PODCAST · business
SHACK15 Conversations
by SHACK15 Studio
Deep dive with the founders, investors, artists, athletes, and astronauts who contribute to the SHACK15 community. We'll explore the 'why' that motivates these individuals to build their businesses, and look closer at the mechanics behind 'how' they do what they do, surfacing some key insights and entertaining anecdotes along the way.All episodes are recorded in front of a live audience of our friends and community at SHACK15 in San Francisco, or, live online as part of the ongoing programming series SHACK15 Conversations.
Episodes
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Down Podcast Host & Epistrophy Capital Research Chief Market Strategist Cory Johnson
SHACK15 Conversations welcomes Cory Johnson, an entrepreneur, journalist, investor, and market strategist whose career has consistently sat at the intersection of markets, media, and technology. Today, Cory is Chief Market Strategist at Epistrophy Capital Research and host of The Drill Down,...
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049 / Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Teleport Agata Mroczkowska
SHACK15 Conversations welcomes Agata Mroczkowska, Managing Partner & Co-Founder of Teleport, whose career has spanned some of Europe's fastest-growing technology companies, including Foodpanda and Booksy. Growing up in a small town in Poland, Agata's world expanded through the mentors, teachers,...
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048 / Known Co-Founder and CEO Celeste Amadon
SHACK15 Conversations welcomed Celeste Amadon, co-founder and CEO of Known, for a conversation on reimagining human connection in the age of dating apps. After leaving Stanford at 21, Celeste set out to build something fundamentally different from the swipe-based platforms that have come to…
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047 / The Best One Yet's Co-founder Nick Martell
SHACK15 Conversations welcomed Nick Martell, co-founder and co-host of The Best One Yet, for an intimate conversation on building a media company from the ground up. Alongside his co-founder and best friend Jack Crivici-Kramer, Nick started MarketSnacks as a side hustle while working in finance,...
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046 / Venture Capitalist Tim Draper and SHACK15 Founder Jørn Lyseggen
SHACK15 hosted one of our monthly Angels meetups in February. This time, we were joined by the extraordinary Tim Draper, renowned venture capitalist, and Jorn Lyseggen, serial entrepreneur and founder of SHACK15, for a fireside chat. Tim Draper hails from a distinguished lineage of venture...
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045 / A Black History Month Celebration with Molodi
In February, we were joined by the Las Vegas-based performance ensemble Molodi for a captivating evening where rhythm took center stage through the art of body percussion, poetry, and dance. As the beats resonated, the audience was invited to immerse themselves in the storytelling journey,...
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044 / AI Roundtable with Senator Scott Wiener
On October 9th, SHACK15 hosted a roundtable discussion led by California State Senator Scott Wiener, which focused on artificial intelligence, regulation, and creating local impact within the Bay Area. Senator Wiener, who actively put forth legislation with backing from a few of the Bay Area's...
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043 / Author Talk with Guy Kawasaki
Join us for an exclusive Author Talk with Guy Kawasaki. Guy needs no introduction but here we go - the chief evangelist of Canva and the creator of the Remarkable People podcast, who recently launched his book Think Remarkable. He is an executive fellow of the Haas School of Business (UC…
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042 / Shazam Founder Chris Barton
In this podcast, SHACK15 member, founder and first CEO of Shazam - Chis Barton - is in conversation with us. Three-time startup founder, pioneer of mobile ecosystems at Google and Dropbox, and inventor of 12 patents including one found within the Google search algorithm, Chris is an incredibly...
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041 / The Road Ahead with Waymo co-CEO Dimitri Dolgov
In this conversation, we have an illuminating discussion with Waymo co-CEO Dmitri Dolgov moderated by Sebastian Thrun who started the Google Self-Driving Car project back in the day, and is also the founder of GoogleX, Google Brain, Waymo and Udacity. Tune in as they dive into the story behind...
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040 / Food Sovereignty & Climate Justice w/ People Over Plastic
One year after a stimulating panel discussion with the climate justice org People Over Plastic, SHACK15 hosted an evening of conversation featuring anti-GMO activist specializing in traditional Hawaiian farming Josh Mori and Bay Area-based Native educator, cultural arts advocate and CEO of The...
