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Oct 12, 2022 • 47min

Caspar Coppetti, Co-Founder of On, on Sustainability in Apparel

Caspar Coppetti is the Co-Founder of On, a global sportswear brand focused on providing innovative footwear and apparel for running. Founding the company in 2010 with Olivier Bernhard, Coppetti helped develop On’s CloudTec technology which seeks to give On shoe wearers the perfect running sensation. On (NYSE: ONON) went public in 2021 and had net sales of $775 million. The company has been making moves towards becoming more sustainable, recently announcing its CleanCloud technology.
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Oct 5, 2022 • 47min

Hernan Lopez, Founder of Wondery, on Elevating the Podcast Listener Experience

Hernan Lopez is the co-founder and chairperson of Danvas, a startup bringing digital art into the real world through museum-quality LED displays. Previously, Lopez was the founder and CEO of Wondery, a storytelling podcast network acquired by Amazon in 2021. Prior to founding Wondery, Hernan was President and CEO of Fox International Channels. He proudly chairs the Hernan Lopez Family Foundation and is also a founding Governor of The Podcast Academy, and a board member of the Latino Donor Collaborative.
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Sep 28, 2022 • 46min

Adam Greenblatt, CEO of BetMGM, on the Evolution of Technology in Sports Betting

Adam Greenblatt is the CEO of BetMGM, a sports betting and gaming entertainment company leading in the online betting space. Adam was previously the Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at Entain and helped create BetMGM during his time in the role. He was also the Director of Corporate Development and Strategy at LadbrokesCoral and Ladbrokes. Since 2012, Adam has also been the president of Stadium Technology Group, Entain’s American sports betting software company.
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Sep 21, 2022 • 40min

Chris Rondeau, CEO of Planet Fitness, on Building a Fitness Franchise

Chris Rondeau is the CEO of Planet Fitness, one of the largest fitness franchises in the world built on instilling a judgment-free zone environment. Chris started at the company in 1992, working the front desk at the first location. He eventually became Chief Operating Officer in 2003 and Chief Executive Officer in 2013. Under his leadership, Chris took the company public, doubled the number of Planet Fitness locations to 2300, and grew the number of members to 16.2 million.
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Sep 14, 2022 • 53min

Kendra Scott, Founder and Executive Chairman of Kendra Scott, on Failing Forward

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Sep 7, 2022 • 40min

Prerna Gupta, Founder and CEO of Mysterious, and Ne-Yo on The Future of Music Through NFTs

Prerna Gupta is the Founder and CEO of Mysterious, a social media platform developed in partnership with CAA which curates short form music video NFTs. The company is currently supported by high-profile celebrities including Lebron James, Mariah Carey, and Steph Curry. Prerna previously co-founded successful mobile entertainment applications such as Smule and Hooked, which grew to a reach of over one billion people. With Mysterious, Prerna brings an innovative way to interact with audio-visual content through the rise of technologies like web 3 and blockchain. Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter Ne-Yo is one of Mysterious’ many celebrity investors. In addition to releasing two albums at the top of the Billboard 200 chart, Ne-Yo was a judge on NBC’s World of Dance and currently stars as Sage Odom on the television series, Step Up.
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Aug 31, 2022 • 41min

Ryan Steelberg, Co-Founder and President of Veritone, Inc., on Leveraging Artificial Intelligence in Advertising

Ryan Steelberg is the Co-Founder and President of Veritone, Inc., a NASDAQ publicly traded company leading in enterprise AI software, services, and solutions. Ryan founded multiple companies with his brother, Chad; Their first company, Adforce, was founded in 1995 and acquired by CMGi in 1999 quickly after its IPO. He then served as President and CEO of Brand Affinity Technologies, Inc. and Head of Broadcast at Google Inc. He also was Co-Founder and President of dMarc Broadcasting, an advertising company that was acquired by Google and integrated into their Google Ads platform.
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Aug 24, 2022 • 39min

Dan Doctoroff, Chairman, and Founder of Target ALS, on the Power of Optimism

Dan Doctoroff is the Chairman and Founder of Target ALS, a nonprofit medical research foundation focused on finding treatment for ALS, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, commonly known as Lou Gehrig’s disease. Dan was previously New York City’s longest-serving Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding and the former CEO and President of Bloomberg LP. He led NYC2012, New York City’s bid for the 2012 Summer Olympics, and most recently founded Sidewalk Labs in 2015, a Google subsidiary that uses and innovates technologies to improve urban infrastructure.
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Aug 17, 2022 • 44min

Dave Finocchio, Co-Founder of Bleacher Report, on Content Innovation in the Sports and Climate Change Spaces

Dave Finocchio is the Co-Founder and former CEO of Bleacher Report, a digital media company centered around all sports culture and content. Dave connected millions of sports fans with curated content on Bleacher Report’s social media platforms using innovative digital media consumption strategies. In 2012,  Bleacher Report was acquired by Turner Broadcasting for $215 million. After stepping away from Bleacher Report in 2019,  Dave, with digital media veteran Anna Robertson, co-founded The Cool Down in 2021. The company focuses on engaging in further conversations on climate change and climate tech to create actionable change.
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Aug 10, 2022 • 36min

Meredith Berkman and Dorian Furhman, Founders of PAVe, on the Youth Vaping Epidemic

Meredith Berkman and Dorian Furhman are founders of Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes (PAVe). The company was founded by three concerned moms as a grassroots response to the youth vaping epidemic. Parents Against Vaping e-cigarettes has become an influential advocacy and education nonprofit run and powered by passionate volunteers across the country, the national parent voice fighting the predatory behavior of Big Tobacco.

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