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The Interview That Every Student Needs to Hear by Jessica O. Matthews. Thank you to Tom Bilyeu for providing the amazing interview and speech! Check out his awesome channel here: https://www.youtube.com/TomBilyeuSpeaker: Jessica O. MatthewsJessica is a Nigerian-American inventor, CEO and venture capitalist. She is the co-founder of Uncharted Power, which made Soccket, a soccer ball that can be used as a power generator. Matthews attended Harvard College and graduated from Harvard Business School. In 2011, Fortune Magazine named her Fortune's "10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs" and in 2015, named her as Fortune's "Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs." In 2012, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations named her "Scientist of the Year."Matthews is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Nigeria. The President of Nigeria named Matthews an Ambassador for Entrepreneurship for the country.To learn more about Jessica and her company, listen to the full interview with Tom Bilyeu:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVG8EebEt_MLearn about her invention the Soccket:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kErtBVfp66I►Follow Jessica O. MatthewsWEBSITES: http://bit.ly/2mSPzkN; http://bit.ly/2ngh1KvINSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2mjEC8XTWITTER: http://bit.ly/2mjLCCJFACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/1I48PifLINKEDIN: http://bit.ly/2mSL4qzUncharted Power:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNyEMCw2AFLhrzDALJxjpxAMusic by BorrtexBandcamp: https://borrtex.bandcamp.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/borrtex/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/Borrtex Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this exclusive episode with Jessica O. Matthews and co-hosted by Marian Murray you will get big, big energy vibes! Jessica owns 12 patents and has been on the cover of Forbes twice. She is a global game changer and one incredible human changing the landscape of energy. She is a Nigerian-American inventor, Founder, CEO and venture capitalist. She is the co-founder of Uncharted, which made Soccket, a soccer ball that can be used as a portable power generator. Matthews attended Harvard College and graduated from Harvard Business School! Fortune named her one of its "10 Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs" and in 2015, named her as one of it "Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs". In 2012, the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations named her "Scientist of the Year." Matthews is a dual citizen of the U.S. and Nigeria. The President of Nigeria named her an "Ambassador for Entrepreneurship" for the country!

Welcome to Episode 64 of the Asian Hustle Network Podcast! We are very excited to have Evan Lessler on this week's episode. We interview Asian entrepreneurs around the world to amplify their voices and empower Asians to pursue their dreams and goals. We believe that each person has a message and a unique story from their entrepreneurial journey that they can share with all of us. Check us out on Anchor, iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, TuneIn, Spotify, and more. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe and leave us a positive 5-star review. This is our opportunity to use the voices of the Asian community and share these incredible stories with the world. We release a new episode every Wednesday, so stay tuned! Nanxi Liu is CEO and Co-Founder of Enplug, a leading digital signage software company used by Fortune 500 companies, banks, hospitals, manufacturing facilities, elevators, and universities. The software enables businesses to distribute visual communication such as dashboards, videos, presentations, safety messages, news, and other content on any digital screen. The company is headquartered in Los Angeles and has offices in Japan, Brazil, Poland, Australia, and the UK. Nanxi was named Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune’s 10 Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs. While in college, Nanxi co-founded Nanoly Bioscience, a venture-backed biotech company that develops polymers to eliminate refrigeration for vaccines and therapeutics. Nanoly received the Outstanding Research Award at the World Biomaterials Congress and is a grant recipient of the National Institute of Health. Nanxi serves as a board member of CarParts.com (NASDAQ: PRTS), a leading online provider of automotive parts and accessories. Nanxi also serves as an board member of Kindred Biosciences (NASDAQ: KIN), a leading biopharmaceutical company for pets. Nanxi is one of five voting members on the California’s Department of Motor Vehicles’ New Motor Vehicle Board. She serves on the Board of Advisors for Covington Capital Management ($3 billion AUM) and is a Partner at XFactor Ventures, which has invested in over 50 women-founded startups. Passionate about community service, Nanxi serves on the Board of Directors for the National Foster Youth Institute, After-School All-Stars Los Angeles, and Yes2Jobs.org. She received the 2018 UC Berkeley Sather Gate Volunteer Award for her work in leading a campaign that raised $22 million for the university. As a producer of the Amazon TV series, The Bay, Nanxi received an Emmy Award. In her free time, Nanxi enjoys playing tennis, snowboarding, and flying planes. She is a concert pianist and has performed live on NBC and ABC. Nanxi graduated from UC Berkeley with a BS in Business Administration and BA in Political Economy. Nanxi lives in Los Angeles and is a Dodgers fan. Please check out our Patreon at @asianhustlenetwork. We want AHN to continue to be meaningful and give back to the Asian community. If you enjoy our podcast and would like to contribute to our future, we hope you’ll consider becoming a patron. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/asianhustlenetwork/support

