Personable

North America Chair BCG: Why Getting the Right Answer Is Where the Hard Work Starts | Sharon Marcil

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Sharon Marcil, Managing Director, Senior Partner and North America Chair of Boston Consulting Group, formerly BCG's Chief Marketing Officer, Board...

Former Greenhill CEO: The Market Downturns Were the Best Opportunities of My Life | Scott Bok

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Scott Bok, former CEO and Chairman of Greenhill, former Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, senior business advisor to Mizuho, author of Surviving Wa...

Managing Partner Compound: How He Has 5X Every Fund He Has Run | Michael Dempsey

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Dempsey, Managing Partner at Compound, former analyst at Crane Partners and CB Insights, NYU graduate, and one of the most respected research ...

Fmr Head of Prop Research Point72: I Built a Career on Taking 1000s of At Bats Not 10 | Kirk McKeown

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Kirk McKeown, former Head of Proprietary Research at Point72, former Head of Proprietary Research at Glenview Capital, analyst at Tudor Investment Cor...

Fmr FI Head Man Group: He Made a Billion When Everyone Thought the World Was Ending | Rob Carver

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rob Carver, former Head of Fixed Income at AHL Man Group, independent systematic futures trader, visiting lecturer at Queen Mary University of London,...

Fmr Quant Head Morgan Stanley: AI Can Give You the Answer But Not the Understanding | Joseph Mezrich

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Joseph Mezrich, founder of Metafoura, former Managing Director and Head of Quantitative Equity Research at Nomura, former Managing Director and Head o...

Fmr SIG Quant: How He Turned a Sports Betting Edge Into a $160M Exit at 28 | Alex Monahan

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Monahan, former quantitative trader at Susquehanna International Group, Stanford graduate, and founder of OddsJam, joins Personable to reveal how...

Co-Founder MyWallSt: If You Like the Business at 100 Dollars You Should Love It at 50 | Emmet Savage

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Emmet Savage, Chief Investor and Co-Founder of MyWallSt, joins Personable to reveal the common set of rules he discovered after the dot com crash wipe...

Global Chairman Horwath HTL: Stop Being Interesting and Start Being Interested | John Fareed

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

John Fareed, Global Chairman of Horwath HTL, former professional magician, former Marine, and author of From Invisible to Icon, joins Personable to re...

The Secret Footballer: How He Went From Pub Football to the Premier League | Dave Kitson

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Dave Kitson, former Premier League striker with over 400 professional appearances, anonymous author behind The Secret Footballer, the groundbreaking G...

500K Creator: You Do Not Want It Bad Enough and That Is the Only Real Answer | Lauren Barnwell

30 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Lauren Barnwell, content creator with over 500,000 followers across platforms, filmmaker, former junior and senior class president, state championship...

Koru Kids Founder: The Childcare System Was Broken So She Raised £600k to Fix It | Rachel Carrell

18 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Rachel Carrell, Founder and CEO of Koru Kids, Rhodes Scholar, DPhil from Oxford, former McKinsey consultant, and mother of three, joins Personable to ...

How Luke Knight (ETN) Built Europe's Fastest Growing Tech Show From Nothing

14 May 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Luke Knight, co-founder and co-host of ETN, former private client executive at Rockpool Investments, former private client associate at Fisher Investm...

NIL INSIDER Ed Tiryakian: NIL Is So Out of Control Top Programs Can't Afford It

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Tiryakian, NIL insider, Duke University and Fuqua School of Business graduate, former Managing Director at Paine Webber and UBS, Chairman of Legend...

NIL INSIDER Ed Tiryakian: NIL Is So Out of Control Top Programs Can't Afford It

24 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Ed Tiryakian, NIL insider, Duke University and Fuqua School of Business graduate, former Managing Director at Paine Webber and UBS, Chairman of Legend...

Former HFT: Tenacity Beats Talent Every Single Time | Annanay Kapila (QFEX Founder)

17 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Annanay Kapila, former HFT quant at Flow Traders and Tower Research Capital, Cambridge Mathematics graduate, and founder of QFEX, joins Personable to ...

