Kindredcast: Insights From Dealmakers & Thought Leaders

Today we turn the tables, as MSNBC anchor Stephanie Ruhle – whose media career began after a 14-year stint in the finance industry – sits down to interview LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff as part of a very special event at the 92nd Street Y in New York City. The two discuss a variety of hot-button issues in the media and tech world. Aryeh even gets to sneak in a few questions of his own at the end.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can hear our radio show every Saturday and Sunday at 2PM on SiriusXM Insight, channel 121.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html 

For our 40th episode, we sit down with Kara Swisher, the outspoken Executive Editor of Recode and host of their companion Recode Decode podcast. Speaking with co-founder of Magnet Companies and longtime LionTree Executive In Residence Betsy Morgan, Kara breaks down her unique interviewing style while opining on all of the industry’s hot button issues, and why she hasn’t been able to cash in on her prescient Bitcoin investment.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can hear our radio show every Saturday and Sunday at 2PM on SiriusXM Insight, channel 121.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Tune in for a fascinating conversation between Neil Begley, SVP/Senior Analyst at Moody’s Investors Services and LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff. The pair discuss the need for balance between the equity markets and the debt markets and how to think about debt vis-à-vis the tech industry, among many other topics.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. You can now hear our radio show every Saturday and Sunday at 2PM on SiriusXM Insight, channel 121.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Recently taking the reins as Spotify’s Chief Content Officer, Dawn Ostroff’s blockbuster career in media includes founding and serving as President of Conde Nast Entertainment and creating the CW Television Network, where she fostered hits such as “Gossip Girl” and “Vampire Diaries.” Listen in as she tells LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff all about the new gig, as well as the secret behind her “Three P’s” philosophy.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Tune in for an inspired blend of business acumen and fitness advice with Take-Two Interactive CEO/ZMC Founder Strauss Zelnick, a media mogul whose new book, “Becoming Ageless: The Four Secrets To Looking and Feeling Younger Than Ever” is out this month. Find out how he revitalized the publisher behind such mega-hits as “Grand Theft Auto,” “Red Dead Redemption” and the “NBA2K” series.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

KindredCast decamps to Wimbledon for our first-ever ‘doubles’ show – legendary Sports Illustrated Executive Editor Jon Wertheim and Tennis Channel CEO Ken Solomon join LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff and go in-depth to discuss the sport and business of tennis and sports at large.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Appointed President and CEO of legendary auction house Sotheby’s in 2015, Tad Smith has presided over rapid growth, digital transformation and some high profile acquisitions. Listen in as he tells LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff about the unique dynamics driving the business and how he plans to outpace the competition.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Riccardo Zacconi, Co-Founder and CEO of King Digital Entertainment, sits with LionTree’s Ed Vaizey to discuss “Candy Crush” and the other blockbuster games that keep nearly 300 million monthly users glued to their phones – and what will keep them engaged well into the future.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Recorded live at LionTree Growth's 2018 Private Company Conference, DraftKings CEO Jason Robins and LionTree Growth’s Alex Michael sit down for a 1-on-1 chat about the changing world of fantasy sports and how the recent Supreme Court decision to allow state regulation of sports gambling will impact the space – a timely conversation.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

In his 23+ years leading AMC Networks, CEO Josh Sapan has transformed the cable channel into one of the leading lights of TV’s “Golden Age,” with multi-award winning, culture-defining hits such as “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad,” “The Walking Dead” and more recently “Better Call Saul” and “Killing Eve.” In this eye-opening conversation with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff, Josh details the steps he took to position the AMC brands – which include BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV and We TV – for sustained success in the ever-evolving media landscape.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Only 37, Apple Music’s Head of Content Larry Jackson has had the good fortune to make hits with everyone from Whitney Houston and Drake to Chief Keef and Lana Del Rey. Here he sits with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff for a long and intimate chat about his life, career and the challenges and rewards of his artist-centric approach on behalf of the US’s fastest growing music service.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Join us this week as Economist and four-time New York Times best-selling author Dr. Dambisa Moyo sits with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff to discuss the fundamental issues plaguing the world economy. She discusses the bold, 10-point plan that is the focus of her brand-new book “Edge of Chaos: Why Democracy is Failing To Deliver Economic Growth – And How To Fix It.” It’s an important conversation that couldn’t be more timely.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

KindredCast heads back to London to catch up with Sean Bratches, the recently appointed Managing Director, Commercial Operations for Formula 1. Sean, a 27-year veteran of ESPN, tells LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff about his F1 remit and the steps he’s taking to launch a formidable commercial effort and bring the venerable brand into the future.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Zuckerberg Media CEO Randi Zuckerberg – entrepreneur, investor, best-selling author, TV producer and radio host – joins LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff to talk about a multitude of topics in the tech-media nexus, from the need for strong female role models to the whirlwind early days of Facebook. She even divulges her secret weapon for getting meetings in the Valley.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Julius Genachowski, who served as FCC Chairman during the Obama administration and now is a Managing Director at The Carlyle Group, sits down with LionTree Executive in Residence and Member of Parliament Ed Vaizey. Listen in as the pair discuss the outlook for net neutrality, the evolving landscape for large tech companies, the pending AT&T/Time Warner deal and Carlyle’s investment strategies in TMT. A timely conversation.Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.Please read before listening: http://www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Listen in as rock stars Karlie Kloss and Jennifer Fleiss join LionTree Executive in Residence Betsy Morgan to break down the secrets to their success, from Karlie channeling her first-person perspective on the fashion world into global brand ambassadorship to Jennifer seizing on an unmet need to create an addictive new way to stay fashionable. Hear how they are now using their perches to raise up a new generation of female entrepreneurs.  Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

From starting his own newspaper in Boston to leadership roles at the biggest media companies of our day – including Verizon-owned Oath, AOL and Google – Tim Armstrong has a storied career. Listen as he and LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff cover a range of topics, from the opportunities for the brands he oversees - including Yahoo!, AOL, HuffPo, TechCrunch, RYOT and many others - to flourish under Verizon to why Google Co-Founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page balked when he wanted to buy a fax machine back in the day. Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Secretary Madeleine Albright, the first-ever woman to hold the position, joins LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff for a fascinating discussion, touching on everything from her family’s immigration to the US to her surreal encounter with North Korea’s “Dear Leader.” She also tells us why she titled her upcoming book “Fascism: A Warning.”  Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Equal parts outspoken and hilarious, Joanna Coles launched her storied career as a tenacious UK journalist, scaling the media heights to become Hearst’s first-ever Chief Content Officer as well as the inspiration for and Executive Producer of the hit TV series “The Bold Type.” Listen as she and LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff discuss her modest beginnings, print’s role in the current media landscape and how she became the only female board member of Snap. Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html

Growing from an opinionated and irreverent sports blog into a global brand, Barstool Sports is a case study in staying true to its audience. Recently appointed CEO Erika Nardini sits with LionTree CEO Aryeh Bourkoff, Executive In Residence Betsy Morgan and a very special guest to talk about their growth, their challenges and their course for the future. Find and rate us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen. For more content, follow KindredCast on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook. Please read before listening: www.liontree.com/podcast-notices.html