The Look Back with Host Keith Newman: Conversations with Entrepreneurs + Influencers Podcast
1) The Scaler Mindset: How Elite Operators Build Hypergrowth Companies with Casey Woo
Scaling is not about working harder — it’s about thinking differently.In this episode, Keith sat down with Casey Woo, former operator at WeWork, OpenAI, Flexport, and Zappos, founder of Operators Guil...Show More
2) Scaling With Intelligence, Not Headcount: The Autonomous Business Era with Amos Bar-Joseph
In this episode of Liftoff, Keith sits down with Amos Bar-Joseph, Co-Founder and CEO of Swan AI, to explore a radical shift in how modern companies scale.Amos shares why the traditional belief that gr...Show More
3) Why AI Still Lacks True Agency — And What Founders Must Build Instead
In this episode of Liftoff, Keith sat down with Arshavir Blackwell, PhD, AI researcher, founder, and author of The Creative Agency’s Guide to AI, to unpack what’s really happening behind today’s AI bo...Show More
4) Why Cold Email Still Wins in 2025 (And How to Do It Right)
Cold email isn’t dead — but doing it the old way is.In this episode of Liftoff with Keith, we sit down with AJ Cassata, Co-Founder of Revenue Boost, to break down what’s actually working in outbound l...Show More
5) Agentify: How AI Agents Are Reshaping Companies, Careers, and the Future of Work | Michael Palmer
2025 has officially become the year of AI — and the pace isn’t slowing down.In this episode of Liftoff, we sit down with Michael Palmer, CEO & Chief Scientist of Taos Research Corporation and author o...Show More
6) Reinventing Back Surgery: Dr. Steve Falowski on SynerFuse’s Breakthrough in Chronic Pain Treatment
Chronic back pain affects more people than heart disease, cancer, and diabetes combined — yet treatment hasn’t meaningfully changed in decades.In this episode of Liftoff, Keith talks with Dr. Steven M...Show More
7) The Remote Intelligence Advantage: How LATAM Talent Is Powering the Future of Global Teams
Luis Derechin is the CEO or NirYu and is the first Mexican citizen to get US venture capital for his startup and was actually successful selling it, a serial founder now leading Nir-Yu a nearshoring b...Show More
8) From Meta to Taelor AI: How Anya Cheng Is Using AI to Reinvent Fashion for Busy Professionals
Meet Anya Cheng, founder and CEO of Taelor AI — a Silicon Valley startup that’s changing how busy men dress. With a background leading product at Meta, eBay, McDonald’s, and Target, Anya now applies A...Show More
9) Fighting Fake Reviews: How Shane Barker and TraceFuse Are Protecting Amazon Sellers
Did you know nearly half of online reviews are suspicious, with fake reviews projected to influence $787 billion in consumer spending by 2025? In this episode, Shane Barker — CEO and founder of TraceF...Show More
10) From Tech Sales Leader to Authentic Leadership Coach — Kelli Rivers’ Bold Pivot 🎙️
🎙️ New Episode Alert!I had an incredible conversation with Kelli Rivers, a former high-tech sales leader who made a powerful pivot into the world of leadership development. Kelli works with high-leve...Show More