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FARSIGHT ChatsEP24: Gen Z Voices For A More Equitable WorldIn this episode of FARSIGHT Chats, with host Farah Bala, the discussion centers on leadership, equity, and social justice in the workplace through the perspectives of young leaders Jannie Kamara and Gentle Ramirez. The conversation explores how Gen Z challenges the status quo, values boundaries, and uses social media to drive change. Insights include the importance of transparency, self-care, and redefining work-life balance, emphasizing the next generation's commitment to creating inclusive and compassionate spaces. The episode highlights the collective power of storytelling, mutual aid, and disruptive innovation to build a more equitable world and the impact of the Black...
2025-06-1441 min
The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to become the world's #1 LSAT tutor - Ellen Cassidy, Founder & CEO at Elemental PrepEllen Cassidy is a joy to be around and once you know her story you'll have even more respect for that. From humble beginnings to say the least, she is the product of a drug dealer and their customer and was raised in a single parent household. She learned to find agency through her academics earning her way into Stanford undergrad, which seemed worlds away from her upbringing in Philly. Ellen shares how instances of feeling other, misses, and failures led her down the right path for her - toward becoming the world's top LSAT tutor and founder of...
2024-02-0748 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to Bootstrap a Marketing Studio - Arica Rosenthal & Kristen Schellenberg, Hart & HighlandArica and Kristen are the power cofounder duo behind Hart & Highland, an LA based creative and marketing studio that helps CPG food/ bev /wellness brands be heard, seen and understood by their target customer. They bootstrapped the business to $1M in revenue and are just getting started. They tell me about their journey to becoming founders of Hart & Highland - getting off of the corporate path and starting their own businesses before meeting through the beautiful rom com sequel story of how they eventually partnered up to build their agency together. They dive into details of what makes their...
2023-11-2256 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastOptimizing for Impact at Scale - Kevin Lee, Co-Founder at ImmiKevin Lee is the Cofounder of Immi, a DTC company that invented the world’s first low carb high protein instant ramen. Kevin tells me about how growing up in Silicon Valley, the son of Taiwanese immigrants from a produce background resulted in him revolutionizing the ramen industry - one of those you can only connect the dots looking backward stories. Kevin shares how he and his cofounder’s playful curiosity and lack of experience in the traditional food manufacturing industry gave them the advantage necessary to execute on Immi. We talk about how he and his cofounder get to h...
2023-11-0854 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastBuilding the Internet for Kids - David Vinca, Co-Founder at The Explanation CompanyDavid is the co-founder of The Explanation Company, which is on a mission to support kids’ play, grow, and autonomy. David tells me about his journey from falling in love with entrepreneurship during the 90s snowboarding boom, to why he believes kids should start 10 businesses before they graduate high school, to then building his first company, eSpark Learning, which is used in a quarter of elementary schools to support individualized learning for kids in reading and math. David shares his lessons in entrepreneurship including a hard earned one that may have cost him $10M in overcoming creator confirmation bias. He...
2023-11-0151 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastCreativity is not born from fear - Sam Garst, Founder and CEO at NOOD.COMSam is the founder of Nood.com and is on a mission to help people feel more comfortable in their skin by creating better hair removal experience with the power of light. Within 2 years of founding Nood, Sam led the team to earning $60M TTM in revenue! Sam tells me about his journey as an entrepreneur from spending several years barely earning a living but instead earning a fortune of experience, to launching Nood.com. Sam is generous with his experience share from how he got the idea, to product development and marketing. Such an inspirational and real story...
2023-10-2545 minThe Jennifer Kamara Podcast$5M from selling electronics kits at 25 y/o - Austin Eckman, Founder at inventr.ioAustin tells me about growing up in a small farm town, Pickney MI, learning to code at 12yo, dropping out of college at 19, getting kicked out by his parents, and staying on a friends’ couch and founding Inventr.io which now 4.5yrs later makes 5M+ in annual recurring revenues. Austin describes what he loves about “making” things, how he’s teaching kids and adults to code and build with his company’s products, and how as a young founder of 25 yo he thinks about success and designing his life.Connect with Austin and inventr.io:- https://ww...
2023-10-1123 min
The Jasmine Star ShowWhy Making “Selfish Decisions” Will Make You a Stronger EntrepreneurLemme tell you one of the best gifts I’ve gotten this year…The opportunity to rediscover who I am and what kind of business I want to have.And this started because of something my team said… “Let us run the operations”. You see, the business had reached a point where we had a strong team in place, and they generously offered to handle the day-to-day, giving me the freedom to focus on casting the vision for Social Curator and deciding our next moves.
2023-10-0547 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastThe Opposite of Addiction is Connection - Matt Serel, Co-founder and CEO of You are AccountableMatt Serel shares his personal story of opioid addiction - how it started, the various incidents that led to it worsening, and how it culminated in an overdose in his hotel room where he was found within 10 mins of death. Matt shares his perspective on what helped him succeed through the first year of recovery, how to think about supporting someone in recovery, as well as what’s kept him sober now 10 years on. He tells me about how he integrated his personal experience into building You are Accountable - a peer coaching service that has helped thousands go th...
