

33voices
33Voices
Moe and Jenna Abdou interview a highly influential roster of founders, venture capitalists, CEO’s, master thinkers, bestselling authors, academic minds, and creatives to deconstruct the hidden insights that only those who are building breakthrough ventures can reveal. For ten years now, 33voices has engaged closely with founders, senior executives and company builders to identify interesting & pressing challenges that give rise to thoughtful dialogue with contributors who not only think differently, but who represent the frontiers of knowledge in business, culture and lifestyle.
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Aug 7, 2018 • 37min
Wisdom at Work
A bold & visionary leader, Chip Conley rejoins Moe Abdou to chronicle his experience as the Elder Statesman at Airbnb.

Aug 7, 2018 • 50min
Changing The World One Steak At A Time
Chris, James and Jenna discuss how Porter Road is radically improving the meat industry by controlling the entire supply chain, setting and upholding strict quality standards, and revitalizing the sense of community of your local butcher shop.We chat about how to respond when life throws you curveballs, the importance of waking up every day with the intention of challenging yourself and striving to improve the world, and our duty to inspire and uplift each other doing so. Throughout our chat, we walk (and laugh) through many of the wild experiences Chris and James have shared, from a friendship that began being chased by a wild pig to hitting 70 MPH in an old Bob Evans truck as they watched their tire roll past them, and much more.

Aug 6, 2018 • 54min
Seed Wants To Introduce You To Your Microbiome
Ara Katz, Raja Dhir and Jenna discuss how Seed is redefining health by helping us utilize our microbiome as a lens to not only improve our health but to recognize our interconnectedness with each other and the planet.Ara and Raja give us a primer on what we need to know about our microbiome, the impact its wellbeing has on our health, and share six strategies we can start practicing today to increase our gut health. We also discuss Seed’s efforts to equip a global community with the knowledge and tools we need to be citizen scientists so we can better understand how our actions influence our ability to live our most healthy and fulfilled lives.

Jul 26, 2018 • 43min
The Art of Breathing
Award-winning journalist, Danny Penman rejoins Moe Abdou to discuss the miraculous power of the breath and why it holds the key to unlocking your true essence.

Jul 24, 2018 • 40min
theBoardlist CEO On Showing Up As Your Best Self
theBoardlist CEO Shannon Gordon and Jenna kick off discussing her experiences serving in the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa and the lessons she learned about making time for joy and community, finding our shared humanity, and seeing and accepting people as their whole selves.We chat about theBoardlist’s efforts elevating diversity at the board level - less than 20% of board seats at Fortune 1,000 companies are held by women and less than 7% are at private companies - and why they believe increasing the statistics is about diversifying networks and increasing visibility.In reflecting on her journey, Shannon shares three helpful mental tools and frameworks she uses to make decisions, take more risks, navigate learning curves and consistently show up as the best version of herself.

Jul 23, 2018 • 41min
HATCH Founder On Your Instinct As Your Mentor
HATCH CEO and Founder Ariane Goldman and Jenna discuss how her parents “thirst for life” as founders inspired her to pursue entrepreneurship, the catalyst for HATCH and the brand's evolution from a clothing line into a community that empowers every mother to tap into her own unique sense of strength. We chat about our shared humanity facing challenges, how sharing them helps us all feel more confident and reassured, and how putting in the work during the early years affords us freedom of choice in the future. Ariane opens up about her journey learning to have faith in change, how she came to see her gut instinct as a trusted friend and mentor, as well as the question that she asks herself to ensure she is experiencing the fullness of her life each day rather than judging it at the end.

Jul 16, 2018 • 44min
Lunya Founder On Being The Change You Wish To See
Lunya CEO and Founder Ashley Merrill and Jenna discuss how Ashley relies on the mantra - ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’ - as a framework to guide her life. We unpack the metaphor that entrepreneurship is like bowling and trace Lunya’s evolution from Googling ‘How do you make clothes?’ to pioneering the modern sleepwear category and launching their latest collection, COOL. We spend the majority of our time together walking through key lessons on building our risk-taking muscle, the importance of showing up for yourself, and our ongoing experience of developing and strengthening our sense of self.

Jul 3, 2018 • 39min
How to Take Bigger Risks
hims CEO and Founder Andrew Dudum and Jenna discuss how his family’s mantras of being the best and taking the untrodden path instilled the courage he needed to drop of out school at 19 and start building companies. We walk through the helpful visualization framework Andrew relies on to take risks, why he believes that personal and professional growth isn’t about faking it until you make it, you have to fake it forever, and how the under recognized ability of being confident enough to acknowledge your fear and uncertainty is critical to punching above your weight.

Jun 21, 2018 • 44min
How &pizza’s Values Turned Into A Life Philosophy
&pizza Co-founder and CEO Michael Lastoria and Jenna discuss how &pizza’s values and culture prioritizing their tribe’s personal growth, creativity and wellbeing have been the undercurrent of their success expanding to nearly 30 pizza shops in seven years. We chat about accepting change and pressure as constant forces in our lives and leaning into them, our responsibility to teach ourselves lessons to avoid self inflicted suffering, as well as earning the right to grow by consistently being the best version of ourselves and never compromising our core.We also discuss how the solution to many of our problems - personally, professionally and societally - lies in the courage to have honest conversations with people with the intent of truly listening to and receiving what they are sharing in order to better understand them and ourselves.

Jun 19, 2018 • 52min
The Making of a Dream Team
Award-winning journalist and celebrated entrepreneur, Shane Snow rejoins Moe Abdou to explore the fascinating science behind building and leading a Dream Team.