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EP 142
business Jun 5, 2026

Michael Hickman: 50 Years of Leadership at Seven Gables

Michael Hickman · CEO of Seven Gables Real Estate:a role he's held

EP 141
engineering Jun 3, 2026

Leah Gabriel Nurik on AI Visibility and the Future of Brand Discovery

Leah Gabriel Nurik · CEO and co founder of Brandi AI

EP 140
business Jun 1, 2026

Logan Yonavjak: Measuring Leadership Readiness and Reducing Hiring Bias

Logan Yonavjak · CEO of the Founder Readiness Institute

EP 139
business May 29, 2026

Hanna Bauer: Aligning People, Purpose, and Performance with HEARTnomics

Hanna Bauer ·

EP 138
business May 27, 2026

Healey Cypher on Loneliness, Human Connection, and Building BoomPop

Healey Cypher · CEO and co founder of BoomPop

EP 137
business May 25, 2026

Erin McDonald on Trust, Vetting, and Building a Nanny Service Families Rely On

Erin McDonald ·

EP 136
business May 18, 2026

Kyle Disher on Hiring, Coaching and the Future of AI in Car Dealerships

Kyle Disher ·

EP 135
engineering May 15, 2026

Muhammad Atif on Building Software That Lasts: Quality, AI, and 20 Years of Lessons

Muhammad Atif ·

EP 134
engineering May 13, 2026

Jim Fruchterman: From Rocket Engineer to Tech for Good with Tech Matters and Benetech

Jim Fruchterman ·

EP 133
business May 11, 2026

David Asarnow: Predictable Revenue Systems, Stronger Funnels, and Practical AI for Sales and Marketing

David Asarnow ·

EP 132
business May 8, 2026

Ohad Shaked, ThinkUp: Validate First, Build Later, and Fundraise With Proof

Ohad Shaked, ThinkUp · CEO of ThinkUp

EP 131
business May 6, 2026

Kim Hansen on Making Startup Equity Simple, Building Mini Founders, and AI Powered Health

Kim Hansen · CEO and Co Founder of Cake Equity

EP 130
business May 4, 2026

Adam Spector: Execution Beats Strategy and the Freedom of Delegating the Chores

Adam Spector · Founder and CEO of Chore

EP 129
business May 1, 2026

Steve Tcherchian: Securing Mission Critical Systems in the Age of AI

Steve Tcherchian · CEO of XYPRO

EP 128
business Apr 30, 2026

Eryn Anitavi on Neurodivergent Leadership and Building Systems That Work for Everyone

Eryn Anitavi · Founder of Sapphire Partners, author of If Then: Neurodivergent Rulebook

EP 127
business Apr 29, 2026

Philip Samuelraj: Reimagining Work With AI, Agentic Systems, and Outcome Based Delivery

Philip Samuelraj · Founder and CEO of Techjays

EP 126
business Apr 27, 2026

Chanda Coston: Third Quarter Entrepreneurship, Purpose, and Execution Without Excuses

Chanda Coston ·

EP 125
engineering Apr 24, 2026

Jimi Gibson: How to Win Visibility When Buyers Ask AI for the One Answer

Jimi Gibson · VP of Brand Communication at Thrive Agency

EP 124
business Apr 23, 2026

Karthik Krishnamurthy: Why AI Implementation Is a Leadership Problem

Karthik Krishnamurthy · CEO and Founder of Ascendion

EP 123
business Apr 22, 2026

Dr. Alex Roher, MD: From Anesthesiology to Building 11 Aesthetic Clinics and a Wellness Brand

Dr. Alex Roher, MD ·

EP 122
engineering Apr 20, 2026

Khurram Hussain: Building OVAL, an Edge AI Hub for Private, Real Time Vision and Voice

Khurram Hussain · CEO of IRVINEi and Mojo Solutions & Services

EP 121
business Apr 17, 2026

David Dubinsky, Building Community Through Inclusion, Water Safety, and Everyday Empathy

David Dubinsky, · CEO of the Pomeroy Recreation and Rehabilitation Center in San Francisco

EP 120
business Apr 15, 2026

Travis Pomposello, Adapt or Lead: Career Growth, AI, and Creative Excellence

Travis Pomposello, Adapt or Lead · A media and creative leader with a career that spans MTV