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039 / Empowering Garment Workers w/ Kalpona Akter
Today, over 100 billion garments are produced annually for less than 8 billion people worldwide, a massive overproduction that places fashion in critical opposition with the planet’s natural capacity to support life on earth. On December 5th, SHACK15 hosted Remake Founder and CEO Ayesha Barenblat...
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038 / Dr. Bronner's & Psychedelic Medicine
After decades of suppression, psychedelic medicine is having a pivotal moment. At the forefront is soap company Dr. Bronner’s, which is among the first companies in the U.S. to offer Ketamine-Assisted Therapy as part of its employee healthcare benefits. Together with Enthea, which provides...
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037 / World Chess Champion Magnus Carlsen
Eleven months, nine tournaments, and $1.6 million in prize money all came down to one thing: the finals of the award-winning Meltwater Champions Chess Tour. SHACK15 hosted the Opening Ceremony in San Francisco's iconic Ferry Building on November 10th before the final battle to be the world's #1...
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036 / Tech in Africa Part 2
The African tech scene has witnessed an explosion of innovation and growth in recent years with several impressive startups springing up all across the continent, a staggering influx of global talent and over 5 billion dollars raised in investment. From artificial intelligence, to the Internet of...
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035 / Tech in Africa Part 1
The African tech scene has witnessed an explosion of innovation and growth in recent years with several impressive startups springing up all across the continent, a staggering influx of global talent and over 5 billion dollars raised in investment. From artificial intelligence, to the Internet of...
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034 / Choreographer Sidra Bell
On September 8, SHACK15 hosted the internationally recognized choreographer and the first black female choreographer to make works for the New York City Ballet, Sidra Bell, who was also a 2022 Djerassi Artist In Residence, in conversation with Alexander Djerassi, the program’s acting director, as...
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033 / The Future of Cities
Flying cars, teleporters, robot butlers, and geostationary metropolises are just a few of the tropes that have long been used as pop culture markers for cities of the future. But those imaginative notions rarely address some of the most pressing issues experienced by cities now, including an...
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032 / People Over Plastic's Fight for Environmental Justice
How do we mainstream the story about plastic, climate, and environmental justice? SHACK15 hosted the People Over Plastic BIPOC Storytelling Collective’s first story salon with leading voices in the fight for a more just and equitable future. With 99% of plastic coming from fossil fuels, People…
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031 / Psychedelic Science, Innovation & Policy
On February 15th, SHACK15 hosted a panel conversation about the current state of innovation, legalization, history and opportunity of the burgeoning psychedelic field. The ongoing progress toward legalization of psychedelic-assisted therapies in the United States is arguably one of the most...
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030 / Music, Mindfulness & RESONANCE
SHACK15 collaborators Nkechi Njaka and Cory Tauber, who goes by the artist name Tauwoo, speak about their background and what led them to create the RESONANCE meditation series that is currently being offered bi-monthly at SHACK15. With respective backgrounds in music and neuroscience, Cory and...
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029 / Investing in Circular Fashion
On November 17th, SHACK15 hosted a conversation with member Shamini Dhana about circular fashion and the launch of her new company, D/Sphere, with filmmaker Greg Hemmings and Investor Somshankar Das. The panelists discussed turning the $500 billion dollar value of global textile waste into…
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028 / Climate Migration & Displacement
On October 6, 2021, SHACK15 member Emma Riley moderated a conversation on climate displacement and creative impact with leaders in entertainment, media, and tech. The conversation focused on how storytellers can highlight this crisis and be a part of future solutions. Panelists included author...
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027 / Data Rights, Policy and Privacy
Who’s profiting off of your personal data? Listen in on a timely discussion between Gil Ruiz, Senior Advisor to New York Senator Kirsten Gilibrand, Lou-lee Sanney, Policy & Strategic Communications Advisor with the Day One Project and Matt Prewitt, President global non-profit, RadicalxChange...