2023-10-0443 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastLife is not linear - Rob Hoffman, Co-Founder & CEO, Contact StudiosI catch up with Rob Hoffman, the cofounder and CEO of a content as a service industry called Contact Studios. Rob’s journey is interesting because it’s so real. It’s non linear with twists and turns and setbacks and resilience of layoffs and failed attempts to finally bootstrapping a successful business with his friends. Add in elements of moving to Colombia on a shoestring budget, and having gangsters as neighbors and we get the tips on storytelling and getting the first 100 customers from a man who does content for a living. Enjoy Rob!Connect with Rob:
2023-09-2054 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastIs an MBA still worth it in 2023? - Jonathan Levin, Dean of Stanford GSBI spoke with Jon Levin, the Dean of Stanford Business School, my alma mater, about all things running an institution of higher education. We discussed what being the Dean of a business school entails, the evolution of the MBA degree - specifically: is it worth it today and why, how the GSB will incorporate AI and language models into the curriculum, and unconventional paths students take to and post business school. Dean Levin tells me about his plans to offer more public policy topics as part of the MBA curriculum and we discuss the importance of preserving institutions of...
2023-09-1346 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastToymaker in a digital age - Melissa Cash, Co-founder & CEO at Pok PokI caught up with Melissa Cash, the co-founder and CEO of Pok Pok, an award winning app for kids that uses Montessori inspired toys and a playroom to encourage open ended play for kids aged 2-7. A valuable episode for CEOs full of experience shares from Melissa about how she stumbled into entrepreneurship and becoming a CEO without an idea, how she successfully fundraised while pregnant and successfully honored her maternity leave, systems she’s found helpful for inspiring play, empowerment and empathy among her team, as well as the value of the people you surround yourself in empowering yo...
2023-09-0656 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: All you need to know about co-foundersIn this essential episode, Jennifer covers everything one needs to know about co-founders - what are the upsides of having a co-founder, what to look for in a co-founder, and how to find one. And importantly - how to structure a productive and lasting co-founder relationship. Enjoying Jenn's Gems? Make sure to subscribe and share. Happy designing!Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore about Jennifer:Life Design for CEOs and LeadersFollow Jennifer:• LinkedIn• Twitter If you...
2023-08-1614 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastA world-class speaker, thought leader, podcast host, CEO, and entrepreneur - Jasmine StarToday I have the pleasure of chatting with Jasmine Star. She's a CEO, a speaker, a podcaster, who teaches business owners how to tell visual stories online. Jasmine shares with me how her mom's fight with cancer inspired her to drop out from law school and pursue photography. We discuss working with our husbands, Jasmine's business serving 66 thousand customers, launching a software company, and much more. I absolutely loved Jasmine's energy and no-nonsense approach to work and life, and you will too.Thanks for coming on, Jasmine!Connect with Jasmine:- https://jasminestar.com/
2023-08-0951 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: How to practice gratitudeIn this essential episode, Jennifer covers the practice of gratitude and appreciation - why it matters, what the science indicates is an effective practice, how it can result in higher performance, and examples of how you can begin implementing gratitude today for your teams, as well as yourself! Enjoying Jenn's Gems? Write Jenn at podcast@jenniferkamara.com with how you're implementing these tips. Happy designing!Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore about Jennifer:Life Design for CEOs and ArtistsFol...
2023-08-0210 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastBecoming a world-class operator - Adam Lawrence, CEO Boom and BucketToday I have a wonderful conversation with my new neighbor here in Austin, Adam Lawrence. Adam is a world-class business operator, who honed his skills at companies like Bolt and Addepar, before launching his current project, Boom and Bucket. We talk about Adam's journey as an entrepreneur, we discuss what business excellence looks like, and dig into the importance of healthy company culture.Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore about Jennifer:Life Design for CEOs and LeadersFollow...
2023-07-2642 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastDeveloping Millionaire Habits - Lauren Tickner, Founder & CEO of Impact SchoolToday I chat with Lauren Tickner, founder & CEO of Impact School. Lauren tells me how having a disabled brother helped her can-do mindset, how she fought panic attacks and obsession with weight loss, what drove her to drop out of college, how she became a millionaire, and what she is busy building today. Great energy, thank you for coming on the pod Lauren!Connect with Lauren:- https://www.instagram.com/laurentickner- https://www.youtube.com/@UC8qhCPBiqf3qje6CdDBjdgQ - https://impact-school.com/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new...
2023-07-1947 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastFrom social anxiety to generating $300M for DTC brands - Jess Chan, founder at LongPlay, BackboneJess Chan is the CEO of retention marketing agency LongPlay, and B2B SaaS company Backbone. She walks me through realizing she had depression and anxiety and how she turned her mental fitness around which led her to entrepreneurship! We talk about designing around her introvertedness/social anxiety as a CEO who needs to interact with humans constantly. She tells me about Longplay's tinder swindler-esque moment (yikes!) and what she learned from it, the best part about being an entrepreneur, and how she designs her life today - from mental health to business to dating! Find Jess via her...
2023-07-1240 min
The HeyCreator ShowElon vs Zuck: Should You Start Marketing On Threads?Buckle up, we got us a good ole’ fashioned showdown. On this week’s episode, Tim Stoddart (@timstodz) and Ethan Brooks (@damn_ethan) debate Meta’s new Twitter clone, Threads. Tim is a fan, Ethan’s team-Elon. They debate the merits of both platforms and try to answer the question: Is this worth your time as a creator?
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2023-07-111h 04The Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: How to identify and build around your valuesWant to build a business or project that endures? Or want to make a sound choice on a person to commit to? Knowing our values and designing around them is a simple way to align you with your personal compass, to position you toward what you will find meaningful, and to build something that lasts! I break down how to identify your values via peak and low experiences, and how make them work for you, starting today. Enjoying Jenn's Gems? Write Jenn at podcast@jenniferkamara.com with how you're implementing these tips. Happy designing!Subscribe and hit 🔔 to...
