Tiger Sisters

What if the game of success really is rigged – and the secret to beating it has nothing to do with pedigree, 90-hour weeks, or hustle culture?

Kofi Ampadu is a two-time founder who went from living in his sister’s basement to becoming a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he runs the firm’s Talent x Opportunity initiative backing overlooked founders. He’s also the “life-metrics” VC who turned his own days into data — proving you can win without the Ivy League, endless grind, or blind resilience.

He explains:

▫️ The hidden “credential trap” making ambitious people broke – and why prestige can be the new poverty

▫️ Kofi’s 3-number Daily Win Score that predicts whether you’ll crush the day or spiral into burnout

▫️ Why 90-hour hustle culture is a lie (and the tiny shift that outperforms all-nighters)

▫️ When resilience backfires: how being too tough can bankrupt your dreams and your wallet

▫️ The one question that vaporizes stress on the spot – straight from Kofi’s mental-health journal

▫️ Beating bias in any boardroom: Kofi’s “rigged-game” playbook

If you’ve ever felt the rules weren’t written for you, this episode hands you the cheat codes.

⏰ Timestamps

00:00 – Intro: “Hard Now, Easy Later”

00:59 – Meet Kofi Ampadu

02:21 – Playing a Rigged Game (and Winning Anyway)

04:35 – Why Founders of Color Carry Extra Weight

07:36 – “Do the Thing NOW” – Kofi’s Go-For-It Rule

10:47 – Kofi’s Founder Journey (Inventing DoorDash??)

12:52 – Lessons From His Dad’s Work & Life 

14:47 – VC “Cheat Code” – Learning From Every Pitch

17:07 – “What can I do to change this?” Mindset check 

19:35 – “What are you willing to give up for it”? Living on $0 Rent

23:06 – Eternal Co-Founder: Marriage as Startup Power

25:41 – Brown-Bag Debates & Cross-Skill Learning

29:27 – The 3-Metric Daily Win Score Explained

33:17 – Pandemic & BLM: Turning Stress Into Action

36:43 – Time-Blocking Your Failures

40:41 – Lightning Round Kick-off

42:29 – 90-Hour Hustle Culture Is a Lie

44:45 – Is Y Combinator Overrated?

45:46 – Ivy League Degrees Useless in Startups?

47:23 – White Guy in a Hoodie

49:40 – Final Takeaways & Call to Action

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.

▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required

▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money

▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships

▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses

▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach

▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun

▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes

Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

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💛 LET'S CONNECT: 

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke 

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ 

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersm...

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Your office may look friendly, but behind every project, promo, and status meeting there’s an invisible game of power & influence. In 34 minutes Jean (ex‑Snap Head of Product) and Cherie (ex‑LinkedIn Senior PM) hand you the playbook of four “soft‑skills” that quietly decide who gets budget, who gets heard, who gets the raise, and who gets cut out.

🔑 What You’ll Learn

• Power Moves Framework for Listening → Executive Presence → Networking Allies → Win‑Win Negotiation

• The repeat‑back empathy hack that converts info into influence.

• Where to sit, speak, and shut‑up to project instant gravitas (table math is real).

• The “Orange Peel Deal” negotiation lesson to go from zero‑sum → 100 % win‑win.

• Cherie’s 30‑second cardio reset that flips stage‑fright into CEO‑level calm.

• How to recruit mentors without the cringe “Will you be my mentor?” ask

⏰ Timestamps

00:00  Welcome to Power & Influence 101 – “they might be using these tactics on you” ⚡

01:06  Skill #1: Listening with empathy – how to repeat back as a tool 👂

05:45  Meeting Exercise: speak last, summarize, then pivot to your idea 🗣️

07:35  Skill #2: Instant executive presence – where to sit, how to look & sound 🎤

10:18  Cherie’s anecdote + lesson as LinkedIn intern 💺

12:44  Nerves → Excitement Flip + 30‑sec cardio trick to steady your voice 🏃‍♀️

15:38  Skill #3: Building Cross‑Org Allies & Organic Mentors 🤝

22:53  Skill #4: Orange‑Peel Negotiation – turning zero‑sum fights into 100 % wins 🍊

29:43  How to implement these skills without feeling icky & wrap-up 🐯👯‍♀️

Follow so you don’t miss part 3, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.

