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Chief Financial Officer of VC Darling Karbon Chief Financial Officer of Rescale Chief Financial Officer of RoundGlass Chief Financial Officer of Skytap Chief Financial Officer of 3Tier Frank Colich's LinkedIn profile reads better than most executives in history. If you look at how consistent he is in obtaining literally the top financial roles, you'll see he really knows how to be successf...

James Brady, Head of Engineering at Ought.org and one of the impressive signatories on the open letter to "pause Giant AI Experiments" (in addition to: Elon Musk and some other notable minds and leaders in society including: Steve Wozniak, Co-founder, Apple Andrew Yang, Forward Party, Co-Chair, Presidential Candidate 2020, NYT Bestselling Author, Presidential Ambassador of Global Entrepr...

Denzel Washington might be the glamorous version of how a debate coach could be, but Chris Medina (current coach of the famous program in the movie) is the modern day Melvin B. Tolson & has helped the "debate program [win] more than 50 national championships, even though the 1,300-student college competes against much larger institutions. Medina’s students are shaped more by adversity than pri...

Hyperboles are dangerous, but after listening to this interview with the CEO/Founder of Lately.ai, I think you'll be calling this conversation one of the most memorable in podcast history.  We were sincerely graced by a founder who's had an incredibly rich life already before starting Lately.ai and it will explain why she becomes next Sara Blakely v 2.0.   

Ta Corrales, an incredible Latino startup founder elucidates to us the Costa Rican perspective to Education.  Through her amazing mother's "startup" spirit in building a school through her current startup https://www.smithassembly.com , we get to learn so many amazing thoughts from this wonderful startup co-founder (re: education).  If you're curious about how the Massachusetts Institute...

Former Founder/CEO of Bizable Aaron Bird sells to Marketo and shortly thereafter sells to Adobe for $4.75 billion.  Today, Aaron is running the startup studio Pienza. You should check it out! Adobe on Thursday announced that it's acquiring Marketo, a company that sells marketing software, from Vista Equity Partners for $4.75 billion. Sep 20, 2018

Coming up very soon are: Aaron Bird, Ta Corrales, Heza Mulinzi & Chris Medina Stay Tuned!!!

The beauty of " EduK8 " is that we give you perspectives from people who disrupt and win at life.  While we respect our "educators," we believe there is a need to examine the education system from people who've navigated through what might be broken and figured a way to leverage what is available.   Minnie Ingersoll , not only graduated from two of the top educational institutions, but s...

Starting off the New Year, we share some more amazing tips on how to get through any difficulty you might be experiencing.  From an amazing & optimistic CTO to a humane & incredibly intelligent Venture Capitalist to a impressive & wise writer, you get very relatable advice on what to do when you might think the cards are against you.    The following amazing voices share...

Coming up on EduK8 are some of the more exciting folks in VC, startups and we everything in between. We have Minnie Ingersoll, Ta Corrales and Aaron Bird who will share with you how they’ve been “winning at life.”

Claudius Mbemba shares how he juggled Work & D1 College Football while maintaining nearly a 4.0 GPA in Computer Science at The Ohio State University.   This very enjoyable interview tells you that almost anything is possible if you have the drive like Mbemba did.  

From archaeological digs in Israel to crossing the Nile River on a scooter, Angela Ma confides in us her "deep thoughts" on what has transformed her from young story teller to 20-something blogger.  Her experiences are as diverse as the colors in the rainbow.  If you become a Patreon supporter of hers, she'll keep you abreast of the many other fascinating tales she'll share beyond what's...

Early stage startup platform and network Founder's Live has graced tens of thousands of entrepreneurs across the globe and today, we were graced by the organization's founder himself: Nick Hughes.  Authenticity is one of the pillars of the organization and you can tell that Nick espouses this very important core and through the conversation with the man with a mission to empower many "dreamer...

