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Wharton Tech Toks
by Wharton Tech Club
Wharton Tech Toks (WTT) creates a space for bold, forward-looking tech discussions that enlighten and inspire. We feature executives, founders, investors, and professors from across the tech industry. We discuss interesting trends, analysis, strategies, and personal stories that are compelling to everyone from MBA students to senior executives. We want to dare to be bold, even if we’re wrong, to push our collective thinking. For inquiries, contact [email protected]
Episodes
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What's the Point of School? ft. CEO @ MasterClass (David Rogier) x Linen Suit & Plastic Tie #LSPTPod
How does storytelling inspire us to learn? What will the future of education look like? In collaboration with the Wharton Tech Toks Podcast, we chat with David Rogier, Founder and CEO of MasterClass. We break down exactly how storytelling inspires us to learn, and hear David's picture of the next...
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Storytelling in Tech: Inside Commerce AI
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, host Gorav Menon (Wharton MBA ’27 and co-host of The Linen Suit & Plastic Tie) sits down with Lisa Yamner, Co-Founder & Chief Brands Officer at Daydream, for a deep dive into the future of AI-powered commerce and storytelling in fashion. Lisa shares her…
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AI Tech Toks: Building AI Systems That Work
In this episode of Tech Talks, Mahima Singh interviews Siddharth Singh, a published AI researcher, engineer and MS Computer Science Candidate at Stony Brook University. Siddharth shares insights on bridging research and engineering in real-world AI systems. He highlights the fundamental…
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AI Tech Toks: What Comes Next in Finance
In this episode of Tech Toks, Mahima Singh interviews Akshata Parab, Executive Director at Morgan Stanley, who shares her inspiring career journey, key inflection points, and the impact of AI on the financial services industry. Akshata discusses the importance of self-awareness, adaptability, and...
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Behind the Scenes Special: Salesforce Tower
Join Debbie Cheng (WG'26) and Avanthika Ramesh (Senior Director of Product Management for Agentforce at Salesforce and WG'25) for a special behind the scenes look at the Salesforce Tower and its office perks.
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AI Tech Toks: Strategy, Cloud, and the Future of Work
In this episode of Tech Talks, Mahima Singh interviews Sakshi Jain, Head of Go-To-Market Strategy for North America at AWS, who shares her career journey and perspectives on the impact of AI on the technology industry. Sakshi reflects on her path from Microsoft to McKinsey to Amazon, emphasizing...
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The Rise of the Chief of Staff: Inside Tech's Most Versatile Role
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Kirk Hachigian (Wharton MBA ’27) sits down with Clara Ma, CEO and Founder of Ask a Chief of Staff to break down what the Chief of Staff role actually is – and isn’t. Clara shares why it’s become one of the most sought-after roles in tech, the core pillars of...
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Securing the Digital Front Door: Okta and the Future of Identity
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Kirk Hachigian (Wharton MBA '27) sits down with Julia Oberrotman (Wharton MBA '16), Senior Director of Corporate Strategy at Okta. Julia breaks down why identity security is about to get exponentially harder—and more critical—as AI agents start moving money,...
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Design That Delivers: Impact, Innovation, and Leadership
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, host Debbie Cheng (WG’26) sits down with Carly Price (WEMBA ‘23), Senior Director of Customer & Partner Experience Design at ServiceNow and founder of Liv Labs, a women’s health startup. Carly shares what it takes to lead design at scale across industries…
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Personalization at Scale: The Business of Marketing Technology
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Kirk Hachigian (Wharton MBA '27) sits down with Justin Hannah, Senior Director of Marketing Technology and Automation at FanDuel Sports Network. Justin shares his career journey from a 40-person ad tech startup to leading MarTech at Hulu and FanDuel, breaking...
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Storytelling in Tech: Inside The Best One Yet
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, host Gorav Menon (Wharton MBA ’27 and co-host of The Linen Suit & Plastic Tie) sits down with Nick Martell of The Best One Yet for a deep dive into how top creators use storytelling, branding, and smart content strategy to shape the future of tech and media....
