The Real Chemistry Podcast

Jim Weiss, CEO of W2O Group, chats with Aaron Strout about his journey since starting and growing the firm, what inspires him, and what characteristics he looks for in employees that embody the “entrepreneurial spirit” of the company. Listen in to learn more.   To hear more detail, view the talk he gave at the National Summit on Strategic Communications on periscope here: http://w2o.to/2qp1bhk View Jim’s blog post with accompanying visuals here: http://w2o.to/2qsRgW5 Contact us for more information: info@w2ogroup.com

Marta Newhart, VP of Global Communications at Johnson Controls, chats with Aaron Strout about managing communication across a large, global organization. The impact of social media has changed how brands communicate with customers, shareholders and employees, which means marketers and communicators must always be ready to pivot. Take a listen to learn more! Contact us for more information: info@w2ogroup.com See more at w2ogroup.com/what2know

Hugh Forrest, Chief Programming Officer of the SXSW Interactive Festival, chats with Aaron Strout about his 28 year tenure with the organization, it’s evolution, impact on the community, and plans for the future. He even shares some inside scoop on his interaction with President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama. Listen to find out more. *Note: The band Hugh refers to is "CarSick Cars", not "Go Car Go". You can listen to their full album here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5eEJLdtAqU   Contact us for more information: info@w2ogroup.com See more at w2ogroup.com/what2know 

Jesse Draper, Founder of Halogen Ventures and Creator/Host of Emmy-nominated series, “The Valley Girl Series” sits down with W2O CMO, Aaron Strout, to discuss her journey in investing in women entrepreneurs and how her curiosity and exposure to technology from an early age shaped her career. She’s a 4th generation investor who is passionate about investing in female-founded consumer technology companies and is a big fan of one of the greatest bands of all time. Take a listen to find out more! Contact us for more information: info@w2ogroup.com See more at w2ogroup.com/what2know 

Jory Des Jardins, entrepreneur, and W2O Group CMO, Aaron Strout, sit down to discuss how she successfully built a network to empower female leaders and entrepreneurs through BlogHer, her current involvement with SheWorx, and how she thinks content has evolved online. She also mentions other inspiring female leaders including Daina Middleton, former executive at Twitter and author of “Grace Meets Grit: How to Bring Out the Remarkable, Courageous Leader Within”. Jory joined Jan Ryan, Partner at Capital Factory, at W2O Group’s Movers & Shapers event during SXSW 2017 to discuss how female founders and investors tend to think. View that talk here: http://w2o.to/2oOQaVo For more information, contact us at info@w2ogroup.com.  See more at w2ogroup.com/what2know

Max Ventilla, Founder and CEO of AltSchool sits down with W2O Group CMO, Aaron Strout, to discuss how he leverages technology to build businesses, his experience working at Google, and how he’s dedicated his career to improving education through Altschool.

Chris Redlitz, venture capitalist and founder of Transmedia Capital, sits down with Aaron Strout to discuss how he followed his passions and persevered to become a successful entrepreneur. He also partnered with his wife to start The Last Mile, an organization designed to prepare incarcerated individuals for successful reentry through business and technology training.

Brian Monahan, Head of Vertical Strategy at Pinterest, chats with Aaron Strout about his reason for co-founding NewCo with John Battelle, the power of knowledge sharing/idea curation, and various marketing strategies he practices at Pinterest.

Haroon K. Ullah, author, scholar and a member of the Secretary of State’s Policy Planning staff, sits down with W2O Group Vice Chairman, Bob Pearson, to discuss how the intersection of technology, politics and international relations leads to discoveries of trends that often debunk myths that we have about global issues. He touches on surprising trends related to how ISIS recruits, why their narrative is positive and he also gives us a deeper look into his most recent book, The Bargain from the Bazaar.

Grammy- nominated singer & CEO of Superphone, Ryan Leslie, sits down with W2O Group CMO, Aaron Strout, to discuss how he gained deeper intelligence about his fans through the power of his phone. He even gives away his phone number – find out why!