while pursuing his passion for songwriting and live performances across Sydney's music scene. Hunter is a Sydney-based musician completing a Bachelor of Media and Communication at Macquarie University, with a Diploma in Music Production from SAE. His influences blend soul from Stevie Wonder and progressive pop from Supertramp into original storytelling songs, perf...

1 month ago

55 minutes

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Lihong Wang (Y Combinator Funded): How To Break Into Quant Trading, Freeport’s USP & DeFi Staking

Lihong Wang details his progression from internships at Jane Street and Akuna Capital to his former full time role at IMC Trading, with plans to innovate in DeFi through his startup Freeport backed by Y Combinator. Lihong is a Duke University graduate with a background in mathematics and statistics. Lihong progressed from analyzing volatility decay at Jane Street to managing semi-systematic options books at IMC Trading. Lihong developed Freeport to simplify DeFi investing for sel...

2 months ago

1 hour 8 minutes

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Personable Markets: US Tariffs, FED Independence & Rate Cuts, UK Economy Concerns | Lia Forcina

This is the 3rd episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market events. In this episode I speak to... Lia Forcina who is a partner and portfolio manager at LGR Capital in London. She previously held roles at BlueCrest Capital, SAC Capital (now Point72), and Morgan Stanley. Lia holds a Bachelor’s degree in Finance from the University of Rome Tor Vergata (110/110 cum laude) and a Master’s degree in Statistics...

2 months ago

1 hour 3 minutes

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Deanna Filippo (Creative Expert) for Allure, Victoria’s Secret, Blue Lagoon, David Stesner ArtHouse!

Deanna Filippo, a visionary creative director, shares her journey from designing for Allure and Victoria’s Secret to pioneering iconic beauty visuals and building a luxury lifestyle brand. Deanna Filippo, a pioneering creative director, has carved a bold path in design, evolving from crafting visuals for Allure and CosmoGirl to inventing tactile "blobs and smears" inspired by beauty, texture, and emotion. Her work, shaping brands like Victoria’s Secret, blends art and desire. In this episode...

2 months ago

1 hour 12 minutes

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Artist David Stesner: Collaborating with Lamborghini, Selling to Royal families & Butterfly Project

David Stesner, a renowned photographer and artist, shares his journey from assisting legendary photographers to creating his iconic butterfly collection and building a luxury home decor brand. David Stesner, a classically trained artist, has carved a unique path in the art world, transitioning from assisting iconic photographers like Albert Watson to creating his own globally recognized work, including his deeply personal butterfly collection inspired by life, loss, and transformation. His a...

2 months ago

1 hour 6 minutes