EP 119
business Apr 13, 2026

Stewart Gandolf, 20 Years of Healthcare Marketing: Patients, Referrals, Brand, and AI Search

Stewart Gandolf, 20 Years of Healthcare Marketing · CEO of Healthcare Success

EP 118
business Apr 10, 2026

Suze Yalof Schwartz: Unplug, Secular Meditation for Busy Minds and Better Sleep

Suze Yalof Schwartz · Suze worked for years in fashion media at places like Glamour

EP 117
business Apr 8, 2026

Aaron Gaeir: Fidgital experiences, emotion driven marketing, and AI proof brand loyalty

Aaron Gaeir · CEO and owner of GDX Studios in San Diego

EP 116
engineering Apr 6, 2026

Takashi Kokubun on ZJIT, Ruby Performance, and the Path from Japan to Shopify

Takashi Kokubun ·

EP 115
engineering Apr 3, 2026

Joseph Kao Predictive Maintenance for Power Infrastructure with Magnetic Sensing and Edge AI

Joseph Kao · PhD is the CEO and co founder of Magnefy

EP 114
business Apr 1, 2026

Ray Smith: From Dairy Farm Grit to Business Credit Funding for Entrepreneurs

Ray Smith · President and CEO of Trycera Financial

EP 113
business Mar 31, 2026

Ryan Baird Silicon Valley capital, family offices, and why traction beats hype

Ryan Baird · CEO of Baird Augustine

EP 112
engineering Mar 28, 2026

Carmine Paolino on RubyLLM, Chat with Work, and Building AI Products Solo

Carmine Paolino ·

EP 111
business Mar 27, 2026

Bryan Wish on Ownable Messages, Personal Brand Systems, and Building Graviton.ai

Bryan Wish · CEO of Arcbound

EP 110
engineering Mar 24, 2026

Saranyaa Parthikumar: Building Products in the AI Era, With Trust, Speed, and Human Judgment

Saranyaa Parthikumar ·

EP 109
business Mar 20, 2026

Tom Milar: Building Equista + Cheqly. Equity pricing, founder dilution, and Hong Kong speed

Tom Milar · Founder & CEO of Eqvista

EP 108
engineering Mar 17, 2026

Arun Seelam: Building rugged electric utility vehicles that automate farm chores

Arun Seelam · Co-Founder and CEO of Boson Motors

EP 107
business Mar 13, 2026

Ali Wing: Sweet Proteins, Sugar Reduction, and Making "Food Is Health" Scalable

Ali Wing · CEO and board leader working at the intersection of technology

EP 106
business Mar 10, 2026

Joe Sanchez: 36 Years in Touring. From Fan to Global Production Leader

Joe Sanchez · CEO and founder of eighteentwentysix:a tour and event produc

EP 105
other Mar 6, 2026

Dr. Sophora Acheson: Breaking Cycles of Violence Through Whole-Family Healing

Dr. Sophora Acheson ·

EP 104
business Mar 3, 2026

Matthew Fornaro: Business Law for Founders, Contracts, Disputes, IP, and Arbitration

Matthew Fornaro ·

EP 103
business Feb 27, 2026

Dan Perera: Human-Centered AI Automation That Makes Tech Simple, Scalable, Profitable

Dan Perera · Founder & CEO of JX

EP 102
business Feb 24, 2026

Ninh Tran: Using AI to Help Nonprofits and Impact Founders Win Grant Funding Faster

Ninh Tran · CEO and co-founder of (pronounced Gravity) Grav

EP 101
engineering Feb 20, 2026

Manisha Sahni: Leading Global Engineering Teams with Trust, Clarity, and Intention

Manisha Sahni · Manisha led the Data Layer org at AppOmni

EP 100
business Feb 17, 2026

Charlene Li: Winning with AI, Speed as the Moat and the 90-Day Blueprint

Charlene Li · Keynote Speaker & Strategic Advisor

EP 99
engineering Feb 5, 2026

Three lessons from Open the valve. Because creativity loves a triangle.

