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An independent director can play a crucial role in mitigating conflicts of interest among board members while also providing valuable input. Heidi explains what an independent director does and why it's important for a founder to include one on their board. More information:  https://www.threshold.vc/podcast/the-case-for-the-independent-director Further Reading: Every entrepreneur who raises capital should understand how preference structures work and the inherent pitfalls this creates in corporate governance. Excellent article on the topic here: https://thevcfactory.com/liquidation-preference-conflicts-venture-capital Fortune recently published an interesting piece on director independence. While it is mostly aimed at public companies, there are good considerations for private companies too: https://fortune.com/2023/10/16/modern-board-directors-independence PwC issued this handy guidebook to the whys and hows of adding independent directors to private boards, which you can find here: https://www.pwc.com/us/en/services/governance-insights-center/pwc-why-private-company-boards-need-outside-directors-v2.pdf A solid checklist from Underscore.vc for bringing on an independent director here: https://underscore.vc/startupsecrets/add-an-independent-director-to-your-board And finally, when you're ready to actually look for that great independent director, theBoardlist (https://www.theboardlist.com) can be a great resource for you, as can Bolster (https://bolster.com).

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, CEO at Xero & a tech leader and entrepreneur, served as StubHub's president. She's held key roles at Google, Amazon, News Corp, Yodlee, and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, a video shopping platform for women, leading as CEO and Chairman until 2017. She's also the Founder of theBoardlist, advocating for boardroom diversity. On The Menu: 1. Entrepreneurial insights: Emphasizing continual decision-making over a single perfect choice for success. 2. Tough entrepreneurial decisions: Managing cash, halting businesses, and staffing adjustments for financial sustainability. 3. Business development strategy: Juggling multiple opportunities to refine negotiation skills and foster business growth. 4. Negotiating prowess: Small businesses setting firm positions in negotiations with larger corporations. 5. Efficiency via cloud technology: Streamlining tasks, like accounting, to save costs and time for small businesses. 6. AI's role in financial management: Predicting AI's broader integration beyond generative AI for enhanced efficiency. Click here for a free trial: https://bit.ly/48qA47T Follow us on social media to hear from us more - Facebook- https://bit.ly/3ZYLiew Instagram- https://bit.ly/3Usdrtf Linkedin- https://bit.ly/43pdmdU Twitter- https://bit.ly/43qPvKX Pinterest- https://bit.ly/3KOOa9u Happy creating! #SukhinderSingCassidy #Cash #Cuts #MarketerOfTheMonth #Comebacks #Xero #Outgrow #Podcastoftheday #MarketingPodcast #UX

The Summit of Greatness is back! Buy your tickets today – summitofgreatness.com – James Clear's book, Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones is an awesome source of information, and it's been many years in the making. In fact, James Clear told me about how this book (and his writing career as a whole) is really the result of his taking his own advice.Jaspreet Singh, otherwise known as the Minority Mindset, is a qualified attorney, investor, and CEO of both Market Briefs and Market Insider. Although he didn't receive any formal financial education, he is on a mission to make financial education fun and accessible. His brand has helped countless people get out of debt, start investing, and create a plan for building wealth.For more than 25 years, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy has been a leading tech entrepreneur and CEO who's grown, scaled, and advised for companies like Google, Amazon, and more. She's currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace focused on putting diverse leaders into key executive positions. She also serves on the board of directors at Urban Outfitters and Upstart. Guy Raz has been studying entrepreneurs for several years. You may know him as the voice of the incredible podcast How I Built This on NPR. I was so excited to have him on The School of Greatness to give his insight on the world of entrepreneurship and what sets successful entrepreneurs apart.In this episode you will learn,The key factor that distinguishes exceptional entrepreneurs and sets them on a path to success.Whether achieving success or maintaining it poses a greater challenge and what it takes to excel in both aspects.The motivations behind individuals in business, whether they prioritize the mission or financial gains.The significance of failure in the entrepreneurial journey and how it contributes to personal and professional growth.Common misconceptions surrounding the entrepreneurial lifestyle and gain insights into the realities of being an entrepreneur.For more information go to www.lewishowes.com/1495For more Greatness text PODCAST to +1 (614) 350-3960Links to full episodes:James Clear – https://link.chtbl.com/1395-podJaspreet Singh – https://link.chtbl.com/1327-podSukhinder Singh Cassidy – https://link.chtbl.com/1150-podGuy Raz – https://lewishowes.com/podcast/an-entrepreneurs-guide-to-success-with-guy-raz/

This season on We Go Boldly we will walk through what holds us back from living our best lives and doing all the things we dream about doing. We are focusing on how we can overcome our fear and doubt, be bolstered by faith, take risks, meet opportunity, and imagine unlimited possibilities. Every week we will work through a different aspect of what it means to both pursue our passions and accomplish the mundane; and how these topics help us to reach for our potential and live our boldest, most honest lives. Our goal this season is to explore what is holding us back, keeping us locked away behind our imagined limitations, and stopping our growth. We coach women to live their version of a bold life and pursue their unique path. This season is all about taking action and living our best lives. Today we are speaking with the amazing Lesley Grossblatt!Lesley Grossblatt's career spans over 20 years conceptualizing, building, launching and scaling products used by millions of small businesses and consumers worldwide at leading technology companies including Netflix and Intuit. For her record of building innovative solutions that drive real-world impact, Lesley was named one of Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business for 2017.Lesley had the distinction of serving as the first Chief Product Officer in the public media sphere as Chief Product Officer at KQED, one of the leading public media companies in the US. Prior to KQED, Lesley served as the Chief Operating Officer at theBoardlist, a Public Benefit Corporation aimed at increasing gender diversity on corporate boards. At Netflix, Lesley served as product lead for expansion into international markets including Latin America, UK and Ireland. As the first internal entrepreneur within Intuit's Payroll/Employee Management Services Division, Lesley led the effort to rapidly launch, test and iterate on multiple new products and was awarded seven U.S. patents for data-driven product innovations. Currently, Lesley advises CEO's and product leaders through her company, Clarion Product LLC.Lesley clearly doesn't let much hold her back. Let's get to know her!Don't forget to smash that subscribe button, rate and review us! RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOWDid you enjoy this episode? We would love to hear your thoughts. Head to Apple Podcasts and then rate, review, and subscribe. This way you will get notified once a new episode goes live. CONNECT WITH RIELLY AND TOVAHInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/goboldlytogether/Website: goboldlythepodcast.comFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/Go-Boldly-Together-105942584706928LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/go-boldly-initiativeYouTube: http://bit.ly/boldlyyoutubePinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/GoBoldlyTogether/_saved/Twitter: https://twitter.com/goboldlypodcastPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/wegoboldly

