Deal Flow Diaries is a high-impact podcast offering listeners a rare window into the minds of the titans shaping today’s economy. From private equity and real estate to fashion, tech, and entertainment, Alexandra Fairweather and Elaine Chamberlain sit down with visionary founders, fund managers, and cultural leaders. Together, they reveal the untold stories behind big deals, hard setbacks, and bold bets—giving listeners unfiltered lessons in risk, ambition, and strategy.
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How Independent Films Get Financed with Siena Oberman
The film industry is often seen as glamorous from the outside—but behind every independent film is a founder navigating fundraising, strategy, leadership, and relentless problem-solving. In Episode 15 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Siena Oberman, founder of Artemis Pictures, to unpack how she built one of independent film's fastest-rising production companies before turning 30. Siena shares the unconventional path that led her from a high school filmmaking class to producing more than...
13 Jul 2026
The Founder Mindset with Giovanni Vaccaro of Glamsquad & Peak Mode Coaching
In Episode 14 of Deal Flow Diaries, Alexandra and Elaine sit down with Giovanni Vaccaro, co-founder of Glamsquad and founder of Peak Mode Coaching, to explore the mindset behind building one of the beauty industry's most recognizable brands. Giovanni shares his journey from growing up in his family's Italian restaurant to becoming one of New York City's top hairstylists before leaving the security of a thriving career to help reinvent the beauty industry through on-demand services. What...
29 Jun 2026
The Luxe Lawyer: Shermin Lakha on Personal Brand and Professional Success
The legal industry doesn’t have to operate the way it always has. In Episode 13 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Shermin Lakha, founder of LVLUP Legal, to explore how she walked away from some of the most prestigious institutions in law and finance to build a modern legal platform designed for founders, creators, and growing brands. Before the age of 30, Shermin left Goldman Sachs, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, and international Big Law behind to launch her own firm with a simple bu...
15 Jun 2026
The Art of Closing High-Stakes Real Estate Deals with Mark Jovanovic
Real estate is never just about properties. It's about people, trust, timing, and solving complex problems when the stakes are high. In this episode of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Mark Jovanovic, co-founder of Paradigm Advisory, to explore how a terrible first experience buying an apartment in New York ultimately led him to build one of the country's top-performing real estate advisory businesses. Mark shares his journey from arriving in Manhattan knowing only a handful of people to c...
1 Jun 2026
The Business of Longevity with Anastasia Ganias
Food can nourish more than the body. It can rebuild a life. In Episode 11 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Anastasia Ganias, actress, entrepreneur, and founder of Fancy Peasant, the modern Mediterranean longevity brand redefining pantry staples through the lens of wellness, ritual, and ancestral wisdom. Known for roles in Dexter, True Blood, and Desperate Housewives, Anastasia left Hollywood after her father became ill. Following his passing, she began sharing her Greek family recipes o...
18 May 2026
From Hedge Funds to Household Innovation with Maria Cabral Menezes
In Episode 10 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Maria Cabral Menezes, founder of WashWise, to explore how one overlooked operational pain point became a scalable business opportunity. Maria shares how her experience navigating hospitality, entrepreneurship, and systems-building led her to create a company designed to modernize and optimize one of the most essential—but least glamorous—parts of the human experience. From building operational infrastructure to understanding the psych...
4 May 2026
Building a Global Fitness Brand from Scratch with Nicoline Roth
High performance today is not just about intensity. It is about intelligence, longevity, and building systems that actually sustain growth. In Episode 9 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Nicoline Roth, founder of NRTHRN Strong, to unpack how she is redefining modern fitness through a distinctly Scandinavian lens. Nicoline shares the story behind NRTHRN Strong, a Copenhagen-born concept built around a patented machine designed to replicate the full-body benefits of cross-country ski...
20 Apr 2026
From Prison to Purpose: Troy Alexander on the Power of Radical Self-Accountability
Transformation doesn’t start with opportunity, it starts with accountability. In this episode of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Troy Alexander, founder of T363 Skin, to unpack a journey that begins in a prison cell and evolves into building a purpose-driven brand rooted in discipline, identity, and self-respect. Troy shares how 18 months in isolation became the foundation for his philosophy on mental toughness, systems over motivation, and radical ownership. From studying human behavior ...
