Best Javier Saade Podcasts (2024)

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054 Stacie Olivares| reimagining finance ecosystems 13:56

8h ago13:56

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STACIE OLIVARES BIO Stacie Olivares structures and optimizes funds and innovations for scaled impact. She is a board director and chief investment officer for best-in-class funds and innovative companies with oversight of $1.4 trillion in retirement funds, $29 billion of insurance industry sustainable investment, and more than $3 trillion bond issu…

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053 Michael Montelongo| angels touching lives 20:14

5h ago20:14

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MICHAEL'S BIO The Honorable Michael Montelongo, a former presidential appointee and Senate-confirmed official, is a board governance and audit committee financial expert serving on the boards of Civeo Corporation (NYSE: CVEO), Conduent Inc (NASDAQ: CNDT), Palmex Ltd., and the National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). He has a broad indust…

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052 Jake Bjorseth & Amanda Johansen| gen z trndsttrs 18:44

13d ago18:44

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JAKE + AMANDA = TRNDSTTRS This episode is a remarkable master class on all things Gen Z from the Founder & CEO (Jake Bjorseth) and Chief TikTok Officer (Amanda Johansen) of the largest independent marketing agency in the world focused on Gen Z → Trndsttrs. The agency was founded in 2018 and its team has some of the best GenZ content creators, socia…

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051 Gustavo Alberelli| smart money world 18:59

4d ago18:59

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|Show Notes| This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at The Alumni Society’s Leadership Summit in Brooklyn, NYC on June 13, 2024. It marks our show’s first ever live recording and the audio level is lower than studio quality. Also, today (July 9, 2024) happens to be our guest's birthday - happy birthday Gus! GUSTAVO’S BIO Gustavo Albe…

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bonus| Daughters of the American Revolution //July 4th💥 13:19

9d ago13:19

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Yvonne Liser is a 4th generation DC native that has been researching genealogy since the mid-1990s. Over the years of research she has met new cousins, travelled, and found how her families lived in history. Yvonne is the historian for 5 families and leads 3 genealogy DNA groups. She has discussed her remarkable family history on the PBS series Afr…

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050 Rodrigo Garcia| beacons and crossroads 21:56

1M ago21:56

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RODRIGO’S BIO Four facts: This is our 50th episode, there are 50 states in our country, 50 stars in our flag, and tomorrow is July 4th! The United States of America is celebrating its 248th birthday, which is why we decided to release this conversation today. Rodrigo Garcia is a decorated veteran of the United States Marine Corps who fought in thre…

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049 Grace Colon| science anchored trailblazing 15:17

1M ago15:17

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GRACE’S BIO Dr. Grace Colon is multicultural in many ways, but having New Orleans and San Juan lineage in equal parts makes for an interesting array of cuisine options growing up. She has 25+ years of experience in biopharma, genomics, diagnostics, synthetic biology, healthcare and industrial biotechnology. Most recently, she served as CEO and Pres…

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048 Florian Faber| creative culture communities 14:25

2M ago14:25

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FLORIAN’S BIO Florian Faber has one of the coolest jobs in the world, he is CEO and on the Board of Directors of MCH Group, which among many endeavors owns, hosts, curates and puts together the incredible spectacles the four Art Basel shows deliver to millions. Last week, they concluded Art Basel in Basel, Switzerland, as he calls it “the mothershi…

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047 Beatriz Acevedo| she's the boss 15:59

2M ago15:59

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BEATRIZ’S BIO Beatriz sometimes wears a black t-shirt with two simple words - “La Jefa”, en ingles, The Boss. And that, she has been, and continues to be as a serial founder, CEO, trailblazing, Emmy-winning remarkable woman. In her words: “In my life journey, I've always strived not just for personal achievements but to reshape narratives and champ…

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046 Nick Graham| simple and complex 18:20

