Inside CVC by u-path
Inside CVC by u-path
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Welcome to Inside CVC —Inside CVC by U-Path is the podcast where corporate venture capital meets strategy, leadership, and systemic change. Hosted by Philipp Willigmann and Steve Schmith, the show brings senior voices from across corporate venture, startups, investment, academia, and policy to the table.Each episode goes beyond buzzwords to explore how capital, technology, and leadership shape the future of business and society. From AI and robotics to geopolitics, board governance, and inclusive innovation, Inside CVC is designed for executives and policymakers who want to understand not just what’s happening — but what to do about it.
Inside CVC: Values Aren't Just Pretty Words on Paper: Lynda Mansson on Leadership, Trust, and Escaping Burnout
Send us Fan Mail Lynda Mansson spent close to thirty years in the nonprofit sector, most recently as Director General of the MAVA Foundation, a large family philanthropic foundation. She started her career about as far from philanthropy as it gets: as a stockbroker. Today she's a leadership coach for mission driven leaders, working from a framework of six practices that separate those who sustain impact from those who burn out chasing it. Lynda walks Steve and Philipp through why transformati...
Jul 7
35 min
Boardrooms in Transition: Start Here
Send us Fan Mail Boardrooms in Transition is a five-part special series from Inside CVC by U-Path on how boards make decisions when the information is incomplete and the stakes are real. Start with Episode 1 and listen in order. All five episodes are live now. Support the show Catch up on all episodes of Inside CVC at www.u-path.com/podcast.
Jun 29
1 min
Boardrooms in Transition Ep. 1/5 | Didier Cossin | Failure to Act
Send us Fan Mail This is episode 1 of 5 in Boardrooms in Transition, a special series from Inside CVC by U-Path. Start here and listen in order. In the opening chapter of Boardrooms in Transition, IMD professor and globally recognized governance expert Didier Cossin examines why so many boards fail—not because they lack information, but because they fail to act on what they already know. Drawing on his experience advising boards around the world, Didier explores the human dynamics...
Jun 29
35 min
Boardrooms in Transition Ep. 2/5 | Larry Quinlan | Risk and Speed
Send us Fan Mail This is episode 2 of 5 in Boardrooms in Transition, a special series from Inside CVC by U-Path. We recommend starting with Episode 1 and listening in order. This episode opens with a short recap. If you are listening to the full series in one sitting, use the chapter marker to jump straight to the conversation. In the second chapter of Boardrooms in Transition, former Deloitte Global CIO and seasoned board director Larry Quinlan explores what it means to govern in an AI...
Jun 29
39 min
Boardrooms in Transition Ep. 3/5 | Karen Francis | Investment Under Uncertainty
Send us Fan Mail This is episode 3 of 5 in Boardrooms in Transition, a special series from Inside CVC by U-Path. We recommend starting with Episode 1 and listening in order. This episode opens with a short recap. If you are listening to the full series in one sitting, use the chapter marker to jump straight to the conversation. In the third chapter of Boardrooms in Transition, seasoned public company director and Chair Circle co-founder Karen Francis explores what it takes to lead throu...
Jun 29
42 min
Boardrooms in Transition Ep. 4/5 | Barry Salzberg | Leadership Under Pressure
Send us Fan Mail This is episode 4 of 5 in Boardrooms in Transition, a special series from Inside CVC by U-Path. We recommend starting with Episode 1 and listening in order. This episode opens with a short recap. If you are listening to the full series in one sitting, use the chapter marker to jump straight to the conversation. In Part Four of Boardrooms in Transition, former Deloitte Global CEO and longtime board leader Barry Salzberg explores what leadership looks like when organizati...
Jun 29
37 min
Boardrooms in Transition Ep. 5/5 | Penny Herscher | Board Dynamics
Send us Fan Mail This is episode 5 of 5 in Boardrooms in Transition, a special series from Inside CVC by U-Path. We recommend starting with Episode 1 and listening in order. This episode opens with a short recap. If you are listening to the full series in one sitting, use the chapter marker to jump straight to the conversation. In the final chapter of Boardrooms in Transition, veteran public company chair and former CEO Penny Herscher explores the human side of governance—and why trust,...
Jun 29
37 min
Inside CVC: Hayley van Loon on the Illegal Empire, Supply Chain Crime, and Corporate Accountability
Send us Fan Mail Hayley van Loon is the CEO of Crime Stoppers International and spent the first eight years of her career in counterterrorism operations in Australia. She joins Inside CVC to explain why criminal networks are not a parallel economy. They run directly through yours. In this conversation, Hayley walks Steve and Philipp through what Crime Stoppers calls the Illegal Empire: a $4 trillion ecosystem where counterfeit goods, human trafficking, illicit tobacco, firearms and scam compo...
Jun 29
39 min
Inside CVC: Patients Don't Have Time for This: David Betts on ALS, Vibe Coding, and Giving People Their Voice Back
Send us Fan Mail David Betts spent two decades at Deloitte building a healthcare strategy practice, ultimately leading a public health business serving 20 states with 400-plus people. Then, at the peak of his career, he was diagnosed with ALS. His response wasn't to step back. It was to build something. In this conversation, David walks Steve and Philipp through how a non-developer used AI as a teammate to build Talk to Me Goose, an AI-enabled text-to-speech application that gives people with...
Jun 15
35 min
Inside CVC Encore: Disability as an Innovation Superpower with Pete Horsley, Founder of Remarkable
Send us Fan Mail In this Inside CVC Encore, we revisit a conversation that feels even more relevant today. Pete Horsley, founder of Remarkable, challenges one of the biggest blind spots in corporate innovation: why disability and accessibility are still treated as compliance or charity initiatives rather than engines of growth, talent, and competitive advantage. Pete shares why designing for disability often leads to better products for everyone, how inclusive innovation is shaping the future...
May 18
44 min
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