What if the most powerful stage in private markets isn’t a conference… but your LinkedIn feed?

Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier flip the script on Brandon Sedloff — Chief Real Estate Officer at Juniper Square and host of The Distribution Podcast — to talk AI (bubble or durable shift?), the evolution of fund administration, industry consolidation and why executives are sleeping on the massive opportunity to build their voice online.

“Click post” might be the highest-ROI move you make all year.

Fund Fanatics is back—and we’re kicking off the year with a powerhouse conversation.

This episode, Scott Aleali and Jeff Maier sit down with Brendan Coughlin, President of Citizens Financial Group, to unpack what it really takes to build and lead at the highest level in financial services. From launching Citizens Private Bank in the aftermath of the 2023 banking shakeup to scaling a service-led culture with over $13B in deposits, Brendan shares what he’s learned by winning by losing.

We dive into reimagining the future of banking, the massive generational wealth transfer reshaping the industry, how AI is changing the operating model and why trust, advice and people matter more than ever. Brendan also opens up about balancing ambition with family life, building side hustles inside big organizations and taking smart career risks without waiting for permission.

In this episode of Fund Fanatics, Jeff Maier and Scott Aleali team up with Matt Allard, Founder and Managing Partner of Case Study Capital Partners, for a lively dive into launching a new independent sponsor platform, the meaning behind the Case Study name and what he’s hearing from nearly 90 LP conversations in today’s unpredictable fundraising world.

Matt shares why the lower middle market is buzzing, how servant leadership shaped his boardroom style and what it’s really like to build a firm when you’re simultaneously the cook, cleaner and waiter. And of course, Michigan pride is on full display as Matt dishes on his family’s maize-and-blue legacy and offers up a must-hit Ann Arbor experience. Go blue!