Three lessons ·

EP 98
business Feb 3, 2026

John Karsant: SDRs in the Age of AI, Cold Calling, and Building Pipeline Without Hiring

John Karsant ·

EP 97
engineering Feb 2, 2026

Michael Green: Building "Tunnels of Truth" to Detect Weapons and Prevent Targeted Violence

Michael Green ·

EP 96
engineering Jan 29, 2026

Swati Swoboda: Metaprogramming Shopify, Rails Love, and the AI-Accelerated Engineer

Swati Swoboda · Development Manager for Vault in Shopify's Office of the CEO

EP 95
engineering Jan 27, 2026

Shreya Hegde: From Feature Shipping to Systems Thinking at Startup and Big Tech Scale

Shreya Hegde · Senior Product Manager–Technical at Amazon with a track record leading B2B pr

EP 94
business Jan 26, 2026

David Esposito: From West Point Leadership to Vision-Saving Biotech and Values-Driven Impact

David Esposito · David brings that same disciplined

EP 93
business Jan 22, 2026

Dan Kurdys

Dan Kurdys ·

EP 92
business Jan 20, 2026

Beth Flory: Leading Safe House to Stop Domestic Violence and Help Survivors Rebuild

Beth Flory · CEO of S

EP 91
engineering Jan 19, 2026

John Hooker: Simulation, Control, and Predictive Maintenance in Oil & Gas and Power

John Hooker · Director of Engineering at Statistics & Control

EP 90
business Jan 15, 2026

Bill Canady: Four Commandments of Leadership + Profitable Growth at Scale

Bill Canady ·

EP 89
engineering Jan 13, 2026

Liz Ortenburger: How SafeNest breaks the cycle of domestic violence with hope, prevention, and support

Liz Ortenburger · CEO of SafeNest

EP 88
business Jan 12, 2026

Damon Lembi: Learn-It-All Leadership Lessons from D1 Baseball, CEO Life, and Parenting

Damon Lembi · CEO of Learnit

EP 87
business Jan 8, 2026

Ryan Eisenberg: Building a System of Care for Youth Mental Health at CHC

Ryan Eisenberg · CEO of Children's Health Council (CHC)

EP 86
other Jan 6, 2026

Joseph Argiro: Building Iron Key Capital and Fish Network, an on-chain platform for private markets investing

Joseph Argiro · Joseph served as VP of Product Management / Head of Crypto at UBS

EP 85
engineering Jan 5, 2026

Dr. Priyadarshi Panda: From Molecules to Batteries Powering a Cleaner Future

Dr. Priyadarshi Panda · Founder and CEO of International Battery Company

EP 84
engineering Jan 1, 2026

Zach Mabe on Building Simple, Customer-Centric Products at Amazon

Zach Mabe · Senior Product Manager at Amazon

EP 83
engineering Dec 30, 2025

Dominique Roddier: Battling Global Warming from the Ocean Up

Dominique Roddier · Architect and the CEO of Ocergy

EP 82
engineering Dec 29, 2025

Kyle Bowman: From AI in Sustainability to GenAI, Economics, and Politics

Kyle Bowman · Senior Technical Product Manager at Amazon

EP 81
engineering Dec 25, 2025

Erin Fletter: From Kitchen Table Classes to a Tech-Powered Kids' Cooking Franchise

Erin Fletter · CEO of Sticky Fingers Cooking®

EP 80
business Dec 23, 2025

Paola Marulanda: From Crisis-Era Rookie to Miami's Luxury Deal Optimizer

Paola Marulanda · CEO of Luxury Homes Connect and one of ONE Sotheby's International Realty's top

EP 79
business Dec 22, 2025

John Weiss: Building Human-Centered Brands in the Age of AI

John Weiss ·

EP 78
engineering Dec 18, 2025

Nithin Thekkupadam Narayanan: PM Trade-offs, Event-Driven Systems & AI-Ready Platforms

Nithin Thekkupadam Narayanan · Senior Principal Product Manager at Oracle (formerly AWS and Remitly)

EP 77
engineering Dec 16, 2025

David West: Rethinking Business & IT with Human-Centered, Story-Driven Software

David West ·

EP 76
business Dec 15, 2025

Des Wynne: Building Lazer Telecom with Grit:from Door-to-Door Sales to CEO

Des Wynne · Chief Executive Officer of Lazer Telecom in Portugal

EP 75
engineering Dec 11, 2025

Nur Hamdan: Building the "HR for AI Agents", Autonomy, Safety & the Ops Agent Engineer

