Best Lu Johnson Podcasts (2025)

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EP10 - Punk'n Out (w/ Jeff Suffering, Matt Johnson, Bryan Gray) 1:32:11

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Bryan Gray, Matt Johnson, and Jeff Suffering sit down with Joey and a handful of club members to look back on some of the fun had in the club this past year. Together they break down thoughts on great female punk and hardcore vocalists, dive deep into The Shape of Punk to Come by Refused, gush over Dan Weyandt’s legendary vocal work in Zao, and ref…

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EP9 - Poor Old Lu Reunion Shows: Nick Barber, Scott Hunter, Aaron and Jesse Sprinkle 1:20:11

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In this conversation, the band members reflect on their recent reunion shows and discuss the emotional impact of performing live after many years apart. They share insights into the preparation process, including rehearsals and song selection. The discussion highlights the genuine connection they feel with their fans and the nostalgia that comes wi…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 62): The Quest 2:19:42

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We're back with three of the most respected longtime collectors in the hobby: Stephen Ferzoco, Gene Park, and David Mandel! Who also happen to be three of the most popular guests we've had on the show! All three are here to share their stories of "The Quest". Ranging from a single page...to trying to complete an entire issue. Not all have been succ…

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EP8 - Andrew Schwab Part 2: Story of Project 86 in His Words 1:34:08

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Andrew Schwab takes Project 86 fans on a trip down memory lane with stories pulled from his autobiographical book, I. Need. Truth.: My Life and Times in Project 86. As he walks listeners through the band’s history, he shares the highest of highs and lowest of lows, how the journey has shaped him, and a few things he wishes he’d done differently. Al…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 61): Jim Halperin / Richard Martines 1:37:39

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It's been a while but we make up for it with a two-parter! We kick things off with our annual catchup from San Diego Comic-Con with Heritage Auctions head honcho, Jim Halperin. There's arguably no one more important to the original art market than Jim, and there are few in his position who are as open. The NEW MUTANTS #98 cover, the new increased b…

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EP7 - Andrew Schwab (Part 1): AI, Futurism, and Writing the Novel, "OMNI." 53:41

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[Part 2 with Andrew Schwab, releasing soon, will be a deep-dive into the story of all things Project 86] Andrew Schwab just completed his first novel "OMNI." In this book, Andrew explores society's relationship with metaphysics, AI, and media by providing a mind-bending journey through a fictional civilization in the "not so distant" future. On thi…

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EP6 - Mark Salomon: Life, Faith and Punk Rock 1:43:25

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[Get your tickets to Tom Convention 2025 ("TomCon"), a full weekend of VIP access where you can hear from and interact with your favorite Christian Alternative artists from 1980s to 2000s] PART 2: Mark Salomon (The Crucified, Stavesacre, etc) gives us some life updates, shares where he's at in his Christians faith, describes some ways in which he's…

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EP5 - Aaron Sprinkle Saw Poor Old Lu as Sellouts Before He Quit the Band (w/ Aaron and Matthew Schwartz) 1:08:32

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Producer, singer and song-writer, Aaron Sprinkle, joins alongside his fellow podcasting partner; singer, song-writer, and producer, Matthew Schwartz. Released on their podcast "Moontraveling Podcast" as well, this episode is is a trip down memory lane. As hosts Joey and Jared Svendsen are huge admirers of Aaron's work over the decades, they are tre…

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EP4 - If You Don't Like Poor Old Lu, This New Music Club Likely Ain't For You [A Roster Music Club Hangout] 1:06:09

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A few members of Roster Music Club join with Jared, Joey and their good buddy Lee Padgette to talk about music, including how Jared listened to an album yearly since 1996 "to give it one more try," and is finally into it. Congrats, Jared! You'll hear how Joey rescued a customer at Family Christian Bookstore back in the day from throwing his new P.O…

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EP3 - The Crux of Old School Christian Punk (and the Empty Tomb) 1:09:09

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Roster Music Club is an interactive club of music enthusiast geeks like yourself who love talking about, debating about and listening to that scene we all loved (and love) so much. Join here to try a month for free. Greg Dimick (Crux, Empty Tomb, Teeth for Eyes) joins Roster Music Club's Podcast for a trip down memory lane into the history of the C…

