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1,431 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 month ago - ★★★★ - 42 ratingsMoe and Jenna Abdou interview a highly influential roster of founders, venture capitalists, CEO’s, master thinkers, bestselling authors, academic minds, and creatives to deconstruct the hidden insights that only those who are building breakthrough ventures can reveal. For ten years now, 33voices has engaged closely with founders, senior executives and company builders to identify interesting & pressing challenges that give rise to thoughtful dialogue with contributors who not only think differently, but who represent the frontiers of knowledge in business, culture and lifestyle.
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How Naadam is Pioneering Millennial Capitalism
October 03, 2017 07:00 - 43 minutes - 38.6 MBMatt and Jenna discuss Naadam’s cinematic founding story and how the team is pioneering millennial capitalism starting with the cashmere industry. Matt walks us through how they structured their supply chain around fairness for everyone — From their herders in Mongolia to providing veterinary care for their goats and setting a new standard for consumers. We cover Naadam’s unique business model creating a direct to consumer brand while also sourcing their cashmere to different brands and retai...
The Future of Work is Flexible — And It’s Here
September 26, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes - 38.9 MBAnna and Jenna chat about the question: What would workplaces look like if women were involved in designing them? We define and unpack flexibility as "compatibility between the needs of an employee and the objectives of the employer. It’s not a lifestyle perk or a benefit. It is a structural change to how we work.” Anna also shares insights on how to navigate challenging investor meetings, molting as CEO, and the importance of focusing on pathways rather than seeking concrete answers.
To Succeed As A Founder, Strengthen These Traits
September 25, 2017 07:00 - 44 minutes - 38.3 MBManu and Jenna discuss the night he went from being a hacker to an entrepreneur as a student at Carnegie Mellon and his experiences running his first startup SneakerLabs, including the massive data outage that nearly compromised the company. They chat about why humility is a crucial trait all founders must possess and the importance of always recognizing that a large part of your success is based on luck. Manu also shares observations of companies retaining a day one mentality by practicing j...
How to Unlock Your Creativity and Greatness
September 20, 2017 07:00 - 43 minutes - 38.2 MBRyan and Jenna discuss creating magical worlds at Omaze, the relationship between presence, connection, and feeling fulfilled, as well as his experience creating and directing Untitled Thinkers - a documentary interviewing over 120 brilliant academics, dignitaries, inventors and pioneers - and the lesson it revealed about the true essence of greatness.
Expecting the Unexpected at Gilt, Glamsqad & Fitz
September 20, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 41.4 MBAlexandra and Jenna discuss how her new venture Fitz is helping people live a simplified life. She reflects on experiences at Gilt, from a surprise visit from Madonna to the more difficult growing pains of accommodating millions of shoppers and how they navigated almost needing a three-month hiatus selling their top brands. We discuss the leadership exercise she runs with her team, filling out the statement - Here’s what you need to know about me to influence me - and how it optimizes collabo...
Succeed by Taking Risks - Then Savor the Surprise
September 18, 2017 07:00 - 51 minutes - 44.4 MBAndy and Jenna discuss why disruption is the most misused word in technology and what it means to actually disrupt an industry. They chat about why you shouldn’t focus on your competition - You’ll only lose less quickly - and how to constantly take leaps of faith, and then savor the surprises, to garner outsized returns for your business. Andy also shares his experience discovering and leaning into his personal leadership style - being a teacher -and explains how the CEO’s energy and example...
Following Your Path To Career Fulfillment
September 15, 2017 07:00 - 37 minutes - 32.3 MBKathy Hannun and Jenna discuss how Dandelion is bringing geothermal heating and cooling technology to our homes. We walk through Kathy’s journey to purpose, from working as a civil engineer in Mexico and the Philippines to spending seven years at Google, including her time at Google [X], and finally starting Dandelion. Kathy also shares frameworks to identify and tackle your must-have priorities to make meaningful progress every day.
