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Alexandra, 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 communicate and build relationships with them to best leverage their expertise.

Accomplished WSJ deputy editor, Sam Walker joins Moe Abdou to discuss the link between the world’s greatest sports teams. 

Peter 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 along the way.

Jason 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 are on the right track.

Ryan, 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 pre-launch to build features that are specifically tailored to their needs.

Emily 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. 

Christina 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.'  

Eva 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.

Gina 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.

Jessica 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 allows you to see opportunities instead of obstacles. She also shares two personal stories about the high school teacher who kicked her out of class and changed her life and the guidance counselor who taught her to doubt those who doubt you.

Venture Capitalist, Tony Tjan joins Moe Abdou to discuss why legendary companies value people over ideas, products, and profits.

Ron 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. 

Danny 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 runway by release frequency to elevate team focus, ownership and morale.

Stuart 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.

Vishal 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 your organization makes.