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EP2 - Did Grunge Rock Kill Glam Metal? (w/ Michael Sweet of Stryper and Mikee Bridges of Sometime Sunday) 1:22:28

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Michael Sweet may be the Godfather of it all, or (if we're switching movies) at least a "Jedi" in the "christian music world." His band, Stryper, exploded onto the scenes in the 1980s selling millions of albums, playing all over MTV, blasting on all radio stations, playing shows with top bands like Ratt and Bon Jovi. Mikee Bridges frontman of Tooth…

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EP1 - TOP 10 Tooth & Nail Albums [out of first 100 Releases] 1:25:17

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It's the kick off to a new, one of a kind, digital music club, Roster Music Club, but this episode is mainly a tribute to the era and scene of music that birthed Jared and Joey Svendsen's love for music, eventually leading to the creation of this club and podcast, in the first place. With Matt Johnson (Roadside Monument, Blenderhead, etc) and Bryan…

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TRAILER [EPISODE ZERO] 11:22

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Here's an extended "audio commercial" of what all is in store for the future of this new "Roster Music Club," examples of conversations that will be in abundance for club members. [Go to Roster Music Club Website to join the club at a discounted rate (only through April)]By Joey Svendsen

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 60): David Mandel & Daniel Warren Johnson & The L.A. Fires 1:05:16

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If a fire is threatening your collection, what pieces do you save? How do you make impossible choices in an instant? Hopefully you'll never have to face this collector's nightmare. But David Mandel did. Yes, we bring Dave back on the show one month after the LA fires. Hear what he did, what he saved first, and what he's learned from the experience.…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 59): The Greatest Trade Ever Made Part 2...REVEALED! 59:51

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Just four days after our first episode of 2025, we're back with our second! You demanded to know which art was included in The Greatest Trade Ever Made...and this time, Gene Park and Tom Coker fill in the blanks! Plus, the fate of SANDMAN original art. It's another 100% art-centric chat...thanks for listening, enjoy!…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 58): OAX, The State of the Hobby, and The Greatest Trade Ever Made 1:27:12

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The first episode of 2025 has arrived! And it's a spicy one! On location at OAX (Original Art Expo) in Orlando, FL, we welcome back popular guests Gene Park, Andy Robbins, and Yo Kuri for a roundtable discussion on OAX and the state of the hobby. But right before we were about to record, Gene and long-time supercollector Tom Coker pulled off what m…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 57): ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 1:19:52

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Our art drop for Nick Dragotta's ABSOLUTE BATMAN #1 last month set an absolute record for a modern comic...and shook the hobby to its core. Now, hear how it all went down, with two collectors who were there: Chris Killackey and Brant Boersma. Was it all folly, foolishness, FOMO? Or just another Felix drop? Listen and decide for yourselves! Thanks t…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 56): Jim Halperin / SDCC 2024 / DWJ 2:03:49

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SDCC is the greatest spectacle in comics fandom. The Felix Comic Art Podcast is...a podcast about original comic art. But we're at SDCC! And we're bringing you a new episode! First up is Jim Halperin, co-founder and co-chairman of Heritage Auctions. It's his third time with us, and as before, he answers every question. He shies away from nothing. P…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 55): David Choe 1:57:48

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast proudly welcomes the Prince of All Media to the show...it's David Choe! This was one of the most fun chats we've ever done. Thanks to Dave for inviting us to his studio and opening up about comic art like never before! Check out his companion Show-and-Tell video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wK3xCI1VF-g As …

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 54): David Mandel 2023 1:50:16

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What does a STAR WARS X-Wing model selling for $3.1M have do with comic art? Listen to the latest episode of The Felix Comic Art Podcast and find out! We welcome back David Mandel, the winner of that record-setting X-Wing auction. Who also happens to own one of the most impressive collections of original comic art ever assembled. Thanks to that X-W…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 53): Ken Viola 1:42:02

