Moving Up

Joel describes his journey from a branch manager at a bank to the founder of an incredible fintech startup. Also, his wisdom for if you should become an entrepreneur or not.

Exciting conversation about the future of the mortgage servicing market! Seriously, Eric has an impressive background and is building something very cool.

The Journey from working in politics to founding a disruptive podcasting business after b-school.

With a journey through banking, an agriculture startup and private equity, David describes the importance of farmland and how this massive asset class, which has been inaccessible to most, is being democratized by Farmtogether.

Student of learning and mastery – Nick walks us through the mind-set required to master a subject and debunks the myth that it’s spending 10,000 hours on it.

Learn how to discover what light's you up and how to build a career around it. Also, harnessing the power of femininity.

Mandy shares how entrepreneurship is an adventure worth taking, even if the path is rarely a straight line.

3x founder and now author – Adii lays out a new measure of entrepreneurial success. We discuss how to become aware of what your underlying goals and how to incorporate them into your life and career.

Ross, Co-founder of Arrive Outdoors, a company that rents outdoor equipment tells us all about how the world is moving towards a rental model and why that’s so important. Also, a great entrepreneurial story, from politics to a venture backed passion project.

Kate’s mission it to help the world get good at weed. Her story working in entertainment for Lorne Michaels, and incubating her now startup from that world. Why network = net worth and the future of the cannabis industry.

Joel walks us thorough the ups and downs of his startup journey. The learnings he takes away and how he’s now trying to disrupt the car repair market.

Eoghan - Co-founder of Intercom discusses leadership lessons from founding and scaling one of Silicon Valley’s fastest growing startups. Eoghan is incredibly wise and self-reflective about this journey and he shares his insights on the only thing that matters for any business, where character comes from, and his secrets to happiness.

Building the first digital commercial bank after a career in IB and macro investing. Why he loved banking so much, why he left to work at SAC and then the questions he made himself answer when he wanted to start a business.

Chris is the Head of Autonomous Financial Planning at Wealthfront. He sold his startup to them after selling a company to Google. We talk about accepting a job in banking and consulting at the same time, doing whatever it takes to get the job, and why everything is about forging real relationships.

Doug describes the exact steps you need to take to build your ideal business. Literally – he makes it so straightforward and simple!

Building the first liquid stock market for buying/selling collectibles. Rob describes how he turned his passion for art into a job and then how he built a platform that lets people invest in the things they care about. Also, a very elegant description of what fintech is.

Jessica answered her calling to be of service to people less fortunate than her. That calling led her to taking an unpaid internship in East Africa and then co-founding the microfinance company Kiva. A truly amazing journey centered around how big can you dream?

LinkedIn guru Justin tells us how to stand out in college and why he turned down a consulting job to pursue his side hustle.

Scott – Founder of TrueCar, CarsDirect.com and Fair has spent his entire career focused on the single problem of buying and owning a car. Joining the army, dropping out of college after selling his first business and focusing on what’s within your control. Also, the future of cars.

Going from college dropout waiting tables, to teaching himself to code, breaking into entrepreneurship and now writing an amazing book for first time entrepreneurs. Awesome journey covering the fundamentals of business, philosophies of leadership, and the principles of running a business.

Salesman extraordinaire, Paul tells us about his path to building a company and becoming his own boss. Turning yourself into a force multiplier, how to trust in what you’re doing and getting a brief part on the Office TV show!

Taylor is a distribution specialist. Having learned from some of the best startups in consumer tech, she’s now building a browser extension to help people learn new things as they go about their day. What it’s ok to fail and the importance of relationships!

Max started his first business in high school with the goal of making money with his best friend. The growth from there and the transition to creating a viral video for his push for pizza app that created his next business which was acquired by Eaze. Next up was the idea to create a modern-day QVC, raising money from big-time investors and then pivoting to a debit card with a credit card style exp...

Starting an executive placement firm and helping people craft their brands. George's learnings coming out of the last financial crisis and how to best position yourself to get a job after this one.

After studying finance at IU, Jack followed his passion to LA and became an assistant in the entertainment biz. Working his way up in a talent agency, Jack saw the opportunity to start a concert/festival touring company. From there, a cold email to Mark Cuban secured his first investor and how his concert promotion business has evolved into a tech platform.