Innovation Crush

Since its inception, Jodi Goldstein has been the managing director of the Harvard Innovation Lab, a unique program that democratizes access to creative entrepreneurial resources and thinking across all twelve Harvard Schools. A Harvard graduate herself, she spent most of her career before the iLab on the management teams of several venture-backed startups including iMarket (sold to D&B), Planetall (sold to Amazon for over $100M), Send.com, Hoteluxury.com, and Mobicious. She co-founded Drync — a mobile app that allows consumers to find, track, share and purchase wines. She brings her expertise and passion to Innovation Crush, to discuss inner workings of the iLab; its past, present and future; developing soft skills for students, and partnerships with individuals and organizations within the innovation ecosystem.

Having lost his ability to walk at age 5, and the ability to breath solely on his own later in life, Dr. Victor Pineda has grown to become the consummate multi-hyphenate. A scholar, professor, activist, filmmaker, international guest speaker, social design thinker, and White House appointee under President Obama. His day job affords him the ability to travel the world, working with governments, businesses, and locals on inclusion initiatives for persons with disabilities. His passions afford him a creative twist on everything he does, from adapting and creating new technologies, to working with the likes of Microsoft and the UN. On Innovation Crush, Victor dishes on several principles of innovation from universal design thinking, to the power of simplification, to policy change. More at worldenabled.org/

Two-time Emmy® winner, author, professor, advisor, speaker, expert witness, founder, former hip hop producer... these are just a few of things that describe Seth Shapiro, who's career has been steeped in the technological advancing of television development. His clients include The Walt Disney Company, Comcast, DIRECTV, Intel, IPG, NBC, Showtime, RTL, SBS, Universal, Slamdance Studios, Goldman Sachs, religious groups, government bodies in Europe, Australia/New Zealand, Canada, Brazil, and a range of new ventures. On innovation crush, Seth discusses the disruptive shifts in his own career, the television industry, the rise of technology, and the startup world. His book, TELEVISION: Innovation, Disruption, and the World’s Most Powerful Medium covers the history and future of innovations of the biggest media platform in the world. http://sethshapiro.com/television-book/

McKenna Walsh has spent much of her life in the practice of learning to think differently. From absorbing business from inventive tech pioneer parents, to partnering in her brother's ultra-analog doggie daycare start up, to attending an all women's university, to mentoring NASA's robotics program, to advising and investing in entrepreneurs, to now operating her own artificial intelligence company, McKenna is a force to be reckoned with. On this episode of Innovation Crush, the ever-connected Walsh dishes on everything from girls STEM education to making the shift from adviser to entrepreneur, artificial intelligence, bridging the equality gap and more. Happy to be joined once again, by the amazing Art of Manufacturing host, Z. Holly.

Having graced the stages and the boardrooms of the likes of TED, Nike, Oprah, Worldz, Time Warner, Hillary Clinton, Cisco, Google, and a countless number of others, Sekou Andrews is the poetic voice of the innovation diaspora. An award-winning slam poet, he almost effortlessly uses poetic performance as a means to push some of the world's greatest thinkers to higher levels of achievement and internal fulfillment. Back again for the first time on Innovation Crush, Sekou is beginning to pass the mic-- creating a new course, entitled "Stage Might." Throughout the chat, he dishes on his work, his life, and how to combine the powers of persuasion and performance on any stage. More info: http://bit.ly/2djgnXJ

Visionaries like Diplo, Mark Cuban, Calvin Harris, Tim Draper, and others have all graced the stages of Recess, a college tour that combines EDM concerts, business inspiration, networking opportunities, and pitch competitions for students and young entrepreneurs around the country. Having graced over 85 campuses and close to 100,000 students in just a couple years, Recess has become one of the top sources for recognizing and entertaining collegiate innovation talent. On innovation Crush, Recess co-founder, Jack Shannon talks working with brands, starting his own venture during college, their recent partnership with Live Nation, and how we should all be thinking about today's college institutions. Featuring special guest co-host, Pili Montilla! more at www.recess.is

One part cultural anthropologist, one part creative genius and all social media muscle, Patrick Mulford serves as Chief Creative Officer of TheAudience, one of the world's leading social media marketing firms. TheAudience connects global brands like Target, Unilever, and Ford, to billions of consumers through celebrity and cultural influencers as well as standalone presence. On this episode of Innovation Crush, Patrick pulls back the psychological and scientific curtain on the reasons social media works-- including satisfying our cave-man-like physiological needs for social connection, our propensity for addiction, and the dangers behind the media. We're also by joined by special guest co-host and Innovation Crush Alumni, Z. Holly, now host of the Art of Manufacturing Podcast: MakeitinLA.org/listen. Check out the TheAudience at www.theaudience.com.

