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Smart Venture Podcast

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#61 Partner at M13, ex- CEO & Founder of NatureBox, ex- Investor at General Catalyst Gautam Gupta

March 23, 2021 00:23 - 40 minutes - 38.5 MB

061 Gautam Gupta is a Partner at M13 Ventures where he invests in consumer tech companies. M13’s portfolio includes Pinterest, SpaceX, Snapchat, Lyft, just to name a few. Prior to M13 Gautam was the founder and CEO of NatureBox, and an early stage investor at General Catalyst. He invested in more than 30 companies including BigCommerce, Honest Company, Grammarly and many others. He is also on the Board of Overseers at Babson College.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGo...

#60 Rebecca Minkoff Founder & Designer Founder of The Female Founder Collective & The Superwomen Pod

March 16, 2021 03:21 - 40 minutes - 38.8 MB

060 Rebecca Minkoff is the founder of a global fashion brand named after herself, Rebecca Minkoff. The brand has retail stores in New York, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Tokyo and Korea, and is distributed in over 900 stores worldwide. Beyond fashion, she hosts The Superwomen Podcast With Rebecca Minkoff with guests like Jessica Alba and many other successful women. She is the founder of The Female Founder Collective, where she helps support women in business and leadership. She als...

#59 Chief Product Officer, Engineering at Goldman Sachs Dylan Casey, ex Olympic Cyclist alongside Lance Armstrong

March 08, 2021 20:35 - 50 minutes - 41.9 MB

059 Dylan Casey is the Chief Product Officer of the Engineering Division at Goldman Sachs. As a professional cyclist he competed in the Olympics and rode alongside Lance Armstrong on The USPS Pro Cycling Team. Then he pivoted his career to lead product teams at tech companies like Google, Path, Yahoo and Fair. He's also an LP at Next Ventures, and has co-founded the media company, WEDŪ Inc, with Lance Armstrong.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@Grace...

#58 SVP of Yelp, ex-SVP of Global Marketing at Eventbrite, Dan Kimball Topic: Career development as a marketing leader

March 02, 2021 02:49 - 49 minutes - 41.2 MB

058 Dan Kimball is the Senior Vice President of Marketing at Yelp. Prior to Yelp, he was the SVP of Global Marketing at Eventbrite, where he led marketers in 8 different countries. And before that he led many marketing teams in various sectors such as real estate, banking, and healthcare.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to ...

#57 Co-Founder of Square, The Innovation Stack Author, Philanthropist, Artist, Investor Jim McKelvey

February 22, 2021 16:36 - 59 minutes - 55.9 MB

057 Jim McKelvey is the Co-founder of Square. Prior to founding Square he was a glassblowing artist, recovering computer scientist, Twitter and Square’s co-founder Jack Dorsey’s former boss and long time friend. Currently he is the founder of Invisibly, LaunchCode and Third Degree Glass Factory and Co-founder and General Partner at FINTOP Capital. He also serves as the Deputy Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and is on the Board of Trustees of Washington University in St. Louis....

#56 Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners Nicole Quinn Board Member of Calm, Cameo, HAUS, Girlboss

February 15, 2021 19:35 - 33 minutes - 28.1 MB

056 Nicole Quinn is the General Partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. She invested in companies like Calm, Cameo, Lunchclub, HAUS, Zola, Girlboss and many others. Her investments are among the most competitive deals to get into, and a few of her portfolio companies are started by celebrities like Gwyneth Paltrow and Lady Gaga. Prior to venture she spent nearly a decade at Morgan Stanley, where she worked on IPOs for companies like Facebook, Groupon and Pandora.  https://www.SmartVenturePo...

#55 Hinge COO - Sam Levy How to reinvent your company and power up growth

February 09, 2021 02:15 - 1 hour - 71.6 MB

055 Sam Levy is the COO of Hinge, he joined Hinge when there were only 6 people. Under his leadership, Hinge has grown significantly and is one of the most popular dating apps in the US and Internationally. He led a team to rebuild the Hinge App from the ground up, and the amount of conversations users were having in the new product 9x-ed as compared to the previous app. Prior to Hinge, he was an early employee at LivingSocial where he directly worked with the CFO to build the finance team. ...

