Leadership Playbook Episodes
April 11, 2024
Bite: Delivering Alpha with Kindness, The Red Helicopter Way w/ James Rhee
"Goodwill should mean a whole lot more than accounting concept, is earned and cannot be bought; but if done correctly, can be worth a whole lot." As we step into Q2, there's no better time to pause, reflect, and realign our g...
March 21, 2024
Building Billion Dollar Business with Strategic Marketing w/ Ross Simmonds, Foundation Marketing
Berkshire Hathaway and the famed investor Warren Buffett himself are often the topic of discussion when it comes to achieving success in the world of venture. Nevertheless, despite the almost unassuming marketing strategies c...
March 7, 2024
Unlocking Venture Capital through Private Wealth w/ Samir Kaji, Allocate
This week's guest is Samir Kaji, a prolific writer and host of Venture Unlocked, a podcast and blog that dives into the inner workings of venture capital, and the CEO and co-founder of Allocate. With over 20 years of experien...
Jan. 25, 2024
Breaking Barriers: Why “Taboo” Brands Win with Shama Amalean Skinner (Former COO, Thinx Inc.)
From a market that was almost nonexistent in 2015, hitting double digits with a ~25% CAGR by 2018, Femtech and women's health industry have been long underestimated until the rise of Thinx and similar brands revolutionized th...
Jan. 18, 2024
LP Special: How Emerging Managers can win in 2024
The global economic uncertainty and a shift in focus towards sustainable growth are widely expected to impact the fundraising prospects for new vehicles, especially those focused on emerging markets or launched by first-time ...
Jan. 4, 2024
End of Creator Economy? Monetizing Impact & Influence with Scott Clary, Success Story Podcast
While many professionals have in the past belittled the creator economy, according to Goldman Sachs, the creator economy was worth about 250 billion in 2023 and is set to nearly double by 2027. And that is just one of the myr...
Dec. 21, 2023
The Power of Making Big Bets with Dr. Rajiv Shah, Rockefeller
Dr. Raj Shah's journey comprises numerous transformative endeavors, spanning his roles at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, to his current position as President of the Rockefeller Foundation. In his recent publica...
Dec. 14, 2023
Billion Dollar Bite: Choosing Your Investors & Navigating No's in Business with Kendra Scott
Rejection has been a recurring theme on this show, serving as a powerful catalyst for success. This week's Billion Dollar Bite features Kendra Scott's appearance in Austin, hosted by Beyond The Billion and Brown Advisory. Fro...
Oct. 26, 2023
Leading with Kindness: The Power of Goodwill with James Rhee, Owner, Red Helicopter, TEDTalk Speaker
All of us probably know the term “goodwill” from an accounting context:
In this capitalistic world in many ways; this value is decided by the buyer.
Now our next guest argues that in reality, goodwill which should mean a whole lot more than an accounting concept, is earned and cannot be bought; …
Oct. 12, 2023
Trauma to Transformation: Tackling Global Mental Health with Elisha London
"And as someone who had never struggled with my mental health before, the experience itself was the most shocking thing."
Sept. 14, 2023
"Admiring Others Gifts without Questioning Your Own" with Rachel Lim, LoveBonito
In 2005, three Singaporean teenagers set up a secondhand clothes blog.
They didn’t realize it at the time, but it laid the framework for this multi-million dollar empire, one of the largest omni-channel womenswear brands in Southeast Asia, that has gone global, delivering to 18 countries with it…
Aug. 17, 2023
Sequoia Capital, LetsVenture, Sayurbox on Actually Bridging The Venture Investment Gap
"But how can women actually be good operators?"
This is a special episode from my work archives—in reflecting on my work this summer, I realized that this conversation in particular needed more air for the important angles raised by some real heavyweights in our industry.
Featuring GV Ravisha…
Aug. 10, 2023
What Does the Next Generation Workforce Want from Leaders? Redefining the Workforce: lessons from Niels Christiansen, Group CEO at Lego, Cathy Gao, VC at Sapphire Partners, Josh Reeves, Founder at Gusto & others
“Give them some purpose, unlimited vacation time, free food, and beanbags.”
🙄 Yet why are workers still unhappy and disengaged?
😳 40% of workers say they're likely to leave their current job in the next 3-6 months
In this Billion Dollar Bite I explore a question I get asked often:
"What exactly…
July 27, 2023
Not Your Token Woman with First Female NFL Coach Dr. Jen Welter: Billion Dollar Bite
I’ve been enjoying the Women's FIFA World Cup, and I’m so thrilled to see the conversation on gender equity that has arisen alongside the excitement of the sport. As we continue to be in awe of the performance of so many of the teams, I was inspired to bring this week’s Billion Dollar Bite to a can…
July 17, 2023
The Unstoppable Power of Web3, Scaling Amazon with Jeff Bezos and the Future of Online Identity with Sandy Carter
From building emerging tech in IBM to working with Jeff Bezos and Andy Jessy, being a part of scaling Amazon from a $12 Billion to $80 Billion company; tech pioneer and trailblazer, CNN’s Top 10 Most Powerful Women in Tech Sandy Carter is now betting big on Web3: as COO of Unstoppable Domains, a pl…