Billion Dollar Moves™ with Sarah Chen-Spellings Podcast
1) The Purpose-Driven Power Player Behind Silicon Valley’s Quiet Money w/ Mike Anders, ICONIQ
From Wall Street to Silicon Valley's inner circle—this is the untold story behind one of tech’s most trusted capital stewards. In this episode, we sit down with Mike Anders, Partner at ICONIQ, the qui...Show More
2) Why Australia’s Leading Family Offices Are Backing ALIVIA Ventures’ Cross-Border VC Strategy w/ Marisa Warren
How do you build a cross-border VC fund that backs female founders before the world sees their value? In this #MeritIn Motion series, we sit down with Marisa Warren, Co-Founder & Managing Partner o...Show More
3) From Crisis to Command: Scaling Workforce Impact for 70K Employees and Beyond w/ Bijal Shah, Guild
When Guild Education’s co-founder Rachel Romer suffered a life-threatening stroke, the company’s future rested in the hands of Bijal Shah — then on maternity leave, recovering from a traumatic birth. ...Show More
4) Reframing Growth: How to Win in A Minority-Majority World w/ Jeffrey Bowman, Reframe AI
This week we sit down with Jeffrey L. Bowman — former Ogilvy senior partner turned founder of Reframe Consulting and Reframe AI Technologies — for a bold, unfiltered look at what it really means to fu...Show More
5) [REPLAY] Melinda French Gates $1Bn for Women | Erin Harkless Moore, Pivotal Ventures
Named one of Forbes’ Most Powerful Women, Melinda French Gates needs no introduction. Over the last twenty years through her work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, one thing has become clear to ...Show More
6) Scaling with Purpose: Antler’s Global Thesis on Intentionality & Outlier Returns w/ Rosalind Bazany
In this episode of our mini series #MeritInMotion, we’re joined by Rosalind Bazany, Head of ESG and Impact at Antler, one of the world’s most active and selective early-stage VCs. As a pledge partner ...Show More
7) From Viral Videos to Brain Chips: The Future of Human-AI Evolution w/ Taryn Southern
What happens when a viral creator becomes a deep tech investor—and then starts working on brain chips? In this episode, we go beyond the hype with Taryn Southern—early YouTube pioneer, Emmy-nominated...Show More
8) Why 8 in 10 LPs Still Don’t Back Women—And What Ankita’s Doing About It
Venture capital is changing—and so is India. In this episode, we dive deep with Ankita Vashistha, the trailblazing investor behind Saha Fund and Arise Ventures. From building Singapore’s first gover...Show More
9) How a Solo Capitalist Built a $30M Fund w/ Itamar Novick, Recursive Ventures
With 25 years across engineering, operating, and venture capital, Itamar Novick knows what it takes to build billion-dollar companies—because he’s done it. From betting his life savings on Life360 (no...Show More
10) [BITE] The Big Bet Mindset: Building Bold, Lasting Change w/ Dr. Raj Shah, The Rockefeller Foundation
Summer’s almost here—and with it, a moment to reflect on what it really takes to spark lasting, meaningful change. In a world where progress often feels slow and the stakes impossibly high, Dr. Rajiv ...Show More