After graduating from the University of Pennsylvania and interning at Nike’s Innovation Accelerator, Danny Edman is now a Senior Associate at Teamworthy Ventures, a venture capital firm. In this episode, we explore what makes a company desirable to investors, what the ideal CEO looks like, and what patterns have emerged throughout Danny’s discussions with CEOs. Listen to the end to hear how a military philosophy from the Vietnam War can be useful to becoming a more efficient business.

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In addition to being the CEO of Macellum Capital Management, Jonathan Duskin is on the board of Citi Trends and has over 20 years of experience investing in the consumer and retail sector. In this episode, we investigate what is happening between Macellum Capital Management and Kohl’s, identify which books would have made Jonathan more successful had he read them as a kid, and explore how horse racing can help with investments. 

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Some of Bryan Burkhart’s biggest achievements are ringing the bell at the New York Stock Exchange at the age of 28 after taking Callidus public, co-founding HBloom, a high-end 1800-flowers, and founding his current company, Worksmith, where he is the CEO. In today’s episode, Bryan lets us in on his secrets on starting a business, his best advice, and walks us through what he calls the “Rhino Principal.”

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In addition to working in silicon valley during the 2001 technology recession and playing football at the University of Pennsylvania, Tom MacLeod is the founder and CEO Zenlist. Today, we talk about how to implement strategies from different businesses, how to fight human nature, and the process of business to business sales. Listen to the end to hear Tom’s parting advice about business in general. 

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After living in Indonesia, Malaysia, Greece, India, and the United States as a child, Sonu Panda’s newest adventure is spearheading the fight on greenhouse gas emissions through his company Prescriptive Data. In the show, we dive into how all that moving affected his upbringing, the different experiences he had at jobs over the years and the plethora of life lessons he learned, as well as how Prescriptive Data is helping to reduce climate change. Additionally, he gives us some insider tips on what to keep in mind during the start up process. 

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