If it weren't for Steve's quick thinking to build a swarm-based diagnostic AI to understand what he was feeling, he may not have been here today. He had a rare and often fatal blood cancer and leveraged AI to understand his condition quicker than any doctor diagnosis.
Utilizing MyChart data with his know how in the tech space Steve changed the outcome for himself and now wants to do this for others. He is working to bring this to diagnosis speed to everyone via the CureWise technology!
Jerald has done business in China for years, mastering the environment, and has authored a comprehensive book that explains the rules for doing business in the region. With an extensive background in sports, Jerald became a partner and now longtime friend of popular basketball player "The Iceman".
Aiding George in countless deals around the globe from endorsements to new company developments together, Jerald has been a steady hand in deal making. He currently has multiple exciting projects in development that have yet to be announced but focus on transforming the experience of sport!
Jerald talks about his journey as a manager, entrepreneur, and outside the box thinker as well as hints towards his upcoming ventures!
Crystal has pioneered a different approach to developing audience insights for advertising dollars to be more precisely spent, called ARI. This, alongside her tenacity and resilience, has enabled Digital Culture Group to gain tremendous industry wide recognition in a short period of time!
She shares how brands can take advantage of AI for audience makeup, how the ARI tool works, and what she aspires to do now! Crystal also hones in on how she has found different angles for brands to reach their consumers and the importance of understanding culture thoroughly.
James excelled greatly while leading Jamba Juice to a healthy financial position and increasing its footprint substantially for more customers to be exposed to the brand. Leveraging that expertise and skills he acquired, alongside Krista, they together launched Culture Design Lab, which is company that specializes in helping others develop, maintain, and improve a healthy company culture!
Krista and James have just authored a book based on conversations with many other corporate leaders and their experiences working together with companies to improve culture that tells readers techniques on how to make the company wide changes they need to. The book is called, Culture Design: How to Build a High-Performing, Resilient Organization with Purpose.
James talks about building Jamba Juice, what it took to succeed, and the competitive food and beverage scene. Krista and James both share more on the case studies behind Culture Design Lab and what we can expect next!
Esther had a personal experience with back pain that was unable to be solved traditionally so she set out to come up with a new and improved solution! After countless hours spent analyzing how the back works, the causes of tension, and more she was able to determine a specific set of fitness routines and techniques to enable better back health!
She has since published her findings in the popular book, 8 Steps to a Pain-Free Back, which has become a best seller and has also given many well received public lectures about her findings. Esther has cleverly brought out a different approach to relieving back pain and the results speak for themselves, people love the approach!
She talks about how the new approach was developed, what enabled it to get great traction, and what is in store next!
Robbins Brothers is an over 100 year old brand that has been a source of inspiration and great pride for the jewelry industry. They have developed countless pieces that have been worn throughout the world and have set numerous trends including in the diamond section!
Marc went from finance to fine jewelry and has now become the leader this amazing brand needs! He shares how he got interested in being involved in Robbins Brothers, how the foundation in bridal has helped them expand, the new stores, and more on future plans.
Julia and Kevin together have created the internet's most beloved destination for event discovery in your area and have helped millions of events monetize effectively with ticketing! There was once a time when ticketing your event online was not seamless and that is how the idea for Eventbrite was born!
Since the creation of the company, Eventbrite has enabled the development of close knit communities, helped people gain new hobbies, or meet friends for life. Lot's of positives! Event ticketing went from not easy to seamless, ready in minutes, and event organizers could just focus on making the best events possible!
Julia shares her story as a founder working alongside her Co-Founder and partner Kevin building this amazing platform, how they got their initial traction, and the evolution of Eventbrite as a business during the changes from Covid. She also discusses the bright future of the platform, how virtual events are here to stay, and what we can expect next! As a long time Eventbrite user, I've discovered countless amazing events through the platform!
Ismael realized powerful fintech tools needed to be provide to creators so they have the best opportunity for success. He built ThriveCart around this concept while making the platform simple to use.
Now 10s of thousands of creators and entrepreneurs have used the platform and it has processed billions in lifetime sales. Creating a new monetization approach that wasn't seamless before.
Ismael talks about how the idea for the company happened, the development of the technology, and what has attracted creators most to ThriveCart. He also shares the exciting vision for the future of the business!
Nikil and Co-Founder Joe Lau realized that the software to build out and design for scale in the Blockchain space was not developed in a seamless way similar to development of traditional web internet applications. They set out to solve this problem and launched Alchemy, which has become the industry's most loved tool to develop for Web3!Nikil and Joe previously took an idea for a social app to a top downloaded app on the app store, and learned a lot about how to gain users and provide continuous value to them. Building on that foundation, he smartly positioned Alchemy within the industry discourse by solving a significant problem and has last publicly raised at a $10.2B valuation. In this episode, Nikil talks about his journey building Alchemy, how they have made Web3 building better, and the potential of Alchemy in its next phase of growth!
Eric has taken Damier Media from an idea to an award winning digital marketing agency with around 70 million followers including building category leading brands around the wonders of the earth and the lessons of our history!
He breaks down how digital marketing consistently evolves with today's rapid tech advancements and also sheds light on how effective marketing campaigns are done on social media.
One of Damier's brands, @earthpix, has become the go to destination to learn about the most amazing experiences around the globe and it has substantially impacted travel trends across the world.
Eric shares the keys to building long lasting and loved brands on social media and how to carve out your niche!
