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Dec. 9, 2022

CEO of $7B Alcor Fund gives advice on growing internationally

George Molakal shares his experience managing a Fund from Chicago that has a portfolio of companies across multiple continents ranging from Artificial Intelligence, Software, Aerospace, Oil & Gas, Manufacturing, Engineering S...

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Dec. 8, 2022

Zero to Billion lessons with Treasure Data CEO Kazuki Ohta

After originally co-founding and growing to $100m in annual recurring revenue, Kaz has now rejoined Treasure Data as CEO, together with Hironobu Yoshikawa (Chairman) and Dan Weirich (COO/CFO). On the journey to scale the comp...

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Dec. 7, 2022

“Hook Points”, billions of views & $1 Billion+ for clients: Brendan K…

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Dec. 5, 2022

How Lululemon's Founder invented a $400 billion industry: Chip Wilson

Chip’s entrepreneurial and apparel career began on the West Coast in 1979 as Founder & CEO of Westbeach Snowboarding Ltd. After selling Westbeach in 1997, he founded lululemon athletica inc. in 2018, creating an entirely new ...

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Dec. 2, 2022

6 Netflix & Hulu Comedy Specials, Movies & Music with Anjelah Johnson

Starting her career as an Oakland Raiderette, professional NFL Cheerleader, Anjelah Johnson pursued her dream of acting and became an internet sensation with over 100 million views of her viral video, “Nail Salon” which led t...

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Dec. 2, 2022

Kenny Loggins, The LA Dodgers, Oakland A's & Jason Turbow

Jason Turbow is the bestselling author of four books. His most recent, Still Alright, released in June, is a collaborative autobiography of Kenny Loggins. His other three are They Bled Blue about the LA Dodgers; Dynastic, Bom...

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Dec. 1, 2022

The most accessible early stage VC investor in New York

Charlie O'Donnell is one of only a dozen individuals to be named to Business Insider's 100 Most Influential People in NY Tech 5x or more. He has been an active member of the NYC startup community for nearly 20 years, …

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Nov. 30, 2022

From Paralyzed to Hall Of Fame Speaker, Music, Space & more.

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Nov. 30, 2022

Super Troopers, Dukes of Hazzard & his new "Revenge App"

Jay Chandrasekhar is still annoyed after directing 9 movies and 150 episodes of major television shows about how Rotten Tomatoes did unnecessary harm to his first major movie “Super Troopers” and so he and his team made Vouch...

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Nov. 23, 2022

Taking online education to the next level with SPI founder Pat Flynn …

Smart Passive Income founder Pat Flynn and Matt Gartland talk about what is on the horizon for people to make passive income online. According to Pat, sifting through the right information, learning to delegate, and working w...

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Nov. 17, 2022

Selling Divvy for $2.6B and founding Tandem Ventures with Alex Bean a…

Zero to billion lessons from Alex Bean learning while growing Divvy, the company he co-founded and selling it for $2.6B Lessons from Mckay Dunn from his time at $30B Portfolio Advisors, LLC. Why and how the two of them have …

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Nov. 16, 2022

Growing Simon-Kucher to $522 Million a Year and New Book "True Profit…

Jess and Hermann talk about his new book “True Profit” and growing his business from zero to $522 Million a year. Simon-Kucher is a global consultancy firm with more than 2,000 employees in 27 countries focused on delivering...

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Nov. 15, 2022

Lessons from recruiting for the CIA with James Lawler

James Lawler talks to Jess about his recruitment tactics at the CIA, including building trust, finding a common ground, looking for redeeming features in people and using it to build relationships. Learn more about your ad ch...

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Nov. 8, 2022

Growing a $60 million/yr fashion company and other companies with Ste…

Stephen Sacks worked 30 years in the fashion industry and created a brand that was being sold in over 30 countries generating £30 million a year in revenue before being acquired. His furniture business racked up millions of p...

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Nov. 7, 2022

Partnering with Tom Brady, Michael Strahan, Gotham Chopra and raising…

Jess talks with Ameeth Sankaran, CEO of Religion of Sports. Religion of Sports is an award-winning media company founded by Tom Brady, Michael Strahan and Gotham Chopra with the goal of thoughtful, elevated stories that uncov...

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Nov. 1, 2022

Growing $5B in 5 years learning from failures and successes with Coal…

Josh talks to Jess about the importance of mid Western values such as humility, about growing $5 billion in 5 years as a combination of vision, problem and purpose and also about how important culture in the workplace is. Lea...

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Oct. 18, 2022

The healthcare app you never knew you needed with Dr. Renee Dua

Healthcare innovator Renee Dua reflects on how being very honest has served her well, the importance of reading people, lessons learned, having patients always at the center, and what software and technology can do in the hea...

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Oct. 12, 2022

Real life flying cars in Florida? We ask Doron Merdinger, CEO of Doro…

Doron and Jess discuss where the future is pushing us: a mixture of so many technologies, materials and the need for passionate and talented like-minded people that love working on this project. Doron also mentions how import...

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Oct. 6, 2022

$15 billion peak valuation at Digital Ocean and lessons for the rest …

Karl Alomar shares lessons learned, fixing mistakes and growing an amazing internal culture as well as advice for entrepreneurs today, considering his journey and experience at Digital Ocean and M13.

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Oct. 5, 2022

Gives away 50% of the Company's profits and has for 30 years

John Montgomery of Bridgeway sat down with Dan Cooper and Jess Larsen to discuss how he builds character within his investment firm. Their discussion is an illuminating look at this often overlooked part of investing.

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Sept. 29, 2022

Samara Cohen on investing at BlackRock

Join us in this interview with BlackRock’s Managing Director, Chief Investment Officer of ETF and Index Investment Samara Cohen, where we discuss the start of her career, the ETF market, the challenges she saw as a woman in t...

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Sept. 28, 2022

Danny Glover is still at it, what motivates him to keep going?

Jess Larsen had the opportunity to sit down and take with Hollywood action star Danny Glover. He reflects on his career and his meaningful work outside of Hollywood. From the education space, all the way to helping his local ...

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Sept. 16, 2022

Royal Caribbean's Chief Product Innovation Officer Jay Schneider

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Sept. 13, 2022

Growing Simon-Kucher to $522 Million a Year and New Book "True Profit…

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