On this week's episode of Confluence, we tackle the critical issue of diversity in company leadership. Host Rana Sarkar speaks with two experts on the topic: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder and Chair of theBoardlist, and Jennifer Holmstrom, Head of Platform at GGV Capital. Both women have long histories of advocating for both inclusive talent acquisition and hiring practices, as well as diverse boards. In this episode, learn more about why making sure that talent—at the top and bottom—is equitable and representative, and the role that both companies and government policy play in keeping our business and innovation ecosystems fair and representative. What tools do we need to ensure diversity in the boardroom? How can we work together to nurture diverse talent pools with equal opportunities? And why is this good for business?LINKS:·       Sukhinder Singh Cassidy LinkedIn·       Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Twitter·       theBoardlist ·       Forbes: Aim For Impact With Your Choices, Advises Founder Of theBoardlist Sukhinder Singh Cassidy·       Bloomberg: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy on Entrepreneurship·       Jennifer Holmstrom LinkedIn·       Jennifer Holmstrom Twitter·       GGV Capital·       Go Big, Go Vertical: with Dave Vasen (Brightwheel) and Jen Holmstrom (GGV Capital)

There is one fundamental skill that all entrepreneurs use to find success: they continuously take risks until something sticks. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is an Internet executive and entrepreneur with experience building, scaling, and leading businesses - most notably, Google, theBoardlist, and Amazon.Her most recent work as President of Stubhub led the company to sell for $4B! She is a multi-time board member and/or angel investor at private and public companies including TripAdvisor, Urban Outfitters, and Sunbasket. She shares her wisdom with people to help them succeed as leaders and build products that empower consumers which she does incredibly well through her book, Choose Possibility. Dive right in and learn what it means to choose possibility by taking risks and how risk-taking is a skill that can be learned. Things you will learn in this episode:[00:01 - 05:12] Opening Segment I introduce today's guest, Sukhinder Singh CassidyFor a better way to book world-class guests head over to Guestio.com Sukhinder gives us a bit of her backgroundGrew up as the daughter of two doctors How she learned to do books and taxes as a kid Learning what it really means to run your own business[05:13 - 15:01] Choose Possibility by Taking RisksSukhinder talks about her early encouragements towards entrepreneurshipSukhinder's venture into education and careers Going into business as a ‘less risky choice' How it took over a year to get a single job offerLearning to take risksHer experience in corporateVenturing into ownership, “I will figure it out” The importance of being able to shift environmentsGive yourself chances to fail A quick word from our sponsors[15:02 - 33:40] Putting Yourself in Opportunity-Rich EnvironmentsSukhinder shares the key to choosing possibility Be willing to embrace the processHow to get yourself in the right ‘risk-taking' environmentPursue the ‘Who', not the ‘What'Get yourself with ‘Superbosses' Common characteristics of superbosses The polar opposite of you Patient and without egoPeople who release you to fail on your own Superbosses will share some level of your values Building relationships with your bossesGo to places where your skills are valued You need to know your own weaknesses and superpowers How Sukhinder is as a superbossWho you know or what you know? Our credibility comes through constant education and who you areSukhinder's “Why” behind the book Choose Possibility Showing an inside-out view of successes and failuresPlaying the long game and continuing to choose Risk-taking can be a learned skill[33:41 - 35:02] Closing Segment Go to Choosepossibility.com and take The Risk QuizHow to connect with Sukhinder - links belowFinal words  Tweetable Quotes: “Hustle and risk-taking… risk-taking is like putting bait out in the water constantly to sort of creating your own possibilities.” - Sukhinder Singh Cassidy“If you're willing to embrace choosing possibility as a process you will have outsized returns.” - Sukhinder Singh Cassidy “To be a smart risk-taker is to put yourself in an environment where you're most likely to succeed.” - Sukhinder Singh CassidyResources Mentioned:Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)SuperbossesYou can connect with Sukhinder on LinkedIn and Twitter. For a powerful new approach to taking risks, you gotta check out https://www.choosepossibility.com/.  Did you love the value that we are putting out in the show? LEAVE A REVIEW and tell us what you think about the episode so we can continue putting out great content just for you! Share this episode and help someone who wants to connect with world-class people. Jump on over to travischappell.com/makemypodcast and let my team make you your very own show!If you want to learn how to build YOUR network, check out my website travischappell.com. You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. Be sure to join The Lounge to become part of the community that's setting up REAL relationships that add value and create investments.Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google, Amazon, and Yodlee. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist and has been profiled in Fortune, Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and The New York Times, among others. She has been named one of Elle's Power Women, one of the Most Creative People in Business by Fast Company, and one of the Top 100 People in the Valley by Business Insider among many other accolades. She is the author of The Wall Street Journal bestseller, CHOOSE POSSIBILITY. www.choosepossibility.com  

Bloomberg Opinion columnist Barry Ritholtz speaks with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, a tech executive and entrepreneur with more than two decades of experience founding, scaling and advising companies. She is founder and chair of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace, and author of the recent Wall Street Journal bestseller "Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail)." Learn more about your ad-choices at https://www.iheartpodcastnetwork.com

