Keepin Kozy

Welcome to the first episode of season 2 of Keepin Kozy. We are back with an awesome interview with David Rubenstein of the Carlyle Group. This interview took place back in November, right around the time Sam Bankman-Fried's FTX scheme was revealed. We speak on failure, ambition, young founders (like Sam Bankman-Fried), and the future of media. Hope you enjoy!

Apologies in advance for the shoddy microphone –– it will be better next time.

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Bitcoin Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper, who has invested in companies like Twitter, Robinhood, Skype, and Elon Musk's SpaceX/Tesla, and Rapper Lil B, who many cite as being one of the most influential musicians in the modern era for pioneering internet rap come together on Keepin Kozy to talk about Crypto, Hip Hop, the Bay Area, Capitalism, and what it means to inspire people.  In this Rare, Unique, and most importantly Based interview two Bay Area Legends meet for the first time. Watch this 40 Minute uncut interview and post in the comment section your thoughts!

This week, Jacob Kozhipatt spoke with Professor of Philosophy Richard Kearney, famed for his work on returning to religion and physical touch, about the idea of excarnation (i.e. human touch going from physical to digital).  Prof. Kearney is the Charles Seelig Professor in Philosophy at Boston College and has taught at University College Dublin, the Sorbonne, the University of Nice, and the Australian Catholic University. He is the author of 23 books on European philosophy and literature (including two novels and a volume of poetry) and has edited or co-edited over 20 more.

Jacob spoke with famed investor Jim Rogers during the 14th episode of Keepin Kozy. Jim Rogers is one of the most well-known investors of the 20th century having co-founded the Quantum Fund and the George Soros Fund with another legendary investor George Soros. Outside of finance, he is probably better known for leaving the world of finance to travel the actual world in his memoirs Adventure Capitalist and Investment Biker.  In line with Achebe's line "Things Fall Apart," almost everything related to this episode fell apart. Though thanks to the killer work of our editor Jeff-we were able to salvage this.  Thanks for watching, and please rate comment and subscribe if you enjoyed this.

Welcome back to the 13th Episode of Keepin Kozy. Our host Jacob Kozhipatt speaks with Legendary Billionaire Venture Capitalist Tim Draper. Draper's grandfather was the first Venture Capitalist in California. He has made major investments in companies like Hotmail, Robinhood, Baidu (google of China), Twitch, and Twitter. He is perhaps most famously now known for his Bitcoin advocacy. He's a major owner, and believe's it will transform the world. 

He speaks on his Entrepreneurship, his Dao for investing, and how to get involved in the Bitcoin revolution.

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Had the privilege of speaking with one of America's great military generals and diplomats, General David Petraeus.

He's a very fascinating character, very precise in his responses. In fact prior to the podcast, he suggested I send over a draft of my questions. He totally shredded the first draft-mainly saying that questions that have "ands" in them make for poor conversation. So two drafts later, here's the finished product.

I enjoyed it, and found it to be valuable, and I think anyone interested in entering leadership positions should check it out!

Lauren Simmons is the youngest ever NYSE trader, and happens to be a black female. She gives great advice on the linkedin grind and how to get the job of your dreams!

Welcome back to the 6th episode of Keepin' Kozy! This week we welcome John McAfee, founder of McAfee, LLC. You might also know him as an infamous international fugitive, and we use his unique perspectives on life to tackle some really interesting topics- like on education, politics, & following your heart.

Disclaimer: The Keepin' Kozy podcast's relationship with John McAfee is limited to this  episode and the correspondence necessary. We have no idea of his location or opinions on his allegations. Opinions expressed by Mr. John McAfee are his own; guest opinions do not equal endorsements.

Welcome back to the 5th episode of Keepin Kozy! Today we speak with Danielle Geathers. A Florida native, she broke a 159 year old glass ceiling in becoming the first black female student body president of MIT. She speaks on activism, navigating white spaces and breaking history.  Thanks for watching be sure to like comment and subscribe!

Mahbod Moghadam is one of the founders of the most popular internet lyrics company, Genius. Raised in LA to Persian immigrants, Mahbod went to Yale to study history. There he graduated Magna Cum Laude, and eventually went on to study law at Stanford. It was in California that he founded Rap Genius with his college friends, during his time furloughed from the law firm he worked at. After a “controversial” departure from Genius, Mahbod has spent his time working in the crypto space and promoting a decentralized wikipedia alternative, Everipedia.

Our guest for this week is Father James Martin. He was born in Pennsylvania, and went to Wharton School of Business for his undergraduate degree. Upon graduating he moved to Manhattan where he worked in finance for GE Capital. After finding himself dispassionate for the corporate world, he was inspired by the monk Thomas Merton to become a member of the clergy, and he became a Jesuit priest. He has since become the Pope’s Secretariat of Communications, a New York Times best-selling author, a guest, and chaplain of The Colbert Report, and is currently the editor at large for the America Magazine.

Today’s guest is Jim Roosevelt, born in California as the grandson of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt, he has become one of the most respected members of the health insurance industry. After studying at Boston College’s noisy neighbor Harvard for both his undergrad and law degrees, he served in the military, ran for Congress, and held the position of CEO of Tufts Health Plan, one of the biggest health insurance companies in Massachusetts. He is now the co-chair for the Rules and Bylaws Committee of the DNC and a practicing lawyer at Verrill Dana Law Firm.

Jim Roosevelt speaks on how health insurance companies and the government will help provide coverage for the vaccine when it is eventually produced, and helpful career advice. I personally liked his advice on public speaking and when you first start out to "take what you can, but do what you want."

Our first guest is John LaMattina, one of the most respected members of the Pharmaceutical Industry. He is the former President of Research and Development at Pfizer, where he worked for over 30 years, and is presently a partner at Pure Tech pharmaceuticals. Outside of work, he is the author of two books “Drug Truths, Dispelling The Myths Of R&D (Wiley, 2008) and Devalued And Distrusted: Can The Pharmaceutical Industry Restore Its Broken Image? (Wiley, 2013). He has appeared on the Dr. Oz show, written for Forbes magazine, and was on the Board of Trustees at Boston College, his alma mater.

For those who don’t know, Pfizer is one of the biggest pharmaceutical companies in the world, and they are responsible for the production, creation, and distribution of drugs like Lipitor and viagra. Today we are going to talk to him about the COVID-19 virus and for personal advice on entering the pharmaceutical world.