#54 Mike Cassidy CEO@Apollo Fusion, ex-VP@Google & founder @4 tech companies acquired for millions

February 01, 2021 19:45 - 43 minutes - 36.1 MB

054 Mike Cassidy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Apollo Fusion. He previously founded and had successful exits from 4 other high tech companies, namely Ruba (acquired by Google), Xfire (acquired by MTV for $110 million), Direct Hit (acquired by Ask Jeeves for $500 million), and Stylus Innovation (acquired by Artisoft for $13 million). Before starting his current company Apollo Fusion, he served as the VP of Google responsible for Google's Project Loon, which uses high altitude balloons to bring...

#54 CEO of Apollo Fusion, ex - VP of Google & founder @4 tech companies acquired for millions Mike Cassidy

February 01, 2021 19:45 - 43 minutes - 36.1 MB

054 Mike Cassidy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Apollo Fusion. He previously founded and had successful exits from 4 other high tech companies, namely Ruba (acquired by Google), Xfire (acquired by MTV for $110 million), Direct Hit (acquired by Ask Jeeves for $500 million), and Stylus Innovation (acquired by Artisoft for $13 million). Before starting his current company Apollo Fusion, he served as the VP of Google responsible for Google's Project Loon, which uses high altitude balloons to bring...

#53 CTO of FLEXE, ex - VP of Amazon David Glick Topic: Lead a technical team without being technical

January 25, 2021 21:43 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

053 David Glick is the CTO of FLEXE, a logistics technology company focused on reinventing warehousing and fulfilment to optimise the global delivery of goods for enterprise-class retailers and brands. Prior to FLEXE, he spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including five years as the VP of Fulfillment Technology, where he oversaw the development and functionality of the technology within Amazon’s fulfillment centers and the transportation systems.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/...

#53 David Glick CTO @FLEXE, ex-VP @Amazon Topic: Lead a technical team without being technical

January 25, 2021 21:43 - 1 hour - 52.2 MB

053 David Glick is the CTO of FLEXE, a logistics technology company focused on reinventing warehousing and fulfilment to optimise the global delivery of goods for enterprise-class retailers and brands. Prior to FLEXE, he spent nearly 20 years at Amazon, including five years as the VP of Fulfillment Technology, where he oversaw the development and functionality of the technology within Amazon’s fulfillment centers and the transportation systems.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/...

#52Dennis Miloseski Co-founder@Palm, ex-Global VP@Samsung Build partnerships with NBA Star & brands

January 18, 2021 20:31 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

052 Dennis Miloseski is the co-founder of Palm, a palm sized smartphone focused on being connected, but not consumed with technology. He brought on 3-time NBA champ and MVP basketball star Stephen Curry as a strategic investor and advisor. Prior to Palm, he was the Global Vice President of Samsung Electronics and former Head of Design, Special projects at Google.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube J...

#52 Co-founder of Palm, ex - Global VP of Samsung Dennis Miloseski Build partnerships with NBA Star & brands

January 18, 2021 20:31 - 1 hour - 56.9 MB

052 Dennis Miloseski is the co-founder of Palm, a palm sized smartphone focused on being connected, but not consumed with technology. He brought on 3-time NBA champ and MVP basketball star Stephen Curry as a strategic investor and advisor. Prior to Palm, he was the Global Vice President of Samsung Electronics and former Head of Design, Special projects at Google.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube J...

#51 Partner of Vertex Ventures US Domenic Perri Topic: From business development to VC

January 12, 2021 03:16 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

051 Domenic Perri is a Partner at Vertex Ventures US where he invests in early stage enterprise startups. Prior to Vertex, he worked on M&A and business development at companies like Tesla and Dropbox. When he started his career, he worked closely with Robert Herjavec, the "nice shark" from ABC’s Shark Tank.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episo...