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Cybersecurity Training Gets Personal: The Dune Approach
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Kirk Hachigian (Wharton MBA ‘27) sits down with David DellaPelle, CEO and Co-Founder of Dune Security, to discuss how Dune is modernizing security awareness training through a personalized, AI-driven approach. They explore how Dune moves beyond...
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BetterBasket: Retail Tech and Lessons from YC and Uber
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Debbie Cheng (Wharton MBA Class of 2026) sits down with Leon Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of BetterBasket. Leon shares his journey from launching grocery delivery operations at Uber to co-founding BetterBasket, a YC-backed startup helping grocers use data to...
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Beyond Chatbots: What It Takes to Build, Lead, and Learn in AI Product Management
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, Debbie Cheng (Wharton MBA Class of 2026) sits down with Avanthika Ramesh, Senior Director of Product Management for Agentforce at Salesforce (Wharton MBA Class of 2025). They dive into Avanthika’s career journey from engineering at Berkeley to building...
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Crux Climate: Supercharging Green Energy Financing
In this episode, Julien Guiot sits down with Jim Alderson-Smith, Managing Director at Crux, to unpack how Crux is transforming capital markets for clean energy. They explore the company’s role in facilitating efficient financing through transferable tax credits and debt marketplaces, aiming to…
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Wispr Flow: Speech to Text Like Never Before
In this episode Tanika Mehra interviews Tanay Kothari, Co-founder & CEO of Wispr Flow, an AI-powered voice-first productivity tool designed to help professionals communicate faster and more naturally. Wispr Flow is pioneering a screen-free, voice-first future where professionals can dictate...
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Medicine & Tech: EHRs, Healthcare IT, AI and more
Join us for this episode with Dr. Craig Joseph, Chief Medical Officer at Nordic Global and co-author of Designing for Health. Craig shares his journey from practicing pediatrics to becoming a national thought leader in healthcare IT and clinical informatics. We dive into his experience with EHRs...
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In the Engine Room: Working at the Epicenter of the AI Revolution
Join us for this episode with Leigh Engel, Senior Product Manager for Enterprise AI at NVIDIA. Leigh’s journey spans media, consulting, and big tech firms like Apple and WPP before landing in product leadership at one of the world’s top AI companies. We explore her career pivots, how she balances...
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Credit Karma: Powering personal finance
In this episode, Julien Guiot sits down with Ryan Graciano, Co-Founder and Head of Product at Credit Karma to discuss the story behind Credit Karma, exploring how the company disrupted personal finance by offering free credit scores and personalized financial insights. We dive into the challenges...
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Leading Digital Change at Gucci and Beyond: A Conversation with Francesca Migliori
Francesca Migliori is a global digital and e-commerce executive with expertise in omnichannel strategies, CRM, and startup advisement. Join us in this exciting episode as Debbie Cheng (Wharton Class of 2026) and Francesca Migliori discuss her journey from Wharton to investment banking to…
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Revenue, Resilience, and Rising Through Tech
Join us for this episode with Elizabeth Pemmerl, Chief Revenue Officer at GitHub. Elizabeth shares her journey from early roles in marketing and PR to leading revenue strategy at one of the world’s most influential developer platforms. We discuss her decade-long rise through GitHub, how the…
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New System Ventures: Catalyzing climate tech
In this episode, Julien Guiot sits down with Ian Samuels, Founding Partner at New System Ventures, to discuss how the firm backs ambitious founders building solutions for a decarbonized future. Ian shares his perspective on investing in hard tech, the role of government in accelerating climate...
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Accel: Investing in the future
Please join Julien Guiot for this episode with Vas Natarajan, a partner at Accel, a leading global venture firm. In this episode, we dive into Vas’ background, his path into venture, and more specific questions around how Vas spots lasting value in the AI space or how startups can overcome the...
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Maniv Mobility: Moving mobility technology forward
In this episode, Julien Guiot sits down with Jake Wieseneck, Principal at Maniv Mobility, to explore the firm's strategic approach to investing in transportation innovation and mobility technologies. Jake shares insights into how Maniv identifies and supports early-stage startups that are...
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ServiceNow: Product Strategy in Enterprise AI
Join us for this episode with Claire Lecarpentier, Director of Product Strategy & Operations for Platform AI at ServiceNow. After experiences in consulting and corporate venture, Claire transitioned to Product Strategy at leading enterprise service provider ServiceNow. This is a great episode if...