Seth Yakatan: I've Raised $1 Billion and I Still Feel Like I've Achieved Nothing

11 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Yakatan, Co-Founder of Katan Associates International, serial entrepreneur who has raised over $1 billion and sold 22 businesses, and one of the ...

Alex Edmans: Top Universities Are Optimised For Everything - Except The Students Paying For Them

05 Mar 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Edmans, Professor of Finance at London Business School, PhD from MIT as a Fulbright Scholar, and former investment banker at Morgan Stanley, join...

Head of Prime at Coinbase: How Crypto Becomes Institutional (Rick Schonberg)

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send a textRick Schonberg, Head of Prime at Coinbase and former executive at Goldman Sachs, State Street, LCH, and Tagomi, joins Personable to unpack ...

Moonpig Founder: How I took it from a Near Failure to a £120M Exit | Nick Jenkins (Dragon's Den)

10 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send a textNick Jenkins, founder of Moonpig and former Dragon’s Den investor, joins Personable to unpack the darkest moments behind building Moonpig...

Why Investors Panic: Investor Psychology with Robert Karas (CIO, Bank Gutmann)

04 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textRobert Karas, Chief Investment Officer at Bank Gutmann with over 30 years of investing experience, joins Personable to unpack why invest...

Ali Abdaal’s Former Head of YouTube Explains Why 3,000 Subs Beat 3 Million | Tintin Smith

02 Feb 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textTintin Smith, YouTuber, former Head of YouTube for Ali Abdaal, and founder of the $100K YouTuber Academy, joins Personable to unpack wha...

Davos, Gold Highs and the New World Order: What’s Really Moving Markets | Lia Forcina

26 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textLia Forcina, Partner and Portfolio Manager at LGR Capital, joins Personable to unpack what is really driving global markets in 2025 and ...

March Madness Chair: We received death threats for putting UNC in the tournament | Keith Gill

21 Jan 2026

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textKeith Gill, Chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee and Sun Belt Conference Commissioner, joins Personable for a candi...

HKUST’s Stephen Shih on why an MBA education still matters in the age of AI

31 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Send us a textStephen Shih joins Personable for a wide ranging conversation on consulting, academia, AI, leadership development, ethics, and preparing...

Ismail Radwan WARNS “We Are in Scary Territory”, Why Jobs Matter More Than AI, and Market Prospects

27 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ismail Radwan returns to Personable for a wide ranging conversation on global economics, jobs, AI, geopolitics, and the future of growth.Ismail is a L...

AmplifyME's Anthony Cheung: How to Break into Finance (From State School to Wall Street)

26 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Anthony Cheung shares an honest account of his journey from a state school to working with some of the world’s largest hedge funds, and why his miss...

Job EXPERT Peter Wood on The Worst Job Market in 10 Years!! How to Build Online, Upskill & Find work

24 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Founder and CEO of The Graduate Guide, Peter Wood returns to Personable to break down how graduate careers are changing, why traditional hiring is bro...

Mungo McCosh: Going Off the Beaten Track, Building an Audience, and Living Authentically Online

23 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Travel creator Mungo McCosh (70,000 followers) breaks down how living differently, thinking independently, and embracing discomfort can unlock freedom...

Bear Grylls: The Art of Living a Meaningful Life (4K)

21 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

World-famous adventurer BEAR GRYLLS reveals the TRUTH about success, failure, grief, and faith, and why resilience, family, and purpose matter far mor...

AI Market Bubble?! Commodities & Banks Surging! Europe & Asia Outperform! Huge Mayoshi Son US Bet!

06 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Roberts, Founder of Orgueil Capital (an investment vehicle with its North Star to quintuple capital) and former Partner at Horseman Capital, r...

$170M Founder Yoshi Yokokawa (Alpaca) on 2008 Crash, Diversification Myths, Day Trading and Burnout

02 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Yoshi Yokokawa, co-founder and CEO of Alpaca, joins Personable with Harvey Bracken-Smith. Alpaca is a leading brokerage infrastructure and self-cleari...

Massive UK Tax Rises!! FED Pause?, US-China Rare Earth Truce, Mag 7 Earnings, AI Bubble?

08 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and guest Luke Sloman analyze a defining week in global finance.Nvidia hits a $5 tril...