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder & Chairman theBoardlist  chats with Amit Somani, Managing Partner Prime Venture Partners. Sukhinder is a Digital leader, Board member and Investor with 25+ years experience. She has held leadership roles at Stubhub, Google, theBoardlist, Yodlee, Polyvore,  Joyus and Amazon. Listen to the podcast to learn about01:00 - Risk-taking as an early-stage startup founder06:50 – How to train your team to take risks11:30 – Evaluating risk and reward when joining a startup21:45 – How to rent the mind that you can't afford to hire27:30 – How should board members help founders31:30 – Think Gut-Data-Gut NOT Gut Vs Data36:00 - How to write a book about principlesCheck out the book Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh CassidyYou can read the complete transcript hereWant to listen to another industry leader who knows the intricacies of both an incumbent and a startup? Prime Venture had Julie Zhuo, Facebook's former Design VP and currently the co-founder of Sundial, as a guest on the podcast. Learn about Julie's journey from being an intern in Facebook to becoming Design VP, the secrets to building for the user when you are not the user anymore, how to persuade other stakeholders,  turning data into actionable insights, and a lot more. Listen hereEnjoyed the podcast? Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcasts and subscribe wherever you are listening to this.Follow Prime Venture Partners:Twitter: https://twitter.com/Primevp_inLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/primevp/ This podcast is for you. Do let us know what you like about the podcast, what you don't like, the guests you'd like to have on the podcast and the topics you'd like us to cover in future episodes. Please share your feedback here: https://primevp.in/podcastfeedback