What you’ll get (and keep)

• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required

• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money

• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships

• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses

• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach

• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun

• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes

Why trust us?

• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life

• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor

• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.

👉 Follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

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💛 LET'S CONNECT:

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:

🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

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In this Networking 101 masterclass, the Tiger Sisters break down the mindset shifts, ice‑breakers, and conference hacks that turn small‑talk into intros and deals. You’ll leave with a play‑by‑play script for starting, steering, and gracefully ending any conversation, a mini‑framework for communicating effectively with execs, and personal anecdotes from Jean and Cherie!

🔑 What you’ll learn

• 7 Non‑Cringe Secrets MBA grads swear by including how to “pre-game” an event

• Conference Lobby Hack: skip the $3 K badge and camp out at the hotel

• Mindset Flip that doubles serendipity: turn FOMO into “best‑case” thinking

• Twitter, Not Tolstoy Rule for exec chats – deliver value ASAP

• 2 graceful exit lines that end any convo (and never sound like “I have to go to the bathroom”)

⏰ Timestamps

00:00  Does networking feel icky? How to be magnetic, not cringe 🙅‍♀️

01:00  Roadmap: 7 non‑cringe secrets & two exercises 📍

03:40  Read the Circle and start in Safe Zones ☕🍤

04:51  Mindset Check – pep up or call it 🥱💡

07:34  $0 Conference Hack – work the hotel lobby, skip the $3 K badge 💼

10:17  Best‑case vs. worst‑case thinking 😬

13:19  Hit‑List Pregame – DM speakers & attendees early 📧📋

15:26 “Twitter Not Tolstoy” – exec convo guidelines 🐦📄

20:52  How to gracefully exit a conversation 🎀

26:06  Please like, comment, and subscribe/follow! 🔔

Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss part 3, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep)• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodesWhy trust us?• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

------------------------------------------------------------💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com🍿 WATCH NEXT:Tiger Sisters Season 4:Everything we learned in 29 minutes at Harvard Business Schoolhttps://youtu.be/JGitajVC4IM?si=MpFltMcRFFkD1M-R Tiger Sisters Season 3:Be Dumb to Succeed (the secret from two-time Y Combinator founder Vu Tran)https://youtu.be/0OopMnFAeoE?si=jmNBSZN3rQvifByS

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Jean dug up the literal Day 1 handout she received as a Goldman Sachs analyst in 2010 – a yellowed sheet titled “Top 10 Tips for Success at Goldman Sachs” to share the 10 Commandments of Goldman Sachs. In this Part 1 episode we unpack the first five “commandments,” show how they still shape promotions in 2025, and remix them into actionable tactics you can deploy this week.

Why hit play

• Insider lore – Hear the wild onboarding mantra that had every first‑year paranoid about elevators – and why it still matters for your Slack DMs.

• Career accelerators – Jean and Cherie translate each vintage tip into 2025‑ready moves (think “wins folder” + headline‑risk filter).

• Pivot pathways – How one self‑assigned daily briefing launched Jean from fund‑of‑funds to consumer‑tech product exec.

• Part 2 cliffhanger – Rules 6‑10 drop later in Season 4; binge‑worthiness locked in.

⏰ Timestamps

00:00  Is Goldman a cult?  Vintage “10 Commandments” sheet reveal 🕵️‍♀️

03:13  Commandment #1 – Own Your Career (+ “wins folder” hack) 📂💪

07:14  Commandment #2 – Challenge Yourself / Defy Intellectual Boredom 🔄🧠

12:11  Commandment #3 – Build Your Network Broadly 🌐🤝

20:27  Commandment #4 – Hold Yourself to the Firm’s Highest Standard 🏆📈

25:40  Commandment #5 – Never Talk Shop in Elevators (and Saunas) 🔇🚪

28:40  Comment your craziest “elevator” moment, subscribe for Rules 6‑10 in part 2! 💖

Ready to level‑up?

Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss Commandments 6‑10. If this episode saved you even one career headache, drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

Know a friend in the analyst grind? Share this episode & grow together!

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.

What you’ll get (and keep)

• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required

• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money

• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships

• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses

• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach

• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun

• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes

Why trust us?

• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life

• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor

Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

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💛 LET'S CONNECT:

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:

🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

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Stuck in neutral? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝗶𝗻 30 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 (or less).

In this episode the Tiger Sisters break down three research‑proven frameworks – Bridges’ Transitions, Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, and Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' Designing Your Life – and reveal the exact micro‑exercises they used to walk away from a broken engagement, quit a seven‑figure tech job, and launch an entirely new career all in the same year.

👀 What you’ll learn

- Why most “fresh starts” fail and the hidden Neutral Zone that unlocks momentum

- The 5‑minute Harvard exercise (drops at 18:08) that slashes decision paralysis

- A one‑page “Life Prototype” you can test this week

- Real‑life case studies: Steve Jobs, career pivots, and a post‑breakup comeback

📥 Free Download → 4 Move Life Reset Worksheet

- Grab it here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGmbesoIqA/JjZ7-5ChqHXPPCzxjCEtpw/view?utm_content=DAGmbesoIqA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h84a1b644e1

👇 Share in the comments:

Which framework hits home – Transitions, Growth Mindset, or Life Design – and what’s the first change you’re making?

⏰ Timestamps

00:00  Tiger Sisters intro 🐯 + episode roadmap (3 frameworks) 🛣️

02:04  Framework #1 William Bridges “Transitions” 🔄

03:04  Jean’s ending ➞ neutral zone ➞ new beginning story 👀

06:24  Mini‑Exercise #1: Write your own Ending / Neutral Zone / Beginning ✍️

07:12  Framework #2 Growth Mindset decoded 🧠🌱

14:08  LOVE – growth mindset in dating & relationships ❤️⚠️

18:08  5‑Minute Harvard Drill – flip one limiting belief ⏱️

19:14  Framework #3 Design Your Life prototyping 🛠️

19:50  Jean’s fashion internship (prototype) 💃

23:03  One‑Page Life Prototype 📝

23:39  Wrap‑up – how 3 frameworks combine 🎁

24:03  Comment your experiment and follow on Spotify & Apple 💿

Rate us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and share with the friend who keeps saying “someday.”

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters

Decoding Money • Power • Love

✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week  ✨

We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.

What you’ll get (and keep)

• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required

• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money

• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships

• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses

• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach

• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun

Why trust us?

• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life

• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor

• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.

👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!

Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.

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💛 LET'S CONNECT:

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:

🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In this Tiger Sisters sit-down, hosts Cherie Brooke Luo & Jean Luo grill People President Leah Wyar on the “7 Power Rules” that took her from junior beauty editor to running a billion-dollar magazine & media empire by using feelings as her secret weapon. You’ll hear:

◦The lightning-fast pitch that won over “money-bags” advertisers

◦Leah’s “rage-and-reset” ritual for turning harsh feedback into promotions

◦The one “just say yes” moment that catapulted her into the C-suite

Ready to out-think and out-earn? Listen now for the full blueprint. Rule #1 alone will change the way you show up to Monday’s meeting. 🎙️🐯

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life

Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.

Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.

Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.

Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.

💛 LET'S CONNECT: 

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke 

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ 

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

⏰ Timestamps

00:01:14 Tiger Sisters episode intro 🐯💥

00:03:26 Meet the iconic Leah Wyar 🎀

00:03:56 #1 Follow the Money – understand every revenue vein 💰

00:06:38 Pitching in real time when “money bags” want ideas on the spot 🎯

00:11:36 #2 Build Work-Wife Alliances – success ≈ your circle 👯‍♀️

00:19:05 #3 Say “Yes” Early & Often – the moment that led to the C-suite 🚀

00:27:21 #4 Beauty in Being Naive – Google it, learn, repeat 🔄

00:30:01 #5 Choose Respect Over Checks – why Leah walked away 🚪

00:34:35 #6 Don’t let anyone weaponize you – emotion as an edge in the C-suite 🧠⚡️

00:38:05 Using therapy as a tool to understand yourself 🔄 

00:42:29 #7 Feel, Then Fix – poker-face in the room, “rage-and-reset” outside ♻️

00:45:42 Following your dreams in parallel with your partner  ✅

00:49:48 Being a mom, IVF dark days, and lessons for her younger self 👶

00:55:17 Tiger Sisters wrap-up – like, comment, subscribe, and rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!

