Most founders don’t fail because of their product—they fail because they don’t understand their numbers.

In this episode of Legends & Leaders, we sit down with Vanessa Duran, accounting expert and founder of Magda, who has helped nearly 1,000 entrepreneurs turn small side hustles into scalable, multi-million-dollar businesses.

From getting into major retailers like Ulta and Nordstrom to building sustainable growth systems, Vanessa shows how financial clarity becomes a founder’s biggest advantage—not their biggest fear.

We dive into:

The exact financial frameworks that take founders from hustle to scale

How to use your numbers to unlock retail and distribution opportunities

Why most founders misunderstand cash flow—and how to fix it

Turning accounting into a growth engine, not a headache

Vanessa’s journey started helping her mom with tax ledgers during the 2008 financial crisis—and led to building a platform designed to empower the next generation of entrepreneurs.

If you’re building a business and want to scale smarter—this episode gives you the tools.

The DTC playbook worked—until it didn’t. So what comes next?

In this episode of Legends & Leaders, we sit down with Ty Haney, founder of Outdoor Voices and now founder of TYB, to talk about the real story behind her resilience.

Ty was one of the most iconic founders of the DTC era—reshaping how brands connect with consumers. Now, she’s building the next chapter: a platform that turns communities into owners, and customers into stakeholders.

We dive into:

What she learned from building Outdoor Voices

Why community is the most undervalued asset in business

How TYB is redefining ownership, loyalty, and brand participation

What the next generation of consumer brands will look like

This is a conversation about resilience, reinvention, and building smarter.

If you’re a founder, operator, or building in consumer—this one hits different.

What happens when a top creative leader walks away from the biggest agencies in the world to build something new?

In this episode, we sit down with Tommy Henvey, co-founder and Chief Creative of Something Different, to talk about why the traditional agency model didn't work for him—and what comes next.

After leading major campaigns at Ogilvy & Mather, BBDO, mcgarrybowen, and Y&R, Tommy made the leap to build a more agile, hands-on creative agency designed for how brands actually operate today.

We cover:

How to build campaigns that actually cut through

The shift from scale → specialization in marketing

What brands like Spectrum need today

Why creative leadership still matters more than ever

If you’re building a brand, working in marketing, or thinking about the future of creativity—this episode is for you.

There’s a hidden bottleneck slowing down innovation—and most people don’t even see it.

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we sit down with Stuart Lacey, serial entrepreneur, AI pioneer, and TEDx speaker, who’s tackling one of the most overlooked problems in the global economy: permitting.

Through his new company Labrynth, incubated by Invisible Technologies, Stuart is building AI to streamline complex regulatory workflows—helping cities and companies move faster without sacrificing compliance.

We dive into:

The “invisible tax” on innovation—and why permitting delays cost trillions

How AI can navigate complex, multi-stakeholder regulatory systems

Lessons from building 13 companies—and what Stuart would never do again

The future of infrastructure, regulation, and public-private collaboration

How unlocking permitting could accelerate entire industries

Before Labrynth, Stuart founded Trunomi and holds 13 patents across data privacy and AI—bringing over 20 years of experience at the intersection of technology, policy, and innovation.

If you care about building, scaling, or fixing real-world systems—this episode is a must-watch.

What does it take to design experiences for the people shaping global culture?

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we go inside PTTOW! with its Chief Product & Communications Officer, Samantha Rabstein—who architects the organization’s product, programming, and voice.

PTTOW! is an ultra-curated, private community of C-suite leaders from culture-defining companies, bringing together top operators for connection, ideation, and partnerships that influence consumers worldwide.

We dive into:

How to design high-impact experiences for elite audiences Building and executing summit programming that actually drives outcomes

Curating working sessions, talent moments, and collaborations Turning community into a true product with measurable value Giving care and respect to voices of all backgrounds

This is a conversation about building at the highest level—where product meets people, and experiences shape industries.

The future of energy depends on materials we’re not finding fast enough.

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we sit down with Roman Teslyuk, Founder & CEO of Earth AI, who is rethinking one of the world’s oldest—and most overlooked—industries.