Ignite Your Inner Greatness
September 13, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBFor three and a half decades, Phil Stutz has been helping Hollywood elites crush their fears, ignite their creativity and unleash their inner greatness - In this short clip, he demonstrates how The Reversal of Desire tool will help you overcome your biggest fears.
How to Create a Brand and the Demand
September 11, 2017 07:00 - 43 minutes - 38.8 MBCraig and Jenna discuss how Care/Of is finding the right combination of human empathy and technology to help people feel healthier and the importance of consumer brands investing in tech where it’s a differentiator, not for the sake of having an impressive tech stack. Craig shares his experience at Bonobos and Care/Of creating a brand and the demand, building word of mouth into previously private products and adding new conversation starters overtime. We also chat about the advice Craig wants...
How Orchard Mile is Shaping E-Commerce 2.0
September 07, 2017 07:00 - 36 minutes - 32.6 MBJennie and Jenna discuss how Orchard Mile balances empowering consumers to curate collections while simultaneously designing an e-commerce experience that surprises and delights them — It’s like the fourth date, not the first. Jennie shares the challenge of signing their first 30 brands, the $10,000 sales day turning point and how the right mix of marketing and a few good customers can you help you break the threshold. We also dive into Orchard Mile’s culture including their 80-20 approach to...
How to Craft the Life You Want
September 04, 2017 07:00 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBAdam and Jenna discuss how MissionU is redefining higher education and pioneering lifelong learning, how to use your voice to change lives, why we should still believe in magic, and the most important lesson he wants to share with his kids: To be the person your inner truth tells you to be.
How Follain is Leading the Clean Beauty Movement
August 31, 2017 07:00 - 34 minutes - 29.1 MBTara and Jenna discuss how Follain makes it simple for consumers to find the highest quality clean beauty products. We chat about Follain’s hybrid model bringing digital touch points and data to their stores to personalize every customer experience. Tara also shares how she mapped her transition from public advocacy to starting Follain, from creating her blog the Natural Chemyst to studying at a lavender farm in France and building the first store with her husband.
Flexing Between the Entrepreneurial & VC Mindset
August 31, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 40.9 MBEric and Jenna walk through Eric’s unique career from building the first version of Hulu in 84 days to backing companies like Hollar and The Wing at Kleiner Perkins, and his latest startup Packagd, which is creating QVC for the digital generation. He shares the advice he would give himself starting his first company Mojiti: Never lose sight of product market fit. Focus on the what not the how. We also chat about making the switch from individual contributor to leader, Eric went from leading 8...
No More Assholes
August 28, 2017 07:00 - 43 minutes - 52.2 MBStanford's Bob Sutton rejoins Moe Abdou to discuss his latest book "The Asshole survival Guide."
How Together Helps People Discover Their Purpose
August 16, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 35.5 MBJennifer and Jenna go behind the scenes at Together where speakers like Abby Wambach and Sophia Bush open up about their journey finding their purpose. Jennifer shares the early days of her career as a literary agent and the honor of having authors like Oprah Winfrey and Arianna Huffington share their most intimate stories with her at William Morris Endeavor. We also discuss the notion that the secret to happiness is to want what you have not what you don’t have — “You can’t be grateful and a...
How Cotopaxi Created a New Kind of Company
August 15, 2017 07:00 - 56 minutes - 47.6 MBDavis and Jenna discuss how Cotopaxi puts their social mission at the heart of everything they do - from incorporating as a B Corp to their Thank You Note Program and their Del Día Collection. Davis explains how if more companies integrate giving back into their business models we can eradicate poverty — The private sector must play a role. We also chat about the importance of establishing rituals that reinforce your values to shape your team’s behavior and output — If you make social good a ...
The Genius of the Information Age
August 13, 2017 07:00 - 49 minutes - 46 MBMoe Abdou is joined by Jimmy Soni & Rob Goodman to discuss the intellectual journey of Claude Shannon.
