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The Gross Labs ecosystem includes the K12 learning technology company Find Your Grind; an investment portfolio of over 50 companies, including X Games, 100 Thieves, Breakaway Music Festival, Beatbox Beverages, and more; a music division with John "Feldy" Feldmann with artists including Mod Sun, The Used, and The Veronicas; and minority stakes in DC Pickleball Club and Liga MX Club Necaxa. Gross also built the Los Angeles recording studio and content facility The Noise Nest.

Gross has had an extensive music career as the drummer for Sony Epic and MTV recording artist Open Air Stereo, and more recently, girlfriends, a pop-punk duo with Apple Music & MTV host Travis Mills. Girlfriends has recently toured in 2023 with Avril Lavingne and Machine Gun Kelly. He has parlayed this experience in the music industry into a career as an entrepreneur within both the music and entertainment industries.

In 2018, Gross launched Find Your Grind- a software in schools that helps students discover who they are and where they want to go. Find Your Grind started hosting nation-wide speaking tours in high schools and major college campuses w/ partners Amazon Prime Student, TikTok, Twitch and more. In addition to his business ventures, Gross is the Executive Director of the Find Your Grind Foundation- a non profit focused on enriching the lives of the next generation through sports, education and music. In addition to the Find Your Grind Foundation, Gross sits on the board of The Gross Family Foundation. Nick has a board observer seat with Breakaway Music Festival.

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developed a powerful platform that fosters true learning and skills knowledge,

to positively impact the lives of companies and their workforces worldwide.

He was born in the southeastern desert of Iran in a home with no running water or

electricity. His family fled to Turkey where they lived in a refugee camp for several years and

eventually made their way to the United States.

Gifted beyond his years, he proceeded to teach himself quantum mechanics and quantum

physics at the age of 12 and became one of the youngest engineers working for the NASA

Goddard Space Center at the age of 16.

After college, a trip back to his childhood village in Iran reconnecting with childhood friends

and observing that they had become illiterate sheepherders, he wondered, “How many

people have been robbed of their potential to impact the world because they had

not had access to education? Further, how do we make investments that create massive

impact and affect billions of people to rapidly prepare for careers in the labor market of the

future? We can start with innovation and machine learning.”

His leadership roles in startup endeavors including Southwestern, Zocdoc, Sols, Bizzabo, and

Vestorly has equipped him to lead Ahura AI’s pioneering way to advance learning 3 x 5

times faster, recognizing that everyone learns at a different cadence and at their best with

different formats of education.

Ahura AI’s vision is to embolden human purpose by creating technology to educate and

position 10 times more of the world’s population to take on the most critical challenges in the

4th industrial revolution.

Bryan has spoken on many stages around the world as a keynote speaker, hosted events

alongside change makers at Davos, and won awards for innovation in education.

Bryan is the founder of the Future of Humanity Summit, which brings together a community

of high impact CEO’s, investors, global experts, ultra high net worth individuals,

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Additionally, Mr. Rai is the President and founder of Save a Firefighter, a nonprofit that offers free cancer screenings to firefighters, a group that faces a cancer risk three times higher than the general population due to job-related hazards. His dedication to cancer-related causes earned him a nomination to the National Board of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) in 2022.

Mr. Rai previously founded Mobclix, a leading real-time bidding mobile advertising exchange that saw rapid growth to 15 billion monthly mobile ad impressions and $50 million in annual revenue, ultimately being acquired by Velti and Telefonica. With over 20 years of venture capital, private equity, and hedge fund experience, he has led acquisitions and investments in numerous companies across sectors, including LSTAT, a trauma support system acquired from Northrop Grumman, and Magma Design Automation, later acquired by Synopsys.

Mr. Rai’s extensive experience as an angel investor includes board positions at startups like Fastbite, acquired by Square; Muzik, a smart wearable technology company; Braidio, an enterprise software platform; and OpenSense, a software firm enhancing branded email communications. He is a frequent mentor, judge, and lecturer for business competitions at Stanford and UC Berkeley. He has spoken at industry events hosted by Ernst & Young, Asian Venture Capital Journal, and TIE. Mr. Rai earned a Bachelor of Science and Engineering in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from UC Berkeley, where he graduated as a Regent Scholar.