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They didn’t teach this at Harvard or Stanford, so we hacked it ourselves – and hit our first million before 26. In 37 power‑packed minutes we hand you the exact blueprint, from “free‑money” beginner plays to advanced billionaire‑tier moves.

What you’ll gain in this episode:

• The degree‑plus‑first‑job formula that 10×’d our earning power

• The 10‑second 401(k) tweak you can do today

• Our 4‑bucket “guilt‑free” budget that ends scarcity brain for good

• Backdoor Roths, HSAs & the zero‑cost collar portfolio move nobody tells you about

• Painful money mistakes we made (so you don’t have to)
  

No trust fund, no secret investors – just discipline, data, and compounding magic. Watch and adopt the rich habits of the top 1% before the next market shake‑up.

*Note: We’re sharing personal experience, not professional guidance, and we are not financial advisors offering financial advice. Always do your own research or talk to a licensed advisor before you move your money.

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life

Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.

Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.

Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.

Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.

💛 LET'S CONNECT: 

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke 

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ 

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

⏰ Timestamps

00:00:00 Get Rich by 26? Our 30 second origin story 💸

00:00:33 The game plan (episode roadmap) 🗺️

00:01:14 Background: choosing majors for post-grad 🎓

00:04:16 “Information = power” for first‑job salaries 🏦

00:05:46 Cherie swaps pre‑med for computer science 👩‍💻

00:09:11 Freedom math: majors for max optionality 🚀

00:13:16 BEGINNER MONEY MOVES: the “free‑money” 401(k) match 💰

00:15:15 Pretax + compounding = $100K → $1M explained 🔄

00:17:17 Budget mindset shift: from scarcity to strategy 🧠

00:18:59 INTERMEDIATE: A very impactful book 📖

00:21:26 Money avoidant mindset → guilt‑free spending blueprint 🪙

00:27:23 Cherie’s $80 Facebook Marketplace couch 😬

00:29:58 ADVANCED: Backdoor Roths, HSAs & automation 🕳️🗝️

00:30:33 SUPER ADVANCED: Exchange Funds for concentrated stock 📈

00:33:56 Ultra‑hack: Zero‑Cost Collar to cap downside 🛡️

00:34:38 Learn from our 7‑figure portfolio facepalms 🤦‍♀️

00:35:07 Key takeaways ⏳

00:36:24 Plugs: Sisters Matcha & I Will Teach You to Be Rich links 🍵📚

00:37:05 Like, comment, subscribe, and share with a friend! 🔔

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What does Harvard really teach you about becoming a powerful leader? In Part 2 of our viral series, Cherie and Jean go beyond strategy and finance to break down the HBS soft skills that matter most: leadership, influence, and building a network that changes your life.

We cover:

- The 4 leadership styles taught at HBS (with real-world examples)

- How leadership shapes company culture, innovation, and even stock price

- Tactical tips on networking –how to build a circle of people who actually help you win

- How Cherie and Jean used these skills to launch Tiger Sisters Podcast and Sisters Matcha

It’s the insights you don’t see on the HBS website, plus how to use these lessons whether or not you ever set foot in a classroom – no six-figure tuition required.

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life

Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.

Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.

Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.

Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.

💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b⏰

⏰ Timestamps

00:00:00 Everything We Learned at HBS…Part 2! 💡

00:00:49 Meet the Tiger Sisters: Jean (Harvard) & Cherie (Stanford) 🐯

00:02:04 HBS’s secret sauce: Leadership (4 TYPES) 🧠

00:03:00 TYPE 1: Servant Leadership & why baristas got health care ☕

00:07:35 TYPE 2: Steve Jobs & the cult of transformational leadership 🚀

00:09:45 Visionary downside: what happens when they leave? 🫥

00:10:47 TYPE 3: Transactional Leadership & the brutal “rank-and-yank” 🔥

00:12:58 “You eat what you kill” 🐅💰

00:16:42 TYPE 4: Laissez-faire leadership 🧑‍🎨

00:18:10 Cherie says this leadership type would never work in big tech 😅

00:21:44 Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all – great leaders remix styles 🎨

00:24:46 The 3 TYPES OF NETWORKS: The real reason people pay $250K for an MBA 🤝

00:27:52 Jean texts HBS friend → gets instant help from foremost industry expert 🛟

