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New this season Weekly-ish bonus episodes: quick, casual Friday conversations where Jeff and Donnie pick one topic and dig in, released between our full-length guest interviews.
Donnie and Jeff explore shifts in AI terminology, market signals, and the macroeconomic outlook, and how these trends shape investment strategy and policy.
Jeff and Donnie cover Berkshire, Magnite, big tech regulation, and where the next AI opportunities might be.
The very first weekly-ish. Jeff and Donnie dig into what AI is doing to the economy, plus the rise of AI-generated music.
Season 1 (August 2025 – June 2026): 15 episodes with investors, operators, and educators.
Donnie Sattar on connected TV advertising and Magnite’s place in ad tech.
Chance Butler on Nintendo’s hidden value, the Switch 2, and its growing IP empire.
Tyler Brown of Markel Group on the company’s values, history, and the Markel Reunion.
The rise of private credit as an asset class and what it means for investors.
David Bastian of Kingdom Capital on Magnera and the non-woven materials industry.
Steve Gorelik of Firebird Management on banks in Kazakhstan and Georgia.
Where investing meets philosophy: AI, value beyond the numbers, and the emotional side of investing.
Shawn O’Malley of the Investors Podcast Network breaks down Uber and autonomous vehicles.
AI and investing, the role of relationships, and what wealth means for life choices.
Educator and investor Paul Johnson on the value of growth and what to pay for it.
A deeper look at NextNav’s position in telecom, from the FCC to rollout.
Calgary Leveen of Anhinga Investment Partners on the NextNav thesis and GPS backup.
Volatility, position sizing, and how power laws shape investing and life.
Our first interview: Jeremy Deal of JDP Capital on market "gorillas."
Meet the hosts and get a preview of the conversations ahead.
Prefer video? Season 1 is also on YouTube.
Jeff Henriksen and Donnie Sattar are the Co-Chairs of VALUE Cville and co-hosts of the VALUE Cville Podcast, where they bring together serious investors to explore ideas at the intersection of value investing, capital allocation, and business quality.

CEO and founder of Thorpe Abbotts Capital, LLC and general partner of the Thorpe Abbotts Global Flagship Fund, LP, a family office vehicle focused on total portfolio return across asset classes.
Jeff honed his investment philosophy over six years managing the Thorpe Abbotts Value US Fund, running a quantamental strategy rooted in behavioral finance: identifying cognitive biases and institutional pressures that create persistent mispricings.
MBA, Oxford (Dean’s Commendation, 2017) · MS Finance, CU Denver (2012) · BA History, magna cum laude, CU Boulder (2002) · Phi Beta Kappa

Principal at Belridge Partners LLC, a private markets vehicle focused on companies poised to benefit from the 1st and 2nd order effects of AI, and Principal at Rubicon Investment Group, a concentrated value-oriented fund.
Donnie writes the 1% IRR Project, a newsletter on compounding, decision-making, and systems thinking.
MBA, Columbia Business School (Dean’s List) · CFA charterholder · MS Finance (Phi Kappa Phi) and BS Business Administration in Finance and Economics, University of Florida