Epic Human Podcast

Epic Human Podcast

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Epic Human Podcast episodes

  • Qiana Patterson

    Qiana Patterson is Managing Partner at NAYAH and a founding Investment Committee Member at The Cap Table Coalition. As an experienced investor and tech business executive, Qiana is passionate about building true community power, shared wealth and founder well-being. Follow Qiana on twitter @Q_i_a_n_a.


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    1 hr 2 min
  • Christelle Rohaut

    Christelle Rohaut is the founding CEO of Codi, the flexible workspace solutions company providing beautifully-designed, turnkey offices. Christelle is passionate about driving the “walk-to-work revolution” by making cities more affordable for local residents and more flexible for local workers. Visit codi.com or follow on twitter @codiwork.


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    Twitter: https://twitter.com/EpicHumanPod

    50 min
  • The Enlightened Nomad Returns, with Cam Woodsum
    Cam Woodsum is Founder & CEO of Nomad Impact Ventures, a remote startup lab that starts, grows, and invests in impact-focused internet businesses.
    Cam is a digital nomad - a tech entrepreneur who lives and works wherever he wants. He’s lived all over the world and generally lives life on his own terms.
    This is Cam’s second time as a guest on the Epic Human Podcast - the podcast’s first returning guest! The original podcast we recorded two years ago (S1 E12).
    In this episode, we discuss Cam’s entrepreneurial successes, failures, and lessons learned. Cam shares some of his founding insights, such as launch early, often, and anonymously. Cam recounts his struggles with adult acne and how he finally overcame it this past year. We also get on update on Cam’s ever-evolving personal philosophy and why it’s so different than that his that of his contemporaries.
    You can find Cam on-
    *Instagram @camwoodsum (https://www.instagram.com/camwoodsum/)
    *Twitter @camwoodsum (https://twitter.com/CamWoodsum)
    *Youtube (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbfzR7OP-NHJ674udbVEatg)
    *Online https://www.freedomiseverything.com
    1 hr 18 min
  • Mindful A.I., with James Wells
    James Wells is VP of Corporate Development at Sanctuary AI, a company building & scaling embodied artificial general intelligence (AGI).
    In this episode, James and I discuss the differences between various types of artificial intelligence and opine on the future of the relationship between humans & intelligent machines.
    James is also an accomplished survivalist, yogi, ironman, & meditator
    In this episode, we cover James’s highly unique experiences
    * Completing a wilderness survival course in the middle of nowhere
    * Running an ironman race with almost no traditional training (as in running, biking, or swimming)
    * Learning and struggling through meditation practice and the impact it’s had on his personal & professional life
    This episode was kind of stitched together over a few recorded conversations we had, and the final product is exceptional. I think anyone could get something out of our chat.
    * You can find James Wells on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesgwells/) (feel free to say hi)
    * You can visit Sanctuary AI at www.sanctuary.ai (http://www.sanctuary.ai)
    1 hr 25 min
  • Breaking into Startups, with Ruben Harris
    Ruben Harris is CEO at Career Karma, a marketplace connecting job training programs and qualified applicants. Ruben is also a Co-Host of the Breaking into Startups podcast, the podcast featuring inspiring stories of people who broke into tech from non-traditional backgrounds
    In this episode, Ruben and I discuss the future of education and how to address that massive skills gap that exists both in the US and around the world.
    We also go deep into Ruben's incredible past, starting with his passion for music as an accomplished cellist, how he transitioned to finance, and then the miraculous way he hustled his way into technology and Silicon Valley.
    Ruben is incredibly humble and honest as he shares his mistakes, successes, and tangible advice for others finding their own way.
    One poignant quote from our chat:
    “Inbound is what happens when outbound is your DNA”
    -You can find Ruben on twitter @rubenharris (https://twitter.com/rubenharris (https://twitter.com/rubenharris)) and @Career_Karma (https://twitter.com/Career_Karma (https://twitter.com/Career_Karma))
    -You download Career Karma at ck.chat/cktw
    1 hr 19 min
  • Running Wikipedia, with Katherine Maher
