Best Ali Bonar Podcasts (2024)

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136: Ossa Fisher | President of $9Bn Co., Aurora 52:34

1M ago52:34

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Ossa is the President of Aurora – a public company that provides self-driving technology for safe, accessible, and efficient transportation - with a market cap of ~ $9 billion dollars. Prior to Aurora, Ossa spent over twenty years at innovative technology companies in high-growth industries, serving in both strategic and operational functions. Most…

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135: Maureen Fan | Founder & CEO, Baobab Studios, 10x Emmy award-winning interactive animation studio 1:03:42

1M ago1:03:42

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Maureen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Baobab Studios, a 10-time Emmy winning interactive animation company that blends cutting edge technology (AI, metaverse, mixed reality) with storytelling. Baobab Studios was named Fast Company’s 2018 Most innovative company and the industry leader in merging gaming and Hollywood after winning 4 interactive Emmys…

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134: Lara Cohen | Head of Marketing, Linktree 47:00

2M ago47:00

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Lara leads all things marketing, partnerships, business development and communications at Linktree, a platform that allows creators to build personalized landing pages with multiple links to all of their content. Before joining Linktree, Lara spent a decade at Twitter (now known as X), where she served as Global VP of Partners & Marketing. In her e…

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133: Renee Dunn | Founder & CEO, Amazi Foods 48:35

2M ago48:35

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Renee is the Founder & CEO of Amazi Foods, a mindful tropical-fruit food company that works directly with small businesses and farmers groups in Uganda to make these delicious snacks that are bringing some much-needed excitement into the dried fruit category. Amazi originated largely from Renee’s college trip to Uganda where she completed her thesi…

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132: Ali Bonar | Co-Founder & CEO, Oat Haus 51:16

3M ago51:16

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*TW: Discussion Around Eating Disorders* Ali is the Co-Founder and CEO of Oat Haus, the first-ever spreadable granola. Think the texture of nut butter, but the warm, familiar taste of granola. She founded Oat Haus back in 2018 as it was part of her recovery journey from disordered eating. She searched high and low for a nut-free spread that resonat…

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131: Camilla Matias | Chief Operating Officer, Brex 47:55

3M ago47:55

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Camilla is the Chief Operating Officer of Brex, a financial technology company that provides a range of financial services tailored to startups and other businesses. Camilla started at Brex as the Head and VP of Finance before transitioning into the operations side as the SVP of Global Operations before becoming the COO. Prior to Brex, Camilla work…

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130: Lauren Chew | Founder & CEO, Love + Chew Brands 50:47

4M ago50:47

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Lauren is is the Founder and CEO of Love and Chew Brands, a company that manufactures and distributes tasty protein cookies that are clean-label and guilt-free - with a mission to be the leader in the plant-based dessert category and to inspire ppl to enjoy healthier and more sustainable treats. Love + Chew products are on the shelves of over 2,000…

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129: Elena Gomez | Chief Financial Officer of $14B Co., Toast 52:08

4M ago52:08

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Elena is the Chief Financial Officer of Toast, the cloud-based, end-to-end technology platform purpose-built for the entire restaurant community - a public company now valued close to $15Bn. With more than 30 years of experience in leading large global organizations, Elena’s expertise ranges from scaling and building SaaS businesses into multi-bill…

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128: Jessica Holton | Founder & CEO, Ours 55:44

5M ago55:44

55:44

Jessica is the CEO and Founder of Ours, a virtual couples therapy and premarital counseling platform with a mission to make couples therapy more accessible, destigmatized and designed for young, modern couples. Beyond Ours, Jessica also founded Access Distributed to help students at non-target recruiting schools land internships in finance and she …

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127: Audrey Wisch | Founder & CEO, Curious Cardinals 48:08

5M ago48:08

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Audrey is the Founder and CEO of Curious Cardinals, an edtech company committed to empowering K-12 students to discover and pursue their passions with the guidance of college mentors. Audrey started Curious Cardinals as a freshman at Stanford University, where she was pursuing a Bachelors degree in History. Just one year later, the COVID pandemic h…

