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The VentureFuel Visionaries

Visionaries are defined as having extraordinary foresight and imagination. Those who can see what isn"t there. They can imagine the unimaginable and they have the grit to make it happen. Business Visionaries are the change-agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results. From the C-Suite to the up-and-coming disruptors, they are blazing new paths, discovering inventive solutions and powering the future. Join us each week as we speak with these Visionaries: the entrepreneurs,

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00:54:55

VentureFuel Visionary and Venture of the Year

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/02/21

Join us as we honor the 2023 Visionary and Venture of the Year. Nominated and voted on by their peers, these are the change agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results. They are intent on blazing new paths, discovering inventive solutions, and powering the future.Visionary of the Year: Marty Guay, Vice President of Business Development, Stanley Black & Decker With over three decades experience as a corporate innovator, Marty Guay has spent the past six years working with startups,

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00:25:17

Visualizing Business – Microsoft Garage Director Mike...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/02/14

Disruptor, Founder, Envisioneer Mike Pell leads The Microsoft Garage in NYC, the company’s worldwide innovation program. Mike Invented PDF and Acrobat at Adobe and has been granted over 20 US Patents. We talk about why going fast is the only way to protect your business, the evolution of ai Co-Pilots, the art of hacking, the ROI of Innovation, why you can’t sit on the sideline as the pace of business accelerates, the Microsoft Garage Growth Framework and Mike’s new book Visualizing Business.

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00:31:19

External Innovation For Internal Stakeholders - LG...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/02/07

Sokwoo Rhee is the EVP at LG Electronics and the Head of LG's North America Innovation Center, LG Nova. From serving as a Presidential Innovation Fellow at the Whitehouse to leading groundbreaking IoT and smart city initiatives, Sokwoo brings a wealth of experience driving innovation forward. Today, we discuss why external innovation is important for a $60B+ revenue company, how to justify external innovation to internal stakeholders, and why growth and disruption insurance go hand in hand. We also

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00:26:49

Robotic Innovation – MassRobotics Accelerator...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/01/31

MassRobotics is the largest independent robotics hub that accelerates robotics innovation and adoption, and they are launching their first Accelerator program, led by Director Marita McGinn. The unique, equity-free program combines funding, mentorship, and a collaborative community. We talk about the future of robotics, from Cobots to Ag Tech, as well as how equity-free accelerators enable a wider breadth of solutions to commercialize.

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00:26:08

Diversity & Innovation – Guerrero CEO Pedro Antonio...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/01/24

On today’s show, I am honored to have Pedro Antonio Guerrero, CEO of Guerrero - an executive advancement company at the intersection of media, professional networks, and executive search. Pedro specializes in executive advancement and corporate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives – utilizing Guerrero Search and Guerrero Media to deliver on his mission. We talk about the intersection of diversity and innovation, why diverse perspective drives growth, and how to create pipelines through

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00:31:15

From Bench to Bedside - University Hospitals Health...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2024/01/03

This is quite simply a master class in collaborative innovation to solve meaningful challenges. Dr. Simon is a practicing cardiologist, the President of Academic & External Affairs and Chief Scientific Officer for the University Hospitals Health System (UH). We discuss the unique non-profit, for-profit model of The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre’s Therapeutics Accelerator. The Accelerator is a first-of-its-kind, transatlantic initiative to identify, fund and advance breakthrough academic

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00:22:38

Disrupting with Impact – Dispact Ventures Founder...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/12/27

On today’s show we have Andrew Merinoff. Andrew is the founder of Dispact Ventures, which is disrupting industries with impact investing. What started off as a small fund to assist his close friends and confidants eventually grew into a 16-venture portfolio. Andrew is also a seasoned entrepreneur and the Co-founder and CEO of Chinola Liqueur. With a passion for building companies, particularly in the Wine & Spirits space, Andrew has made a mark through innovation. We talk about SPVs, impact

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00:29:15

Systems of Innovation – Intel Ignite Managing...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/12/20

How can you create a system of innovation, that becomes a membrane to attract the best transformational technologies to collaborate with your organization? Markus Bohl, the Managing Director of Intel® Ignite, which is Intel Corporation’s global startup accelerator program for early-stage deep tech startups shares his insights. Markus has a phenomenal track record as an entrepreneur, corporate innovator and Ignite just launched their sixth cohort in Europe. We talk about the value of

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00:36:06

The Financial Markets and Innovation – UBS...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/12/13

Does innovation drive market value, and do investors pay more for innovation? Brenda O’Connor Juanas is a Senior Vice President and Financial Advisor at UBS International and is an industry thought leader on financial markets, frequently speaking across CNBC, Bloomberg, and Fox Business, to name a few. We talk about R&D to Sales Ratios, the delta in valuations from innovators like Tesla and Airbnb to their legacy competitors, and how companies like Visa elevate beyond their competitors through

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00:29:10

Shell and The Open Exploration of Energy - StudioX...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/11/29

Jeff Allyn is the CEO of StudioX, a first-of-its-kind open innovation studio powered by Shell that brings a collaborative approach to reimagine energy exploration and break down the silos of traditional R&D - they call it “open exploration.” We talk about their new model and how it is accelerating the pace of innovation in climate tech and the energy industry's transformation.