6 Apr 2026
From Unsellable to Unstoppable: Jason Saft on the Art of Selling a Home
People do not buy square footage. They buy a future version of themselves. In this episode of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Jason Saft, founder of Staged to Sell Home, to unpack how design functions as a powerful form of visual marketing and why the right presentation can change the outcome of a deal. With a background in real estate and over $3 billion in transactions influenced by his work, Jason approaches staging not as decoration, but as problem solving grounded in data, buye...
23 Mar 2026
Where AI Lives: Daniel English on the New Real Estate Frontier
Some investors chase returns. Others build the systems that power how the world actually works. In Episode 6 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Daniel English, co-founder and managing partner of Legacy Investing, to explore how real estate, technology, and infrastructure are converging to shape the next century. Daniel shares how his path from early tech startups to real asset investing led him to a clear insight. If technology is transforming everything, the real opportunity is to ...
9 Mar 2026
Lindsay Barton Barrett: The Art of Billion-Dollar Real Estate
In Episode 5 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Lindsay Barton Barrett, one of New York City’s most respected real estate brokers, to explore how trust, preparation, and judgment shape the highest levels of the residential market. With more than two decades of experience and over $2 billion in closed transactions, Lindsay has built a reputation for advising buyers, sellers, and developers across Manhattan and Brooklyn with a rare combination of legal insight, design sensibility, and marke...
23 Feb 2026
Sarah Nesheim: Startups, the Future of Content, and Smart Pivots
In Episode 4 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Sarah Nesheim, co-founder of Crafted, to unpack the pivots, mistakes, and mindset shifts that transformed a pandemic side project into a data-driven platform connecting social media to real world retail sales. Sarah’s journey did not begin with a polished product. It began with investing her life savings into a recipe-sharing app during lockdown, pivoting to live streaming commerce, and ultimately discovering the real problem brands we...
9 Feb 2026
Max Siegelman: Identity-Driven Brand Building
Building a brand people believe in starts long before the numbers make sense. In Episode 3 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Max Siegelman, founder of Siegelman Stable, to explore how instinct, storytelling, and patience can turn a personal passion into an enduring business. What began as a family harness racing stable in the 1980s evolved into a modern lifestyle brand rooted in nostalgia, authenticity, and community. Max shares how Siegelman Stable grew organically from a $300 run of sw...
26 Jan 2026
Noah Neiman: Reinvention and Building a Community That Aligns
Content Advisory: This episode includes discussion of substance use and overdose. Reinvention isn’t a straight line, and growth isn’t always forward. In Episode 2 of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Noah Neiman, co-founder of Rumble and founder of The Pack, for an unfiltered conversation about identity, discipline, and the courage to walk away from what’s working to build what truly aligns. Noah shares his journey from accounting to nightlife, from teaching late-night classes at Barr...
12 Jan 2026
Eric Goodman: Discipline, Resilience, and Building Through Every Cycle
Real estate finance doesn’t have to be opaque. In the debut episode of Deal Flow Diaries, we sit down with Eric Goodman, co-founder and managing partner of Goodman Capital LLC, to unpack how disciplined private credit strategies are built—and sustained—across market cycles. Eric shares the story behind Goodman Capital, a New York–based real estate private credit platform focused on senior-secured lending on high-quality assets, and the principles that have guided the firm through more than a ...
24 Oct 2025
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Deal Flow Diaries is a high-impact podcast offering listeners a rare window into the minds of the titans shaping today’s economy. From private equity and real estate to fashion, tech, and entertainment, Alexandra Fairweather and Elaine Chamberlain sit down with visionary founders, fund managers, and cultural leaders. Together, they reveal the untold stories behind big deals, hard setbacks, and bold bets—giving listeners unfiltered lessons in risk, ambition, and strategy. Questions or co...
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