Episodes

  • My Life After: Episode 4 - “Becoming A Founder” - Fail Fast and Fail Often

    My Life After: Episode 4 - “Becoming A Founder” - Fail Fast and Fail Often
    Oct 10 2024
    Amit transitioned from a corporate lawyer to a founder to pursue his passion.
    Mitigating risks is crucial when making the leap to entrepreneurship.
    A venture fund can provide the necessary support for aspiring founders.
    Identifying founder potential involves recognizing traits like uncertainty tolerance.
    Generative AI is a significant trend impacting various industries.

    The funding landscape has become more challenging post-pandemic.
    Personal traits such as resilience and a drive to create are essential for entrepreneurs.
    Embracing failure as a learning opportunity is vital for startup success.

    Amit's vision includes empowering professionals to take entrepreneurial risks.
    AI will play a transformative role in many sectors, including legal services.

    In this conversation, Amit B shares his journey from being a corporate lawyer to becoming a founder and launching a pre-seed venture fund aimed at supporting aspiring entrepreneurs. He discusses the importance of mitigating risks, identifying traits that make a successful founder, and the current landscape of startup funding. Amit emphasizes the significance of embracing failure, the impact of generative AI, and his vision for empowering professionals to pursue entrepreneurship without risking their financial stability.

    Amit’s company website: https://runway6.vc/about
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    46 mins
  • My Life After: Episode 3 - “Divorce” - Divorce, Fatherhood, and Self Discovery

    My Life After: Episode 3 - “Divorce” - Divorce, Fatherhood, and Self Discovery
    Aug 21 2024
    In this podcast episode, Steve battles a severe “man-cold” and interviews Jeremiah, a divorced dad in his forties (I erroneously call it single parenthood in the intro), about his experience with divorce and coparenting.

    Jeremiah shares his journey from the decision to divorce to the challenges and emotions he faced from a male perspective. He discusses the feelings of loneliness and failure, as well as the importance of therapy and self-reflection.

    The conversation highlights the need for support and understanding during difficult life transitions. In this conversation, Jeremiah and Steve discuss the importance of therapy in dealing with the challenges of divorce and separation. Jeremiah shares his personal experience and how therapy has helped him navigate through the difficult emotions and expectations.

    They also discuss the challenges of dating after divorce and the importance of being comfortable with oneself before entering into a new relationship. Jeremiah emphasizes the need for self-reflection and personal growth, as well as the importance of taking the time to enjoy being alone.
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    1 hr and 9 mins
  • My Life After: Law - Episode 2 “ From Boardrooms to Bunkers”

    My Life After: Law - Episode 2 “ From Boardrooms to Bunkers”
    Jul 8 2024
    In today's episode I speak with a former corporate lawyer, Mahsa, who went from a high powered New York legal firm to working for the UN doing frontline humanitarian work.

    Mahsa discusses her career transition from law to humanitarian work and the challenges and rewards of working in conflict zones in Africa.

    She highlights the importance of protection and ensuring access to basic rights for refugees and displaced persons. Mahsa shares her experiences of working in dangerous locations and the impact it has on her mental health.

    She emphasizes the beauty and resilience of the people she works with and the moments of hope and connection that make the work meaningful. She also discusses the funding challenges faced by humanitarian organizations and the need for greater awareness and support.
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    49 mins
  • My Life After: Banking - “Setting Sail”

    My Life After: Banking - “Setting Sail”
    May 28 2024
    In today's episode I speak with a former currency Trader, Brian Hill, who went from a job teaching sailing, to ending up as a trader on Wall Street.

    We talk about what it was like to cut his teeth in this demanding career, navigating through uncertainty during a financial crisis, and why he and his family decided to pack his bags and sail the world for the past 3 years.

    Of note, as we go through this journey I omit the name of the most recent bank that he left as it is not important to the story.

    What is important is that this was a lifelong dream that Brian started thinking about and planning with his wife, many, many years ago. And when the opportunity presented itself to travel the world during the pandemic, they took the leap of faith and dived right in or should I say, “set sail”.
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    51 mins