The Leap towards Spiritual Awakening
August 08, 2017 07:00 - 47 minutes - 45.6 MBAcclaimed Spiritual leader, Steve Taylor joins Moe Abdou to discuss how ordinary people can unlock their awakened state.
These Startup Frameworks Streamline Execution
August 07, 2017 07:00 - 50 minutes - 45.2 MBAlexandra, Matt, and Jenna discuss how Revere is simplifying the connection that what you put into your body directly influences what you get out of it. Alexandra and Matt share the art of customer development, how to reverse engineer the product you want to create, and separate yourself from it when receiving customer feedback by creating a “qualitative feedback locker.” We also discuss the decision to build an advisory board early, ideally with very diverse viewpoints, and tips on how to co...
The Hidden Force That Creates the World’s Greatest
August 01, 2017 07:00 - 37 minutes - 39.9 MBAccomplished WSJ deputy editor, Sam Walker joins Moe Abdou to discuss the link between the world’s greatest sports teams.
How Collective Retreats is Reimagining Travel
July 24, 2017 07:00 - 34 minutes - 31.5 MBPeter and Jenna discuss Collective Retreats’ goal to be a launchpad for connection — to ourselves, our communities, and our surroundings. He shares how his early love for hospitality was inspired by seeing people light up when they see something for the first time and his team’s work hand crafting every experience to foster discovery, exploration, and empathy. We also chat about how travel makes us more open minded, Peter’s most eye-opening adventures and the hot sauce collection he’s built a...
Train Your Way to Peak Performance
July 21, 2017 07:00 - 1 hour - 57.9 MBJason and Jenna discuss why confidence is an action not a feeling and daily tactics, like awareness of breath and visualization, to center yourself and elevate your performance. Jason shares his experiences discovering and embracing his personal leadership style at Twitter, Medium, and Lucid and how it sets an example for your team members to be open about their insecurities, allowing you to grow together. They also chat about having the courage to zoom out in life and business to ensure you ...
Follow These Tactics to Make Diversity a Reality
July 19, 2017 07:00 - 54 minutes - 45.5 MBRyan, Porter, and Jenna discuss why diversity is and must be a company wide responsibility and how organizations can avoid the most dangerous type of debt: Human capital. The founders zero in on how both startups and large corporations can take action today, from creating a diverse pipeline to interpreting your diversity stats and implementing metrics to monitor progress. We also chat about how Ryan and Porter signed on customers before they had a product and how to work with your partners pr...
How the Best Brands Enrich the Human Experience
July 18, 2017 07:00 - 34 minutes - 32.4 MBEmily and Jenna walk through Red Antler’s process designing multilayered brand experiences for companies like Allbirds and MissionU as well as highlight how today’s most influential brands harness empathy to tap into the human experience and speak truth into our lives. They also chat about why Emily doesn’t have a 10-year plan and how to leave room for serendipity in your life to lead you to unexpected, and incredible, places.
How to Impact Real Change
July 18, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBChristina and Jenna discuss the Andela movement, how they treat diversity like a product and measure KPIs to ensure more women are participating in the fellowship, her experience at the Clinton Global Initiative initiating a conversation with Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Aung San Suu Kyi, and how stamina trains you to shift your mindset from asking 'if' to 'how.'
Making Courageous Choices in Startups
July 10, 2017 07:00 - 41 minutes - 40.6 MBEva and Jenna discuss the best coffee meetings she’s ever had, navigating the VC Founder relationship, why she spends 25% of her week with people outside of tech, and how exposure to the world helps us build better companies.
How Mighty Networks is Bringing Us Closer
July 06, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes - 41 MBGina and Jenna discuss the increasingly powerful role software will play creating community-powered brands with network effects and how each member who joins increases the value and utility of your brand. We also chat about the importance of ‘washing away your skepticism,’ strengthening your gut overtime, and how to prime your brain in the morning to align your priorities.
