Edward welcomes Austin Belcak on the show. Austin is the founder of CultivatedCulture.com where he helps people land jobs they love without traditional experience and without applying online. Austin’s job search system stems from his personal experience transitioning from a new grad with a biology degree, a 2.58 GPA, and a job in healthcare to landing interviews and offers at Microsoft, Google, and Twitter.  We Discuss: His 200 business ideas that did not workWhy he decided to work at...

Edward welcomes Aishwarya Srinivasan to the show. Aishwarya is an AI & ML Innovation Leader at IBM Data & AI. She holds a post-graduate in Data Science from Columbia University. During her engagements, she primarily focuses on bringing in machine learning research to create business value. She is very focused on expanding her horizons in the machine learning research community including her recent Patent Award won in 2018 for developing a Reinforcement Learning model for Machine Trading.

Edward welcomes Delian Asparouhov to the show. Delian is a principal at Founders Fund. Before joining Founders Fund, he was a principal at Khosla Ventures, head of growth at Teespring, and founder of a healthcare company called Nightingale. Delian is Bulgarian, attended MIT, and likes to ski and play soccer. We discuss: What his Bulgarian parents wanted him to becomeDropping out of MITThe impact of interning at Square and meeting Keith RaboisThe 3 reasons he’s staying in Customer...

Edward welcomes Nick Mehta to the show. He is an American technology entrepreneur and is currently the CEO of Gainsight. Prior to that, he was the CEO of LiveOffice, which was sold to Symantec. He is often credited for creating the customer success category.  In this episode, we discuss: How to pick board members in your life and workA beginners mindset and practicing Shoshin Establishing company valuesThe 3 reasons he’s staying in Customer SuccessCompanies reshaping around the customer 

Helping immigrants thrive requires a dedicated focus. In today's episode, I chat with Sophie Alcorn, who founded Alcorn Immigration Law, the fastest-growing immigration law firm in Silicon Valley, and the 2019 recipient of Global Law Experts’ “Law Firm of the Year in California for Entrepreneur Immigration Services” award. Sophie is certified as a specialist attorney in immigration and nationality law by the State Bar of California Board of Legal Specialization. She writes a weekly...

In this episode, I chat with a 5X entrepreneur and leadership connoisseur. Josh Linkner is a Creative Troublemaker. He passionately believes that all human beings have incredible creative capacity, and he's on a mission to unlock inventive thinking and creative problem solving to help leaders, individuals, and communities soar. Josh has been the founder and CEO of five tech companies, which sold for a combined value of over $200 million, and is the author of four books including the New York...

When you have a deep passion for helping people, you should pursue it wholeheartedly. In today's conversation, we chat with Shivani Berry, who is the Founder of Ascend, a program to empower women with the skills to grow in their careers and be influential leaders. She is a career coach and product leader with experience in go-to-market and finance at fast-growing and established top-tier companies. She has an MBA from Harvard Business School. Her work experience has taught her it’s the soft...

Kara Goldin is the author of Undaunted and Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint Water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. The Huffington Post listed her as one of six disruptors in business, alongside Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg. Previously, Kara was VP of Shopping and Ecommerce at AOL where she helped lead the growth of its shopping and e-commerce business to over $1 billion in revenue. She is an active speaker and writer and, in 2017, she launched...

Dynamic careers make for the best founders. Matteo Franceschetti made multiple pivots from law to solar energy to founding the world's leading sleep fitness company. Matteo joins us for a powerful discussion today. He is the Co-Founder and CEO of Eight Sleep, the world's leading sleep enhancement company. Matteo holds multiple patents in tech and health and is a Member of the Forbes Technology Council. Prior to Eight, Matteo co-founded two cleantech companies - GIR and Global Investment. He...

Steve Schlafman is a professional certified coach and Founder of High Output. He is an angel investor, facilitator, speaker, former operator, and recovering VC. This episode is a wide-ranging, emotional journey through the nooks and crannies of investing, introspection, meditation, and sobriety.

Jason Calacanis joins the conversation today to discuss how his childhood shaped him today, his early days in media, how poker influences his decision-making and some actionable tips for angel investors. He is an entrepreneur, angel investor in over 250 startups, host of the This Week in Startups podcast, and co-host of the legendary All in Podcast with Chamath Palihapitiya, David Sacks, and David Friedberg, and the best selling author of Angel: How to Invest in Technology Startups--Timeless...

Financial independence is often discussed in college but never blueprinted. In today's episode, I chat with Robert Farrington, who is a Millennial Money Expert and Founder of The College Investor. He is on a mission to help millennials get out of...

Some of the most successful leaders have some of the most challenging stories. In today's episode, I chat with Scott Leese,  a 6x Sales Leader, 3x Author, 3x Entrepreneur, and 1x Unicorn builder, who serves as a strategic advisor and consultant to...

Ashvin Vaidyanathan is the Chief Customer Officer at Gainsight - the Customer Success Company. In his role, Ashvin manages the Customer Success, Professional Services, and Technical Support teams. Prior to Gainsight, Ashvin was at McKinsey & Company...

Growing up, I spent most of my childhood living in my own imagination. Teachers would constantly mark me down on my report card for staring out the window and daydreaming. Creating my own reality was the only way I could cope with all of the bullying,...

If you've ever woken up with anxiety about your career and how to get on track, then this episode is for you. In today's episode, I chat with Kyle Elliott, who is the founder and career coach behind CaffeinatedKyle.com. His goal is simple – to help...

If you're in the midst of a  transition in your career or business, then this conversation will fire you up. In today's episode, we chat with Dr. Benjamin Ritter is an expert in Organizational Leadership and for the past 10 years has been coaching...

You don't have to have everything figured out early in life to achieve success. In today's episode, I chat with Justin Welsh, who has a decade of experience building two $50M+ ARR businesses, teams of 150+, and helping raise over $300M in capital from...

From childhood as a Bulgarian immigrant to becoming a prolific writer at FORTUNE, this episode is filled with gems that will leave you craving for more. In today's episode, I chat with Polina Marinova Pompliano, who is the founder of The Profile, a new...

Most people go through life lost, disengaged, and unhappy at work and in their lives. In today's episode, I chat with someone who is on a mission to solve that - John Marty, a Senior Product Manager at Amazon and the Founder of Project 1B. He spent 10...

Are you fired up to go to work every day or wondering how to make the transition to align yourself with your true mission? If you're hungry to learn how an underdog turned into a winner, then dive into this episode with Jonathan Javier! He is the CEO of...

What happens when you decide to invest in building tremendous network equity? In this episode, I team up with Lars Schmidt, the Founder of Amplify, an HR executive search and consulting firm to discuss this topic. He’s spent over 20 years in the...

We often hear that personal branding and marketing is imperative for our success, but how do we actually do it well? In today's episode, I chat with Maya Grossman, who is a high performing data-driven product marketing leader with more than a decade of...

In today’s day and age, health, physical and mental, is the most important area we need to focus on in our lives. In today's episode, I chat with a long-time friend, Jeremy Abramson, a health coach and wellness entrepreneur who is creating a literal...