2023-07-0608 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: How to let someone go compassionatelyA lot of my clients come to asking for help with letting people go. I recorded this episode to help people prepare for and navigate letting someone go compassionately.Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore about Jennifer:Life Design for CEOs and ArtistsFollow Jennifer:• LinkedIn• Twitter If you enjoyed this, don't forget to subscribe, like, and share!
2023-06-2113 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastTeaching Black Kids How to Swim - Nathan Fluellen, TV Host and EntrepreneurI chat all things adventure with Nate who originally from South Chicago is now a travel blogger, TV show host and entrepreneur. Nate is the star of award winning travel show World Wide Nate. He tells me about his most recent adventure with his 76 yo mom to Antartica including how much it costs to get there, what the journey is like, and why it’s worth seeing. We talk about connecting with people across cultures when we’re traveling. Nate also tells me his passion of his to inspire more black swimmers and surfers, lucrative careers in the world of w...
2023-06-1437 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastTurning grief into meaningful mission - Andrew Suggs, Co-Founder and CEO at Live Chair HealthWe kick off men’s health month with Andrew Suggs who is passionate about men’s health having lost his father due to inadequate primary care. He is now building a company to bridge the health gap. Andrew tells me about growing up in the south side of Chicago, how his parents shielded them from drugs, gun, and gang violence, and the trials that built character in his experience. He describes what losing his father was like, what he’s learned from grief, and how he’s turning it into impact by providing community healthcare. We end with Andrew describi...
2023-06-0755 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: Morning & night routines for successDo you feel like you struggle to get a handle on wind down and wake up routines that serve you? Jenn's got you! This episode covers why getting a grip on our routines is so elusive and how you can beat it with a night routine that is soothing, great sleep hygiene, and a morning routine that sets you up for success in the day. Write Jenn at podcast@jenniferkamara.com with what is working for you and what else you would add to this. Share with a friend that could use this nudge. And thanks for being a...
2023-06-0518 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: Conquering burnoutAre you feeling burnt out? You're not alone, Jenn covers how shockingly common burnout is. She shares what it feels like, how it is different from stress, and very important: why it is not a sign of weakness. Jenn shares four focus areas to help you squash burnout for good as well as how each tool alleviates your symptoms so you understand why it is worth investing in. Write Jenn at podcast@jenniferkamara.com to let her know how conquering your burnout is going for you, and share this with someone that needs to hear it. Thanks for taking...
2023-06-0115 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastJenn's Gems: 10X your productivityDo you feel like you're constantly working, in back to back meetings, busy and making no progress, in fact still drowning with no end in sight? This episode is for you. Jenn shares 4 tools you can action to put you in the driver's seat of your workload and help you 10X your productivity. By the end, you'll know how to implement: 1) Energy Audit, 2) Eisenhower Matrix, 3) Top Goal, 4) Six Levels of Delegation. Enjoying these solo episodes? Write Jenn at podcast@jenniferkamara.com what topics you'd like her to cover to help increase your productivity. Subscribe and hit 🔔 to sta...
2023-05-3115 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastLessons for entrepreneurs from working in Big Tech - Amy Sun, Cofounder at Briefly.AIAmy and I discuss the lessons she learned from working in some of tech’s most notable companies, as well as her time investing as the first female growth partner at Sequoia. She describes how she applied these to entrepreneurship in building an AI compnay, and we talk about what lessons are critical to founders.Connect with Amy: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunamy/Mentioned in this episode: https://www.brieflyai.com/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore ab...
2023-05-0353 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastBlack, Jewish, Poet, Entrepreneur, Investor - Aaron Samuels, Founder at Collide CapitalAaron Samuels, my friend and the co-founder of Blavity, Blavity.org, Afrotech, and Collide Capital tells me about building on purpose to cater to underrepresented populations as well as leading through crisis. As mixed kids, we connect on the experience of identifying with multiple identities. Specifically, Aaron shares how growing up as a Black, Jewish, artistic, and analytical kid shaped the man he is today! Connect with Aaron: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaron-levy-samuels/Mentioned in this episode:https://blavity.com/https://afrotech.com/https://www.blavity.org/https://www.collidecap...
2023-04-2643 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastReplacing alcohol with cannabis infused drinks - Jake Bullock, Co-Founder at CannJake is the cofounder of CANN a cannabis-infused social tonic that’s the number one micro-dose drink in California. He brings me up to speed on the history of various forms of cannabis, what the effects of THC and CBD are, and how CANN is leading the beverage market as a healthier and lighter alternative to alcohol. We talk about the education that the market requires around alcohol, cannabis, and micro-dosing, how he got celebrity investors like Rosario Dawson, Rebel Wilson, and Gwen Paltrow to come on board, and how he evaluates failure and success. A fantastic listen, thank yo...
2023-04-1249 min
The Shift"I Dance In The Moment With People" - Jennifer KamaraEpisode 6: On this episode of The Shift, Christina (@quotesbychristie) talks with Jennifer Kamara (@thejenniferkamarapod), podcast host and executive coach to women and minorities, about surviving war, listening to yourself, and the power of reframing your story.Want to watch The Shift? Check us out on our YouTube channel here.-----Links:The Jennifer Kamara PodcastJennifer Kamara@jennkamara (Twitter)@thejenniferkamarapod (Instagram)@jennyfromthepod (YouTube)-----Show Notes:(00:39) - What does Jenn do(01:51) - How she got...
