Tahoe Minds

Nick Patrick
  • 5.0 (1)
  • BUSINESS
  • UPDATED WEEKLY

The Lake Tahoe area is highly concentrated with a wide range of intelligent and successful people. This podcast dives into many of their stories, explores their careers, and offers discussion centered around business, entrepreneurship, and career advice from an impressive array of guests. -- Please share with your friends if you enjoy the episodes, and FOLLOW the podcast for more deep dives into interesting careers!

Episodes

  1. 08/20/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #10 - Duane Andrews, Co-Founder and CEO of Clear Capital, Real Estate Valuation and analytics, how to grow and maintain market control, navigating and doubling business in 2008

    In episode #10 of Tahoe Minds, Duane Andrews, the Co-Founder and CEO of Clear Capital joins me to discuss his career in real estate technology. After starting REOnetwork.com and attending USC Marshall, he built and grew Clear Capital into a 9-figure revenue business in his 20 years as CEO. We discuss business strategy in the real estate industry, finding large opportunity in saturated markets, risk tolerance and preparing for black swan events like 2008, acquiring businesses versus releasing competitive products, how to hire a great team, and much more. My favorite part is discussing unfair advantage and Duane's strategy to maintain market control. Duane is also a big car guy, and has a 10 car collection so we discuss our shared passion at the end of the episode. Timestamps: 00:00-Introduction 00:42-Waking up early and Duane's childhood 03:45-Introduction to real estate & starting REOnetwork.com 10:17-MBA's and starting Clear Capital 21:47-The power of Lake Tahoe & Leveraging Data 29:49-Doubling Clear Capital in 2008 & navigating setbacks in 2021 42:03-Acquiring businesses to maintain market control 52:31-Cars talk! 57:28-For the 20 Year Old's

    1h 1m

  2. 08/05/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #09 - Brett Wilson, Co-Founder and CEO of TubeMogul, GP at Swift Ventures, starting, growing, and exiting a $540 Million startup, and having a bias towards action

    In episode #09 of Tahoe Minds, Brett Wilson, former CEO of TubeMogul and General Partner at Swift Ventures joins me. He walks me through his successful career as a consultant, how getting his MBA at Berkeley Haas helped boost his career, and his entrepreneurial journey. He has lots of good insights on everything that goes into starting a company: Building a great culture, what types of people to hire, tips on fundraising, and what changes when you take a company public. His company was built by maintaining an equal "do : say" ratio, and he talks about how being self aware and constantly evolving to solve a larger problem is one of the keys to building a successful company. The camera stopped around 35 minutes... unfortunate as the last 15 minutes were my favorite to record. Timestamps: 00:00-Introduction 01:03-Early Career consulting for Accenture 07:30-The beginning of entrepreneurship & Berkeley Haas 14:21-Taking TubeMogul from an idea to an IPO 33:50-Public vs. Private company & Sale to Adobe 43:50-Life after selling a company 47:00-Swift Ventures and a better work/life balance 51:51-For the 20 year old's

    53 min

  3. 07/30/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #08 - Matt Nordby: Former President of Playboy Enterprises, Managing Partner at Flume Ventures, and the importance of building authentic relationships

    In episode #08 of Tahoe Minds, Matt Nordby, the former President of Playboy Enterprises and Managing Partner at Flume Ventures joins me to talk about his meandering career, starting as a young sales executive at Sun Microsystems, working for and exiting a $500M startup, becoming President of Playboy enterprises and much more. We discuss the impact of Scott McNealy and Sun Microsystems, the benefits of naivety in a young career, working for a fortune 200 company versus a startup, his time at Playboy, and his investment thesis behind Flume Ventures, all revolving around authentic relationships. The overarching theme of the episode is the importance of these relationships, and how Matt's success has stemmed from this mindset. Timestamps: 00:00-Introduction 01:01-Working as a Young Executive at Sun Microsystems 04:32-Leaving Sun to work for a startup 10:24-Working at Playboy, International Licensing & Reinventing yourself 20:52-Moving to Buy-Side, PE & VC 27:15-Starting Flume Ventures and building a great team 34:11-Matt's Investment Strategy & Value Add 43:00-Authentic Relationships and giving back to Nevada 50:36-For the 20 year old's

    53 min

  4. 07/24/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #07 - Jim Rowley: CEO of Crunch Fitness, Marine Corps veteran, climbing the corporate ladder, buying Crunch from bankruptcy, how to turn around a failing business

