Podcasts by The IVY Podcast

#97: How to Build a Better Society Through Creativity and Art ft. Jane Chu from 2018-01-02T21:36:06

These are uncertain times for the arts. With arts programs habitually cut from public school programs and proposed limitations on tax deductions among other challenges, Americans of our generati...

#96: A Conversation with Chopped Judge&Iron Chef Alex Guarnaschelli from 2017-12-21T17:35:52

World-renowned chef Alex Guarnaschelli has run the gamut of culinary endeavors. The daughter of noted cookbook editor Maria Guarnaschelli, Alex grew up around the sights and sounds of food.

#95: The Future of U.S. Democracy ft. William G. Howell from 2017-12-19T18:56:26

The United States Constitution, a document written nearly 250 years ago, continues to dictate politics in 2017. According to the political scientist, author, and ...

#94: The 5 Key Threats to National Security&How to Deal with Them ft. Dr. William J. Parker III from 2017-12-14T21:21:18

We sat down with national security expert Dr. William J. Parker III, a combat veteran, U.S. Navy Captain, and the Chief Operating Officer at the EastWest Institute.

In a live conversation...

#93: Why Dinosaurs Matter from 2017-12-12T20:29:04

Dinosaurs. Nearly 65 million years since the last t-rex or pterodactyl roamed the e...

#92: How to Design Your Own Luck ft. Alec Litowitz from 2017-12-08T16:03:59

Alec Litowitz is the renowned Founder & CEO of Magnetar Capital, a leading alternative asset management firm with more than $14 billion under management. In this episode, Litowitz offers us unfi...

#91: Social Entrepreneurship Ecosystems ft. Oliver Libby from 2017-12-05T16:33:24

Oliver Libby is the Chair & Co-Founder of The Resolution Project, a global nonprofit that identifies and empowers undergraduate students around the world and acro...

#90: How to Change Careers&Reinvent Yourself ft. Jeff Hittner from 2017-11-30T16:41:03

Within almost any industry or field, it can be easy to feel dissatisfied, trapped, or otherwise locked into the same career path — regardless of your personal goa...

#89: Robert Battle on Being a Mirror for Beauty from 2017-11-28T14:54:35

Robert Battle is the third artistic director of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, the NYC-based modern dance company founded in 1958. Seven years into his t...

#88: Dan Ariely on How We Misthink Money and How to Spend Smarter from 2017-11-24T15:43:12

Why does paying for things often feel like it causes physical pain? Why are we comfortable overpaying for something now just because we’ve overpaid for it before? How do our emotions shape our f...

#87: Obama’s Speechwriter David Litt on How to Inspire, Persuade, and Entertain from 2017-11-24T15:42:56

What’s it like to work in the White House as a presidential speechwriter — at the age of 24, no less? That’s what we asked David Litt, who did just that when he e...

#86: The Future of Media, Featuring YouTube Chief Business Officer, Robert Kyncl from 2017-11-16T21:03:49

Every day, YouTube garners over one billion views — and every minute, over 300 hours of video are uploaded to the platform by people across the globe. To get a better understanding of what this ...

#85: The Future of Travel from 2017-11-09T21:11:26

The travel industry is rapidly changing. Long gone are the days of guidebooks, travel agents, and the quaint bed and breakfast. These days, vast numbers of people...

#84: How to Win at Sports and Life ft. Jarron Collins from 2017-11-07T22:04:34

Jarron Collins is a former professional basketball player, and the current Assistant Coach with the Golden State Warriors — one of the most dominant teams in mode...

#83: Jane Clementi on Cyberbullying from 2017-11-02T21:22:53

Jane Clementi co-founded the Tyler Clementi Foundation with the mission of ending online and offline bullying. Jane’s son, Tyler, was the victim of a horrible act...

#82: How to Transform a Global Brand ft. CMO of Cadillac, Uwe Ellinghaus from 2017-10-31T20:29:38

Uwe Ellinghaus is the Chief Marketing Officer of Cadillac, a position he took over at the beginning of the biggest transformation in Cadillac’s 115-year history. ...

#81: A New Stage for Opera from 2017-10-24T20:09:42

When someone says “Opera,” the picture that comes to mind for most is the Valkyrie singing on a grand opera house stage. Then they may think about expensive tickets, geriatric audiences, foreign...

#80: How to Turn Your Idea into an Actual Product, Featuring Co-Founders of Brooklinen, Rich&Vicki Fulop from 2017-10-10T19:54:47

Creating legendary products and bringing them to market takes expert design conception, extensive research, thoughtful branding, and strong relationships. It's a complex process indeed, yet the ...

