CEO.com Podcast | Dispatch from the frontier of leadership

We're thrilled to have Chip Wilson, the founder and former CEO of Lululemon, on the show today to have a conversation about entrepreneurship with Clint. Chip has always had the desire to make something great, incorporating athleisure, adventure, and innovative company culture together in harmony. With a focus on living a healthier and happier life, Chip's mission is to elevate the world to greatne...

Clint meets with Mel Torrie on this episode to talk about everything from tractors to Elon Musk to AI and automation in the agricultural industry. Entrepreneurs are professional risk-takers and Mel is no stranger to taking risks to make his vision become reality. Mel discusses his work in outdoor autonomy and how prominent brands are starting to employ this new technology in their designs. With th...

On today's episode, Clint meets with Tony Aguilar, the CEO and Founder of Chipper, for an insightful conversation about fintech and the lasting impacts of student loans. As a first-generation graduate, he saw firsthand how difficult student loan debt is to pay off and noticed how much it held students back from launching their lives and careers. He approaches entrepreneurship with a community-firs...

Navid Alipour joins Clint Betts on today's episode to talk about the impact of AI in the medical field - specifically in cancer and heart disease detection. Navid shares his experience with AI and how he's using data to his advantage to help humankind. In a time when people are afraid that AI will replace everyone's jobs, Navid is an advocate for its use in medicine because it will never replace a...

Join Clint Betts for a fun conversation with Chet Kapoor about AI and how it's impacting the world. As the Chairman and CEO of DataStax, Chet's on a mission to build products that change people's lives. They discuss the future of innovation in tech and what that means for massive regulations coming down the pipeline, which is something never seen before. As the world of technology is evolving, Che...

Clint Betts brings on the Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Media, Jason Feifer. He's an accomplished author who recently wrote Build for Tomorrow, a guide to resilience. They discuss his journey as a writer and how it helped him learn so much about the entrepreneurial spirit and what keeps people going in stressful times. He discusses the evolution of content over past decades and how the monetizat...

Ismael Wrixen joins Clint Betts to talk about all things Saas, data, and content. With a huge background in investment banking and finance, Ismael is able to apply diverse strategies for success in his career today as the Executive Chairman of FE International. They discuss the current state of SaaS businesses and how this industry has evolved over time. Ismael offers his insights to the world of...

Clint Betts meets with Amos Schwartzfarb to learn about his adventurous career as a best-selling author and Managing Director at Techstars. They discuss what traits investors look for when identifying great leaders and what it takes to build a superstar founders team worth the investment. Something many business leaders struggle with is finding balance between work and home life and Amos talks abo...

Founder of Envoy, Larry Gadea, joins Clint Betts for an honest conversation about visibility in workplace systems and being forced to adapt to fit the needs of the world. He shares his experience in fundraising and how he was able to win the trust of his investors. Larry explains how efficiency is key to success in modern business and those who refuse to adapt will be left behind. This world is ne...

Clint Bets meets with tech and musical giant, Ola Sars, who successfully integrated his passion into the industry - something so many strive to accomplish. Ola has a keen eye for identifying gaps in the market and is able to make something amazing out of it. They discuss the woes of copyrighted music and how Ola masterminded a plan to deal with the legalities of mixing music. Recently, AI has beco...

Join Clint Betts as he speaks with renowned author, Bill Eckstrom, about leadership and how we define it in modern business. People often confuse leadership with coaching and while certain aspects of both go hand-in-hand, one is ultimately better than the other. They discuss what it takes to build trust between a company and employees and Bill talks about leaders who want to quantify their efforts...

Jason Feifer talks to Clint Betts about learning to articulate vision by asking, “What are you going to do with it?”, how everything drives something else, the process of writing, publishing, and launching his book, Build for Tomorrow, building and utilizing a network, the future of magazine and newspaper publishing, and finding a model that makes sense in today’s marketplace. Jason Feifer is the...

Kaz Ohta talks to Clint Betts about democratizing data, how great companies are built during difficult times, growth vs profitability, how big data collection has changed over time, thinking of the IPO as a milestone not the goal, decentralizing Silicon Valley, acting like the underdog when you are the underdog, and the future of Treasure Data. Kazuki Ohta (太田 一樹) is a Co-Founder/CEO at Treasu...