How Jamil Qureshi Built World Champions in F1, Golf and Cricket!

02 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jamil Qureshi, one of the world’s leading performance psychologists and the first-ever official global psychologist for the European Ryder Cup Team,...

Trump Xi Meeting Expectations, Will the Stock Market Crash?!, Silver Short Squeeze, FED Rate Cut

27 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Personable Markets, host Harvey Bracken-Smith and Luke dive into surging global markets as the S&P 500 hits record highs. They ...

How GOAT Tommy Hyland Made Millions Counting Cards, Built the Most Successful Team & Beat Vegas!

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tommy Hyland, one of the greatest blackjack players of all time and a 2002 inductee into the Blackjack Hall of Fame, returns for his second appearance...

Havard PHD Dr John Harpham: Why Slavery Existed, Cancel Culture & How We Move Forward

21 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. John Harpham, historian, Harvard PhD, Duke graduate, and author of The Intellectual Origins of American Slavery — a book nominated for the Histo...

Trump Imposes 100% Tariffs on China, US-China AI War, Mag 7 Future, Gold Hits $4,000!

13 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stephen Roberts, Founder of Orgueil Capital (an investment vehicle with its North Star to quintuple capital over the next 8–9 years) and former Part...

Episode 100: Losing My Mum To Cancer, Building The Next Big Podcast, and My Life's Mission

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Thank you to everyone who has helped me reach this point. I don’t take your support for granted. Every like, comment and subscription genuinely mean...

Personable Markets: French PM Resigns (LIVE REACTION!), EA Sports Crazy Buyout & LSE M&A ($250M)!

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Harvey Bracken-Smith welcomes Luke Sloman back to Personable. Luke is a third-year Business & Management student at the University of Exeter, curr...

You Must Think In Generations, Not Days, To Be Successful! Raj Setty (Owner Of Setty & Associates)

06 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Raj Setty, Owner of Setty & Associates and CEO of Cyclops, joins Personable. From graduating UC Davis in mechanical engineering to teaching physic...

David Esposito (CEO ONL Therapeutics): Why Big Pharma MUST Take Big Risks For A Healthy Society!

02 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Esposito, President & CEO of ONL Therapeutics, joins Personable. From graduating West Point with a BS in Civil Engineering, to leading an in...

LIVE REACTION: Hitting 1,000 Subscribers on YouTube!!

30 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I am beyond excited to announce that Personable has hit 1,000 subscribers!!!Thank you to everyone that has supported me up to this point.I am grateful...

Personable Markets: Louis-Vincent Gave on Trump-Xi Meet, ChatGPT v DeepSeek, China-India-Russia Deal

29 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Louis-Vincent Gave, CEO & Co-Founder of Gavekal, returns to Personable as a two-time guest. From graduating Duke University with a BA in Economics...

James Frost (Founder of Buzz): How to get 38,000 downloads in 50 days

27 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Frost, creative strategist and director, returns to Personable as a two-time guest. From photographing for Complex and Hypebeast to relaunching ...

Gibson Dunn Law Partner Dr Markus Nauheim on the Importance of Discipline, Integrity & Visibility

25 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr Markus Nauheim, a partner at Gibson Dunn’s Munich office, shares his journey from a small-town German student to a globally recognized corporate ...

Personable Markets: Fed Cuts Rates, Apple & Oracle Surge, Tiktok Deal, Slowing Labour market (AI?!)

22 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 4th episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market ...

Singer Hunter Black: Behind the Scenes of The Voice Australia & Going All-In on His Music Dream

19 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hunter Black shares his serendipitous rise on The Voice Australia, from a surprise audition to battling for Ronan Keating's team, while pursuing ...

Lihong Wang (Y Combinator Funded): How To Break Into Quant Trading, Freeport’s USP & DeFi Staking

16 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lihong Wang details his progression from internships at Jane Street and Akuna Capital to his former full time role at IMC Trading, with plans to innov...

Personable Markets: US Tariffs, FED Independence & Rate Cuts, UK Economy Concerns | Lia Forcina

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 3rd episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market ...

Deanna Filippo (Creative Expert) for Allure, Victoria’s Secret, Blue Lagoon, David Stesner ArtHouse!