Nur Hamdan · Head of Product at aiXplain

EP 74
business Dec 9, 2025

Madhuri Somara: Building Trustworthy AI Agents, PM Evals & the Craft of Product Leadership

Madhuri Somara · Senior Product Manager at Microsoft

EP 73
business Dec 8, 2025

Kimberlee Carr: From Property Manager to COO, Leadership, Preservation & Community Impact

Kimberlee Carr · COO of Real Estate & Managing Broker at TAWANI Enterprises

EP 72
engineering Dec 4, 2025

Kadamb Goswami: From Microsoft to Amazon:Human-Centered Intelligence & Purposeful Product

Kadamb Goswami ·

EP 71
engineering Dec 1, 2025

Apurv Naman: From Engineer to PM:Building the Future of Physical AI, Humanoids & Self-Driving

Apurv Naman · Apurv has been contributing to advancements at the intersection of hardware

EP 70
business Nov 27, 2025

Ben Helland: WGU Strategy, Scenario Planning, and Building Job-Ready Pathways

Ben Helland · Principal Product Strategist at Western Governors University

EP 69
business Nov 25, 2025

Tifany Mazza: Building a Purpose-Driven Marketing Career & Agency in a Changing Digital Era

Tifany Mazza ·

EP 68
engineering Nov 24, 2025

Yash Chaturvedi, AI PM, Patents & Live Sports Ads: Scene Understanding to Brand Placement

Yash Chaturvedi, AI PM, Patents & Live Sports Ads · Head of Product for Live Sports Ads at Amazon

EP 67
business Nov 20, 2025

Nicholas Adams

Nicholas Adams · CEO | Board Director | Advisor

EP 66
engineering Nov 18, 2025

Priyank Mohan: From QA to Platform PM @ Amazon Rights-First Systems at Scale

Priyank Mohan · Priyank shipped large-scale transformations at PwC and Accenture

EP 65
business Nov 17, 2025

Leigh Monichon: From 'Mama Bear' to Special Ed Advocate, Building Paths Aspire Advocacy

Leigh Monichon · Co-Founder of Aspire Advocacy

EP 64
business Nov 13, 2025

Dr. Ewelina Kurtys, From Neuroscience to Biocomputing: Building Energy-Efficient Bio-Servers and Remote Wetware Labs

Ewelina Kurtys · AI & Deep-Tech | Neuroscience PhD | Revenue, Partnerships, Growth

EP 63
engineering Nov 11, 2025

Ken Pickering: Fixing U.S. Pharmacy Pricing with AI, Leading Through Chaos, and Staying Technical as a CTO

Ken Pickering ·

EP 62
business Nov 10, 2025

Jason Fishman: From Action Sports to Investor Acquisition:A Playbook for Test, Optimize, Scale

Jason Fishman ·

EP 61
business Nov 6, 2025

Danielle Costa-Nakano: From DaaS to SaaS:APIs, AI, and a Post-CRM Playbook for Nonprofits

Danielle Nakano ·

EP 60
business Nov 4, 2025

Travis Summers: From 23 Years in the Army to 25 Years in HR, Building Resilient Teams and Human-Centered Leadership

Travis Summers ·

EP 59
engineering Nov 3, 2025

Shiva Kumar: Dentulu's All-in-One Dental Telehealth, AI, Remote Care & Global Teams

Shiva Kumar · Co-Founder & CTO at Dentulu Inc

EP 58
business Oct 30, 2025

Joey Brabo: Respect My Region, cannabis normalization, and building a sponsor-powered media network

Joey Brabo · Co-Owner, COO & Head Editor at Respect My Region

EP 57
engineering Oct 27, 2025

Harshil Ahuja: Building Novarus at 16 to Tackle Clean Air, Water, and Global Sustainability Challenges

Harshil Ahuja ·

EP 56
engineering Oct 23, 2025

Shira Krishnan, From Engineer to Product Leader

Shira Krishnan ·

EP 55
business Oct 21, 2025

Makoto Kern: From Robotics to UX Strategy:De-Risking Enterprise Software with Strategic Immersion

Makoto Kern ·

EP 54
business Oct 20, 2025

Franca Comparetto: Redefining Cigar Culture with Sensory Science, Consumer Advocacy, and Ethical Innovation

