Show Notes Elizabeth Xu Dr. Elizabeth Xu is a passionate global transformative leader and public company board member. She is a C-level executive with 20+ years of experience & a track record of technology, product and business strategy/execution & customer satisfaction success. She is the CEO and co-founder of A2C Leadership Group, an interactive online education and coaching platform. A2C helps companies to develop their top talent, elevates their thinking into a creative win-win minds...
Aug 03, 2022•49 min•Ep. 147
145 Secondaries, Selling your Pre-IPO Shares with Bryce Emo Bryce Emo is the Founder of Sidecar Sidecar is an advisory service for shareholders in hyper-growth companies. They aid shareholders as they navigate the private liquidity markets to fund the exercise of options and/or gain liquidity. By helping shareholders understand the value of their equity, layout the various solutions (private sale, loan, structured finance, etc.) and introduce them to providers who can help them achieve their goa...
Jul 27, 2022•59 min•Ep. 146
Panel 4 Capital Summit and Exit Strategy Panel 4 Tech and the Economy...What will disrupt your business? Is your company on the verge of being disrupted and you don't even know it? What keeps you up at night? Well... we are going to unlock some information on technology that if you are not tracking today your company might fall in, with names like Blockbuster and Kodak. Moderator Daran Herrman CEO at Goboto | Host of Establishing your Empire with 10+ years of experience in managing online busine...
Jul 20, 2022•32 min•Ep. 145
Selling Your Business from The Business Capital & Exit Strategy Summit This is the 3rd Panel from the Half Day Summit...Enjoy Selling your business, the secrets of the complete process What needs to be done, before, during, and after you decide to put your company up for sale? Where are the problems that could cause the deal to fail. In the event of failure, how do you walk away keeping the maximum amount from the transaction? Marcel Pfister Wealth Advisor for Startup Founders & Employee...
Jul 13, 2022•39 min•Ep. 144
Hongyi li Li Hong Yi, is the Director of Open Government Product for Singapore(the SWAT team version of government’s core engineering unit). Hong Yi having worked in Google before returning to Singapore to start and lead his own division from ground up. He is passionate about delivering modern digital solutions to Singapore citizens he has launched some amazing nationwide-adopted consumer services and made huge differences to Singapore national engineering culture through his platform. He’s also...
Jul 06, 2022•42 min•Ep. 143
Panel 2 • Post Pandemic Capital Structuring, where will the money come from? During the Pandemic did one of these happen to you: 1) You borrowed money and now must recapitalize and are wondering what your options are? 2) You struggled, barely survived, and now need capital to bring your company back to life? 3) Your company saw new highs and now you see unknown potential you want to raise capital to reach. These industry experts will share ideas and give you insights into potential solutions tha...
Jun 30, 2022•37 min•Ep. 142
140 Grit and your Startup with Luke Hohmann Founder and CEO of FirstRoot, Inc. Our mission is to create the next generation of impact investors. Our unique go-to-market strategy supports all stakeholders as youth use participatory budgeting to invest real money in their schools. Youth learn the 5 C's of modern education: creativity, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, and civics as they experience true agency and stewardship over their futures, learning through their own experiences...
Jun 22, 2022•53 min•Ep. 141
139 Disruptive Technology with Guillaume Jaulerry Guillaume Jaulerry is a proven entrepreneur focused on wearable hardware, data security, cybersecurity. Global senior technology leadership experience. Solving security, privacy, and portability of all data for both consumer and enterprise markets. International experience in 3 continents, working in sectors like fashion, auto parts, finance, international trade and manufacturing. He started at very young age to play puzzle, having fun building c...
Jun 15, 2022•48 min•Ep. 140
138 Corporations, Governments, and the People with Samira Khan Samira Khan is a social impact changemaker + intrapreneur passionate about empathy-driven, innovative approaches to advancing societal wellbeing and solving global challenges.— This includes through tech, cross-sector business model innovation, art, education, & engagement. She believes that unlocking human potential lies in true empowerment - one amazing way to unleash this potential, for the good of society, is social entrepren...
Jun 08, 2022•50 min•Ep. 139
137 Israel and Silicon Valley with Shlomi Kofman Shlomi Kofman began his term as Israel’s Consul General to the Pacific Northwest in August 2017. Prior to this appointment he served as a Policy Advisor to the Deputy Foreign Ministers at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Headquarters in Jerusalem, Israel. Over the course of his 20-year diplomatic career, Kofman has served as Israel’s Deputy Consul General in New York City, Chief of Staff to Ambassadors in Washington D.C., Deputy Ambassador in Thail...