Anjelah Johnson-Reyes talks to Clint Betts about working on FRIENDS, winning a Mormon comedy competition, not making money from her viral joke on YouTube, the process of writing and refining jokes and putting together an hour special, defining success before pursuing it, her book Who Do I Think I Am?, and her advice for new comics and everyone else: do you, and do you well. Anjelah Johnson-Reyes i...

Carlos Salaff and Pete Bitar talked to Clint Betts about all-electric flying cars, barriers to success, why Elon isn’t tackling flying cars, multi-layered safety systems and unique propulsion design, and the regulatory strategy for all-electric flying cars in the future. Carlos Salaff is founder and creative director of SALAFF where they design and make high-performance handbuilt cars. Working at...

Gaurav Garg talks to Clint  Betts about the golden era of Sequoia Capital, cultivating a culture of risk, intellectual curiosity when grappling with uncertainty, how to build enduring markets, data availability and data usability, AI, asking “what comes after the phone?”, the future of Silicon Valley, projections for 2023, and giving people a chance. Prior to founding Wing with Peter Wagner, Gaura...

Jeremy Andrus talks to Clint Betts about being a CEO of a publicly traded company, how experiences bond human beings together and create a foundational community, pivoting strategy during an ongoing, multifaceted crisis, sticking it out through economic cycles, finding joy and resiliency in creative problem solving, geopolitical strategy, and the future of public/private partnerships through under...

Ali Tamaseb talks to Clint Betts about the stereotypes and myths about what makes venture-backed companies successful, how the media has created a distorted reality when it comes to entrepreneurship narratives, the surprising benefit of strong competition and saturated market opportunities, what makes a great VC, how to get to revenue first and faster, how to decide whether or remain private or go...

Lindsay Hadley talks to Clint Betts about her new documentary Uncharitable, how the private sector thinking and strategies could help the foster care system, the complexity of social entrepreneurship, when helping hurts in developing countries, trust equity, and a donor’s responsibility to find good foundations, and how relationships are everything. Lindsay Hadley is an Executive Producer/Film Mak...

Asma Paigeer talks to Clint Betts about  living as a woman in Afghanistan under Taliban control, her harrowing escape from Afghanistan with the help of her sister and the Pentagon, studying fintech and big tech analytics in hopes of creating a new financial system in Afghanistan, fostering courage and resilience through education, and the opportunities for women in the US. Asma Paigeer is a 20-yea...

Dan Cooper talks to Clint Betts about what return on character means, the data on high character vs low character CEOs, why character matters from an investment standpoint and the science behind behavioral integrity, working with Joe Ritchie, allocating capital on the basis of character, why ESG is controversial, and what CEOs should do to prepare of difficult times ahead. Dan is the founder and C...

Douglas London talks to Clint about the image and credibility of the CIA before and after 9/11, Putin and Ukraine, the Russia/China alliance, day to day life of a spy, qualities of transformational leadership, the unique challenges of publishing a book as a former CIA officer, and the ways media is used in the US and abroad. Douglas London is a retired Senior CIA Operations Officer and author of T...

Cliff Hudson talks to Clint about the difference between growing a business and strengthening a brand, the advantages and disadvantages of the franchise model, how to maintain consistency and quality in franchises, the evolution of marketing and advertising strategies throughout his 35-year career, and his book on leadership, Master of None: How a Jack of All Trades Can Still Reach the Top. Cliffo...

Shane Snow talks to Clint about using teaching as a way to learn, the importance of asking the right questions well, the value of Substack journalism, learning to have hard conversations about work at work, how  to change the game by rethinking the game, the evolution and process of writing multiple books, the credibility stamp, and what his daily deep work practice looks like. Shane Snow is an aw...

Godard Abel talks to Clint about building Big Machines and SteelBrick, merging with SalesForce, working with brands on product visualization in the metaverse with ThreeKit, looking for natural partnerships and building trust when acquiring companies, the benefit of entrepreneurial hubs, the value of speaking up as a leader, and the future of G2.    Godard Abel is the co-founder and CEO of G2. He p...