Dare to Disrupt

Susan Robinson is a speaker, consultant and leader making an impact on the world in a truly unique way. Through her corporate and conference keynote, commencement addresses, workshops, client initiatives and writing, she masterfully blends over 25 years of multi-sector leadership with her experiences being legally blind to shift thinking, elevate potential and inspire action. She has worked with global firms and Fortune 500 companies, top not-for-profit organizations, leading universities and the United Nations. She presented a TED Talk in 2017 entitled “How I Fail at Being Disabled,” which has over 1.5M views. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

David Rosenberg is the former Executive Vice President and Principal at Environmental Compliance Services (ECS). David and his two partners grew ECS from a small 12 person, $5 million in annual written premium agency to a 500 person, $200 million in annual written premium agency and a leader in the environmental insurance business.  ECS was sold to XL Capital Inc., a publicly held company in 1999. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

Robert is a serial technology and media entrepreneur with 25 years of experience in digital media and marketing. Robert received his bachelor's degree in communications and business from Penn State.  The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

Swatee Surve is the founder of Litesprite. She received her MSME in Control Systems and Biomechanics from Penn State. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

In this episode of Dare to Disrupt, we speak with Sean Black, the Co-founder & CEO of Knock.com, and part of the founding team for the online real estate marketplace site Trulia. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

In this episode of Dare to Disrupt, JT Marino describes how he and his co-founder determined all the pain points of buying a mattress to create their customer-first, mattress-in-a-box solution called Tuft & Needle, which they grew to over $250M in sales. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

In this episode of Dare to Disrupt, we speak with David Rusenko, the Head of eCommerce at Square and founder of Weebly, which was acquired by Square in 2018 for $365M. He graduated from Penn State in 2007 with a degree in Information Sciences & Technology.  The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

In this episode of the Dare to Disrupt podcast, Penn State Smeal College of Business alum Bruce Aronow shares how he built eLocal, a leading performance-based advertising company. The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

 Jess Weiner is a cultural expert and creative who has spent 26 years researching and educating on cultural trends in order to help people feel seen, heard + understood.  She is a bestselling author, podcast host and speaker who has connected with audiences from the White House to Wall Street.   In this episode, Jess discusses […] The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.

Inspired by his love of hiring, Mo Bhende built Karat to unlock opportunities and transform the interviewing process by conducting highly predictive technical interviews for clients. In this episode, Bhende talks about his international travels, how he took advantage of Penn State resources, lessons learned while working for Microsoft Xbox, and how all those experiences led him […] The Dare to Disrupt podcast is made possible by the generous support of the Penn State Smeal College of Business.