In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with Jay Simons, President of Atlassian and Arif Janmohamed Partner at Lightspeed.If you’re unfamiliar, Atlassian is an enterprise software company that went public in 2015 and has since doubled its

Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta (Enterprise Scale Summit)

Nov 25th, 2019 34m 44s

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with Henry Ward, CEO and co-founder of Carta and Will Kohler Partner at Lightspeed.If you’re unfamiliar, Carta is a technology company that specializes in capitalization table management and valuatio

Chuck Robbins, CEO and Chairman of Cisco (Enterprise Scale Summit)

Nov 21st, 2019 34m 29s

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with Chuck Robbins, CEO and Chairman of Cisco, and John W. Thompson, Venture Partner at Lightspeed and Chairman of Microsoft.Chuck likely needs no introduction - he took over for John Chambers as CEO

Christa Quarles, Former OpenTable CEO (Enterprise Scale Sumit)

Nov 14th, 2019 38m 5s

In this episode, you’ll hear a conversation with Christa Quarles, former CEO of OpenTable.Christa is all about culture, vision, strategy, and results and we absolutely loved having the opportunity to tap her deep knowledge base. If you’re unfa

Rothy's CEO Stephen Hawthornthwaite

May 23rd, 2019 21m 37s

In this episode, co-host Nicole Quinn speaks with Stephen Hawthornthwaite, founder and CEO of Rothy’s.They discuss:How to build a product that is Comfortable, stylish, AND sustainableWhy focusing on a great product and profitability has driv

The Future of Investing from an LP’s Perspective

Mar 22nd, 2019 39m 52s

In this episode, we hosted a panel on the future of investing from a LP. perspective. The panel was hosted by the amazing Female Founders Fund at an event in san Francisco on Monday, March 11th.You’re going to get to hear from three experts in

The Honest Company & Co-Founder Brian Lee

Mar 8th, 2019 23m 27s

In this episode, you’ll hear from our friend Brian Lee. He’s a serial entrepreneur and the co-founder of The Honest Company (a Lightspeed portfolio company), ShoeDazzle, and LegalZoom. He’s also the co-founder and managing director of BAM Ventu

#ANGELS’ Negotiation Summit: Jana Rich (Rich Talent Group)

Feb 22nd, 2019 24m 52s

This week are doing something a little different. We are bringing you three of the talks from Lightspeed’s first Negotiation Summit with #ANGELS: Demystifying Power & Wealth in the Valley that recently took place at Twitter. You’ll here from to

#ANGELS’ Negotiation Summit: Maggie Neale (Author Getting More of What You Want)

Feb 22nd, 2019 1h 9m

#ANGELS’ Negotiation Summit: Max Levchin (Founder Paypal, Affirm)

Feb 22nd, 2019 34m 18s

Beauty Week: The Honest Company's Nick Vlahos

Dec 14th, 2018 25m

Nick Vlahos is the CEO of The Honest Company. Before joining Honest, Nick was COO of Clorox and was CEO of Burt's Bees from 2011-2013. I recently sat down with Nick in his office, where I noticed quotes on his wall like "great leaders lead fro

Beauty Week: Ipsy CEO Marcelo Camberos

Dec 12th, 2018 19m 2s

Marcelo Camberos is the co-founder and CEO of Ipsy, a subscription-based beauty company that offers monthly deliveries of personalized makeup and beauty products. Marcelo's deep understanding of creators and of influencer culture has made Ipsy

Beauty Week: Beautycon's Moj Mahdara

Dec 7th, 2018 23m 20s

Moj Mahdara is the CEO of Beautycon, the media platform that combines live events, influencer marketing and cosmetic commerce with events in LA, NY, and London. Moj was one of the early thought leaders in the influencer marketing space, and sh

11: Taylor Lorenz

Nov 26th, 2018 34m 9s

Taylor Lorenz covers the intersection of technology and pop culture for The Atlantic. Her work covers memes, internet culture, social media, influencers, and teens. We always enjoy reading her work - she has her finger on the pulse of pop cult

10: Allbirds

Apr 23rd, 2018 39m 2s

Today’s guest is Joey Zwillinger, cofounder and president of Allbirds. Alex and Joey spoke about a number of topics ranging from Joey's career journey from industrial chemist to “wool cobbler,” to the importance of brand values, to wh

8: Bonobos Founder Andy Dunn

Mar 15th, 2018 39m 2s

Jeremy sits down with Bonobos founder Andy Dunn for a wide ranging discussion that covers Bonobos' early days, transitions, and what happens when your greatest strengths as a leader become liabilities.

9: Gwyneth Paltrow

Mar 5th, 2018 14m 42s

Some of the highlights of today's episode include:● The history of Goop● A description of the core Goop customer● Building the culture of Goop● Gwyneth's biggest joy that stems from working on Goop

7: Jacob Jaber of Philz Coffee

Feb 28th, 2018 30m 21s

Today we speak with Jacob Jaber, CEO of Philz Coffee in San Francisco. Jacob took the reigns from his dad Phil at only 18 years of age and grew the business from a single store to national scale over the past decade. Philz’ “one cup at a time”

6: Shan-Lyn Ma, Founder & CEO of Zola

Feb 13th, 2018 22m 19s

3 million Americans spend over $90 billion each year on a single day. The wedding is one of humanity’s oldest social traditions and has yet to be brought into the modern age with technology. Until now.Shan-Lyn Ma is CEO and co-founder of Zola,

5: Max Levchin

Dec 11th, 2017 22m 35s

Nicole sits down with Affirm CEO Max Levchin for a wide ranging discussion. They cover Affirm’s use of technology as a means of inclusion, the number one characteristic he looks for when hiring, and his work on women’s health and fractionalizin

4: Tara-Nicholle Nelson

Dec 4th, 2017 20m 47s

Nicole Quinn sits down with Lightspeed's Entrepreneur in Residence, Tara-Nicholle Nelson to discuss all things content marketing and to hear about Tara's exciting new project, Soul Tour.