Ep81: Kobi Mahat | Actor and Movie Producer
Kobi Mahat is one of the most well known and respect Israeli TV personas. He appeared in over 10,000 hours of live TV at the "children's channel" and has since acted in dozens of films and TV shows. Most recently Kobi is an accomplished film producer, having written and directed some of Israel's most well-known films. He holds a B.A in Psychology and a Masters in Organizational Behavior from Tel Aviv University.
30 Aug 202022min
Ep84: Michal Segalov | Director of Engineering at Google
Michal is a Director of Engineering at Google. She currently leads teams working on Natural Language Understanding, and previously worked on the Google Play team focusing on consumer features, Play Games APIs for developers, Google’s Networking infrastructure and YouTube. Michal co-initiated Mind The Gap, a program aimed at encouraging high school girls to select computer science and math as their high-school major. The program expanded globally and is now in its 8th year, with more than 50,000 participants to date.
30 Aug 202020min
Ep82: Yael Shemer | Co-Founder and CMO of TULU
Yael is the co-founder and CMO of TULU, a startup that aims to reshape the way people use and consume household products in buildings, neighborhoods, and offices. It is a smart rental room (accessible by an app), that leverages data analysis and smart maintenance. The company has 20 locations across Tel Aviv, New York, and New Jersey. Previously Yael was an environmental activist and promoted ventures in urban farming, food waste and renewable energy.
30 Aug 202021min
Ep76: Steven R. Gerbsman | Managing Principal at Gerbsman Partners
Steven is an internationally recognized Crisis/Turnaround CEO/Restructuring Professional, Private Investment Banker and Angel Investor who has been involved in maximizing enterprise value, stakeholder and shareholder value in a broad variety of industries. With 51 years experience of senior management and having been involved in deals amounting to $2.3B, he helped over 105 companies maximize their enterprise value. Steven is an investor in J-Ventures.
29 Aug 202022min
Ep80: Mor Chen | Managing Director at 8200 For Startups by EISP
Mor is the Managing Director of 8200 For Startups by EISP, one of the leading startups accelerator in Israel. She founded the 8200 Alumni Association first female entrepreneurship program and the first startup accelerator for reserve duty soldiers. She is a tech and strategy enthusiastic, previously working as a software engineer at VMware and as a strategy consultant at Strategy& (previously Booz& Company). Mor is passionate about bringing more women into STEM and developing the next generation of women leaders.
29 Aug 202022min
Ep78: Elia Gourgouris | Founder and President of the Happiness Center
Dr. Gourgouris is an International Keynote speaker and a #1 Best-selling author of “7 Paths to Lasting Happiness”. After becoming a National Swim Champion of Athens (Greece), he received his BA, MD and PhD in Psychology. He founded the Happiness Center, an organization of world leading experts in the field of Positive Psychology, and has helped thousands of individuals and companies achieve happiness, success and corporate wellness.
29 Aug 202022min
Ep79: David Tabachnikov | CEO of ScholarshipOwl
David is the CEO of ScholarshipOwl, where he is fighting student debt by redefining the way American students pay for their education. He and his team have recently launched the Future Minds Fund, that allows direct financial support for students through crowdfunded scholarships. Previously, David was a part of Google and Waze, and he is an expert on distributed teams, and remote-by default companies. He is a dedicated professional and a tech savvy entrepreneur, bringing humanity and technology closer.
29 Aug 202021min
Ep77: Nicole Priel | Vice President at Ibex Investors
Nicole is an early stage investor with Ibex Investors where she focuses on Israeli tech startups. She serves as a mentor in several accelerators and is an active member of the startup ecosystem in Israel. In her spare time she enjoys connecting job seekers with jobs, leading the Brandeis Alumni Club of Israel, reading, and playing tennis. She lives in Raanana with her husband and their 3 children.
29 Aug 202022min
