Aug 31, 2021
Dominique Mielle grew up in France and pursued her MBA at Stanford, where she developed a "platonic crush" on the brain of professor William Sharpe, developer of the Sharpe Ratio—leading her to a career in hedge fund investing.
She recently left that career after 20 successful years, and now spends her time giving...
Aug 24, 2021
Chip Conley was dubbed the Modern Elder by Brian Chesky, the CEO of Airbnb. After Chip sold his highly successful boutique hotel chain, he became the strategic advisor for hospitality and leadership for the young founders of Airbnb—and Brian’s mentor. This led him to launch the Modern Elder Academy, the world's...
Aug 17, 2021
Well before “cleantech” became part of mainstream discourse, Kef Kasdin started her first act in the for-profit sector as a clean energy venture capitalist and founder of several renewable energy companies. In this episode of Third Act, Kef talks about how her commitment to addressing climate change has taken her...
Aug 10, 2021
Maria Garcia Nielsen is an accomplished international board director, business executive, and advocate for diversity in education and in the workplace. Maria uses an excel spreadsheet to map out how she divides her time between working on international boards, leading and mentoring women, and giving back the gift of...
Aug 3, 2021
This week, we’re doing things a little differently. This podcast is brought to you by Athena Alliance, an executive education SaaS platform and network for executive women. Athena offers live Salons for its members with relevant knowledge for their executive and board careers. For this episode, we’ve repurposed one...