Podcasts by Wisdom.MBA

The Future of Private Aviation, Leadership&Special Forces Training with Tommy Sowers, PhD from 2022-01-15T13:00

Tommy Sowers is a true renaissance man with an incredible resume. He is an entrepreneur, academic, politician and a decorated Military officer with an 11-year career in the Army, having achieved...

Stretch Goals, Ultrarunning, Kidney Failure&Learning from Hardship from 2021-11-23T13:00

For this podcast, I plan to tell the story of why I got into ultrarunning. I was never a runner, but I decided this year to completely immerse myself in it. This year, I have finished 5 ultras, ...

Shipageddon 2.0, eCom Operations, Global Supply Chain&Logistics with Chris Bingham from 2021-10-09T15:00

Chris Bingham is a successful entrepreneur, specializing in eCommerce operations, supply chain and logistics. In Q4 2020, the world experienced Shipageddon where the pandemic significantly incre...

Crossrope&The Connected Gym Equipment Market with Dave Hunt from 2021-09-06T20:00

Dave Hunt is the inventor, Founder and CEO of Crossrope, weighted jump ropes with a mobile app that lets you work out anywhere. Dave and I talk about bootstrapping his business and recently maki...

Startup to Exit&Financial Modeling Advice with Mike Lingle from 2021-07-15T20:00

Mike Lingle is a software developer and entrepreneur who currently mentors founders and has build tools to help build better financial projections for startups. Mike co-founded SlideRocket, whic...

Search Fund / Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Advice with Trevor Ewen from 2021-07-09T22:00

Trevor Ewen is the Chief Executive Officer at Southport Ventures, an acquisition fund which focuses on buying profitable mission critical, B2B SaaS businesses. In addition, Trevor runs Southport...

Red Bull, Pabst Blue Ribbon&Liquid Death. Lifestyle Brand Marketing Brilliance with Steve “Stix” Nilsen from 2021-06-11T23:00

Stix Nilsen has built an incredible career in lifestyle brand marketing. Starting in 2004, Stix was the Sport Marketing Manager for Red Bull North America, working with the biggest names in acti...

Crypto, Privacy, Brave Browser, BAT&the Future of Digital Marketing with Des Martin from 2021-05-27T23:00

Des Martin is the Vice President of Marketing at Brave Software, responsible for leading marketing and growth for the Brave browser. Brave is a free, privacy-focused browser that blocks third-pa...

ZebPay, Crypto in India, ETH, Dogecoin, Attention Tokens and More with Rahul Pagidipati from 2021-04-19T23:00

Rahul Pagidipati is the CEO of ZebPay, India’s oldest and most widely used Bitcoin and crypto asset exchange, with over 3 million users and $3 billion worth of transactions. 

Prior to ZebP...

Culture, Branding, Venture Capital, Clubhouse, NFTs&More with Nate Bosshard from 2021-02-25T23:00

Nate Bosshard is an entrepreneur, investor and brand builder of iconic, category-defining, multi-billion-dollar consumer brands. He has managed and re-positioned heritage brands through changing...

Stoicism in Business, Fuqua Scholar&Healthcare Innovation with Shannon McIntyre Hooper from 2021-02-16T17:00

Shannon McIntyre Hooper is a fellow classmate from the Duke University Fuqua School of Business Executive MBA program. Shannon talks about what it took for her to be awarded the coveted distinct...

Co-founding ReadyTalk&Becoming the World’s Fittest CEO with Dan King from 2021-01-08T13:00

Dan King is former CEO of ReadyTalk, a company he cofounded with his brother Scott in 2000.  ReadyTalk makes cloud-based conferencing and communications technology that more than 6,000 businesse...

Influence and the Future of Marketing Programs at Business Schools with Amanda Russell from 2021-01-04T22:00

Amanda Russell has been referred to as “Carrie Bradshaw meets fitness.” As an award-winning brand creator and international digital marketing strategist, Amanda helps companies re-imagine how th...

MBA Admissions Advice and Guidance with Sam Weeks from 2020-12-07T20:00

Sam Weeks earned his MBA from Oxford University’s Saïd Business School, funded by a scholarship from the Saïd foundation. He was named on the Dean’s list, elected Social Chair, and graduated wit...

Working for President Obama, Playing for Coach K and Leadership Advice with Reggie Love from 2020-10-12T15:00

Reggie Love is a true renaissance man and witness to history. Reggie was a political aide and former Duke football and basketball player. He was the captain and a starter for the Duke Men’s bask...

The Global Art Market, Luxury Goods and Female Representation on Boards and in Business School Cases with Helen Bulwik from 2020-09-09T20:00

Helen Bulwik is an experienced CEO, board director, strategic advisor and executive mentor. Helen has been the CEO of six middle-market private equity-owned companies. She has led business devel...

Naval Officer Round Table and Advice for Students Considering an Executive MBA with Bailey Smith&Noah Smith. from 2020-08-26T22:00

For this episode, I try something a bit different by having two guests on the show. I interview fellow classmates from the Executive MBA program at Duke. Bailey Smith and Noah Smith (no relation...

Intrapreneurship, Innovation&Advice for Female Executives with Judy Toran Cousin from 2020-08-12T15:00

Judy Toran Cousin is a business builder and strategist with over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing and management of large corporations, start-ups and non-profits, includ...

Intrapreneurship, Innovation&Advice for Female Executives with Judy Toran Cousin from 2020-08-12T15:00

Judy Toran Cousin is a business builder and strategist with over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing and management of large corporations, start-ups and non-profits, includ...

Intrapreneurship, Innovation&Advice for Female Executives with Judy Toran Cousin from 2020-08-12T15:00

Judy Toran Cousin is a business builder and strategist with over 20 years of experience in business development, marketing and management of large corporations, start-ups and non-profits, includ...

The Arctic Circle with Al Roker, the TODAY Show&Finishing an MBA during COVID-19 with Cate Gropper from 2020-08-02T23:00

Cate Gropper is a fellow classmate in the Executive MBA program at Duke University. Cate works as a Production Manager at NBC News' TODAY Show. Cate is the primary contact for NBC teams in ...

Facebook Advertising, Diversity, Inclusion&Duke Basketball with Chidi Erike from 2020-07-27T17:00

Chidi Erike is a Client Partner at Facebook where he helps clients like Unilever, Peloton and Starbucks optimize their businesses across Facebook’s ad platforms. I met Chidi a few years back whi...

Branding, Innovation&Explosive Growth with Ted Baker from 2020-07-17T21:00

Ted Baker is the co-founder of QALO (pronounced “kay-lo”), an active lifestyle company which was started in 2012. Their hero product, a functional silicone ring, has disrupted the multi-billion ...

Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition with Ari Medoff from 2020-07-02T23:00

Wisdom.MBA is a podcast where I interview business school students, professors and alums. We look to share wisdom, focusing on the hard-lessons learned through different career, school and busin...

Wisdom.MBA Podcast Trailer from 2020-06-28T17:00

Welcome to Wisdom.MBA a podcast where I interview business school students, professors and alums. We discuss economics, finance, entrepreneurship and more.

 But most importantly, we look t...