The Innovation Fueling Stella & Dot's Living Labs
June 26, 2017 07:00 - 44 minutes - 38.7 MBJessica and Jenna discuss how Stella & Dot Family Brands empowers women with choice and purpose to pursue entrepreneurship on their own terms. They chat about Jessica’s experiences launching the business from making jewelry in her living room, going door to door selling it and deciding to bootstrap so she could “manage the business for the mission not the quarter.” Jessica emphasizes how the team’s Day One mentality drives their innovative culture and how looking at the world with curiosity a...
The Only Decision That Really Matters
June 21, 2017 07:00 - 41 minutes - 40.5 MBVenture Capitalist, Tony Tjan joins Moe Abdou to discuss why legendary companies value people over ideas, products, and profits.
How Crew Creates a Truly Customer Centric Product
June 15, 2017 07:00 - 47 minutes - 40.6 MBDanny and Jenna discuss how Crew is making distributed workplaces, like hospitals, restaurants and retail stores, more connected to ensure everyone has a successful day at work. They chat about why Crew doesn't have product managers and the techniques that help the team listen and respond to customer feedback at scale. Danny also shares the guiding role science plays at Crew, deriving inspiration from Drake’s Equation searching for extraterrestrial life, and why startups should manage their r...
How Core Thoughts Drive Industry Changing Results
June 15, 2017 07:00 - 50 minutes - 44.5 MBRon and Jenna walk through his experiences transforming Target into Tarjay by asking: Why does good design have to be expensive? They chat about the birth of the Apple store and Genius Bar and how the team constantly turns their core thought of enriching lives into practice. Ron also shares how his latest company Enjoy is creating the specialty store of the digital era and unlocking personal service like we’ve never seen before.
This is What The #WorldPositive Future Looks Like
June 13, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes - 33.5 MBVishal and Jenna discuss Obvious Ventures’ mission to back #WorldPositive companies that believe their business is a critical part of our social and environmental fabric and commit to actively serving the greater good. They deconstruct value based leadership touching on Vishal’s experiences at Patagonia and stories from Obvious VC companies, like Gusto and Virta Health. Most importantly, Vishal emphasizes how and why culture is shaped and reshaped daily by every decision every team member in ...
How Current Instills Trust in the Financial System
June 13, 2017 07:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBStuart and Jenna chat about why ‘move fast and break things’ doesn’t, and won’t, work in FinTech and Current's plan to be a long-term change agent in the industry. They also discuss that while stress and adrenaline intensify our purpose it’s critical to be in charge of our mindset by controlling how we use our daily decision credits and creating positive feedback loops to counter the insidious, slow burning pressure of being a founder.
Following Your Intuition as a Founder
June 08, 2017 07:00 - 39 minutes - 34.9 MBAriel and Jenna discuss how jewelry is becoming more personal, creating #AGJGirlCrush and why brands need to take their narrative in their own hands in the new media landscape. They also chat about why she never wrote a business plan and follows her intuition instead as well as the play that taught her “the judgment of your life is your life."
The Essence of Modern Leadership
June 05, 2017 07:00 - 29 minutes - 37.2 MBRam Charan joins Moe Abdou to discuss the evolving role of the modern leader.
Rising Above Adversity
June 03, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes - 51.1 MBIn this inaugural episode of the 'Living Rich' series, Moe Abdou & Dr. Norman Rosenthal begin to explore life's most essential questions.
Built for Growth
June 02, 2017 07:00 - 51 minutes - 52.5 MBMoe Abdou is joined by Chris Kuenne & John Danner to discuss their latest book - Built For Growth.
Learning to Love Risk
June 01, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes - 39.5 MBNidhi and Jenna discuss how Maiden Home is bringing ease and transparency to the furniture industry by partnering with America’s best family owned factories to deliver custom chairs and couches directly to your doorstep. They chat about an entrepreneur’s transition from solitude during the early days to loneliness as their company scales. Nidhi also explains how building a network of founders and mentors helps you navigate your toughest leadership challenges, the advice Birchbox CEO Katia Bea...
