Tinsley Park Talks

Meet, Bibhrajit Halder, CEO of SafeAi, one of the hottest startups in the Heavy Industry category, that raised almost $70MM from prominent institutional investors, since it's inception in 2017.

Having completed over 130 capital raising assignments and raising over $100 Billion since 1995, APC is clearly one of the leading firms in the industry today. Steve leads the firm's secondaries practice which has been a growing segment for the firm in the recent years.

If you are a student of corporate finance or are an investment professional, you’ve heard of Aswath Damodaran.

Known as the Dean of Valuation at New York University’s Stern School of Business and author of numerous books, professor Damodaran is the undisputed guru of finance.

Carla Harris became a household name in the world of Finance not only for her success at the job, but for being one of the very few African American women that rose to the highest ranks on Wall Street.

She is also well known for her motivational speeches at universities, global business conferences and her appearances on media outlets such as CNBC, WSJ and CNN where she used her voice to inspire and influence young leaders around the world.

In this episode, we discussed her upbringing in Texas and Florida, Gospel singing and factors that led her to Harvard for both her undergrad and MBA.

She also shared her lessons as an investment banker and her role as Chair at The National Woman's Business Council under President Obama's appointment. And finally, we discussed her most recent book, “Lead to Win.”

The conversation around AI has changed from one of future potential to present reality.

She rose the ranks at the 3rd largest independent firm in Texas called Briggs and Veselka, to be the Managing Partner & CEO of the firm.

Meet Dr. Naveed Sherwani, Chairman & CEO of Global Semiconductor Group.

An unsung hero who played a key role in the semiconductor revolution of the last 30 years. His career started with Global US leader Intel, where he spent a decade pioneering the design and automation of chips. There he received the most prestigious Intel Achievement Award.

If you follow American business practices, politics, or even bitcoin, chances are you've heard the name Anthony Scaramucci, popularly known as the Mooch.

We also discussed his journey to the White House and ultimately becoming a believer in Bitcoin, and the merger of his firm, Skybridge Capital with the Global Crypto giant FTX.

Welcome to another episode of Tinsley Park Talks with host Najeeb Baqui, and guest Felix Oberholzer-Gee who is the Andreas Andresen Professor of Business Administration in the Strategy Unit at Harvard Business School. A member of the faculty since 2003, Professor Oberholzer-Gee received his Masters degree, summa cum laude, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Zurich. His first faculty position was at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. He currently teaches competitive strategy in executive education programs such as the Program for Leadership Development, the Senior Executive Program for China, and in a program for media executives titled Effective Strategies for Media Companies. His course Strategies Beyond the Market is a popular elective class for second-year MBA students. Professor Oberholzer-Gee won numerous awards for excellence in teaching, including the Harvard Business School Class of 2006 Faculty Teaching Award for best teacher in the core curriculum, and the 2002 Helen Kardon Moss Anvil Award for best teacher in the Wharton MBA program. Prior to his academic career, Professor Oberholzer-Gee served as managing director of Symo Electronics, a Swiss-based process control company. Professor Gee is also the author of: "Better, Simpler Strategy" - a book I highly recommend our viewers to read.

Welcome to another episode of Tinsley Park Talks with host Najeeb Baqui, and guest Jay Steinfeld, former founder and CEO of Blinds.com, the world’s number one online window covering retailer. Boot-strapped in 1996 for just $3,000 from his Bellaire, Texas, garage, Blinds.com was acquired by The Home Depot in 2014.  

Jay’s book, “Lead from the Core: The 4 Principles for Profit and Prosperity” is a Wall Street Journal Best Seller. It was published on November 30, 2021 and is available for purchase now at all the usual places, including amazon.