My guest on the show today is Justin Hales, CEO of Camplify Holdings Limited (ASX: CHL). Camplify, based in Australia, is a peer-to-peer digital marketplace platforms connecting recreational vehicle (RV) Owners to Hirers. Camplify’s platform allows for consumers (potential RV hirers) to connect with RV Owners and SMEs with a fleet of RVs. Having grown its community in Australia, Camplify expanded its operations into the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Spain. At the time of recording, I recently ...
Apr 18, 2022•53 min•Ep. 248
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Matthew Cochrane, Lead Advisor at 7Investing. I had been following Matthew a while now, and I invited him on to get to know him better, as well as his investing philosophy. We chatted about how he got his start investing, how his strategy evolved over time, and how his full-time job has influenced his due diligence process. In proper true crime form, the clue is in the title. For more information about 7Investing, please visit: https:...
Apr 15, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 247
For this episode of The Investors Roundtable (#44), I invited on three speakers from our upcoming in-person investor conference, the Planet MicroCap Showcase, May 3-5, 2022 at Bally's Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. To register (complimentary for investors), please go to: https://planetmicrocapshowcase.com/signup This year, we are incorporating the metals and mining sector on a bit larger scale as part of our programming with a Metals & Mining track, plus these incredibly talented folks (pl...
Apr 13, 2022•1 hr•Ep. 246
My guest on the show today is Rick Van Kirk, CEO of Pro-Dex, Inc. (NASDAQ: PDEX). Pro-Dex, Inc. specializes in the design, development, and manufacture of autoclavable, battery-powered and electric, multi-function surgical drivers and shavers used primarily in the orthopedic, thoracic, and maxocranial facial markets. The company has patented adoptive torque-limiting software and proprietary sealing solutions, and it also provides engineering, quality, and regulatory consulting services; and manu...
Apr 11, 2022•38 min•Ep. 245
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Bill Powers, Host of the MiningStockEducation.com Podcast and Full time investor in resource stocks. He will be moderating a panel at the event called, “Expert Tips and Strategies for Profitably Investing in Junior Mining Stocks” with Gwen Preston and David Erfle. I was a guest on Bill's podcast recently, so we wanted to do a "home-and-home" to discuss his upcoming appearance in Vegas, as well as dig into the topic of investing in Jun...
Apr 06, 2022•49 min•Ep. 244
My guest on the show today is Andy Astor, President and CEO of Nephros, Inc. (NASDAQ: NEPH). Nephros, Inc. develops and sells water solutions to the medical and commercial markets in the United States. The company operates through three segments: Water Filtration, Pathogen Detection, and Renal Products. Its ultrafilters are used in dialysis centers for the removal of biological contaminants from water and bicarbonate concentrate; and in hospitals for the prevention of infection from waterborne p...
Apr 04, 2022•57 min•Ep. 243
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Manuel Mauricio, Founder and Editor of AllInStocks.com. We've talked at length on this podcast about investing is more an art than science, where sometimes, even a disciplined investor may slightly alter their criteria because there was something about an idea that caused them to dive deeper or ignore entirely. That's what Manuel and I try to unpack in today's episode, the concept of "Je Ne Sais Quoi", the inexplicable about a potenti...
Mar 30, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 242
My guest on the show today is Todd Cravens, CEO of Galaxy Gaming, Inc. (OTCQB: GLXZ). Galaxy Gaming, Inc. is a gaming company that designs, develops, acquires, assembles, markets, and licenses proprietary casino table games and associated technology, platforms, and systems for the gaming industry. The company’s proprietary table games comprise side bets, which are proprietary features and wagering options added to public domain games, such as poker, baccarat, pai gow poker, craps, and blackjack ...
Mar 28, 2022•57 min•Ep. 241
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Alex Gurevich, the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at HonTe Advisors. Alex's new book, "The Trades of March", which is currently on sale, focuses on how his decision making evolved throughout the on-set of the COVID-19 crisis and beyond. Crises are inevitable, unfortunately, we're in the middle of a horrible one right now with the humanitarian crisis and despicable invasion of Ukraine. Alex discusses managing the psychological tu...
Mar 23, 2022•55 min•Ep. 240
My guest on the show today is Larry Heaton, CEO of Zomedica (NYSE American: ZOM), a veterinary health company creating therapeutic and diagnostic products for companion animals. The company engages in the development and commercialization of TRUFORMA platform, which offers point-of-care diagnostic products for disease states in dogs and cats; and PulseVet, provides for treatment of various musculoskeletal issues, such as broken bones, tendonitis, and torn ligaments in horses and small animals. Z...
Mar 21, 2022•51 min•Ep. 239
My guest on the show today is Jeremiah Fleming, CEO of Altigen Communications, Inc. (OTCQB: ATGN). The company is a leading provider of cloud-based Customer Experience (CXaaS) solutions built on the Microsoft platform and designed to improve customer engagement and employee productivity in every aspect of today's connected world. Altigen delivers fully managed Unified Communications services, offering Hosted Skype for Business, Teams Phone System, Advanced Cloud PBX, and Innovative Cloud Contact...