2023-04-1213 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to design your life - Steph Smith, podcast host at a16z, indie creatorI am joined by the one and only Steph Smith, a walking example of carving out your own path in life. You know her from several projects she led as an online creator from leading the Hustle’s newsletter Trends to 15k+ subscribers, her writing on online content creation, and as the host of a16z’s podcast. Steph tells me about what growing up in a multicultural household was like, what her dream is, how she prioritizes her projects these days, who she looks up to and why, as well as having moved to SF, whether she’ll go bac...
2023-04-0554 min
Big Meow103: Multicultural Peak Performers with Jennifer KamaraKristen White interviews Jennifer Kamara about Jennifer Kamara Coaching on the Big Meow podcast. As an executive coach, Jennifer helps her clients determine their values, get unstuck and live up to their potential for the long haul - she likes to say she helps humans find their "why.”
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2023-04-0210 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to build a "GOAT" mindset - Tony Taveras, bodybuilding championTony “the GOAT” Taveras sits with me to talk how to make lemonade when life hands you lemons. From having to walk away from a 10 year NFL dream because of an injury, to then becoming one of the youngest sales leaders at LA Fitness, and now co-owning America’s largest roofing company, Tony tells me about how grit, perseverance, and purpose gave him the strength to not just get through but thrive in life. Tony further shares how to be a great salesperson (it is not about selling), how to train as a championship-winning bodybuilder, and what success means for hi...
2023-03-2945 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to address the maternal care crisis - Senan Ebrahim, MD, PhD, Founder & CEO at DelfinaSenan is a physician-scientist and the founder of Delfina, a company taking a data approach to address the maternal care crisis. Senan tells me about who faces the worst outcomes, why that is, and how we can begin to improve our state of care. We talk about what 3 things every woman and family should do to maximize the health of mom and baby, what 3 things to ask your OBGYN, and what minority women with the worst outcomes can do to maximize their care. I had a blast getting to know Senan - we talk about growing up in an...
2023-03-221h 00The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to be a changemaker - Shaniqua McClendon, VP of Politics at Crooked MediaShaniqua and I met in Professor Seglin’s writing class at the Harvard Kennedy School. She tells me about what growing up as the daughter of a single mom was like. How she got into politics and landed her dream job at Crooked Media, along with all the failures and how she learned from them along the way. We talk about what everyday citizens can do to contribute toward building the America we care about, how to bridge political divide and what is important to her these days. An absolute gem of a woman, I am lucky to call Sh...
2023-03-1554 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastWhat happened with Silicon Valley Bank? - Sunny Kumar, MD, Partner at GSR VenturesEmergency episode to shed light on Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Department of Treasury announcement, and what it means for all of us - startups, VCs, and the general public. Our rockstar guest today is Sunny Kumar, MD. He's a partner at GSR Ventures where he focuses on early sage AI and ML tech applications to healthcare. Thanks for sharing what you know with us, Sunny!Connect with Sunny: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sunnykumar1/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts• Watch on YouTubeMore a...
2023-03-1329 minThe Jennifer Kamara Podcast"First we need to fall before we can fly" - Meg LeFauve, screenwriter and film producerOn women's day we dive into how to pursue your dreams and embody your most powerful self - with the Oscar nominated writer of Pixar's Inside Out. Meg tells me about what her conflict was growing up, how she's overcame it, and shares tips we can all incorporate for ourselves. She describes what fear she had to overcome to pursue her dream job, what saying no to J.J. Abrams was like and what she's learned about what it takes to go after what we want in life. She tells me about what making a movie like Inside Out...
2023-03-0855 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to make your daughter believe in herself - Jes Wolfe, CEO at Rebel GirlsHey rebel crew! Jes Wolfe is the perfect lady to kick off women’s month with. She is the CEO of multi-platform brand, Rebel Girls - on a mission to instill confidence in girls ages 6-12yo. Jes and I talk what it means to be a rebel girl, what challenges girls specifically face, and why a confidence gap emerges between the ages of 6-12yo that causes girls to fall behind boys. We discuss how we can support the girls in our lives to live out their potential as well as how to involve our boys! I love le...
2023-03-0146 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastThe rise of US soccer - Ian Anderson, CSO at San Jose EarthquakesAhead of the Major League Soccer season starting Feb 25th, I catch up with my friend Ian Anderson who is Chief Strategy Officer at San Jose Earthquakes. Ian helps set the context for soccer’s journey in the U.S., its biggest challenges and opportunities. What off the field career paths in soccer look like. And all of what we have to look forward to with the 2026 World Cup hosted in North America! Ian shares his predications for the future of soccer in the U.S. and we get into why the game is so beautiful to us....
2023-02-2245 minThe Jennifer Kamara Podcast"Here is how I would help MrBeast start a podcast" - Ben Wilson (PodRamp, HTTOTW, MyFirstMillion)Ben Wilson is the creator of How to Take Over the World Podcast, producer of My First Million Podcast, and founder and CEO of PodRamp. We discuss how to think about entertainment in content production and what exactly makes a great show. Ben tells me what he's learned about himself through podcasting, what's important to him in this season of life, and why PodRamp is so fulfilling. He walks me through how he would help MrBeast start a podcast, describes what shared impact Walt Disney and Sam Parr have had on him, and after much debate finally reveals who...
2023-02-1556 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to launch a responsible clothing brand - Neha Samdaria, founder of AamI talk to Neha Samdaria, founder of Aam, a responsible clothing brand for pear and hourglass shaped women. In our conversation we covered:- A detailed step by step on how to start a clothing brand: from design, manufacturing, packaging and shipping, pricing, marketing, all the way to funding.- What responsible clothing means: materials and ethics around manufacturing.- As a consumer, how to choose sustainable brands and build a sustainable wardrobe.- The perils of fast fashion and 1000x styles a day.Thank you Neha!Connect with Neha: https...
