Views from the Crow’s Nest FischerJordan

In this special episode of Views from the Crow's Nest, FischerJordan once again moderates a round-table discussion between four non-profit food bank/pantry/meal kitchen organizations partnered with us in our U.S. FAIR (Food Availability Improvement Resource) initiative. 
Following up on a discussion with these partners from April of this year, we chat about:
Unique ways they're responding to families in need during the holidays
How each organization is dealing with rising food prices
Local food sourcing options and alternatives in their particular context.  
Organizations represented in this discussion - 
Colonial Heights Food Pantry - Colonial Heights, VA
The River Food Pantry - Madison, WI
A Just Harvest - Chicago, IL
Broomfield FISH - Broomfield, CO
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FischerJordan’s FAIR initiative (Food Availability Improvement Resource) is our primary avenue for giving back to the communities where we operate. With FAIR, we’ve partnered with over a dozen volunteer-run, non-profit food pantries and food banks in the US, India, and Israel, supplying them with crucial food items directly to help provide food for those in need in a way that maximizes the impact of every dollar spent. Learn more at https://fischerjordan.com/communities 
 
Recorded, edited, and published by Nathan Johnson for FischerJordan. 

In this "return to form" episode of Views from the Crow's Nest, senior FischerJordan associate Jivraj Karwa drives a deep-diving discussion on unique pressures in commercial/industrial (C&I) lending in an inflationary environment. 
Jivraj brings his expertise and experience as an analyst to the discussion to talk about the overall picture of the C&I market before and after the COVID-driven recession, some of the ramifications of recent legislation including the Inflation Reduction bill and the CHIPS act, and what we might expect to see in C&I in response to the current inflation-driven recession and signs of a long-awaited housing market slowdown. 
This podcast is an in-house production of FischerJordan, a specialized consulting firm in New York with emphases in strategy, analytics, and technology. Find out more about our approach to delivering client value, career opportunities, and our work within our communities at fischerjordan.com. 
 
Relevant Links
Banks Losing Ground to Nonbanks in Business Lending
A Competitive Tipping Point in C&I Lending
Will Competition for C and I Loans Lead to Looser Underwriting?
The Small Loan Share of C&I loans After the Dodd-Frank Act Passes (Figure)
The Rise of Finance Companies andFinTech Lenders in Small Business Lending
Non-Bank Lending Market Research
Bank and Non-Bank Lending Over the Past 70 Years

In this episode of the Mess Haul, Nathan, Boaz, and Kshitish dip into luxury watches, fintech as an equalizer for inequality, and national security implications of antitrust actions. Some questions we ask (and maybe answer):  
Can luxury items like watches, fine art, or wine act as a store of value or inflation hedge like we’d usually expect of gold or real estate?
Do the benefits of fintechs equalizing access to the unbanked start to diminish with government involvement?
Will monopolies always raise the alarm about national security when the topic of antitrust action is brought up?
The Mess Haul features a more free-form conversational approach with multiple participants than our more interview-focused style. This format is designed to generate quick takes on a handful of recent topics, facilitating shorter, more opinionated discussion with a number of different perspectives. Each episode of The Mess Haul is (usually) recorded, edited, and released in the same day.
Today's conversationalists: Nathan Johnson, Kshitish Nanda, Boaz Salik
Hosted, recorded, and produced for FischerJordan by Nathan Johnson
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FischerJordan is a New York-based consulting, thought-leadership, and outsourcing firm helping business leaders exchange complexity for clarity. We use rigorous data analytics, specialized staffing, and custom technology solutions to deliver workable strategies for clients in financial services and healthcare.  
Background articles for this episode:
Bloomberg Opinion on the connection between crypto crash and demand for luxury watches 
Qrius Magazine on how fintech can help equalize access to financial services in tough times 
Forbes on the (potential) national security risk of breaking up Big Tech's monopoly

FischerJordan moderates another round-table discussion for our FAIR (Food Availability Improvement Resource) initiative, this time with representatives from our NGO partners in India. 
Similar to the conversation with our U.S. partners, we talk about how they’re addressing the increasing demand for healthier food options, client relationships and needs brought on by the COVID pandemic, and the impact of rising global food costs for their organizations and region.  
Represented in this discussion - 
Sona Sarovar Trust - Mumbai, Maharashtra
Project Potential - Kishanganj, Bihar
Meals of Happiness - Delhi
Balajee Sewa Sansthan - Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Gram Vikas Trust - Bharuch, Gujarat
Uttishtha Foundation - Uttar Pradesh
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FischerJordan’s FAIR initiative (Food Availability Improvement Resource) is our primary avenue for giving back to the communities where we operate. With FAIR, we’ve partnered with over a dozen volunteer-run, non-profit food pantries and food banks in the US, India, and Israel, supplying them with crucial food items directly to help provide food for those in need in a way that maximizes the impact of every dollar spent. Learn more at https://fischerjordan.com/communities 
Recorded, edited, and published by Nathan Johnson for FischerJordan. 

In this episode of the *Midweek Mess Haul, Nathan, Deeba, and Boaz unpack what went wrong with GrubHub's "free lunch" fiasco back in May, take an analytical look at Berkshire-Hathaway's asset-buying activities as a hedge against inflation, and discuss a vision for a well-rounded digital health future. 
The Mess Haul features a more free-form conversational approach with multiple participants than our more interview-focused style. This format is designed to generate quick takes on a handful of recent topics, facilitating shorter, more opinionated discussion with a number of different perspectives. Each episode of The Mess Haul is (usually) recorded, edited, and released in the same day. 
Today's conversationalists: Nathan Johnson, Deeba Goyal, Boaz Salik 
Hosted, recorded, and produced for FischerJordan by Nathan Johnson
 
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FischerJordan is a New York-based consulting, thought-leadership, and outsourcing firm helping business leaders exchange complexity for clarity. We use rigorous data analytics, specialized staffing, and custom technology solutions to deliver workable strategies for clients in financial services and healthcare.  
Background articles for this episode:
Buzzfeed News on the GrubHub "free lunch" fiasco
Forbes on Warren Buffet's Q1 2022 asset "buying spree"
Fast Company on the future of digital health

In this episode of the *Midweek Mess Haul, Nathan, Neet, and Boaz share thoughts on GMOs mosquitos, their outlook on crypto after the hard plummet of 5/12, and the strategic ramifications of permanent social media bans. 
The Quick Take: does introducing GMO mosquitos into an ecosystem have too many unintended consequences waiting in the wings? 
The Big Dig: is the end-state of the current "Wild West" of crypto something where only the strongest survived? 
The Final Cut: why should (or shouldn't) social media companies consider using permanent bans as a way to enforce terms of use?
The Mess Haul features a more free-form conversational approach with multiple participants than our more interview-focused style. This format is designed to generate quick takes on a handful of recent topics, facilitating shorter, more opinionated discussion with a number of different perspectives. Each episode of The Mess Haul is (usually) recorded, edited, and released in the same day. 
Today's conversationalists: Nathan Johnson, Neet Shah, Boaz Salik 
Hosted, recorded, and produced for FischerJordan by Nathan Johnson
 
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FischerJordan is a New York-based consulting, thought-leadership, and outsourcing firm helping business leaders exchange complexity for clarity. We use rigorous data analytics, specialized staffing, and custom technology solutions to deliver workable strategies for clients in financial services and healthcare.  
Background articles for this episode:
Quartz on Oxitech and GMO mosquitos
Bloomberg, Forbes on crypto news
WIRED on Elon Musk's plans to reverse Twitter's bans on high profile users