13 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Deanna Filippo, a visionary creative director, shares her journey from designing for Allure and Victoria’s Secret to pioneering iconic beauty visual...

Artist David Stesner: Collaborating with Lamborghini, Selling to Royal families & Butterfly Project

11 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

David Stesner, a renowned photographer and artist, shares his journey from assisting legendary photographers to creating his iconic butterfly collecti...

Parenting Expert (Meg Faure): Screens as Toxic as smoking?! 25% women depressed post childbirth!

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The No 1 Parenting Expert in South Africa Meg Faure shares her journey empowering parents, blending neuroscience, and fostering curiosity.Meg Faure, a...

7’0 Stanley Borden (UTSA, Duke MBB) on Social anxiety, NIL & going to NBA | ACC Champion, Final 4

09 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Stanley Borden shares his journey of overcoming social anxiety, navigating NIL, and chasing NBA aspirations.Stanley Borden, a 7’0, 241-pound former ...

Personable Markets: Gold & Bitcoin Surge, Japan PM resigns, USA tariff reversal, UK fiscal shortfall

08 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 2nd episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market ...

Actor Tim McInnerny's pursuit of excellence (Blackadder, Notting Hill, Gladiator 2, GOT, One Day)

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tim McInnerny shares his journey of mastering diverse roles and staying true to the craft of acting.Tim McInnerny rose to prominence as a versatile ac...

Legendary Scooter rider Will Judy on pursuing Greatness, 30,000+ Fans & Overcoming Fear

05 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Will Judy, a former top scooter rider, shares his journey of building a 24,000-follower community and thriving as a data scientist.Will Judy rose to p...

How Andrea Bartolucci created a wine empire! | Madonna Estate (2nd oldest winery in Napa California)

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Napa Valley’s Andrea Bartolucci pulls back the curtain on the hidden truths of winemaking, family business, and what it takes to thrive for a centur...

One Chowdhury raised $2.6m to take down $300bn Salesforce!! (Duke Dropout!)

04 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Duke dropout One Chowdhury pulls back the curtain on the lies we believe about startups, success, and what it really takes to challenge a $300B giant ...

Personable Markets: Alibaba’s AI Boom, Fed Faces Trump & Retail Investors Shake Markets

01 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

This is the 1st episode of Personable markets in which I aim to speak to a hedgefund manager, VC or Investment Banker every week on real world market ...

Basketball Phenom's SECRET To Keep Winning! What It Takes To Get To The Top! (USA World Champion)

31 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Duke basketball phenom Jadyn Donovan pulls back the curtain on the lies we believe about talent, success, and what it really takes to make it at the h...

The Market Experts: Quant AI has made Billionaires! Now Retail Investors Can Do It Too! (OpenQuant)

28 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From Apple’s Touch ID to a $650M hedge fund–and from Vietnamese medtech to $80M in DeFi–Makoto Tominaga & Quoc Anh Ngo expose why retail tra...

ONLY 0.1% Make It Into Citadel Securities! Their Chief People Officer REVEALS What It REALLY Takes!

22 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Citadel Securities’ Chief People Officer, Alex DiLeonardo, reveals how the firm spots outliers early, evaluates talent with surgical precision, and ...

EXCLUSIVE With Tiger Woods CEO: “Being Liked ≠ Success. Respect Is Everything!” (Former NBA Exec)

20 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From the NBA to leading Tiger Woods’ foundation, Rick Singer reveals why earning respect, not popularity, is the key to leadership, how elite athlet...

Meet the Hall Of Fame Advisor to the NFL, Ryder Cup AND NASCAR! SportsMediaAdvisors CEO Reveals All!

15 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Doug Perlman breaks down the media rights gold rush, why private equity is flooding into sports, and how NIL is transforming college athletics—drawi...

Meet the Genius HedgeFund Manager Who NEVER Lost Money! (Worked For Steve Cohen & Michael Platt)

12 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lia Forcina shares how she went from a newspaper job ad to managing $100M+ - revealing what she learned from Steve Cohen, why AI is killing junior rol...