Paralyzed by indecision? Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's debut book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) is a new view on risk, proposing that we take rather than avoid risk and enjoy the opportunities that come along with it. In it, the Silicon Valley mogul makes easy math of the choices that we make each day that can put us on the path to success. She argues that it is not one big decision that cements our future, but the million small ones that open up doors, enabling us to see success through. With not one but three successful companies under her belt, Cassidy maintains that she is no stranger to mistakes. But in the face of pitfalls and misfires, what has set her apart and launched her success is her ability to adapt, overcome and grow from such setbacks. At INFORUM Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will crunch the numbers of risk, reveal the “seven myths of success”, all while guiding us on how to take the first step and all the ones that follow—making risk synonymous with opportunity rather than fear. SPEAKERS Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder & Chairman, theBoardlist; Board Member, Upstart; Author, Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive Suzanne St. John-Crane CEO, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 25th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Paralyzed by indecision? Sukhinder Singh Cassidy's debut book Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) is a new view on risk, proposing that we take rather than avoid risk and enjoy the opportunities that come along with it. In it, the Silicon Valley mogul makes easy math of the choices that we make each day that can put us on the path to success. She argues that it is not one big decision that cements our future, but the million small ones that open up doors, enabling us to see success through. With not one but three successful companies under her belt, Cassidy maintains that she is no stranger to mistakes. But in the face of pitfalls and misfires, what has set her apart and launched her success is her ability to adapt, overcome and grow from such setbacks. At INFORUM Sukhinder Singh Cassidy will crunch the numbers of risk, reveal the “seven myths of success”, all while guiding us on how to take the first step and all the ones that follow—making risk synonymous with opportunity rather than fear. SPEAKERS Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Founder & Chairman, theBoardlist; Board Member, Upstart; Author, Choose Possibility: How to Master Risk and Thrive Suzanne St. John-Crane CEO, American Leadership Forum Silicon Valley—Moderator In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are currently hosting all of our live programming via YouTube live stream. This program was recorded via video conference on August 25th, 2021 by the Commonwealth Club of California. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Overcome Your Fear of Taking Risks and Learn to Make Choices with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Are you afraid to make choices ? Many of us get wrapped up in the fear that a single decision can make or break our entire lives. Choosing to go to one school over another, or taking a job and turning down an offer—these may seem like the sole determinants of our future. However, success and failure are often an accumulation of decisions and not something that stems from only one choice. In today's episode, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy joins us to talk about how to bravely own your decisions. Every time we make choices, we also take on some risks. However, you can grow to become more discerning and calculated. Sukhinder also shares how you can change your perspective around making decisions, embracing changes, and recovering from failure. We also talk about seeking truth at work so that you can be your most authentic self. If you want to stop agonizing about making choices, this episode is for you!           Here are three reasons why you should listen to the full episode: Discover why you become unable to make choices and how you can begin to act. Learn the ways you can foster truth-telling at work so you can live as your truest self. Understand how success is a cycle and an accumulation of choices over time. Resources Connect with Sukhinder: LinkedIn I Twitter Choose Possibility Understand the way you take risks here! Choose Possibility by Sukhinder Singh Cassidy Books by Kim Scott Radical Candor Just Work Create a daily meditation ritual in just seven days! Download BUILD YOUR DAILY MEDITATION RITUAL and other freebies on the Radically Loved website! FREE Action Guide! Apply the lessons you learn from this episode as you listen! Sign up at com, and I'll send it right away! Episode Highlights The Myth of the Single Choice Sukhinder's book aims to debunk myths surrounding risk-taking. Society often celebrates big risk-takers, leading many to think that success is all about one big choice. When we put such pressure on a single choice, we become paralyzed and unable to act. The relationship between risk and reward is not linear. It's not about the first choice; it's about continuing to make choices. Tune in to the full episode to hear Sukhinder's view on the cyclical journey of making choices. Change Your Mindset Surrounding Choice We accept that companies need to pivot to become successful. Take, for example, Uber and Amazon. However, we tend to think our careers need to be linear. Our careers can have multiple cycles of change, success, and even failure. Remember that you can still make choices to recover after a failure. Make Choices, Expect Risks, and Be Patient Risk accompanies each decision, but having a system can help you stop agonizing whenever you make choices. While we should act on our agency to make choices, remember that some results may not be in your control. Take time to sort through your options before you make choices. Be a calculated risk-taker. You can't force success, as it is the result of your circumstances. However, you can control how you respond to these things. Spirituality and Risk-Taking Sukhinder's parents were doctors, and they believed that their work was how they gave back to the world. Her parents' beliefs largely influenced her thinking. For Sukhinder, who you are at work is part of who you are. Work can give you joy and purpose if you choose the right workplace for you. Sukhinder also shares that her father's entrepreneurship and creativity inspired how she sees her work. Find Where You Can Fit In Your full self can only be realized in the right environment and workplace. Put yourself in places that align with your values and celebrate your strengths. Fitting in also means being in the right culture that helps you feel included. When we don't show ourselves fully, that may be because we are afraid of taking risks. However, we can make choices and take small risks to express ourselves more. Being a Truth Teller We've all been taught that speaking up will make people dislike us. Have more agency at work by asking questions that will help reveal the truth. Seeking the truth will help not only you but everyone around you. Bosses should learn how to foster truth-telling in their workplaces, as it helps everyone learn faster. Listen to the full episode to hear Sukhinder's experiences of being a truth-teller at work! Lessons from the Pandemic Sukhinder likens the pandemic to a coconut event. It is something that showed us how flexible and resilient we can be. Embrace change. Exercise your risk-taking ability and develop it like a muscle. Make choices about what you want to change today. If you're intimidated by big decisions, start with smaller ones. You just need to take the first step and keep going until you start seeing results. Success is an Accumulation of Choices Sukhinder shares how she chose to quit Google and become CEO of Polyvore. However, she was outed after only six months. To an outsider, this situation might have seemed like a failure. However, 10 years later, those choices led her to become a board member in various e-commerce and lifestyle companies. There is a rhythm to how we make choices and unlock results. Sometimes, these are just not the ones we are conditioned to expect. Don't let your failures cripple you. The more you make choices, the more you'll encounter failure, but the more you'll accumulate successes too. Have the Courage to Ask Learn to negotiate to help balance your life, whether for work or personal matters. Sukhinder shares how she was able to negotiate with Google to take her daughter on international trips. Don't treat your professional and personal life in an entitled way. Rather, try to balance everyone's needs. Acknowledge that in a negotiation, something will be sacrificed. So it's important to be open and communicative. If you don't ask, you'll never know what's possible. Being Imperfect We can't have everything perfect and balanced in every single moment in time, and that's okay. It's more important to look at things over a longer period. How Sukhinder Feels Radically Loved Sukhinder feels radically loved by the support and appreciation she has gotten from her family and colleagues. 5 Powerful Quotes from This Episode [07:53] “When you fail, you still have a choice to make about what to do next. And once you've lived those cycles enough, another dawn will rise if you fail again.” [11:29] “You can't force everything; you can't force success.” [23:23] “Whether you seek out change or change seeks you out, your opportunity is to embrace change and become calculated and think of it as a muscle you can exercise.” [24:31] “You're not one choice away from success. Success is often many unfolding choices, and they're imperfect. All you really need to do is make the first one.” [29:48] “People who choose frequently may encounter more failure; they're likely to accumulate more success as well.” About Sukhinder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a top digital CEO and entrepreneur with over 25 years of experience in leading, advising, and scaling companies including StubHub, Google, Amazon, Yodlee, and Polyvore. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for leaders who are seeking executive opportunities. Sukhinder is also a multi-time board member and angel investor for several companies including TripAdvisor, Urban Outfitters, Reformation, and Ericsson! In her upcoming book, Choose Possibility, Sukhinder talks about taking risks and thriving even when you fail.   Interested in connecting with Sukhinder? You can reach her on LinkedIn and Twitter. This episode is brought to you by CEREBRAL Go to https://getcerebral.com/loved to get 65% off your first month off of medication management and care counseling.    Enjoy the Podcast? If you felt radically loved from listening to this podcast, subscribe and share it with the people you love! Love to give us 5 stars? If you do, we'd love a review from you. Help us reach more people and make them feel loved. Do you want to help people stop agonizing about making choices and seek possibilities instead? A simple way is to share what you've learned today on social media. Don't forget to follow and message us on these platforms! 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Sukhinder Singh Cassidy shares valuable insight on how to take smarter, more calculated risks with confidence. — YOU'LL LEARN — 1) Two easy ways to build your risk-taking muscle 2) How to stop the fear of failure from holding you back 3) One question to help you make smarter, more calculated risks Subscribe or visit AwesomeAtYourJob.com/ep695 for clickable versions of the links below. — ABOUT SUKHINDER — Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. She served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. Sukhinder is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace that helps diverse leaders get discovered for board and executive opportunities, and the author of CHOOSE POSSIBILITY. • Sukhinder's book: Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail) • Sukhinder's website: ChoosePossibility.com. Identify your risk-taking style with Sukhinder's Risk Quiz! • Sukhinder's LinkedIn: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy • Sukhinder's Twitter: @sukhindersingh — RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THE SHOW — • Book: Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap and Others Don't by Jim Collins • Book: Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick: People, Probabilities, and Big Moves to Beat the Odds by Chris Bradley • Previous episode: 500: Building Unshakeable Self-Esteem and Confidence with Victor Cheng — THANK YOU SPONSORS! — • Setapp. Try out up to 200 of the best software tools in one streamlined place at setapp.com.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode of #ThePlaybook, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, Founder of theBoardlist and author of Choose Possibility, shares her thoughts on: [1:47] - How “small acts” can open our eyes to the possibilities that are around us  [4:23] - Why agility and confidence go hand-in-hand for business leaders [8:26] - Her definition of calculated risk and why failing to make a choice can be detrimental to your career.  [10:23] - How understanding the two dimensions of time can help an entrepreneur make progress Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Today's guest is Sukhinder Singh Cassidy. For more than 25 years, she's been a leading tech entrepreneur and CEO who's grown, scaled, and advised for companies like StubHub, Google, Amazon, and more. She's currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a talent marketplace focused on putting diverse leaders into key executive positions -- and also serves on the board of directors at Urban Outfitters and Upstart.She just wrote a new book called, Choose Possibility: Take Risks and Thrive (Even When You Fail), where she shares the most valuable lessons she's learned over her years of experience in leadership roles at some of Silicon Valley's most well-known companies.In this episode Lewis and Sukhinder discuss the life-changing lessons Sukhinder learned from her father, why most businesses fail and how to make sure your business isn't one of them, why we all need to change our mindset around failure & risk taking, and what to do instead, the best ways to start building wealth today, what Sukhinder considers the most rewarding experiences she's had over the course of her career, and so much more!For more go to: www.lewishowes.com/1150Check out The Boardlist: site.theboardlist.comThe Wim Hof Experience: Mindset Training, Power Breathing, and Brotherhood: https://link.chtbl.com/910-podA Scientific Guide to Living Longer, Feeling Happier & Eating Healthier with Dr. Rhonda Patrick: https://link.chtbl.com/967-podThe Science of Sleep for Ultimate Success with Shawn Stevenson: https://link.chtbl.com/896-podSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a leading digital CEO and entrepreneur with more than 25 years of leadership experience founding, scaling, and advising companies including Google, Amazon, StubHub, Yodlee, and more. She is currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, a premium talent marketplace for diverse leaders to be recommended and discovered for the board and executive opportunities. Most recently, Sukhinder served as the leader of StubHub, the premier global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment, which she and her team sold for $4 billion in February 2020. Earlier in her career, Sukhinder built Google's business throughout the Asia Pacific and Latin America and served as the business co-founder of fintech pioneer Yodlee. Sukhinder also currently serves as a board director at Urban Outfitters and Upstart, and as a member of the global advisory board of TIME'S UP. She previously served as a board member at Ericsson, TripAdvisor, Stitch Fix, J.Crew, and as a strategic advisor to Twitter. She is also a proven tech investor whose current and previous investments include Reformation, theRealReal, Sunbasket, Senreve, and more.Sukhinder has an undergraduate degree from the Ivey School of Business Administration at the University of Western Ontario, Canada and lives with her husband and three children in northern California.Connect with Sukhinder & buy her new book: Website - https://www.choosepossibility.com/#about Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/sukhinder.cassidy Twitter - https://twitter.com/sukhindersingh?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhinders/ Buy her book here - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0358525705/ref=dbs_a_def_rwt_bibl_vppi_i1 Follow The Story Box on Social MediaINSTAGRAM ► - https://www.instagram.com/thestoryboxpodcast/ TWITTER ► - https://twitter.com/jay_fantom FACEBOOK ► - https://www.facebook.com/thestoryboxpodcast WEBSITE ► - https://thestoryboxpodcast.com/SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE! Apple Podcast ► - https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-story-box/id1486295252 Spotify ► - https://open.spotify.com/show/7h8Qv3r2ZV29f7ktJOwmgM?si=FXxYC1JFSHesBv7_d1WtNQ WATCH HERE:YouTube ► - https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStoryBox If you enjoyed this episode please subscribe to YouTube & Apple Podcasts, and leave a 5-star positive rating and review over on Apple Podcasts. Share it around with your friends and family.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/thestorybox. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is an indispensable guide to decision-making and risk-taking for anyone who finds themselves afraid of making a wrong choice in their career. Life is made up of a series of choices. What do you do if one of those choices turns out poorly, especially if it was carefully considered? How do you trust your instinctive decision-making skills and make the next right choice? How do you continue to take risks when, suddenly, your risks are not working out? Cassidy is one of the most highly regarded and well-respected female tech executives in Silicon Valley, but she'll be the first to admit that her path to success has been far from linear. She started three companies that have done exceedingly well, including theBoardlist (an organization designed to promote and place women onto corporate boards), and she just served as president of StubHub, which sold earlier this year for $4 billion. But she's also encountered plenty of poor choices, misfires, unexpected headwinds, and all other types of pitfalls that she had to learn how to confront, analyze, navigate, and incorporate into her new path forward. From her own experience, she knows that personal success does not come from making one singular “correct” or “big” decision. Rather, long-range success comes from tackling numerous choices that are aimed to optimize future possibilities. Singh Cassidy's “seven myths of success,” as well as her advice on how to make FOMO into your friend, multiply your “bets” in life, and understand why you shouldn't be blinded by “passion bias,” all provide an entirely new way to approach risk-taking and achieve lasting success. Bio: Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. In this episode of Trend Following Radio: Trading Philosophy Risk Definition Risk Taking Smart Risk Taker Freedom and Autonomy Entrepreneurial Mindset Decision Making How to Deal FOMO

