BOLDER AND WISER with Peter Wang and Michelle Kraemer

BOLDER AND WISER with Peter Wang and Michelle Kraemer

The BOLDER & WISER podcast celebrates the messy growth journey and shares hard-earned wisdom from makers worldwide. The B&W Podcast is based on the belief that 1) we are all work in progress, no matter where we are in life, 2) wisdom comes from honest reflections on our own journey, and 3) so much wisdom is buried in stories unshared. Our first season highlights a wide range of unique operators that are leaders in their fields: from a Ukrainian jewelry entrepreneur, Head of audio at Adobe, to an Israeli founder of a billion-dollar company, design leader, leadership coach, personal finance le

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February 5, 2025 40 mins
In this episode, we welcome Lukas Haynes, a seasoned philanthropist and advisor with a rich background in politics, impact investing, and charitable giving. Lukas shares insights from his extensive career, including his time as the CEO of the David Rockefeller Fund and his early roles with Oxfam and the US Department of State. He discusses key inflection points, such as transitioning from academia to hands-on humanitarian work and...
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In this episode of the Builder and Wiser podcast, hosts Michelle Kramer and Peter Wang are joined by Alison Vigil, President of Rocksbox, a fashion jewelry destination. Alison shares her journey, from her early life in Saratoga, California, influenced by her father's entrepreneurial spirit, to her career trajectory in retail with notable brands like Gap and Fab Kids. She discusses her transition from consulting to retail, the chall...

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In our second episode of the 'Bolder and Wiser' podcast, we are joined by Dawn Pinaud, coffeepreneur and the first employee of Starbucks working under Howard Schultz. Dawn shares her incredible journey from opening the first Starbucks beverage store in downtown Seattle to her latest venture, a new cafe on Whidbey Island focusing on the best ingredients. A few nuggets of wisdom: 1. Being on the field (or behind the coffee ...

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In our first IRL episode of the 'Bolder and Wiser' podcast, we sat down with award-winning chef and culinary operations leader Philip Wang in his kitchen in San Francisco. With an impressive career spanning Michelin-starred restaurants across the U.S. and high-profile roles at Airbnb and Meta, Philip shares his journey from struggling with academics to excelling in the culinary and business world. A few nuggets of wisdom:Not judgin...
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In this episode of the rebranded 'Bolder and Wiser' podcast, I am excited to introduce Michelle Kraemer as a co-host.1. Introducing Bolder and Wiser:Hello! We are Peter Wang, a former tech executive and entrepreneur, and Michelle Kraemer, a tech and media executive turned leadership coach. We are friends and former co-workers who reconnected after 13 years to launch a new incarnation of the podcast, Bolder and Wiser.Inspired by the...
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After a six-month hiatus from the podcast to focus on our water brand, we are thrilled to be back! In our very first in-person episode, I had the pleasure of sitting down with Victoria and Christian, the co-founders of the first Kombucha brewery in Temecula, CA.Victoria's journey with Kompoocha began in her parents’ garage during the COVID-19 pandemic as a response to her own health issues. Combining her passion for saving dogs wit...
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Tom White was diagnosed with Tourette's at the age of 9, Tom learned to face adversity and embrace the curse and the gift. Tom is the author of a newsletter called White Noise. He runs a writing consultancy and is also an angel investor.Tom is a deep thinker and a man of many quotes—from CS Lewis to Jim Carey, E.L. Doctorow, E.O. Wilson, J. R. Tolkien, Mark Twain, Richard Feynman, and many more.We talked aboutWhy life is more like ...
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What would you want to be remembered for? This is a question I asked Josh Brewer, founder of Abstract, the first version-control platform for Sketch, a popular design tool that overtook Photoshop back around 2015.In this deeply personal episode of the WORK IN PROGRESS Podcast, Josh recounts the fascinating origin story, tracing all the way back to the chaotic Twitter days. When Abstract launched in 2017, it went from zero to $1M in...
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I'm joined by Allison Krausman, a product design leader, and a friend. We had the good fortune of collaborating for 3+ years at BuzzFeed.Allison shared her 13-year journey from college application rejections to navigating the wild wild west of BuzzFeed.We dived into how she honed her craft as a designer to become an effective coach, the power of a writing culture, how to build trust with questions, how to reframe failures, and why ...
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Ross Mac of Maconomics shared truth bombs about changing our collective mind about and relationship with money: use it as a tool to build wealth, why the conventional wisdom of saving isn't enough, how to talk with kids about money, and building good habits so we can reap the rewards of our discipline.🔗 FOLLOW RO$$IG: https://www.instagram.com/imrossmac/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@maconomicsYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Ro...
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In episode 2 of the Work-In-Progress Podcast, I sat down with my friend, John Costango, now an executive coach after 20 years as a successful Wall Street executive.JOHN COSTANGOhttps://www.aconnectedcoach.com/John@AConnectedCoach.com⌚️ TIMESTAMPS00:40 Early life and education08:59 Life goals12:00 Teacher to Wall Street17:21 Finding opportunities in difficult situations24:46 Citigroup and the financial crisis32:15 Importance of curi...
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In this inaugural episode of the Work-In-Progress Podcast, I talked to my good friend, Mark Webster, who, through the combination of creativity, hackathon marathons, and his second baby SaySpring, ended up leading audio products at Adobe.⌚️ TIMESTAMPS01:43 From Marketing to Tech04:46 Family Dynamics and Work Ethic09:41 Being the Middle Child11:25 Serial Hackathons16:09 Getting into TechStars17:21 Building SideTour19:31 Lunch with a...
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