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126: Jenna Kerner | Co-Founder & Co-CEO, Harper Wilde 43:28

6M ago43:28

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Jenna is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Harper Wilde, the DTC brand disrupting the $16 billion dollar intimate apparel industry with its mission to take the B.S. out of Bra Shopping. Jenna and the brand have been recognized as Forbes 30 Under 30 and Inc. Top 100 Female Founders as well as has been featured in Vogue, the New York Times, The Today Show…

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125: Gracie Gold | Olympic Figure Skater 49:55

6M ago49:55

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**TW: disordered eating, depression, and anxiety** Gracie is an American figure skater. She is a 2014 Olympic bronze medalist, a six-time Grand Prix medalist, and a two-time U.S. national champion - both in 2014 and 2016. In 2017, Gracie stepped away from the ice to seek help for her mental health around depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, and …

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124: Raegan Moya-Jones | Co-Founder, Aden + Anais 1:05:09

6M ago1:05:09

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Raegan is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Aden + Anais – the baby lifestyle brand globally recognized for its high-quality design-driven muslin swaddles and baby products. Her success with Aden + Anais earned her reputable awards, including being named as one of EY’s Entrepreneurs of the Year, considered one of the most prestigious business awards…

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123: Charlene Roxborough | Celebrity & Editorial Stylist 47:35

6M ago47:35

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With over twenty years’ of experience, Charlene is one of the most renowned celebrity and editorial stylists of her generation. Her work has graced the Oscars, the Golden Globes and the Cannes Film Festival, earning her recognition in Vogue, Vanity Fair, Forbes and many more. She has become a recognized stylist and designer for today’s icons includ…

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122: Angie Bastian | Founder, Angie's BOOMCHIKAPOP 34:30

7M ago34:30

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This episode was first recorded and released in September, 2020. Angie Bastian, the visionary co-founder of Angie's BOOMCHICKAPOP, ignited a global popcorn revolution from the confines of her Minnesota garage in 2001. She crafted a beloved brand of gluten-free, non-GMO popcorn that has taken the world by storm. In 2017, Conagra Brands recognized th…

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121: Aishetu Dozie | Founder & CEO, Bossy Cosmetics 59:49

7M ago59:49

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Aisha is the founder of Bossy Cosmetics, a hyper-growth independent beauty company that inspires, empowers, and champions ambitious working women. Under her leadership, the company has grown from a purely digitally native footprint to retailing in over 600 retail doors across the country, including JCPenney and Nordstrom, as well as on Amazon.com. …

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120: Wendy Weston | Founder, Perfect Picnic 41:00

7M ago41:00

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My guest today is Wendy Weston. Wendy Weston started Perfect Picnic with a dream, a small blanket and endless drive and passion. She decided to hang up her figure skates, moving on from her career as a successful competitive skating coach. She has worked her way from the bottom literally - from the basements of Chinatown to her Perfect Picnic store…

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119: Holly Liu | Co-Founder, Kabam 47:39

7M ago47:39

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Holly is the Co-Founder of Kabam – a mobile gaming company that sold for approximately $1B to NetMarble in 2017. They grew Kabam to over 1500 employees with 6 offices worldwide. Prior to Kabam, Holly graduated from UCLA with a degree in Communications and East Asian studies and received her Masters from Berkeley in Information Management and System…

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118: Fran Maier | Co-Founder, Match.com & Founder/CEO, BabyQuip 49:57

8M ago49:57

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Fran is a serial entrepreneur and Super Founder with over 25 years of experience pioneering category-disrupting B2C and B2B internet businesses. Fran is widely recognized for her leadership as Co-Founder and first General Manager of the online dating service Match.com, Founder of the privacy compliance tech company TRUSTe (now known as TrustArc), a…

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117: Emily Harburg | CEO & Co-Founder, PairUp 45:38

