Tech vs Media

Having been on both sides of the technology and media industries for over the last 35 years Richard has learned the good the bad and the ugly. This show shares some of the best thinkers and leaders of Entertainment and Technology so you too can learn some of the lessons it has taken him 35 years to learn.

Every episode features a C-Level guest from the fields of entertainment and media who will share their personal insights, state of the industries today, and predictions for the future for these rapidly changing fields.

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09 - From MTV, to running NPR, to investing in Riot Games, learn from the industry master Jarl Mohn

Former NPR CEO Jarl Mohn recounts some of the most pivotable portions of his career which were in turn pivotal for all of us who are consumers of entertainment including: The early years of MTV and how and why he helped transform the company from music videos to what it has become today The founding of E! Entertainment His time as Chairman and CEO of NPR The wild success of Tiny Desk Music His perspective on gaming and why he invested in Riot Gaming/League of Legends as an angel investor The Thr...

Apr 19, 2022•35 min•Ep. 9

08 - 'The First Lady of Crypto' Crystal Rose Pierce Forecasts Her Top Crypto Picks and the Legitimacy of NFTs

IN THIS EPISODE: Crystal Rose Pierce shares how she began coding at the age of 11. How she has managed to keep her finger on the pulse of whats new, especially with Crypto -- having become involved early around 2012 How Crystal used her expertise to become one of the wealthiest women in Crypto, named by Forbes one of the top worm in BlockChain, and is often referred to as the 'First Lady of Crypto Crystal breaks down NFT’s in a way we can all understand: She gives examples of how NFT’s, especial...

Apr 12, 2022•38 min•Ep. 8

07 - From Audio to Video to Movies and More: the Past, Present, and Future of All Content Streaming with Rob Glaser

IN THIS EPISODE: WHAT IT'S LIKE FOR A DISRUPTIVE TECH COMPANY TO WORK WITH THE MUSIC AND THE MOVIE INDUSTRY ROB GLASER PREDICTS WHO IS A BIGGER COMPANY 5 YEARS FROM NOW: NETFLIX OR ROKU WHO HAS MORE USERS IN 2-3 YEARS: INSTAGRAM OR TIK TOK WHO IS THE BETTER VISIONARY BILL GATES, STEVE JOBS, OR ELON MUSK? WHAT WAS IT LIKE TO JOIN MICROSOFT WHEN IT WAS ONLY 250 PEOPLE? WHAT TO DO AND HOW TO SEE THE FUTURE OF TECHNOLOGY BEFORE IT HAPPENS LEARN WHAT THE FIRST LIVE AUDIO STREAM ON THE INTERNET WAS IN...

Apr 05, 2022•44 min•Ep. 7

06 - How to go from $10,000 and Working in a Small Apartment to Selling Your Company for Over $100,000,000

Skogmo began his media career working as a casting intern for big budget films such as Batman Begins and then worked for the creator of Judge Judy in the mailroom, where he sorted through audience-submitted VHS tapes (the “old-school” way of sourcing content). Now the premiere, fast channel enterprise, Jukin Media wasn’t always an empire. It began as a start-up in Skogmo’s apartment, where his entrepreneurial spirit led him to license and monetize video clips. However, Skogmo made his fortune in...

Mar 15, 2022•42 min•Ep. 6

05 - How to Program to a Global Audience of 7B with Warner Media’s Christy Haubegger

Christy Haubegger, the Executive Vice President, Communications, and Chief Enterprise Inclusion Officer of Warner Media, joins Richard to discuss the process of programming content for a global audience. One of the biggest challenges for a company like Warner Media is ensuring they are catering to an audience on the international scale, rather than solely American media. Christie’s goal is to ensure content reflects the interests and culture of their audience by bringing the level of rigor and a...

Mar 08, 2022•41 min•Ep. 5

04 - Crypto 101 in 40 minutes with Crypto Billionaire Brock Pierce

Brock Pierce shares his incredible life stories and lessons he’s learned, from being a former child-actor, becoming a crypto-billionaire, running in the 2020 U.S. Presidential election, and currently running in the 2022 Vermont Senate Race. Pierce grew up in the entertainment field, but after seeing how the future was being shaped by new technology and the internet, he pivoted to gaming, an industry that was booming in the early 2000s. Eventually, Pierce launched a business which created a marke...

Mar 01, 2022•43 min•Ep. 4

03 - Pioneering Diversity, the Future of the Movie Experience, and Being Yoda’s Stepmother

Mellody started at Ariel Investments as a college intern while at Princeton, and is now Co-CEO. She discusses why she has spent 31 years at Ariel, and how her relationship with Ariel founder John Rogers shaped her college choice, her career, and her outlook on business. She also shares how her husband, George Lucas, has helped shape her understanding of entertainment and film, from spending time at Skywalker Ranch, becoming Yoda’s stepmom, and witnessing Lucas’ creative process. When Hobson was ...

Feb 22, 2022•41 min•Ep. 3

02 - The Creators Era, and The Music Industry "Past, Present, and Future" with Music Visionary and Executive Marc Geiger

This week’s special guest is music visionary and executive Marc Geiger: co-founder of Lollapalooza, founder and CEO of Artist Direct, head of World Wide Music for William Morris for 20 years, and current CEO and Chairman of SaveLive. As someone who has been named one of the most important people in music and has worked closely with legends such as Trent Reznor and the Rolling Stones, Geiger is the go-to expert for the current state and future of the music industry. Geiger discusses his predictio...

Feb 15, 2022•33 min•Ep. 2

01 - Sports, Music, and Gaming; The Evolution of Live Events with Wasserman CEO Casey Wasserman

Will live music come back as big as it was? How will live sports be affected? What’s happening at the nexus of sports and gaming? Meet Casey Wasserman, Chairman and CEO of Wasserman, Chairman of the Super-bowl in LA next week, Chairperson of the 2028 Olympics coming to LA and a very generous philanthropist following in the footsteps of his grandfather Lew Wasserman the original Media Mogul. In this episode we will learn about Wasserman and the 3000 athletes and 2000 musicians that they represent...

Feb 08, 2022•40 min•Ep. 1

Introducing Tech vs Media

Richard Wolpert, a 35 year veteran of Technology and entertainment (Apple, Disney, RealNetworks, 4xCEO) shares the amazing lessons learned on past, present, and predictions of the future of media and technology, and of how these two categories have and will continue to converge or clash. Having been on both sides of the technology and media industries for over the last 35 years Richard has learned the good the bad and the ugly. This show shares some of the best thinkers and leaders of entertainm...

Jan 21, 2022•2 min

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