The $100M FOUNDER (Ex-Goldman): One Pivot Saved Us, Execution Built Us, Bad Hires Nearly Broke Us

07 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dylan Robbins shares how one strategic pivot scaled Lucra to $100M+, why second-time founders have an edge and why flawless execution still trumps big...

Meet The Brothers Representing England: Be Obsessed OR Someone Takes Your Spot! (RWC Winner's Sons)

06 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Charlie and Jack Bracken, sons of World Cup winner Kyran Bracken, reveal how rejection, rivalry, and relentless training shaped their rise through Sar...

Ladi Built Nigeria’s 7th Biggest Bank, While Others Chased Wall St! (The Lesson That MADE $5Bn!)

01 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While others pursued Wall Street, Ladi Balogun built Nigeria’s 7th largest bank - unpacking how he scaled to 15M customers, navigated CEO term limit...

“This Is One Of The Most Important Times In Human History” — Vimo CFO (Ex-Lime, Morgan Stanley MD)

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Former Morgan Stanley MD turned startup CFO explains why the rise of AI marks a once-in-a-generation shift—and how it’s forcing Wall Street and Si...

Build the CULT, Then The CODE - How SCRAN’s 22-YO Couple Are Changing Food Apps Forever!

25 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Two 22-year-old founders reveal how they’re risking everything to build Scran, the TikTok-inspired app revolutionizing London’s dining scene befor...

Riya SOLD 30,000+ BOOKS By Writing For Two AUDIENCES: SMART For Parents, SILLY For Kids!

23 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Riya Jain who turned her childhood health struggles into a movement reveals how to transform personal pain into purpose and build a business that chan...

The NFL Insider (Jaguars/Bucs): What CEOs Can STEAL From Super Bowl-Winning Coaches!! (No 1 Author)

18 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

From NFL sidelines to global stages, Nathan Whitaker, bestselling author and ex-NFL insider, unleashes lessons on why character outshines athleticism,...

THEY LIED TO YOU ABOUT DEMOCRACY! Expert's Warning On America’s Hidden Divide (And How To Fix It!)

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Seth Radwell exposes the lie behind America’s political divide - and the urgent fix before it’s too late.Seth David Radwell is the Harvard-trained...

My Mum Passed Away 2 Years Ago Today

15 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today marks two years since my mother passed away from cancer In this video I talk about grief, the lessons she taught me & how my family and I h...

Private Equity CEO: How Founders WIN Deals! The #1 Trait Of Fundable Startups! (Hint: Create FOMO)

11 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

A Duke Professor & Wall Street Billion-Dollar Dealmaker Reveals the truth about About Billion-Dollar Pitches, Startup Survival, and What Investors...

Omnicom Asia President: The Man Behind Apple, Tiktok & Pepsi’s Ad Campaigns ($14Bn Company)

09 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Omnicom’s Asia President Exposes the Lies About Creativity, Brand Building, and What Really Wins in Advertising TodaySean Donovan is the disruptive ...

The Dark Side of Success: Psychologist Dr Aria's Warning to Top Performers

06 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Aria is a clinical psychologist who works with some of the world’s highest performers — from Oscar-winning actors and global entrepreneurs to ...

What It Takes to Run One of America’s Biggest Real Estate Empires — with Kushner CEO Laurent Morali

05 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In this episode of Personable, Harvey Bracken-Smith sits down with Laurent Morali, CEO of Kushner — a firm managing over 22,000 apartments and 13 mi...

Can You Trust the News? Nina Bull Jørgensen on Media Manipulation, its independance & the future

04 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Nina Bull Jørgensen is a seasoned journalist and communications specialist with experience spanning Norwegian Broadcasting (NRK), the United Nations,...

What Life at Duke Is Really Like

03 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

I made a podcast with two of my best friends. In this episode of Personable, I sit down with Gabe Cooper and Jayden Lewis—two of the closest people ...

How Ashley Aufderheide Became a Netflix Star Without Ever Taking an Acting Class

02 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Ashley Aufderheide is an actress on Netflix’s That '90s Show. She’s starred in films like Infinitely Polar Bear alongside Mark Ruffalo and Zo...

Meet the Economist Who Helped Rebuild Nations Ismail Radwan

01 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Meet Ismail Radwan — a globally respected economist who has spent over two decades shaping economies from the ground up. A graduate of Oxford and UP...

