Tiger Sisters

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How do you build something that lasts on the Internet? This week, we're joined by Jen Wong, the COO of Reddit, who helped transform one of the internet's most influential communities into a public company. Recorded live from the Reddit Deli at Cannes Lions, this conversation explores what it takes to build enduring products, navigate career reinvention, and lead through one of the biggest technological shifts of our generation.

Tune in for more on:

✅ How Reddit grew from "the front page of the internet" into a public company

✅ Why the strongest communities are built on trust and not algorithms

✅ The surprising career advice that led Jen to becoming Reddit's COO

✅ How Reddit approaches AI, data licensing, and partnerships with OpenAI and Google

✅ The biggest mistake people make when trying to build community online

✅ Why career paths are rarely linear and how to embrace reinvention instead

Timestamps:

00:00: Episode introduction

00:58: Introducing Jen Wong 

02:43: Why Jen left Time Inc. and joined Reddit

05:35: Career advice: always take the recruiter call

05:55: Reddit's path to becoming a public company

09:12: How Reddit built an advertising business without personal data

12:35: How Reddit communities work so differently from other social platforms

15:20: Balancing free speech, safety, and community moderation

19:14: How founders should (and shouldn't) use Reddit to market their startups

23:00: Why Reddit has survived while MySpace, Vine, and Clubhouse disappeared

26:40: How AI made Reddit one of the internet's most valuable data sources

29:33: Reddit's AI partnerships with OpenAI and Google

35:41: Education, career reinvention, and embracing nonlinear paths

39:33: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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How much of your future is determined by your circumstance, and how much is determined by what you're willing to learn? In this Director's Cut episode, we revisit our conversation with former 7-Eleven and Blockbuster CEO Jim Keyes, whose journey from growing up in a three-room house without plumbing to leading two Fortune 500 companies is one of the most remarkable stories we've ever featured.

Tune in for lessons on:

 ✅ How to stop fearing uncertainty

✅ The philosophy behind the phrase "Prepare to win"

✅ How neuroplasticity can help you break old patterns and create new ones

✅ Why education is one of the greatest tools for freedom and upward mobility

✅ The surprising truth behind Blockbuster's collapse

✅ The importance of curiosity, creativity, and lifelong learning at any age

Whether you're building a business, navigating a career change, or trying to become more confident, this conversation is full of practical wisdom you can apply right away.

Timestamps:

03:10: How to watch this episode 

05:10: Introducing Jim Keyes (Former CEO of 7-Eleven & Blockbuster)

06:24: The 3 C’s of Success: Change, Confidence & Clarity

09:53: "Prepare to Win"... the secret to confidence

11:52: Neuroplasticity & Rewiring Your Brain

15:30: Relentless positivity over toxic positivity 

17:07: Why education = freedom

19:53: Are Americans becoming dumber?

21:24: The real story behind Blockbuster's collapse

26:15: Leading 7-Eleven through Japanese ownership

34:17: Staying Curious at 70+

38:05: Director's Cut Takeaways

40:31: Cherie’s reflection on ‘embracing change’

41:17: Reflecting on the three C’s

45:45: Mythbusting the Blockbuster collapse

47:50: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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In this Tiger Sisters Remix episode, we're bringing together some of the most valuable lessons Cherie learned during her time at Stanford Graduate School of Business. From decision-making and career strategy, to influence, communication, and designing a remarkable life, these are the mental models that have continued to shape how we think, work, and navigate big life choices.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ How Design Thinking helps you solve the right problem

✅ Why "test and learn" beats waiting for the perfect plan

✅ Jeff Bezos' framework for faster decision-making

✅ The hidden reasons people choose certain products and services

✅ Decision Trees and Expected Value for life's biggest choices

✅ Using OKRs to build a roadmap for your goals

✅ The Stanford feedback framework that improves communication

✅ Power Mapping and how influence really works

✅ Why decisions are more reversible than you think

Whether you're plotting a career move, building a business, managing relationships, or simply trying to make better life decisions, this episode will give you the frameworks and confidence to do so. 

Consider this your Stanford Business School crash course… without the admissions process, case studies, or the $250,000 tuition bill.