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026 / Erik Rind & James Felton Keith
Award winning engineer, activist, author and economist, James Felton Keith joins Erik Rind, Founder & CEO of data privacy company ImagineBC, to unpack the fascinating and timely global movement aimed at creating a more ethical and equitable data economy. James and Erik share their expertise while...
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025 / Ulf Schwekendiek
Remote work has increased overall interest and reliance on digital tools that enhance collaborative and individual productivity however, not all of them are created equally. In this episode, founder and CEO of new mindfulness and productivity app Centered, Ulf Schwekendiek speaks with engineer,...
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024 / Pamela Newkirk
How can we make diversity more than just a buzzword? Pamela Newkirk, award-winning author of 'Diversity, Inc.' and time-honored journalist with The Guardian, The Washington Post and The New York Times shines a bright light on the diversity industry, asking the tough questions about what has been...
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023 / Claudia Romo Edelman
Latinx advocate, visionary social entrepreneur and founder of New York-based non-profit, We Are All Human Foundation, Claudia Romo Edelman has spent years unifying the U.S. Hispanic community by promoting gender and racial equality through advocacy, events, content creation and training. In this...
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022 / Sara Eide
It’s no secret that employers in the COVID-19 era have faced a profound set of challenges. In this conversation, creative staffing specialist, Sara Eide unpacks the unprecedented challenges that employers have had to face during COVID-19 and draws on her expertise to share how this pandemic has...
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021 / Coffee + Chocolate
With similar tasting notes, history and terroir, it’s no surprise that coffee and chocolate often go hand-in-hand. In this episode, we’re joined by two legendary leaders in coffee and chocolate innovation: Todd Masonis, CEO and co-founder of SF-based Dandelion Chocolate and Tim Wendelboe of Tim...
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020 / Laura Moreno
Many people are left out of capital markets and the paths to prosperity that they bring -- specifically Latinx communities, women, and other minority groups. In this episode, Latinx entrepreneur and founder of financial media company Pandocap, Laura Moreno Lucas dives into the why's and how's...
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019 / Jes Wolfe
It’s no secret that young girls are severely underestimated and one of the biggest contributors to this social dilemma is the unrealistic narrative of female characters in the media all around us. Jes Wolfe, CEO of girl-driven edutainment company Rebel Girls, is on a mission to revolutionize...
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018 / Paint The Void
For the past few months, we’ve all been watching as our beloved local businesses board up their windows in the fight against COVID-19. Local non-profit arts initiative, Paint the Void, has brought power and inspiration back into the streets of San Francisco by connecting Bay Area artists with…
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017 / Mike Steadman
Every so often, a gentle reminder on the importance of community and mentorship presents itself. In this episode, we witness just that as entrepreneur and three-time National Collegiate Boxing Champion, Mike Steadman, guides us through his entrepreneurial journey and mission behind IRONBOUND...
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016 / Audrey Crane
Even though their end goals are often the same, business professionals and creative teams speak vastly different languages in the conference room, making productive communication seemingly impossible at times. Experienced designer, researcher and author, Audrey Crane draws on her years of...
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015 / Cannabis, Tech & Equity
Join us for a panel discussion on the intersection of cannabis and technology with leaders in cannabis who are innovating in this rapidly-growing and evolving industry. Talented innovators from leading players Eaze, Meadow, LEVEL and Poseidon Asset Management share their thoughts on the changing...
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014 / Rimma Boshernitsan
Today's leaders often find themselves asking the “why” and “how” questions that will help drive their teams to success. Rimma Boshernitsan, who advises Fortune 500 CEOs as founder of strategy advisory DIALOGUE, explores these questions and focuses on connection and empathy as key elements needed...
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013 / Building Sustainable Companies
Have you ever given thought to the carbon footprint that we collectively leave behind on our planet or what companies and individuals can do to combat this? It’s no secret that corporate sustainability is fast becoming a pillar of today's top companies, with many leaders in these efforts based…
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012 / Adrian Tirtanadi
Imagine a world where everyone, regardless of socioeconomic status, has the ability to access quality legal representation. That’s exactly what Adrian Tirtanadi has created within his award-winning SF-based non-profit, Open Door Legal. In this episode, Adrian addresses how information and...