How Radical Transparency Breeds Trust at x.ai
June 01, 2017 07:00 - 36 minutes - 32.9 MBDennis and Jenna discuss how x.ai’s culture of radical feedback and transparency breeds trust, commitment and a willingness to go the extra mile. They chat about Dennis’ transition from leading a B2B company, where you have a close relationship with your customers, to leading a B2C company and learning how to communicate at scale. Dennis also shares why he believes being happy is a daily decision and his Sunday ritual of walking the length of Manhattan (13.6 miles), without any technology, to...
Why Staying Small is the Secret to Growing Big
May 30, 2017 07:00 - 40 minutes - 35.7 MBLeo and Jenna discuss growing Dos Toros from his co-founder Oliver Kremer and him asking "How the f*ck do we build a restaurant?" to opening 13 NYC taquerias. Leo shares how being industry outsiders allowed the brothers to radically redefine the restaurant experience for their team and customers and how leveraging being small helps you preserve your culture while scaling your business.
Design as a Language
May 24, 2017 07:00 - 44 minutes - 37.7 MBClare and Jenna discuss the advantages of designing and manufacturing in Los Angeles, the team’s creative process and the test they rely on to ensure every piece is uniquely Clare V., and how growing up as the youngest of six siblings helps her as CEO.
How Baby2Baby Elevates Families Out of Poverty
May 22, 2017 07:00 - 32 minutes - 27.7 MBNorah and Jenna discuss how The Diaper Divide perpetuates the cycle of poverty, Baby2Baby’s ‘Say Yes’ motto, why they run the non-profit like a business and how it allows them to serve more families, as well as the nightly Q&R that keeps the team inspired.
The unexpected benefits of unfocusing
May 20, 2017 07:00 - 33 minutes - 41.1 MBSrini Pillay Joins Moe Abdou to explore the science behind your mind's constant ability to wander. His new book is - Tinker Dabble Doodle Try.
Why We Should Make Kindness a Business Value
May 12, 2017 07:00 - 48 minutes - 43 MBChristine and Jenna discuss success as an introverted leader, finding your source of stability, the importance of acting the way you want to be perceived, and how ballet taught her to love the process.
The Entrepreneur’s Education
May 12, 2017 07:00 - 41 minutes - 36.3 MBMichael and Jenna discuss the difference between a work of art and a business, the process of distilling your vision, why we should plan horizontally rather than vertically, and mastering the balance of following your gut and admitting and pivoting when you are wrong.
How A.I. Can Improve Our Relationships
May 04, 2017 07:00 - 33 minutes - 29 MBMaran and Jenna discuss agency at Clara, trust, artificial intelligence, and the product experience, why being present is a choice, and how your life and relationships change when you believe you can learn something from everyone.
How FEED Galvanizes a Community of Activists
May 03, 2017 07:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBLauren and Jenna discuss the Princeton class and question that laid the seed for FEED, opening FEED’s first store in Brooklyn, the team’s mission to put calls to action out in the world, and how to be a vision caster and a brand keeper.
How Maven is Giving Women the Healthcare They Need
May 02, 2017 07:00 - 38 minutes - 35.3 MBKatherine and Jenna discuss being a leader-in-training, the push and pull of time and progress, managing the sacrifice of startups, and being flexible about defining success in life and business.
How Self-Awareness Helps You Tap Your Potential
May 01, 2017 07:00 - 47 minutes - 42.8 MBJason and Jenna discuss the framework he utilizes to make fast but sound decisions and how he evaluates them, knowing when to ask ‘Can this be bigger?’ versus ‘Should this be bigger?’ and why being a musician is his secret weapon.
The Fuzzy and The Techie
April 30, 2017 07:00 - 45 minutes - 57.7 MBVenture Capitalist and author, Scott Hartley joins Moe Abdou to discuss the essential role that Liberal Arts plays in Tech startups.