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Join LionTree's resident sports expert Alex Michael as he breaks bread with Game 7 co-Founders Mark Messier - the NHL legend who boasts a 7-2 record in the titular championship matches - and music industry titan Mat Vlasic. A lifelong fan of Mark’s, and a long-time friend and partner of Mat’s, Alex uncovers the thinking behind their new performance lifestyle venture, which aims to “underscore the journey to success through...

In the second and final part of our look-forward at the year ahead, activist, author, and humanitarian Caryl Stern hosts discussions with a few of the company’s thought leaders to uncover how the firm integrates purpose into the fabric of our decision-making. First up, Rosie Kurmaniak details the cyclical nature of M&A, and how that is manifesting itself in the firm’s business; then, Avi Sutton disc...

It’s time for one of our most highly anticipated shows of the year, The 2024 Outlook, where leaders from across LionTree look into their crystal balls to discuss the thematics that will be driving the industry this year. LionTree’s public markets expert Leslie Mallon drills down into sector themes with a trio of the company’s thought leaders: James Lindsay discusses the audio and music space, ...

Join Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern as they and examine the intersection of purpose and business. Carol Cone, founder of Carol Cone ON PURPOSE and renowned leader in the world of corporate social responsibility and purpose-driven business talks about how she introduced the idea of melding business strategy with social responsibility to companies in the 1980s, and shares about her journey growing that intersection into her ow...

Join Tom Graham, the CEO and co-Founder of generative AI company Metaphysic, as he dives deep with Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton to explore the huge opportunity that this photo-realistic technology enables. A Harvard-trained lawyer turned entrepreneur, Tom is laser-focused on the ethical usage of AI, making Metaphysic a favored partner of the entertainment industry. He is a vocal proponent for government regulation of digi...

Join Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern as they and examine the intersection of purpose and business. This episode, CEO of Civic Nation Kyle Lierman talks about the importance of advocating for diversity and equality in his personal life, and how that translates to his career in politics and public service.

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LionTree Managing Director Antal Runneboom checks in with author, entrepreneur and investor Scott Belsky, who serves as Chief Strategy Officer and EVP of Design and Emerging Products at Adobe. Making his second KindredCast appearance, Scott discusses the whirlwind pace of change in the space, Adobe’s latest acquisitions and innovations and the opportunity for AI to rewire collaboration and unleash new opportunities for cre...

As part of a Kindred Research Report, LionTree’s Co-Head of Growth Alex Michael sits with Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton to discuss the implications of AI for content creators. While Artificial Intelligence technology could theoretically disrupt every industry in the modern economy, nowhere are these concerns more palpable than in Hollywood. 

Alex, dubbed one of Variety's 2022 top dealmakers, provides a unique perspecti...

Join Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern as they "Play on Purpose" and examine the intersection of purpose and business in the sports industry. This episode, VP of Corporate Citizenship at ESPN Kevin Martinez takes us through his work building bridges between corporate growth and social responsibility.

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Join Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern as they “Play on Purpose” and examine the intersection of purpose and business in the sports industry. This episode, SVP of Social Responsibility for the NBA Todd Jacobson discusses the importance of community outreach through programs like NBA Cares and its impact on fans dealing with social and economic hardships.

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Join Rachel Kraus and Caryl Stern as they "Play on Purpose" and examine the intersection of purpose and business in the sports industry. In this episode, Major League Soccer Commissioner Don Garber explains why investing in DEI not only improves the lives of players and fans alike, but delivers ROI.

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Fresh off the sold-out debut of his new film, “This is Not Financial Advice,” at the Tribeca Film Festival, Filmmaker Chris Temple sits with Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton to dig into the wild dynamics of today’s investing trends. Inspired by his own feelings of FOMO during the 2021 crypto/meme stock goldrush, Temple follows four investors with varying risk tolerance as they attempt to parse real opportunities in the ocean ...

Get an inside look into one of Korea's largest publicly listed technology companies, Naver Corporation, with their CFO, Namsun Kim, joining from Seoul. In this interview with LionTree Managing Director Antal Runneboom, the pair dive into Naver's distinct strategy at the intersection of content and commerce, including its recent $1.2B acquisition of Poshmark, for which LionTree acted as exclusive financial advisor to Naver....

It’s KindredCast Meets ManningCast, as LionTree Managing Director Alex Michael sits down with NFL legend Peyton Manning. And, sure, they talk about football a bit - even Peyton’s foray into Flag Football (assistant) coaching - but this fascinating conversation explores Peyton’s post-pigskin career, including a bevy of hit projects under his Omaha Productions shingle. His second act is proving to be as eye-popping as his fi...

LionTree Founder, Chairman and CEO Aryeh B. Bourkoff recently appeared on the debut episode of "Invested by Aleph," interviewed by Michael Eisenberg. Michael is a Partner at Israel-based Venture Capital fund Aleph. Their expansive conversation covers everything from Aryeh's views on the value of empathy, retaining humanity in digital spaces, centering relationships vs. transactions, the economic future of the Middle East, ...

Rachel Kraus is the Managing Director/Partner at DoAble, a brand strategy and marketing collective and Executive-in-Residence at LionTree. In this episode of Listen on Purpose, UNICEF Board Member and former HR leader for Netflix Animation Studio Aaron Mitchell shows us how he’s used what he learned from his upbringing and his background in music to find the harmony of dissonance.

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Today, on a special edition of Kinsights, we hear from LionTree Managing Director Yuri Brodsky in conversation with Kindred Media’s Laura Clinton, as we mark one year since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Yuri, who grew up in Ukraine prior to the fall of the Soviet Union, discusses the current state of the Ukraine conflict, shedding light on the origins of the conflict as well as potential outcomes - both in terms of global ...

Today, LionTree’s Ali Walton gets the download from serial entrepreneur Aaron Levant, CEO of NTWRK. Aaron’s path to leading the livestream e-commerce platform - described as “MTV meets QVC in a mobile video package” - was anything but straight. He takes us through his auspicious beginnings as a teenage entrepreneur, and expounds on why “ignorance” has been a virtue for him in all his endeavors. 

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