Podcasts by First Text with Cory Levy
Uncovering the hidden, behind the scenes thoughts and actions of successful people. Formerly known as OFF RCRD.
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ANN MIURA-KO - VC at Floodgate (Lyft, Refinery29, and more) from 2020-05-20T06:00
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https://floodgate.com/ann-miura-ko/
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35 - TILMAN FERTITTA - Owner of the Houston Rockets and CEO of Landry's from 2019-09-23T20:22:56
This week, Cory speaks to self-made billionaire, owner of the Houston Rockets and chairman of a hospitality and entertainment empire encompassing over 600 restaurants, various casinos and e...
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34 | MARC RANDOLPH - Co-Founder of Netflix from 2019-09-18T05:40:59
Marc Randolph is a veteran Silicon Valley entrepreneur, advisor, and investor. As co-founder and founding CEO of Netflix, he laid much of the groundwork for a service that’s grown to 150 million...
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33 | ADAM GRANT (Wharton professor & New York Times bestselling author) - Science of becoming well-known, Challenging the status quo, & more. from 2019-09-17T22:16:41
This week, Cory speaks to renowned psychologist and bestselling author Adam Grant. Adam is Wharton's top-rated professor and one of the world's 10 most influential management thinkers and a memb...
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32 | MARISSA MAYER: Internapalooza keynote (former CEO of Yahoo and #20 employee at Google) from 2019-09-17T22:15:21
In this episode we hear from technology executive and entrepreneur Marissa Mayer, who is known for formerly serving as the President and CEO of Fortune 500 giant Yahoo and being the 20th employe...
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31 | DANIEL GROSS: Investing in Coinbase, Cruise, & Github, Daniel's new project, and Y Combinator from 2019-09-17T22:14:07
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and angel investor Daniel Gross. Daniel is the founder of Pioneer (an experimental fund that breaks down barriers to find the next great humans through tou...
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30 | ELAD GIL - Serial Entrepreneur and Investor in Airbnb, Coinbase, Stripe, Pinterest, Square, and more. from 2019-09-17T22:12:19
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, technology executive and angel investor Elad Gil. Elad has assisted in the growth of tech companies like Airbnb, Twitter, Google, Instacart, Coinbase, Str...
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29 | ALEX BANAYAN - Author of the #1 international bestseller THE THIRD DOOR from 2019-09-17T22:08:26
This week, Cory speaks to author and keynote speaker Alex Banayan. Banayan is the author of the highly anticipated book release of “The Third Door,” which covers a decade-long journey tracking d...
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28 | JD Ross - Co-Founder of $3b+ OpenDoor from 2019-09-17T22:07:05
This week, Cory Levy speaks to entrepreneur JD Ross, co-founder of OpenDoor, a company that makes it possible to sell a home in minutes. Opendoor has raised a total of $320 million in venture fu...
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27 | SCOTT BELSKY - Founder of Behance and Chief Product Officer at Adobe from 2019-09-17T22:04:48
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, author and early-stage investor Scott Belsky, who is well known for co-creating the online portfolio platform Behance, which later sold to Adobe i...
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26 | DEAR OLD PEOPLE by Cory Levy (recorded in 2018) from 2019-09-17T22:02:31
Dear Old People, Meet Today’s Teenager
“THEY (TEENS) WILL CREATE MASSIVE CHANGES IN THE WORLD OVER THE NEXT FIFTY YEARS, AND FOR US TO BE ABLE TO TEACH AND INFLU... Listen
25 | KATHRYN MINSHEW - CEO of The Muse from 2019-09-17T22:00:10
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and author Kathryn Minshew, the founder and CEO of The Muse. The Muse is the fastest growing career discovery platform for 50+ million professional...
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24 | 3 Teens on Mental Health from 2019-09-17T21:57:43
This week, Cory Levy speaks to three guests from different backgrounds in life who have each experienced depression, anxiety and suicidal thoughts and behaviors. They are also willing to...
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23 | ADAM BRAUN - COO of WeGrow by WeWork. 2X Founder (Pencils of Promise, MissionU) from 2019-09-17T21:54:49
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, bestselling author, and philanthropist Adam Braun, who is best known for being the Founder of Pencils of Promise, a non-profit organization that b...
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22 | CATHERINE HOKE - Prison Entrepreneurship Program from 2019-09-17T21:53:01
This week, Cory speaks to Catherine Hoke, the founder of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program (PEP) and Founder and CEO of Defy Ventures. Defy is a national organization that transforms t...
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21 | RYAN HOLIDAY - Best Selling Author and former Director of Marketing at American Apparel from 2019-09-17T21:51:12
This week, Cory speaks to author, marketer and entrepreneur Ryan Holiday, who is well known for being a controversial media strategist, particularly when he was the Director of Marketing...
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20 | BILLY GALLAGHER - How To Turn Down a Billion Dollars: The Snapchat Story from 2019-09-17T21:48:41
This week, Cory speaks to journalist, author and startup analyst Billy Gallagher, who is well known for covering early-stage startups at TechCrunch and being an analyst at Khosla Venture...