8M ago45:38

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My guest today is Emily Harburg. Emily is the Cofounder and CEO of PairUp, a B2B SaaS platform that boosts workplace knowledge-sharing, increases connectivity, and helps you solve problems more efficiently at work Emily’s background spans industry, startups, and academia. She has worked at Walt Disney Imagineering where she designed technology for …

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116: Fiona Tan | Chief Technology Officer, Wayfair 49:32

8M ago49:32

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Fiona is the Chief Technology Officer at Wayfair, an American e-commerce company that is the destination for all things home – a place to find the right furniture and home goods online. With 25+ years of experience leading technology teams, Fiona began her professional career working at top technical companies, including Oracle, TIBCO Software and …

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115: Emily Hughes | Fmr. USA Olympic Figure Skater 44:12

9M ago44:12

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Emily is an American former figure skater and Olympian. She competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She then was the 2007 U.S. National silver medalist. After retiring from Figure Skating, Emily attended Harvard University and earned her Bachelors degree in Sociology. Her professional career began as a Consultant at Deloitte. After Deloitte, she work…

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114: Polly Rodriguez | CEO & Co-Founder, Unbound 48:12

9M ago48:12

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Polly is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unbound, a rebellious sexual wellness company with the goal to make sexual health accessible to all through elevated design, body safe products, affordable prices, and educational content. As you will soon discover, Unbound’s inspiration stemmed largely from Polly’s experience at 21 years old. She was diagnosed wi…

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113: Linda Avey | Co-Founder, 23andMe 51:44

9M ago51:44

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To put it most simply: Linda is a biologist and entrepreneur at heart . Perhaps most notably, she is the co-founder of 23andMe, a publicly held consumer genetic data company. She was the co-president of the company from 2006 to 2009. Linda is also the cofounder and former CEO of Precise.ly, an intelligent assistant for clinical care settings. Linda…

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112: Sarah Leary | Co-Founder, Nextdoor 55:04

9M ago55:04

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Sarah co-founded Nextdoor, the world's largest private social network of neighborhoods used by over 75 million members in over 285,000 neighborhoods across 11 countries (NYSE: KIND). Sarah led product, marketing, growth, and international expansion over 10 years at Nextdoor. Sarah started her career at Microsoft and served as the VP of Product + Ma…

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111: Margaret Wishingrad | Founder & CEO, Three Wishes Cereal 59:37

10M ago59:37

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Margaret is a mother of two, the daughter of immigrants, and the Founder and CEO of Three Wishes Cereal, a healthy-while-delicious cereal. Before founding Three Wishes, Margaret was Chief of Staff at BigEyedWish, an ad-agency where she worked with Fortune 100 to seed-round startup businesses. After welcoming her first son, Ellis, with her husband a…

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110: Celine Halioua | Founder & CEO, Loyal 55:39

1y ago55:39

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Celine is the founder and CEO of Loyal - a biotech startup developing drugs to extend dog lifespan. Before founding Loyal, Celine worked at the Longevity Fund - a venture capital fund investing in therapies with the potential to extend human lifespan. Celine studied the health economics of gene therapy while attending Oxford for her PhD. Prior to O…

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109: Annie Pearl | VP Growth & Ecosystems, Microsoft (ex-CPO, Calendly & Glassdoor) 52:11

1y ago52:11

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Annie is the VP of Growth and Ecosystems at Microsoft. Prior to Microsoft, Annie has an extensive 10+ year experience in leading product teams. She began her product career at a financial tech startup - before joining Box. Throughout her time at Box, she rose up the ranks to become the Director of Product Management. Thereafter, she joined Glassdoo…

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108: Lauren Berson | Founder & CEO, Conceive 59:14

1y ago59:14

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Lauren is an executive turned entrepreneur with 19+ years of experience building brands, products, and communities across a diverse set of industries. Lauren is the founder and CEO of Conceive, a digital health platform aiming to change fertility and pregnancy outcomes and experiences. Prior to Conceive, Lauren was VP, Global Head of Strategy and M…