#79: How to Build a Billion-Dollar Business in Four Years, with the Founder of Compass&Team from 2017-10-10T17:10:59

Real estate holdings are often your largest asset and investment, which means real estate brokers play a strikingly important role in the lives of countless people worldwide — comprising an imme...

#78: The Ultimate Return on Investment: Shaping the Future of Education, Featuring Partner at Owl Ventures, Amit Patel from 2017-10-03T18:05

Educational technology — commonly referred to as “EdTech” — is an increasingly dynamic space that fosters innovation in schools and provides solutions to some of ...

#77: The Politics of Self-Interest: Leveling the Playing Field with NYU Political Scientist Bruce Bueno de Mesquita from 2017-09-28T14:28:53

“Politics is about doing what your constituents want.”

According to CIA consultant, political scientist, and NYU Professor Bruce Bueno de Mesquita, that’s just how politics works. Bueno d...

#76: Why You Should Take a Sabbatical in Bali to Advance Your Career, Featuring Chief Dreamer Samira Sohail from 2017-09-26T15:48:42

“Be the hero of your own adventure.”

That’s the motto that digital business entrepreneur and “Chief Dreamer” Samira ...

#75: The New Great Game: The U.S., China, and North Korea, Featuring the Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Fair Observer, Atul Singh from 2017-09-20T19:42:05

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has said his country’s intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) program puts the United States in striking range. The provocation...

#74: Can Buying Wine Help End Childhood Hunger? Featuring the Co-Founder and Chief Brand Officer of ONEHOPE, Brandon Hall from 2017-09-19T19:58:37

To help fund a life-saving vaccine or send aid in a natural disaster, all you have to do is buy wine. That’s the idea behin...

#73: How to Change the World Through Entrepreneurship, Featuring Founder of Moon Express, Naveen Jain from 2017-09-14T20:11:52

Naveen Jain is driven to solve the world's biggest challenges through innovation. His space company, Moon Express, is the first private enterprise to receive form...

#72: Iconic DJ&Music Producer Kaskade on How to Command a Global Audience from 2017-09-12T21:43

From the rise of subscription and streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music, to the surprising return of LPs, to the continuing decline in sales of CDs and digital tracks  — the multi-bill...

#71: How to Create Social Impact that Strengthens Communities to Solve Big Problems, featuring President&CEO of United Way Worldwide, Brian Gallagher from 2017-09-08T20:42:39

Brian Gallagher is the President & CEO of United Way Worldwide, the largest private sector nonprofit in the country, which raises approximately $4 billion dollars annually. It offers leadership ...

#70: Fashion Icon Tamara Mellon on How to Turn Setbacks into Success from 2017-08-29T15:16:22

What do you do when you’re stuck with a broken business model? You dig deep and reach into an inner reserve of resilience, grit, and perseverance to pioneer a new...

#69: The Cultural Significance of Fashion, Featuring the Director and Chief Curator of The Museum at the FIT, Dr. Valerie Steele from 2017-08-29T15:14:04

Fashion, like any other artform, is constantly changing and evolving with the times. A reflection of society’s defining spirit or mood at any given moment, fashio...

#68: How to Raise Your Series A&B, Featuring Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Tribeca Venture Partners, Brian Hirsch from 2017-08-29T15:10:35

Trying to raise the serious capital needed to turn your idea into a global company? The process is daunting and complex, to say the least — from identifying sophi...

#67: How to Disrupt a Massive Market: Innovations in Real Estate Featuring the Co-Founder&CEO of Cadre, Ryan Williams from 2017-08-25T14:38:15

The global real estate investment market is a multi-trillion dollar industry — a massive investment vehicle that has made the fortunes of magnates across the globe. Yet this behemoth market has ...

#66: How to Be a Great Leader: 10 Timeless Lessons from the Titans of Classical Literature, Featuring Award-Winning Author and Professor, Joseph Luzzi from 2017-08-22T13:48:22

Successful entrepreneurs from Steve Jobs to Peter Thiel have obsessively turned to literature for ideas, unpacking canonical texts as "case studies" for effective...

#65: How to Transform Your Concept Into a Product, Featuring Partner at New Enterprise Associates, Vanessa Larco from 2017-08-18T14:00

Picture this: lightning strikes your dreamscape one unexpected evening, stirring you from your slumber with the almighty power of a flawless idea — an idea that w...

#64: How to Design a Successful Life and Achieve Your Dreams, Featuring Expert Coach at Handel Group, Laurie Gerber from 2017-08-16T16:00

Many young leaders today know what they want to accomplish — whether it’s c...

#63: How to Create Transformational Brands, Featuring the 'Friendly Founder' of Hello, Craig Dubitsky from 2017-08-14T22:42:42

Craig Dubitsky is one of the most creative minds in consumer goods, with a proven track record for identifying and exploiting gaps in competitive markets. He is t...

