Leadership Playbook Episodes
June 15, 2023
Why Early Specialization doesn't Guarantee Career Success with David Epstein, Global Bestselling Author, Range
A head start doesn't always ... well, help you get ahead.
With examples from sports, technology and economics, journalist David Epstein shares how specializing in a particular skill too early in life may undermine your long-term development -- and explains the benefits of a "sampling period" whe…
June 1, 2023
After the Exit: Finding and Decoupling Your Identity from your Firm/Startup
This week's Billion Dollar Bite features the big question:
Who am I beyond the company I built?
This has become a theme that has emerged in so many of my conversations with both founders and funders at the helm of their businesses — an inspired this week’s Billion Dollar Bite about finding id…
May 18, 2023
Shocking Tips to Lead and Build Influence with Behavioral Expert, Phill Agnew
What’s the secret to becoming more likable and influential as a leader? How do we actually build and scale by appealing to our consumers in a sustainable way?
Why are we more likely to eat an imperfect cookie? This week’s episode will have you taking copious notes from Phill Agnew, a behavioral …
April 13, 2023
You Are What You Risk—Unpacking the Silicon Valley Bank Collapse & Gray Rhino with Global Best-Selling Author & Risk Expert Michele Wucker
Today’s episode is by no means a full breakdown of what happened, but answers this one question :
“Was this truly a Black Swan event? as Nassim Taleb explains it or really, a Gray Rhino, as Best-Selling Author, my friend Michele Wucker writes?
And today we have her on the show exactly to spea…
March 23, 2023
Getting Users Hooked & Regaining Control of Your Attention with Nir Eyal, WSJ Best-Selling Author of 'Hooked' & 'Indistractable'
A ping on your phone takes you out of a conversation with a friend. At the office, a colleague interrupts your work on a project. At home, screens intrude on time with your partner.
Your goals don’t get done and it feels like someone (or something) is constantly pulling you away from what you re…
Feb. 19, 2023
Multi-Billion Firms' Chief Investors, CPP Investments, CVC Capital Partners, EPF, CD&R on Actually Aligning Profit & Purpose in Private Equity — Davos Takeaway 3 {BONUS}
Private Equity has a tremendous role to play in the real economy: with about $10Trillion assets under management, robust returns relative to public market measures, a reach that touches the lives of many (some say 1/3, 2/3 of global GDP by 2030) and with maximizing impact across the risk/return con…
Feb. 7, 2023
Former Unilever MD, Silvia Wiesner on Quiet Quitting, Paranoia of Productivity - Davos Takeaway 2 {BONUS}
Quiet quitting, a recession looming, a polycrisis declared at Davos 2023 — how can leaders navigate this uncertainty?
Silvia Wiesner, former Managing Director at Unilever who was with me in Davos joins me to weigh in on the 53rd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum.
Feb. 2, 2023
Global CEO of LEGO, Deloitte & Chair of Henry Schein debate the Non-Political Company Leader - Davos Takeaway 1 {BONUS}
The 'non-political' company leader.
In 2020/2021, we saw feathers ruffled when leaders like those from Google, Coinbase declared certain "political activism" was a distraction.
Employees walked out since of course, in many ways, we're in a generation that have been told to bring "our full selves …
Jan. 16, 2023
Diverse Hires ≠ Diverse Goals: MLK Special with Sonia Thompson
Data shows that building with diversity in mind just makes business sense.
Yet, we’ve not moved the dial nearly enough: bringing it to our investment world, as of Sep 2021 according to Knight Research only 1.4% of US AUM are managed by diverse firms, and at a startup level, we all know the abysm…
Dec. 19, 2022
Turning Fear into Power: with Exiled Iranian Singer, Gola
What if at the edge of your deepest fear lays your greatest potential?
Exiled from the only place she knew to be home, Iranian singer, Gola (Golazin) shares her story on how her first hand experiences of life under the oppressive Iranian Regime shaped her as a fearless, international women’s rig…
Nov. 25, 2022
Outgrowing Your Dreams & Not Every Check is Made Equal: November Recap
ICYMI: November Recap
Due to popular request since many of my episodes are a little bit long, this season, I’ll be serving up recaps at the end of each month. It features my quick thoughts on the top 3 things that left an impression on me and a short clip from each convo in one place so you can …
Nov. 3, 2022
The Exit: Decoupling My Identity from My Startup with Rana el Kaliouby, Founder, Affectiva & Emotional AI Pioneer
“I felt a lot of guilt, I felt like I was giving in, selling out on my baby; because Affectiva is like my baby”
And we are back with a bang! The first episode of Season 2 features a deep dive into the ethics of AI, finding inspiration and executing on that founder’s vision while finding purpose …
Nov. 26, 2021
Mental Health & the Cost of Winning with Susie Rodgers MBE, British Swimmer & Paralympics Gold Medalist
This week we dive deep (pun intended) with Paralympics Gold Medalist Susie Rodgers on winning, mental health, reinventing yourself and so much more.
Oct. 1, 2021
Family Offices & VC, Ownership of Your Own Career with Field Pickering, Vulpes
The family office was initially created to look after the wealth of ultra high net worth families. But today, the modern-day family office does far more than that and is in fact, acting a whole lot more like a venture investor. Today we talk to Field Pickering, COO, General Counsel and Head of Vent…
July 23, 2021
Not Your Token Woman with First Female NFL Coach Dr. Jen Welter
From leveraging the $500Bn impact investing opportunity to building a unicorn to IPO, and scaling a VC firm - all of these efforts require vision from the leaders at the helm, and most importantly the willingness to PLAY IT BIG, as athletes in our own fields. This week, we took a different turn in …