    In episode #07 of Tahoe Minds, Jim Rowley, the CEO of Crunch fitness joins me to discuss his career. He starts by talking about his time in the Marines, and the challenges related to his transition into the corporate world and fitness industry. He talks about the other gyms he started, including Hard Candy Fitness with Madonna, and UFC Gym. Jim bought Crunch out of bankruptcy after the 2008 financial crisis, and transformed the failing, 34 location gym into a multi billion dollar, 460 location gym chain, approaching 3 million members worldwide. We dive into why he took the massive risk of purchasing Crunch fitness, how his experience in the Marines helped him to become an efficient operator and navigate through tough times like COVID, and how he was able to facilitate Crunch's incredible turnaround. At the end, we also discuss our shared love for cars, and talk about some of his favorite cars to own. Timestamps: 00:00-Introduction 00:54-Transitioning out of the Marines to Corporate 11:32-Entrepreneurship & Growing Crunch Fitness 25:29-Challenges with international expansion 29:48-Navigating COVID as a Gym Franchise 33:23-Life as CEO of a Multi Billion Dollar Company 39:50-Jim's tips for your 20's 30's and 40's 41:47-Car talks... 47:55-For the 20 year old's

    50 min

  5. 07/19/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #06 - Kris Rasmussen: CTO of Figma, Entrepreneur and Silicon Valley Veteran, Early days of Airbnb & others, how to start, grow and exit a company

    In episode #06 of Tahoe Minds, the CTO of Figma, Kris Rasmussen, joins me to talk about his career in Silicon Valley, and his current role at Figma. We discuss a lot in this 40 minute episode, Kris begins with his early career as an entrepreneur, starting, growing, and exiting his company, RivalSoft, joining Airbnb as an early employee but leaving shortly after, and principles for how to stay sane in such a hectic work environment. Kris also has some very interesting thoughts surrounding AI, so make sure to stick around for that. Follow Tahoe Minds! All Socials: https://beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast Timestamps: 00:00-Introduction 00:49-Kris' early career and businesses 05:29-Startups and choosing the right team 13:36-Figma's differentiators and implementing customer feedback 21:39-Transitioning from engineer to CTO & Hiring 24:18-AI & the future of Figma 31:40-How Kris lives a Balanced Life 34:50-FOMO & domain expertise vs. job hopping 39:00-For the 20 year old's

    40 min

  6. 07/12/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #05 - Scott McNealy: Co-Founder and CEO of Sun Microsystems, Harvard & Stanford GSB, Management strategies, and Sun's culture and lasting impact on the valley

    In episode #05 of Tahoe Minds, a very special guest joins me to discuss his career, Scott McNealy. Scott and his company, Sun Microsystems, popularized the concept of network computing, created the programming language, Java, and provided all of the back end servers for the internet for the 30+ years they operated, before being bought out by Oracle. Scott and I discuss the great tech giants like Bill Gates & Steve Balmer, Mark Zuckerberg, Steve Jobs, and Larry Ellison, and he reflects on how his college days at Harvard and MBA days at Stanford caused him to fall behind the rest of the greats, who opted out early to work on their companies. We talk about his strategies for transitioning from entrepreneur to CEO, and managing such a large amount of employees through his outstanding and long lasting corporate culture. Timestamps:00:00-Introduction02:00-Why Scott hates Harvard and Stanford10:53-The beginnings of Sun Microsystems and management strategies23:01-Sun's culture and why Scott left30:05-Startup's today32:39-Open source and competition40:38-Dot Com Bubble and Sun's sale to Oracle45:19-Golf, Hockey, and what Scott does now

    56 min

  7. 07/05/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #04: Kevin Marshall - Co-Founder and former President of Clear Capital, creating a positive corporate culture, leveraging data to outplay competitors, and collecting cars

    In episode four of Tahoe Minds, Kevin Marshall joins me to discuss his impressive entrepreneurial journey. We discuss topics surrounding his time starting and scaling Clear Capital one of the nations leading appraisal companies by caring for their customers, creating a positive corporate culture, leveraging large amounts of data, and more. We also discuss his decision to retire in 2019 and how his days now look. Kevin also happens to be a huge car enthusiast and collector, so we spend some time talking about our shared passion for cars. Follow Tahoe Minds! All socials: https://beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast Time Stamps: 00:00 - Introduction & Early Career 07:45 - Real Estate software and their differentiating factors 16:39 - Building an exceptional corporate culture 25:19 - How Kevin DOUBLED Clear Capital during 2008 28:37 - The effect of Tahoe on business and culture 33:42 - Leveraging data to grow to a 9 figure business 38:34 - Predictions for Tahoe's real estate market and why Kevin retired 46:20 - Kevin's car collection and Dream 5 car garage 50:50 - For the 20 year old's

