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May 8, 2025

Leadership Redefined: Inside the Playbooks of AANHPI Founders and Funders

In this AANHPI Heritage Month special, we go beyond the headlines to uncover the real strategies behind extraordinary leaders who happen to be Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander. From billion-dollar founder...
Feb. 6, 2025

The Billionaire Mindset: Robert Herjavec on Risk, Wealth & Scaling to $1B

From a small Croatian village to building billion-dollar businesses, Robert Herjavec knows what it takes to turn risk into reward. In this special episode, recorded at Biban 2024 and brought to you by Monsha’at, we dive into ...
Jan. 30, 2025

Best of 2024: Masterclass in Leadership, Innovation, and Resilience

As we step into 2025, let’s pause to reflect on the lessons that shaped us in 2024. This week on Billion Dollar Moves, we’re bringing you a curated collection of the most impactful insights from our incredible guests over the...
Nov. 14, 2024

Women, Wealth, & Legacy: Purposeful Investing in AI w/ Jack Selby, Thiel Capital

In this episode, we're diving into an engaging, power-packed conversation with Jack Selby, an investment leader of "PayPal Mafia" fame. Joining us from Beyond The Billion family office event in Singapore earlier this year, Ja...
Guest: Jack Selby
Oct. 17, 2024

The Power of Influence & The Art of Partnerships w/ Glenda McNeal, American Express

Last month at INBOUND 2024 in Boston, we took the main stage with Glenda McNeal, Chief Partner Officer at American Express, to explore how partnerships are transforming innovation and driving sustained business growth. In thi...
Guest: Glenda McNeal
Sept. 19, 2024

Building Billion Dollar Unicorns: How To Pitch, Overcome Rejection, & Succeed As A Modern Entrepreneur w/ Sarah Chen-Spellings | iDigress Podcast

This week, our host Sarah Chen-Spellings, venture capitalist, strategist, and co-founder of Beyond the Billion, takes the hot seat on the iDigress podcast, hosted by Troy Sandige! Sarah shares her insights on what it truly ta...
July 11, 2024

The Power of Multigenerational Female Leadership w/ Ida Liu, Global Head, Citi Private Bank

This week’s episode comes to you from the Wharton Women in Investing Conference 2024 . On January 26, Wharton Women in Investing held its third annual conference at Convene in New York City. The conference theme was growth an...
Guest: Ida Liu
Jan. 11, 2024

Living Under the Gun: Son of Pablo Escobar, Juan Pablo Escobar

As we step into the new year of 2024, we bring you a conversation that challenges the very essence of legacy. In this short and impromptu episode, Juan Pablo Escobar (now known as Sebastián Marroquín), the son of the notoriou...
Dec. 7, 2023

Recap 2023: Redefining Success

At Billion Dollar Moves, our ultimate goal has always been showcasing the often untold stories of what it really takes to achieve that coveted ‘unicorn status’ beyond what’s often humble-bragged about; to challenge today’s st...
Nov. 23, 2023

Rise from Failure: Living Your Purpose with Suneel Gupta, Best-Selling Author, Everyday Dharma

What is our 'true dharma' and how can we build without burnout?
Guest: Suneel Gupta
Sept. 7, 2023

"When given a rare opportunity—rise to the occasion"—Bonus: Sarah Chen-Spellings in the Hot Seat

I realized for many of you, I’ve yet to formally introduce myself, why I do the work I do, and why, Billion Dollar Moves exists to serve you today. Fact: I was often in rooms I felt I didn’t deserve to be in. I was too young,...
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 …
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 …