#51 Partner at Vertex Ventures US Domenic Perri Topic: From business development to VC

January 12, 2021 03:16 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

051 Domenic Perri is a Partner at Vertex Ventures US where he invests in early stage enterprise startups. Prior to Vertex, he worked on M&A and business development at companies like Tesla and Dropbox. When he started his career, he worked closely with Robert Herjavec, the "nice shark" from ABC’s Shark Tank.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episo...

#51 Domenic Perri Partner @Vertex Ventures US Topic: From business development to VC

January 12, 2021 03:16 - 44 minutes - 36.6 MB

051 Domenic Perri is a Partner at Vertex Ventures US where he invests in early stage enterprise startups. Prior to Vertex, he worked on M&A and business development at companies like Tesla and Dropbox. When he started his career, he worked closely with Robert Herjavec, the "nice shark" from ABC’s Shark Tank.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episo...

#50 Iris Choi Partner @Floodgate Topic: From investment banking to VC

January 05, 2021 01:59 - 58 minutes - 48.3 MB

050 Iris Choi is a Partner at Floodgate, where she sits on board of portfolio companies, makes investments and helps them build strategic corporate relationships and financings. Floodgate’s portfolio includes Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, and many others. Prior to Venture she was a VP at Goldman Sachs where she directly worked with CEOs of top companies like Disney, SanDisk and Yahoo!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/grac...

#50 Partner of Floodgate Fund Iris Choi Topic: From investment banking to VC

January 05, 2021 01:59 - 58 minutes - 48.3 MB

050 Iris Choi is a Partner at Floodgate, where she sits on board of portfolio companies, makes investments and helps them build strategic corporate relationships and financings. Floodgate’s portfolio includes Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, and many others. Prior to Venture she was a VP at Goldman Sachs where she directly worked with CEOs of top companies like Disney, SanDisk and Yahoo!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/grac...

#50 Partner at Floodgate Fund Iris Choi Topic: From investment banking to VC

January 05, 2021 01:59 - 58 minutes - 48.3 MB

050 Iris Choi is a Partner at Floodgate, where she sits on board of portfolio companies, makes investments and helps them build strategic corporate relationships and financings. Floodgate’s portfolio includes Twitter, Lyft, Twitch, and many others. Prior to Venture she was a VP at Goldman Sachs where she directly worked with CEOs of top companies like Disney, SanDisk and Yahoo!  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/grac...

#49 Shellye Archambeau(Part2)Board Member@Verizon, Nordstrom, Okta Author@Unapologetically Ambitious

December 24, 2020 02:55 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

049 Shellye Archambeau is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. She serves as a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta. She was the former CEO of MetricStream, where she turned a struggling Silicon Valley startup to a global leading compliance software company. Prior to becoming the CEO she was an executive at IBM and CMO at two other public companies. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitte...

#49 Board Member of Verizon, Nordstrom, Okta Author of Unapologetically Ambitious Shellye Archambeau (Part2)

December 24, 2020 02:55 - 26 minutes - 22.7 MB

049 Shellye Archambeau is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. She serves as a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta. She was the former CEO of MetricStream, where she turned a struggling Silicon Valley startup to a global leading compliance software company. Prior to becoming the CEO she was an executive at IBM and CMO at two other public companies. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitte...

#48 Shellye Archambeau(Part1)Board Member@Verizon, Nordstrom, Okta Author@Unapologetically Ambitious

December 22, 2020 06:40 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MB

048 Shellye Archambeau is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. She serves as a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta. She was the former CEO of MetricStream, where she turned a struggling Silicon Valley startup to a global leading compliance software company. Prior to becoming the CEO she was an executive at IBM and CMO at two other public companies. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitte...

#48 Board Member of Verizon, Nordstrom, Okta Author of Unapologetically Ambitious Shellye Archambeau (Part1)

December 22, 2020 06:40 - 24 minutes - 23.7 MB

048 Shellye Archambeau is one of Silicon Valley's first female African American CEOs. She serves as a board member at Verizon, Nordstrom, Roper Technologies and Okta. She was the former CEO of MetricStream, where she turned a struggling Silicon Valley startup to a global leading compliance software company. Prior to becoming the CEO she was an executive at IBM and CMO at two other public companies. She is the author of Unapologetically Ambitious.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitte...

