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Joining us on Luminate this week is Brian Smith. Brian is the founder of UGG boots, a brand that started from humble beginnings and went on to become a multibillion-dollar global icon.
Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia. While studying at the UCLA Graduate School of Management he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US. With only $500 in capital to start, he imported boot samples and over the next seventeen years built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995 and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales for the past seven years. Brian has authored the book “The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul.”
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Joining us on Luminate this week is Brian Smith. Brian is the founder of UGG boots, a brand that started from humble beginnings and went on to become a multibillion-dollar global icon.
Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia. While studying at the UCLA Graduate School of Management he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US. With only $500 in capital to start, he imported boot samples and over the next seventeen years built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995 and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales for the past seven years. Brian has authored the book “The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul.”
If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a successful brand, don’t miss it!
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Today’s guest is Steve Blank, an Adjunct Professor at Stanford University. Steve is widely regarded as the father of modern entrepreneurship. Prior to academia, Steve’s career spanned eight different startups. Credited with launching the Lean Startup movement and the curriculums for the National Science Foundation Innovation Corps and Hacking for Defense and Diplomacy, he’s changed how startups are built; how entrepreneurship is taught; how science is commercialized, and how companies and the government innovate. Steve is also the renowned author of The Four Steps to the Epiphany and The Startup Owner’s Manual. Steve blogs at www.steveblank.com . In this episode, we dive into: - How Steve made his way into the world of startups and Silicon Valley and how that led to his creation of “The Lean Startup Movement” - The differences between large corporations and startups - How founders can transition to CEOs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today’s guest is Yoni Assia , cofounder and CEO of eToro , the world’s largest social investment network. Yoni has raised over $412 million with eToro from ION group, SoftBank, Velvet Sea Ventures, Spark Capital and many more. Prior to founding eToro, Yoni was the cofounder of CDRIDE, an on-ride video technology company that was acquired by Kodak in 2006. Yoni was included by Financial News in its prestigious Fintech 40 ranking and by City A.M. as a Fintech 100 top influencer and by Fortune business magazine's 40 Under 40. In this episode, we discuss how Yoni built his empire, getting dinner with Warren Buffet, how he scaled the world’s largest social investment network and much much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Today’s guest is Bill George , one of the world’s best-known experts on leadership. Bill was the chairman and CEO of the world’s largest medical technology company Medtronic, which grew from $1.1 billion to $60 billion in market cap, under Bill’s leadership. After working 13 years at Medtronic, he then became a professor at Harvard Business School, where he taught Leadership for over 19 years. Bill has written nine books; most notably, True North and now True North, Emerging Leader Edition . Along the way, he has served as a director of Goldman Sachs, Exxon Mobil, Novartis Target, the Mayo Clinic, and the World Economic Forum USA, and has received honorary PhDs from Georgia Tech, Mayo Medical School, University of St. Thomas, Auburns College and Bryant University. Earlier in his career, he was a senior executive with Honeywell and Litton Industries and served in the US Department of Defense. In this episode, we talk about his upbringing, his time at Honeywell, why he felt that joining Medtronic was the perfect move for him. And then we discuss how to find your own true north, and what it takes to be a purpose driven leader today, and much, much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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1 Jason Fried - On Building Enduring Business, the Importance of Writing Skills & Why He Doesn't Do Planning 57:06
