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Introducing “Capital M”, A Podcast Addressing Capital Markets in Maryland and the Mid-Atlantic.Raising equity capital has been described as one of the biggest challenges for early and mid stage companies in the Mid-Atlantic. With the launch of the Capital M podcast, the Maryland Tech Council (MTC) hopes to address capital markets in this region and elevate the conversation to help companies prepare for the market. Marty Rosendale, CEO of MTC and host of the podcast, sits down with top executives who have successfully raised capital to discuss access to capital, what it means to be ready for the capital markets in this region, and their strategy for engaging with Venture Capital investors and Private Equity firms. Join the conversation!
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With a diverse background as an electrical engineer and investor, Troy LeMaile-Stovall leads TEDCO, the State of Maryland’s early-stage technology investing organization. Troy discusses how TEDCO seeks to help early-stage entrepreneurs overcome their natural shortages in time, talent, and treasure.
Rick Kohr has more than 30 years of experience in advising early-stage growth and middle-market companies on finance, recapitalization and exit strategies. Kohr shares what investors typically look for when considering new companies and what companies should prioritize when raising capital. 
Mark Ajamian has contributed to remarkable growth in Maryland’s life sciences sector over his 25+ career in the life sciences industry and banking. Mark discusses the current state of capital markets, the macroeconomic environment, and the importance of being a good steward of capital.
As a former life sciences executive, Kyp Sirinakis brings a unique perspective to her career in early stage venture investing. Sirinakis discusses her career and offers advice on how life sciences companies can prepare for success before approaching the capital markets. 
Ken Mills discusses his four key ingredients to building a sustainable life sciences company, and why cultivating employees’ skills is critical to the future of life sciences innovation.
With 25+ years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry, Jim Watson is at the intersection of cell and gene therapy and biomanufacturing. Watson shares how hiring people with a shared passion has enabled Project Farma to work on more than 100 life-changing therapies.
Veteran PR executive David Warschawski shares the origin story of his successful PR firm, Warschawski, and the idea that sparked the creation of accelerator W Ventures. 
Chris Sarlo, Founder of Life Science Wealth, discusses the unique wealth factors impacting biopharma founders and professionals and how his father’s cardiac event inspired him to serve the life sciences industry. 
Mac Conwell, Founder & Managing Partner of Baltimore’s RareBreed Ventures, discusses his journey from software engineer to entrepreneur and finally to pre-seed investing. Conwell discusses the challenges and opportunities facing entrepreneurs and investors in Maryland. 
Mike Gaffney has 30 years of experience in strategy development and execution, talent recruitment, business development, growth, and capital raising in health care and investing. In this episode, Gaffney shares the lessons he learned from in capital markets as both an investor and an executive. 
Danessa Knaupp, CEO and Author of Naked at Work joined Maryland Tech Council CEO, Marty Rosendale on January 13, 2021. Their conversation highlighted leadership theory, real-life executive experience, and humor to explore authenticity at work. As a CEO and entrepreneur with an extensive background in finance, Danessa brings a unique and valuable perspective to leaders related to specific ways your authentic leadership can drive innovation, build trust, and directly impact financial returns. Thank you to our sponsors Alexandria Real Estate and Pfizer.
Dr. Leonard Friedland, Vice President and Director of Scientific Affairs and Public Health for GSK Vaccines joined Maryland Tech Council CEO, Martin Rosendale for this ZoomCast to discuss vaccine development, new technologies, and the two centuries of continuous research, improvements and achievements in the field.Watch the ZoomCast here: https://youtu.be/XttK3FsEpPc 
 Karen L. Smith, M.D., Ph.D., Executive Vice President, Chief Medical Officer of Emergent BioSolutions joined MTC CEO, Martin Rosendale for a discussion on developing and deploying COVID-19 vaccines and therapeutics. They discussed the supply chain and pipeline challenges, the value of collaboration in our region and Maryland as a premier vaccine industry cluster.
Comptroller, Peter Franchot joined MTC CEO, Marty Rosendale for a robust discussion on the impact of COVID-19 on small businesses, Maryland’s fiscal health, and Maryland’s continued economic recovery. During Q&A, the Comptroller addressed the Digital Divide, the application of statewide high-speed internet and specific issues facing your industry.
CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series: Briefing with Maryland Senators and DelegatesIn this episode, Maryland Senators and Delegates joined MTC CEO, Marty Rosendale for a robust discussion on how we can translate COVID-19 work into legislation for the 2021 legislative session, other potential COVID-19 biotech or cybersecurity legislation under consideration, and additional actions that the Legislature can take to assist your business and the state.Thank you to our guests:Senate Finance Committee Vice Chair, Brian FeldmanSenate Majority Leader, Nancy KingJoint Committee on Cybersecurity, Information Technology and Biotechnology Co-Chair, Senator Katie Fry HesterHouse Majority Leader and Ways and Means Committee, Revenue Subcommittee Chair, Eric LuedtkeSenator Steve Hershey, Senate Finance CommitteeDelegate Lily Qi, Member of the House Economic Matters CommitteeDelegate Nick Charles, Member of the House Health and Government CommitteeRichard Tabuteau, Attorney, Schwartz, Metz & WiseThis episode is sponsored by Amgen. Amgen is committed to unlocking the potential of biology for patients suffering from serious illnesses by discovering, developing, manufacturing and delivering innovative human therapeutics. This approach begins by using tools like advanced human genetics to unravel the complexities of disease and understand the fundamentals of human biology. For more information, visit www.amgen.com or follow on www.twitter.com/amgen.To watch the full interview or to learn more about CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series, visit us at mdtechcouncil.com.
Dave Hickey is the President of Integrated Diagnostic Solutions for Becton Dickinson (BD). He is also a member of the John Hopkin’s Health Advisory Board, and more recently, an advisor to the president’s COVID Task Force. In this episode, he and Marty Rosendale, CEO of the Tech Council, discussed BD’s response to early challenges to the supply chain, areas of innovation to expand the roles of their platforms during the public health emergency, and more.This episode was sponsored by the University of Maryland BioPark. The BioPark is Baltimore’s largest biotech cluster and is home to leading and early stage life sciences companies. It accelerates biotech commercialization and economic development in West Baltimore and throughout the region. Click here to learn more about the BioPark.Watch the full interview on our YouTube or visit us online to learn more about CapitalM ZoomCast Live – COVID Series.
CapitalM ZoomCast Live – COVID SeriesTEDCO’s Economic LeadershipDr. Linda Singh, Interim Executive Director and CEO of TEDCO, joined Marty Rosendale, on funding and investment opportunities, the economic future, and how TEDCO is supporting businesses during these times. Dr. Singh’s background combines a unique blend of public and private sector experience spanning health, defense, state and local government. Tune in to learn more!This episode was sponsored by Newport LLC. Newport is the national strategic advisory firm that helps business owners and CEOs of mid-size companies grow and improve the performance of their businesses. For more information, please visit newportllc.com or contact Tony Cord, Partner and Managing Director – Mid-Atlantic at tony.cord@newportllc.com. Click here to learn more about TEDCO or visit us online to learn more about CapitalM. 
CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID SeriesAfter the Pandemic - Opening Maryland With Governor Hogan beginning the initial public conversation about reopening the state, it’s important to understand what his appointed COVID-19 task force has been hard at work doing behind-the-scenes to effectively and safely help our great state get back to business. To understand this, Allyson Redpath, Director, Entrepreneurship with the Maryland Department of Commerce and Mike Weigand, Head of Internal Audit with T. Rowe Price joined Marty Rosendale to share the task force’s process and outcomes to date, best practices that T. Rowe Price is implementing, and what can be expected moving forward as the state begins to re-open. Secretary Kelly Schulz provided opening remarks and a “State of the Marketplace” to all attendees.Visit open.maryland.gov/backtobusiness to learn the best practices for Maryland’s companies reopening in correlation with the COVID-19 outbreak.To learn more about CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series, click here.
CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID SeriesWhy business agility matters now more than ever in the age of COVID-19 and digital disruption Brian Panicccia, Managing Partner of TecVeris, a leading Lean Agile Advisory firm and one of their clients Kodi Terry, Global PMO Director, for one of the world's leading digital broadcast Ad-tech companies joined Marty Rosendale to examine how Agile Enterprises adapt to challenges like the COVID-19 pandemic and are set up to respond to market disruptions. From immunotherapies to aircraft and government, see how Business Agility is powering innovations far beyond software. These concepts created the rise of the trillion dollar cap tech giants - who are now disrupting non-tech sectors. Every company today is dependent on or uses software and data for competitive advantage.This ZoomCast focused on how your company can benefit from Business Agility and why this is critically important for survival post-COVID-19 or any form of disruption. Click here to learn more about TecVeris or visit us online to learn more about CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series.
CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series: A Discussion with Jim Hughes: Advancing UMB-Born Technologies in the Fight Against COVID-19 & BeyondSenior Vice President and Chief Enterprise & Economic Development Officer at the University of Maryland, Baltimore, Jim Hughes, shared how university physicians, faculty/researchers and tech transfer professionals are working to bring innovations to life to help clinicians on the front line treat patients and fight COVID-19. The University’s innovation arm, UM Ventures, is seeking investors to support the development of these companies, researchers and their technologies. Mr. Hughes also shared the recent UMB-born success story, Breethe. Learn more about CapitalM ZoomCast Live - COVID Series at https://mdtechcouncil.com/about/capital-m-podcast/
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