#47 Lucinda Newcomb(Part2)Chief Product Officer@WW(formerly Weight Watchers), ex-VP@Walmart&Sephora

December 16, 2020 21:48 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MB

047 Lucinda Newcomb is the Chief Product Officer at WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers. She leads the WW member experience across all digital channels. Prior to WW she was a VP at Walmart and Sephora, where she led product management for all of online shopping and was responsible for the entire portfolio of omni-channel digital experiences across product management and design.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gr...

#47 Chief Product Officer of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), ex-VP of Walmart & Sephora Lucinda Newcomb (Part2)

December 16, 2020 21:48 - 31 minutes - 26.2 MB

047 Lucinda Newcomb is the Chief Product Officer at WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers. She leads the WW member experience across all digital channels. Prior to WW she was a VP at Walmart and Sephora, where she led product management for all of online shopping and was responsible for the entire portfolio of omni-channel digital experiences across product management and design.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gr...

#46 Lucinda Newcomb(Part1)Chief Product Officer@WW(formerly Weight Watchers), ex-VP@Walmart&Sephora

December 15, 2020 03:52 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MB

046 Lucinda Newcomb is the Chief Product Officer at WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers. She leads the WW member experience across all digital channels. Prior to WW she was a VP at Walmart and Sephora, where she led product management for all of online shopping and was responsible for the entire portfolio of omni-channel digital experiences across product management and design.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gr...

#46 Chief Product Officer of WW (formerly Weight Watchers), ex-VP of Walmart & Sephora Lucinda Newcomb (Part1)

December 15, 2020 03:52 - 31 minutes - 29.8 MB

046 Lucinda Newcomb is the Chief Product Officer at WW, formerly known as Weight Watchers. She leads the WW member experience across all digital channels. Prior to WW she was a VP at Walmart and Sephora, where she led product management for all of online shopping and was responsible for the entire portfolio of omni-channel digital experiences across product management and design.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gr...

#45 Monty Moran (Part2) former Co-CEO @Chipotle Mexican Grill, author @Love is Free, Guac is Extra

December 10, 2020 05:08 - 49 minutes - 47 MB

045 Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. He took a Denver-based burrito company to Fortune 500 status. To build a successful culture, Monty spent most of his time having one-on-one conversations with more than 20,000 employees at Chipotle. The result was a culture of empowerment where each person was rewarded (and promoted) for how effective they were in making the people around them better. Prior to joining Chipotle, Monty was the head of litigation and then managing ...

#45 Former Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, author of Love is Free, Guac is Extra Monty Moran (Part2)

December 10, 2020 05:08 - 49 minutes - 47 MB

045 Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. He took a Denver-based burrito company to Fortune 500 status. To build a successful culture, Monty spent most of his time having one-on-one conversations with more than 20,000 employees at Chipotle. The result was a culture of empowerment where each person was rewarded (and promoted) for how effective they were in making the people around them better. Prior to joining Chipotle, Monty was the head of litigation and then managing ...

#44 Monty Moran (Part1) former Co-CEO @Chipotle Mexican Grill, author @Love is Free, Guac is Extra

December 08, 2020 02:59 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MB

044 Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. He took a Denver-based burrito company to Fortune 500 status. To build a successful culture, Monty spent most of his time having one-on-one conversations with more than 20,000 employees at Chipotle. The result was a culture of empowerment where each person was rewarded (and promoted) for how effective they were in making the people around them better. Prior to joining Chipotle, Monty was the head of litigation and then managing ...

#44 Former Co-CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, author of Love is Free, Guac is Extra Monty Moran (Part1)

December 08, 2020 02:59 - 49 minutes - 46.4 MB

044 Monty Moran is the former co-CEO at Chipotle Mexican Grill. He took a Denver-based burrito company to Fortune 500 status. To build a successful culture, Monty spent most of his time having one-on-one conversations with more than 20,000 employees at Chipotle. The result was a culture of empowerment where each person was rewarded (and promoted) for how effective they were in making the people around them better. Prior to joining Chipotle, Monty was the head of litigation and then managing ...