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19 | GARY VAYNERCHUK - CEO of VaynerMedia from 2019-09-17T21:47:15
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, investor, author, speaker, influencer and future owner of the New York Jets Gary Vaynerchuk, who is well known for being the CEO and founder of di...
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18 | PHIL STUTZ - Hollywood Psychiatrist and Best Selling Author from 2019-09-17T21:45:45
This week, Cory speaks to the Hollywood psychiatrist and author Phil Stutz, who is well known for his client list boasting top writers, actors, producers, and CEOs. Together with Barry M...
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17 | JAMES HONG - Founder of HotOrNot from 2019-09-17T21:43:29
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and investor James Hong, who is best known for having founded fun viral project turned multi-million dollar dating property HotOrNot. He’s also an ...
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16 | NIKO BONATSOS - VC at General Catalyst & Investor in Snapchat from 2019-09-17T21:41:46
This week, Cory speaks to venture capitalist Niko Bonatsos, who is well known for being a managing director at General Catalyst, a multi-billion dollar venture capital firm where he was ...
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15 | JUSTIN KAN - Co-Founder of Twitch from 2019-09-17T21:39:24
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and investor Justin Kan, who is well known for being the founder of Justin.TV turned Twitch.TV, a live streaming powerhouse that was bought by Amaz...
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14 | JOSH ELMAN - VP of Product at Robinhood and Investor from 2019-09-17T21:38:16
This week, Cory speaks to product veteran and venture capitalist Josh Elman, who is best known for his integral roles in designing, building and scaling consumer products at Robinbo...
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13 | ALBERT WENGER - VC at Union Square Ventures, Investor in Twitter, Tumblr, & Etsy from 2019-09-17T21:35:14
This week, Cory speaks to venture capitalist, angel investor, and entrepreneur Albert Wegner, who is best known for being a partner at venture capital firm Union Square Ventures. Before ...
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12 | ALOE BLACC - Grammy-Nominated Musician from 2019-09-17T21:33:06
This week, Cory speaks to musician, businessman and philanthropist Aloe Blacc, who is best known for his hit singles, “I Need A Dollar”, “The Man” and writing and performing vocals on Av...
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11 | JORDAN FELDSTEIN - Maroon 5 Manager from 2019-09-17T21:29:58
RIP Jordan Feldstein. Thoughts & prayers go out to his family. He was an inspiring leader in the music industry who will be very missed It’s with a he...
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10 | NAVAL RAVIKANT - Founder of AngelList and Angel Investor in Uber & Twitter from 2019-09-17T21:25:14
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and investor Naval Ravikant, who is best known for having founded Angel List, a platform where you can find a great startup job, invest in a startu...
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9 | MIKE POSNER - Grammy-Nominated singer & songwriter from 2019-09-17T21:22:24
This week, Cory speaks to singer-songwriter and record producer Mike Posner, who is best known for having multiple Billboard Top 100 hits while also writing chart-topping songs for other...
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8 | MATT MULLENWEG - Founder of Wordpress.com from 2019-09-17T21:17:21
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, founder and CEO Matt Mullenweg, who is best known for have founded Automattic, which is behind brands WordPress.com, WooCommerce, Jetpack, Simplen...
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7 | PAUL ROSENBERG - CEO of Def Jam, Co-Founder of Shady Records, and Eminem's manager from 2019-09-17T21:14:27
This week, Cory talks to music management veteran Paul Rosenberg, who famously became Eminem’s manager and recently the CEO of record label giant Def Jam. Paul describes his humble begin...
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6 | SEAN RAD - Co-Founder of Tinder from 2019-09-17T06:09:15
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, founder and CEO Sean Rad, who is best known for creating the revolutionary dating app Tinder, which has made more than 20 billion connections, gar...
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5 | ARIA FINGER - CEO of DoSomething.org (5 million+ members) from 2019-09-17T06:06:44
This week, Cory speaks to business woman and social leader Aria Finger, who is best known for her role as the CEO of DoSomething.org, which is one of the world largest organizations for ...
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4 | Jake Paul - Social Media Superstar from 2019-09-17T05:58:30
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur, actor, investor and social media creative and mogul Jake Paul, who’s well-known for founding modern-day media conglomerate TeamDom, the talent inc...
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3 | KEVIN HARTZ - Co-Founder of TWO $1B+ startups - Eventbrite and Xoom from 2019-09-17T05:38:05
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneur and investor Kevin Hartz, who’s well-known for co-founding the leading global self-ticketing platform Eventbrite. In this weeks episode, Kevin talk...
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2 | KEITH RABOIS - Former Square COO, Co-Founder of $1B+ startup OpenDoor, and VC at Founders Fund from 2019-09-17T05:35:05
This week, Cory speaks to entrepreneurial executive and investor Keith Rabois, who is best known for his early-stage startup investments in YouTube, Airbnb, Palantir and also his operati...
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1 | ASHTON KUTCHER - Teenage Years, Future of Jobs, and Silicon Valley from 2019-09-17T05:31:17
This week, Cory speaks to venture capitalist, actor, entrepreneur and philanthropist Ashton Kutcher, who has famously transitioned from a successful A-list actor to starting venture capi...
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