2M ago18:20

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NICK’S BIO Between growing up in a northern England rural town to leading global insights and analytics for one of the most successful consumer products companies in the world – a lot happens. This is the case for Nick Graham, a remarkable student of human behavior, societal trends and consumer taste. Nick studied History & French at Oxford Univers…

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bonus| Memorial Day 2024 4:29

2M ago4:29

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On Memorial Day we thank the men and women who perished defending our freedom and liberty with a beautiful rendition of God Bless America and short speeches from President Reagan and President Clinton. They touch on the values we share, things we hold dear, and our duty to remember their ultimate sacrifice. Since the American Revolutionary War (our…

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045 Michelle Caruso-Cabrera| seize the moment 17:32

2M ago17:32

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MICHELLE’S BIO Michelle Caruso-Cabrera’s three decades of experience has been anchored at the nexus of finance, economic development, and communications. Michelle was the first Latina anchor at CNBC where she is now a Contributor and also served as the network’s Chief International Correspondent for over a decade. These trailblazing roles were prec…

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044 Matt Hay| soundtrack of silence 27:18

3M ago27:18

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MATT’S BIO Matt’s story is remarkable for many reasons including his perseverance, resilience, grit, determination and disposition in the face of devastating circumstances. After learning he was going deaf in college, Matt decided to make a mental log of the songs that over the years connected him to the memories and moments that he most cherished.…

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bonus| MOMS 6:25

3M ago6:25

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Today is Sunday May 12, 2024 and every year in the US the second Sunday of May is Mothers Day. On this bonus episode I asked people two questions 1) what makes their moms amazing and remarkable and 2) what are some of the biggest lessons you learned from her? These are their answers.By Javier Saade

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043 Dr. Elizabeth Wako| pillar of health 21:11

3M ago21:11

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ELIZABETH’S BIO NOTE| This episode is longer than usual→ ‘Top Of The Game (in) Overtime’ shows are released occasionally In between immigrating from Ethiopia to America as a three-month old to running one of the largest healthcare systems in the country, a lot happens. In Dr. Wako’s case: she was a nurse who became a doctor who ended up being chief…

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042 Navneet Govil| long horizon capital 19:04

3M ago19:04

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NAVNEET’S BIO Navneet Govil has come a very long way. He was born and raised in Zambia with a remarkable trajectory culminating in his current role: Executive Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Softbank Investment Advisers and its Softbank Vision Funds collectively managing the largest venture capital fund(s) in the world, well over $1…

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041 Christy Haubegger| intense media disruption 19:47

3M ago19:47

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CHRISTY’S BIO This talk is a master class on the media & entertainment world and the disruptive forces changing it from someone who has been a media executive, trailblazing entrepreneur and Hollywood super-agent. Christy Haubegger most recently served as EVP of Communications and Chief Inclusion Officer for WarnerMedia leading an organization of 45…

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040 Fred Rivera| baseball connecting community 15:15

4M ago15:15

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FRED’S BIO Fred Rivera is as accomplished as he is a terrific human being and has had a remarkable career. He is one of the highest ranking (and few) Latinos in the business of American professional sports. He currently serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel for the Seattle Mariners, loves the game, started pitching as a young kid (…

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039 Ted Ligety| shred winning edge 21:23

4M ago21:23

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TED’S BIO If you start doing something at the age of 2, you may get pretty good at it and such is the case with Ted and skiing. A true pioneer with a distinctive, unparalleled, lightning-fast and highly aggressive carving style he perfected playing around with his childhood friends in Park City, where he grew up. Still in his 30’s, Ted retired from…

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038 Phyllis Campbell| culture is everything 19:06

4M ago19:06

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PHILLIS’ BIO Phyllis Campbell is one of the most prolific leaders in the Pacific Northwest and has had a remarkable five-decade career. She currently serves on the boards of Remitly, SanMar, Air Transport Services Group, Allen Institute and is the Edward Fritzky Chair in Leadership at the University of Washington’s Foster School of Business. Until …