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Today’s guest is Luca Ferrari, cofounder and CEO of Bending Spoons , one of the world's largest mobile app developers. The company’s apps are currently being used by more than 100 million people every month, with over 500 million app downloads to date. Its apps include popular video editing tool Splice , AI based photo editor Remini and the prominent note-taking app Evernote . Luca has raised over $600 million from Banco BPM, Intesa Sanpaolo, Ryan Reynolds, Bradley Cooper, Eric Schmidt and many more. He previously worked at Evertale as a cofounder and COO. In this conversation, Luca takes us through his career, where he got his entrepreneurial bug. We also get into some of Luca’s lowest moments, including a couple of times he actually broke down, so I think you are going to learn a lot from him. All right! Now let’s start the show. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Today’s guest is Hubert Palan, who is the founder and CEO of Productboard , a product management system that enables teams to get the right products to market faster. Since 2015, Productboard has raised over $262 million from Sequoia, Kleiner Perkins, Index to name a few. Today, ProductBoard is valued at US$1.725 billion, making it the second Czech startup to achieve Unicorn status. Hubert was previously the VP of product management at GoodData, where he played an instrumental role in their scaling from 6 to 300 people. In this episode, we talk about Hubert’s career background and what motivated him to follow an entrepreneurial path after many years of working for others. We also candidly talk about the early days of building ProductBoard, unpack scaling and building the company over the last eight years, the many lessons he learned along the way, and so much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today’s guest is John Kim , who is the co-founder and CEO of Sendbird , the number 1 in app chat API. Sendbird latest funding round priced the company at $1.05 billion and to date, John has raised over $220 million with Sendbird from ICONIQ, Tiger Global, SoftBank and many more. Prior to founding Sendbird, John was the founder of Paprika Lab, a social gaming company that was acquired by Japanese gaming firm GREE in 2012 and John was South Korea’s all time no.1 pro gamer in Unreal Tournament. In this episode, John talks about his career journey, how he went from no. 1 pro gamer to a serial tech entrepreneur. John also shares his leadership insights about core values, setting expectations, the biggest mistakes founders make in the hiring process, and much more. John packs quite a punch in this interview and you are going to get a ton of insight from him. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Today’s guest is BJ Fogg , one of the world’s most renowned experts in forming new habits. BJ is a behavior scientist who founded and directs the Behavior Design Lab at Stanford University . On today's episode, BJ shares his breakthrough method that will help you design your habits and make them stick. Whether you want to de-stress, or be more productive - you can apply the Tiny Habits framework to your life immediately. Start small and get big results! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today’s guest is Ivan Misner, who is the Founder and Chief Visionary Officer of BNI, the world’s largest business networking organization. Ivan is also known as the “Godfather of Networking” and is considered one of the top networking experts in the world. Ivan is also a New York Times best-selling author who has written 27 books. Among his many awards, he has been named “Humanitarian of the Year” by the Red Cross and has been the recipient of the John C. Maxwell Leadership Award. In this episode, we discuss what real networking is all about. Why most people do it wrong, how you can do it right, and the key ingredient that’s been missing in your networking efforts. And without further ado, here’s my conversation with Ivan Misner. Enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Joining us on Luminate this week is Felix Ohswald. Felix is the Co-Founder and CEO of GoStudent, Europe’s first Edtech unicorn. GoStudent is a company that provides tailored, high quality video-based tuition for students of all school levels and for all school subjects. To date, Felix has raised over $600 million with GoStudent from some of the best including Softbank, Tencent, Dragoneer and Prosus. GoStudent’s latest round valued them at a reported $3.4 billion. Felix is also an investor on TV show “2 Minutes, 2 Millions”, Austria's equivalent of "Shark Tank". During the conversation, Felix talks about the inspiration behind GoStudent, how to manage rapid growth, lessons on leadership and much more. Without further delay, here’s my conversation with Felix Ohswald. BOOKS AND RESOURCES GoStudent’s Website Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Today, I’m excited to be here with Jim McKelvey, he’s the co-founder of Square along with Jack Dorsey. Square is a payment processing company that lets anyone accept credit cards. Square went public in 2015 and the company is worth over $100 billion! In December 2021, Square changed its name to Block. In 2009, Jim designed a card reader, which, in 2011, was inducted in the Museum of Modern Art. In addition to Square, Jim has founded several other companies such as Visibly, LaunchCode and Third Degree Glass Factory. And if that wasn’t enough, Jim also chairs the boards of directors at the Federal Reserve Bank of St.Louis. Jim recently released his first book The “Innovation Stack: Building an Unbeatable Business One Crazy Idea at a Time.” Tune in to this episode to learn what an innovation stack is and how Square’s innovation stack helped them beat Amazon as a small start up, and what other tips Jim has for our listeners. All right! Now let’s start the show! Website: https://www.jimmckelvey.