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Grace Gong
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Nov 26, 2020 • 27min
#41 Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel Dawoon Kang (Part2)
041 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 23, 2020 • 24min
#40 Co-founder, Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel Dawoon Kang (Part1)
040 Dawoon Kang is the Co-founder and Chief Dating Officer of Coffee Meets Bagel. She started the popular dating app with her two sisters. They turned down a $30 million dollars offer from Mark Cuban, which was the largest offer ever made on Shark Tank. Prior to creating the popular dating app, she was a VP at JP Morgan. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 19, 2020 • 46min
#39 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza Robert Rosenberg (Part2)
039 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 16, 2020 • 43min
#38 35-Year CEO of Dunkin' Donuts, ex-Board Member of Domino's Pizza Robert Rosenberg (Part1)
038 Robert Rosenberg is the former CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts. He took over as the CEO of Dunkin’ Donuts at age 25 from his father, who was the founder of Dunkin’. In his 35 years run, he grew the company from $10 million in sales to over $2 Billion, with more than 3000 outlets. He served on the board of Domino’s Pizza and SONIC Drive-in. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 12, 2020 • 35min
#37 VP of Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde Julien Codorniou (Part2)
037 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business of Fashion. He is also the co-author of "The Kelkoo.com success story.” https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 9, 2020 • 34min
#36 VP of Facebook, investor of The Business of Fashion, board member of Le Monde Julien Codorniou (Part1)
036 Julien Codorniou is the VP of Workplace at Facebook. Under his leadership, Workplace serves more than 5 million paid users from companies including Walmart, Spotify, Nestle, Chevron, Grab, booking.com and many others. Prior to joining Facebook, he was the Director of Business Development at Microsoft, where he created and launched the BizSpark program. He has served on the board of the French media group Le Monde and invested in some of the fastest growing companies such as The Business of Fashion. He is also the co-author of "The Kelkoo.com success story.” https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 5, 2020 • 25min
#35 VP of Google, former marketing leader of Nike, Nickelodeon, Reebok Marvin Chow (Part2)
#035 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Nov 3, 2020 • 27min
#34 VP of Google, former marketing leader of Nike, Nickelodeon, Reebok Marvin Chow (Part1)
#034 Marvin Chow is the VP of Marketing at Google. He leads brand, product, growth and performance marketing for some of Google’s largest and most strategic products including Search, Gmail, Maps, News, Google AI, and many others. He started his career at Reebok’s marketing team where he founded Reebok Interactive. Prior to Google, he worked as the Marketing Director at Nike and Nickelodeon. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Oct 14, 2020 • 26min
#33 CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM of Samsung Ventures America Dong-Su Kim (Part 2)
#033 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.

Oct 12, 2020 • 27min
#32 CEO of LG Technology Ventures, former VP & GM of Samsung Ventures America Dong-Su Kim (Part 1)
#032 Dong-Su Kim is the CEO of LG Technology Ventures, which manages over $400 million of fund assets and invests in early stage information technology, automotive, manufacturing, life-sciences and other areas. Prior to that, he worked as the Vice President and general manager of Samsung Ventures America. https://www.SmartVenturePod.com IG/Twitter/FB @GraceGongGG LinkedIn:@GraceGong YouTube: https://bit.ly/gracegongyoutube Join the SVP fam with your host Grace Gong. In each episode, we are going to have conversations with some of the top investors, super star founders, as well as well known tech executives in the silicon valley. We will have a coffee chat with them to learn their ways of thinking and actionable tips on how to build or invest in a successful company.