In February of 2020, former Walmart CMO and Zytara CEO and Founder Julie Lyle joined High Alpha Partner Kristian Andersen for a fireside chat about her career, leadership philosophy, and experience leading multibillion-dollar organizations.

Julie is an entrepreneur, global business leader, and board director who has built winning brands and teams for the world’s largest companies.

She has been a CMO, CCO, and CRO for companies including Walmart, Prudential plc, hhgregg, Barnes & Noble, Raytheon, and DemandJump.

Julie is currently building Zytara, a startup focused on blockchain aimed at retail CPG, brand building, and loyalty marketing.

In this episode, we revisit Julie’s Speaker Series where you’ll learn:

• Lessons from her early experience in entrepreneurship

Back in July of 2019, Brad Rencher joined Scott Dorsey for a fireside chat to discuss his career at Adobe, how to get on the radar of a big company for acquisition, prioritizing change agents, and the future of enterprise software.

Brad has since become the CEO of BambooHR, the industry's leading software provider dedicated to powering human resources.

Prior to joining BambooHR, Brad was responsible for Adobe’s $3B+ digital experience business, leading P&L responsibility for one of the largest SaaS businesses in the world. Adobe entered the digital marketing space in 2009 via the $1.8B acquisition of Omniture. Digital experience is now the fastest growing business at Adobe and one of the fastest-growing businesses in the software market.

In this episode, we revisit Brad’s Speaker Series where you’ll learn:

• What it takes to be acquired by a BigCo

On May 17th, 2021, Beth Paretta joined High Alpha Partner Kristian Andersen for a virtual fireside chat about her career in autosports, this year’s Indianapolis 500, and her experience leading diversity initiatives in professional racing.

Paretta Autosport, led by longtime motorsports executive Beth Paretta, will field the first female-owned, female-driven, and largely female-operated team scheduled to compete in the 105th running of the Indianapolis 500.

In this episode, we revisit Beth’s Speaker Series where you’ll learn:

• The importance of equity and inclusion in motorsports

On July 22nd, 2021, Bolster Co-Founder and CEO Matt Blumberg joined High Alpha Managing Scott Dorsey for a conversation about his new book, Startup CXO.

Unlike other business books, Startup CXO is designed to help each functional leader understand how their function scales, what to anticipate as they scale, and what things to avoid.

Matt approached this topic with deep domain expertise in creating startups, scaling them, and sharing best practices of what works and what doesn’t work for other CEOs and team members in the entrepreneurial community. Prior to Bolster, Matt was the Founder and CEO of Return Path, which he sold in 2019.

In this episode, we revisit Matt’s Speaker Series where you’ll learn:

Themes from his new book, Startup CXO

Lessons from building, scaling, and selling ReturnPath

The role of the CEO as functional supervisor and why they not only have to master the entirety of their role, but deeply understand other functions

Candid advice on effectively managing and utilizing your board members and meetings

Introducing Speaker Series Rewind, a podcast by High Alpha! 

In each episode, we revisit discussions from High Alpha Speaker Series events featuring industry leaders, successful entrepreneurs, and investors. 

This is the trailer for our very first season, which includes Founders and CEOs from across the country running everything from B2B software companies to international airports and packaged foods startups.

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