In "Power Players" Haroon Bokhary chats with the brightest and boldest entrepreneurs, CEOs, finance gurus, authors, and business titans about their rise to the top. From epic wins to crushing failures, we'll explore the guts, grit, and glory behind their success stories.
Sahand, a former finance professional turned coffee innovator, shares his journey of transforming into the founder of Terra Kaffe. His entrepreneurial spirit, kindled by early ventures and a diverse cultural interest, propelled him from the world of investment banking to pioneering a more sustainable coffee experience.In this episode, Sahand discusses how Terra Kaffe is challenging the status quo with eco-friendly machines and a commitment to community culture in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. He refl...
25 Dec 2023
Designing Dreams: Indie McFarlane Path to Fashion Fame
Indie McFarlane is the visionary CEO and Founder of INDY Sunglasses. During our conversation, Indie takes us on her remarkable journey from Scotland to a photography student in London to the creator of a renowned sunglasses brand based in Brooklyn, New York.She delves into the captivating stories behind how celebrities like Alicia Keys and Bella Hadid became wearers of her chic designs. Indie offers an exclusive peek into her creative process, detailing the inspiration and dedicatio...
22 Dec 2023
MAG Capital: Building a $1 Billion Industrial Real Estate Empire
Dax Mitchell and Neil Wahlgren are the visionaries behind MAG Capital Partners.In this episode, we journey through the corridors of MAG Capital Partners, a Texas-based investment firm managing a billion dollars with a focus on industrial real estate.Dax and Neil, share their in-depth perspectives on the pulse of the industrial real estate market as we edge into 2024. With anticipated shifts in interest rates on the horizon, they dissect the key factors influencing their investment evaluations...
Alley Biehl, the mastermind behind Obelisk, joins us to illuminate her journey with the coca leaf. Founder of a company that crafts unique coca leaf-based products, like the renowned Blow candle, Alley has embraced the art of innovation.During our conversation, Alley shares the story of how she first found the coca leaf and how it's changed her life.Through Obelisk Alley plans on bringing the health benefits of coca leaf to everyone.Today Alley stands as a leading voice for the coca leaf's ro...
8 Nov 2023
Gracie Pfaff – How a 12-Year-Old Started a Global Mission
Gracie Pfaff, the visionary behind Harvest 107, joins us to share her inspiring journey. At just 12 years old, Gracie founded this non-profit with a mission to combat hunger and malnutrition through sustainable agriculture worldwide.During our chat, Gracie recounts the life-changing decision her family made to relocate to Haiti for half a decade—a testament to their support for her mission.Now at 22, Gracie stands as one of the world's most influential young service leaders, driven by a relen...
7 Nov 2023
Carson Morell – Building a Multi-Million Dollar Personal Branding Agency
Carson Morell is the Co-Founder and COO of Arcbound, a full-service personal branding firm, offering services from brand strategy to social media content, full-stack podcast production, book ghostwriting, publishing and community management.Carson has grown Arcbound’s team to 30 full-time team members, and is working to grow the business and add service offerings, from PR to speaking opportunities.In our conversation Carson tells us the story of how he dropped out college to start Arcbound, a...
9 Sept 2023
Nick Liuzza – Marry the House, Date the Rate
Nick Liuzza is the Founder and CEO of Beeline that is making getting access to mortgages easier by digitizing the process. Nick started Beeline just a day after selling his previous company, Linear Title, for a $100 million.In our conversation Nick tells us why and how he started Beeline. He demystifies the fuss around 7% mortgage rates, and offers his insights on the trajectory of interest rates and housing prices for the year ahead.Show notes:(0:00) Intro(1:17) Entrepreneurship bug(1:5...
4 Sept 2023
Jussi Askola – Building a Multi-Million Dollar Business on Seeking Alpha
Jussi is the CEO of Leonberg Capital, a REIT advisory firm. He writes the #1 REIT investing newsletter on Seeking Alpha, where he has over 60,000 followers. His firm provides research services to over 2,500 institutional clients.Jussi is one of the most well-respected names in the REIT industry. He has authored award-winning academic papers on REIT investing, and been featured on numerous financial media outlets. Jussi holds a BSc in Real Estate Finance from University Nürtingen-Ge...
6 Jul 2023
Anna Szymanowska – Building a Ginger Shots Empire
Anna Szymanowska is the founder of Fighter Shots that produces ginger-based wellness drinks. Anna is based in the United Kingdom and has 3 masters degrees. Anna's entrepreneurial journey took off after completing her MBA at London Business School.In our conversation we talked about how and why Anna started Fighter Shots with just one product, how she managed to raise £150K in funding in 24 hours from 300+ investors. She also tells us what makes ginger special and why you should have it too. I...
29 Jun 2023
Andrew Bushby – Starting and Growing a Tequila Brand
Andrew is the CEO and Co-Founder of Buena Fé, a ready-to-drink (RTD) tequila-based cocktail.Before founding Buena Fé, Andrew worked as a Director in the Savills Capital Markets Group, and before that he spent eight years as a development manager at The Blackstone Group where he managed the development and repositioning of over $6BN worth of real estate assets in Europe and Asia.In our chat, Andrew spills the beans on how he and his fiancé started Buena Fé during the lockdowns. He shares the l...
19 Jun 2023
Fares Ksebati – CEO of MySwimPro
Fares Ksebati is the founder and CEO creator of MySwimPro, the #1 fitness app for swimmers. It has gotten over a million downloads and won Apple Watch App of the Year in 2016.Fares is also a YouTube creator with over 2 million subscribers. He has written two books: (1) Swim Like a Pro and (2) How to Invest in Startups.Fares founded the World Swim Day in 2018. He is an active angel investor and also founded the Startup Investor Academy. Fares made it to the Forbes 30 under 30 list in 2020.In o...
12 May 2023
How a 28-year-old ex-Goldman Banker Started an Investment Bank
Matthew Edgar is a former Goldman Sachs. banker that launched a new investment bank in March 2023, catering to middle-market clients.Edgar was most recently a vice president at Goldman Sachs for five years. Edgar has advised on transactions representing more than $70 billion in deal value.In our conversation, we discussed his journey to entrepreneurship, what sets his firm apart, reactions to its launch, his personal life, favorite workouts, his relationship, and his desired legacy.Show notes...
25 Apr 2023
Sachin Khajuria – Mastering the Art of Private Equity
Sachin Khajuria is one of the most prolific names in the world of private equity, and is the author of "Two and Twenty: How the Masters of Private Equity Always Win," which has sold 50,000+ copies.In this conversation we spoke about Sachin's path to Wall Street, why he decided to write his book, the private equity investment process, how to invest a million dollars in the current economy, and his future plans.Show Notes:(0:00) - Intro (1:11) - Banking crisis - Will it get worse?(4:07) - ...
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