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Superpowers Podcast

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  • Everyone has a superpower... We're here to uncover it. Welcome to the Superpowers Podcast, where you hear real stories from iconic startup founders and industry trailblazers like Kara Goldin (Hint Water), Andy Dunn (Bonobos), and Deborah Wahl (General Motors). Join me, Chris Cunningham, as we dive deep into the trenches and discover how these incredible entrepreneurs used their unique superpower to succeed in business and life. Superpowers; what's yours?
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  • In The Trenches: Macro Musings With Jamie McGurk

    In The Trenches: Macro Musings With Jamie McGurk
    Jun 20 2022
    Chris and Matt invited Jamie McGurk, General Partner at BAM Elevate, to share his expertise on the state of today’s market. Jamie currently oversees the private investment division of Balyasny Asset Management L.P.  “We focus on private markets, starting beyond the venture stage… think of us as early growth investors.” Jamie discusses his broad view of the market today and where he has seen the biggest changes. “In 2021, top-performing private companies that exited had really strong balance sheets. But many had operational expense plans that were wound up to match that. Now, some of that “unwind” will happen, but not for all of them.” He talks about how the private growth funds have slowed down in competition and how that has impacted deal velocity over valuations (so far, anyway). Jamie also covers valuation compression and what he sees happening across the board. Check out Bam Elevate to learn more. Visit c2ventures.co to learn more about our portfolio companies. Please support the show by subscribing and sharing it with a friend. Follow Matt on LinkedIn or Twitter. Follow Chris on LinkedIn or Twitter. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    34 mins
  • Jake DeCicco - Extreme Optimist

    Jake DeCicco - Extreme Optimist
    May 5 2022
    Jake DeCicco and his two brothers have a fascinating story about becoming top entrepreneurs in one of the most saturated consumer goods categories - Coffee. Super Coffee's most recent valuation is $500 million, and its goal is to expand into the International market in the next few years. Super Coffee's core premise was to make a drink that was a third of the calories and zero sugar but tasted like a Starbucks frappuccino. Jake shares the journey he and his brothers went on and how they used their experience as athletes to work as a team and keep going through the tough times. "Learning how to be teammates, first. We respect each other's positions and just make sure that we are working towards the team's greater goal, which carries over very nicely to the workplace." The brothers always had an entrepreneurial spirit, "Jordan and I always had a little bit of an entrepreneurial bug. We would make lemonade stands in high school or hustled and sold gum in the hallways that we bought from Sam's Club." This mentality served them well when they had to grind daily to produce their first shipment of Super Coffee to Whole Foods. The journey these three brothers have gone on has been inspirational to listen to, and I hope you enjoy it as much as I did, Learn more about Super Coffee here: https://drinksupercoffee.com/ Connect with Jake here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jake-decicco-42698a66/ Connect with Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cunninghamchrisc2/ Follow us on Twitter: @c2_ventures Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    46 mins
  • Kara Goldin - Courage and Curiosity

    Kara Goldin - Courage and Curiosity
    Mar 9 2022
    PREVIOUS INTERVIEW - Kara Goldin started her career at Time Magazine and was quickly recruited by CNN for advertising sales. She then took a role at a small startup company called 2Market, where she was worried that she wouldn't contribute because she knew nothing about tech.  But, Kara showed up every day, learning and growing, and when AOL acquired the company, she became the youngest Vice President and one of the few female leaders on the team. She managed a team of around two hundred people for years until she realized that she was missing out on her children's lives.  "I have three kids back in San Francisco under the age of four. I cannot rewind their life. And I thought I'm hopping off this train," Kara told Chris. It was not an easy transition, and she was met with many naysayers, telling her she was making a mistake. Nevertheless, she persisted in her decision to be with her family and take a break.  At the same time, Kara began with health issues. This was the catalyst that would change her life trajectory forever.  Unbeknown to Kara, she was on her way to becoming one of the most well-recognized female entrepreneurs in the health and wellness industry today.  Hint Water was born out of Kara's curiosity to find answers. Answers about her health issues and why "diet" drinks were deceiving consumers into believing they were healthy when they were, in fact, detrimental.  "I mean, it was crazy because again, I think the challenge that people have is there are healthy perceptions versus healthy reality. And here I am, a smart person, a successful person, and I was fooled, right. It is really, really tricky." Kara spent the next several years taking one step forward, two steps back, trying to bring Hint Water to the world. She eventually got her first break with Google and then Whole Foods.  "Talking about superpower. I think my curiosity has always been probably one of the biggest superpowers that I have." Kara has grown her water company into selling face and body products that are chemical-free. She also wrote Undaunted to share her life's journey to encourage other entrepreneurs to keep being curious and never lose faith.  To learn more about Hint Water, visit https://www.drinkhint.com. To learn more about Kara Goldin and her book undaunted, visit https://karagoldin.com. _________ If you love the value we bring to our episodes; please consider subscribing and leaving a review.  Follow us on: Instagram Twitter Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 14 mins
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