The VentureFuel Visionaries

What will it be like to watch your favorite team in 2030? How will technology enable us to enjoy the sports we love. Vince Gennaro shares his vision of the pervasiveness of block chain, how 5G and VR will globalize and democratize sport and the role data will play in sport decision making. We also talk about the importance of learning agility – continuously seeking new levels of knowledge – and why our half-life of tangible skills is getting shorter and demanding more frequent upskilling. A must episode for sports fans and anyone involved in the business of sport.

In honor of Hispanic Heritage Month, we welcome Adela Cepeda Chair of Angeles Investors who mission is "To find, fund and grow the most promising Hispanic and Latinx ventures." We talk about the hottest emerging ventures, the importance of diversifying board representation and how you can get involved in angel investing to make a difference, while making a return.

Tiger Teams. Fail Fast and Cheaply. The secrets of Four In A Box. What does shopping look like in 2030? Vinod Suresh shares how he and the team at Walmart+ are driving growth through game changing, innovative products that provide quick, fun and engaging multi-channel customer experience. The new membership program brings together in-store and online benefits like no other retailer can.

Dominic Venturo, the Chief Digital Officer at US Bank, has worked on the product innovation side of banking for more than 20 years and is one of the leading champions of corporate innovation. We talk about nimble processes to seize on seismic shifts, the importance of patience when moving fast, the potential for universal digital IDs and the future of banking and payments. How you will begin to pay and bank automagically.

How do you have a meaningful relationship with Darth Vader? What if you could step inside of Star Wars to find out? Vicki Dobbs Beck has credits on over 24 films, has a special Oscar “in recognition of a visionary and powerful experience in storytelling” and been named by Variety as “Digital Innovator to Watch”. She is the VP of Immersive Content Innovation for ILMxLab (Lucas Films) and is focused on moving the industry from story-telling to story-living. If you like Indiana Jones or Star Wars or are interested in the future of entertainment – this is your episode.

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How do you copyright a dance? In doing so, can you blaze a new path for Black, Indigenous and People of Color (BIPOC) to own and monetize their creations? Does this recognition, representation and resources accelerate the creators and disruptors reinventing music? Learn from Logitech For Creators CMO Erin Chin on how the company is investing in what’s next by empowering the future with programs like Songbreakers and #Creators4BIPOC.

Bord Bia executives Henry Horkan, the Director of North America and Mossie Power, the VP of Grocery, share their mission of bringing Ireland’s outstanding food, drink and horticulture produce to the world as well as details on Origin Green the world’s only national food and drink sustainability program. We hear individual pitches from 8 Irish companies breaking into the US market. From pure Irish honey to the market leading Oatmeal to the future of plant based protein.

If NBA superstar Kawhi Leonard, Giants Running Back Saquon Barkley, Super Bowl Champion Lavonte David of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Top Peloton Instructor Kendall Toole and professional athletes on over 25 pro teams across the NBA, NFL, MLB and NHL were using clean ingredient products to increase their energy and endurance – wouldn’t you want to try it? Mark French is the CEO of X2 Performance which is disrupting the energy drink and supplement space. He shares how they have been able to scale across CVS, Subway and GNC and why knowing “the answers to the test” is a great way to build innovative partnerships.

Grocery faces unprecedented pressure to accelerate its digital transformation as consumers leapfrog traditional adoption curves to satisfy unmet needs. Everything from e-Commerce, to digital merchandizing and supply chain optimization; to check-out free stores, courier services and facial recognition payments. Hear from top VCs at Silverton Partners and Branch Venture Group plus the Founders of Vori and Clerk.