A geologist by training, Roman saw a massive gap: while the global energy transition depends on critical minerals, new discoveries have been declining—and most investors have avoided the space entirely.

Instead of building software for a resistant industry, he made a contrarian move: vertically integrating AI-driven prediction with real-world drilling to prove discoveries in the field.

We dive into:

Why mining is one of the biggest untapped opportunities in AI How Earth AI predicts mineral deposits up to 25x more accurately

The case for vertical integration over SaaS in legacy industries Lessons from building a hardware + AI company from the ground up

What it takes to build with conviction in high-friction markets

With a global metals supply gap estimated in the trillions, this is a conversation about one of the most important—and least understood—frontiers in technology.

What if the future of commerce isn’t ads… but real-time connection?

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we break down how Kim Gravel became the #1 live seller—generating over $1.4 BILLION in sales and nearly 30 million units sold through authentic, real-time engagement.

From stay-at-home mom to building a massive retail empire across QVC and beyond, Kim proves that connection—not perfection—is what drives modern commerce.

Now, with her new course Selling With Soul she’s teaching the exact playbook behind her success.

We dive into:

Why live selling is one of the fastest-growing forces in retail How authenticity outperforms traditional influencer marketing The psychology behind real-time buying behavior

Lessons from building billion-dollar sales without outside funding

How creators and brands can win in the new era of social commerce

As platforms like TikTok Shop, Amazon Live, and streaming commerce reshape how people buy, Kim’s approach shows what actually works—and why most are getting it wrong.

This is more than selling.It’s connection at scale.

Marketing is broken—and AI is about to rebuild it.

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we sit down with Jon Hyman, Co-Founder & CTO of Braze (NASDAQ: BRZE), the platform powering engagement for some of the world’s biggest brands.

As competition explodes and attention becomes harder to capture, most companies are still relying on fragmented tools built for a different era.

Jon has spent nearly 15 years shaping how modern customer engagement works—and now he’s leading the shift into agentic AI.

We dive into:

The evolution of customer engagement—and where it broke How AI is transforming marketing from reactive to intelligent Why brands must adapt now or risk disappearing

Lessons from building and scaling Braze through IPO

What the future of marketing looks like in an AI-driven world

This is a conversation about survival, scale, and what it takes to win attention in today’s market.

If you’re building in consumer, SaaS, or AI—this episode is a must-watch.

Enterprise AI is entering a new phase—and it’s no longer just about chatbots.

In this episode of LegendsNLeaders, we break down how Joseph Kim is leading Druid AI into its next chapter.

Druid AI is building an enterprise-ready platform that allows companies to create, deploy, and orchestrate AI agents that go beyond conversation—actually executing tasks across systems and workflows.

We dive into:

What “agentic AI” really means—and why it’s the next evolution of enterprise software

How Druid is scaling globally after its raises

The shift from chatbots to autonomous AI agents

What it takes to build AI that delivers real business outcomes

Lessons from Joseph’s experience scaling major enterprise technology companies

With hundreds of global clients and billions of AI-driven interactions, Druid AI is positioning itself at the center of how enterprises will operate in the AI era.

If you’re building in AI, enterprise software, or automation—this episode is a glimpse into what’s coming next.

Before “AI infrastructure” was a trend, Jeremy Kranz was already building the bridge between Silicon Valley and global capital.

As head of the technology investment group at GIC, Jeremy helped back companies like Alibaba, Airbnb, DoorDash, SoFi, Snapchat, and Flipkart—investments that generated billions in returns.

But Jeremy isn’t just an investor—he’s what he calls a systems translator.Someone who understands that building global companies isn’t just about capital—it’s about navigating culture, compliance, and complex markets.

Now, as Founder of Sentinel Global, he’s helping the next generation of founders expand beyond the U.S.—connecting them with enterprise customers, policy partners, and growth opportunities across Asia, Europe, and Latin America.

We dive into:

What it takes to build truly global companies

Why “translation” is the most underrated skill in investing Lessons from backing some of the biggest tech winners of the last decade

How AI, programmable money, and supply chains are converging

The new playbook for founders expanding internationally

If you’re building, investing, or thinking globally—this episode will change how you see scale.