Ep1051: Tikkun Olam Makers: Building Solutions and Bridges for Our Future

Connie Nam started Astrid & Miyu 9 years ago wanting to create a jewellery brand that brings out the sentiment she felt when travelling around the world visiting local boutiques and markets. We are aiming to change the jewellery experience through a unique physical experience, strong community and innovative products.  Prior to this Connie was trained as an investment banker in Asia working mainly on tech IPOs. She has an MBA from London Business School.

21 Apr 202118min

Gilad is a serial entrepreneur and the CEO of Growth Artists consulting agency based in San Francisco By the time Gilad was 13 he already established  2 businesses and at the age of 25, he managed to sell his first company. Now with over 12 years of experience in helping startups in SV find PMF he is writing a book about how to adapt his methodology to any type of business and every aspect of life.

21 Apr 202121min

Yaron Lipshitz,  CEO, has led the rapid growth in Allseated for the past six years. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banker at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers and Ridgecrest Capital Partners where he led scores of strategic transactions in the high-tech industry. Yaron served in the 8200 unit and holds a BA in Economics and Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, and an MBA from Carnegie Mellon.  In his spare time, Yaron enjoys skiing, sailing and spending time with his wife and four kids.

20 Apr 202122min

Ben is a Co-Founder and CMO at ART AI, a start-up that develops unique technology for producing AI-generated artworks, and serves as the world's largest AI-generated art gallery. A tech startup that is also an eCommerce and an art gallery, with the goal of democratizing art by developing and utilizing the technology underlying machine creativity. Ben’s experience as a VP, managing large international operations that deal with eCommerce in the financial education sector, and his fascination with art and technology, was what drove him to co-found ART AI.

20 Apr 202122min

Bryan is an international keynote speaker, world-famous hacker, Cybersecurity expert, author and former U.S. Marine. Seely became one of the most famous hackers in 2014 when he became the only person to ever wiretap the United States Secret Service and FBI. Shockingly he told the 2 agencies before he was caught, and instead of being sent to a maximum-security prison, the Secret Service called him a hero and praised his courage and integrity.

19 Apr 202123min

Modi Rosen has over 20 years of experience as a professional venture investor. He founded Magma Venture Partners in 1999 and led its investment practice. Currently, he invests out of Amiti Ventures where he is a managing partner. Modi was a seed investor in Waze, Appsflyer, Cloudendure, Argus, Innoviz and many more great Israeli companies.

19 Apr 202123min

Denise is an entrepreneur who co-founded Make-A-Wish Israel together with her husband in 1996 in her brother David Spero's name. From Make-A-Wish's inception 23 years ago, over 4000 magical wishes have been granted. Denise was also the owner and President of B.T.C International, a buying agency in Israel that represented top firms such as Macy's, Calvin Klein, The Gap and more.

18 Apr 202121min

Dov Moran is the Managing Partner of Grove Ventures and one of the most prominent Israeli hi-tech leaders in the world: An investor, inventor and entrepreneur best known as the inventor of the USB flash drive. Moran founded M-Systems, acquired by SanDisk for $US 1.6 billion in 2006. Today, he is the Managing Partner of Grove Ventures, a leading early-stage venture capital investment firm that places significant emphasis on deep technology and partners with exceptional Israeli entrepreneurs.

17 Apr 202130min