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Paul English is on the podcast this week. Paul is a serial entrepreneur, since high school he has founded 8 companies and 4 philanthropies ranging from gaming to fintech to GetHuman, a site that helps users access human customer support. Paul is best known for disrupting the travel industry with online travel search engine Kayak, which he sold to Priceline in 2012 for $1.8 billion. If you have any inkling of starting your own business, you wanna listen closely to Paul, because in this conversation, we discuss everything from how to validate a product idea to how to hire the right talent. Paul also talks about his lifelong struggles with bipolar disorder that he had severe depression and he would go days at a time with tiny amounts of sleep. And without further ado, here’s my conversation with Paul English. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Today’s guest is Dr. Robert Cialdini. Dr. Cialdini is one of the most renowned psychologists in the world. He is known as the “Godfather of Influence”, because he is the creator of the science of persuasion. He is New York Times and Wall Street Journal best-selling author of Influence, which has sold over five million copies. Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger called Dr. Cialdini's book "Influence" one of the most important books they've ever read. Fortune Magazine lists Influence in their “75 Smartest Business Books.” CEO Read lists Influence in their “100 Best Business Books of All Time.” Dr Cialdini is Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Psychology and Marketing at Arizona State University. He is President and CEO of Influence at Work. During our conversation, we talk about how he started studying influence, we also cover the seven most powerful principles that influence a person’s decision making, his relationship with the billionaire Charlie Munger, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Today’s guest is Chris Voss, who is the founder of the Black Swan Group and the author of the mega bestseller "Never Split the Difference". Chris was the lead international kidnapping negotiator for the FBI. He has been on the front lines of some of the most high-stakes hostage negotiations of the last 20 years. In today’s episode of Luminate, master negotiator Chris shares his journey from the FBI agent to hostage negotiator and we also discuss how we can be more effective negotiators by using hostage negotiation techniques. If you are looking to learn how to negotiate your way through any situation, you don’t want to miss this episode. So here we go with Chris Voss. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Joining us on Luminate this week is the incredible Vaira Vike Freiberga. She became the first female President of Latvia in 1999 and served a second term in 2003. President Vaira is also known as the “Baltic Iron Lady”. She was a hugely popular and successful President, and at one point her approval ratings were as high as 85%. President Vaira was instrumental in achieving membership in the European Union and NATO for her country and raised the nation’s recognition through her international activities. She was named Special envoy on the reform of the United Nations and was official candidate for UN Secretary General in 2006. From 2014 - 2020, she served as president of the Club of Madrid, the world’s largest forum of former presidents and prime ministers. She has been received many medals and awards, 34 Orders of Merit and 19 Honory doctorates and she has published 14 books. During the conversation, President Vaira talks about her experience being displaced as a child during the second Soviet occupation, her journey into politics, what does it take to lead a country as a female President, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Joining us on Luminate this week is Alan Patricof, one of the early pioneers of the venture capital and private equity industries. In 1977, Alan founded APAX Partners, one of the largest private equity firms in the world and in 2006 he also co-founded Greycroft, which is a venture capital firm focusing on investment in the internet and mobile markets. His latest venture Primetime Partners, which is a seed and early-stage venture capital fund investing in companies transforming the underserved and trillion-dollar global sector of the ageing population. He has helped build and fostered the growth of several major companies like America Online, Apple, Office Depot, Huffington Post, and he also served as the founding chairman of the New York Magazine. In this conversation, we discuss his new book “no red lights”, he also shares his life experience in the venture capital world, how he makes investment decisions and how to be a successful investor. You can order his new book “No Red Lights: Reflections on Life, 50 Years in Venture Capital, and Never Driving Alone ” here: https://alanpatricof.