LionTree Founder, Chairman and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff recently appeared on the debut episode of "Invested by Aleph," interviewed by Michael Eisenberg. Michael is a Partner at Israel-based Venture Capital fund Aleph. Their expansive conversation covers everything from Aryeh's views on the value of empathy, retaining humanity in digital spaces, centering relationships vs. transactions, the economic future of the Middle East, and much more. Enjoy this insightful look at what motivates Aryeh, both pr...
Mar 13, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Ep. 144
Rachel Kraus is the Managing Director/Partner at DoAble, a brand strategy and marketing collective and Executive-in-Residence at LionTree. In this episode of Listen on Purpose, UNICEF Board Member and former HR leader for Netflix Animation Studio Aaron Mitchell shows us how he’s used what he learned from his upbringing and his background in music to find the harmony of dissonance. This podcast is for information purposes only. The opinions and views expressed in this material are solely the part...
Feb 27, 2023•45 min•Ep. 143
Today, on a special edition of Kinsights , we hear from LionTree Managing Director Yuri Brodsky in conversation with Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton, as we mark one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Yuri, who grew up in Ukraine prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, discusses the current state of the Ukraine conflict, shedding light on the origins of the conflict as well as potential outcomes - both in terms of global politics and the impact on business. Please be advised that the opinions ...
Feb 13, 2023•30 min•Ep. 142
Today, LionTree’s Ali Walton gets the download from serial entrepreneur Aaron Levant, CEO of NTWRK. Aaron’s path to leading the livestream e-commerce platform - described as “MTV meets QVC in a mobile video package” - was anything but straight. He takes us through his auspicious beginnings as a teenage entrepreneur, and expounds on why “ignorance” has been a virtue for him in all his endeavors. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCa...
Jan 30, 2023•31 min•Ep. 141
LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff sits down with public markets lead Leslie Mallon to discuss his outlook and expectations for 2023. This annual conversation aims to provide forward-looking insight into topics that are top-of-mind heading into 2023, spanning everything from the macro environment and expectations for M&A to sector-level developments and thematic trends for the year ahead, drawing from LionTree’s annual year-end letter and sector perspectives. To read Aryeh’s letter r...
Jan 17, 2023•50 min•Ep. 140
LionTree Managing Director Alex Michael discusses what he sees in store for Sports in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refers to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twi...
Jan 15, 2023•14 min•Ep. 139
LionTree Managing Director Antal Runneboom discusses what he sees in store for the Creator Economy in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refers to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. LionTree's Creator Economy Perspectives 2023 Deck is here (https://lntb2cassets.blob.core.windo...
Jan 13, 2023•11 min•Ep. 138
LionTree Managing Director Michael Kim discusses what he sees in store for Software in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refers to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Tw...
Jan 11, 2023•13 min•Ep. 137
LionTree Managing Director John Traugott discusses what he sees in store for Sustainability & Resources in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refer to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, f...
Jan 09, 2023•12 min•Ep. 136
LionTree Managing Director Emily Wang discusses what she sees in store for Gaming in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refer to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitt...
Jan 07, 2023•11 min•Ep. 135
LionTree Managing Director Adam Judd discusses what he sees in store for web3 and crypto in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refer to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on ...
Jan 05, 2023•13 min•Ep. 134
LionTree Managing Director James Lindsay discusses what he sees in store for the music industry in 2023 with Kindred Media's Laura Clinton. This episode is part of LionTree’s 2023 Sector Outlook series leading up to the release of LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff's 2023 Outlook. Any reference to investments made by LionTree refer to investments made by a fund managed by a LionTree investment manager. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredC...
Jan 03, 2023•15 min•Ep. 133
Rachel Kraus is the Managing Director/Partner at DoAble, a brand strategy and marketing collective and Executive-in-Residence at LionTree. In this episode of Listen on Purpose, Rachel Rothman tells the story of how her background as a mechanical engineer, advocate, and mom of 3 prepared her for her dream job: Chief Technologist at Good Housekeeping. She and Rachel Kraus explore the thematics of patterns and the central anchor that is defined by purpose. This podcast is for information purposes o...
