HOW TO CEO

In this episode of the How to CEO podcast, I was honored to speak with two guests. Cameron Yarbrough is CEO of the leadership-development company Torch. My other guest is Garry Tan, Managing Partner of Initialized Capital (a firm that backed Torch.) Today, we discussed the importance of building a functional family to create a billion-dollar company. Other topics included characteristics of a good co-founder, the high-trauma environments that many entrepreneurs come from, and much more. You won’t want to miss this episode!

On this episode of the How To CEO podcast, I had the pleasure of speaking with Rob O’Donohue, PMO Director and Leadership Coach at Dell EMC. Rob has worked in IT and business for 20 years in a number of roles, including project management, strategy and business operations. Over the last five years he’s been offering leadership coaching and performance development. On today’s show, he talks about ways CEOs can develop emotional intelligence, why it's important, and more.

On this episode of the How To CEO podcast, I was delighted to have a chance to speak with Ramesh Dontha. A serial entrepreneur, Ramesh is the host of the Agile Entrepreneur podcast and the author of the #1 bestselling book, the 60-Minute Startup.  Besides discussing the four overarching principles of agile entrepreneurship (and why you should apply them,) he also shared his reasons why every CEO should aspire to be an author, other founders who are good at agile entrepreneurship, and more.

Today I had the opportunity to talk to Will Decker, the VP of Brand and Retail for Plug and Play. The company is known as the most active investor in Silicon Valley. It’s also the “ultimate innovation platform” because it connects the best technology startups with the world’s largest corporations. Will Decker has expertise advising companies large and small on strategy, product, marketing and business development. You won’t want to miss what he has to say about vision, innovation, and common mistakes CEOs make when building or growing a business.

I’m excited to speak with Pavel Cherkashin in today’s episode of the How To CEO podcast! Pavel is a co-founder and managing partner at Mindrock Capital, and a managing partner at GVA Capital. I spoke with him about what founders and CEOs need to know about raising early checks. He talked to me about when a founder should start thinking about trying to raise early checks, and what a founder needs to do to get ready. Pavel also talked about steps a founder can take to get the attention of investors. If you’re a founder in the early stages, you won’t want to miss this episode!

In today’s episode, I’m excited to have the opportunity to speak with business founder and leadership coach David Henzel. David uses one of his companies, Managing Happiness, to help CEOs set goals, pinpoint their personal core values and define their personal mission statement. David spoke to me about what CEOs need to know to manage happiness both in their lives and in the life of their companies. He also discussed the importance of forming the right habits. David believes habits determine everything in life, which is why he helps people define the habits they want to implement in their lives. All this and more can be heard on this episode, so you won't want to miss it!

On today’s podcast, I had the opportunity to speak with sought-after marketing expert and storyteller, Chris Brogan. In a world where consumers have infinite choices, they choose companies that align with their values. Uber vs. Lyft, Nike vs. Adidas, Chick-fil-A vs Popeyes, and on and on. It’s all about storytelling rather than just building the minimum viable product. If you’re a CEO who’s raising money or marketing your company, your business’s story needs to align with who you are and what you really believe in. Chris talks about all this and much more, so you won’t want to miss this episode!

In this episode, I’m excited to speak with Vivek Saraswat of the Mayfield Fund. Vivek is a venture investor and experienced product leader in next-generation enterprise application and infrastructure technologies. You’ll definitely want to hear how he answered my question about how to raise your first $10M, his advice for CEOs who want to pitch investors, and much more. You’ll also hear why he spotlighted a few noteworthy investors: Ed Sim of Boldstart Ventures, Leo Polovets of Susa Ventures, Hunter Walk of Hombrew, and Navin Chaddha of Mayfield.

On this week’s How To CEO podcast, I spoke again with Myriam Joire (TNKGRL) of the Mobile Tech Podcast. You won’t want to miss this episode, which centered on the topic of corporate social responsibility in Silicon Valley! And again, don’t miss the November contest I’m running with Myriam: Win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro! For more info, read the contest rules and enter to win.

On today's How To CEO podcast, I had a conversation with Myriam Joire from the Mobile Tech Podcast. In this first part of a multi-episode series, we talked about the very important issue of Tech and the Current Trade Wars! You won’t want to miss this discussion, and you definitely won’t want to miss the November contest I’m running with Myriam: Win a pair of Apple AirPods Pro! For more info, read the contest rules and enter to win.