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107: Becky Sauerbrunn | Pro Soccer Player & Team USA Captain (2X World Cup Champ, Olympic Gold Medalist) 56:19

1y ago56:19

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Becky is a 2X World Cup Champion and an Olympic Gold Medalist - with 216 national team appearances. She serves as the U.S Women's National Team captain and is the first ever President of the USWNT Players’ Association, where she has fought for equal pay for the women’s side. Beyond the national squad, Becky is a 4X NWSL Defender of the Year and 3X …

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106: Nicole Baer | Marketing Executive 51:39

1y ago51:39

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Nicole is a 25+ year marketing executive who held leadership roles at Aon Hewitt, Zendesk, and Logitech. Rising from a product marketing specialist, she became Corporate VP and Head of Marketing at Aon Hewitt and COO/CMO at Logitech Sports and Human Performance. In 2022, Nicole left Logitech to start a fitness coaching business. Recently, she found…

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105: Kathryn Plummer | Team USA & Professional Volleyball Player 56:51

1+ y ago56:51

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Kathryn is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for the United States Women's National Volleyball team and the Italian club Imoco Volley. Prior to playing volleyball professionally, Kat played for the Stanford Women’s Volleyball team. She led Stanford to win NCAA Division 1 National Championships in 2016, 2018 a…

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104: Sara Beykpour | Early Stage Founder (Ex-Twitter Director) 55:34

1+ y ago55:34

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Sara holds a Bachelor's degree in Software Engineering from the University of Waterloo. She has an extensive career, primarily at Twitter, while also working at an early-stage startup and Periscope.tv, a live video streaming application. After Periscope got acquired by Twitter in 2015, Sara ended up returning to Twitter and working there over a spa…

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103: Olivia Kory | Head of Operations & Strategy, Haus 47:15

1+ y ago47:15

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Olivia is the Head of Operations and Strategy at Haus, a decision science platform who helps brands make informed investment decisions. Prior to Haus, Olivia led growth marketing at Sonos, Netflix, and Quibi. Before diving into marketing, Olivia worked in the advertising space; and worked for an AdsTech startup called TubeMogul where she joined as …

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102: Tamar Yehoshua | Partner, IVP (ex-CPO, Slack) 48:42

1+ y ago48:42

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Tamar Yehoshua is a venture partner at IVP, where she shares her experience leading and scaling innovative products with the next generation of market leaders. She joined IVP from Slack where she led product, design and research as CPO through 10x revenue growth, IPO and acquisition by Salesforce. Prior to that, Tamar was a Vice President at Google…

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101: Dorothy Chou | Head of Public Affairs, DeepMind 48:57

1+ y ago48:57

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Dorothy is the Head of Public Affairs at DeepMind, an artificial intelligence lab within Google. Prior to DeepMind, Dorothy led Public Policy, Safety, and Corporate Communications at Uber, Dropbox and Google respectively - bringing 15+ years of experience in this sector. She is also an active angel investor, and sees this as a vehicle for social ch…

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100: Elizabeth Weil | Founder and Managing Director, Scribble Ventures 53:16

1+ y ago53:16

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Elizabeth is the Founder and Managing Director of Scribble Ventures, an early-stage venture firm. Previously, she worked in VC at 137 Ventures and Andreessen Horowitz, and was an early executive at Twitter. She has invested in more than 60 technology companies across all stages, including Slack, Whatnot, and SpaceX. Elizabeth graduated from Stanfor…

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99: Carol Barrett | Engineering Leader, Netflix 46:05

1+ y ago46:05

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Carol has 10+ years of engineering management experience building, leading and scaling productive teams at Netflix, Intel and Cisco. She has built teams and product from concept to reality across many technologies in enterprise networking, internet of things and entertainment industries. She currently leads engineering teams in Consumer Identity an…

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98: Alex Nagourney | VP of Growth, Perelel Health 55:00