2023-02-1345 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastSuper Bowl champion on a mission to build generational health for black communities - Ryan Mundy, Founder of Alkeme HealthRyan Mundy is an 8-year NFL veteran, Super Bowl champion, and the founder of Alkeme Health - a company that aims to be the universal health platform for the black community. Ryan tells me about Alkeme, his vision for generational health, and how they've started with a focus on mental health. Speaking of mental health, we talk about how to take better care of black men. Ryan shares what playing at the top of his game in the NFL was like, then his struggles with leaving the NFL, and how prioritizing endurance enables him to perform at his best...
2023-02-0842 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to acquire and grow a small business - Nimit Mehta, CEO of TopQuadrantNimit Mehta, CEO of TopQuadrant, explains to me what a search fund is, how to become one, and his personal journey into entrepreneurship. We discuss how Nimit navigates working in an industry where 94% of people don't look like him, his approach to having a co-founder, and building culture while growing a business.Connect with Nimit: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nimitmehta/Mentioned in this episode:https://www.topquadrant.com/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated on new uploads:• Listen wherever you get your podcasts: https://podcast.jenniferkamara.com/• Watch on YouTube...
2023-02-0140 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to elevate your personal story - Laura Fravel, Executive Branding & Communications CoachLaura Fravel is an award winning storyteller and executive communications advisor for brands like Netflix, Amazon, or Adidas. She previously worked for National Geographic, New York Times, Washington Post, and breaks down for us:- what makes a powerful story- how to craft your personal story in a powerful way- where we tend to go wrong in telling and distributing our stories- who the greatest storytellers of our time areSuch a delight to have Laura on the Pod!Connect with Laura: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurafravel/
2023-01-2536 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to claim $8B we all have in unused health benefits - Ami Kumordzie, Founder & CEO @ Sika HealthDr. Ami Kumordzie is an impressive founder. She's a Stanford-trained MD/MBA and is building a fintech marketplace backed by Silicon Valley's top investors to help us all tap into $8B of health benefits that go unused each year. Ami tells us why she's building Sika, how to claim these funds, and gives advice to founders on fundraising as well as the routines that keep her operating at peak performance. What a juggernaut of a CEO.Connect with Ami: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ami-kumordzie-md-mba-60828a30/Sika Health: https://www.sikahealth.com/No time...
2023-01-1840 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to preserve our clean water supply - Lacey Reddix, CEO & Founder at Olokun MineralsI talk to Lacey Reddix, CEO & Founder at Olokun Minerals. Lacey says that two third of the world’s population is at risk of clean water shortages by 2025. That’s two years from now - let that sink in (sadly, pun intended).In our conversation we cover:- 2025 water shortage risks: who will be most affected- What Lacey and her team at Olokun minerals are doing to protect our water supply, and what we need more of to collectively prevent this from happening!- How to find your purpose in life, determine what type...
2023-01-1138 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to prevent fraud using corporate intelligence - Jen Hoar, Forward Risk and IntelligenceToday on the JKP, I talk to Jen Hoar. Jen is a corporate investigations and intelligence specialist and a Managing Director at Forward Risk and Intelligence. She is formerly in Threat Discovery at Facebook, and was a journalist at ABC and CBS News.Jen and I discuss:- What corporate intelligence is and how investors and companies can benefit- Tips from the intelligence field that are applicable to any profession- Jen's thoughts on SBF, Elizabeth Holmes, Adam Neumann, and Billy McFarlandConnect with Jen Hoar: https://www.linkedin.com/in...
2023-01-0451 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow anyone can become an entrepreneur - Marcin Pogroszewski, The Gentle NudgeI have a very special guest today, my husband! Marcin is an entrepreneur and investor. Together with two friends, he bootstrapped and sold an 8-figure digital agency in his 20s and he is now paying it forward by helping the next generation of founders start their first company. He’s taking an audacious challenge in 2023 - he is going to build a $1m revenue business completely from scratch and cover this journey in his weekly newsletter, The Gentle Nudge. In our conversation, he tells me where this is coming from for him, how he’s prepared himself for the jour...
2023-01-0245 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to build an EdTech startup - Basar Basaran, Co-Founder @ Kunduz, YC alumn, ex-McKBasar is the co-founder of a mission-driven ed-tech startup, Kunduz, with the goal of bringing access to high-quality education to students around the world. Kunduz provides 24/7 access to tutors who can answer students' questions in just 15 minutes, and at an affordable price! The company operates in the US, Turkey, and India with plans to expand globally. Learn from Basar about:- How after 2 years he finally got his first check from Chamath Palihapitiya and subsequently oversubscribed the round in 2 weeks!- Why YC was a valuable experience for him as a startup founder, and what m...
2022-12-2944 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow urban design brings people together - Eamon O'ConnorThrowing it back to one of the first-ever podcast episodes recorded, fam! I talk to my dear friend, Eamon O'Connor, an urban designer living in NYC. He believes cities are at their best when they bring people together in spaces of solidarity and coexistence. As an urban planner, designer, and strategist at Gehl, he brings expertise in people-first planning and design, visual and written storytelling, and data analytics to projects that span geographies and disciplines. A Harvard-trained designer, Eamon's experience ranges from commercial corridor revitalization to community-based climate adaptation, from urban park design to equitable community development....
