Black, Jewish, Poet, Entrepreneur, Investor - Aaron Samuels, Founder at Collide Capital
Aaron Samuels, my friend and the co-founder of Blavity, Blavity.org, Afrotech, and Collide Capital tells me about building on purpose to cater to underrepresented populations as well as leading throug...
26 Apr 202343min
Replacing alcohol with cannabis infused drinks - Jake Bullock, Co-Founder at Cann
Jake is the cofounder of CANN a cannabis-infused social tonic that’s the number one micro-dose drink in California. He brings me up to speed on the history of various forms of cannabis, what the effec...
12 Apr 202349min
How to design your life - Steph Smith, podcast host at a16z, indie creator
I am joined by the one and only Steph Smith, a walking example of carving out your own path in life. You know her from several projects she led as an online creator from leading the Hustle’s newslette...
5 Apr 202354min
How to build a "GOAT" mindset - Tony Taveras, bodybuilding champion
Tony “the GOAT” Taveras sits with me to talk how to make lemonade when life hands you lemons. From having to walk away from a 10 year NFL dream because of an injury, to then becoming one of the younge...
29 Mar 202345min
How to address the maternal care crisis - Senan Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Founder & CEO at Delfina
Senan is a physician-scientist and the founder of Delfina, a company taking a data approach to address the maternal care crisis. Senan tells me about who faces the worst outcomes, why that is, and how...
22 Mar 20231h
How to be a changemaker - Shaniqua McClendon, VP of Politics at Crooked Media
Shaniqua and I met in Professor Seglin’s writing class at the Harvard Kennedy School. She tells me about what growing up as the daughter of a single mom was like. How she got into politics and landed ...
15 Mar 202354min
What happened with Silicon Valley Bank? - Sunny Kumar, MD, Partner at GSR Ventures
Emergency episode to shed light on Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Department of Treasury announcement, and what it means for all of us - startups, VCs, and the general public. Our rockstar guest today...
13 Mar 202329min
"First we need to fall before we can fly" - Meg LeFauve, screenwriter and film producer
On women's day we dive into how to pursue your dreams and embody your most powerful self - with the Oscar nominated writer of Pixar's Inside Out. Meg tells me about what her conflict was growing up, h...
8 Mar 202355min