Elizabeth Gore has undying passion to empower the world's best entrepreneur talent to change the world at scale. In addition to her role as Dell's Entrepreneur-In-Residence, Elizabeth is the Emeritus Chair of the United Nations Foundation’s Global Entrepreneurs Council that builds global partnerships that positively affect the UN’s most pressing humanitarian issues. At Dell, she is working with the UN and the UN Foundation to support innovation and entrepreneurial thinking. She previously served as the first ever Entrepreneur-in-Residence for the UN Foundation as well as Vice President of Global Partnerships, and founded strategic grassroots efforts such as Nothing But Nets, Girl Up, and Shot@Life. Social: @elizbethgore

What happens when you grow up on both Fat Albert and Albert Einstein? You get Hakeem Oluseyi. As one of the world's foremost scientists, Hakeem wears many hats-- TV personality, professor, life coach, consultant, voice actor, philanthropist, and chief science officer at the Discovery Channel, to name a few. As a kid, he grew up in some of the poorest neighborhoods. As an adult he has traveled the world, spreading the gospel of the sciences. On Innovation Crush, Hakeem stops by-- alongside special guest co host and Emmy award winner, Pili Montilla-- to discuss personal branding, his early obsession with how the universe works, life balance, that one time he almost dropped out of Stanford, and even makes a special exclusive announcement. Social: @hakeemoluseyi @pilimontilla

With a brain as wild, stylish, and immaculately brilliant as the hair-do that sits on top of it, David Shing spits hot fire every where he goes. And he literally goes everywhere. As AOL's Digital Prophet (real title), "Shingy" travels the globe recording and reporting on digital trends and social behaviors that inform the way AOL and its clients should be thinking about their businesses in the near and distant future. On Innovation Crush, The Australian born executive stops by to talk about the power of presentation, the future's rules to live by, songwriting, design, and navigating consumer behavior. http://www.shingy.com

Professional skateboarder, stunt inventor, tv personality, entrepreneur, investor, brand partner, and self described "do or die-er," Rob Dyrdek has built his career through obsessive learning and obsessive progress. His goal now? "I want to build and sell 50-120 companies over the next 20 years." Thanks to our friends at Worldz, Rob stops by to talk about his personal and business philosophies, team building, brand building, and future goals. dyrdekmachine.com awaytravel.com/crush

Roman Tsunder is the co-founder and CEO of PTTOW, the hyper-exclusive networking and collaborative movement that gathers c-level executives from global brands, cultural icons, and celebrities to generate world changing ideas. With guests ranging from AT&T and Coca-Cola execs to David Blaine, Sarah Jessica Parker and the Dalai Lama, it's no surprise that PTTOW stands for "Plan To Take On The World." The mission continues in 2016 as Tsunder and his team launch Worldz, a 2-day event designed for a wider audience of innovators, game changers, and cultural leaders. On Innovation Crush, Roman dives deep into his personal history, the highs and lows of PTTOW's growth, and how resilience shaped his upbringing and his perspective as a business visionary. feat. guest host, Bianca Ker. More at www.worlz.us

As the 17-year-old founder of a Tesla based startup, Tesloop, Haydn Sonnad as his team of "pilots" offer city-to-city shared-car transportation that leverages both the low cost of electricity and the rapid advancements in autonomous driving technology. Considered a new form of mass transit -- but with more convenient locations and no airport hassles -- Tesloop is slated to be the next big thing in transportation. On Innovation Crush, Haydn discusses the highs and lows of being a being a teen entrepreneur, balancing school and business, how his love for tennis relates to entrepreneurship, and the couple times he's chatted with Elon Musk.

Craig Thornton is no stranger to the concepts of shock and awe. Growing up in a home filled with both, the chef-slash-artist grew up to draw on all facets of his senses--combining stark, beautiful imagery and experiences with award winning and television-worthy culinary skills. Commonly known as The Wolvesmouth, he and his team have created dining experiences inclusive of taxidermy, sculpture, painting, man-made caves, and of course... amazing food. With clientele and partnerships ranging from ?uestlove to the Museum of Contemporary Art. On Innovation Crush, Craig discusses story telling, brand creation, the power of the five senses, how his childhood affects his craft, leadership, and the definition of success. Feat guest host, Clark Vautier.

Alexis Ohanian is commonly known as the co-founder of the 230-million-user strong media and social platform, Reddit. Almost a year after the company's launch in 2005, Reddit was acquired by Conde Nast, and Ohanian then directed his professional effort to the innovation ecosystem, where he has invested and advised close to 150 companies including Instacart, Double Robotics, Code Academy, and General Assembly. Earlier this year, the internet almost broke once again, upon the announcement of Alexis returning to the company, reuniting with his original co-founder, and now CEO Steve Huffman. With as set of fresh eyes, a heart filled with enthusiasm, and true love & understanding for internet culture, Ohanian is on a path to both disrupt and preserve the brand used by over 1/3 of Americans. On Innovation Crush, Ohanian discusses reuniting with his co-founder, re-invigorating the brand, and how his Armenian heritage plays a role in his life and business outlook.