Growing up on public courses and being “shuttled” by family to the golf club
Golf as both escape and ambition with limited resources
Category Archives: USA
Season 07, Male, Ashutosh Garg, Entrepreneur, English, Marketing; Branding, USA
Peter Novak, Founder & CEO, Strictly Speaking Group
09
Feb
Feb
Career pivots as changing audiences, not changing professions
Academia, theatre, and executive consulting: one craft, different stages
Stephen Ibaraki, Season 07, Male, English, Business Leader, Private Equity, USA
Mark Mueller-Eberstein, CEO & Co-Founder, CodexDF
06
Feb
Feb
The challenges and opportunities within blockchain and DeFi, particularly in enabling global access to financial tools
The critical gap he identified in crypto accounting and compliance, and how CodexDF aims to address it
Stephen Ibaraki, Season 07, Male, English, Business Leader, Technology / Automation / Web 3.0 / Metaverse, USA
Ramsay Brown, CEO of The AI Responsibility Lab: Shaping the Future of Safe and Ethical AI
05
Feb
Feb
PhD training under eminent neuroanatomist Dr. Larry Swanson
Viewing intelligence as an emergent property of complex adaptive systems
Season 07, Female, English, Entrepreneur, Frits Bussemaker, Consulting; Coaching, YPO, USA
Carissa Reiniger, Founder & CEO of Small Biz Silver Lining, on Empowering Small Businesses
05
Feb
Feb
Carissa Reiniger reflects on her prairie roots in Edmonton, Alberta, where generosity, community, and service were core values.
Initially planning to pursue a PhD in psychology to work with juvenile delinquents, she soon realized she was more of a “doer” than an academic—prompting a shift from theory to action. Her move to Toronto introduced her to the world of business and community-driven impact.
Season 07, Male, Ashutosh Garg, English, Business Leader, Education; Author, USA
Dario Cvencek, Immigrant, Refugee Poet from the Balkans; Author, ‘PTSD Martini’
04
Feb
Feb
Dario is an immigrant and a refugee poet from the Balkans.
He’s an author of a book titled PTSD Martini.
Season 07, Male, Ashutosh Garg, English, Business Leader, Media; Film, USA
Peter Samuelson, Co-Founder and President, First Star; CEO, PhilmCo Media llc
04
Feb
Feb
Peter is the co-founder and president of First Star.
He’s the CEO of PhilmCo Media LLC.
Season 07, Male, Ashutosh Garg, English, Business Leader, Human Resources, USA
William C Davis, Leadership Expert and Speaker, Author and Mentor
03
Feb
Feb
William is a leadership expert, a speaker and a mentor dedicated to helping executives, managers and aspiring leaders develop the skills to lead confidently and positively.
He’s an author of two books titled How to Lead Without Just Managing and Building Genuine Relationships.
Season 07, Ashutosh Garg, English, Entrepreneur, Female, Technology / Automation / Web 3.0 / Metaverse, USA
Chitra Nayak, Board Director, Infosys; Executive Advisor, BCG; Cofounder, Neythri
31
Jan
Jan
Chitra is a board director of Infosys and several other listed companies.
She’s an executive advisor at the Boston Consulting Group.
Season 07, Ashutosh Garg, Female, English, Business Leader, Finance; Fin Tech, USA
Rina Parikh: Leading with Integrity — Insights from a Grant Thornton Partner on Finance, Leadership & Community Impact
29
Jan
Jan
Growing up in Mumbai, a major financial hub
Influenced by her elder brother and cousins in the profession