    53 min

  8. 06/28/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #03: Amy Berry - CEO of Tahoe Fund, Raising $150 Million for Lake Tahoe, and Careers in Marketing/Advertising

    In episode three of Tahoe Minds, Amy Berry, CEO of The Tahoe Fund joins me to discuss her unique career path. We talk about the decisions she made as a young woman to end up in the position of CEO of a non-profit, her passion for environmentalism and the impact her and her team have had on Tahoe, and how her solid career choices put her on a trajectory to find her passion. Donate to Tahoe Fund! https://www.tahoefund.org/ways-to-give/donate-online/ Follow Tahoe Minds! All socials: https://beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast 00:00 - Introduction 01:38 - Working in advertising and the move to Tahoe 04:25 - Amy's career choices 13:45 - Raising over $150 Million for the Tahoe Fund 24:27 - Finding and solving environmental problems around the lake 33:24 - The Impossible Trail 38:00 - Amy's favorite projects & necessary projects 41:53 - How can we contribute to Tahoe's Environment? 45:22 - Amy's advice to her 20 year old self

    47 min

  9. 06/23/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #02: Jeremy Olen - Quant and Math Specialist, Ex-Hedge Fund Manager and Creator of Two ETF's

    In episode two of Tahoe Minds, Jeremy Olen, a seasoned finance expert and money manager joins me on the show. We discuss a multitude of topics mostly focused around money management and his investment approach, Quantitative Allocation Methodology™ which brings institutional investment strategy to retail investors. He has made his career managing billions of dollars not directly, but indirectly through his teaching and management of financial advisors and their clients. Follow Tahoe Minds! All Socials: https://beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:44 - Educational background and early career in Tech 03:00 - Jeremy's first Company 07:29 - The switch to finance 12:33 - Jeremy's Quantitative Allocation Methodology™ 22:21 - Hedge fund focused on natural resources 27:00 - Publishing two ETF's to the NYSE 31:08 - Diversification and riding the oil wave 37:21 - Why would someone invest in a hedge fund? 46:00 - Managing Millions versus Billions 50:42 - Current market conditions and the bond market 58:02 - ETF Expense Ratio Allocation 1:00:38 - Mergers and The Network 1:09:18 - For the 20 year olds

    1h 15m

  10. 06/20/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #01: Mike O'Brien - Aerospace Engineer turned Entrepreneur, President of the Defense Systems Segment at Voyager Space

    In the first official episode of Tahoe Minds, I host Mike O'Brien, an Aerospace Engineer who ha spent his career working in Aerospace and Defense. We discuss how he made the transition from engineer to entrepreneur, starting his first company, maintaining relationships with government clients, and much more. Follow Tahoe Minds! All Socials: ⁠https://beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast⁠ Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:54 - Current role as President of Voyager Space's Defense Systems Segment 02:54 - Working at Northrop Grumman 04:35 - Mike's first company 10:18 - How to turn around a failing company & Importance of customers 15:58 - Maintaining relationships with the Government versus Private companies 18:14 - Devices that Mike designed & developed 20:20 - How companies compete/collaborate on government projects 25:00 - Classified versus unclassified contracts 31:30 - The role of innovation and design in scaling a defense company 39:57 - Deeper look into working with government clients 43:57 - Engineering work versus executive, 46:55 - Risk and reward 56:30 - Mike's advice for 20 year olds, GET DEEP, EARLY!

    1 hr
  11. Tahoe Minds Episode #00: Scott Patrick - Entrepreneur, Salesman and my Father

    06/17/2024

    Tahoe Minds Episode #00: Scott Patrick - Entrepreneur, Salesman and my Father

    In Episode #00 of Tahoe Minds, I dive into the career of Scott Patrick, a salesman turned entrepreneur, who has made a wonderful career for himself selling food packaging machines. We talk about starting businesses, the difference between his business and silicon valley startups, traveling and it's impact on his life, MBA's vs real world experiences, how to create your own luck, and much more. All Socials: https://www.beacons.ai/tahoemindspodcast

    36 min
  • 11 Episodes

About

The Lake Tahoe area is highly concentrated with a wide range of intelligent and successful people. This podcast dives into many of their stories, explores their careers, and offers discussion centered around business, entrepreneurship, and career advice from an impressive array of guests. -- Please share with your friends if you enjoy the episodes, and FOLLOW the podcast for more deep dives into interesting careers!

Information

  • Creator
    Nick Patrick
  • Years Active
    2K
  • Episodes
    11
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Nick Patrick
  • Show Website
    Tahoe Minds