Latest Mit alumni Podcast Episodes
Stephanie Sonnabend
MIT Catalysts - April 15, 2021 03:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsTerrorist attacks. A catastrophic hurricane. Profound market uncertainty. During her decades-long career in the hospitality industry, MIT Sloan alum Stephanie Sonnabend has seen it all — and everything in between. The former CEO and president of Sonesta International Hotels Corporation and co-fo...
Sudeb Dalai (follow-up)
MIT Catalysts - February 26, 2021 17:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo checks in with Dr. Sudeb Dalai, an infectious disease physician, virologist, and epidemiologist. We first had Dr. Dalai on our show last May. In this episode, Dr. Dalai updates us on his thoughts about herd immunity, debunks some common vaccine misinformation, and tells us why he’...
Amrita Saigal and Arun Saigal
MIT Catalysts - January 26, 2021 22:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWe're kicking off season two of MIT Catalysts with a double feature! Host Julia Yoo chats with siblings Amrita Saigal, founder and CEO of Kudos, and Arun Saigal, cofounder and CEO of Thunkable. Tune in to hear how each Saigal turned MIT projects into startups, the pandemic-induced changes that a...
Sun Yoo
MIT Catalysts - November 25, 2020 23:00 - 16 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsWhile we're planning season 2, we wanted to check in on the special Frontlines series we did in Season 1. In this bonus episode, host Julia Yoo speaks with Dr. Sun Yoo about her experience on the healthcare frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mohanjit Jolly and Mark Gorenberg
MIT Catalysts - September 04, 2020 03:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo chats with venture capitalists Mohanjit Jolly (Partner, Iron Pillar) and Mark Gorenberg (Founder and Managing Director, Zetta Venture Partners). Tune in to hear Jolly and Gorenberg’s insider advice for founders, observations of common pitfalls facing startups and what each says is...
Heidi Zak
MIT Catalysts - July 01, 2020 15:00 - 35 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo chats with ThirdLove co-founder and co-CEO Heidi Zak. Tune in to hear Zak's thoughts on what it’s like to build a business and product for women, and the challenges—and opportunities—to be found in running a global, direct-to-consumer online company during a global pandemic.
Sudeb Dalai
MIT Catalysts - May 15, 2020 20:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn the third of a special series about MIT community members on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, host Julia Yoo chats with Dr. Sudeb Dalai about how his interdisciplinary training uniquely prepared him for the pandemic on multiple fronts, how his day job is affecting his personal life a...
Steven Hao, Annick Aubin-Pouliot and Mark DuLong
MIT Catalysts - April 21, 2020 21:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn the second of a special series about MIT community members on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, we compiled three interviews that host Julia Yoo recently did with cardiologist Steven Hao, otolaryngologist Annick Aubin-Pouliot and plastic surgeon Mark DuLong. Although each is involved ...
Freddy Nguyen
MIT Catalysts - April 07, 2020 15:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsIn the the first of a special series about MIT community members on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, host Julia Yoo sits down with Dr. Freddy Nguyen, a postdoctoral Fellow at MIT and a resident physician at Mount Sinai Hospital. Nguyen talks about the MIT COVID19 Challenge and being on ...
R. Erich Caulfield
MIT Catalysts - February 29, 2020 02:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo sits down with R. Erich Caulfield, the 125th president of the MIT Alumni Association, and founder and president of The Caulfield Consulting Group. Tune in to hear Caulfield’s journey from engineering to advocacy and public service, making the most of his time as a student and alum...
John Whaley
MIT Catalysts - January 27, 2020 22:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo chats with UnifyID founder John Whaley, previously at Moka5. Tune in to hear Whaley’s take on going from academia to entrepreneurship, founding a second company, and tips and tricks on choosing a co-founder
Jocelyn Goldfein
MIT Catalysts - December 27, 2019 16:00 - 27 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo chats with Zetta Ventures Managing Director Jocelyn Goldfein, previously at VMware and Facebook. Tune in to hear about Goldfein’s own experiences as an entrepreneur, her take on challenges in AI innovation and the must-have soft skills that successful entrepreneurship requires.
Shishir Mehrotra
MIT Catalysts - November 25, 2019 19:00 - 12 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo chats with Coda co-founder Shishir Mehrotra, previously of Centrata, Microsoft, and Google. Tune in to hear Mehrotra's advice on how he approaches building teams, getting investor funding, and balancing perseverance with practicality. Theme music Title: Daydream Bliss Artist: SYBS
Rodney Brooks and Gary Marcus
MIT Catalysts - October 23, 2019 17:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo sits down with Rodney Brooks (cofounder of iRobot) and Gary Marcus (founder of Geometric Intelligence) who teamed up to cofound Robust AI. Tune in to hear Brooks and Marcus about their entrepreneurship experiences and their take on the field of AI -- including the good, the bad an...
Kyle Vogt
MIT Catalysts - September 30, 2019 03:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo sits down with Kyle Vogt, Co-Founder, President & CTO of Cruise to chat about Vogt's time as a student at MIT, cracking safes, and his dream of a self-driving future. Tune in to hear Vogt on his entrepreneurial secrets and experience building successful startups. Theme music Titl...
Meet the MIT Catalysts
MIT Catalysts - September 21, 2019 19:00 - 5 minutes ★★★★★ - 17 ratingsHost Julia Yoo and producer Irena Fischer-Hwang chat about their own ties to MIT and their goals for launching the MIT Catalysts podcast. Theme music Title: Daydream Bliss Artist: SYBS
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