Take the Stage
Hosted by Alexis Alvarez · Alexis Alvarez
5.0from 7 ratings
- 33
- Episodes
- 2
- Transcribed
- 7
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
About Take the Stage
Take the Stage celebrates and amplifies diverse voices across the lower middle market and middle market buy-side. The deals may make the headlines, but it's the people behind them who drive success. Each episode features honest conversations, practical advice, and lessons learned from the investors, operators, founders, and industry leaders shaping private equity, private credit, venture capital, and the broader investment ecosystem. Plus, our Ladies Who Rock series shines a spotlight on the women transforming the future of the buy-side.
- Publisher
- Alexis Alvarez
- Category
- business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 9 Mar 2021
- Latest episode
- 26 Aug 2026
Latest episodes
2 of 33 episodes have a transcript.
26 Aug 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 33—Ladies Who Rock Series—Special Guest Marilyn Adler from Mizzen Capital
16 Jul 2026TRANSCRIPT
Ep 32—Ladies Who Rock Series—Special Guest Lorine Pendleton from 125 Ventures
24 Jun 2025
Ep 31—Ladies Who Rock Series—Special Guest Noramay Cadena from Supply Change Capital
Inside a recent episode
Ep 33—Ladies Who Rock Series—Special Guest Marilyn Adler from Mizzen Capital
Published 26 Aug 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] And I reached out to my partner, Liddy Carter. I had funded her company 25 years ago. We've remained friends over time. And I said, we should really set up a fund to go after this part of the market. And so that is how Mizzen started, was really to fund companies, one to 15 million of EBITDA, for a need to have, not nice to have products and services. And we argue a lot over what's a need to have versus a nice to have, but we want products and services that people will pay for during a downturn. And Mizzen is the stability sail on a sailboat that keeps you headed in the right direction during good and bad times. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on Take the Stage
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- Marilyn Adler
- Lorine Pendleton
- Noramay Cadena
- Charles Hudson
- Samara Mejia Hernandez
Reach and audience
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- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 5.0 / 5
- 3 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 4 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 30 / 100
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- Quality
- 37
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 0
- Engagement
- 60
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