When do you take risks, when do you play it safe?  It turns out it's not one or the other.  Sukhinder Singh Cassidy talks with Spartan founder and CEO Joe De Sena about the importance of risk-taking, and suggests using a series of choices and risks to create better outcomes. One simple formula - if your FOMO is bigger than your fear of failure, you're going to take action.  If your fear of failure is greater than your FOMO you're not going to take action.  To overcome this, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy suggests steps to reduce the fear of failure. Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a leading technology executive and entrepreneur, board member, and investor with twenty-five years of experience founding and helping to scale companies, including Google and Amazon. Most recently, she served as president of StubHub and as a member of eBay's executive leadership team. She is the founder and chairman of theBoardlist and author of Choose Possibility.   Take the RISK quiz at https://www.choosepossibility.com/risk-quiz Find out more about the book https://www.choosepossibility.com/   This episode of Spartan Up is brought to you by DUROLANE, a single injection that may provide up to six months 1 of relief from osteoarthritis knee pain. Risks can include general knee pain and pain at the injection site. You can see full prescribing information at DUROLANE.com.   FOLLOW SPARTAN UP: Spartan Up on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/spartanuppodcast/ Spartan Up on Twitter https://twitter.com/SpartanUpPod   CREDITS: Producer – Marion Abrams, Madmotion, llc. Host: Joe De Sena Sefra Alexandra, Johnny Waite & Colonel Nye will be back soon, we miss them! © 2021 Spartan

There is a massive female recession taking place that could set us back by decades. From this Salon.com article: "According to the Women in the Workplace report, one in four women are thinking of either leaving the workforce or downshifting their careers... a recent study by Qualtrics and theBoardlist found that only 9 percent of women have received a promotion while working remotely with children at home, compared to 34 percent of men. The same study found that 26 percent of men with children at home received a pay raise; only 13 percent of women with children at home reported getting a raise. In other words, the pandemic is not merely bad for women's progress — it's setting back gender equality." Here's a message for both employers and employees - we have an unprecedented opportunity to co-create a new system of working that actually makes gender equality in the workplace work.

