The BreakLine Arena

Join us in the BreakLine Arena for a stunning conversation with Saeju Jeong, co-founder and CEO of Noom.Saeju was named EY Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 and raised $540M in May 2021, but it wasn’t an easy path to success. This month, 17 years ago, he arrived in the United States with nothing but an intense desire to help people, after losing his father, a well-respected and well-loved doctor in South Korea.  Saeju shares with us his journey as an entrepreneur: from college drop out, to rock music distributor, to new immigrant in the United States. He pitched his vision over 800 times to venture capitalists and investors over four years and received zero dollars. Saeju dives deep into the support he’s received from those who believed in him, love from his family, and building the necessary muscles to go from feeling unqualified to empowered.  On the other end of this road was a revolutionary company dedicated to helping others build healthier lives.If you like what you've heard, please like, subscribe, or rate the BreakLine Arena! We would love to hear from you. Reach out to questions@break-line.com with thoughts, feedback, or recommendations. To learn more about joining our community at BreakLine, please visit us at breakline.org

Join us in the BreakLine Arena for a compelling conversation with Nicole Camarillo. She is the Co-Founder, and Chief Talent and Operations Officer at Rebellion Defense. In this episode, she highlights the pressing need for engineers of diverse backgrounds to join her at the nexus of technology and defense.Nicole Camarillo is a licensed attorney and accomplished strategist who has led several cultural and management reforms across the private, public, and nonprofit sectors. She has spent her career at the nexus of national security and technology, where she has honed her skill for hacking through bureaucratic legal and policy obstacles to drive progressive initiatives. Most recently, Nicole served as the chief strategist for U.S. Army Cyber Command, where she drove major reform to empower technical talent and rapidly deliver critical technology within the military. Nicole has a BA from Stanford University and a JD from the University of California, Berkeley, School of Law.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena! We would love to hear from you! Reach out to questions@break-line.com with thoughts, feedback, or recommendations. To learn more about joining our community at BreakLine, please visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a conversation with Bruce Feiler, best-selling author and TED speaker. In this episode, Bruce dives into his fascinating life trajectory and story, and shares the inspiration he derives from studying how people navigate life's transitions. Bruce Feiler is the author of seven New York Times bestsellers; the presenter of two prime-time series on PBS; and the inspiration for the drama series COUNCIL OF DADS on NBC. Bruce’s two TED Talks have been viewed more than two million times. His new book, LIFE IS IN THE TRANSITIONS: Mastering Change At Any Age, describes his journey across America, collecting hundreds of life stories, exploring how we can navigate life's growing number of transitions to live with more meaning, purpose, and joy.If you like what you've heard, please like, subscribe, or rate the BreakLine Arena. We would also love to hear from you! Reach out to questions@break-line.com with thoughts, feedback, or recommendations. To learn more about joining our community at BreakLine, please visit us at breakline.org