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037 Jose Minaya| stewards of tomorrow 14:19

4M ago14:19

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JOSE’S BIO Jose Minaya is CEO of Nuveen, a leading global asset management firm with more than $1 trillion under management. He chairs Nuveen’s Executive Committee, is a member of parent company TIAA’s Executive Committee, and serves as the executive sponsor of the Inclusion and Diversity initiative for TIAA. He previously served as President and C…

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036 Dante Disparte| pushing digital frontiers 18:22

5M ago18:22

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DANTE’S BIO Dante Disparte’s story starts inside the jungles of Puerto Rico, eventually becoming the first in his family with a formal education. He is the Chief Strategy Officer and Head of Global Policy for Circle, a leading global financial technology firm and the issuer of USDC. USDC has supported more than $10 trillion in cumulative transactio…

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035 Heather Redman| intersections yield value 14:49

5M ago14:49

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HEATHER’S BIO Heather has a number of interesting endeavors in her portfolio of activities and throughout her career. Equally interesting and unique, especially for a Stanford Law School graduate, is that she was raised in a series of communes in rural Oregon and west coast. Yes, communes. She is Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Flying Fish Partner…

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034 Xavier Gutierrez| sports multiply economies 22:28

5M ago22:28

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NOTE| This episode is longer than usual→ ‘Top Of The Game (in) Overtime’ shows are released occasionally XAVIER’S BIO Xavier Gutierrez is the first Latino President CEO in the National Hockey League, leading the Arizona Coyotes Hockey Club for which he also serves as Alternative Governor. Previously, he served as Managing Director at Clearlake Capi…

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033 Brad Gerstner| american capitalism works 27:03

5M ago27:03

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NOTE| This episode is longer than usual→ ‘Top Of The Game (in) Overtime’ shows are released occasionally BRAD’S BIO Brad Gerstner is a serial entrepreneur, venture capitalist and hedge fund manager. He is founder, chairman and CEO of Altimeter Capital, a leading technology investment firm he started during the 2008 financial crisis. Brad and his te…

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032 Yemi Lalude| emerging markets promise 20:51

5M ago20:51

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YEMI’S BIO This episode is a master class in emerging markets investing, capital allocation and developing economies by one of the best in the game. He was very early investing capital in two consequential geographies, China in the early 2000’s and Africa a few years later. He is now a London-based Partner & Head of Europe, Middle East and Africa (…

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031 Diankha Linear| community power loops 18:19

6M ago18:19

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DIANKHA’S BIO Diankha Linear is one of the few women in America, let alone African American Women, to both lead a VC-backed company and raise tens of millions of growth capital for it. But what led her here started in a Seattle community center followed by an incredible career which includes 16 years of United States Army service, part of it, as a …

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030 Manny Medina| anchoring miami's ecosystem 16:22

6M ago16:22

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MANNY’S BIO Manuel D. Medina (Manny) is a remarkable human being - from an idyllic early childhood in Cuba to seeking asylum in the USA to an amazing success, and uniquely American story. He is a highly successful entrepreneur and investor with many decades of leadership experience in the IT infrastructure, cybersecurity, software and data analytic…

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029 Tom Monahan| listening is leadership 18:19

6M ago18:19

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TOM’S BIO One week ago, Thomas Monahan was announced as the new CEO of Heidrick & Struggles International, Inc. (NASDAQ: HSII), one of the preeminent global executive search, leadership development, and management consulting firms. Previously, Tom served as CEO and President of DeVry University until Oct 2023 and remains the organization's Vice Cha…

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028 Faye Chen| tenacity into excellence 21:14

6M ago21:14

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FAYE’S BIO Faye owns and runs the best bar and restaurant in the United States, Double Chicken Please, located in Manhattan’s Lower East Side. But the improbable and head spinning story that culminated in what is now one of the hottest places to eat and drink in America is truly the stuff of legend. An amazing woman, Faye got into the business as a…

