The BreakLine Arena

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a fascinating conversation with Kenny Mendes, Head of Finance, People, & Operations at Coda . In this episode, Kenny shares an incredible journey that placed him front and center in some of Silicon Valley's most exciting and influential tech companies. When asked about career he states, "I’m obsessed with building exceptional startups and believe tale...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a fascinating conversation with Marco Zappacosta, the co-founder and CEO of Thumbtack. Recognized on Forbes’ 2015 30 under 30 list, Marco and Thumbtack have been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC and were recently acknowledged as one of GlassDoor's Best Places to Work and Highest Rated CEOs lists...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Katie Finnegan. “Don’t sell yourself short.” This is the number one piece of advice Roblox’s newly minted Senior Manager of Moderation Core Functions Katie Finnegan has for anyon...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a insightful conversation with Rodrigo Liang, CEO and co-founder of SambaNova Systems. In this conversation Rodrigo shares how developing rich relationships over the course of his career remains foundational to his success. He also provides deeper insight into how SambaNova aims to help bring AI to everyone, everywhere. Prior to joining SambaNova, Rodrigo was res...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an absolute master class in building Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Britt Andreatta. In this conversation, Britt takes a deep dive into how leaders, teams, and organizations can harness the power of emotional intelligence to build winning cultures and workplaces. Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science– based...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an exciting conservation with Dutta Satadip, Chief Customer Officer at ActiveCampaign. Dutta is a tech industry veteran, thought leader and keynote speaker who specializes in customer strategy, customer acquisition, customer retention, and scaling operations. At Pinterest and Google, he built organizations that engage customers to scale and profitability. Dutta f...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a Salute to Service! On this Veterans Day, our team at BreakLine Education would like to celebrate the over 20 million Veterans who swore an oath to support and defend the Constitution in service to our nation. Veterans also make up a diverse and vibrant part of the BreakLine community. In this episode, we had an opportunity to catch up with five of our alumni fr...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an action-packed conversation with Neha Sampat, Founder and CEO of Contentstack ™. In this episode, Neha shares the roots of her entrepreneurial journey, provides deeper insight into founding multiple companies to include Contentstack then concludes with her most impactful leadership insights gained over the course of her career. Contentstack is a leading Content...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a life-changing conversation with lifelong activist, Professor Loretta J. Ross . Loretta Ross is an award-winning, nationally-recognized expert on racism and racial justice, women's rights, and human rights. Her work emphasizes the intersectionality of social justice issues and how intersectionality can fuel transformation. Ross is a visiting associate profes...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for moving conversation with Ellie Fields, Chief Product & Engineering Officer at SalesLoft . In this episode, Ellie provides insight into leadership lessons she has learned over the course of her life in addition to importance of navigating her career with a sense of empowerment. Ellie is a seasoned product veteran with a strong analytics and intelligence backgr...

Join us in the BreakLine Arena for an inspiring and insightful conversation with Katie Burke, Chief People Officer at HubSpot. In this episode, Katie shares how early childhood lessons informed her leadership style, what factors informed her decision to join HubSpot, and ultimately how she helped the company strategically build a world-class culture. As Chief People Officer, Katie manages the team...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Jaishri Atri. In this conversation, Jaishri shares the wisdom that informed her childhood as well as how she has continued to evolve as a leader over the course of her career. Sh...

Join us in the BreakLine Arena as we celebrate our 2021 Summit with Silicon Valley pioneer and trailblazer, Susan Wojcicki, CEO of YouTube. In this conversation Susan provides invaluable insight from her journey joining what at the time was a little known start-up named Google (she was Employee #16), to ultimately leading the company's acquisition of YouTube, a move that is widely regarded as...

As we conclude this year’s celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month, BreakLine Education would like to honor all of our Hispanic & Latinx alumni and partners. We also invite our entire community to join us in celebration by listening to a phenomenal conversation led by our very own Director of Admissions, Sergio A. Padilla. Sergio sat down with two of our amazing alumni, Muriel Payan and Eric Go...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we dive into a fascinating conversation with Alation CEO and co-founder, Satyen Sangani. In this episode, Satyen provides deeper insight into his entrepreneurial journey while also sharing the wisdom which has guided some of the most significant decisions in his life. In founding Alation, Satyen aspired to help people dispassionately observe the world around them,...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we dive into a fascinating and empowering conversation with Carrie Siu Butt, CEO of SimpleHealth . Carrie leads SimpleHealth with a patient and people mindset. SimpleHealth is focused on providing Access and Expert Care to allow people to realize their potential through a healthy reproductive system. Carrie has spent her career in strategy and finance in some of t...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Addison Bohannon. A lifelong learner, Addison is no stranger to stretching himself in order to accomplish difficult tasks. Originally from a small city in Wisconsin, the seeds of...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an engaging conversation with Sami Inkinen, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Virta Health . In this episode Sami provides deeper insight into how his Finnish upbringing shaped his incredible work ethic and ultimately provided him the courage to become a tremendously successful data-driven technology entrepreneur. A data-driven technology entrepreneur, Sa...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Maya Dhir. For Maya, life’s unexpected twists and turns ultimately inspired her to reclaim her power. Born of Indian descent, Maya was raised an expatriate in Kuwait after her fam...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an inspiring conversation with Kara Nortman, Managing Partner at Upfront Ventures . In this episode, Kara shares invaluable insight into her trailblazing career as a venture capitalist as well as how an incredible experience at the Women's World Cup Finals eventually let to her becoming a co-founder of Angel City Football Club . As Managing Partner at Upfront...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we explore the intersection of race, mental health, and the tech industry with Headspace 's Director of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Cornell Verdeja-Woodson. These are truly unprecedented times. Collectively, we are navigating a global pandemic, adjusting to new workplace norms, and possibly engaging with issues of race, gender and equity in ways that str...

Please join us in The BreakLine Arena for a conversation with Ali Ghodsi, CEO and Co-founder of Databricks . As Chief Executive Officer, Ali responsible for the growth and international expansion of the company. He previously served as the VP of Engineering and Product Management before taking the role of CEO in January 2016. In addition to his work at Databricks, Ali serves as an adjunct professo...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, T.J. O'Connor. T.J. O’Connor ’s story is a reminder that there is light at the end of the military transition tunnel. A graduate of the  United States Air Force Academy , TJ’s...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an action-packed conversation with tech titan and trailblazer, Stacy Brown-Philpot. Stacy is the former CEO of TaskRabbit the leading task management network connecting skilled Taskers with clients to handle everyday services in the home. In 2017, Stacy led the successful acquisition of TaskRabbit by the IKEA Group. Ranked by Business Insider as one of the 46 Mos...

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. A scholar, warrior, and athlete -  Victoria Langston  is the ultimate definition of a triple threat. Born and raised in a small rural town near Worcester, Victoria’s curiosity and love of learning carried her to the big city lights of Manchester, where she became the first i...