Dec 26, 2022•33 min•Ep. 132
Tune in for an insightful journey into the prime entrepreneurial mindset of Rich Barton, ZIllow Group CEO and Expedia Founder. In conversation with LionTree Managing Director Antal Runneboom, Rich discusses his path from conceptualizing and launching Expedia in 1994 while at Microsoft to the development and launch of the preeminent real estate site Zillow, where he serves as CEO - overseeing that company’s enviable growth path. The discussion is full of pearls of wisdom for any aspiring business...
Dec 19, 2022•47 min•Ep. 131
LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff goes deep with author, historian and compadre Niall Ferguson. Niall, a Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University as well as the Managing Director of the Greenmantle advisory firm, opines on the state of international and domestic affairs, as well as what makes for great leadership. Covering everything from Churchill’s greatest quotes to the unique heroism of Volodymyr Zelensky, the duo provides historical context to current events. ...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Ep. 130
Tune in for a special episode in collaboration with University of California, San Diego's “Tritoncast,” LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff joins his alma mater to celebrate the unveiling of the new LionTree Arena on campus. Since its relatively recent founding in 1960, UCSD has climbed the academic rankings to become one of the Top 20 research universities in the world. With this strong academic foundation, UCSD is also the youngest university in the country to successfully complete a multi-billion-dol...
Nov 21, 2022•33 min•Ep. 129
Rachel Kraus is the Managing Director/Partner at DoAble, a brand strategy and marketing collective and Executive-in-Residence at LionTree. In this episode of Listen on Purpose , Deputy Director of the New Museum Isolde Brielmaier discusses her multicultural upbringing, her unique career path, and elevating mundane business transactions to transformative interactions. This podcast is for information purposes only. The opinions and views expressed in this material are solely the participant’s pers...
Nov 14, 2022•33 min•Ep. 128
On the eve of the US midterm elections, LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff catches up with Rashida Jones, the President of MSNBC, who has served in that role since February of 2021. The first black executive to lead a major news network, Rashida discusses the multifaceted approach she is taking to redefining the network’s brand, as well as her experiences growing up in a majority white community and being “underestimated” in school and her early career. She also details the steps the net...
Nov 07, 2022•31 min•Ep. 126
Tune in as LionTree Managing Director John Traugott sits down with Closed Loop Partners CEO Ron Gonen. The pair discuss the life experiences that have led Ron through a varied career - from consulting and entrepreneurship, through public service and investing - aligning capitalism with positive environmental and social impact. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can hear our radio show on...
Oct 24, 2022•36 min•Ep. 125
By popular demand, we present a replay of a conversation between LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff and Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman, two of the co-Founders of political media brand Punchbowl News, recorded last June. Anna and Jake were co-authors of the must-read Politico Playbook before leaving to launch the business at the beginning of 2021. With midterms just a month away, tune in to hear about their accidentally auspicious timing, the challenges of starting and staffing up during a ...
Oct 10, 2022•48 min•Ep. 124
Rachel Kraus is the Managing Director/Partner at DoAble, a brand strategy and marketing collective and Executive-in-Residence at LionTree. In the first episode of the new miniseries, Listen on Purpose , Rachel speaks with Justice Richard Bernstein of the Supreme Court of Michigan about finding hope, faith, and purpose in life’s hardest moments. This podcast is for information purposes only. The opinions and views expressed in this material are solely the participant’s personal opinions and do no...
Oct 03, 2022•28 min•Ep. 123
Tune in as LionTree Partner Allison Ross checks in with Artie CEO Ryan Horrigan. The web3 company's mission is to build a universe of characters for app-less mobile gaming - allowing users to play across the social sphere, from Discord to Twitter. In addition to sharing some details about an upcoming game they're developing in-house, which blends NFTs and traditional gaming loot, Ryan offers his vision for why the next foundational entertainment giant will come from the gaming world. Find and ra...