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027 Oscar Muñoz| uniting via turnaround 16:54

7M ago16:54

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OSCAR’S BIO Oscar is the former Executive Chairman & CEO of United Airlines Holdings. He led the airline’s stunning turnaround which is remarkable on its own, but what makes his story so singular is that 37 days after taking the helm at the company he suffered a massive heart attack that eventually led to a heart transplant. Perseverance, grit, ded…

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026 Roy Swan| mission and money 17:14

7M ago17:14

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This is a very interesting talk about capitalism and its evolution from Adam Smith to Milton Friedman to what he terms “patriotic capitalism”. ROY’S BIO Roy Swan leads the Ford Foundation’s Mission Investments team, investing $1 billion of the endowment in opportunities that generate financial and social returns in the United States and the Global …

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bonus| totg 2024 kickoff 1:29

7M ago1:29

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HAPPY 2024 TO ALL! Thank you for your support, listening and all the feedback. This is a super short bonus drop to kickoff 2024. Our first episode this year (#26) will be released on January 10th. GENERAL INFO| TOP OF THE GAME: Official website: https://topofthegame-thepod.com/ RSS Feed: https://feed.podbean.com/topofthegame-thepod/feed.xml Hosting…

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025 Javier Saade| hosting the host 23:10

7M ago23:10

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This is our 25th show and on this one, we flip the tables on Javier. Why is he doing this and what has he learned? Lori Sunn guest-hosts and asks him similar questions to the ones he asks guests of Top Of The Game. This episode is a few minutes longer than usual--> ‘Top of The Game (in) Overtime’ shows are released occasionally. JAVIER'S BIO Javier…

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024 Raj Date| rewiring finance purposely 17:21

8M ago17:21

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RAJ’S BIO Raj Date is one of the most prolific and multi-lensed people in finance. He also happens to be an incredible human being, a dear friend and business partner. He is Managing Partner of Fenway Summer, an advisory and investment firm focused on financial services and financial technology. He chairs the investment committee of Fenway Summer V…

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023 Sandra Campos| consumers reign supreme 18:27

8M ago18:27

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SANDRA'S BIO Sandra Campos has had an incredible career at the intersection of fashion, retail, lifestyle and digital transformation. A child of immigrant entrepreneurs, she was hands-on with her family’s tortilla business which led her to experiment with her own ventures in the fashion world, like making prom dresses for her girlfriends. She is a …

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022 Sinohe & Kenny Terrero| dual track triumphs 17:04

8M ago17:04

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THE TERRERO BIOS This is our second episode ever with two guests and because it’s our 22nd, it’s therefore apt to have remarkable twin brothers as our guests: Sinohe and Kenny Terrero. With Dominican parents that raised them in the Bronx, their early days were as humble as apple pie, or mangu. The brothers thought they were going to be in the music…

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021 Roger Ferguson| trillions and trillions 20:58

8M ago20:58

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ROGER’S BIO Roger W. Ferguson Jr. has remarkably been dealing with numbers that have four commas (trillions of dollars) for decades from a variety of vantage points. From a very humble start as a black child in a lower middle class household in Washington DC, his accomplishments when taken together are astounding. He has been at the top of his game…

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020 Henrique Dubugras| building since forever 15:15

9M ago15:15

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HENRIQUE’S BIO Henrique Dubugras is one of the most accomplished entrepreneurs in Silicon Valley and the world's youngest self-made billionaire added to the Forbes List in 2022. A true master, an entrepreneur who is now 28 years old and inarguably at the top of his game. His company building path started when he was twelve, when he started his firs…

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019 Marla Blow| multi sector athlete 17:28

9M ago17:28

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MARLA’S BIO Marla is a multi sector athlete that has built a stellar career in the private, public and philanthropic sectors. We talk often and the conversations are always engaging, thoughtful and rich - including this one. She is an accomplished leader with a unique perspective formed at the intersection of capitalism and social impact which info…

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018 Ladi Balogun| the fullest potential 17:41

