David Rubenstein on failure, youthful ambition, and the future of media
Welcome to the first episode of season 2 of Keepin Kozy. We are back with an awesome interview with David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group. This interview took place back in November, right around the time Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX scheme was revealed. We speak on failure, ambition, young founders (like Sam Bankman-Fried), and the future of media. Hope you enjoy!
Apologies in advance for the shoddy microphone –– it will be better next time.
Thanks for sticking around and please share if you like what ya listened to :)
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13 Feb 2021
Tim Draper Raps about Bitcoin to Lil B
Bitcoin Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper, who has invested in companies like Twitter, Robinhood, Skype, and Elon Musk's SpaceX/Tesla, and Rapper Lil B, who many cite as being one of the most influential musicians in the modern era for pioneering internet rap come together on Keepin Kozy to talk about Crypto, Hip Hop, the Bay Area, Capitalism, and what it means to inspire people. In this Rare, Unique, and most importantly Based interview two Bay Area Legends meet for the first time. Watch this 40 Minute uncut interview and post in the comment section your thoughts!
30 Jan 2021
Daniela Blanco and Myriam Sbeiti reflect on Competition Culture and Venture Funding
Check out our new interview with MIT and Forbes 30 under 30 prize winners Daniela Blanco (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACPSUFwBcDxA_Fq4jjBpqg9QDwabrpfmdTg) and Myriam Sbeiti (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAACDusy4BHNLVXflwklFXO9x9qjAntNH7CmM)!
They Refect on competition culture and this idea of "Reverse Friends and Family."
"Friends and Family" is a stage in venture funding when entrepreneurs raise money from their friends/family.
For some entrepreneurs, however, their financial situation means that they need to make money while pursuing their dream of building their company.
Hope you enjoy the interview!
6 Dec 2020
Is the Human Essence Becoming Digital? Professor Richard Kearney on the Social Dilemma, Excarnation.
This week, Jacob Kozhipatt spoke with Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney, famed for his work on returning to religion and physical touch, about the idea of excarnation (i.e. human touch going from physical to digital). Prof. Kearney is the Charles Seelig Professor in Philosophy at Boston College and has taught at University College Dublin, the Sorbonne, the University of Nice, and the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of 23 books on European philosophy and literature (including two novels and a volume of poetry) and has edited or co-edited over 20 more.
19 Nov 2020
Ep. 14- Investor Jim Rogers, co-founder of Soros Fund, on His Relationship with George Soros, Globalism, and Advice for Students.
Jacob spoke with famed investor Jim Rogers during the 14th episode of Keepin Kozy. Jim Rogers is one of the most well-known investors of the 20th century having co-founded the Quantum Fund and the George Soros Fund with another legendary investor George Soros. Outside of finance, he is probably better known for leaving the world of finance to travel the actual world in his memoirs Adventure Capitalist and Investment Biker. In line with Achebe's line "Things Fall Apart," almost everything related to this episode fell apart. Though thanks to the killer work of our editor Jeff-we were able to salvage this. Thanks for watching, and please rate comment and subscribe if you enjoyed this.
11 Nov 2020
Legendary Billionaire Investor Tim Draper: "Do you have the Entrepreneur's Instinct?"
Welcome back to the 13th Episode of Keepin Kozy. Our host Jacob Kozhipatt speaks with Legendary Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper. Draper's grandfather was the first Venture Capitalist in California. He has made major investments in companies like Hotmail, Robinhood, Baidu (google of China), Twitch, and Twitter. He is perhaps most famously now known for his Bitcoin advocacy. He's a major owner, and believe's it will transform the world.
He speaks on his Entrepreneurship, his Dao for investing, and how to get involved in the Bitcoin revolution.
Be sure to check out our Instagram, Facebook, medium, and Twitter. All under the Keepin Kozy Podcast names!
28 Oct 2020
General David Petraeus on leadership
Had the privilege of speaking with one of America's great military generals and diplomats, General David Petraeus.
He's a very fascinating character, very precise in his responses. In fact prior to the podcast, he suggested I send over a draft of my questions. He totally shredded the first draft-mainly saying that questions that have "ands" in them make for poor conversation. So two drafts later, here's the finished product.