    Katherine Maher is CEO and Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization that manages Wikipedia - the multilingual online encyclopedia, based on open collaboration through a wiki-based content editing system. Wikipedia is the fifth most popular website in the world and gets more than 18 billion page views per month.
    In this episode, Katherine and I discuss Wikipedia’s role in the era of "fake news," the recent NorthFace/Wikipedia controversy, how her organization is looking to grow and diversify the editor community, and what the future holds for Wikipedia, including risks and opportunities.
    We also go deep into Katherine’s background, covering her atypical academic experience, her early career path, and how she became CEO of one of the most important technology platforms of our time.
    As with every podcast, I also asked Katherine about her personal philosophy, where she shared a personal story of a time she experienced failure, some advice for young adults seeking to make a difference, and a few quotes that inspire her.
    -You can find Katherine on twitter @krmaher https://twitter.com/krmaher (https://twitter.com/krmaher)
    -You can watch her “Sum of All Knowledge” talk she delivered on Google’s corporate campus at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESVQknHESuA&t=24s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESVQknHESuA&t=24s)
    1 hr 24 min
  • Caring for Caregivers, with Tom Masterson
    Tom Masterson is Founder and CEO of Unburden Care, a company that alleviates the burden associated with providing unpaid care through efficient, economic, and sensitive use of technology and social networks.
    Tom has an electric background, spanning tech, strategy, design, operations, marketing, and sales.
    In this episode, Tom and I discuss the chronic challenges that caregivers face and how he’s trying to help them.
    You can find Unburden Care:
    -On their website www.unburdencare.com
    -Or on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/caroline.assistant/ (https://www.instagram.com/caroline.assistant/)
    1 hr 21 min
  • Season Two Kickoff
    Welcome back to Season Two of the Epic Human Podcast!
    In this episode, we recap Season One and share some of the exciting changes we’re making for the second season.
    We also reveal the epic human who originally inspired the podcast!
    For the longer story, here’s my Medium article on the topic: https://bit.ly/2XcilMF
    It’s good to be back!
    13 min
  • Lifelong Maker, with Eric Anderson
    Eric Anderson is a Principal at Scale Venture Partners, a Bay Area venture firm that specializes in enterprise SaaS, developer tools, and infrastructure. Eric is a former product manager at both Google and Amazon, a former engineer with GE’s rotational leadership program, and a lifelong entrepreneur. Eric founded DocPro (www.docpro.app), the "Uber for office work." He’s also a dedicated family man, as a father of four fantastic children. In this episode, Eric shares his unique experiences growing up as a one of six siblings, discovering his passion for science and “making things” as a kid, facilitating union conflicts as a young engineer, breaking into the world of cloud computing with some of the largest tech titans of Silicon Valley, and eventually transitioning to a career in venture capital.
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    * Follow Eric on Twitter @ericmander and his firm @scalevp
    * Or visit Scale Venture Partners at www.scalevp.com (http://www.scalevp.com)
    * And check out DocPro (www.docpro.app (http://www.docpro.app)), the "Uber for office work"
    1 hr 26 min
  • Proving Them Wrong, with Greg McNeal
    Greg McNeal JD/PhD, is a tenured Professor of Law and Public Policy at Pepperdine University and co-founder of AirMap, the world's leading airspace management platform for drones. Greg holds a Masters in Public Administration from American University, a JD from Case Western, and a PHD in Public Administration from Penn State University. He is a published author, having written 28 scholarly papers, 10 law review articles, a book on the Trial of Saddam Hussein, and is an active contributor at Forbes on the topics of public policy, transportation, and the future mobility. In this episode, Greg discusses his humble beginnings and his encounters with countless people throughout his life that told him his goals were unachievable. And every time, Greg proved them wrong. Greg’s life story is a tale of ambition, passion, and grit.
    * Follow Greg on Twitter @GregoryMcNeal or at his personal website https://gsmcneal.com/ (https://gsmcneal.com/)
    * Or check out Airmap at airmap.com (http://airmap.com)
    1 hr 48 min

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