Franca Comparetto ·

EP 53
business Oct 16, 2025

Jose Herrera: From Guadalajara to San Jose, Corazón Musical, MiO Productions & Adco Outdoors

Jose Herrera ·

EP 52
other Oct 14, 2025

Jonathan Collazo: From Drone Obsession to Life-Saving Robotics:The Story Behind Ostrich Air & FireBot Labs

Jonathan Collazo · Jonathan and his teams are proving that innovation should be guided by mission

EP 51
business Oct 13, 2025

Stephen Klein, Reflective AI, Bootstrapping, and Why Purpose Is the Ultimate Competitive Edge

Stephen Klein · Stephen Klein, Founder and CEO of Curiouser

EP 50
business Oct 9, 2025

Phi Pham: Turning Beats into Opportunities, How Building Beats Empowers Youth Through Music, Community, and Leadership

Phi Pham · Executive Director and Co-Founder of Building Beats

EP 49
business Oct 7, 2025

Mustafa Qutub: Building PaloBio to Unlock Human Resilience and Redefine Brain Health with AI

Mustafa Qutub · CEO of PaloBio

EP 48
engineering Oct 6, 2025

Tanguy Chau: Building Legal AI You Can Trust with Paxton

Tanguy Chau · Tanguy is setting a new standard for AI in the legal space

EP 47
other Oct 2, 2025

Tara Maddala: Unlocking Hope with Evidence-Based Mental Health for Students

Tara Maddala · Founder & CEO of Pandora Bio

EP 46
engineering Sep 30, 2025

Narasimha Krishnakumar: Rules-Based Investing for Real People

Narasimha Krishnakumar · Founder & CEO of QuantMomo

EP 45
other Sep 29, 2025

Linda Baker: Milestones, Not Transactions in Silicon Valley Real Estate

Linda Baker · Founder and Realtor at Milestone Realty in Silicon Valley

EP 44
engineering Sep 25, 2025

Bilal Asif: Building Personal Brands with ConnectGenie, Persona-Driven Content, and the C.L.I.E.N.T. Framework

Bilal Asif · Bilal Asif:Founder of ConnectGenie AI and Kikbits

EP 43
engineering Sep 22, 2025

Gidi Cohen: From Cybersecurity to AI Trust, Tackling Risk, Compliance & the Future of Enterprise Data

Gidi Cohen · CEO and Co-founder of Bonfy

EP 42
engineering Sep 18, 2025

Badri Varadarajan : Building a “Partner Program in a Box”

Badri Varadarajan ·

EP 41
business Sep 15, 2025

Christa Guglielmelli: Building a World-Class Event Business with Heart, Grit, and Magnificence

Christa Guglielmelli ·

EP 40
other Sep 11, 2025

Svetlana Grinchenko: Why Annual Hormone Testing Could Change Your Life

Svetlana Grinchenko · Founder of Strawberry Health

EP 39
engineering Sep 8, 2025

Ben Seidl: The Future of Autonomous Vehicles and Society

Ben Seidl ·

EP 38
engineering Sep 4, 2025

Saumya Bhatnagar: Redefining the Product–Engineering Partnership in the Age of AI

Saumya Bhatnagar ·

EP 37
other Sep 2, 2025

Dario de Santis: AI-Powered Collaboration: Transforming How We Work Together

Dario de Santis ·

EP 36
other Sep 1, 2025

Udit Joshi: From Campus Startup Hustle to Google's AI-Powered Support Tools

Udit Joshi · Udit Joshi:Product Manager for Enterprise Platforms at Google

EP 35
business Aug 28, 2025

35 Rob Terry Building SeafoodAI: Biometric Scanners and Real-Time Traceability

Rob Terry ·

EP 34
other Aug 26, 2025

Shariq A. Salar: A Philosophical Deep Dive into AI, Decision Intelligence & Building Atrean

Shariq A. Salar · Founder & CEO of Atrean:an AI-native data platform built to deliver clear

EP 33
business Aug 25, 2025

Veronique Rozan on Sensors, Pricing Strategy, and Leading Global Teams

Veronique Rozan · Senior Director of Product Management & Pricing at TE Connectivity