Mar 18, 2022•41 min•Ep. 238
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Edwin Dorsey, Author of The Bear Cave Newsletter. As long as it's not illegal, if you're making money in the stock market either trading, shorting, long-term investor, whatever it is, that's awesome and I hope you continue to do so. One strategy that I think gets unfairly thought of is Short Selling; the idea of making a bet that a company will fail or overtime decrease in value. I think this is unfair because some of the best investo...
Mar 16, 2022•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 237
My guest on the Due Diligence Podcast today is Brad O’Connor, CEO of Cogstate Ltd. (ASX: CGS) (OTCQX: COGZF). The company is an industry leader in digital cognition tests that are used primarily in drug trials to see if the drug is impacting cognition. The company operates through two segments, Healthcare and Direct to Consumer, as a provider of digital cognition tests for Alzheimer's disease clinical trials, and direct to consumer via its global commercial partner Eisai Co., Ltd with the recent...
Mar 14, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 236
For this episode of The Investors Roundtable (#43), we discuss all things energy. Since our last roundtable episode, in which Josh Young was participant, the geopolitical landscape has changed considerably following the horrible invasion of Ukraine by Russia. These actions have had a tremendous impact on the world with ripple effects across all industries. However, for our purposes today, with all the headlines on Oil & Gas, Energy and average national price of gas going up every day, I invi...
Mar 11, 2022•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 235
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Jean Philippe Tissot. He is the Founder of Aurauca Capital. We were introduced by a recent guest on the show, Ian Hunter - thank you, Ian! To get prepared for our conversation, Jean Philippe sent over recent fund letters and in his 2018 annual letter, he describes quite thoroughly his "Three Pillars of Investing." I found this quite interesting and nuanced, so we dive a bit deeper to fully understand his approach. You can Follow Jean ...
Mar 09, 2022•58 min•Ep. 234
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Joe Koster. He is the Founder of Sorfis Investments LLC. We had met at one of the MicroCap virtual networking events, I believe it was the MicroCap Leadership Summit - thank you, Ian - then re-introduced by Mike Pruitt, thank you Mike, who Joe worked with for a number of years. Joe is also Editor of the finance newsletter, Value Investing World, and with the recent flock to value, I wanted to get his perspective on why, as well as oth...
Mar 03, 2022•45 min•Ep. 233
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Louis Camhi. He is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer at RLH Capital. We were introduced by Gary Ribe - he knew I've been wanting to do a SPAC episode for a while, and he delivered the perfect guest. Louis runs a SPAC-focused hedge fund, and has been investing in SPACs well before the SPAC craze we've been experiencing today. According to the article, "A Record Pace for SPACs in 2021" on NASDAQ, the total number of SPAC IPOs rea...
Feb 23, 2022•51 min•Ep. 232
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Emily Paxhia, Co-Founder and Managing Director at Poseidon Investment Management. I've been doing interviews with Cannabis investors and companies since 2014. To say the industry has been volatile would be an understatement. There's been a lot of excitement about potential legalization, anxiety it's not done yet; it's felt like we've been in this purgatory forever. Once and for all, I wanted to understand why the Cannabis industry has...
Feb 16, 2022•57 min•Ep. 231
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with David Sable, Portfolio Manager at Special Situations Fund, and Professor at Columbia University teaching the course "Entrepreneurship in Biotechnology." I became aware of David when he gave a presentation at Ian and Mike's MicroCapClub Leadership Summit I think 1-2 years ago, and have been a fan ever since. Life Sciences, healthcare, biotech, medtech make up a huge portion of Small, Micro and Nano-cap companies, and while most are pre...
Feb 09, 2022•1 hr 20 min•Ep. 230
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Ian Hunter, Portfolio Manager at Hunter Value Capital. We have crossed paths at many MicroCap investing events over the years and I was excited to catch up on the pod. Ian is a true, blue MicroCap investor, who, when asked about his investing philosophy, he's all about "The Art of Subtraction." In our conversation, we discuss what his means, his "Ideal Investment", importance of getting repetition in talking with management, healthy s...
Feb 02, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Ep. 229
For this episode of the Planet MicroCap Podcast, I spoke with Joe Magyer, Co-Founder of Lakehouse Capital. I remember seeing Joe's presentation I think a year or two ago at the MicroCapClub Leadership Summit and have been a follower ever since. In this conversation, Joe and I discuss his experience launching the Motley Fool in Australia, Lakehouse Capital's investment approach, research process and so much more. You can Follow Joe Magyer on Twitter @Magyer: https://twitter.com/Magyer Today's epi...
Jan 27, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Ep. 228