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a conversation with George Mathew, Managing Partner at Insight Partners.George Mathew joined Insight Partners and is focused on venture stage investments in AI, ML, Analytics, and Data companies as they are establishing product/market Fit.In this episode, George shares his advice on overcoming and ultimately growing from professional adversity as well as how his diverse set of experiences prepared him to serve as a Managing Director.He brings 20+ years of experience developing high-growth technology startups including most recently being CEO of Kespry. Prior to Kespry, George was President & COO of Alteryx where he scaled the company through it’s IPO (AYX). Previously he held senior leadership positions at SAP and salesforce.com. He has driven company strategy, led product management and development, and built sales and marketing teams. George holds a Bachelor of Science in Neurobiology from Cornell University and a Masters in Business Administration from Duke University, where he was a Fuqua Scholar.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an insightful conversation with Guy Guy, tech entrepreneur, innovator, and angel investor.Guy is the CEO and Co-Founder of Side, the only real estate brokerage that exclusively partners with top producing agents to create, grow, and power their businesses. Prior to Side, he founded 3 successful companies, including Kingmaker, Biz, and Kognitive. Guy is an advisor to companies like Vidyard, a YCombinator top 100 company. He also served as an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Matrix Partners, one of the best venture capital tech funds in the world. Today, Guy is dedicated to transforming the best real estate agents into market-leading businesses. He believes that the future of real estate is local, boutique, specialized, and agent-owned.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a fascinating conversation with Kenny Mendes, Head of Finance, People, & Operations at Coda.In this episode, Kenny shares an incredible journey that placed him front and center in some of Silicon Valley's most exciting and influential tech companies. When asked about career he states, "I’m obsessed with building exceptional startups and believe talent is one of the biggest success drivers."As one of Coda’s earliest employees, Kenny helped the company grow from a private beta to a product used by more than 25,000 teams globally. Kenny was the first recruiting hire at Box and led the recruiting team from 2009 to 2014. Under his leadership, the talented individuals that he hired and mentored at Box are now driving recruiting at top companies like Airtable, Notion, Databricks, Affirm, Miro, Asana, and Fastly.Kenny is also the founder of Startup Hiring, an intimate live course for founders, CEOs, and company builders to become amazing at hiring.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a fascinating conversation with Marco Zappacosta, the co-founder and CEO of Thumbtack.Recognized on Forbes’ 2015 30 under 30 list, Marco and Thumbtack have been featured in media outlets including The New York Times, Fortune, The Wall Street Journal and CNBC and were recently acknowledged as one of GlassDoor's Best Places to Work and Highest Rated CEOs lists.Marco co-founded Thumbtack after graduating from Columbia University, where he majored in Political Science. He and his family live in San Francisco. His favorite personal Thumbtack project was hosting a Halloween party that included a Thumbtack bartender, magician, and photographer.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena as we share tech industry insights, hear from industry titans, and celebrate the stories of our amazing alumni community. In this episode we have the opportunity to hear from BreakLine alum, Katie Finnegan.“Don’t sell yourself short.”This is the number one piece of advice Roblox’s newly minted Senior Manager of Moderation Core Functions Katie Finnegan has for anyone aspiring to enter a brave new chapter in their career.Prior to joining Roblox, Katie served in the United States Air Force where she held various roles ranging from Flight Commander to Chief Intelligence for a top US Army Intel General in Afghanistan.As Senior Manager of Moderation Core Functions at Roblox, Katie and her team play a critical role in creating a safe gaming environment for all ages to connect and play.When asked about her experience in her new role Katie shared, “It was so appealing to go from a role in the military where I was responsible for providing intelligence to keep people safe on the ground to now doing that in a different capacity on the internet.”From her first call with her recruiter Colby Aymar, to the continued support of champions like Candice Tang, and fellow BreakLine alum Joel Silk, Katie says she feels truly welcomed by the entire team at Roblox.Congratulations Katie and thank you for sharing how your military experience translated directly towards success in this most recent chapter of your career!If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for a insightful conversation with Rodrigo Liang, CEO and co-founder of SambaNova Systems.In this conversation Rodrigo shares how developing rich relationships over the course of his career remains foundational to his success. He also provides deeper insight into how SambaNova aims to help bring AI to everyone, everywhere.Prior to joining SambaNova, Rodrigo was responsible for SPARC Processor and ASIC Development at Oracle. He led the engineering organization responsible for the design of state-of-the-art processors and ASICs for Oracle's enterprise servers.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.

Join us in The BreakLine Arena for an absolute master class in building Emotional Intelligence with Dr. Britt Andreatta. In this conversation, Britt takes a deep dive into how leaders, teams, and organizations can harness the power of emotional intelligence to build winning cultures and workplaces.Dr. Britt Andreatta is an internationally recognized thought leader who creates brain science– based solutions for today’s challenges. As CEO of 7th Mind, Inc., Britt Andreatta draws on her unique background in leadership, neuroscience, psychology, and learning to unlock the best in people and organizations. Britt’s industry accolades include being named one of the “Top 20 L&D Influencers” for 2021 and 2021 and a “Top 100 HR Influencers in 2021” (top 20 for leadership development). Talent Development magazine featured her as an “outstanding thought leader and pioneer” (June 2017). Dr. Andreatta has won several prestigious awards, such as the Global Training & Development Leadership Award from the World Training & Development Congress, the Gold Medal for Chief Learning Officer magazine’s Trailblazer Award.Britt has published several titles including Wired to Connect: The Brain Science of Teams and a New Model for Creating Collaboration and Inclusion, Wired to Grow: Harness the Power of Brain Science to Master Any Skill and Wired to Resist: The Brain Science of Why Change Fails and a New Model for Driving Success. She is a regular contributor to Entrepreneur, Training Industry magazine, and Thrive Global. If you would like to take an even deeper dive into how you can build your EQ after checking out this conversation, we would encourage you to enroll in her LinkedIn Learning course, Leading with Emotional Intelligence. Dr. Andreatta regularly consults with executives and organizations on how to maximize their full potential. To learn more, visit her website BrittAndreatta.com.If you like what you've heard please like, subscribe, or rate The BreakLine Arena on your preferred streaming platform! We would also love to hear your thoughts, feedback, or recommendations on the content we are creating. Feel free to reach out to us at questions@break-line.com.To learn more about BreakLine Education visit us at breakline.org.