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00:22:17

Data-driven Customer-centricity – Monterey AI Founder...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/11/15

What is the future of product development in an increasingly complex and fast-paced world? How can organizations keep up with rising consumer expectations, accelerating timelines for new features and products, while also increasing the amount of personalization and the fit to emerging market needs without skipping a beat? Who will help enterprises better leverage the vast and disparate unstructured data sets that they’re sitting on quickly, accurately & in a simple and intuitive way? Enter Venture

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00:27:50

Beyond the Bottle - Diageo Director, Head of North...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/11/08

What is the future of celebration? How can the industry-leading global spirits company co-develop the next generation of digital products to elevate consumer experiences? Sallie Jian is the Director and head of Ventures North America at Diageo, where she oversees Diageo’s venture capital activities, including minority investments (lead, co-invest, partnerships, JVs) and Distill Ventures in North America. We talk about Fusion by Diageo, a new partnership lab to identify and build with the world’s

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00:30:20

Why Corporations Invest in New Ventures – TDK...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/11/01

This is a masterclass in why large corporations invest in startups. The value, the challenges. Why the core must focus on exploiting competitive advantages of today, while the corporate venture capital (CVC) arm must focus on exploring the future. The balance of exploitation and exploration, of strategic and financial opportunities, why the power law means you need to unlearn the distribution law, and how many times do you need to fold a piece of paper to reach the moon. Nicolas Sauvage is the

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00:22:50

Venture Capital and Leadership - 37 Angels Founder...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/10/11

Angela Lee is an award-winning professor and former Chief Innovation Officer at Columbia Business School, where she teaches venture capital and leadership courses. Angela started her career in product management and then moved to McKinsey. She has started 4 startups and is also the founder of 37 Angels, an investing network that has evaluated over 20000 startups, invested in 100, and activated new investors through a startup investment bootcamp. She also serves as a venture partner at Fresco

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00:27:38

Blooming – Blooming Health Co-Founder Nima Roohi with...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/09/20

Blooming Health announced on Sep 6, 2023, they raised an over-subscribed $4.2M seed fund to enable service providers to engage older adults and their family members. This episode was recorded almost a year before the raise, on Sep 9, 2022, and is a conversation with AARP Foundation and Blooming Health in which we walk through the innovation program's success between the two firms. It's the perfect example of tangible innovation leading to growth for all involved.

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00:28:53

Pushing the Envelope - United Wholesale Mortgage’s...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/09/13

UWM is the #1 overall mortgage and purchase lender in the nation, where Lee Jelenic leads Client Experience, Innovation, Government Affairs, and Investor Relations. From Professional Hockey to Wall Street, from Ford to UWM, Lee has led tangible growth by embracing innovation. Today, we talk about being Productively Uncomfortable, the value of entering the “Uncomfort Zone,” challenging the why, measuring the success of innovation, and why success can be a headwind to new growth. We also discuss UWM’s

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00:32:25

Where Ideas Take Flight - Glasswing Ventures Managing...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/09/06

Rudina Seseri is one of the top VCs in the world. She is the Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm investing in the next generation of AI and frontier technology startups that are enabling the rise of the intelligent enterprise. She is Startup Boston’s 2022 Investor of the Year, Business Insider’s Most Important VC in Boston and Top VC investing in AI and Machine Learning. We talk about jumping the curve to a new paradigm, the mass consumerization of

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00:27:19

Remagine The Future with Gen AI: Remagine Ventures...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/08/30

Eze Vidra is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Remagine Ventures and a former GP at Google Ventures, Alphabet’s venture capital arm. We talk about Gen AI from the hype cycle to incumbents vs upstarts to barriers to corporate adoption to the opportunities for strategic partnerships. Why the best large companies from Health to Finance to Tech aren’t sitting on the sidelines and are being rewarded in this transformational moment.

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00:26:10

Tech For A Better Life: Wildwood Ventures Principal...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/08/23

Why do corporations work with startups? What is a venture studio? How can startups build faster by leveraging the studio model? Can consumer technologies make our lives better? Kristen Gendron is the COO and Principal at Wildwood Ventures, a new pre-seed venture studio and connected seed fund at the intersection of the outdoor and wellness economies. Kristen’s career includes building venture funds at VF Corp, Nike, and the US Agency for International Development; investing in and advising startups

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00:30:29

Scaling Simplicity – Stanley Black & Decker VP of...

The VentureFuel Visionaries ·

2023/08/09

Why the #1 player in their industry, over 100 years old, with a $15 B market cap, partners with startups to see what the world is working on. How they are capitalizing on the 99.9% of innovation taking place outside of their four walls to solve for use cases. We discuss how to scale simplicity, the value of innovation, and the challenges of solving for synchronization and legacy. Marty is on my Mt. Rushmore of Corporate Innovators and is hilarious: "The only person who likes change is a wet

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