There are two aspects to being a great board director that individually are good but in concert can be an incredible asset to any boardroom. Great strategy is paramount to any board or company’s success, but phenomenal execution is what really can elevate leadership to another level of excellence. To discuss these ideas we welcome Shannon Gordon to the Boardroom Bound Podcast. Shannon is CEO of theBoardlist, a curated talent marketplace that connects highly qualified women leaders with opportunities to serve on private and public company boards. She also has experience as an advisor to various companies and startups on supply chain, sales and marketing, and fundraising. In today’s episode, we hear from Shannon and learn from her experiences surrounding strategy and execution. She shares some timeless boardroom truths and leverages her experiences leading. You won’t want to miss this episode of Boardroom Bound. Click here to listen now!    A Note from our Sponsor… Want to join a board but stymied by the process?  Looking for direction while navigating your path to the boardroom? Look no further than Patina Solutions. Join me as I host a webinar on February 9th for Patina about securing your first board seat.  Participants will receive a strategic, customizable roadmap after the event. It’s a tool to help you break into the boardroom by mapping your way toward your first public or private company board seat.  Learn more at bit.ly/BoardSeat    Subscribe & Review in iTunes Are you subscribed to my podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. I’m adding bonus episodes to the mix and if you’re not subscribed there’s a good chance you’ll miss out on those. Click here to subscribe in iTunes! Liked this episode? I would be really grateful if you'd take 30 seconds to leave an honest review in iTunes. Those reviews help other people find my podcast and they’re also fun for me to go in and read. Plus, I love to give shoutouts on the show to everyone who submits a review. Just click here to review, tap “Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let me know what your favorite part of the podcast is.  Let's Get Social!  I absolutely love connecting with listeners on social media. I'm most active on LinkedIn. (And yes, I do personally post and respond to my accounts!) This is a great way to hear my latest thinking, get the inside track on new products, and occasionally see a picture of my adorable toddler.      

(1:50) - Start of interview(2:23) - Sukhinder's "origin story"(2:58) - Her start in Silicon Valley in 1997. She characterizes her career as "always building".Junglee - Amazon ('98-99)Yodlee ('99-'03)Google ('03-'09)Accel-Polyvore ('10)Joyus ('11-'17)TheBoardlist ('15-present)Stubhub ('18-'20)(6:50) -  Her boardroom experience (J Crew Group, StichFix, TripAdvisor, Ericsson, Urban Outfitters, Upstart...). "Your job is one of influence, and one of bringing specialization - in my case I brought e-commerce and digital [to my first board]." "Boardrooms are increasingly open to the idea of non-CEO specialists - allowing the possibility to bring more modern and diverse skill-sets into the boardroom."(9:35) - The boardroom diversity problem, and why she founded TheBoardlist in 2015.Bring more equity to the table.Bring all the talent to boardrooms.(11:50) - Why diversity is a bigger problem in private (venture-backed) companies than in public companies.(13:40) - The evolution of TheBoardlist since 2015. Started as a crowdsourced list of people who could serve on boards, first tapping a group of 30 executives/founders/entrepreneurs such as Reid Hoffman, Michael Dearing and Joanne Bradford - resulting in 600 names added in an excel spreadsheet and a very simple website. Today TheBoardlist has about 17,000-18,000 members, divided in the following categories:Nominated director candidates.NominatorsCompanies that are searching for board members.(16:29) - Since then, there have been ~2,000 board searches in TheBoardList.  There has been a 4x increase in board searches since the MeToo and BLM cultural crisis. 75% of board searches are for private companies, 25% for public companies. Within the private companies: equally divided between early, mid and late stage. It's a "discovery platform" (curated list with recommended board candidates) it's not a "placement platform."(19:09) - Her take on the evolution of venture-backed company boards (and independent directors). "Often the independent board seat goes unfilled after the Series A or B."(22:28) - Choosing between a private and public company board position. "People want the experience they don't have in their day job." (board allows not only to contribute, but also to learn). Her advice to founders: "Often, you might be able rent unto the board the experience you can't afford to hire yet as a day job." You can craft a board seat for 1 or 2 years.(26:06) - Attracting more experienced directors to startup boards (as chairs or lead independent directors). Distinction with coaches. CEO reviews. "Every team needs a coach."(31:24) - Her take on SB-826 and AB-979 (California board diversity laws). "SB-826 has moved the needle." "Tokenism is about how you treat somebody once they get there."(35:25) - "The one thing that we need and that is missing is a conversation about board terms." Board Refreshment is critical for board diversity.(36:27) - Her take on dual-class share structures and other control structures.(39:46) - Her take on the shareholder primacy vs stakeholder debate. "Customer activism and employee activism are real and enduring trends."(43:41) - Her take on shareholder activism. Conflict between short term results vs long term strategy. "Directors need more courage than ever before." "You need to be both hopeful and paranoid as a director (and willing to put in the work) to help create a company with that bifocal lens."As a board member, you have to be really attuned to this issue because  there are proven financial returns to activists.It forces companies to confront issues that they would otherwise not confront in a reasonable time frame.(47:17) - Her favorite books:Good to Great, by Jim Collins (2001)Strategy Beyond the Hockey Stick, McKinsey & Company (2018)The Seat of the Soul, by Gary Zukav (1989)(48:48) - Her mentors (her dad was her absolute mentor). Group of mentors in Silicon Valley including founders of Junglee, Omid Kordestani (Google), different board members.(50:49) - Her favorite quote: "You don't know if you don't try"(51:00) - Her "unusual habit": shopping, knitting.(51:38) - The living person she most admires: her Sikh spiritual leader.(53:14) - Her parting thoughts for directors.Ms. Singh Cassidy is currently the Founder and Chairman of theBoardlist, and most recently served as the President of StubHub Inc, the leading global consumer ticketing marketplace for live entertainment. In February 2020, StubHub was acquired by Viagogo for $4bn, in a transaction led by Sukhinder and her team. She is currently a director of Upstart and Urban Outfitters. Ms. Singh Cassidy previously served on the board of Tripadvisor and Ericsson until 2018. Ms. Singh Cassidy holds a B.A. in Business Administration from the Ivey Business School at Western University.__Follow Evan on Twitter @evanepsteinMusic/Soundtrack (found via Free Music Archive): Seeing The Future by Dexter Britain is licensed under a Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 3.0 United States License 

Karen Armstrong, former nun and religious scholar, joins Christiane Amanpour to discuss penning her new book "The Lost Art of Scripture." She's reflects on her extraordinary life and interpretation of religion. Brendan Simms, historian and author of "Hitler: A Global Biography," delves into both Hitler's rise to power in the thirties and the dangerous increase in nationalism and anti-Semitism we are seeing creep back into the world today. Our Hari Sreenivasan sits down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, president of StubHub and founder of theBoardlist, to discuss the importance of diversity and structural reform of corporate America.

In the latest episode of A Call to Lead, I sat down with Sukhinder Singh Cassidy, who has seen it all in the tech and startup worlds. Sukhinder was an early leader at Google, where she headed Asia-Pacific and Latin America operations. She went on to run startups that merged tech and fashion (Polyvore and Joyus) before taking the helm of StubHub, the online ticket exchange company owned by eBay. On the side (because Sukhinder is a master multitasker, as we all aspire to be), she founded and has continued to build theBoardlist (an online platform to help women get on corporate boards) while she serves on the board of Urban Outfitters. I could give you a dozen pieces of leadership wisdom from this conversation with Sukhinder, but I'll keep the list to five points and hope you'll listen to the entire podcast to hear the rest. 1. Sukhinder talked about what she called “operating range,” what she defines as one's ability to stay strategic or operate at a tactical level when needed. "One thing I look for in [people I hire] is a principle I call operating range—the ability to think about something at 30,000 feet and at 300 feet. The ability to roll your sleeves up and be at 30 feet if that's what it takes to get the job done." 2. We discussed how important it is as a people leader to let go of trying to manage everything and instead, try to build a team that will help manage your energy and focus. "When you're operating through other people, you have to decide whether you're managing everything or you're happy to let people manage you." 3. It's important to embrace being in situations where you're uncomfortable - it's those situations, and sometimes moments of failure when you learn the most. "Don't be intimidated by the thing you don't know. Try it. I guarantee you're going to come out of it having learned something you don't know today. And by the way, failure is quite okay." 4. Sukhinder and I both serve on the boards of large companies and we talked about the fact that the results are clear on diversity in the c suite and the boardroom - companies with more diversity (of all types) at the top drive better bottom lines and better results. "If you want to modernize the boardroom, you need to modernize who's in the boardroom - who brings perspectives that are relevant to these new challenges. 5. We discussed what a challenging operating environment it is for CEOs and executives today - the sheer number of stakeholders, variables, and risks, sometimes unforeseen, seem to grow each day. And you have to operate with your head up as a result. "If I'm just heads down and I'm not aware of all the forces going on around me, my ability to do my job is fundamentally altered because out of left field is going to come something at me, which I thought I was in control of—and lo and behold, I'm not. You have to know when to be heads up. You have to know when to be heads down. You can learn more by visiting: www.sap.com/acalltolead. And you can subscribe and listen to episodes on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, and Stitcher. We welcome your feedback on the pod! Tweet me @JenniferBMorgan and use the hashtag #acalltolead or e-mail us at acalltolead@sap.com.

SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a technology executive and entrepreneur. She has worked at the biggest of most successful companies in the world including Google, Amazon and News Corp, Yodlee (YODL), and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, the video shopping platform for women, and served as CEO then Chairman until 2017. She is also the founder of theBoardlist and is currently the president of StubHub

SUKHINDER SINGH CASSIDY is a technology executive and entrepreneur. She has worked at the biggest of most successful companies in the world including Google, Amazon and News Corp, Yodlee (YODL), and Polyvore. In 2011, she founded JOYUS, the video shopping platform for women, and served as CEO then Chairman until 2017. She is also the founder of theBoardlist and is currently the president of StubHub

Sukhinder Singh Cassidy is a serial entrepreneur and executive in Silicon Valley. Sukhinder has worked at companies including Amazon and Google and has founded companies including Joyus and TheBoardList. Currently, Sukhinder serves as the President of the ticket exchange giant, StubHub. 15-year-old entrepreneur Campbell Baron has a conversation with Sukhinder about her journey as a successful entrepreneur and executive in Silicon Valley. Get 2 Months of Skillshare For Free (Paid Promotion) ⇨ https://www.skillshare.com/succeed Youtube ⇨ http://tinyurl.com/y8nl7sjn Podcast ⇨ https://anchor.fm/the-ones-who-succeed/ See you next Tuesday!

theBoardlist CEO Shannon Gordon and Jenna kick off discussing her experiences serving in the Peace Corps in Senegal, West Africa and the lessons she learned about making time for joy and community, finding our shared humanity, and seeing and accepting people as their whole selves.We chat about theBoardlist's efforts elevating diversity at the board level - less than 20% of board seats at Fortune 1,000 companies are held by women and less than 7% are at private companies - and why they believe increasing the statistics is about diversifying networks and increasing visibility.In reflecting on her journey, Shannon shares three helpful mental tools and frameworks she uses to make decisions, take more risks, navigate learning curves and consistently show up as the best version of herself.

