Silicon Valley Impact

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we speak with Colin Behring, Founder & CEO of Behring Companies and Founder of Stak Ventures; Harbir Kaur Bhatia, CEO at the Silicon Valley Central Chamber of Commerce; and Wala Kasmi, CEO of ClassX. Colin Behring is a visionary real estate developer, investor, and technologist redefining the intersection of property and innovation. As the Found...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with David Hefner, AI Champion for Investments - Private and Public at Blackrock; Jessie Zaylia, Founder and CEO of twrk. Inc, and Sheryl Anjanette, Founder and CEO of Parsley360.   David is an AI enthusiast with over 20 years experience at BlackRock. His focus is on internal AI strategy across public and private markets investing, applying...

This week we dive deep into venture capital, alternative investments, and the art of scaling startups with three powerhouse guests: 🔹 Maximillian Diez – General Partner at Twenty Five Ventures 🔹 Ralph (Cash) Lafferty – CEO of PandoAlts 🔹 Hans Sandhu – Chief Business Officer at TheAgentic and my co-host Meet the Guests: 💡 Maximillian Diez Before founding Twenty Five Ventures, Maximillian played...

In this episode, we are joined by AJ Thomas, founder of Good Trouble Ventures, as co-host. Together, we dive into insightful conversations with Isabelle Johannessen, head of the Startup Battlefield Program at TechCrunch, and Michelle Florendo, a Stanford University educated decision engineer and executive coach. Meet Our Guests: 🔹 Isabelle Johannessen leads TechCrunch’s Startup Battlefield Progra...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Jessica Karr, Founder & Managing Director of Coyote Ventures; and Genevieve LeMarchal, Managing Partner of Suncoast Ventures.   Jessica is passionate about innovation that drives positive change in human health, equality, and our relationship to the earth. She worked for 6+ years designing and launching the Impossible burger as the...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Paul Ratner, Vice President of Sales at Marble Bridge Funding Group; Tony Zirnoon, Director of Channel & Strategic Partnerships. ISV, OEMs - Americas, and Ignite portfolio manager for their fund of funds; and Daniel Donaldson, Co-Founder of Eve Vehicles.   Paul Ratner is the Vice President of Sales at Marble Bridge Funding Group, whe...

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we’re focusing on partnerships and speaking with Gary Batroff, SVP of Sales and Partnerships at Thematic, and Ron Piovesan, Head of Technology Partnerships at Okta, Inc. Joining me as co-host is Delya Jansen, Founder and CEO of Partner. Gary Batroff is a seasoned expert in software sales and consulting, with a proven track record of driving growth t...

This Week on Silicon Valley Impact On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we speak with Alex Dang, author of The Venture Mindset, and SC Moatti, General Partner at Mighty Capital. About Alex Dang Alex has spent over 20 years building innovations that make a difference. At Amazon and AWS AI, his teams launched groundbreaking eCommerce programs, redefined shopping experiences, and develope...

This week on Silicon Valley Impact, we’re diving into building community, global events, and the Sphere of Sports (sphereofsports.org) with Taj Tashombe, Founder and CEO of Canyon Oaks, and Aalim A. Moor II, Senior Manager of Sales and Business Development for the San Francisco Giants. Taj is a visionary entrepreneur and connector with over 20 years of experience in sports, entertainment, branding...