Timestamps:

00:43: Introduction and how to watch these episodes

03:02: Design Thinking Explained

05:12: Snapchat's Beauty Shopping Experiment

07:24: Test & Learn: The Stanford Startup Mindset

08:37: How Tiger Sisters Pivoted from TV Show to Podcast

10:59: Dropbox, Zappos, ClassPass & DoorDash

13:25: Reversible and Irreversible Decisions

13:40: The “Bezos” Framework

18:28: Part 1 Debrief & Biggest Takeaways

19:50: The Harvard-to-Stanford Transfer Story

23:18: Part 2: Overview

24:08: Jobs To Be Done Explained

26:28: Decision Trees & Expected Value Thinking

31:08: Using OKRs to Design Your Life

40:55: Cherie’s reflections on Part 2 

41:17: Reflecting on Engineering a Remarkable Life

51:27: Part 3: Frameworks on Soft Skills

53:10: The SBI Model Explained

01:02:34: Power Mapping Explained

01:06:54: Sheryl Sandberg's Masterclass in Influence

01:09:15: The Carol Bartz Cautionary Tale

01:10:28: Power Mapping Exercise

01:13:46: How to Communicate with Clarity

01:17:14: Part 3 Debrief & Power Mapping Takeaways

01:18:31: How to Network Without Feeling Transactional

01:21:48: Building an Abundance Mindset

01:25:19: Dream Guests & Closing Thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

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In this Director's Cut episode, we're revisiting one of our more vulnerable conversations with Jane Marie Chen, a Harvard and Stanford graduate and the founder of Embrace, the organization that helped save over one million babies around the world. 

Tune in for new thoughts on:

✅ How achievement can become a trauma response

✅ Why children of immigrants feel the pressure to prove themselves

✅ How trauma lives in the body and why healing isn't linear

✅ Why surrender may be the key to sustainable success

If you’re struggling with depression or mental health issues, you’re not alone: Call 800-950-6264 or text “NAMI” to 62640. If you’re in crisis, call or text 988

📚Jane’s book recs: The Body Keeps the Score by Bessel van der Kolk and No Bad Parts by Richard Schwartz

Timestamps:

00:49: Introducing Jane Marie

03:45: How to watch the episode 

06:22: Why Jane wrote ‘Like a Wave We Break’

09:39: Achievement as a coping mechanism 

15:50: How trauma lives in the body 

27:29: How to stay open and have boundaries

36:19: How to tune into your body 

39:48: Why control is an illusion 

50:25: Cherie on slowing down

54:40: How ‘My pain became my purpose’

56:28: Starting your own healing journey

57:15: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters, your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

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What if the reason you're stuck in life isn't a lack of talent, ambition, or opportunity, but the fact that you've been living someone else's definition of success?

In this Director's Cut episode, we're revisiting one of our more impactful conversations with Dr. Suzy Welch, a bestselling author, NYU professor, and creator of the Values Bridge framework (link below). 

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ How to identify your core values and spot your "authenticity gap"

✅ Why so many people end up living someone else's version of success

✅ The surprising role values play in relationships, dating, and compatibility

✅ How to know if you're settling in your career or personal life

✅ The framework Suzy uses to make better financial decisions

✅ The power of cutting your losses and avoiding the sunk-cost fallacy

✅ Why there is no such thing as a "last best deal"

✅ The wisdom Suzy gained from grief, resilience, and starting over

Whether you're questioning your career path, rebuilding after a setback, or simply trying to understand yourself better, this episode will leave you with powerful questions and action items to apply right away.

Follow Suzy @suzywelch and check out The Values Bridge at https://thevaluesbridge.com/ 

Timestamps:

00:51: Introduction 

01:47: How to watch this episode

04:50: Introducing Dr. Suzy Welch

06:35: 3 main data sets of Suzy’s ‘Becoming You’ class

07:20: Calculating your authenticity gap

08:12: Suzy analyzes Cherie and Jean’s core values

11:50: Breaking down the “eudemonia” value 

17:40: Analyzing Jean’s top value (“beholderism”)

24:29: Analyzing the “belovedness” value

29:34: The 4 things that destroy you living your own life

35:20: How to know if you’re living a B+ Life

39:20: The meaning of “balance” for each person 

43:00: Suzy’s top 2 pieces of money advice 

48:30: How Suzy balanced working with her partner 

53:36: Suzy’s re-entrance to the dating scene

59:00: Reinventing yourself as the world reinvents

1:02:51: Jean and Cherie look back on Suzy’s frameworks

1:05:30: Cherie’s biggest takeaway (“who’s life did I just live?”)