I enjoyed it, and found it to be valuable, and I think anyone interested in entering leadership positions should check it out!
14 Oct 2020
Janet Varney, The Voice of Korra, on Big Breaks, Bisexuality, and Advice
Welcome to our 11th episode, featuring Janet Varney. We hope you're as excited as we are to be asking her about her acting experiences, and we'll see you again soon! Follow us on social media : Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/keepinkozyp... (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=4ma4PJnrKu8&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbk0yWUd6RjBBbjgxNmo2LVllZDM2MWxyWXZnUXxBQ3Jtc0treUl3NVN5dkpFOE1LQk1SWlQ0MW9sSkw4enI1cUs0d2h5SnZGbEdscDNLN3ZlNGZjVU1yQmpVN0FfTzBBM2xkSHd2c2F3YWtfQW9CNTlhaFhHUmRlUm9CTHI5UldlWi02czNEZ0V5djJuWTdscENocw%3D%3D&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.instagram.com%2Fkeepinkozypodcast%2F)Twitter: https://twitter.com/KeepinKozy (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=4ma4PJnrKu8&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbnh1RzBoYmNTeGxQSjFRWi1PMUxPQjRkV28wd3xBQ3Jtc0ttUWtIN3Y1MEEwTHpYTFhheTdKVW1GNEJpdkJrVmRidUxZVmxtTXQ5QlUxRDVQSTJKd1FSZmtBNWZFZWVmOGdvS1N0N1VIR1NROF9hR2hBaUlIYWxCTExYZVFGNGVRLWxCYVhXV2pTX2RkdmxTOXJuaw%3D%3D&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2FKeepinKozy)Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KeepinKozy (https://www.youtube.com/redirect?v=4ma4PJnrKu8&redir_token=QUFFLUhqbERTNzFpbXprY3NLZVhaTkozQXp0TXBmamhtUXxBQ3Jtc0trdjdNeDRtRFo5dTQ2MjMzZmRFM3NRWE5KSWNaS0RSTmdtWFc2Tk16cWtyRjg2Q3VwYzZBbUlSaXQwUDh0eVRHaHM5SjJObXA4cjcwak1taDlmV29wdE93ZlRkTWJYdExDNWZBQXUyWm1tRnFNeXM3OA%3D%3D&event=video_description&q=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FKeepinKozy) Founder & Host: Jacob Kozhipatt Editor/Producer: Brian Oh
6 Oct 2020
Lil B- Rapper, Entrepreneur, Social Media Poweruser
Lil B is one of the pioneers of internet rap, social media promotion, and is a frequent lecturer at colleges such as #nyu (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23nyu) #mit (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23mit) and #ucla (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23ucla). We speak with him on what he's been up to recently, quarantine, his roots on the internet, gaining internet fame, building your personal brand online, crypto, flexing culture in rap, and how to channel your inner creativity.
17 Sept 2020
Tech industry's Akshay Bhargava on cybersecurity & gentrification
In the ninth episode of Keepin' Kozy, we spoke with Akshay Bhargava (https://www.linkedin.com/in/ACoAAAB7_QkBBvigVDFgqq1HvVwq3EPeArQTdjE), the Chief Product Officer at Malwarebytes, a member of Forbes' Technology council, and a first-generation immigrant to the United States.
This episode focused on the changing dynamic of cybersecurity, and the novel ways in which Millenials are specifically targeted by hackers.
We also spoke on his immigration story to California and the changing dynamics and gentrification of the Bay Area, and how technology companies can work with the other community stakeholders to create a solution to the problem. He also stressed the importance of diversity initiatives in order to deracialize tech from being predominantly white/Asian male-dominated.
Lastly, he gave some advice on how he nailed his interview to get into the infamously hard McKinsey & Company (https://www.linkedin.com/company/mckinsey/), the importance of getting an MBA to advance your career, and career advice that goes beyond the general "keep the faith".
28 Aug 2020
Anthony Scaramucci- On The "American Dream"
This week we're so excited to welcome Anthony #Scaramucci (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23Scaramucci), who made waves after his brief position as White House Director of Communications under the Trump administration. Please enjoy, and we hope to you see you back next week!