9M ago17:41

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LADI’S BIO Ladi Balogun is one of the most accomplished business leaders in Africa. As he puts it: “My mission is to help ethical leaders build legacies that will advance us towards a highly skilled, healthy and prosperous Africa. I do this primarily through the tools of finance, sharing knowledge and providing access to supportive ecosystems.” Lad…

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017 Nate Yohannes| humanity grounds intelligence 18:31

9M ago18:31

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NATE’S BIO Nate’s journey started in Eritrea, a small country in the Horn of Africa where Tes, Nate’s remarkable dad, became a freedom fighter in the struggle for liberty who one day stepped into a landmine that cost him an eye. The family entered the United States under political asylum as refugees in upstate New York. Tes’ belief in democracy and…

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016 A LA LATINA| playbooks to succeed 14:35

9M ago14:35

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A LA LATINA / CLAUDIA + CYNTHIA Claudia Romo Edelman and Cynthia Kleinbaum Melner are each remarkable women who joined forces to launch a podcast by successful women for any and all women (and frankly, any and all men): “A La Latina - The Playbook To Succeed Being Your Authentic Self”. Claudia is a staunch advocate for Hispanics in America and foun…

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015 Chris Brummer| create + trade + regulate 17:19

9M ago17:19

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CHRIS’ BIO Chris Brummer is Williams Research Professor and Faculty Director of Georgetown’s Institute of International Economic Law. He serves on the Board of Directors of Fannie Mae and is the creator of DC Fintech Week, the largest conference in the world at the intersection of fintech, governance and government taking place Nov 6-8 in the natio…

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014 Paul Caine| live events unite 12:48

9M ago12:48

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PAUL’S BIO Our conversation with Paul is a whirlwind with a master of the media & entertainment world, now shaping how we consume, experience and feel live events - from the Olympics to art fairs to music festivals. He is President of Endeavor’s IMG Events and On Location businesses, overseeing a diverse and global portfolio of consumer experiences…

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013 Tom Llamas| curiosity informing truth 17:20

9M ago17:20

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TOM'S BIO Tom's life and career are remarkable and he is a master of truth telling and the news media. He is an American journalist who was the weekend anchor for World News Tonight on ABC and is now Senior National Correspondent and anchor for NBC News Now, hosting Top Story with Tom Llamas, as well as substituting occasionally in NBC's Today and …

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012: Randy Quarles| banking the economy 25:29

9M ago25:29

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NOTE| This episode is longer than usual--> ‘Top of The Game (in) Overtime’ are released occasionally. RANDY’S BIO Randy knows more about finance, banking, private equity, fintech, and economic policy than just about everyone in the world. This talk is a master class that touches on all of these subjects, especially the changing role of banks in the…

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011 Carlos Moedas| transforming tradition w/innovation 16:31

10M ago16:31

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CARLOS’ BIO Carlos Moedas is a Portuguese civil engineer, economist and politician who is the sitting mayor of Lisbon.Two weeks prior to the election he was 20 points down and his win represents one of the most stunning political victories in Europe. Before leading the city of Lisbon, he served as the EU’s Commissioner of Research, Science and Inno…

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010 Lisa Mensah| commitment to purpose 13:48

10M ago13:48

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LISA'S BIO Born and raised in Oregon, Lisa Mensah joined Oregon Community Foundation in September 2022, following an illustrious career that has taken her from working on rural poverty with the Ford Foundation to serving as an Under Secretary for Rural Development in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, managing a $215 billion loan portfolio, to mos…

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009 Vanessa Velasquez| steep learning curves 14:56

10M ago14:56

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VANESSA'S BIO Vanessa Velasquez is a young leader and should give us all hope and excitement about the future of America. Raised by a single mom in Vero Beach, Florida, she was most recently a White House Fellow and attaché to the Secretary of the Navy. She will continue to serve the country in an innovation focused role at the Department Of Defens…

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