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Joining us on Luminate this week is Evan Goldberg, who’s the Founder and Executive Vice President of NetSuite. Evan founded NetSuite in 1998. It’s a cloud computing company that provides software and services to manage business finances, operations, customer relations, and much more. In 2016, Evan sold the company to Oracle for $9.3 billion. In our conversation, Evan talks about his first failed startup and what he learned from that experience, his on-going relationship with his mentor Larry Ellison, the origins of NetSuite, leadership lessons and much more. You’re going to really enjoy his insight. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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Joining us on Luminate this week is Brian Smith. Brian is the founder of UGG boots, a brand that started from humble beginnings and went on to become a multibillion-dollar global icon. Graduating in 1978 as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, Brian came to California looking for the next big opportunity to bring back to Australia. While studying at the UCLA Graduate School of Management he observed that there was no sheepskin footwear in the US. With only $500 in capital to start, he imported boot samples and over the next seventeen years built the UGG Australia brand into a multi-million dollar international enterprise. He sold in 1995 and the brand has continued to grow to exceed a billion dollars in annual sales for the past seven years. Brian has authored the book “The Birth of a Brand – Launching Your Entrepreneurial Passion and Soul.” If you’re an entrepreneur looking to build a successful brand, don’t miss it! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
In this week’s episode, we’re joined by a living legend Joe Foster, founder of Reebok. Joe founded Reebok in 1958 with his late brother Jeff, following their family heritage back to 1895. Joe’s Grandfather, also Joseph W Foster, pioneered the spiked running shoe and famously made shoes of some of the world’s best athletes of the early 20th century. Wearing (pumps) made by J W Foster & Sons Ltd, Harold Abrahams and Eric Liddell won Olympic Gold Medals in the 1928 Paris Olympics and were immortalized in the film ‘Chariots of Fire’. With Reebok, Joe & Jeff followed in his grandfathers footsteps, creating footwear that led to Olympic, Commonwealth, European medals and World record-breaking performances and over time, became the globally recognized brand that we know and love today. Acquired by Adidas in 2005 for $3.8 billion, Joe has since retired and authored a book: “Shoemaker: The Untold Story of the British Family Firm that Became a Global Brand”. In this episode, we discuss about the entrepreneurial journey, and everything Joe has learned along the way when it comes to business and brand. There’s a great amount of sharp advice for anyone thinking about starting their own company. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Serge Haroche is on Luminate this week. Serge Haroche is a professor at the Collège de France and holds the Chair of Quantum Physics. In 2012, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics for “ground-breaking experimental methods that enable measuring and manipulation of individual quantum systems”. Starting in the 1980s, Haroche has designed ingenious experiments to study quantum phenomena when matter and light interact. He has been able to capture photons using a trap made of highly reflecting mirrors between which the light particles can bounce billions of times. This device allowed Haroche and his team to study the photons by passing atoms through the trap. Haroche has received many prizes and awards, including the Grand Prix Jean Ricard of the French Physical Society, the Einstein Prize for Laser Science, the Humbold Award and the CNRS Gold Medal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
Our guest today is Mika Hakkinen, a.k.a. the Flying Finn. He's a two time Formula 1 world champion and one of the most popular drivers of all-time. And Mika Hakkinen was perhaps the only racer who could challenge Michael Schumacher to his possible limits. Back in 1995 at the Australian Grand Prix, Mika Hakkinen nearly died in a terrible accident, but somehow he was back on track just a few of months after his crash and later became a two-time Formula One World Champion. In this episode, we learn about where he got his passion for motor racing, how he overcomes fear and the importance of self evaluation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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We are so honored for this week’s distinguished guest, Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and the world’s most renowned and successful mediator in international conflicts. In 2008 he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his leading role in bringing independence to Namibia, Serbia’s withdrawal from Kosovo, and autonomy for Aceh in Indonesia. In this conversation, we talk about his early years, how he helped bring resolutions to conflicts in Namibia and Kosovo and what it takes to be a good mediator. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.…
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