EP 32
engineering Aug 21, 2025

32 Prashanth Kumar Duggishetti: From Award-Winning Engineer to Venture Studio Builder

Prashanth Kumar Duggishetti ·

EP 31
engineering Aug 19, 2025

Shailin Saraiya: Leading Global Engineering Teams at Roku with AI, Culture, and Impact

Shailin Saraiya · Senior Engineering Manager at Roku

EP 30
business Aug 18, 2025

Dr. Carmen Román: Bridging Cultural Perspectives on Burnout, Self-Care, and Finding Balance

Dr. Carmen Román ·

EP 29
business Aug 14, 2025

Bert Wank: Advancing grid reliability with infiniRel

Bert Wank · Director on the board of directors of a capacitor manufacturer

EP 28
business Aug 12, 2025

Joan Perry: Reclaiming Self-Worth and Redefining Power Through The Heroine's Journey

Joan Perry ·

EP 27
engineering Aug 11, 2025

Harry Soza: Building CAREMINDr and the Future of Everyday Health

Harry Soza ·

EP 26
business Aug 7, 2025

Ishanya Anthapur: Designing Products at the Intersection of Empathy and AI

Ishanya Anthapur ·

EP 25
engineering Aug 5, 2025

- Cameron Dutro: Constraints, Omakase, and Why Most Apps Don't Need React

- Cameron Dutro · Engineering Technical Leader at Cisco Meraki

EP 24
engineering Aug 4, 2025

Joseph Nagle: Simplifying EV Charging with Pando Electric's Innovative Socket Solution

Joseph Nagle ·

EP 23
business Jul 31, 2025

Ep 22 - Stephane Fourdrinier’s Quest to Build the Most Advanced Multi-Device Wellness Platform

Stephane Fourdrinier ·

EP 22
engineering Jul 29, 2025

Chris Oliver: Building a Rails empire

Chris Oliver ·

EP 21
business Jul 28, 2025

Alessandro Chesser

Alessandro Chesser ·

EP 20
business Jul 24, 2025

Ep 20 - Hussain Ali Mirza: Transforming Content with AI-Powered Video Generation at Videomagic

Hussain Ali Mirza ·

EP 19
business Jul 21, 2025

Max Sedghi: Driving Business Performance Through Smart IT and Security Services

Max Sedghi · VP of Business Development at ICSI

EP 18
business Jul 17, 2025

Elisa Camahort Page

Elisa Camahort Page ·

EP 17
business Jul 15, 2025

Chris Champion: Food, Coffee, Crypto, and the Podcaster Summit LIVE

Chris Champion · Founder of We Are Champion AI · Podcaster Summit LIVE

EP 16
business Jun 17, 2025

Radoslaw Blasiak

Radoslaw Blasiak ·

EP 15
business May 19, 2025

Sachin Keswani

Sachin Keswani ·

EP 14
business Apr 17, 2025

Lino Ramirez: AI Interfaces, Designing Beyond the Chatbox

Lino Ramirez · Product Designer

EP 13
business Feb 17, 2025

Andrew Hendela

Andrew Hendela ·

EP 12
business Jan 27, 2025

Raudel Wilson

Raudel Wilson ·

EP 11
business Jan 17, 2025

Capella Kerst

Capella Kerst ·

EP 10
business Jan 6, 2025

Yasin Abbak

Yasin Abbak ·

EP 9
business Dec 9, 2024

John Klymshyn

John Klymshyn ·

EP 8
business Nov 25, 2024

Gregory Manly

Gregory Manly ·

EP 7
business Nov 4, 2024

Lino Ramirez: How logos speak for your business

Lino Ramirez · UX Lead Designer

EP 6
business Oct 28, 2024

Kevin Dyck

Kevin Dyck ·

EP 5
business Apr 9, 2024

Poya Osgouei

Poya Osgouei ·

EP 4
business Nov 9, 2023

Sam Brearey

Sam Brearey ·

EP 3
engineering Nov 2, 2023

Zvonimir Sabljić: Innovating tech

Zvonimir Sabljić ·

EP 2
business Oct 19, 2023

John Onuigbo: CEO and co-founder of Foris Labs

John Onuigbo ·

EP 1
business Aug 29, 2023

Steve Rodgers: Founder & CTO of EmergenTek

Steve Rodgers ·