Recode’s Kara Swisher talks with three tech leaders about actual solutions for advancing diversity in the industry. Cowboy Ventures partner Aileen Lee, theBoardlist founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and former U.S. Chief Technology Officer Megan Smith talk about the factors that have historically held back women, people of color and other under-represented groups in tech, and what comes next after the reckoning of the #MeToo movement. The group debates how men can best help their female peers succeed and how companies can avoid falling into the trap of thinking that the solution is just to keep men and women apart. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The Sunday Times’ tech correspondent brings on Suhkinder Singh Cassidy, founder of theBoardlist, to talk about the lack of women in tech (3:00), why that’s a problem (4:05), how scandal has created urgency (6:40), working at Amazon pre-bubble (9:45), losing 95% of her fortune (11:30), launching a fintech startup in 2003 (13:10), helping start Google Maps (13:45), starting a rival to Home Shopping Network (15:05), and then theBoardlist (16:30), the lack of demand for female board members (18:20), the problem with the obsession with growth (19:55), why senior women are unicorns (21:35), the venture capital boys club (22:40), her experience with sexism (24:20), the reaction to #metoo (28:50), what works in startups (31:40), why ‘product market fit’ is the key (34:20), why she spends so much time on hiring (34:15), and why living a balanced life is not possible (35:00). See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

What's it like to found your first startup in your late 30's after a successful Silicon Valley career where you've worked at someone of the biggest names in tech, then watch that company get acquired for $50M and next - instead of just kicking back and enjoying the fruits of your labor - going on to launch yet another startup in what is arguably a pretty crowded space? You'll get that story, plus a lot more in this conversation with the founder of Allume, an on-demand personal shopping service that matches women with experienced stylists who help them find clothing and accessories that fit their body, budget and style. Previously, the founder and CEO of Citrus Lane, a subscription box service for parents that was acquired by Care.com in 2014, this week's guest has held leadership roles at eBay, got her start at Netscape, holds two CS degrees from Stanford and currently serves on the boards of Fossil Group, The Tech Museum of Innovation and theBoardlist. Meet this week's guest, Mauria Finley, Founder and CEO of Allume. What you'll learn The market is changing, and Allume is taking advantage of the shift. With declining foot traffic in malls and the consumer demand for new brands and unique finds, find out why Mauria decided to fill in the gap and grow a successful business connecting women with real stylists who hunt down ideal fashion finds online and serve them up in curated, shoppable lookbooks that improve over time. How you'll be inspired Is stress getting a bad rap? What about the joy that comes when you're really in a flow state with the hard work you're doing day-in, day-out? In this episode, Mauria breaks the mold and posits a new idea: that stress while building a new business isn't necessarily a bad thing, especially if it's part of what's making you happy and excited every single day. What you'll tell your friends By the way, you don't have to be in your 20s to launch a successful startup. As Mauria shares in this episode of the Spirit of 608 podcast, she launched her first startup at 38, and it was acquired for $50M. Now, she's onto her next venture and says you can feel just as confident and have success (cough, maybe more) when you're "Silicon Valley old" as you can when you're young. Resource of the week From Mauria, we get an IRL resource recommendation: a close circle of female entrepreneur friends. Listen to the show for how a trusted group of fellow entrepreneurs is the one thing Mauria says anyone building a business today needs to have on lock. Connect with Mauria Finley Website: allume.co Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/allumestyle Instagram: @allumestyle Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/allumestyle/ Mentioned in this episode: Netscape AOL eBay PayPal Fossil Group Vogue Citrus Lane Atari Jujube Stitch Fix Rent the Runway Bloomingdale's Soul Society Peloton T-shirt motto: I used to run with doubt, but then I left her behind. Find more episodes featuring women at the forefront of FEST online at www.Spiritof608.com.

Sukhinder is a serial entrepreneur and longtime technology executive who had stints at both Google and Amazon. In 2015, she founded theBoardlist, a talent marketplace for leaders to find highly qualified women to join their boards. Among startups, 57 percent have no women in executive positions. On boards, more than three-quarters of privately funded tech companies have no women, and the picture is even worse among public companies. In this episode, Sukhinder discusses why the tech community should add more women partners, executives and board seats – and why she’s optimistic about the future of women in tech.

We initially intended to do a big wrap-up of 2017 business trends when we set out to write this episode but much like 2017 itself, things didn’t go exactly as planned… and the show became all about women. Women in business, venture capital, in the media, women and diversity: we go there. Featuring Angela Tran Kingyens of Version One ventures, Sukhinder Singh Cassidy of Joyus and TheBoardlist, Lauren Wesley Wilson of ColorComm, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, founder of the Grameen Bank and Cal Fussman of Esquire.  

As a longstanding product innovator in tech companies, Lesley Grossblatt has a unique perspective on women in male-dominated industries. She brings that experience to TheBoardList, to expand board level opportunities for women.

Kara Swisher joins venture capitalist Shervin Pishevar, theBoardlist founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy and Uptake CEO Brad Keywell in this live discussion about tech culture from the 2017 Vanity Fair New Establishment Summit, moderated by Nick Bilton. The group has a popcorn-worthy debate over what can be done about management troubles, rampant sexism in Silicon Valley and the weaponization of social media. Singh Cassidy says investors have leverage that they're not using to make tech firms behave better, while Pishevar and Keywell talk about the significant change that can come from within companies and via professional mentors. Plus: Swisher explains why the future may hinge on the people in the middle of the economy who have neither won nor lost in the internet revolution. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A year into the launch of theBoardlist, founder Sukhinder Singh Cassidy describes progress the site has made placing women on tech boards — and where the organization needs to do a lot more. Interview with Laura Mandaro and Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY Tech in San Francisco.