Dr. Bruce Gewertz is the Surgeon-in-Chief, Chair of the Department of Surgery, Vice Dean of Academic Affairs, and Vice President of Interventional Services at Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles. Under his leadership at Cedars-Sinai, Dr. Gewertz has added to the Department of Surgery’s academic stature by targeted recruitments across all specialties, more than doubling clinical revenues and expanding the clinical faculty by more than 50%. Most recently, he led a $4 million multi-institutio...
Nov 16, 2020•47 min
Shuchi Sarkar is the Chief Marketing Officer at Creo, a company that produces natural and more sustainable cannabinoid ingredients through a fusion of technology and the ancient process of fermentation. She is an accomplished marketer with over 25 years of broad experience at leading tech companies like HP, Compaq, Motorola, and Ogilvy Advertising. Before working with Creo, Shuchi was the Global Head of Marketing for HP’s digital printing business. She’s also received several industry awards, in...
Nov 09, 2020•51 min
Nyika Allen is the Director of Aviation for the City of Albuquerque, where she is responsible for the management and oversight of Albuquerque International Sunport and Double Eagle Airport. She is the first millennial to lead a city department and the first woman to serve as Director of the Department of Aviation. Under Nyika’s leadership over the past two years, Albuquerque International Sunport has expanded its route portfolio and undergone the completion of a $30 million terminal renovation. ...
Nov 02, 2020•50 min
Allan Silva is the Founder and CEO of Truedragon, a team coaching company that creates business growth by helping global business executives and senior product and engineering leaders build and align winning teams. Allan is also the Founding Partner of Riverene, a leadership and organizational development consultancy. His recent clients include Lucasfilm, ILM, Sonos, Atlassian, GRAIL, Airbnb, Salesforce, and Twitter. In this episode… Leadership is all about balance. While you want to ensure that...
Oct 26, 2020•44 min
Chris Calvosa is the Vice President of Global Sales and Institutional Partnerships at VisionSpring, leading all sales and business development activities. Currently, he manages teams in seven countries to help provide affordable eyeglasses and optical accessories to people throughout the world. Chris has over 20 years of experience in sales, marketing, branding, and business development, and has led teams to deliver brand growth, surpass revenue targets, and achieve strategic goals. In this epis...
Oct 21, 2020•52 min
Dave Stangis is the Founder and CEO of 21C Impact, an advisory services company for the 21st century. He currently advises leading companies on Environmental Social and Governance (ESG) technology as well as reputation and resiliency strategies. Before 21C Impact, he served as the Chief Sustainability Officer and Vice President of Public Affairs & Corporate Responsibility at Campbell Soup Company. In the past 20 years, Dave has led two Fortune 500 corporations, Intel and Campbell Soup Company, f...
Oct 19, 2020•50 min
Denise Tran is the CEO of Bun Mee Vietnamese Sandwich Eatery, a gourmet, fast-casual restaurant that blends Vietnam’s street food concepts with modern interpretations and fresh, local ingredients. After practicing law in Seattle, Denise decided to transition and open Bun Mee in 2011. Within months of opening the doors, many of their menu items landed on San Francisco’s best lists. In 2019, Bun Mee’s sales exceeded eight figures and there are now four locations throughout the city, including loca...
Oct 12, 2020•54 min
Avital Ungar is the Founder and Owner of Avital Tours, a company that is dedicated to providing story-driven culinary experiences. While living in Paris and the quaint town of Aix-en-Provence in Southern France, she became serious about the finer points in life and is now a certified sommelier (with a little help from Wine for Dummies , naturally). While attending UCLA, Avital studied Art History, French, and Mandarin Chinese. After living in Shanghai and working in the Chinese contemporary art ...
Oct 05, 2020•47 min
Dr. Michael Nurok is the Director of the Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Unit at Cedars-Sinai and practices clinically as an intensivist and cardiothoracic anesthesiologist. Previously, he served as faculty at the Department of Global Health and Social Medicine at Harvard, and the Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Dr. Nurok also created a dedicated orthopedic intensive care unit at the Hospital for Special Surgery and served as its first director. In this episode… An organization has to align its mis...
Sep 21, 2020•47 min
Joe Diliberto is the President and Owner of Sandler Training in Oakland, providing training, coaching, and consulting services to clients across a wide range of industries. He has over 30 years of experience in his field and is an expert in sales, sales management, business development, and negotiation skills. Before establishing Sandler Training, Joe held executive-level management positions at Fortune 100 and start-up companies. In this episode… Failure is an inevitable part of life. But, if y...
