44 - "Absolute Equality": The Story of Juneteenth (Ed Cotham, Historian and author)
44 - "Absolute Equality": The Story of Juneteenth (Ed Cotham, Historian and author)
This week, the United States government delared a new federal holiday: Juneteenth. But many Americans don't know the ba... Read more
19 Jun 2021
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45mins
43 - FinTech in Africa (Benjamin Fernandes - Founder and CEO, Nala)
43 - FinTech in Africa (Benjamin Fernandes - Founder and CEO, Nala)
Benjamin Fernandes grew up in humble circumstances in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. His life changed when he was given a sch... Read more
7 Mar 2021
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54mins
42 - From Navy SEAL to Cannabis CEO (George Hodgin, CEO - Biopharmaceutical Research Company)
42 - From Navy SEAL to Cannabis CEO (George Hodgin, CEO - Biopharmaceutical Research Company)
After spending most of his 20s as a Navy SEAL deploying overseas, George Hodgin found himself at Stanford Business Schoo... Read more
1 Mar 2021
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58mins
41 - Inspiration 4: The First Commercial Space Mission (Jared Isaacman, Inspiration 4 Mission Commander and Shift4 Payments CEO)
41 - Inspiration 4: The First Commercial Space Mission (Jared Isaacman, Inspiration 4 Mission Commander and Shift4 Payments CEO)
In late January, SpaceX announced that they would launch the first civilian-only commercial flight no earlier than Q4 20... Read more
18 Feb 2021
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43mins
40 - Fighting for Democracy in an Authoritarian Hong Kong (Baggio Leung and Daniel Wong)
40 - Fighting for Democracy in an Authoritarian Hong Kong (Baggio Leung and Daniel Wong)
In 2016, a young Baggio Leung was elected to the Hong Kong Legislature on a Pro-democracy platform. After modifying the... Read more
5 Feb 2021
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59mins
39 - Income Insurance for College Graduates (Wade Eyerly and Dennis Murashko, Co-Founders of Degree Insurance)
39 - Income Insurance for College Graduates (Wade Eyerly and Dennis Murashko, Co-Founders of Degree Insurance)
30-40% of freshmen who start college don't return for their second year. And in the process, many accrue debt without t... Read more
23 Jan 2021
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1hr 8mins
38 - From Poverty to "Luxury" Beliefs (Rob Henderson, Cambridge PhD Candidate)
38 - From Poverty to "Luxury" Beliefs (Rob Henderson, Cambridge PhD Candidate)
Rob Henderson grew up in poverty, foster care, and was a poor student. To escape, he joined the Air Force at 17, gettin... Read more
16 Jan 2021
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1hr 3mins
37 - How to negotiate your next job offer (Stephanie Young, Founder and CEO of Riva)
37 - How to negotiate your next job offer (Stephanie Young, Founder and CEO of Riva)
After getting her first job offer out of college, Stephanie Young didn't even think to negotiate her initial salary offe... Read more
11 Jan 2021
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1hr 6mins
36 - Saving Children in Firefights (Dave Eubank, Founder, Free Burma Rangers)
36 - Saving Children in Firefights (Dave Eubank, Founder, Free Burma Rangers)
What kind of man hikes 80 miles in 3 days from the middle of Burma to fly to Iraq and provide humanitarian assistance to... Read more
2 Jan 2021
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1hr 8mins
35 - Bitcoin and the future of money (Nelson Rosario)
35 - Bitcoin and the future of money (Nelson Rosario)
After a nearly 20x run up in 2017, the digital currency Bitcoin hit all time highs and was valued at nearly $20,000 per ... Read more
27 Dec 2020
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1hr 1min