"Dean of Students" of the New Technologists (by Microsoft) Lazaro Carrion, Co-founder of Mental Health Startup Jin Woo Yu and Founder of Founder's Live Nick Hughes gives you some of the best tips for anxiety and the stressful times in life.   Enjoy the latest episode of EduK8 hosted by Brandon Na on Spotify, Apple , Google Podcasts , Breaker , Pocket Casts , RadioPublic, Overcast and wherever...

Recently funded Co-founder of Neu (a startup that WILL take over the "on-demand cleaning" industry), Kwame Boler, details his amazing journey in how he's went from graduating with a Computer Engineering Degree just 6 years ago to being one of Seattle's leading startups.  His thoughts are truly artistic and you'll want to listen in.    Kwame's LinkedIn Enjoy the latest episode of Edu...

Coming up is another compilation of the best of the 3rd Q in the 5 Qs I ask at the end of each of the interviews.  With that said, I know some of you have very little time to listen to the longer answers.  As a result, I tried to create a TL;DR which some of you know as “too long; didn’t read”.  Maybe this should be a TL;DL?  Well, here’s the summary: Managing Director Viktor S...

In today’s show, we’re graced by future astronaut & current sailor, Liz Hunt.  She leads one of the more transformative future B Corps you should be looking out for.  Her company focuses on workshops that apply global perspectives in design thinking, and creates environments that empower teams to engage, open up, and create efficaciously. With their services and help, frankly compani...

Education is going to be a priority again for the World’s Largest Economy Enjoy the latest episode of EduK8 hosted by Brandon Na on Spotify, Apple , Google Podcasts , Breaker , Pocket Casts , RadioPublic, Overcast and wherever you listen to your favorite podcasts.

Liz Hunt (Rocket Scientist), Charles Pensig (Data Scientist) and Emily Carrion (Marketing Scientist) provides some of the best advice you will get when it comes to coping with the many difficulties we face living in our dynamic world.   Enjoy the latest episode of EduK8 hosted by Brandon Na on Spotify, Apple , Google Podcasts , Breaker , Pocket Casts , RadioPublic, Overcast and wherever you l...

We learn about the incredible journey of the CEO of Hong Kong's Chicken Soup Foundation, Cindy Chow.  Her path was unique compared to many elite individuals who got to attend boarding school in the UK or one of the best International School's in Hong Kong. She made many of these decisions before she was even "of age."  She tells us how a thin young Asian woman can be as strong as Hercule...

A 20 something Internet Entrepreneur who makes salaries CEOs dream of, the Modern Day Godfather of one of the most revolutionary Digital Marketing Channels and the CEO of a huge Hong Kong Non-Profit serving a base of 12,000 and delivering HK$70 million in household savings to families at risk ALL give their BEST advice on how to deal with the challenges in life. We are lucky to get some of the bes...

Over achiever, Resume Builder, and graduate from NYU with a BA & MA, Jennifer Hong's confessions are fascinatingly revealing and refreshing.  Her impressive story revolves around candid thoughts about how she navigated programs both stateside and internationally.   She tells us about how she challenged her teachers, how she was even more intense than her parents and offers a ver...

Without a doubt, Lazaro Carrion is a making a HUGE impact on the lives of many students of color and students who normally wouldn't have a chance to join the ranks of a top tech company like Microsoft.  Cyborg Mobile's Project Director & Director of The New Technologists program, a joint program with Microsoft & Cyborg, is a competitive innovation program that provides real life, hand...

One incredible gift of the show I’ve received from all the guests is their answer to what I initially called the "lightning round. " Part of the reason I created the show is for everyone to learn from all the incredible guests. I knew their perspectives and opinions would be invaluable about any topic we asked.  One question I felt compelled to ask was "What was their best advice in getting t...

Today's episode is quite special to me.  The interview is basically education coming full circle.   Our guest today is a former student, but now, possibly a future mentor or at least a peer that will be paving a new path in the startup world in the health sector.  I taught our guest as a young student in Busan, South Korea (the second largest city in the country) many years ago. &nb...