#43 Michael Hyatt (Part2) Co-founder @BlueCat, Investor on "The Pitch," Canada's Top 40 under 40

December 03, 2020 00:38 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MB

043 Michael Hyatt built and sold 2 very successful software companies. He is an investor on the hit podcast "The Pitch" and host of the new "Business Unplanned" podcast. He sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms. He is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award and a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bi...

#43 Investor on "The Pitch," Co-founder of BlueCat, Canada's Top 40 under 40 Michael Hyatt (Part2)

December 03, 2020 00:38 - 26 minutes - 22.4 MB

043 Michael Hyatt built and sold 2 very successful software companies. He is an investor on the hit podcast "The Pitch" and host of the new "Business Unplanned" podcast. He sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms. He is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award and a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bi...

#42 Michael Hyatt (Part1) Co-founder @BlueCat, Investor on "The Pitch," Canada's Top 40 under 40

December 01, 2020 06:33 - 27 minutes - 23.1 MB

042 Michael Hyatt built and sold 2 very successful software companies. He is an investor on the hit podcast "The Pitch" and host of the new "Business Unplanned" podcast. He sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms. He is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award and a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bi...

#42 Investor on "The Pitch," Co-founder of BlueCat, Canada's Top 40 under 40 Michael Hyatt (Part1)

December 01, 2020 06:33 - 27 minutes - 23.1 MB

042 Michael Hyatt built and sold 2 very successful software companies. He is an investor on the hit podcast "The Pitch" and host of the new "Business Unplanned" podcast. He sits on the Board of Advisors of Georgian Partners, one of Canada’s leading venture capital firms. He is a recipient of Canada’s Top 40 Under 40 Award and a finalist for Ernst & Young’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bi...

#41 Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel Dawoon Kang (Part2)

November 26, 2020 03:17 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MB

041 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. ...

#41 Dawoon Kang (Part2) Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer @ Coffee Meets Bagel

November 26, 2020 03:17 - 26 minutes - 25.6 MB

041 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. ...

#40 Dawoon Kang (Part1) Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer @ Coffee Meets Bagel

November 23, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 20.8 MB

040 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. ...

#40 Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel Dawoon Kang (Part1)

November 23, 2020 17:00 - 24 minutes - 20.8 MB

040 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. ...

#39 Robert Rosenberg (Part2) 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza

November 19, 2020 03:32 - 46 minutes - 38.4 MB

039 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host ...

#39 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza Robert Rosenberg (Part2)

November 19, 2020 03:32 - 46 minutes - 38.4 MB

039 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host ...

#38 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza Robert Rosenberg (Part1)

November 16, 2020 19:39 - 43 minutes - 36 MB

038 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host ...

#38 Robert Rosenberg (Part1) 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza

November 16, 2020 19:39 - 43 minutes - 36 MB

038 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host ...

#37 VP of Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde Julien Codorniou (Part2)

November 12, 2020 00:41 - 34 minutes - 29 MB

037 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business ...

#37Julien Codorniou(Part2)VP@Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde

November 12, 2020 00:41 - 34 minutes - 29 MB

037 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business ...

#36 VP of Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde Julien Codorniou (Part1)

November 09, 2020 15:48 - 34 minutes - 28.9 MB

036 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business ...

#36Julien Codorniou(Part1)VP@Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde

November 09, 2020 15:48 - 34 minutes - 28.9 MB

036 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business ...

#35 VP of Google, former marketing leader of Nike, Nickelodeon, Reebok Marvin Chow (Part2)

November 05, 2020 06:08 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MB

#035 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https...

#35 Marvin Chow (Part2) VP@Google, former marketing leader @Nike, Nickelodeon Online, Reebok

November 05, 2020 06:08 - 24 minutes - 21.2 MB

#035 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https...

#34 VP of Google, former marketing leader of Nike, Nickelodeon, Reebok Marvin Chow (Part1)

November 03, 2020 02:56 - 27 minutes - 23.2 MB

#034 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon.  https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https...

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