In this episode of the Agents of Innovation Podcast, David Knies breaks the news that guest Anna Palmer has joined Boston's Flybridge Capital Partners as its first-ever female General Partner. Anna is a Harvard Law graduate who chose to follow her passion for entrepreneurial adventures instead of a law career. She has been the co-founder of luxury reseller Fashion Project, women-owned business marketplace Dough, and X-Factor Ventures, a fund focused exclusively on female founders. They discuss Anna's infinite curiosity, encouraged by her parents, her reasons for choosing a different path, her approach to investing at Flybridge will be, and how to close the gap in venture funding for female founders.

In this episode of the Agents of Innovation podcast, host David Knies speaks with his friend and former colleague, Jasmine Maietta. Jasmine's career spans professional sports, education, and marketing leadership roles for leading brands Peloton, Under Armour, Hasbro and Reebok. Today, Jasmine is the founder of round21, an art-inspired sports brand that celebrates the creativity within each individual - starting with ping pong and basketball.

Jasmine shares the unique path she took to become an entrepreneur and her Superpowers of lifelong learning, creative expression and consumer connection that have been core to her success. They discuss how standing out is the new standard in sport, and how it can paradoxically create a more inclusive team culture and environment. Jasmine is motivated by knowing art is an expression of human belief and personal creativity.

In this first episode of the Agents of Innovation podcast, host David Knies reconnects with long time friend and former adidas colleague, Charles Johnson. During his 30+ year career, he has been a footwear designer and visionary creator with adidas, Hyde, Crocs, and, until very recently, the global head of innovation at Puma in Germany.

Charles’ legacy is more than just designing highly commercial products for great brands, but the empathy that design can inspire. With the global pandemic and the rise of the Black Lives Matter movement, Charles is even more motivated to lead a new movement in what he terms “Humanistic Design” – using the power of Design to promote humanity in people, and improve the world we all live in.