Jun 01, 2022•41 min•Ep. 138
135 Selling your Company with Shawn Flynn Shawn Flynn started as a business owner, founding, and growing a successful company in Beijing China before returning to the US to work with companies ranging from fast growing Silicon Valley startups to established overseas public companies. He brings his international experience working with all stages and sectors of businesses to his role as Principal at a premier middle market investment bank with expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital market...
May 25, 2022•38 min•Ep. 137
135 Wealth Beyond Your Startup with Marcel Pfister Marcel is Wealth Advisor at Farther, where he advises startup founders and early-stage employees on holistic wealth management solutions. He enjoys being part of his clients’ wealth-creation journey, from starting a business to navigating a potential exit, as well as strategizing the best and most efficient ways to leave a legacy for the next generation. Prior to joining the Farther team, he spent most of his career as an Investment Advisor at G...
May 18, 2022•43 min•Ep. 136
134 Beyond the Beauty Pageant with Wendy Shew Wendy Shew, Founder of Building Education, experienced early tragedy which became her catalyst for social impact work. She’s served 25 years in community service as a youth advocate, international volunteer, and board member for numerous non-profit organizations. Prior to community service work, Wendy attended Southern Illinois University where she studied aeronautical science, aviation management, and learned to fly, logging over 60+ hours in single...
May 11, 2022•34 min•Ep. 135
133 The Best Communicators Win with Brian Sparkes! Brian Sparkes is an experienced consultant with a demonstrated history of working in higher education, and startup culture. Experienced in high stakes communication, presentation skills, strengthening emotional intelligence in leadership and teams, business development, building business culture, community and social capital. We talk about How does one emotionally connect with their message? How to tailor a presentation with who you are talking ...
May 04, 2022•32 min•Ep. 134
Maya Tussing Bio Maya is a Partner of Fairlight Advisors which helps nonprofit leaders fulfill their mission with first-class financial and investment solutions honed while working at the most respected institutions in the world. Prior to Fairlight, Maya was the Head of BlackRock’s Institutional Index Allocation Group, where her team managed over $200B across all asset classes, investment styles and vehicles. Over the last 20 years, Maya has held senior risk management roles at firms such as Bla...
Apr 27, 2022•48 min•Ep. 133
131 Technology beyond Government with Dimitri Kusnezov . Dr. Dmitri Kusnezov received A.B. degrees in Physics and in Pure Mathematics with highest honors from UC Berkeley. Following a year of research at the Institut fur Kernphysik, KFA-Julich, in Germany, he attended Princeton University earning his MS in Physics and Ph.D. in Theoretical Nuclear Physics. At Michigan State University, he conducted postdoctoral research and then became an instructor. In 1991, he joined the faculty of Yale Univers...
Apr 20, 2022•51 min•Ep. 132
Marcian Ted Hoff 130 Creating the Microprocessor and beyond with Marcian "Ted" Hoff BIOGRAPHY OF MARCIAN E. HOFF Dr. Marcian Edward "Ted" Hoff was born in Rochester, New York. His degrees include a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, New York, (1958) and an MS (1959) and a Ph.D. (1962), both in Electrical Engineering, from Stanford University, Stanford, California. In the 1959-1960 time frame he and his professor, Bernard Widrow, co-developed the LMS a...
Apr 13, 2022•57 min•Ep. 131
Deepak Gupta Deepak is a Managing Partner at Blue Bear Ventures (BVB), a seed fund investing in Applied Biology and Sustainable Economy startups emerging out of top-tier research universities in the US. He is also a startup leadership coach and coaches’ founders through their entrepreneurial journey. As a trusted advisor, he helps individuals with functional expertise in every facet of startup operations, from C-level support to finance and accounting, from fundraising to culture development, an...
Apr 06, 2022•41 min•Ep. 130
128 Step-by-step fundraising process with Nathan Beckord Nathan Beckord Earlier in my career, I started two companies, an early web catalog provider and a clinical trial software company. I also worked in investment banking, and was involved in three technology IPOs and nearly 40 acquisitions. On the content side, I produce the popular "How I Raised it" podcast found on iTunes, SoundCloud and Spotify. I also organize various startup events such as FundingV2.com, StartupBD.com and StartupExits.co...
Mar 30, 2022•55 min•Ep. 129
Richard Hua Worldwide Head of EPIC Leadership & Chief EQ Evangelist at Amazon Proven leader with extensive experience in leading large, complex and globally distributed organizations. Developed and implemented innovative expansion strategies and groundbreaking programs across two continents. Possesses outstanding skill in evangelizing ideas, mentoring empathically, building teams and leading change initiatives, which transformed multiple organizations from bottom tier performers to top tier ...