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we speak with Dr. John Baird about insights into the heart and mind of top leaders in startups, and Alex Hult, CEO and Founder of Aio, an ex-professional hockey player turned successful restaurateur. Dr. John Baird is one of Silicon Valley’s premier executive coaches. Over the past 25 years, he has worked with top leaders at startups like DoorDash,...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Bill Reichert, Partner at Pegasus Ventures; and Payom Niazmandi, founder of Unibui. Bill is a Partner at Pegasus Tech Ventures, a $2 billion global venture capital firm with headquarters in Silicon Valley and offices around the world. Bill focuses on deep technology investments, including AI, quantum computing, next-generation chips, mat...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we’re chatting with David Isaac, Founder of AIPath.one, a self-serve SaaS platform disrupting innovation consulting and venture building. It leverages AI for product strategy, customer journey mapping, and go-to-market (GTM) approaches to achieve product-market fit and growth. Today, we’re talking about go-to-market innovation, AI, and his newest ve...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we’ve got “Trouble” in the studio. We’re welcoming the ladies from Good Trouble Ventures—AJ Thomas, Monica Pool Knox, and Kat Steinmetz—and diving into insights around the power of people, building culture, and shedding light on a unique perspective on what matters for startup founders, investors, and driving traction in a global economy. AJ is a vi...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we have our friend Mariane Bekker in the house, co-hosting on the topic of Go-To-Market insights—our newest recurring theme for scaling at velocity. Joining us in the studio are Tiffany Hicks, Co-Founder of Seed Through Series, and Hans Sandhu, CBO at TheAgentic. Tiffany is a sales and operations guru with a proven track record at Fortune 500 compan...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Wendy Shew, Founder and Executive Director of Building Education, who is on a mission to build safe schools in developing countries to end the cycle of extreme poverty. Also with us is Santosh Pandey, an award winning entrepreneur from Nepal, who is talking with us about his journey and supporting Building Education in his region. When...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Haya AlMana, Head of Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Zain Kuwait, and Lama Aloraiman founder and CEO of BluDot. Listen in as we explore international corporate accelerator, oversea startup delegations, and international venture.  Haya AlMana is currently heading Innovation & Entrepreneurship at Zain in Kuwait. During her 17-year...

On this week's episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we’re back on the topic of partnerships with my subject matter co-host, Delya Jensen. Delya is the CEO and co-founder of Partner Utopia. With over 15 years of experience in the tech industry, her expertise spans software, hardware, cloud, and SaaS, having built partnerships from scratch for industry giants like SanDisk, Snowflake, and NetApp. She is...

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we speak with Margaret Jackson, CEO/President of Small Business Concierge Communications & Digital Media Corporation and a prominent Bay Area radio personality. Listen in as we explore how Margaret rebuilt her career after a business failure and came back stronger than ever. Discover how she leverages communication to effectively position hersel...

This week on Silicon Valley Impact, we’re on-locatoin at the Sidebar Summit in Santa Monica during LA Tech Week. Our thanks to Vishal Verma, General Partner at Edgewood Ventures, for hosting this dynamic event, which unites innovators from tech, venture capital, academia, and government to foster learning, collaboration, and networking. From startups to industry leaders, the summit draws a diverse...

Join host Brian Sparks on a captivating episode of Silicon Valley Impact as he takes you on a journey to the GFX Summit in Roseville, part of the greater Sacramento area. This unique episode brings together a group of innovators, entrepreneurs, and investors who are shaping the future of the local business ecosystem. Discover how Sacramento is poised to become a hub for food tech, ag tech, and med...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we focus on the insights of Corporate Partnerships. In the studio is Asher Mathew, CEO of Partnership Leaders , the leading private network for partnerships, alliances, channel, business development and ecosystem professionals and executives.  Also with us is Matt Harrell, Chief Partner Officer at Dataminr where he’s responsible for the overall partne...

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Jason Miles of Amenti Capital Partners, a venture capitalist who is focused on the emerging “Connected Mobility” space. Also joining us is Gasper Chiaramonte, CEO of Novella AI, and a Hollywood editor with over 15 years experience, who worked on shows such as “American Idol,” and countless Netflix projects.  Jason, has over 25 years of...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Keshia Theobald-van Gent, Vice President of Investment Management at BDev Ventures. BDev Ventures is a Venture Capital Fund that focuses on fast-growing, post-revenue B2B software companies in the US and LATAM, from Seed to Series. Also in the studio is Megan Thorp, General Partner of Ignite Fund of Funds. Ignite's Fund-of-Funds portfoli...

On this week’s episode of Silicon Valley Impact, we have four remarkable women discussing Femtech, startups, leadership, and forging strategic alliances. Joining us in the studio are Marian Bekkar, Nola Masterson, Ariel Watson, and Shagun Maheshwari. Nola is the lead investor of the Portfolia Femtech Fund and a seasoned board member for both public and private companies, as well as nonprofits. Wit...

On this weeks episode of Silicon Valley Impact we speak with Vishal Verma, General Partner at Edgewood Ventures, LLC.; and Vrinda Agarwal, of Penny Jar Capital. Listen in as we unpack the insights of these two high energy investors and map how they view the startup ecosystem from their experience. Vishal is General Partner at Edgewood Ventures, LLC, a single-family office ( www.edgewoodvp.com ), a...