Sep 14, 2020•50 min
Bill Press is the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Iterable, a growth marketing platform that enables brands to build stronger relationships with their customers and create lifetime value as a result. He received a Ph.D. in Computation and Neural Systems from Caltech and has over two decades of experience as an engineer and leader in enterprise and on-demand software. Before his current role, Bill was the Senior Vice President of Engineering at Optimizely and created and led the Productiv...
Sep 07, 2020•53 min
Dr. Vivek Moitra is an Allen I. Hyman Professor of Critical Care Anesthesiology at Columbia University Medical Center. He specializes in intensive care and anesthesiology and has been the Division Chief of Critical Care Medicine for the past 5 years. Additionally, Dr. Moitra has an MHA focused in Health/Health Care Administration/Management from Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health. He is an aspiring servant leader and describes himself as a “work in progress.” In this episode… It...
Aug 31, 2020•45 min
Brenda Castillo-Garza is the Regional Director at MidPen Housing Corporation, an organization that provides safe, affordable housing and other services to low-income residents in the Bay Area. Brenda is a native of San Jose and earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Sociology from UC Santa Barbara. She went on to earn a Master’s Degree in Education and Counseling from San Jose State University and started her educational career by working in the community college sector. At MidPen Housing Corporation, Br...
Aug 24, 2020•51 min
Jasmin Saidi-Kuehnert is the Founder, President, and CEO of the Academic Credentials Evaluation Institute (ACEI). She has dedicated the last 30 years to international education, sharing her knowledge as a published author and speaker on world education systems. As an advisor, Jasmin helps institutions and organizations navigate emerging markets, credential evaluation standards, and global pathway initiatives. In the past, Jasmin served as the Chair of the Association of International Educators. ...
Aug 17, 2020•50 min
Erika Andresen is an attorney with over 14 years of experience in government and corporate regulatory/compliance law and investigations. After working pro bono for veterans, she felt motivated to join the military and has spent the past eight and a half years in public service as the active duty officer for the U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Corps. Erika specializes in the law of armed conflict and emergency management, working on issues related to natural and man-made foreign and domestic t...
Aug 10, 2020•56 min
Bill Roth is the Director of Cloud Economics at VMware and has over 30 years of experience in the enterprise software industry. He has also worked as a technical evangelist, operating executive, and journalist in addition to running product management organizations and holding CMO positions for startups. During his career, Bill has worked for several startups and bigger companies alike, including BEA Systems, Sun Microsystems, and Morgan Stanley. In this episode… A leader’s main focus is to help...
Aug 03, 2020•47 min
Simon Chan is the Founder of MLM Nation, the #1 network marketing podcast on iTunes, where he’s interviewed over 500 top income earners. He jumped into network marketing in 2003 and has since built a million-dollar business with over 200,000 distributors. In 2013, Simon retired from building MLM to become a full-time business coach, speaker, and online marketer. He uses online duplication—the same strategies that developed his global team—to help network marketers create successful MLM businesse...
Jul 27, 2020•44 min
Shannon Adkins is a thought leader and the CEO of Future State. Future State is a women-led, women-owned, and employee-owned consulting company that guides their clients throughout their journeys of transformation. Shannon worked for startups and tech companies, as well as corporate America, got her MBA, and started a family all before returning to a company where she knew she could fully realize her roles as a mom, a volunteer, and an influential businesswoman. She became the CEO of Future Stat...
Jul 21, 2020•49 min
Jenny Coupe is the VP of Revenue Marketing at ActiveCampaign, with over 25 years of experience in B2B marketing. She specializes in building demand generation programs that create predictable revenue by leveraging the power of data. Jenny has worked at several startups and larger companies like Silicon Graphics. Before joining ActiveCampaign, she was VP of Global Customer Acquisition at SOASTA, where she led the company to a successful acquisition by Akamai Technologies in 2017. She was also the...
Jul 21, 2020•46 min
Cory Levenberg is the founder of 42, Inc., an IT consulting firm focused on providing companies with strategic technology solutions. He is also a part of the Entrepreneurs’ Organization, where he chairs the Accelerator Program and coaches young businesses. Cory’s most recent endeavor is building free-range artisanal enclosures for charity. Yes, we’re talking about chicken coops. In this episode… Being an entrepreneur is a rewarding yet challenging experience. While there are many alluring aspect...
Jul 21, 2020•45 min
Dov Pollack is an executive coach and leadership consultant at Next Wave Leadership , a company that provides their clients with self-reflection tools to gain clarity about their strengths and become more effective leaders. Their clients include Charles Schwab, Premier Nutrition, Slack, Sonos, Twilio, and MidPen Housing. Dov’s unique approach to coaching frees leaders from their limiting beliefs in order to create a culture where everyone thrives. In this episode… It’s shown that the best places...
Jun 26, 2020•23 min