Mar 23, 2022•50 min•Ep. 128
Jason Wolf Bio From my days as a young officer in the special forces, to work with breakthrough startups and at-risk youth today, through many tech start-up and executive roles, I seek to make a positive impact on the world around me. I am passionate about translating grand visions into effective strategies, execution frameworks, and teamwork that lead to financially and socially impactful success! We talk about Lessons learned from a entrepreneur father. What skills transfer from the Special Fo...
Mar 16, 2022•50 min•Ep. 127
Show notes for Jeep Kline Venture Capital Opportunities in Southeast Asia and more with Jeep Kline Jeep Kline who it the first Thailand Venture Capitalist, her experiences include creating a startup, taking a leadership role in technology companies, and managing Big Data at The World Bank (and teaching at Hass school of business at Berkeley. She enjoys applying strategies and analytics to solve difficult problems and create meaningful impacts. On today Show we Talk about: For emerging countries ...
Mar 09, 2022•38 min•Ep. 126
Kison Patel In a world of increasing technological disruption, M&A is becoming necessary in order to stay relevant. However, these transactions are failing because important deal processes, such as diligence and integration, are being poorly conducted and without proven techniques for success. As a former M&A advisor, I’ve seen these challenges first hand and set out to develop tools and techniques that address these industry failings and enable M&A practitioners to drive growth and ...
Mar 02, 2022•38 min•Ep. 125
Adrian Rivodeaux Bio: I once took a course in astrophysics at MIT because I wanted to understand how binary star systems work. In this process of discovery I learned that Jupiter has a molten metal core entirely made of hydrogen. How fascinating. In spite of never becoming an astrophysicist, this unexpected discovery prompted me to start looking at the world differently and ask myself about what other unexpected things are hidden below the surface. What else isn’t obvious about how the world wor...
Feb 23, 2022•45 min•Ep. 124
CJ Gilbert CJ Gilbert lives with his wife and 3 kids in La Mesa, CA. He first started in web design in 1995 and has been the CEO of GilbertStudios since founding it in 2004. CJ has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs and business owners in San Diego and beyond with their websites and marketing needs. And he is constantly studying and learning more about social media, business, its operations, sales, and marketing. On today Show we Talk about: How does one go about finding a developer for their site...
Feb 16, 2022•44 min•Ep. 123
James Cape James has worked in the Silicon Valley high technology industry since 1983. During his first eighteen years he worked at Intel Corporation where he gained broad experience in a variety of sales, marketing, and venture capital positions. On today Show we Talk about: What are some critical competitive advantages that Silicon Valley has? Who coined the term “Silicon Valley”? How has life in Silicon Valley changed in the last 60 years? What the Intel Alumni Network is and what is the grou...
Feb 09, 2022•48 min•Ep. 122
120 The Future of Crypto with Monty Metzger CEO and Founder at LCX - Liechtenstein Cryptoassets Exchange. Monty C. M. Metzger is an internet veteran and acclaimed thought leader on the future of digital. LCX is a new category leader in blockchain - establishing an ecosystem for the new financial world one step at a time. Enabling professional investors to trade, invest and manage crypto assets: Trading Platform for Digital Assets, building an Exchange for Security Tokens and other crypto assets....
Feb 02, 2022•51 min•Ep. 121
Patrick Geddes From early in his career in the investment industry, Geddes was eager to look out for consumer interests above the industry's motivations. That passion led him to serve as Research Director and CFO at the financial services firm, Morningstar; teaching graduate-level portfolio theory at UC Berkeley Extension; co-founding Aperio Group, a $42 billion investment management firm (as of the end of 2020) with a consumer-first, honesty-based mission; and retiring in 2021 to work on a life...
Jan 26, 2022•44 min•Ep. 120
Jerome Fogel is the co-founder of Fogel & Potamianos LLP. He is known as a dealmaker and innovator in the legal community. He represents successful entrepreneurs, small and lower middle market companies, and high-profile sports and entertainment leaders. He also serves as the go-to offsite general counsel for a number of organizations. He has participated in over 100 corporate, non-profit, and entertainment transactions including company formations, mergers & acquisitions, equity financ...
Jan 19, 2022•52 min•Ep. 119
Elizabeth Funk I work at the intersection of profit and purpose: harnessing the power of capitalism to solve the world’s most pressing problems. I believe that capitalism and entrepreneurial spirit are incredibly powerful forces that can be harnessed to create impact with magnitude. I was there at the very beginning of the impact investing movement. In 2004 I started the Dignity Fund, one of the first for-profit funds investing in high potential microfinance institutions. With very small loans o...
Jan 13, 2022•40 min•Ep. 118
