A New Lens with CommonGood Capital

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May 2026

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'A New Lens' is a podcast that features conversations between Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, and investors, RIAs, fund managers and philanthropists about their experiences within different impact investing themes as well as explore the power of stewardship and capital.

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May 21, 2026

#96 – Jade Miller on the Future of Private Markets

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, is joined by Jade Miller, CEO of ADISA (Alternative & Direct Investment Securities Association), for a conversation on leadership, stewardship, and the evolving world of alternative investments. Jade shares her journey through financial services, the mentors and experiences that shaped her career, and why expanding access, education, and connection in private markets matters for the […]

April 17, 2026

#95 – Anya Coverman on the Importance of Capital Markets

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, talks with Anya Coverman, President and CEO of the Institute for Portfolio Alternatives (IPA), about her path from securities law into industry leadership, the rapid growth of private markets, and the critical role the IPA plays in advocacy, education, and advancing responsible capital formation. Together, they explore how private capital is expanding beyond […]

March 20, 202645 min

#94 – Alexandria Lafci on Solving the Housing Supply Crisis

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, talks with Alexandria Lafci, founder of Home Team Ventures and co-founder of New Story, about growing up in Section 8 housing and how it shaped her passion for solving housing instability, why she moved from nonprofit leadership into venture investing, what’s driving the housing affordability crisis, how construction technology could unlock more […]

February 17, 202636 min

#93 – Jeffrey Williams on Spaceflight, Stewardship, and Purpose

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, sits down with Colonel Jeffrey Williams – a retired U.S. Army officer and former NASA astronaut – to discuss how growing up on a farm shaped his view of work and capital, what it’s really like to live and work aboard the International Space Station, how seeing Earth from orbit […]

January 14, 20261 hr 1 min

#92 – Lynette Khalfani-Cox on Unlocking Hidden Opportunity

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, speaks with Lynette Khalfani-Cox – a former Wall Street Journal reporter, CNBC correspondent, founder of a 22-year financial education company, best-selling author, investor, wife and mom – about how growing up with limited means shaped her views on work, entrepreneurship, and opportunity. Lynette shares lessons from paying off credit […]

December 17, 202544 min

#91 – Michael Chernow on Entrepreneurship, Sobriety, and Discipline

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, talks with Michael Chernow, founder of Kreatures of Habit, about growing up in New York City and discovering entrepreneurship early, his path to sobriety and how small daily habits helped reshape his life, building and scaling iconic hospitality brands, pivoting during the pandemic into a high-protein CPG subscription business, why relationships […]

November 18, 202542 min

#90 – Santiago Sedaca on Scaling Healthcare in Africa

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Santiago Sedaca, CEO of LifeNet International, about his journey from growing up in a missionary family in Argentina to leading a network of about 500 faith-based health clinics across sub-Saharan Africa, how private sector development, blended finance, how thoughtful stewardship of both philanthropic and investment capital can drive […]

October 16, 202533 min

#89 – Sharon Beach on Renewal, Ranching & Real Impact

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, talks with Sharon Beach, Founder/CIO of EA Capital Management, about her journey from surviving a violent kidnapping to rebuilding life through faith and resilience. They dig into her passion for agriculture, how EA Capital supports family-owned farmers with tailored capital, the barriers facing the next generation, how well-stewarded capital can meaningfully change […]

September 19, 202534 min

#88 – Andre Bolokhovskiy on Building Affordable Communities

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, chats with Andrey Bolokhovskiy, founder and CEO of Provision Group, a Land Development and Real Estate Holding Co out of Vancouver, Washington. The two discuss Andrey’s tumultuous battle with drug addiction in his teens and early 20s, his rediscovery of faith, how incremental change and accountability transformed his life, […]

August 13, 202535 min

#87 – Zachary Mannheimer on 3D Printed Affordable Housing

Jeff Shafer, CEO of CommonGood Capital, talks with Zachary Mannheimer, founder and chairman of Alquist 3D, which uses 3D printing to deliver exceptional designs while reducing infrastructure costs in economically distressed communities. They discuss how Zachary’s passion for the arts and his Brooklyn upbringing inspired him to launch a nonprofit that revitalized downtown Des Moines’ […]