36 episodes

Tune in as Matt uncovers the inspiring stories, lessons, and advice on how to make it at the highest level from top executives, entrepreneurs, founders, thought leaders, and investors.

Conversations include a wide range of topics and conversations including career advice, industry trends and challenges, failing forward, and incredible stories of perseverance and overcoming the odds especially in the arenas of tech, life sciences, finance, and more.

The Executive Matt Harbert

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Tune in as Matt uncovers the inspiring stories, lessons, and advice on how to make it at the highest level from top executives, entrepreneurs, founders, thought leaders, and investors.

Conversations include a wide range of topics and conversations including career advice, industry trends and challenges, failing forward, and incredible stories of perseverance and overcoming the odds especially in the arenas of tech, life sciences, finance, and more.

    Behind the Scenes of Private Equity: Jeff Hart Shares his Strategic Approach

    Behind the Scenes of Private Equity: Jeff Hart Shares his Strategic Approach

    Jeff Hart is a partner at AE Industrial Partners, a Private Equity firm with over $6 Billion in AUM that has invested in some of the most exciting aerospace, security, and industrial companies across the country including Firefly Aerospace, Sierra Space, and York Space Systems.

    Jeff has spearheaded the Aerospace & Defense sector within the firm with his partner Bryan McElwee and has taken multiple companies public including Redwire and BigBear.ai where he remains on the board of directors.


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    • 1 hr
    Building Success Beyond the Hype; Justus Kilian, Space Capital

    Building Success Beyond the Hype; Justus Kilian, Space Capital

    Justus Kilian, Managing Partner at Space Capital, discusses how to create a culture of excellence, why Elon Musk interviewed the first 1,000 hires at Tesla, and how to find your dream mentor.

    Space Capital is a venture firm at the forefront of the Tech-Space intersection, boasting a robust portfolio with over $100 million in assets under management. With a steadfast commitment to innovation, Space Capital has joined forces with visionary founders and made strategic investments in breakout companies like Rocket Lab and SpaceX.




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    • 1 hr 8 min
    Trailblazing Her Own Path In Venture Capital In Space

    Trailblazing Her Own Path In Venture Capital In Space

    Meagan Murphy Crawford, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of SpaceFund, which has invested in over 20 Aerospace companies including SpaceX, Axiom Space, and Voyager Space.

    Meagan also co-founded the world’s longest running space business plan competition, and has taught, coached, and advised hundreds of space startups through their earliest stages – including some of the most successful aerospace companies around today.




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    Trailblazing Her Own Path In Venture Capital In Space (0:00)

    Meagan M. Crawford's journey from a personal financial planner at Primerica to her role in space-related industries ⁠(02:07)⁠

    Meagan's perspective on evaluating business plans and what stood out in successful pitches ⁠(14:13)⁠

    Setting the company up for success ⁠(21:40)⁠

    How to manage being on eight boards and how to effectively run them ⁠(23:49)⁠

    Maximizing the value in board meetings ⁠(26:53)⁠

    Meagan's reflections on mistakes made in her career and how she overcame them ⁠(29:31)⁠

    The importance of asking “Why Not?” ⁠(30:47)⁠

    The impact of educators and counselors on her career ⁠(32:49)⁠

    Founders' Common Mistakes ⁠(34:13)⁠

    Finding the balance of being a mom and a partner ⁠(37:50)⁠

    Managing the dark days as an entrepreneur ⁠(44:20)⁠

    One piece of advice that Meagan received ⁠(45:38)⁠

    Meagan's favorite book ⁠(48:09)⁠

    The number one piece of advice for founders ⁠(56:52)⁠


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    The Winning Traits of Founders; Andrea Hippeau, Partner at Lerer Hippeau

    The Winning Traits of Founders; Andrea Hippeau, Partner at Lerer Hippeau

    Andrea Hippeau is a Partner at Lerer Hippeau, an early-stage venture capital fund that has invested in some of the most forward thinking brands - Warby Parker, Allbirds, Cotopaxi, Casper, and Thrive.

    Andrea shares what traits all the best founders have, what her investor matrix is, how she uses her network, how founders should leverage their investors, and what her number one focus would be if she was starting all over again in venture capital.




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    • 50 min
    Early Employee to CEO of Public Company: Hadi Chaudhry

    Early Employee to CEO of Public Company: Hadi Chaudhry

    Hadi Chaudhry is the CEO & President at CareCloud, a publicly traded healthcare technology company. Hadi was an early employee at CareCloud where he rose the ranks helping take the company public and eventually becoming CEO. He has over 20 years of experience in the industry, and has been at the forefront of driving innovation and efficiency in healthcare management.




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    • 26 min
    Matthew Price, Co-Founder & COO of Promontory Therapeutics

    Matthew Price, Co-Founder & COO of Promontory Therapeutics

    Matthew Price, COO of Promontory Therapeutics is an experienced biotech entrepreneur / C-level executive, and the only company co-founder named a 2022 Emerging Pharma Leader by Pharmaceutical Executive. He is responsible for industry collaborations with Pfizer and Merck KGaA, and for Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the National Cancer Institute. He previously held research and managerial roles in the NGO and non-profit sectors working in the US and Germany. He holds an AB from Princeton University, and earned his MBA from Columbia Business School, where he was a Chazen Society Fellow in International Business.






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    • 24 min

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