1:09:24: Jean’s biggest takeaway on beholderism 

1:16:27: Taking the Values Bridge each year 

1:18:40: Fostering an abundance mindset

1:21:30: The importance of cutting your losses

1:24:14: Cherie’s mantra of DILMO

1:25:18: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

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Not every lesson from Harvard Business School came from a case study.

In this special Remix episode, we're bringing together some of the most valuable lessons Jean learned during her time at HBS.  From strategy and marketing to leadership and networking, these are the frameworks and mental models that continue to shape how we make decisions today.

Tune in for in-depth breakdowns on:

✅ Porter's Five Forces and how companies build lasting competitive advantages

✅ Why the best brands don't try to serve everyone

✅ The marketing framework behind companies like Warby Parker

✅ How Netflix uses testing, customer feedback, and iteration to build better products

✅ The finance concepts every business leader should understand

✅ The difference between revenue, profit, cash flow, and valuation

✅ Four leadership styles (and when each one works best)

✅ How networking creates opportunities long before you need them

✅ The leadership lessons that can shape your career, team, and company culture

Timestamps:

00:00: Introduction & Why We're Revisiting These HBS Lessons

02:06: Overview of Parts 1 and 2 and what to expect 

04:52: Strategy 101: Porter's Five Forces Explained

06:00: Starbucks Case Study: Competitive Advantage

10:50: Cost Leadership vs. Differentiation

13:12: Sisters Matcha & Building a Premium Brand

15:08: Marketing 101: STP (Segmentation, Targeting, Positioning)

15:42: Warby Parker's Billion-Dollar Marketing Strategy

20:40: The Rise of Conscious Consumer Brands

21:52: Product Development & Innovation

27:20: Revenue vs. Profit

28:56: Understanding Unit Economics

30:32: Runway, Forecasting & Valuation Metrics

32:48: Jean & Cherie’s reflections on Part 1

33:17: Revisiting the Starbucks Case Study

38:12: Blank Street Coffee & Gen Z Consumer Trends

39:28: Jean reflects on Threat of Substitutes

41:55: Part 2: Leadership & Networking Lessons from HBS

43:33: The 4 Major Leadership Styles

43:55: Servant Leadership (Howard Schultz & Starbucks)

48:23: Transformational Leadership (Steve Jobs & Apple)

51:20: Transactional Leadership (Jack Welch, Goldman Sachs & Sales Teams)

57:16: Laissez-Faire Leadership (Valve & Radical Ownership)

01:03:55: Choosing the Right Leadership Style

01:10:30: Why Networking Is the Biggest MBA Advantage

01:18:25: Jean’s reflections on Part 2 and leadership archetypes

01:20:42: Reflecting on the importance of networking

01:22:25: Closing thoughts 

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

🛍️ Items:

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Thank you to Shopify for sponsoring this video. Start now at shopify.com/tigersisters 

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Welcome back to another episode of Tiger Sisters: Director's Cuts: the series where we revisit some of our standout conversations and reflect on the lessons that have stayed with us long after the cameras stopped rolling.

Today we're resurfacing one of our favorite episodes with our friend Fernando De Leon. Raised on the Texas-Mexico border, Fernando went from translating for real estate developers as a teenager to building a multi-billion-dollar business empire. Today, he is a self-made billionaire and is listed alongside Oprah (and others!) on Forbes 250: The Greatest Self-Made Living Americans.

Tune in for lessons on: 

✅ Asset ownership and how to build long-term wealth

✅ How to create opportunities when you don't have capital or connections

✅ Why value creation is the foundation of success

✅ Turning adversity into an advantage

✅ Leveraging fear instead of avoiding it

✅ The connection between ambition, family, and purpose

✅ Fernando's unexpected advice on love and relationships

This episode is packed with practical wisdom, entrepreneurial frameworks, hilarious moments, and a powerful reminder that some of the most successful people started with far less than you think.

Timestamps:

00:45: Intro to Director’s Cut format 

02:20: How to watch this episode 

02:44: Introducing Fernando De Leon

06:09: Fernando’s upbringing in South Texas

07:19: Three ingredients to generate wealth

09:06: Fernando’s earliest money memory

12:45: How Fernando closed his first deal 

15:40: Why you’re never too young to own an asset 

17:38: What’s an overlooked industry to invest in? 