2022-12-271h 11The Jennifer Kamara PodcastFrom pedicabs to Y Combinator - Geoff Abraham, SpokenOn this holiday weekend fam, I present you with my soulful friend, Geoff. He is the co-founder of Spoken - a Y Combinator-backed company that brings you the best prices on furniture available on the internet. Geoff describes how the experiences of building both a small business and a Venture Capital-backed fast-growing startup in Silicon Valley are different and similar. He describes the value of having a co-founder. And we talk about his appreciation for weirdness, as well as how viewing challenges as opportunities for growth and experience has served him. May we all grow into and be true...
2022-12-261h 02The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to make money investing in space rockets - Ian Vorbach, Aerospace Engineer and InvestorToday on the Jennifer Kamara Podcast, I talk to Ian Vorbach, aerospace engineer, early-stage investor in space industry, and the founder of Space.Biz newsletter. I had a great time learning from Ian about development of reusable rockets, the competition between SpaceX and Blue Origin, and how private companies have helped propel space development forward on the shoulders of NASA's foundation.Connect with Ian: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ian-vorbach/Subscribe Ian's newsletter: https://www.space.biz/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVtZsw_543eE2...
2022-12-2151 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to live a meaningful life - Joel Peterson (Stanford, JetBlue, Peterson Partners)I talk to Joel Peterson, former chairman of JetBlue Airways, professor at Stanford Graduate School of Business, founder of Peterson Partners with $3B in assets under management. We start with the meaning of life, discuss Joel's experience with cancel culture, debate how universities can be better at encouraging diversity of opinions, and the importance of having healthy debate. Joel also gives his advice for folks who are affected by layoffs, and for entrepreneurs building in today's environment.Connect with Joel: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joelpetersongsb/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploads...
2022-12-1954 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to break into Product Management - Kayiita Johnson, PM @ Cruise/Google, Founder @ PM While BlackToday on the JKP, I talk to Kayiita Johnson, the founder of PM While Black, Black Surfers, and a Product Manager at Cruise where he's helping build autonomous vehicles. We learn all about how to break into product management and the various paths available to you depending on your background. We also talk about Kayiita's personal journey into PM, his Stanford MBA experience, and his experience building the largest community of black surfers.Connect with Kayiita: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kayiitajohnson/Mentioned in this episode:Black Surfers - https://www.instagram.com/black...
2022-12-141h 02The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to overcome your fear of public speaking - Matt Abrahams, Stanford Graduate School of BusinessI talk to Matt Abrahams, professor of Strategic Communication at Stanford Graduate School of Business. Matt gives tangible advice on how to overcome the fear of public speaking, as well as how to communicate effectively.Connect with Matt: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maabrahams/Mentioned in this episode: Think Fast Talk Smart Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ll0MwobDt1JW9gYaOONEoSubscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVtZsw_543eE2ttp0QFCxg?sub_confirmation=1Listen to the podcast version on:* Apple: htt...
2022-12-0738 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to build a moonshot idea - Kathryn Zealand, General Manager at XI talk with Kathryn Zealand, General Manager at X (Google's moonshot factory). Learn how the team at X approaches big problems, how they celebrate failures, and build culture for breakthrough innovation. Kathryn tells me her journey as well as gives advice on how to get a job at X. Enjoy!Connect with Kathryn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kathryn-zealand/Mentioned in this episode:* X, the moonshot factory: https://x.company/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVtZsw_543eE2ttp0QFCxg?sub_confirmation=1L...
2022-11-301h 13
La Prieta PodcastJennifer Urrutia - Apropiación culturalEste es el episodio perfecto para salir de varias dudas de una buena vez, Jennifer Urrutia, creadora de la Plataforma Afro Up, nos explica al detalle que es la apropiación cultural, sus consecuencias y nos da ejemplos de la misma, pero lo más importante y lo que realmente queremos que te lleves de este episodio son las recomendaciones que debes tener en cuenta al apreciar una cultura. Apropiar es diferente a apreciar.
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2022-11-2736 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to fundraise and build a strong sense of self as a founder - Fatima Dicko, Founder & CEO @ SugarFatima Dicko is the founder and CEO at Sugar. Sugar is a proptech app that turns strangers into neighbors, and neighbors into friends. In our conversation, Fatima shared with me how she fundraised $2.5M, and how her entrepreneurial journey shaped her sense of self.Connect with Fatima: https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimadicko/Mentioned in this episode: Sugar: https://www.sugarliving.com/Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploadshttps://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtVtZsw_543eE2ttp0QFCxg?sub_confirmation=1Listen to the podcast version on:* Apple: https://pod...
2022-11-231h 03The Jennifer Kamara PodcastMoringa superfood and a multimillion dollar social enterprise - Lisa Curtis, Founder of Kuli KuliLisa Curtis is the Founder and CEO of Kuli Kuli, a multimillion dollar social enterprise. Kuli Kuli sources moringa, a natural superfood, from farmers across Africa and brings it to the American consumers. Lisa tells me how she came across moringa, what were the beginnings of Kuli Kuli, and how she grew it into a multimillion dollar social enterprise.Connect with Lisa: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lisamariecurtis/Mentioned in this episode:* Kuli Kuli: https://www.kulikulifoods.com/* More about moringa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleiferaSubscribe and hit 🔔 to...
2022-11-2133 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to build a world class team and product - Lauren Dunford, CEO GuidewheelLauren Dunford is the formidable CEO and cofounder of Guidewheel, a leading factory operations platform that is on a mission to empower the world’s factories to reach sustainable peak performance. Guidewheel improves factory productivity by 30% across 7+ countries today and is just getting started. Lauren and I talk about how to learn what your customer really thinks about your product, how pivoting was a great decision for her team, and how her first principles approach and emphasis on testing has contributed to Guidewheel’s growth. You don’t want to miss this game-changing CEO in the manufacturing space.Subsc...
