Episodes
May 9, 2024
Bite: Evolving as a CEO That Your Company Needs with Kim Yao, CloudEats
“As long as you're open to what's next, as long as you're open to the unknown, then there's an opportunity for you to improve yourself.” - Kimberly Yao, Co-Founder & CEO of CloudEats. From selling booze online and working in…
May 2, 2024
CEO Series: Melanie Perkins, Co-founder & CEO of Canva
As of January 2024, Canva’s design platform attracted around 170 million monthly global users from 190 countries. BUT it was not too long ago that now 36-year-old Canva founder Melanie Perkins was rejected by 100 VCs. Just l…
April 25, 2024
CEO Series: Whitney Wolfe Herd, Co-Founder of Bumble
You may have heard the news: as of January 2nd, 2024, Bumble founder Whitney Wolfe Herd has stepped down as chief executive after nearly a decade leading the dating app company. Despite challenges ahead - a more conservative…
April 18, 2024
LP Panel: Deployment in Private Equity w/ Tomi Viia, OP Financial Group & Marko Hara, Decile Capital
Revisiting a clip from the LP Summit co-hosted by Beyond the Billion and Arctic15 in Helsinki in 2023, we have curated this brief but insightful episode for GPs, LPs, or even founders. This week’s guests are two European LP …
April 11, 2024
Bite: Delivering Alpha with Kindness, The Red Helicopter Way w/ James Rhee
"Goodwill should mean a whole lot more than accounting concept, is earned and cannot be bought; but if done correctly, can be worth a whole lot." As we step into Q2, there's no better time to pause, reflect, and realign our …
April 4, 2024
Faith, Finance, Technology w/ Fara Abdullah, Bitsmedia
Muslims are projected to constitute more than 25% of the world's total population this year. To many in the industry, this isn't just a statistic; it represents a vast array of opportunities for the markets. This week, we ha…
March 28, 2024
LP View: Breaking Bias to Drive Returns w/ Joanna Kuang, Illumen Capital
“We believe an inclusive and optimal asset management industry will be the cornerstone of an equal and equitable future.” - Illumen Capital While organizations explore ways to embody diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), a…
March 21, 2024
Building Billion Dollar Business with Strategic Marketing w/ Ross Simmonds, Foundation Marketing
Berkshire Hathaway and the famed investor Warren Buffett himself are often the topic of discussion when it comes to achieving success in the world of venture. Nevertheless, despite the almost unassuming marketing strategies …
March 14, 2024
Unveiling Unicorn Pathways: How to Become a Unicorn w/ Leah Barto, Endeavor Global
In venture capital, pattern recognition is a valuable skill. Investors often analyze various pieces of a puzzle, employing pattern recognition to assess whether a company might be on the path to success. This week’s Billion …
March 7, 2024
Unlocking Venture Capital through Private Wealth w/ Samir Kaji, Allocate
This week's guest is Samir Kaji, a prolific writer and host of Venture Unlocked, a podcast and blog that dives into the inner workings of venture capital, and the CEO and co-founder of Allocate. With over 20 years of experie…
Feb. 29, 2024
Behind the IPO: ACV Auctions & ASV w/ Somak Chattopadhyay & Vikas Mehta
This week we had not one but two esteemed guests - a funder and his founder of choice to talk through everything from building trust and partnership to getting to that IPO. Featuring Somak Chattopadhyay , founder of Armory S…
![[REPLAY] Investing with Penny Pritzker & Building a Robust Venture & Growth Practice w/ Momei Qu, PSP Partners](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.imgix.net%2Fpodcasts%2F78238ddc-d129-11ee-9ffa-1b26313d4dec%2Fimage%2F5d3b58962bb01349cdb5a49ab4d685bf.png%3Fixlib%3Drails-4.3.1%26max-w%3D3000%26max-h%3D3000%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat%2Ccompress?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=eaccf4dd7c9f765332bf18d7664a5870 "[REPLAY] Investing with Penny Pritzker & Building a Robust Venture & Growth Practice w/ Momei Qu, PSP Partners")
Feb. 22, 2024
[REPLAY] Investing with Penny Pritzker & Building a Robust Venture & Growth Practice w/ Momei Qu, PSP Partners
“ if you can show strong growth in this environment, that means you’re getting corporate budgets at a time when corporate budgets are tightening.” As we continue to emerge from the belt-tightening era in investment and ventu…
Feb. 15, 2024
Bite: Investing in Diversity with Erin Harkless Moore, Pivotal Ventures
Investing in women is the smartest thing you could do right now. Erin Harkless Moore, Senior Director of Investments at Pivotal Ventures, a company founded by Melinda French Gates to promote social equity in the realm of inv…
Feb. 8, 2024
Surfacing Unicorns in Emerging Markets w/ Allen Taylor, Endeavor Catalyst
This week's episode features Allen Taylor, managing partner at Endeavor Catalyst, one of the earliest supporters at the Billion Dollar Fund for Women (now Beyong The Billion). Allen also sits on the global leadership team at…
Feb. 1, 2024
Rise with Resilience: Becoming a Rare Unicorn Iman Abuzeid, Incredible Health
"It's probably not a good idea to overlook female CEOs or Black CEOs. Because they're driving an enormous amount of value in business. And you overlook it at your own expense." - Iman Abuzeid, Co-founder & CEO of Incredible …
Jan. 25, 2024
Breaking Barriers: Why “Taboo” Brands Win with Shama Amalean Skinner (Former COO, Thinx Inc.)