1+ y ago55:00

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Alex is currently the VP of Growth at Perelel Health. Prior to Perelel, Alex worked in strategy at Spotify, The Walt Disney Co, and also worked at Netflix for almost 4 years in Marketing and Content Strategy. She also led growth strategy at short-form content-streaming startup, Quibi. Before starting her 8+ year career in strategy and growth, Alex …

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97: Ira Lam | Chief Legal Officer, SuperLayer 50:53

1+ y ago50:53

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Ira is the Chief Legal Officer at SuperLayer, a venture studio for those building premier projects in consumer Web3. Prior to SuperLayer, Ira has 10+ years of experience working as the General Counsel in a variety of spaces, including gaming, financial technology, and cryptocurrency – working at companies including Kabam, HouseCanary, Rally, and Fo…

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96: Ellie Chen & Jensen Neff | Co-Founders, Oddli 44:29

1+ y ago44:29

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Ellie and Jensen are the cofounders of Oddli, a sustainably sourced clothing brand, where they are aiming to solve the problem in which 14 million pounds of perfectly good new material are thrown away everyday in the clothing industry. Solving this is at Oddli’s core as Ellie and Jensen aim to boost our planet’s health by turning this deadstock fab…

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95: Sudha Foote | Strategy and Operations Leader 47:55

1+ y ago47:55

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Sudha is most recently the former Vice President of Strategy and Business Operations at Dropbox. Prior to Dropbox, Sudha led Growth Strategy at Amazon, LendingClub and Silicon Valley Bank, where she also led BizOps and Product Management. After receiving her Bachelors in Mathematics and Statistics from University of Connecticut and her Masters in M…

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94: Kaitlyn Trabucco | Product Manager, Nextdoor 45:04

1+ y ago45:04

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Kaitlyn is a Product Manager for Nextdoor, an app for neighborhoods where you can get local tips, buy and sell items, and just interact with your fellow neighbors. Prior to Nextdoor, she was a PM at Twitter on their Revenue and Ads Monetization team. Besides her product roles at these top well-known companies, Kaitlyn has also been at the forefront…

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106. Vanessa Liu (CEO & Founder, Sugarwork) was (very casually) handpicked by NASA 52:28

1+ y ago52:28

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Vanessa Liu, Founder and CEO of Sugarwork. They talk about Involuntary Airplane Mode, kettlebell SNATCHES!!!, April 20th (“lol”), Winkle43, sending an Uber to WIN, and the LTV of a light blue blazer. You can find Vanessa on Twitter at https://twitter.com/vanessawliu. You can find Alexis at twitter.com/yayal…

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93: Miriam Haart | Innovator, Engineer, TV Personality 57:08

1+ y ago57:08

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Miriam is a 23 year old engineer, innovator, speaker, and entrepreneur. While studying Computer Science at Stanford, Miriam has gained reputable skills within the fields of quantum computing, virtual reality and augmented reality - even enabling her to be the youngest teacher at Stanford University at 19 - where she teaches a Computer Science class…

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105. Rashad Assir (Content Creator) is wondering if we could dim the lights JUST a touch, thank you!!!!! 50:14

1+ y ago50:14

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Rashad Assir, Content Creator! They talk about the West Village Pickleball Bully, DEEP savasana, curating ~the vibe~, Mitch Hedberg, CHAMILLIONAIRE!!!, what if Troy Bolton worked at McKinsey?, and—of course—the NPH 2013 Tony Awards opening. You can find Rashad on Twitter at https://twitter.com/corporayshid.…

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104. Matthew Berry (Writer & Analyst, NBC Sports) is swimming in a sea of Hot Todds 51:49

1+ y ago51:49

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This week, Alexis gets non-technical with Matthew Berry, writer, columnist and fantasy sports analyst at NBC Sports. They talk about being stuck in the friendzone, the Reindeer Awareness Association of America (RAAA), being a twin dad!!!, Eyes on Coach, and THE highest-grossing actor of all-time on a PMB (per movie basis). You can find Matthew on T…

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