18:45: How Fernando got involved with Chick-fil-A 

24:40: How to understand and leverage your fear for good

32:55: The first real move to build wealth 

42:50: How driven people can find love and support one another 

50:03: Rapid fire hot takes 

57:35: Post mortem reflection: new updates and news

1:04:26: Reflecting on the pressure of the immigrant experience

1:08:43: How to give yourself permission to seek wealth

1:11:15: Building wealth by creating value

1:20:15: The importance of “Information shortcuts”

1:23:34: Closing thoughts

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🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, then leave a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review on Spotify & Apple Podcasts. It takes 10 seconds and makes a massive difference in helping new people discover Tiger Sisters.

🛍️ Items:

🍵 Sisters Matcha — www.sistersmatcha.com

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Welcome to the very first installment in our new series called Tiger Sisters: Director’s Cuts. In these episodes, we revisit some of our favorite conversations from the past. Today, we’re digging back into our incredible episode with investor and 2x-founder, Kofi Ampadu. 

From navigating systems that weren’t built for you to betting on yourself before you feel "ready," Kofi shares the frameworks that shaped his career. He also reflects on how he's now living a version of the life he envisioned more than a decade ago. 

Tune in for lessons and new reflections on: 

✅How to succeed when the rules of the game aren't designed for you

✅Why high-agency people focus on what they can control

✅The importance of writing down your goals (and sharing them with someone else!)

✅ Why waiting for the "perfect time" can quietly derail your dreams

✅ How Kofi evaluates whether he's having a good year, month, week, and day

✅ What founders, investors, and ambitious people can learn from long-term thinking

This episode is packed with frameworks and new reflections that you’ll want to apply TODAY! 

Follow Kofi: @kofiampadu

Timestamps:

01:06: Introducing the Director’s Cut Series 

01:58: How to watch this episode 

04:43: Introducing Kofi to the audience 

05:32: How Kofi learned to navigate rooms where he was different 

07:55: The importance of highlighting wins for founders of color

09:31: A framework for making “the game” more fair for yourself 

11:31: Inside Kofi’s journaling habit and takeaways 

13:33: Making a life plan (and sharing it with a friend!)

15:01: Kofi’s early side-hustles (hello DoorDash?!)

21:53: How to be the captain of your own ship

22:58: Kofi’s early founder days living with his sister

30:18: Kofi and his wife’s “brown bag” research lunches 

34:26: 3 Ways Kofi determines if he “won his day” 

43:28: How failure is actually healthy

47:30: Red Flags in investing 

52:15: True or False questions 

55:44: Cherie’s biggest takeaways from the episode 

57:35: Jean’s reflections on “the rules of the game” being rigged

1:01:22: Cherie and Jean reflect on the fear of failure

1:02:17: Why more companies should be funding women

1:05:55: Cherie’s reflections on Kofi’s family stories 

1:10:07: Jean’s reflections on Kofi’s tracking systems 

1:14:17: Closing thoughts 

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▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

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What started as two sisters having late-night conversations about money, power, and love has grown into something bigger than we ever imagined. Today, we're sharing our first-ever Tiger Sisters Live Show: a celebration of reinvention, courage, friendship, and the incredible community that made all of this possible. 

This week is different from our usual episodes. Recorded at Spotify Studios in Downtown Los Angeles, this episode is moderated by comedian Dylan Adler and features special guests Jenna Ushkowitz and Ally Maki from Asian American Girl Club (AAGC). From conversations about reinvention and career pivots to our first-ever Tiger Family Feud showdown (yes, it gets competitive), this episode explores how to embrace change, find joy in the little moments, and say yes to the opportunities that can transform your life.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ How to know when it's time for a reinvention

✅ How to build a personal brand without feeling inauthentic

✅ How to negotiate raises, promotions, and opportunities with confidence

✅ How to maintain friendships as life gets busier

✅ Navigating imposter syndrome and identity shifts

✅ Creating opportunities when none seem to exist

✅ Finding the courage to put yourself out there

Watch to the end for a very special musical medley of Les Mis: Tiger Sisters edition

Timestamps:

01:42: Introducing Cherie and Jean to the stage 

02:42: Thanking our community (you!!!!)

