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…
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…
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…
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…
Dan Clark shares with Jess the difference between success and significance, how having a midlife crisis at 23 impacted on creating a legacy and living a life with significance and he reflects on the importance of scheduling "me time" and focusing on the present.
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 Vault, an app that is taking on the popular website to instead…
Pat Flynn told us how learning to delegate and working with experts helped him to achieve a smoother success during the publishing of his book “Let go”. He insists on the importance of picking the right team when you struggle with the execution of your plans.
Hermann Simon shares his thoughts on price sellers vs value sellers, increasing perceived value, providing real advantages and charging more, and how to take small successful steps to achieve them.
Jim Lawler shares his tactics in recruitment; hiring unhappy people, building trust, finding a common ground, and the strategy of playing the long game during his time in the CIA.
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 started Tandem Ventures today and other lessons for building teams…
Hermann Simon and Jess Larsen discuss Elon Musk, ageism in business, McDonald’s, and starting something revolutionary at any age.
Jim Lawler and his secrets to good recruiting, what sets him apart from his peers; finding the cracks in people, showing empathy, and being a good listener.
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 measurable revenue and profit growth for their clients. They do this by…
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.
Lloyd Roberts shares the inspiring story of his sister's struggles with cystic fibrosis; how an act of kindness turned her life upside-down, losing the love of her life and her path to forgiveness.
Lloyd Roberts shares his thoughts on causes that cross borders and leave an impact; why having more doesn't always mean happiness, and on the meeting of gratitude and fulfillment.