Jessica O. Matthews is the Founder & CEO of Uncharted Power, an award-winning, full-service power and data infrastructure company. The Company’s proprietary suite of technologies enables it to build, own and operate decentralized power infrastructure for communities with various applications for edge colocation, power, and sensing. Developing technologies in energy generation, transmission and storage, the Company also has mastered harnessing kinetic energy, enabling it to engineer consumer products for Fortune 500 companies in the U.S. and various international governments. The Company was founded by Jessica when she was only 22 years old.Jessica was invited by President Barack Obama to the White House to represent small companies for the signing of the America Invents Act in 2012. In 2016, she raised the second-largest Series A ever raised by a black female founder in history and was selected to ring the NASDAQ opening ceremony bell, representing all Forbes 30 Under 30 alumna.Jessica’s research and career centers around the intersection of disruptive technology, renewable energy, human behavior, and the psychology of self-actualization. A dual citizen of Nigeria & the U.S., Jessica has a degree in Psychology and Economics from Harvard University, an MBA from Harvard Business School, and is listed on over 10 patents and patents pending—including her first invention of the SOCCKET, an energy generating soccer ball, at the age of 19. Her list of accolades includes Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30 under 30 list, Inc Magazine 30 under 30, and Harvard University Scientist of the Year.

A new phenomenon has started to rise in workplaces around the world: hiring contract workers for temporary management positions. Hosts Peter Cappelli and Dan O'Meara talk with Jody Miller, a pioneer in the field of high-level contracting, to find out more about this emerging trend.Jody Greenstone Miller is the Co-Founder and CEO of Business Talent Group (BTG), the premier marketplace for high-end, on-demand talent. An outspoken thought leader, Jody has been cited as a disrupter of the traditional consulting model by Clay Christensen in the Harvard Business Review, a “workplace innovator” (Fast Company), and “A Pioneering Voice for Super Temps” (Forbes). With her leadership as CEO of BTG, she is helping to redefine the future of work by unlocking the full potential of the “gig economy” for the benefit of top companies and skilled talent alike. BTG, which Jody co-founded in 2006, is leading the next generation of the gig economy with 40% of the F100 relying on them to curate, vet, and deliver independent management consultants, subject matter experts and executives to help solve their biggest business challenges and fuel growth, innovation, and performance improvement.BTG was most named to Inc. Magazine’s prestigious list of the 5000 fastest-growing companies in America three years in a row. The company was also named to the Forbes list of “100 Most Promising Companies,” one of only four female-led companies. Fortune magazine named Miller one of its ten “Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs.” and as one of twelve of EY’s “Entrepreneurial Winning Women” in North America. Along with her husband, Matt Miller, Jody wrote “The Rise of the Supertemp,” a Big Idea feature for the Harvard Business Review which observers cite as the definitive analysis of the alternative professional services trend. Jody’s thought leadership on the evolving talent marketplace has also been featured in outlets such as The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Fast Company, Forbes, Business Insider, The Economist, The Financial Times, CNN, Stanford University, Fox Business and Bloomberg.Learn More about Business Talent Grouphttps://businesstalentgroup.com/ See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

As a lifelong, accomplished dancer, Payal Kadakia never thought she would become an entrepreneur. But it was that very love of dance that compelled her to help others pursue or rekindle their own passions. Driven by a strong desire to create something with potential to change people's lives, Kadakia created ClassPass, a platform that helps fitness and dance enthusiasts find and book classes in 8,500 studios in 50 cities around the world. Kadakia has appeared on prominent lists such as Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs and Marie Claire’s Most Influential Women in America, and ClassPass has been ranked among the fastest-growing technology companies in North America. It may sound like Kadakia effortlessly glided from performing arts to business, but her seven-year journey was full of setbacks. She overcame several problems and had to pivot twice to stay afloat and then thrive. In this interview, Kadakia explains how she turned her personal passion into a successful business, including the importance of partnerships and how being “mission-obsessed” instead of “product-obsessed” fueled her growth. She also discusses the power of purpose in entrepreneurship and the principles of real perseverance. Key Takeaways How passion and success are closely related and how entrepreneurs can connect the two Why having heart and soul in business is crucial for problem-solving The partnership model that made ClassPass so successful Why the size of your company doesn’t matter if you follow your mission

Jessica Matthews is the founder and CEO at Uncharted Play, the hardware technology firm that’s providing off-grid power for the developing world. She was invited by President Barack Obama to the White House, and currently serves as an Ambassador of Entrepreneurship for Nigeria, and also received praise from Bill Clinton. She’s among Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs, Forbes 30 under 30 list, Black Enterprise’s Innovator of the Year, Oprah Supersoul 100, and Scientist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation.    I met Jessica in New York earlier this year, and she’s as much a rockstar in person as she is on her resume.

Jessica O. Matthews is one of the most decorated guests we have had on the #VFApodcast. Her accolades include Fortune’s Most Promising Women Entrepreneurs (2015), Forbes 30 under 30 list (2014), Black Enterprise’s Innovator of the Year (2013), and Scientist of the Year by the Harvard Foundation (2012). Jessica is the daughter of an entrepreneur and was always tinkering as a child - she even has the scars to prove it! While getting her undergraduate degree at Harvard University, Jessica enrolled in a class that eventually led to her idea for the SOCCKET a portable, power generating soccer ball designed to promote physical activity and spread awareness about the global energy problem. Designing and manufacturing the SOCCKET wasn't easy and Jessica candidly shares the ups and downs of a messy kickstarter campaign and all that she learned about manufacturing, supply chains, and customer service. Download this weeks episode to hear more about Jessica's journey and how President Clinton motivated her to quit her day job to pursue Uncharted Play full time.