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We're back! Thank you all for your patience during our break. But I believe with my latest guest, Ken Viola, that the wait was worth it. What drives this podcast more than anything are the collector stories. Having been a collector since the 1950s, it's safe to say that Ken has witnessed and experienced more than most in this hobby. Not many can sa…

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Los Angeles-based Startup Apex Is Tapping Into the Small Satellite Market by Making Buses for Spacecraft 33:41

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Spencer speaks with Ian Cinnamon, the CEO and co-founder of Culver City-based startup Apex, which manufactures productized, configurable satellite buses for the expanding space industry. As access to space becomes democratized, Apex's is poised to offer its scalable solutions to both commercial and government customers. Prior to Apex, Ian founded S…

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From the Vault: How Eddy Lu and his Co-founder Built The GOAT App Based on a Love of Vintage Air Jordans 26:51

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Eddy Lu, CEO of GOAT, explains his pivot from a restaurant meet-up app, the ups and downs of working with his co-founder, and how insight into the sneaker vertical on eBay helped build the start-up into what it is today. This episode was originally released in February of 2011.By dot.LA

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Howie Liu, Co-founder and CEO of Airtable, Shares How Selling His Start-up to Salesforce Led to Building their Unique Product 39:06

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Howie Liu is the co-founder and CEO of tech decacorn Airtable, a connected apps platform that lets users build and customize apps using shared data. As a no code platform, Airtable has iterated and innovated their product by combining the features of a relational database by using an interface that looks like a spreadsheet. Since it's founding in 2…

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From Bootstrapping as a Solo Founder — Shiloh Johnson Talks About Building ComplYant 30:46

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In this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with L.A.-based entrepreneur Shiloh Johnson, the CEO and founder of ComplYant, a digital tax assistant tool. The technology platform offers small business owners and entrepreneurs an easy way to handle business taxes. The fintech startup was originally bootstrapped by Johnson, who as a Black female fo…

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From The Vault: Bill Gurley Drops Knowledge on Startups, Venture Capital And Scaling 44:42

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Bill Gurley, Legendary Silicon Valley VC, is a general partner at Benchmark and famously known for investing early in trailblazing companies including Uber, GrubHub, Zillow and so many others. Hear this conversation with Spencer from the dot.LA Summit where they discuss marketplace-based companies, how work-from-home will accelerate business opport…

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Airvet Founder and CEO Brandon Werber Discusses Pet Telehealth and Shifting to B2B 30:25

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Growing up as the son of a nationally renowned veterinarian, Brandon knows first-hand the importance of having access to experts when your pet is sick. In 2018, Werber launched Airvet, a Beverly Hills-based digital health company for pets. Airvet works with employers and business partners to make sure pet parents get affordable and fast access to v…

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The Ford Foundation's Roy Swan on Leading the Foundation's Growth 27:16

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Roy Swan, Director of The Ford Foundation's Mission Investments team, is committed to increasing the impact of their portfolio of mission-related investments (MRIs). He works alongside the organization's leadership to identify opportunities and guide decision-making processes as they relate to its global activities. Prior to joining the Foundation,…

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'Life Beyond Likes': Isa Watson Speaks About Her Social Audio Platform, Squad 37:36

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Spencer speaks with Isa Watson, the Founder & CEO of Squad. Watson, author of the upcoming book, "Life Beyond Likes: Logging Off Your Screen and Into Your Life." In the book, she raises awareness around how social media has impacted our daily lives, self-worth, and real life relationships. With so much of our lives lived online, Isa argues, we've n…

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Community's Diankha Linear on Scaling a Company for Enterprise 39:40

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Diankha Linear, CEO of Community, an SMS marketing platform for business, speaks with Spencer in this episode of Office Hours. Ms. Linear was an officer and early executive team member at Convoy, serving as General Counsel and corporate secretary—overseeing one of Seattle's largest VC transactions with a Series D Round of $400M, among other roles i…

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Legendary Tech Entrepreneur Steve Case Speaks About Why Great Ideas Come From Everywhere, and How the Next Generation of Founders Won't be from Traditional Tech Hubs 32:59

