On Episode 26 of #theipod, Garnet and Mark look at what's to come on the podcast, with previews of some of the interesting discussions they have planned. Plus, they share plans for the launch of their new venture, PodCo Media Networks, and the kinds of podcasts that new company will launch in the …
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One More Look in the Rearview
On Episode 25, we continue our look back on the first batch of episodes of #theipod. We rhapsodize about our chats with Larry Frank, Francesca Gino, Bruno Aguiar, and more. The main thread running through all of these discussions? It's great to talk with smart people. Oh, and data. Data is …
What Have We Learned?
On Episode 24, Garnet and Mark look back on the first 23 episodes of #theipod, starting with thoughts about the chats at CES and the Etergo scooter. Then we discuss what we learned from James Kern and Chris Clegg--and we agree that experiential marketing is the future of brands. We then review our …
The Future of E-Sports
We’re back with more of our chat with Bruno Aguiar, VP Commercial Management & Analytics at ESL/Turtle Entertainment, as we delve more into the e-sports landscape and the future investments that ESL is making, along with the importance of data. Garnet starts this part off with a question about …
More About Esports
Garnet and Mark are back with Bruno Aguiar, VP Commercial Management & Analytics at ESL/Turtle Entertainment, to explore more about betting and e-sports, the background of ESL, the key innovations of ESL, and how brands are seeing the value of esports. Subscribe to us on your favorite podcast …
E-Sports
We have Bruno Aguiar, VP Commercial Management & Analytics at ESL/Turtle Entertainment. Of course, ESL is the trailblazing e-sports brand. We were thrilled Bruno agreed to sit down with us. To kick off the first of three episodes, we heard about Bruno's background and learned about the …
Workforce Development, Economic Development, and the Future
We're back with our final session chatting with Larry Frank, president of LA trade-tech college. This time, we discuss the connection between workforce development and economic development, the kinds of training partnerships that LATTC has forged, and a look at the future. Subscribe to us on your …
Training Students for the Workforce
We're back with part two of our chat with Larry Frank, president of LA Trade-Tech College. In this episode, we discuss the similarity in nomenclature between LATTC and incubators and accelerators in the early stage venture world. Larry also shares what it means to train students for the workforce, …
Innovation in Education
We are honored to kickoff three episodes with a very special guest--Larry Frank, president of Los Angeles Trade-Technical College, part of the largest community college district in the country. Larry notes that LATTC, with innovative pathways and programs, is at the center of lifting students into …
More on Innovations in Elder Tech
Kai Stinchcombe is back with us to delve more into elder tech. We hear about the True Link business model, how True Link also helps people with disabilities, the size of the market, and lots more. …
Elder Tech and More, Part 1
Kai Stinchcombe, founder and CEO of True Link Financial, joins us to discuss elder tech, blockchain and surviving in Silicon Valley. He came to our attention because of the focus of True Link--mainly helping older adults remain independent while protecting them from scams, then people with special …
Rebel Innovation
We're talking with Francesca Gino, the Tandon Family Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. She has been honored as one of the world’s top 40 business professors under 40 by Poets and Quants. And she has a new book out called Rebel Talent—Why It Pays to Break the Rules at …
Innovation at Ultimate Guitar
How do you create, bootstrap, innovate and keep going at a startup based in Kaliningrad, Russia? We were curious, so we talked with Daniel Ray, director of the innovation labs at Ultimate Guitar and MuseScore. Daniel has a fascinating background in music that led him from playing bassoon and contra …
The Politics of Opportunity Zones
Back with Lane Jost of PwC’s national Responsible Business Leadership team. Garnet and Mark probe more about the investment possibilities in opportunity zones, and the political, social and economic effects. Plus, we confuse litigation and legislation, which might have been subconscious. …
Beyond the Redline: Opportunity Zones Up Close
We're focused again on Opportunity Zones--this time with Lane Jost. Lane is an expert in both corporate social responsibility and corporate sustainability, having held leadership roles over the last 10 years in the consulting, financial services and food service sectors. He currently serves as part …
Opportunity Zones, Part 2
This week, Garnet and I continue our chat with Peter Stuart of Outlier Capital about Opportunity Zones -- we learn the three most important things to know about them, how Peter is capitalizing on them at Outlier Capital, some common mistakes, and we get a broader understanding of opportunity zones …
Opportunity Zones, Part 1
Opportunity Zones were legislated into existence in 2017 as part of the tax overhaul. The intention is to revitalize economically distressed parts of the country with private investments. We were really interested in learning more, so we called on Peter Stuart …
InnoNation – Houston
We have a short but sweet episode of #theipod this week as a way to introduce you to a new feature we’ll have occasionally: We call it InnoNation. It’ll be brief profiles of the innovation and entrepreneurship environment in cities and regions. Today, we start with Houston--introduced to us by last …