30 Jul 2020
Wolfette of Wall Street-Lauren Simmons
Lauren Simmons is the youngest ever NYSE trader, and happens to be a black female. She gives great advice on the linkedin grind and how to get the job of your dreams!
21 Jul 2020
John McAfee to college students: "You have just sold yourself into slavery"
Welcome back to the 6th episode of Keepin' Kozy! This week we welcome John McAfee, founder of McAfee, LLC. You might also know him as an infamous international fugitive, and we use his unique perspectives on life to tackle some really interesting topics- like on education, politics, & following your heart.
Disclaimer: The Keepin' Kozy podcast's relationship with John McAfee is limited to this episode and the correspondence necessary. We have no idea of his location or opinions on his allegations. Opinions expressed by Mr. John McAfee are his own; guest opinions do not equal endorsements.
21 Jul 2020
Danielle Geathers- The first black female president of MIT on navigating white spaces, black excellence, and BLM
Welcome back to the 5th episode of Keepin Kozy! Today we speak with Danielle Geathers. A Florida native, she broke a 159 year old glass ceiling in becoming the first black female student body president of MIT. She speaks on activism, navigating white spaces and breaking history. Thanks for watching be sure to like comment and subscribe!
21 Jul 2020
Mahbod Moghadam- Co-founder of Genius on White CEO's, getting pranked, and crypto
Mahbod Moghadam is one of the founders of the most popular internet lyrics company, Genius. Raised in LA to Persian immigrants, Mahbod went to Yale to study history. There he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and eventually went on to study law at Stanford. It was in California that he founded Rap Genius with his college friends, during his time furloughed from the law firm he worked at. After a “controversial” departure from Genius, Mahbod has spent his time working in the crypto space and promoting a decentralized wikipedia alternative, Everipedia.
23 May 2020
Conversation with Father James Martin SJ
Our guest for this week is Father James Martin. He was born in Pennsylvania, and went to Wharton School of Business for his undergraduate degree. Upon graduating he moved to Manhattan where he worked in finance for GE Capital. After finding himself dispassionate for the corporate world, he was inspired by the monk Thomas Merton to become a member of the clergy, and he became a Jesuit priest. He has since become the Pope’s Secretariat of Communications, a New York Times best-selling author, a guest, and chaplain of The Colbert Report, and is currently the editor at large for the America Magazine.
26 Apr 2020
Conversation with James Roosevelt Jr. on the Health Insurance Industry's Response to COVID-19 and Career Advice
Today’s guest is Jim Roosevelt, born in California as the grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he has become one of the most respected members of the health insurance industry. After studying at Boston College’s noisy neighbor Harvard for both his undergrad and law degrees, he served in the military, ran for Congress, and held the position of CEO of Tufts Health Plan, one of the biggest health insurance companies in Massachusetts. He is now the co-chair for the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC and a practicing lawyer at Verrill Dana Law Firm.
Jim Roosevelt speaks on how health insurance companies and the government will help provide coverage for the vaccine when it is eventually produced, and helpful career advice. I personally liked his advice on public speaking and when you first start out to "take what you can, but do what you want."
18 Apr 2020
Pilot-Interview with John LaMattina on COVID-19 and Career Advice
Our first guest is John LaMattina, one of the most respected members of the Pharmaceutical Industry. He is the former President of Research and Development at Pfizer, where he worked for over 30 years, and is presently a partner at Pure Tech pharmaceuticals. Outside of work, he is the author of two books “Drug Truths, Dispelling The Myths Of R&D (Wiley, 2008) and Devalued And Distrusted: Can The Pharmaceutical Industry Restore Its Broken Image? (Wiley, 2013). He has appeared on the Dr. Oz show, written for Forbes magazine, and was on the Board of Trustees at Boston College, his alma mater.
For those who don’t know, Pfizer is one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and they are responsible for the production, creation, and distribution of drugs like Lipitor and viagra. Today we are going to talk to him about the COVID-19 virus and for personal advice on entering the pharmaceutical world.
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