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Steve Case, co-founder of AOL and CEO of Revolution speaks with Spencer about his current mission to locate compelling investment opportunities outside of the traditional tech hubs like Silicon Valley. Case's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund is a Revolution initiative aimed at accelerating the growth of early-stage startups across the country. The ideas …

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CEO of Virta Health Sami Inkinen is On a Mission to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes For 100 Million People by the Year 2025 40:43

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Spencer speaks with Sami Inkinen, the CEO and Founder of Virta Health. After winning the Ironman 70.3 World Championships in 2011, the triathlete found out that he was pre-diabetic that same year. Unsatisfied with the conventional wisdom of "exercise more and eat less," Sami dug into the science of type 2 diabetes, by consulting experts on the scie…

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CNBC's Julia Boorstin Speaks with Spencer Rascoff About the Importance of Women in Leadership Roles 30:02

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Julia Boorstin is CNBC's Senior Media & Tech Correspondent and has been an on-air reporter for the network since 2006. She also plays a central role on CNBC's bicoastal tech-focused program "TechCheck" delivering reporting, analysis, and CEO interviews with a focus on social media and the intersection of media and technology. In 2013, Boorstin crea…

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Tricia Han talks About the Journey from working as a Product Manager to Becoming CEO of Health and Wellness Brand MyFitnessPal 30:46

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Tricia Han, the head of MyFitnesesPal speaks with Spencer about her journey from being a Product Manager to becoming a CEO in this episode of Office Hours. MyFitnessPal is a leading health and wellness tech brand, whose popular mobile app allows users to track their daily food intake. Tricia talks about the differences of working in East Coast tech…

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Afterparty CEO David Fields On Why NFTs Are the Future for Web 3.0 30:58

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Host Spencer Rascoff speaks to David Fields, founder and CEO of both Afterparty and Wander. Afterparty is looking to evolve the event-ticketing space with NFTs to assist creators, musicians and collectors. Previously, Fields worked at Disney and was part of the team that helped acquire Pixar. David was also formerly the head of acquisitions and inv…

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Former Zillow Sales Executive Greg Schwartz Thinks it is Time for Disruption in the Mortgage Industry 36:46

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As CEO and co-founder of Tomo, Greg Schwartz leads the company in its mission to transform the home buying experience. Tomo was founded in the fall of 2020 and raised a $70 million seed round, reportedly the largest in U.S. history. The company's initial product, Tomo Mortgage, launched in June of 2021 to streamline the mortgage process by bringing…

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SEO Guru Rand Fishkin of SparkToro and Moz Reveals Why He Thinks Venture Funding isn't Always the Right Path for Start-ups 49:01

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Rand Fishkin, co-founder and CEO of SparkToro, and formerly of Moz speaks with Spencer in this revealing conversation about the ups and downs of entrepreneurship. Rand started out as an SEO enthusiast writing about increasing organic traffic through his SEOmoz blog, and then realizing that his expertise had the makings of a business, he began consu…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 52): Richard Martines / Pixels and Panels 1:58:12

3y ago1:58:12

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"If you buy one or two nice pieces a year, in 20 years you'll have a great collection." Words of wisdom from our esteemed guest, Richard Martines. A collector of over 40 years, listen in as Richard shares his experiences and insights from our crazy hobby. Listen and learn! Part two is my appearance on the Pixels and Panels Podcast. Not quite Richar…

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Banking on DEI: Colin Walsh of Varo On Why the Digital Bank is Focusing on Financial Inclusion in the Fin-Tech Space 36:21

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In this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with Colin Walsh, CEO and Founder of Varo Bank about the importance of their startup getting its charter and being FDIC insured, what it's like leading the way of a "challenger bank" in the fin-tech space, the tough decision he's had to make to stay competitive, and how the bank aspires to create fina…

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Blackstone Growth's Jon Korngold On How The Market Downturn Is Affecting Startups 42:44

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Blackstone Growth's Jon Korngold joins Spencer on this episode of Office Hours for a conversation about how the recent stock market downturn is affecting the tech sector and whether a market correction lies ahead. Korngold is Senior Managing Director and Head of Blackstone's global growth equity investing platform, where he focuses on funding growt…