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011 / Lisa Kristine
Internationally acclaimed humanitarian photographer and master storyteller, Lisa Kristine, has harnessed the power of a photograph to amplify the human experience found in the furthest corners of the world. She has spent her life documenting and raising awareness around crucial humanitarian…
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010 / The Pink Triangle
As a profound piece of LGBT history and San Francisco’s PRIDE celebration, The Pink Triangle stands as an ode to the dark history of LGBT persecution, and the emergence of PRIDE as a social movement-turned-colorful symbol of hope and inclusion on the horizon of San Francisco. Patrick Carney,...
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009 / Ellie Pritts
Internationally recognized photographer, director, and producer, Ellie Pritts, speaks with moderator Marcus Colombano to discuss her journey as a creative entrepreneur. She clues us in on the journey of buying her first DSLR camera, creating the iOS app HIPPO and making her way to becoming...
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008 / Outlaw Ocean
The lawless high seas hold many secrets, ones that were too tempting for New York Times best-selling author Ian Urbina and renowned ambient soundscape artist Christopher Willits to explore. Their journalistic approach to eco-activism and musical exploration is expressed through Ian’s new book...
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007 / Zack O'Malley Greenburg
Have you ever wondered what the intersection of Silicon Valley and Hollywood looks like? Forbes senior editor Zack O'Malley Greenburg shares insights from his new book "A-List Angels: How a Band of Actors, Artists, and Athletes hacked Silicon Valley” which captures the rise of celebrity investors...
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006 / Alissa Carpenter
If only there was a guide on how to communicate with confidence and authenticity. Author of the new book “How To Listen and How To Be Heard: Inclusive Conversations At Work”, Alissa Carpenter joins moderator Jen Oleniczak Brown to create a masterclass of a discussion that shares insight into…
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005 / Fanny Singer
We’re often unaware of the critical role that food plays in all our lives and how flavors can recreate a distant memory of home. Accomplished chef, author, and editor Fanny Singer, daughter of famed chef Alice Waters, explores these ideas in her new book “Always Home: A Daughter's Recipes &...
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004 / Markos Kounalakis
Media has played an even more striking role in the year 2020 as it has captured people’s attention around the world sharing information about the COVID-19 pandemic. Markos Kounalakis is a veteran foreign affairs correspondent, columnist, and committed lifetime journalist focused on sociopolitical...
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003 / Manny Yekutiel
Manny Yekutiel is the Founder of Manny’s, the social gathering and civic event space housed in the Mission district of San Francisco. His dedication to inclusivity, affordability, and service to the local community is reflected in the atmosphere at Manny’s where he has created a space for civic...
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002 / Bridget Watson Payne
We all wish that time was on our side, but it always seems to get away from us when we need it most. Bridget Watson Payne, author of the bite-sized-read “How Time Is On Your Side”, shares her wisdom within the world of time and speaks with moderator Lucie Charkin about practical productivity…
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001 / David Sax
We're often told that today's startup boom has created a plethora of billionaires overnight. Award-winning writer, reporter, and author of the timely new book "The Soul of an Entrepreneur", David Sax, debunks this myth with moderator Jon Steinburg by exploring the deeply personal questions behind...
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Deep dive with the founders, investors, artists, athletes, and astronauts who contribute to the SHACK15 community. We'll explore the 'why' that motivates these individuals to build their businesses, and look closer at the mechanics behind 'how' they do what they do, surfacing some key insights and entertaining anecdotes along the way.All episodes are recorded in front of a live audience of our friends and community at SHACK15 in San Francisco, or, live online as part of the ongoing programming series SHACK15 Conversations.
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Deep dive with the founders, investors, artists, athletes, and astronauts who contribute to the SHACK15 community. We'll explore the 'why' that motivates these individuals to build their businesses, and look closer at the mechanics behind 'how' they do what they do, surfacing some key insights and...
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