Moving Up
Moving Up
Alex Grodnik
Hear directly from marketing and business leaders. Secrets to success, struggles along the way, optimal career paths and life in general.
E179: Adam Dell (Clarity Money acquired by Goldman Sachs) – Run towards what you’re good at
Adam discovered his interest in venture capital while in law school then hustled his way into the industry by offering to work for free. Not being afraid to do the work, going deep and the importance of focus. Starting Clarity Money and selling it to Goldman Sachs 18 months later for $$$
Mar 19, 2024
39 min
E178: Joseph Woodbury (CEO/Co-founder of Neighbor) – The startup journey
Joseph is the co-founder of Neighbor, the Airbnb of storage. Turning down a job at Bain, how to raise capital from business competitions and create FOMO with investors at the same time. Also, building a company guided by values and why it’s all about the people.
Mar 6, 2024
34 min
E177: Frank Rotman (QED Investors) - Getting to yes
Getting a job at Capital One before it was called fintech. The importance of exploration in a career, what to look for in your job and the future of consumer finance.
Feb 19, 2024
37 min
E176: Khaled Hussein (Red Door) - Trust the network
Founding Tilt and the learnings from the incredible journey. Now building a real estate tech company to simplify the mortgage process. Working on difficult problems that will can change the world and being stubborn on where you want to be but flexible on how you get there.
Feb 14, 2024
36 min
E175: Colin Walsh (Varo Money) – Building a delightful bank
Colin had a huge career in finance (GE Capital, Amex and Wells Fargo). He got the experience, identified the problem, and started Varo to re-invent the model. Also, banking in the US vs UK.
Feb 12, 2024
24 min
E174: Immad Akhund (Mercury) – The biggest risk in not capturing the upside
Immad has gone from startup to startup. Joining a company already in YC, starting a video game company and now a bank for startups. Also, his advice for how to network successfully.
Feb 8, 2024
40 min
E173: Anu Schultes (CEO LendUp) - Always an optimist
Growing up in India and coming to the US for grad school, Anu had no idea of the challenges that lay ahead for her. Letting go of your fear of failure and striving to make a difference every day. A story of crazy obstacles ( financial, health and family) and overcoming them all to achieve her dream of becoming a CEO.
Feb 2, 2024
46 min
E172: Nima Ghamsari (Blend) - Focusing on impact
Walking away from a very lucrative career playing professional poker during college in the pursuit of adding value to society. Starting Blend after seeing the opportunity to digitize and simplify the mortgage process.
Jan 31, 2024
27 min
E171: Ken Kaufman - Financial Secrets to Grow Dental Organizations
Financial Secrets to Grow Dental Organizations, The 9 Required Clarity Tools.
Apr 5, 2023
18 min
E170: Chris Dreyer - Niching Up - Achieving Specialized Market Focus
Founder and now author Chris Dreyer explains the importance of focusing on the one thing you can be best at and how a search for "how to make money online" set him on his journey.
Nov 29, 2022
16 min
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