Dov pioneered portable and low cost memory via his creation of the USB memory stick, the flash drive, that made storing songs, videos, and more easy to do and convenient. His creation of M-Systems became the foundation for this technology that has been used by over a billion people worldwide!
After a tremendous amount of effort, Dov successfully sold M-Systems to SanDisk for $1.6B, enabling SanDisk to have access to the cutting edge memory technology that has lead them to becoming the premiere company in the category.
Dov recounts many important lessons from his journey revolutionizing the category, talks about how he is backing younger founders at Grove Ventures, and what he aspires to do most now!
Teton Ridge recently took over The Cowboy Channel giving it the rights to over 600 annual major rodeos worldwide, an important decision. Solidifying the company's place in the industry and consolidating the category!
Deirdre has immense experience in the media space having lead NFL star Jay Cutler's Outside company which has a great amount of overlapping audience and was previously CRO of Barstool Sports. She has taken this background and worked hard to bring the Western category to the forefront of American sports.
Her energy and efforts have been put towards more mass appeal and expanding revenue and the results show it is attracting a whole new audience! She breaks down Teton Ridge's roadmap for further scale, the economics of the business, and much more.
Adam Cheyer and Susan Bennett were instrumental to ushering in the revolution of the digital personal assistant that changed the way we interact with our phones.
With Susan voicing Siri and Adam creating it, it was time for them both to meet to discuss the origins of this product that changed the world! Adam and Susan have never discussed their story together until now.
We talked about the creation of the technology, Adam's thoughts on Susan's voice, how Susan became the "famous" Siri, and the lasting results of this revolution in AI on them both.
This is an opportunity to hear the intertwined story of Siri through the lens of two people that were crucial in its global success.
Peter has written a highly regarded book series called The Wild Robot, that has taught a younger generation about compassion, kindness, and how to get along while having differences. Through the journey of animals meeting a robot, you see the unexpected evolution of a powerful friendship.
The Wild Robot became a successful movie released in theaters worldwide recently and showcased Peter's vision on the big screen. The engaging visuals and fun storyline made it an adored film by families!
Peter talks about how his writing career began, what lead to the idea for The Wild Robot series, and what went into writing his first book. He also shares insights into what he wants to do now as a writer and illustrator!
Samantha has been a visionary leader behind an incredibly popular yearly event in Miami that showcases the best of the Latin American fashion talent. The LAFS now attracts people from across the globe that want to display their designs to buyers while also fostering great conversations around educating a younger generation.
The numerous connections, amazing insights, and exciting design all at one event has helped LAFS become a widely recognized event in the industry and one that is highly anticipated by all.
She talks about how her interest in building LAFS happened, what it took to get started, and what has went into making it an environment for creativity! Samantha also hints towards what people can expect at this year's event.
LAFS is coming up soon, learn more about it here: https://lafs.com/
Scott was traveling when he was exposed to the difficult conditions many experience when needing clean water in Benin and Liberia. He decided that he could throw an event to raise money back in NYC and this idea turned into an incredible charity effort that has now provided access to clean water for millions!
Charity: water has sophisticatedly determined the right amount of resources needed to fund projects for clean water around the world and has very successfully deployed raised capital to have tangible and long lasting impact.
Scott talks about what made him want to take on this mission, how charity: water formed, and his current goals to achieve now!
Eric realized that the family office model needed to be revitalized so he set out to make that change with a close colleague. Cresset was born with the idea that the family office can be so much more!
Eric has now built Cresset to an over $70B Aum multi-family office that takes care of its members at the highest level possible providing educational resources, one of one experiences, and financial guidance that is unrivaled.
He talks about his incredible career as an entrepreneur, co-founding Sterling Partners, overcoming hardship, and his new book that breaks down the keys to success from analyzing companies that overcame the odds!
Michael was dubbed "Super Bowl Czar" by LA Governor Jeff Landry and was instrumental in making it one of the most financially lucrative experiences for the area. His company focuses on growing the region and Michael's work has ranged from disaster recovery, helping small businesses, and building a tech community.
He talks about the focus now for New Orleans and his plan to continue the growth! Michael also shares how his passion for New Orleans originated and how he has been able to do so much good for the area.
Daniel founded and scaled @rap on Instagram to over 10 million followers and in turn built up the industry's go to source for any rap news, viral songs, and much more! Doing this at such a young age, Daniel has become a Forbes 30 Under 30 member for his accomplishments.
Now, he is building Repriced a software too that enables you to save on travel bookings like flights by monitoring price changes and helping you rebook when the best deal is there.
Daniel talks about how he became an entrepreneur, what lead to @rap's success online, and how he plans to save people money on travel!
Learn more here: https://repriced.ai/
Joseph has rethought the way we create materials by brilliantly building the lab of the future, an autonomous one, and applying AI to identify new material structures. Radical AI has just recently finalized the third largest seed round in NYC history, because their innovation is unprecedented!
Joseph has taken his impressive background as an Army National Guard vet and PhD material science holder to the world of technology and entrepreneurship. In not a long time has made a massive change in the industry. Radical AI is exactly as the name sounds, a team filled with people who intend to build out radically different materials that can advance automotive, energy, and so many more areas. With Radical AI's autonomous lab, this can happen as R&D is being sped up around 4x!
He talks about the journey from Army vet to startup founder and how AI will change the way materials are discovered and made!