Blood-diamond war survivor turned entrepreneur and life design partner breaks down getting unstuck, aligning actions with values, and designing meaningful lives. In bite-sized Jenn's Gems episodes, Jenn tackles a specific challenge leaders face and shares proven and actionable life design tools with examples on how to execute. Guest episodes are chalk full of inspiration and examples of lives well-designed - Jenn talks with CEOs, athletes, writers, artists, and investors on living lives on their own terms.
Jennifer Kamara is a life design partner to CEOs, founders, and artists. She trains great leaders and empowers them and their teams to drive game-changing results and have more fun while they're at it. She holds an MBA from Stanford University, an MPA from Harvard University, and is a Co-Active Certified Coach.
Do you feel like you struggle to get a handle on wind down and wake up routines that serve you? Jenn's got you! This episode covers why getting a grip on our routines is so elusive and how you can be…
Are you feeling burnt out? You're not alone, Jenn covers how shockingly common burnout is. She shares what it feels like, how it is different from stress, and very important: why it is not a sign of …
Do you feel like you're constantly working, in back to back meetings, busy and making no progress, in fact still drowning with no end in sight? This episode is for you. Jenn shares 4 tools you can ac…
Amy and I discuss the lessons she learned from working in some of tech’s most notable companies, as well as her time investing as the first female growth partner at Sequoia. She describes how she app…
Aaron Samuels, my friend and the co-founder of Blavity, Blavity.org, Afrotech, and Collide Capital tells me about building on purpose to cater to underrepresented populations as well as leading throu…
Jake is the cofounder of CANN a cannabis-infused social tonic that’s the number one micro-dose drink in California. He brings me up to speed on the history of various forms of cannabis, what the effe…
I am joined by the one and only Steph Smith, a walking example of carving out your own path in life. You know her from several projects she led as an online creator from leading the Hustle’s newslett…
Tony “the GOAT” Taveras sits with me to talk how to make lemonade when life hands you lemons. From having to walk away from a 10 year NFL dream because of an injury, to then becoming one of the young…
Senan is a physician-scientist and the founder of Delfina, a company taking a data approach to address the maternal care crisis. Senan tells me about who faces the worst outcomes, why that is, and ho…
Shaniqua and I met in Professor Seglin’s writing class at the Harvard Kennedy School. She tells me about what growing up as the daughter of a single mom was like. How she got into politics and landed…
Emergency episode to shed light on Silicon Valley Bank collapse, Department of Treasury announcement, and what it means for all of us - startups, VCs, and the general public. Our rockstar guest toda…
On women's day we dive into how to pursue your dreams and embody your most powerful self - with the Oscar nominated writer of Pixar's Inside Out. Meg tells me about what her conflict was growing up, …
Hey rebel crew! Jes Wolfe is the perfect lady to kick off women’s month with. She is the CEO of multi-platform brand, Rebel Girls - on a mission to instill confidence in girls ages 6-12yo. Jes and I …
Ahead of the Major League Soccer season starting Feb 25th, I catch up with my friend Ian Anderson who is Chief Strategy Officer at San Jose Earthquakes. Ian helps set the context for soccer’s journey…
Ben Wilson is the creator of How to Take Over the World Podcast, producer of My First Million Podcast, and founder and CEO of PodRamp. We discuss how to think about entertainment in content productio…
I talk to Neha Samdaria, founder of Aam, a responsible clothing brand for pear and hourglass shaped women. In our conversation we covered:
- A detailed step by step on how to start a clothing brand: f…
Ryan Mundy is an 8-year NFL veteran, Super Bowl champion, and the founder of Alkeme Health - a company that aims to be the universal health platform for the black community. Ryan tells me about Alkem…
Nimit Mehta, CEO of TopQuadrant, explains to me what a search fund is, how to become one, and his personal journey into entrepreneurship. We discuss how Nimit navigates working in an industry where 9…
Laura Fravel is an award winning storyteller and executive communications advisor for brands like Netflix, Amazon, or Adidas. She previously worked for National Geographic, New York Times, Washington…
Dr. Ami Kumordzie is an impressive founder. She's a Stanford-trained MD/MBA and is building a fintech marketplace backed by Silicon Valley's top investors to help us all tap into $8B of health benefi…