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Broadscale Group: Powering climate tech investments
In this episode, we sit down with Pete Schork, a Principal at the Broadscale Group, to discuss the firm's unique approach to investing in climate, energy, and industrial solutions. Pete explains how Broadscale strategically leverages partnerships with large corporations and family offices to…
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Selina Tobaccowala: Driving down home energy use
In this episode, we sit down with Selina Tobaccowala, co-founder and CEO of HomeBoost, to discuss her journey as a serial entrepreneur and tech leader. From her early days at Evite to scaling SurveyMonkey, Selina shares key lessons on building and growing successful tech companies. We also…
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Wesley Tillu: Driving deep tech forward
In this episode, we sit down with Wesley Tillu, a Wharton MBA graduate and partner at S32, to discuss the evolving landscape of AI and Deep Tech investing. Wesley shares insights on identifying lasting value in AI startups, where value will concentrate in the sector, and his journey into venture...
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Bridging Creativity & Business: A Design Founder’s Perspective
Please join us for this episode with Design Founder Jonathan Arena and Debbie Cheng (Wharton Class of 2026). Jonathan has held design leadership roles at Facebook, Cruise and Patreon, and has served as a Design Advisor to many early stage companies. In this episode, we discuss how studying at the...
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Infinite Machine: Modernizing urban mobility
Please join us for this episode with Joseph Cohen, the CEO and Co-Founder of Infinite Machine. Joseph is a multitime founder whose last startup was a design software company called Universe. Frustrated by the state of urban transit in New York, Joseph and his brother decided to apply the same...
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Proxis: From Wharton to YC
Please join us for this episode with Liam Collins, a Wharton MBA Class of 2025 member and the co-founder / CEO of Proxis, a Y Combinator backed startup. Liam and his co-founder created Proxis to help companies distill large language models into smaller, more useful and faster models for specific...
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Aplos: Unlocking the power of non-profits
Join us for this show with Anush Vinod and Meera Patel, two Wharton MBAs leading Aplos, a PE backed software company aiming to re-invent accounting software for non-profit organizations. In this episode we dive into what it is like working for a PE backed startup, the unique nature of selling to...
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IDEO: Transforming Digital Health through Design
Please join us for this episode with Yicheng 'YC' Sun, Senior Portfolio Director of Healthcare at IDEO, a globally acclaimed design and innovation firm. YC leads a multi-million dollar portfolio in healthcare and emerging technologies, such as AI, XR, and connected devices. He collaborates with...
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Eion: Removing carbon from agriculture
Please join us for this episode with Anastasia Pavolvic, the CEO of Eion. Eion helps agriculture companies reduce their carbon emissions through enhanced rock weathering, a technique of natural carbon capture well suited for agriculture among other industries. In this episode, we dive into how…
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Hearst Ventures: VC investing for a business empire
Please join us for this episode with Darcy Frisch, a Managing Director at Hearst Ventures. In this episode we discuss how Hearst Ventures as a corporate venture capital vehicle fits into the overall strategy of Hearst Ventures, how the media and entertainment sector has changed in the last 10…
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IronArc Ventures: Investing in the Future
In this episode of Wharton Tech Toks, host Tanika Mehra sits down with Ish Dugal, a seasoned venture capitalist, to explore the evolving landscape of AI, venture investing, and what it takes to back the next generation of groundbreaking startups. Ish shares insights on cultivating long-term...
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Range Energy: Re-inventing heavy duty trucking
Please join us for this episode with Ali Javidan, Founder and CEO of Range Energy, a startup building an electrified truck trailer solution to help reduce carbon emissions and increase safety in heavy duty trucking. Ali started his career as a race engineer which eventually led him to be one of…
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Type One Ventures: Investing at the cutting edge of AI
Please join us for this episode with Warren Hui, the co-founder of Soul Ventures and a General Partner at Type One Ventures. Warren started his career in investment banking but quickly became interested in all things technology especially AI which led him to working in venture. As an early…
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HSBC Climate Growth Partners: Lessons from climate venture investing
Please join us for this episode with Christophe Defert and Mike D’Aurizio from HSBC Climate Growth Partners to discuss how their investments in climate startups are pushing the fight against climate change forward. In this episode we discuss how Christophe and Mike ended up in climate investing,...
