Category: Podcast
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Putting Education First: How Peter Harris Created the Nation’s Largest Student-Run Fund
In this fascinating episode, Peter Harris, founding partner of University Growth Fund, shares his remarkable journey from international micro-franchising consultant to building the country’s largest education-based private equity fund.
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How Chris Chambers Built Einstein Bridge After Surviving Business Challenges
In this compelling episode, Chris Chambers, founder and CEO of Einstein Bridge, shares his remarkable journey from 16 years in corporate America to building a revolutionary research and innovation data-as-a-service platform.
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Founder-First Philosophy Disrupts Asia: Why Adil Nurgozhin’s Big Sky Capital Approach Works
In this gripping episode, Adil Nurgozhin, founding partner at Big Sky Capital, shares his extraordinary journey from surviving 1000% inflation and street fights in post-Soviet Kazakhstan to building a venture capital firm across three continents.
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Cultural Bridge Creates Venture Gold: Eyal Bino’s Israel-NYC Startup Connection Strategy | Venture Capital Series
In this compelling episode, Eyal Bino, founding partner at 97212 Ventures, shares his remarkable journey from blue-collar family roots to becoming a leading venture capitalist connecting Israeli startups with the New York tech ecosystem.
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Force of Will Creates Success: John Frankel’s Path to Venture Capital Mastery | Venture Capital Series
In this compelling episode, John Frankel, founding partner at FF Venture Capital, shares his remarkable journey from being bottom of his class to Oxford mathematics and philosophy, then conquering Goldman Sachs’ trading floor for 21 years before founding one of the best-performing seed-stage venture firms.
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Asteroid Mining to Orbital Gas Stations: How Meagan Crawford Built Space Fund’s Infrastructure Empire
In this fascinating episode, Megan Crawford, co-founder and managing partner at Space Fund, shares her remarkable journey from a three-year-old throwing tantrums because her Barbie didn’t fit in her space shuttle to becoming a leading venture capitalist in the commercial space industry.
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Penn Station COO Craig Dunaway: How Concentric Growth Strategy Built a Fast Casual Empire | Restaurants & Franchises Series
In this compelling episode, Craig Dunaway, Chief Operating Officer at Penn Station East Coast Subs, shares his remarkable journey from small-town CPA to restaurant industry leader.
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Sonya Locke: The CEO Who Collects People Like Cookies and Builds Empires | Staffing Series
In this compelling episode, Sonya Locke, CEO of EDS Service Solutions, shares her extraordinary journey from surviving a tumultuous divorce and business crisis to building a $50 million staffing powerhouse with zero sales team.
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Finding Joy Through Challenge: Sarah Haines on the Impact of Special Olympics Texas | Non-profit Series
In this inspiring episode, Sarah Haines, Chief Administrative Officer and Regional Executive Director at Special Olympics Texas, shares how the organization provides year-round sports training and competition opportunities for individuals with intellectual disabilities.
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Melvin Coleman on How the Atlanta Black Chambers is Building Economic Power
In this compelling conversation, Melvin Coleman, President and CEO of the Atlanta Black Chambers, shares his journey from Navy service to UPS executive to leading one of the nation’s most influential Black business organizations.