00:30:58 Cherie’s expert networking mindset 💌

00:33:58 How to network (& how NOT to network) 🙏

00:36:52 If you haven’t watched Everything We Learned at HBS Part 1, go back now! 🌀

00:37:43 Like, comment, subscribe, SHARE with a friend, and check out Sisters Matcha 🍵

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Grab your notebooks (and maybe a matcha latte), because Cherie and Jean are cramming an entire Harvard MBA into one crash course! In this Season 4 opener, we zoom through classic frameworks – like Porter’s Five Forces and STP (segmentation, targeting, positioning) – and walk through real-world examples (Starbucks, Warby Parker, Netflix) to illustrate how these theories actually work in a known entity. From must-know finance terms to breaking down how to build a product people actually want, we’ve got you covered.

Whether you’re launching a startup, side-hustling on DTC, or just refreshing your business IQ, this episode is well worth the 29 minutes – no six-figure tuition required. 

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life

Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.

Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.

Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.

Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.

💛 LET'S CONNECT: 

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke 

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ 

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

⏰ Timestamps

00:00:00 Intro: Everything We Learned at HBS…in 29 Minutes! ⚡️

00:00:21 Meet the Tiger Sisters: Jean (Harvard MBA) & Cherie (Stanford MBA) 🏆

00:02:22 Strategy 101: Porter’s Five Forces 💥

00:03:10 Starbucks Case Study: brand power, real estate, supply chain ☕

00:08:09 Cost Leadership vs. Differentiation: You can’t win on both, so choose wisely ⚖️

00:10:30 Sisters Matcha: premium cultivar, premium pricing 🍵

00:12:32 Marketing 101: STP in Warby Parker Case Study

00:16:20 Positioning: Stand out or get lost – define your brand 🏹

00:19:47 Product Development 101: Netflix Case Study 🔧

00:20:46 Know your audience, A/B test, iterate  🔄

00:22:46 Finance 101: Decision making as the CEO 💸

00:24:06 Revenue vs. profit (Netflix’s hidden costs)

00:24:50 Cash flow, unit economics, runway & burn rate 🏃‍♀️

00:27:44 P/E, EBITDA, and more: don’t fear the acronyms ⚙️

00:28:43 Soft Skills, Hard Requirement: leadership & networking up next 🌱

00:28:55 You just got a mini MBA! Part 2 coming soon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Cherie and Jean are back to wrap up an incredible Season 3, where they interviewed top founders, billionaires, and powerhouse CEOs. In this finale, they dish on the season’s biggest lessons, from Imran Khan’s “stay level-headed” mindset, Vu Tran’s “go max dumb” approach, to Jonah Goodhart’s “permission to hit pause.” They also get real about personal wins (hello, baby abs!) and life transitions (serious dating convos) as they ramp up for a brand new season of life and Tiger Sisters. 

Don’t forget to subscribe and rate five stars. Season 4 is coming in hot!

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🐯👯‍♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life

Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship — all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.

Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.

Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees — if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.

Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.

💛 LET'S CONNECT: 

~ CHERIE ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 

📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke 

✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ 

~ JEAN ~

🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/

👩🏻‍💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 

🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS

🛍️ Items Referenced:

🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com

♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b

⏰ Timestamps:

 00:00:00 Season 3 Finale! Billionaires, CEOs, and everything in between ⚡️

00:01:10 Roses & Thorns 🌹

00:08:28 Major Season 3 Learnings 🧠

00:08:54 Takeaway #1: Vu Tran’s “Go Max Dumb” approach to real understanding 🤔

00:14:32 Takeaway #2: Imran Khan’s emotional self-management 🌊

00:16:10 Getting fired ≠ the end: Imran & Jeremy Liew bounce back better than ever 🚀

00:20:24 Takeaway #3: Jonah Goodhart’s reminder to pause before burning out 🔋

00:21:40 Bonus from David Shim: step away so your mind can work in the background 💡

00:23:52 Season 4 hype: new topics, deeper interviews, and your burning questions 🔥

00:25:41 Final thoughts: Send us your feedback... what do you want next? 🤗

00:25:55 Thanks for an amazing season & see you soon! 🐯✨✨✨✨

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