#62: How to Build Great Businesses to Solve Hard Problems with the Co-Founder of Aspiration, Joseph Sanberg from 2017-08-09T00:14:42

Joseph N. Sanberg believes that everyone who works – and everyone who wants to but can’t – should be able to afford life’s basic needs and live with fina...

#61: How to Create Value and Build Growth in the Digital Landscape featuring the President of BuzzFeed Entertainment Group, Ze Frank from 2017-07-31T20:58:31

Ze Frank is the President of BuzzFeed Entertainment Group.  After graduating from Brown University in 1995 with a BS in Neuroscience, Frank became an unexpected internet pioneer, driving traffic...

#60: How Prime Movers Create Legendary Companies, featuring Forbes Midas List Investor&Entrepreneur, Mike Maples Jr. from 2017-07-28T14:41:26

Mike is a Founding Partner at Floodgate, a venture capital firm that invests in the extraordinary top ".1%" of companies earlier than anyone else, including Twitter, Lyft, Listen

#59: The Future of Retail featuring The CEO of MM Luxe Consulting&Former President of Saks, Marigay McKee from 2017-07-24T16:37:52

Fashion legend Marigay McKee has risen from “lipstick girl” at Harrod’s to a major leader of some of the biggest luxury brands in the world. Listen

#58: Lessons From 20 Years of Entrepreneurship Featuring The Co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners, Marc Leder from 2017-07-21T15:57:01

 Marc Leder is the co-CEO of Sun Capital Partners Since co-founding his global private equity firm in 1995, Marc has helped oversee investment in more than 340 companies worldwide with revenues ...

#57: How to Fix The World Through Entrepreneurship, featuring the founder of 8VC, Joe Lonsdale from 2017-07-17T21:17:02

Joe Lonsdale is one of the most successful venture capitalists in Silicon Valley, not to mention a veteran tech entrepreneur, investor, and philanthropist. In ear...

#56: How to Create a Great Brand&Culture to Build a Scalable Venture featuring the Founder of LAUNCH&CEO of M.Gemi, Ben Fischman from 2017-07-15T17:30

Ben is a serial entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience launching and building successful companies, including Rue La La, one of the earliest players in the digital private sale space, and...

#55: How to Live Authentically Featuring Activist&World’s Greatest Athlete, Caitlyn Jenner from 2017-07-13T15:02:26

In 1976, Caitlyn Jenner broke the world decathlon record at the Olympic Games in Montreal, and earned the title of "World’s Greatest Athlete." Forty years later, ...

#54: Lessons From The Editor-In-Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer from 2017-07-11T18:40:08

Jason Feifer is the editor-in-chief of Entrepreneur Magazine. A veteran o...

#53: How to Build the Voice of a Generation with the Co-Founder of Elite Daily&FOWNDERS, Gerard Adams from 2017-07-08T17:00

Crowned as the Millennial Mentor, Gerard Adams is a serial entrepreneur, branding...

#52: How Curiosity Can Help You Win featuring Oscar&Emmy Winning Producer, Brian Grazer from 2017-07-07T15:51:47

Academy Award and Emmy award-winning producer, Brian Grazer, has been making movies and television programs for more than 30 years. As both a writer and producer, he has been personally nominate...

#51: How to Start&Scale a Global Business featuring the Founder of TaskRabbit, Leah Busque from 2017-07-05T21:35:29

As the Founder and former CEO of TaskRabbit, Leah Busque has over 15 years of experience building and creating technology products that have reached millions of p...

#50: How to Scale Communities&Fuel Global Entrepreneurship featuring the CEO of Techweek, Amanda Signorelli from 2017-06-30T16:29:33

Amanda Signorelli is the CEO of Techweek, a massive media conference whose purpose is to support entrepreneurs and innovators in the tech world, provide them with...

#49: How to Attract Venture Capital&Be a Great Entrepreneur with Managing Director of Javelin Venture Partners, Jed Katz from 2017-06-28T17:55:47

One of the true pioneers of Internet commerce, Jed Katz has spent his career developing, advising and investing in early stage technology ventures. Jed is a founding partner and Managing Directo...

#48: How to Be a World-Class Negotiator with Former FBI Hostage Negotiator, Christopher Voss from 2017-06-27T01:46:43

A 24-year veteran of the FBI, Christopher Voss knows a thing or two about high-stakes negotiation. In 2003, he was chosen t...

#47: How to Be Successful Doing What You Love featuring the founder of Glitter and Bubbles, Corri McFadden from 2017-06-25T00:00

From her small start selling goods on eBay, Corri has quickly become a leading expert in the luxury consignment industry with her multi-million dollar business, eDrop-Off, which specializes in t...