Why Going All In Changed Everything for Katie Xu

31 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Katie Xu is not your average college student. She’s the President of Creator Lab at Duke University, an Investment Partner at Dorm Room Fund, and an...

Vijay Chattha on Turning Stories into Startups — 3 IPOs, 22 Unicorns & the Power of Attention

25 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Vijay Chattha is the Founder and General Partner of VSC Ventures, a venture capital firm born from a decade of storytelling excellence and deep-rooted...

What’s Moving the Markets? Lucy Baldwin, Citi’s Global Head of Research, Explains

21 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Lucy Baldwin is a Managing Director and Global Head of Research at Citi. Lucy is responsible for managing Citi’s global independent research across ...

Former Barclays CEO Tim Throsby: ‘The Game Has Changed—Adapt or Fail'

14 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Tim Throsby is the Former CEO of Barclays Bank Plc and President of Barclays International, whose extraordinary career has seen him hold leadership po...

Olu Brown is Running for Governor of Georgia in 2026—Here’s His Vision

04 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Olu Brown is the Founder and Lead Pastor of Impact United Methodist Church and a candidate for Governor of Georgia in 2026. With experience in leaders...

From Duke PhD to 400K Followers: Dr. Aaron Dinin on Social Media, Branding, and Legacy

27 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Aaron Dinin is a Senior Lecturing Fellow at Duke University, where he teaches entrepreneurship with a focus on social marketing and personal brand...

From Stanford Dropout to $100M Startup: Teddy Solomon on Building Fizz & Disrupting Social Media

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Teddy Solomon is the Co-Founder and CEO of Fizz an anonymous posting app that is transforming the way college communities connect, engage and sell onl...

Revolutionizing Reading: Michael Gorman’s Journey from $1.6 Billion VC to Cascade Reading

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Michael Gorman is a seasoned venture capitalist and entrepreneur, the former Managing Director of St. Paul Venture Capital, and the founder of Split R...

Building a $1 Billion Legacy: Keith Gill on College Sports, NIL, and Integrity

28 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Keith Gill is the Commissioner of the Sun Belt Conference, Vice Chair of the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee for the 2024-25 season and C...

From Duke Student to 1.3M Followers: Tulio Sasaya on Authenticity, Growth & Mental Health

23 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Tulio Sasaya, a senior at Duke University, has built an impressive social media presence, amassing 630k followers on Instagram and 690k on TikTok. Sin...

From MrBeast Employee to Rising YouTube Star: Athan Wright on Storytelling & Social Media as Art

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Athan Wright, a senior at Duke University, has dedicated himself to YouTube since his freshman year, spending four hours daily honing his craft. Forme...

CJ Frederickson: From Paralysis and Silence to Walking and Talking – An AVM Survivor's Journey

15 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Just weeks before college, CJ Frederickson’s life took a sudden turn when an arteriovenous malformation caused a brain hemorrhage. From laughing wit...

Marcel Bens - CEO of Emil Capital Partners

13 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Marcel Bens is the CEO of Emil Capital Partners. He has a Masters degree in mechanical engineering from the Technical University of Berlin in Germany ...

Learnings 11-20

11 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Here's what I learned from Leon Zhang, Daya Brown, Geoff Riley, Jonathan Mooney, Simon Johnson, Shep Moyle, Amanda Lamb, Drew Neisser, Andrew Mit...

Justin Rose: Former World No.1 Golfer, U.S. Open Champion, and Olympic Gold Medalist

08 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Justin Rose is a former World No. 1 golfer who has won the U.S. Open, an Olympic gold medal, and the 2018 FedEx Cup. With 11 PGA Tour wins and 25 prof...

Louis Vincent Gave - Co-Founder & CEO GaveKal

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Louis Vincent Gave is the Co-Founder & CEO of GaveKal - a financial services company headquartered in Hong Kong. Its main business activities incl...

DeMari Davis - S6 THTH Winner

01 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

DeMari is the Season 6 Winner of Too Hot to Handle. DeMari is a graduate from Cumberland University and former stock broker at Vanguard turned social ...