2022-11-161h 05The Jennifer Kamara PodcastOn being human: navigating our fears and learning to trust - Jeff Levere, Executive CoachAn exceptionally relatable session with my dear friend, Jeff Levere, an executive coach with pattern recognition over thousands of coaching sessions with clients across industries who are billionaires, CEOs, founders, and investors. We talk about the most common challenges Jeff sees people struggling with and how they boil down to navigating fear and trust. Jeff and I discuss three prominent human fears and how to manage them, as well as how to trust ourselves, and others, as well as what happens to us that is out of our control. Jeff shares his personal experience with grief and what we...
2022-11-141h 19The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to track your carbon footprint - Sanchali Pal, CEO of JoroSanchali Pal is the founder and CEO of Joro, an app that helps us understand our carbon footprint and make meaningful changes to our carbon use. Sanchali shares her take on our progress toward net zero carbon emissions by 2050 and describes which households and populations have the greatest opportunity to minimize climate change. We talk about the levers available to each of us to live more sustainably and how to track our carbon footprints via Joro. Sanchali helps me make sense of Carbon offsets - what experts are worried about, how to pick an effective offset, and how to...
2022-11-091h 03The Jennifer Kamara PodcastA republican and an immigrant on a more united America - Jordan Blashek, Founder of AFFThought-provoking chat with Jordan - a dear friend, marine, author of Union: A Democrat, A Republican and a Search for Common Ground, and the founder and president of America’s Frontier Fund (AFF) which is a non-profit raising and deploying $500M toward securing America’s competitiveness in global development. Jordan tells me about his work with AFF, building America's capabilities in a non-escalating way, and what it is like pitching prominent investors. We also discuss bridging the American political divide - how people are not labels like "Republican" and "Democrat" and how the media contributes to polarization. Jordan recounts his...
2022-11-071h 05The Jennifer Kamara PodcastHow to care for our Mental Health - Dr. Nina Vasan, Stanford PsychiatristWhat an important episode for everyone. If you listen to one thing today, listen to this! Nina is unique in that her deep understanding of mental health comes from both her lived experience with depression and anxiety while studying at Harvard Medical School, and her practice as a Stanford psychiatrist, researcher, leader in mental health innovation, and CMO at Real. Nina describes what her experience with depression was like, how depression and anxiety can show up when to get help as well as treatment options, and practical tips for caring for our mental health. Nina and I discuss how...
2022-11-021h 49The Jennifer Kamara PodcastBack to the Future with Autonomous Vehicles - Petch Jirapinyo, NuroSo much in-depth knowledge about AVs from Petch Jirapinyo, Chief Commercial Officer at Nuro - a leader in the autonomous vehicle space that is revolutionizing how we transport goods. Petch confesses he’s a sci-fi fan and we discuss what the future holds in store for us with technologies like autonomous vehicles. He helps me understand the difference between L2,3,4,5 vehicles, what sustainability and safety evaluation entail, and I am blown away by the level of simulation involved in ensuring this AV technology is safer than human drivers could be. I get really excited about the applications of AVs an...
2022-10-311h 02The Jennifer Kamara PodcastKilling what you eat in Multifamily Investing - David Kamara, Cape Sierra CapitalI check in with my older brother David Kamara - founder of Cape Sierra Capital, a multifamily real estate investment company. David describes what multifamily investing is, why it is relatively unknown as an asset class, and how it is different from venture capital or private equity. We talk about financing, what deals and returns look like, and how one can work their way up into this asset class from stock investing. David opens up about what image he still has of himself even after transforming his circumstances, and I see his struggle with rewarding himself even today. A...
2022-10-2659 minThe Jennifer Kamara PodcastThe American Dream is alive and well - Rish Gupta, Co-founder of Spot AIAs always, I learn something new with one of the Kamara-Pogroszewski family’s favorite humans, Rish Gupta - Cofounder of hard tech company, Spot AI. Rish shares with me how he got interested in and immersed in entrepreneurship, his impressions of what the cruxes of the most successful startups are, and what going through of an IPO is like. Rish shares his impressions of what Silicon Valley companies can learn from traditional American companies and tells Marcin and I allll about Burning Man.Subscribe and hit 🔔 to stay updated with new uploadshttps://www.youtube.com/channe...
2022-10-241h 10The Jennifer Kamara PodcastA Woman's World - Jennifer Xia Spradling, Co-CEO of FreeWillI have a cozy chat about what seems like everything with Jenny Xia Spradling, the co-founder and co-CEO of FreeWill - a social good enterprise that has raised $5Bn for charity since being formed in 2017. Jenny and I catch up on what it’s like being the daughters of foreign/immigrant parents, what values we hold dear, and our approaches to nurturing and repairing relationships. We discuss the differences we see between female and male leaders, whether a confidence gap exists between the genders, and how to improve representation in the workplace. Jenny generously shares the good and bad of...
2022-10-191h 17The Jennifer Kamara PodcastPaths to Venture Capital - Jeremy Brown, Partner at Creator FundBeautiful black boy magic with Jeremy Brown! A partner at Creator Fund and an MBA, Ph.D. holder, Jeremy tells me about his unusual path into Venture Capital. He reveals thoughtful insights into how to break into and stand out in VC and pursue one’s dream career. We talk about breaking barriers and giving opportunities to underrepresented groups as well as about building culture and relationships in one’s career. Jeremy and I get into the differences in founder/team mentality in US vs. in Europe and what Jeremey’s been seeing that makes for the strongest founding teams...
