CEO Confidential is the new podcast hosted by M&A expert and strategic advisor Allison Dent, offering candid conversations with founders, executives, and business owners who have navigated the real-world complexities of scaling, selling, and transforming companies.
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CEO Confidential is the new podcast hosted by M&A expert and strategic advisor Allison Dent, offering candid conversations with founders, executives, and business owners who have navigated the real-world complexities of scaling, selling, and transforming companies.
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12/11/2025
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January 29, 2026
Taking Deep Tech Public: The NanoXplore Playbook
<p>Scaling a breakthrough technology from lab to global market takes more than vision — it takes relentless execution. In this episode, host Allison Dent speaks with Dr. Soroush Nazarpour, Founder and Chairman of the Board of NanoXplore, the world's largest producer of graphene, and the driving force behind VoltaXplore, a next-generation EV battery company. </p> <p>Soroush has taken NanoXplore from a research idea to an international manufacturing powerhouse, serving clients like Ford, Paccar, and GE. Along the way, he's raised over $150 million, taken the company public, and built a fully vertically integrated business — all while laying the groundwork for VoltaXplore's entry into the fiercely competitive EV battery market.</p> <p>In this conversation, Allison and Soroush talk about spotting a commercial opportunity before the world was ready, the strategy behind vertical integration and M&A, and how to balance institutional capital with founder control. Soroush also shares how he's thinking about the future of EV batteries — and what it takes to lead two game-changing companies at once.</p> <p>If you're building in deep tech or wondering how to scale without losing strategic focus, this episode is for you.</p> <p>CEO Confidential is a podcast hosted by M&A expert and strategic advisor Allison Dent, offering candid conversations with founders, executives, and business owners who have navigated the real-world complexities of scaling, selling, and transforming companies.</p> <p dir="ltr">Follow <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-dent/">Allison Dent</a> on LinkedIn.</p>
January 22, 2026
Part 2 - Performance Under Pressure: Alain Brisebois, President, CWP Energy
<p>This is part two of Allison's conversation with Alain Brisebois, President of CWP Energy, a company at the intersection of AI, data, and high-stakes energy markets. </p> <p>After a corporate career at PSP Investments, Alain was recruited to help build something bold—and very different. Today, CWP is scaling fast, partnering with a global equity fund, and redefining how energy trading works in real time. But with growth comes complexity. Alain shares how he balances rapid expansion with maintaining the company's culture, how AI is transforming trading strategy, and what keeps him personally driven as a high-performance leader, athlete, and father of two.</p> <p>CEO Confidential is a podcast hosted by M&A expert and strategic advisor Allison Dent, offering candid conversations with founders, executives, and business owners who have navigated the real-world complexities of scaling, selling, and transforming companies.</p> <p dir="ltr">Follow <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-dent/">Allison Dent</a> on LinkedIn.</p>
January 15, 2026
Performance Under Pressure: Alain Brisebois, President, CWP Energy
<p>What happens when you take an executive from a global firm and drop him into the volatile world of energy trading? In this episode, host Allison Dent sits down with<span class= "apple-converted-space"> </span>Alain Brisebois, President of CWP Energy, a company at the intersection of AI, data, and high-stakes energy markets. </p> <p>After a corporate career at PSP Investments, Alain was recruited to help build something bold—and very different. Today, CWP is scaling fast, partnering with a global equity fund, and redefining how energy trading works in real time. But with growth comes complexity. Alain shares how he balances rapid expansion with maintaining the company's culture, how AI is transforming trading strategy, and what keeps him personally driven as a high-performance leader, athlete, and father of two.</p> <p>This is part 1 of their conversation about performance under pressure—and what it takes to keep levelling up when you haven't hit your limit yet.</p> <p>CEO Confidential is a podcast hosted by M&A expert and strategic advisor Allison Dent, offering candid conversations with founders, executives, and business owners who have navigated the real-world complexities of scaling, selling, and transforming companies.</p> <p dir="ltr">Follow <a href= "https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-dent/">Allison Dent</a> on LinkedIn.</p>
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