Serial entrepreneur. Professor. Longtime investor. Founder and executive chair of the medical device incubator ExploraMed, which created 10 companies. He has more than 300 patents. He’s even in a band. Josh Makower leads a fascinating life, and in that life, he has seen a pitch deck or two. He sits down with Laurie to uncork the secret sauce that leaders need to know to craft, prepare for and deliver a perfect pitch for funding, scaling, or customer acquisition. So stroll across the quad, take off your backpack, and settle in as Laurie and Josh talk about what you need to do to position yourself to go for the gold.

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As soon as she hit Silicon Valley 25 years ago, veteran journalist and entrepreneur Kara Swisher rolled up her sleeves and got to work. She knows, and has taken to task, every tech titan: Jobs, Bezos, Musk, all the Marks (Benioff, Cuban, Zuckerberg), and also Vice President Kamala Harris, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and so many more. How did she get here? In short: through confidence, decisiveness, and being unapologetically herself. Laurie and Kara talk through the personal qualities every CEO needs for maximum impact and success. They also discuss Kara’s 2024 memoir, Burn Book: A Tech Love Story, and walk through the key inflection points in Kara’s singular career.

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Kara Swisher’s latest book is Burn Book: A Tech Love Story. Purchase here: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Burn-Book/Kara-Swisher/9781982163891.

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Dr. Cheryl Pegus is a woman of firsts: first chief medical officer at Walgreens, first female chair of the board of directors for the Association of Black Cardiologists, and one of the nation’s most influential healthcare leaders and clinical executives. She’s also a basketball fan, comparing Caitlyn Clark’s journey to the WNBA to the hurdles women business leaders face. To cut the ribbon on The Inspiring Women Leadership Lab, Laurie and Cheryl talk healthcare, hoops and history. Cheryl also shares her hard-won wisdom, like not being afraid to start over, even when you’re at the top, and essential leadership tips on how to deliver bad news, how to listen, and how to prove you did the work you did.

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Welcome to the Inspiring Women Leadership Lab, a masterclass for CEOs, entrepreneurs, and business leaders ready to challenge the status quo. Meet your instructor: Laurie McGraw, a leader at the nexus of healthcare, technology, and business. Each week, Laurie talks with visionary business leaders – trailblazers like Kara Swisher, thought leaders like Andy Slavitt, as well as investors, researchers, startup founders, and CEOs who have beaten the odds to rise to the top – to get practical advice, inspiration and tips so you can launch, grow or lead a successful, impactful business. Coming August 8, from Lemonada Media.

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