Episodes

In this episode, we welcome Tom Satterly, a highly decorated combat veteran who served in the Army for 25 years, including 20 years in the elite Tier One unit, Delta Force. He fought in and was portrayed in the Oscar Winning 2001 film: Black Hawk Down and led countless missions, including the capture of Saddam Hussein. Tom is a recipient of numerous medals including a Silver Star, and 4 Bronze Stars. He also shares his experience of overcoming the mental and emotional struggles he faced after...

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Tony shares with Jess how his personal experience allowed him to found Chipper as a way to provide transparency, help those who applied for student loans take action and make progress. They also discuss the importance of iteration and finding patterns in fundraising, how vital it is to keep going while building momentum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Dingus and Zazzy is an unlimited marketing subscription that clients subscribe to, month-to-month and contract-free, for less than the cost of a full-time employee. Becca shares with Jess how the business grew 1800% in the first year and also how they started as 4 people in a basement in Canada, their approach on standing out, Dingus Academy and the free work for non-profits as well as culture fit and sales in a hyper growth environment. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adc...

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The word “orphan” probably doesn’t mean what you think it does. Social Impact Consultant Lindsay Hadley addresses how this misconception has turned well-intentioned charity into part of the problem. Everyone has an instinctual need for belonging. Perhaps that’s why “the orphan crisis” so easily tugs heartstrings and draws in billions of dollars of aid each year. But as the crisis continues — and even worsens in some countries — it’s time to ask if we really understand the problem we are trying t...

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Chris shares lessons learned during 17 years in venture capital, how partnering with portfolio companies accelerated innovation and how he looks at 1500 deals a year and chooses the top 15. Chris and Jess also discuss 3D printed rocket engines, nanodiamond particles and how they track every part for the F35 fighter jets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mel Torrie Founder & CEO of Automated Solutions (ASI) began his career at NASA, but if that's not impressive enough he went on to found ASI which has built $200 million worth of robots that drive millions of miles a year, haul millions of tons of ore, and farm thousands of acres. They have built the world's largest robots 400-ton autonomous mining trucks in Australia that allow the operators to live near their homes and operate trucks hundreds of miles away instead of having to be away from the...

Navid Alipour is Co-founder and managing partner at Analytics Ventures, a global venture studio providing end to end infrastructure to ideate, plan, form, launch, fund and validate brand new ventures in Artificial Intelligence. To learn more about Analytics Ventures go to https://www.analyticsventures.com/ or message @NavidAlipour Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Shane Snow joins Jess Larsen and gives the backstory history of his film technology company ShowRunner and how it started his relationship with Scott Greenberg. Scott talks about his hotels and how he includes entertainment to innovate and provide an immersive customer experience that leaves an impact. They also discuss how to create an unstoppable product and the best philosophies when it comes to recruiting and retaining the best talents. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm...

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Sankaet is the CEO of Synapse, a fin tech company that reached a $1 billion valuation last year. In this episode he and Jess discuss appetite for risk and tech in its renaissance, product market fit, the importance of becoming an expert in your industry and building great teams early, as well as articulating vision, mission and values of the company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Gaurav has built 2 companies from 0 to $500 million and invested as an early stage venture capitalist in 20 businesses that went public for over a billion each and 2 others who were acquired privately for over a billion each. He has appeared on the Midas list for his work as an investor and sits on the boards of 15+ companies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 Services, Investment Banking, and HR Solutions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 company to $1b ARR, as a Softbank Vision Fund portfolio company. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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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 category of technical apparel now called “athleisure” - a $400 billion global industry. Lululemon went public in 2007, and has a current market cap of approximately $41 billion. Chip Wilson is a serial entrepreneur, philanthropist, devoted husband and dedicated father to fi...

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 to many stand-up, television, and film opportunities. Anjelah signed a record deal with Warner Bros. Records to release a full album titled, “Gold Plated Dreams”, which She’s toured twice selling out both times. In June 2009 Anjelah recorded her first one-hour special for C...

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, Bombastic, Fantastic about the Oakland A’s; and The Baseball Codes He has written for publications including the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Sports Illustrated and Wired. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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, with a reputation of being the most accessible early stage investor in New York. Charlies fund, Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, has made over 70 investments since it was founded, making it one of the most active funds investing in pre-seed and seed rounds in the city. Notable First Rou...

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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 Valut, an app that is taking on the popular website to instead spread positivity and actually give us context for who is making what recommendation. He shares fun stories from his career with Broken Lizard. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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 with experts is the key to achieving success. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices