Season 2
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...
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...
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Dec. 28, 2023
[REPLAY] “To Fail in Such A Public Way"—The Cost of Influence & Billion Dollar Ambitions with Vivy Yusof, FV Group
In light of the nostalgic festive period, this week, we are diving back into one of our favorite episodes this year with the one and only Vivy Yusof.
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...
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. 30, 2023
From Bankruptcy to Building the Finnish Startup Ecosystem with Taneli Tikka, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor
In keeping with the theme of my material from Helsinki, Finland just as one of the biggest events in Finland happens: Slush, today’s episode is with my friend, Taneli Tikka, truly one of the OGs of the Finnish startup ecosystem, who also actually started the Foundation that owns Slush!
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?
Nov. 16, 2023
LP view: The Art & Science of Building in Venture with Lisa Edgar, Top Tier Capital
Lisa Edgar has been a trailblazer in the venture industry, a veteran with over two decades in the business backing many of the brand name venture firms we know today from Accel to Benchmark.
Nov. 12, 2023
Melinda French Gates $1Bn for Women with Erin Harkless Moore, Pivotal Ventures
With nearly 20 years of investment experience, building customized portfolios for endowed institutions and family offices, we chat with Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Investments at Pivotal Ventures about everything from challenging the status quo to her investment strategy.
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. 19, 2023
Building Founder & Funder Alignment with Elodie Dupuy, Founding Partner, Full In Partners
This week, we cover these crucial questions in a Billion Dollar Bite with Elodie Dupuy, Founding Partner of $200M growth equity firm, Full In Partners. What are some key factors that contribute to a successful exit for a comp...
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. 28, 2023
Unleashing Africa's Tech Potential: Investing in Emerging Markets with Eunice Ajim
Eunice’s story is not just a cheatsheet into investing in Africa (which by the way has had 51 Private Equity exits in the last 10 years, with 478 deals worth $8.6 billion), but real talk on how hard it still is to build in the emerging markets.
Sept. 21, 2023
Building Conviction: Investing in the Midcontinent with Nathaniel Harding, Cortado Ventures
From $50 million in circulation annually in venture capital to about $500 million; this 10x growth in a short amount of time in Oklahoma caught my attention. So when Nathaniel Harding of Cortado Ventures invited me out to Oklahoma City for the MidContinent VC Summit earlier this year—my answer was …
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…
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,...
Aug. 31, 2023
Pivot or Persevere? Being a Growth Company CEO with Coursera's CEO Jeff Maggioncalda and Disrupting Education
Our guest today is none other than Jeff Maggioncalda, a visionary leader whose journey spans not just one but two groundbreaking fields. For 18 years, Jeff worked side by side with Nobel Prize winner and economist Bill Sharpe, as the founding CEO of Financial Engines, one of the earliest pioneers i…
Aug. 23, 2023
Receptionist to $200M AUM: Elodie Dupuy, Full In Partners on SAAS Investing & 'Pushing Through Pain'
I’m so excited about this week’s guest! If you’ve been following our work at Beyond The Billion; there’s no better snapshot of why we do the work we do than this episode; where Elodie Dupuy represents the kind of fund manager we are so bullish on. Starting as a receptionist at Insight Venture Partn…
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…
July 13, 2023
From Underestimated to 50 Million+ Users: Leveraging AI to Empower with Vu Van, ELSA
Long before AI became a buzzword, Vu Van recognized its transformative potential. Combining her deep understanding of language learning with her AI expertise, Vu Van founded ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) in 2015. ELSA, an AI-powered learning app, provides users with an interactive and pe…