#46: How to Build&Grow a World-Class Venture with the CEO&Co-Founder of Hubspot, Brian Halligan   from 2017-06-23T20:11:45

Brian Halligan’s background in venture capital helped him become a huge success when he co-founded HubSpot in 2006, growing the business into a leading marketing software company with more than ...

#45: How to Influence The Future of Equality with Jim Obergefell from 2017-06-21T20:31:51

All Jim Obergefell wanted was to marry John Arthur, his partner of 20 years, before he died of ALS. But in 2013, Ohio would not recognize gay marriage. And so, by...

#44: How to Succeed in the Hospitality Business with Nightlife Mogul, Dave Grutman from 2017-06-18T02:57:06

A Florida native, David hit it big when he was tapped to create a nightclub in Jeff Soffer’s billion-dollar revamping of the Fontainebleau Hotel, which led to the creation of LIV, now one of the...

#43: How to Boost Your Confidence&Win at Business with Bobbi Brown, Founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics from 2017-06-16T14:37:20

Bobbi Brown is the legendary founder of Bobbi Brown Cosmetics, which is, to date, the most successful makeup artist brand founded by a woman. After moving to NYC as an aspiring makeup artist in ...

#42: How to Solve Societal Challenges with the CEO and Co-Founder of HeroX, Christian Cotichini from 2017-06-14T03:30

Veteran entrepreneur Christian Cotichini is the Co-founder and CEO of HeroX. This revolutionary organization empowers anyone to crowdsource the solutions to their...

#41: Going Undercover in North Korea with award-winning novelist&journalist, Suki Kim from 2017-06-11T14:16:42

Suki Kim did the unimaginable—she broke all the rules and worked undercover in North Korea for an entire year, documenting her fascinating experience. An award-winning novelist & journalist, Kim...

#40: How to Start a Global Movement featuring the Co-Founder of Movember, Adam Garone from 2017-06-07T16:00

With a background in both marketing and the military, Australian native Adam Garone's career took a left turn in 2003 when his brother challenged him to grow out ...

#39: How to Upgrade Your Relationships Through Powerful Negotiation and Conflict Resolution Strategies with Master Negotiator, Aldo Civico from 2017-06-05T22:22:14

For the past twenty-five years, Aldo Civico has served as a negotiation adviser and facilitator in armed conflicts in Colombia, the Western Balkans, and Syria. He...

#38: How to Create a Global Company and Change The World featuring the Co-Founder of Wordpress, Matt Mullenweg from 2017-06-02T08:00

Matt Mullenweg is the co-founder of WordPress and the CEO and founder of Automattic. Matt launched WordPress in 2003, transforming the free blogging software into...

#37: How to Fight Friction&Become a Passion Brand with Jeff Rosenblum, Author and Marketing Expert from 2017-05-31T20:23:58

Jeff Rosenblum is an author, documentary filmmaker, and the founder of Questus, a digital marketing agency that has worked with some of the world’s most influenti...

#36: How to Eradicate Cancer with Greg Simon, Executive Director of The Biden Cancer Initiative from 2017-05-29T18:54:21

In his final State of the Union address, President Obama asked Vice President Biden to head up the “Cancer Moonshot” to end cancer as we know it. Our next guest, ...

#35: How to Raise Money from Venture Capitalists&Transform your Start-Up Into a Juggernaut with Eric Feng, General Partner at KPCB from 2017-05-26T16:00

As a partner at the premier venture capital firm, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, Eric Feng focuses on consumer Internet investments and incubations.

 Before joining KPCB, Eric was the ...

#34: How to Reform The Criminal Justice System with Baz Dreisinger from 2017-05-25T07:00

Baz Dreisinger is the Founding Academic Director of John Jay's Prison-to-College Pipeline Listen

#33: How to Create Media in the Digital Age with Former CEO of The Boston Globe, Michael Sheehan from 2017-05-22T22:01:03

How are the traditional titans of print journalism adapting to the brave new world of online news? At this crucial turning point in the history of media, Mike She...

#32: How to Maintain a Work-Life Balance with the former CEO of Clif Bar, Sheryl O'Laughlin from 2017-05-20T10:00

Sheryl O’Loughlin is the former CEO of Clif Bar and has experienced both the highs and the lows of the startup world. Sheryl’s other career highlights include bei...

#31: How to Produce Films in the 21st Century with Hollywood Producer, Kevin Turen from 2017-05-19T07:00

As an independent producer, and more recently as President of Phantom Four, Kevin Turen has brought to life a number of enthralling films, including Arbitrage...