From a market that was almost nonexistent in 2015, hitting double digits with a ~25% CAGR by 2018, Femtech and women's health industry have been long underestimated until the rise of Thinx and similar brands revolutionized t…
Jan. 18, 2024
LP Special: How Emerging Managers can win in 2024
The global economic uncertainty and a shift in focus towards sustainable growth are widely expected to impact the fundraising prospects for new vehicles, especially those focused on emerging markets or launched by first-time…
Jan. 11, 2024
Living Under the Gun: Son of Pablo Escobar, Juan Pablo Escobar
As we step into the new year of 2024, we bring you a conversation that challenges the very essence of legacy. In this short and impromptu episode, Juan Pablo Escobar (now known as Sebastián Marroquín), the son of the notorio…
Jan. 4, 2024
End of Creator Economy? Monetizing Impact & Influence with Scott Clary, Success Story Podcast
While many professionals have in the past belittled the creator economy, according to Goldman Sachs, the creator economy was worth about 250 billion in 2023 and is set to nearly double by 2027. And that is just one of the my…
![[REPLAY] “To Fail in Such A Public Way](https://images.podpage.com/https%3A%2F%2Fmegaphone.imgix.net%2Fpodcasts%2Fd6d94efc-a3d4-11ee-bd9a-6b7aa7dc0736%2Fimage%2FVivy_Yusof-Podcast_Cover.png%3Fixlib%3Drails-4.3.1%26max-w%3D3000%26max-h%3D3000%26fit%3Dcrop%26auto%3Dformat%2Ccompress?auto=format%2Ccompress&w=100&s=951ec604b2b4f5f665452aaec9b1d827 "[REPLAY] “To Fail in Such A Public Way")
Dec. 28, 2023
[REPLAY] “To Fail in Such A Public Way"—The Cost of Influence & Billion Dollar Ambitions with Vivy Yusof, FV Group
In light of the nostalgic festive period, this week, we are diving back into one of our favorite episodes this year with the one and only Vivy Yusof.
Dec. 21, 2023
The Power of Making Big Bets with Dr. Rajiv Shah, Rockefeller
Dr. Raj Shah's journey comprises numerous transformative endeavors, spanning his roles at the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, USAID, to his current position as President of the Rockefeller Foundation. In his recent public…
Dec. 14, 2023
Billion Dollar Bite: Choosing Your Investors & Navigating No's in Business with Kendra Scott
Rejection has been a recurring theme on this show, serving as a powerful catalyst for success. This week's Billion Dollar Bite features Kendra Scott's appearance in Austin, hosted by Beyond The Billion and Brown Advisory. Fr…
Dec. 7, 2023
Recap 2023: Redefining Success
At Billion Dollar Moves, our ultimate goal has always been showcasing the often untold stories of what it really takes to achieve that coveted ‘unicorn status’ beyond what’s often humble-bragged about; to challenge today’s s…
Nov. 30, 2023
From Bankruptcy to Building the Finnish Startup Ecosystem with Taneli Tikka, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor
In keeping with the theme of my material from Helsinki, Finland just as one of the biggest events in Finland happens: Slush, today’s episode is with my friend, Taneli Tikka, truly one of the OGs of the Finnish startup ecosys…