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Lux Capital: Venture Investing in the Biotech & Life Sciences Segments
Join Manasi Patwa (Wharton '25) in her conversation with Shaq Vayda, Principal at Lux Capital. Lux is a leading venture capital firm investing in companies positioned at the cutting edge of advanced technology and has $5B+ in assets under management. In this discussion, Manasi and Shaq dive into...
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Lowercarbon Capital: Funding Climate Innovation
Join us for this episode with Shawn Xu, a partner at Lowercarbon Capital which is a leading venture fund investing in Climate Tech. In this episode we dive into the differences between investing in both hardware and software startups, what the capital stack for more capital intensive startups...
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Lerer Hippeau: Lessons from a Generalist VC
Join us for this episode with Andrea Hippeau, a partner at Lerer Hippeau to hear about her story as a generalist investor at a leading early stage fund. In this episode we speak about why it is advantageous to be a generalist investor vs a specialist investor, sectors that she has recently been...
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Gigascale Capital: Powering Climate Tech
Please join us for this episode where we speak with Victoria Beasley, a partner at Gigascale Capital, a leading climate tech venture fund. In this episode we dive into the differences of investing in both hardware and software startups, how to identify good climate tech founders, and what…
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Journey from Finance to Founding Artie (YC S23)
Join us for an engaging conversation with Tanika Mehra and Jacqueline Cheong, Co-Founder & CEO of Artie (YC S23) 🚀. Jacqueline shares her inspiring journey from finance to entrepreneurship and how Artie is revolutionizing data streaming and replication in the tech world.
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Primary Venture Partners: Funding Deeptech Innovation
Join us for this episode with Tobias Citron, a principal at Primary Venture Partners focused on data / developer tools, AI, and cybersecurity. In this episode we discuss where Tobias thinks value will accrue in the AI space, how AI impacts cybersecurity and how he broke into the VC space. This is...
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Kateri Carbon: Storing carbon in ranchland
Join us for this episode with Ben Veres, CEO and Co-Founder of Kateri Carbon to understand how Kateri is turning ranchland into a carbon sink. Leveraging smart fencing and carbon measuring tools, Kateri is able to help farmers move their livestock around ranchland to avoid killing grass and turn...
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Riot Games: Leveling Up Social Impact within Gaming
Tune into the latest episode of the Wharton Tech Toks podcast! Zoe Barnswell and Tanika Mehra sit down with Jeffrey Burrell, Head of Social Impact and Sustainability at Riot Games, to discuss how gaming can drive global change. With 20+ years of experience spanning consulting, non-profits, and...
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Bain Capital Ventures: Investing From Idea to IPO
Join Saanya Ojha, Partner at Bain Capital Ventures, and Tanika Mehra, Wharton MBA Class of 2025, as they explore the future of cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and developer ecosystems in the tech industry. With a decade of experience in venture capital and growth equity, Saanya shares her...
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Glean: GTM and Partnerships Strategies in the Enterprise AI Space
Join MP Eisen (VP of Partnerships at Glean) and Manasi Patwa (Wharton MBA '25) as they dive into Glean's GTM and Partnerships Strategy. Glean is the leading Work AI platform that connects and understands all of your company’s data, enabling everyone to find answers, generate content, and automate...
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Terawatt: Powering EV Fleets
Join us for this episode with Peter Cohen, Senior Director of Business Development at Terawatt. In this show we dive into how Terawatt is building commercial scale charging facilities to help facilitate fleets transition to EVs. Terawatt is rapidly growing so give the episode a listen to learn…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Wharton Tech Toks (WTT) creates a space for bold, forward-looking tech discussions that enlighten and inspire. We feature executives, founders, investors, and professors from across the tech industry. We discuss interesting trends, analysis, strategies, and personal stories that are compelling to everyone from MBA students to senior executives. We want to dare to be bold, even if we’re wrong, to push our collective thinking. For inquiries, contact [email protected]
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