Trading a familiar life in a developing country for having to work your way up from the bottom in the US is the American Dream for a lot of immigrants. Award winning journalist Julian Guthrie is in the driver’s seat on this week’s show where… Read More »Achieving the American Dream with Theresia Gouw Part 1
Theresia Gouw is the Co-Founder of Silicon Valley VC Firm Aspect Ventures. She’s also the daughter of immigrants and a success story in the world of Tech. In the final segment of this week’s show, with guest host and best-selling author Julian Guthrie, we discuss… Read More »How to Increase Diversity in Silicon Valley with Theresia Gouw Part 2
It has been 20 years since California passed prop 215, legalizing medical marijuana. This past November, California (along with seven other states and DC) passed prop 64, legalizing recreational marijuana. We talk to Scott Lucas, a contributing writer, about his recent write up in San… Read More »Recreational Cannabis, Part 1 with Scott Lucas
In part 2 of our conversation with San Francisco Magazine contributing writer Scott Lucas, we get a breakdown of the newer technology people are using to partake in recreational cannabis, and how different groups are marketing to potential new customers. Plus, how to score free… Read More »Recreational Cannabis, Part 2 with Scott Lucas
The second half of our Recreational Marijuana show is all about regulation. We talk to Alex Traverso, the Chief of Communications for the Bureau of Medical Cannabis Regulation about what Californian’s can expect from recreational marijuana regulations. We find out how the two are related,… Read More »Recreational Cannabis, Part 3 with Alex Traverso
If you are envisioning a California in which you can go to your local liquor store and buy a joint next year, it’s actually a little more complicated than you think. In the final part of our Recreational Cannabis show, we wrap up our conversation… Read More »Recreational Cannabis, Part 4 with Alex Traverso
Jennifer Kushell is a youth advisor for the UN’s Sustainable Development Committee and the CEO of YSN (Your Success Now), an organization that helps young people with succeed through training and mentorship. We talk to her about the future of hard working Millennials, the future… Read More »The Secrets of the Young and Successful with Jennifer Kushell
Ajit Pai, the Chairman of the FCC, wants to roll back Net Neutrality – essentially making it easier for big businesses to control which websites get more traffic by using their money and power to slow down competitors. We welcome Cory Doctorow back on the… Read More »Go FCC Yourself with Cory Doctorow
According to a study out of Google, employees spend 95% of their time focusing on the logistics of their job, rather than the job itself. We talk to Ryan Tabone, the Director of Product Management at Google, about how Google is tackling this issue through… Read More »Work Smarter, Not Harder with Ryan Tabone
Human resources used to be a department in a support position. These days, it’s more of a recruiting tool for talented workers, social media managers, and people who deal with public relations – think United Airlines. We talk to two HR experts, Barbara Mitchell and… Read More »The Human Resource Wars with Barbara Mitchell, Cornelia Gamlem