02:59: Revisiting our 25 year-old beliefs 

04:38: Debunking the “grind mentality” 

05:18: Sharing what brings us joy 

07:25: How to market yourself and build a personal brand 

10:20: Breaking past the discomfort of putting yourself out there 

12:05: How to negotiate salaries and promotions 

15:20: How to make time for and invest in adult friendships 

19:00: Welcoming Jenna and Ally from AAGC

19:57: Ice Breaker: ‘Are you more Cherie or Jean-coded?’ 

34:40: Finding joy and reinventing yourself 

35:00: How do you know when it’s time to evolve vs stay put?

37:26: Working through imposter syndrome as a founder 

39:15: How Jenna pivoted after “Glee”

40:33: How to break past the fear of trying something new 

42:18: Lessons on how to put yourself out there 

46:46: Embracing those “leap of faith” moments 

49:18: What challenges are there today for AAPI female voices? 

49:53: How to ask for more of what you deserve

51:51: The power of representation and building communities 

53:57: Tiger Family Feud! Hosted by Steve Harvey-San 

1:00:53: Tiger Sisters Presents: a Les Miserables Medley 

1:04:03: Closing remarks

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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Most conversations about tech focus on what’s already happened. Today, we’re talking to Evan Spiegel, co-founder and CEO of Snapchat, to discuss the future. From Gen Z consumption habits, to Snapchat’s constant evolution, to the repeatable processes behind creativity and design, this episode explores the tension between innovation and humanity in our changing world.

Tune in for lessons on:

✅ The impact AI has on Gen Alpha & the future of learning

✅ The future of AR, wearables, and human computing

✅ Creativity as a repeatable process (and how to become more creative)

✅ The hidden tension between technology and human relationships

✅ Evan’s practical dating advice (hint: skip the game-playing)

✅ Why Evan believes America needs to think in 100-year timelines again

This episode is funny, thoughtful, deeply optimistic, occasionally chaotic, and packed with ideas about where technology and humanity may be headed next.

Follow Evan: @evanspiegel

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Timestamps:

01:35: Introducing Evan Spiegel 

02:20: What does Gen Z really want? 

06:40: How do we create products for Gen Alpha?

08:05: How AI is changing Gen Alpha

10:54: What was Evan doing on the Internet growing up?

12:30: Should there be a ban on social media for young people?

15:30: How to set up rules and regulations as a parent for social media

21:20: Evan’s thoughts on Human Computer Interaction (HCI)

26:52: The future of Augmented Reality (AR) in our daily lives

30:15: The role of creativity in Evan’s everyday life 

31:42: Breaking everyday routine to foster creativity 

35:20: Evan’s experience at the Met Gala 

38:36: How Evan met Miranda Kerr 

40:17: How Evan navigates the public eye in his relationship

44:05: The #1 thing in building relationships 

46:48: The difference between design vs. art 

48:30: Building the Snapchat design and interface

50:52: How Snapchat differentiates itself via wearables and specs 

54:00: What is the market missing that Snapchat brings?

59:04: Snapchat’s early days and innovating against the grain

1:02:50: What will Snapchat be doing differently in the next 5 years?

1:03:00: Rapid fire questions 

1:05:18: If Evan had a podcast, what would he talk about and why?

1:07:48: Evan’s thoughts on the importance of long term thinking 

1:10:00: Evan on American healthcare 

1:12:20: Closing thoughts

🐯👯‍♀️ We’re the Tiger Sisters — your Wall Street & Silicon Valley big sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨

💌 Want to partner with us? 

Sponsorships: [email protected]

Why trust us?

▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo — 100M+ views demystifying tech, finance & MBAs

▫️ Jean Luo — ex-Goldman Sachs, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor

▫️ Together: 4 Ivy League degrees • built billion-dollar products • two startups — decoded for you

What you’ll get (and keep):

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League cheat sheets — no $250K tuition

▫️ Personal finance playbooks (salary, investing, negotiation)

▫️ Networking scripts behind $100M+ deals & job offers

▫️ Real conversations with CEOs, operators & investors

▫️ Mindset resets — clarity without the pricey coach

▫️ Systems for career, money, and long-term growth

💛 LET’S CONNECT

~ CHERIE ~

Instagram — /cherie.brooke

TikTok — /cherie.brooke

Substack — cherieluo.substack.com

LinkedIn — /cherie-luo

~ JEAN ~

Instagram — /jeanluo_

LinkedIn — /jeanluo

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