2022-10-191h 03The Jennifer Kamara PodcastRevolutionizing Fast Food - Ben Rowe, Founder of BFFBen Rowe is the founder and CEO of Ben’s Fast Food (BFF) a healthy restaurant on a mission to make convenient food healthy and affordable. Ben gives me an overview of the history of fast food, what factors influenced the way we eat today, and some tips on eating healthily. Ben and I bond over our love of frozen treats and we come up with a new word: supplifeeder. I apply some friendly pressure for him to expand BFF restaurants to Austin and in the meantime, we’ll all need to visit the Bay Area and LA region for...
2022-10-181h 03
Black Women HealingS2: EP 6 Friendship Breakups ft. Velma, LMFTPromptly Polished is an e-commerce site connecting you to emerging black hair and beauty brands. Whether you’re looking for a custom wig or natural hair care products, you can shop from a variety of black owned brands. Check out PromptlyPolished.com and receive 10% off your first purchase with the code SHOPBLACK. Join us and our guest Velma Kamara, LMFT as we discuss the much needed discussion around friendship breakups. Yess they happen and yes they can hurt. So take a listen and share with others!Find more about Velma on her website https://linktr.ee/sheglowswithin and social media ha...
2022-03-0734 min
CASA Delaware Live!Episode #50 Youth Involvement In CourtIn Episode #50, we chat with two CASA Coordinators, Emella Kamara and Jennifer Falkowski. Both coordinators share insight on the benefits of youth engagement during their court hearings. They discuss some barriers as well but also discuss how the virtual court appearance option has allowed more youth to attend court and feel comfortable doing so! By virtually participating in court, youth have missed less school, have been able to have some physical distance between themselves and other parties to the case, and have been able to speak more directly with their judge through the use of the breakout room function...
2021-10-2234 min
Move The Ball®Behind the Pros: Brad Lester, The Speed GeniusWhether you are a pro athlete or an all-star player in the game, we all need coaches and trainers to help us advance and move the ball on and off the field. This episode features trainer Brad Lester and his discussion with Jen about discipline, having the right team around you, and finding life after football. Brad Lester is a former professional football running back who played college football at Auburn. Brad, aka The Speed Genius, currently trains NFL and college running backs, as well as other athletes, helping them to take their game to the next...
2021-09-2819 min
The Will to Change: Where Leadership Meets the Courage to EvolveE153: Next Generation Voices: The Uncompromising, Unrelenting Drive of Gen Z for a More Equitable WorldIn this episode, originally recorded as a DEI Community Call, Farah Bala, the Founder & CEO at FARSIGHT led a discussion alongside Jannie Kamara, a fourth year student studying Black World Studies and Diversity in Leadership at Miami University, and Gentle Ramirez, a Bronx Native majoring in Africana Studies, and minoring in Creative Writing and Computer Science at New York University. Topics discussed include how to bridge generational divides in organizational structures, how to responsibly push socially conscious messaging on various social media platforms, and how to apply mutual aid, transformative justice, and social capital redistribution theories to the wo...
2021-03-0353 min
Embrace The Full Audiobook Everyone Is Talking About — So Vivid![German] - Gordon Black - Ein Gruselkrimi aus der Geisterwelt, Folge 1: Der Spiegel des Grauens by Horst Weymar HübnerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/491175to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Gordon Black - Ein Gruselkrimi aus der Geisterwelt, Folge 1: Der Spiegel des Grauens
Author: Horst Weymar Hübner
Narrator: Gerrit Reinecke, Alexander Siebrecht, Alexandra Desoi, Lea Kohns, Franz Hofmann, Sven M. Schreivogel, Eva M. Balkenhol, Annette Gunkel, Klaus Dieter Klebsch, Oliver Feld, Ilja Richter, Tanja Dohse, Matthias Brinck, Rainer Schmitt, Helgo Liebig, Wolf Frass, Stephan Schwartz, Robert Missler, Daniel Welbat, Konrad Halver, Reinhilt Schneider
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Release date: November 20, 2020
Genres: Theatre & Radio
Publisher's Summary:
Das Urteil für Graf Girolamo lautete, auf dieselbe Ar...
2020-11-201h 11Grab the Essential Full Audiobooks in Literature, Theatre & Radio[German] - Gordon Black - Ein Gruselkrimi aus der Geisterwelt, Folge 1: Der Spiegel des Grauens by Horst Weymar HübnerPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/491175to listen full audiobooks.
Title: [German] - Gordon Black - Ein Gruselkrimi aus der Geisterwelt, Folge 1: Der Spiegel des Grauens
Author: Horst Weymar Hübner
Narrator: Gerrit Reinecke, Alexander Siebrecht, Alexandra Desoi, Lea Kohns, Franz Hofmann, Sven M. Schreivogel, Eva M. Balkenhol, Annette Gunkel, Klaus Dieter Klebsch, Oliver Feld, Ilja Richter, Tanja Dohse, Matthias Brinck, Rainer Schmitt, Helgo Liebig, Wolf Frass, Stephan Schwartz, Robert Missler, Daniel Welbat, Konrad Halver, Reinhilt Schneider
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 1 hour 11 minutes
Release date: November 20, 2020
Genres: Theatre & Radio
Publisher's Summary:
Das Urteil für Graf Girolamo lautete, auf dieselbe Ar...
2020-11-201h 11