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Navigating the Seas of Technology Innovation, a Conversation with Zoolatech Founder Roman Kaplun 33:39

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Roman Kaplun is the CEO and Co-founder of Zoolatech, a custom software development company specializing in high-end software engineering based in the San Francisco area. Born in Leningrad in the former Soviet Union, his family moved to the United States as Jewish refugees in 1988, right after he completed High School. Zoolatech has workers in the U…

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Serial Entrepreneur and Founder, John Shegerian Talks About How to Do Good Through Doing Business 36:56

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On this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with John Shegerian, CEO and chairman of ERI, the largest cybersecurity-focused hardware destruction and electronic waste recycling company in the United States. Shegerian is a serial entrepreneur who helped found FinancialAid.com, Addicted.com and Engage, LLC, a speaker-booking platform, among other …

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Syndio CEO Maria Colacurcio On How Persistence Pays Off When Pitching, and Why Pay Equity Is Valuable to Businesses 38:11

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Spencer speaks with Maria Colacurcio, the CEO of Syndio Solutions on this episode of Office Hours. Syndio is a software startup helping companies around the world create an equitable workplace for all employees, regardless of gender, race or ethnicity. Syndio's workplace equity platform helps companies close pay and opportunity gaps, mitigate legal…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 51): Jim Halperin, Part 2 2:13:33

3+ y ago2:13:33

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At San Diego Comic-Con 2017, we managed to secure a chat with the most influential figure in our hobby: Jim Halperin of Heritage Auctions. At San Diego Comic-Con 2022...he returns. And he saved a blockbuster scoop just for the occasion. We follow up our talk with Jim with a round table breaking it all down. Joining me are veteran panelists Andy Rob…

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Thrive Market's Nick Green On Building Better Access to Low-Cost Health & Wellness Goods 32:53

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This episode features Nick Green, co-founder of Los Angeles-based ecommerce startup Thrive Market in conversation with Spencer. Nick speaks about selling his first company, a college test prep startup which was purchased by Revolution Prep, in his early twenties after graduating from Harvard. From there, his involvement with Launchpad LA helped him…

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Why the Angel Investor Space Needs to Focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, a Conversation with David Beatty, Co-founder and Managing Partner of Gaingels 22:28

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On this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with entrepreneur and venture investor David Beatty. David is a managing partner and co-founder of Gaingels, an LGBTQ investment syndicate. Started in 2014, Gaingels' mission is to foster social change through their investment portfolios by creating a more diverse, inclusive and accessible venture cap…

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In the Boardroom: A Fireside Chat with John Chambers of JC2 Ventures from The Montgomery Summit 2022 31:39

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On this episode, Spencer speaks with iconic global business leader John Chambers in a live conversation that was recorded at the Montgomery Summit on May 24. Chambers, the former chairman and CEO of Cisco, currently serves as the founder and CEO of JC2 Ventures. The firm is focused on helping build and scale disruptive startups from around the worl…

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The Felix Comic Art Podcast (Episode 50): THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1 5:21:28

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The original art cover for Frank Miller's THE DARK KNIGHT RETURNS #1 has just sold at auction for 2.4 million dollars...and who better to talk to us about it than the King of DKR art collectors, David Mandel. Hear Dave's take on the art, the auction, and what it all means for the OA hobby at large. As usual, Dave doesn't hold back! To the point whe…

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City Talk: Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on How Municipalities Can Grow Tech Hubs 19:58

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Spencer speaks to Miami Mayor Francis Suarez on this episode of Office Hours. In this conversation he talks about his broad based views on the city's tech economy, why he supports cryptocurrency, and took his salary in crypto (the city even has its own MiamiCoin). Mayor Suarez talks about the evolution of the local technology ecosystem through Vent…

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Rep. Derek Kilmer On How To Fix Congress By Doing Things Different 35:02

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In this episode of Office Hours, Spencer speaks with Congressman Derek Kilmer who serves as the United States Representative of Washington's 6th Congressional District. Rep. Kilmer started his career as a business consultant for McKinsey & Company, then moved on to work for the Economic Development Board for Tacoma-Pierce County. He then began a ca…