Sep 26, 2022•31 min•Ep. 122
LionTree Co-Head of Growth Alex Michael sits down with icon Paris Hilton and her husband Carter Reum in their first podcast interview together. Though she essentially created the personal brand industry, building it into a multi-pronged, billion-dollar business, Paris shows no signs of slowing down. Thirty fragrances, three books, 19 product lines, the Roblox Metaverse “Paris World” - there’s a LOT. The couple - Carter is an author and the founder of angel firm M13 Ventures - has a unique and or...
Sep 12, 2022•33 min•Ep. 121
Joining Microsoft as an intern in 1988, Phil Spencer has been part of the company’s entire gaming journey. Now, as CEO of Microsoft Gaming, he sits down with Vaizey View host Lord Ed Vaizey to discuss the company’s commitment to reflecting the diversity of the 3 billion strong gaming community, as well as the steps Microsoft is taking to democratize who can make these games. It’s an honest and insightful conversation with one of the biggest figures in the entertainment ecosystem. You can subscri...
Aug 31, 2022•44 min•Ep. 120
LionTree Founder and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff has a freewheeling and insightful conversation with Maverick Carter, who has gone from high school teammate of LeBron James to serving as CEO of The SpringHill Company, which includes SpringHill Entertainment, the content and production company the pair launched in 2007, and Uninterrupted, a platform that allows world-class athletes to share their stories. This conversation has everything: Maverick's Akron, Ohio origin story; the advantages of being "us...
Aug 30, 2022•53 min•Ep. 119
Michael Lynton has worn many hats, having served as CEO of Sony Entertainment and Sony Pictures as well as CEO of AOL Europe. Now, as the Chairman of both Snap, Inc. and Warner Music Group, he's in a unique position to understand how the consumer mindset is evolving. In this exclusive conversation with Alex Michael, LionTree's Co-Head of Growth, Michael discusses the characteristics that make for great leadership, as well as his vision for where entertainment is headed. Find and rate KindredCast...
Jun 30, 2022•34 min•Ep. 118
Join LionTree Co-Head of Growth Alex Michael as he dialogues with best-selling author, pundit and Pushkin Industries President and co-Founder Malcolm Gladwell - literally and figuratively one of the leading voices in the audio space. Hear the celebrated business thinker and intellectual contrarian opine on everything from why it’s smart for Pushkin to make big budget audiobooks to what he sees as the future of the workplace. Hot takes a-plenty, so tune in! Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podc...
May 02, 2022•40 min•Ep. 117
In a conversation recorded in March, Managing Director of LionTree and co-founder of Griffin Gaming Partners Nick Tuosto and Take-Two Interactive Chairman and CEO Strauss Zelnick catch up on a multitude of topics, from Strauss’s personal inspiration and management philosophy to the current state of the gaming industry. Find and rate KindredCast on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can hear our radio show on SiriusX...
Apr 18, 2022•26 min•Ep. 116
Join Howard Han, LionTree’s Head of Principal Investments & Merchant Banking, as he gets the lowdown on the travel industry’s post-Covid mojo from Johannes Reck, the co-Founder and CEO of GetYourGuide. In a world in which 50% of travel is still booked offline, GetYourGuide is driving the transformation to help globetrotters book one-of-a-kind experiences at the most sought-after destinations. Johannes’ journey leading the Berlin-based startup to a position of strength provides a bevy of less...
Apr 04, 2022•36 min•Ep. 115
Join LionTree Co-Head of Growth Alex Michael as he sits down with author, investor and podcasting north star Tim Ferriss. Tim - the author of five #1 New York TImes/Wall Street Journal best-sellers (including “The 4-Hour Workweek”), investor in companies like Facebook, Uber, Twitter and many more, and chief cook and bottle washer of “The Tim Ferriss Show” podcast - brings his unique and intimate perspective to a bevy of topics, including the advantages of a shorter work week, his next great inve...
Mar 21, 2022•46 min•Ep. 114
