Steve Jurvetson: Venture Capitalist & Investor

March 23rd, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Steve Jurvetson is the Co-Founder of Future Ventures. He is an early-stage venture capitalist with a focus on founder-led, mission-driven companies at the cutting edge of disruptive technology and new industry formation. Steve was the early VC investor in SpaceX, Tesla, Planet, Memphis Meats, Hotmail, D-Wave, The Boring Company, Zoox…

 

Shaquille O’Neal: NBA Legend, Entrepreneur & Visionary

March 14th, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Shaquille O'Neal (Shaq) is considered to be one of the most dominant basketball players in NBA history. At 7 ft 1 in tall and weighing 325 pounds, Shaq's larger-than-life personality and powerful athleticism have resulted in worldwide adulation and one of the most passionate fan bases in sports and entertainment.…

 

Seth Godin on Creativity

January 9th, 2021 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Seth Godin is the author of 20 books that have been bestsellers around the world and have been translated into more than 35 languages. He’s also the founder of the altMBA and The Akimbo Workshops, online seminars that have transformed the work of thousands of people. He writes about the…

 

Jacqueline Gold CBE: Women in Business Leadership

November 18th, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Jacqueline Gold CBE is Chief Executive of Ann Summers and Knickerbox and is renowned for managing a business run by women, for women. Jacqueline is an activist for women in business, championing female entrepreneurs and, through sharing her own experiences, aims to better the working environment for women. Her attitude…

 

Perry Chen on Kickstarter’s Impact & Public Benefit Mission

August 27th, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In 2009, Kickstarter was born from a singular mission to help bring creative projects to life.  Since then, 18.4 million people have collectively pledged over $5.23 billion into more than 186,000 projects. The Kickstarter mission extends to the very fabric of how the business is structured. In 2015, they became…

 

Jacqueline Novogratz: Acumen’s Impact on Social Enterprise

June 17th, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Jacqueline Novogratz has made a remarkable impact on our world. Her work began in 1986 when she quit her job on Wall Street to co-found Rwanda’s first microfinance institution, Duterimbere. In 2001, she founded Acumen which has invested $128 million of patient capital to build more than 130 social enterprises…

 

Nico Rosberg: F1 Champion, Entrepreneur & Green Tech Investor

April 10th, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Formula One (F1) racing is an incredible sport.  Some of the brightest minds in the world of engineering and human performance, equipped with multi-billion-dollar budgets, create staggeringly high-performance cars, run by similarly high-performance teams and drivers.  Nico Rosberg raced in Formula One for eleven years, claiming the title of World…

 

Hamdi Ulukaya: Chobani’s Impact Beyond Business

April 1st, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Hamdi Ulukaya is the founder and CEO of Chobani, one of the fastest growing food companies of the last decade.  The company has annual sales of US$2billion and has become the gold standard for corporate social responsibility.  30% of Chobani’s 2,000 employees were born outside the United States, and several…

 

Brian Grazer: Film Producer & Renaissance Man

January 30th, 2020 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Brian Grazer is a true renaissance man, he is an Academy Award, Golden Globe, Emmy, and Grammy award-winning producer and #1 New York Times bestselling author. His films and television shows have been nominated for 43 Oscars® and 195 Emmys and he won the Best Picture Oscar for A Beautiful Mind.   Grazer has been…