The Creator Series

Episode 5: Success, Love & Failure with Chris Burch by The Creator Series

Venture Capital Industry veteran, Lawrence Lenihan, takes us on a journey through his childhood, venture investing & launching his own brands from start to finish. He associates the early days of venture capital investing with Bubba Gump shrimping, explains why you cannot drive the car from the backseat and explains the importance today of "declaring a major." Lawrence Lenihan is the Co-founder and Co-CEO of Resonance, a venture operating company that invests in early-stage fashion brands. Prior to Resonance, Lawrence founded FirstMark Capital, an early stage venture capital firm whose portfolio investments included early bets on Pinterest, Shopify, Tommy John and other brands and technology-based solutions for retail, fashion and other industries. He is the Chairman of Norisol Ferrari, an ultra high-end luxury brand for women and has been a Professor of Entrepreneurship and NYU’s Stern School of Business.

New media pioneer, Rich Antoniello, shares with us what it takes to capture today's millennial attention & how to maximize overall reach while maintaining a niche-first strategy. Rich is currently the CEO of Complex Networks, a 50/50 Joint Venture backed by Verizon and Hearst. Rich was previously a co-founder of Complex Media, which was sold to Verizon & Hearst for a reported $300m (approx.) Complex Media properties include Pigeons & Planes, Sole Collector, Complex TV, First We Feast & Collider. Overall, the properties under the Complex Networks umbrella generate more than 500 million videos views a month and have a combined social following of over 75 million users.

An Interview with Mitch Thrower Twenty two-time IRONMAN Triathlete Mitch Thrower explains the mental toughness required to persevere through each IRONMAN race [2.4 mile swim, 112 bike, followed by a marathon run (26 miles)] spanning over 8 to 12 hours of straight endurance racing. Having once needed to superglue his foot together to finish a race, Mitch takes us through how each race is "10 years of therapy" and how to apply race day focus to business. Mitch Thrower is the chairman and founder of Events.com.

Self made billionaire, J. Christopher Burch, takes us on a fascinating ride describing himself as a wild gorilla, a tornado, and a quadruple octagon, like only he can. He gives our viewers a real life look at the ups and downs of true entrepreneurship, and the driving forces behind achieving your own personal success. J. Christopher Burch is the founder and CEO of Burch Creative Capital, a firm based in New York City that manages venture investments and brand development, and co-founder of leading women's fashion brand, Tory Burch. He was officially listed as a Forbes billionaire in 2012.