Mike Fitzgerald’s High Alpha business is fascinating. Not just the venture studio and Fund they have built, but the Sprint Week competitition where all employees compete against each other to determine what business the company should incubate. I love that. That is how you build internal culture. We spent quite a bit of time on the pod discussing how to formulate ideas and how to learn (I can never get enough of that subject). We also did some digging into the investment culture and the ratio of reviewing start-ups to actual investments. Anyone exploring this space will enjoy Mike’s perspective. His calculus story at Miami is a good one and sent him down a path of communications (which he says is a blessing and helped him into a sales-oriented path). We start with a conversation about the city of Indianapolis and Miami’s influence there.
Mike Whan: Commissioner, LPGA
Andrea Saia: Board Member, LivaNova PLC
Megan Fischer: Founder & CEO, Sweet Cheeks Diaper Bank
Eric Lange: Actor
Kurt Donnell: President, Freestar
Kevyn Adams: Senior VP of Business Administration, Buffalo Sabres
Spencer Stiles: Group President, Stryker
Katie Quinn: Food Journalist & Author
Johnny Sirpilla: Founder, Encourage LLC
Maria Casey: Founder & CEO, BUHO
Melissa Pawlowicz: Commercial Lead, Kellogg Company
Matt Kamienski: Executive Director, The Presidents Cup
Marc Rubin: Dean, Farmer School of Business
Brandon Smith: Co-Founder, Nooma
David DeMuth: President & CEO, Doner
Brian Niccol: CEO, Chipotle Mexican Grill
Cameron Cummins: Co-Founder, Pivotal Growth Partners
Austin Mace: Co-Founder & COO, Subvrsive
Jeffrey Kadlic: Founding Partner, Evolution Capital Partners
Ron Carson: Founder, Cool Action Suits
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