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He’s now building Legends, an AI startup to teach kids confidence, backed by leading investors in technology and education. The goal is to take the concept of a "confidence coach”— something that exists for elite performers— and give it to every child in the world, so they can unlock their true potential. Previously, he co-founded and sold one of the earliest e-commerce fashion brands in India. He also built handwriting robots to foster gratitude (sold to the world’s largest writing company) and started an affordable social club to stimulate serendipity and connection in

diverse but divided communities. He draws upon a unique life experience that includes time as a corporate lawyer, fashion model, and percussionist for global music act Thievery Corporation. Sonny lives in the Bay Area with his wife Preeti, three children, and a small flock of chickens. You can follow his writing here.

- Serial entrepreneur

- Father of three, dedicated to making tech helpful for kids

- Passionate about community, creativity, and culture

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At Siento, we provide a safe and anonymous space for users to share their feelings, connect with peers who understand their struggles, and access resources and assistance from qualified mental health professionals. Our mission is to foster an environment of understanding and compassion and to positively impact the lives and well-being of those who dedicate their lives to helping others. As a passionate advocate for mental health, I am committed to raising awareness, breaking down barriers, and supporting and uplifting our users. Let's work together to create a healthier and happier future for everyone.

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Kathryn Thiele is a seasoned professional with over a decade of experience in the construction and architecture industry. She is renowned for her role as the Founder of Buildstock, a company dedicated to shaping the skyline and urban landscape. Kathryn's expertise shines through her impressive track record at the Manhattan Building Company, where she played a pivotal role in the construction of high-rise buildings. Her contributions extend to leading development projects worth over $1 billion, covering a staggering 8 million square feet of buildings. With a diverse portfolio of 15+ projects encompassing residential, commercial, retail, amenity, and parking spaces, Kathryn Thiele is a trailblazer in the realm of architectural innovation. Beyond her entrepreneurial endeavors, Kathryn is actively involved in the architectural community as the Co-Chair of AIA-NY. Her commitment to education is evident through her role as a professor at Cornell University, where she imparts her wealth of knowledge to the next generation of architects.

Wilson Kriegel: Co-Founder & CEO of Buildstock

Wilson Kriegel stands as the Co-Founder and CEO of Buildstock, bringing a wealth of experience as a startup executive and founder. With an impressive career spanning 25 years, Wilson has played instrumental roles in the success of seven funded startups, collectively amassing over $3 billion in company valuations. His impact on the tech industry is highlighted by the staggering user base of 1.6 billion across various products. Wilson's journey includes leadership positions in renowned companies such as Picsart, OMGPOP, Outspark, Curse, Paltalk, and IGAWW, showcasing his versatility and strategic acumen. Beyond the boardroom, Wilson Kriegel is a respected startup advisor and coach. His influence extends into the realm of elite athleticism, where he excels in activities like climbing, skiing, running, and endurance sports. Wilson's commitment to excellence is evident in both his professional achievements and personal pursuits, making him a multifaceted leader in the world of business and sports.

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Ali has been recognized as one of the ‘Top 100 Asian Stars in UK Tech’ and as an Alien of Extraordinary Abilities in the U.S. He serves as a startup mentor at the Founder Institute, as a hardware and robotics expert at Wefunder, and is an angel investor in Airhouse, Carerev, Marketbase and Kiwi Robotics.

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At present, Viktor helms Screenly, a company he co-founded with a vision to develop the world's first developer-friendly digital signage product. Under his stewardship, Screenly has birthed trailblazing innovations such as Anthias, the top-ranked open source digital signage solution, and their marquee offering, Screenly, which powers in excess of 10,000 screens globally. Viktor continues to steer the digital signage industry into the future, driven by his visionary instincts and relentless entrepreneurial spirit.

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Previously, Kidus led technology and innovation initiatives for UNICEF. As the organization's first global product manager, he led UNICEF's open source projects, with over 40 country deployments to support some of the largest and most critical programmers to improve the lives of children. Kidus has also worked for the World Bank, Accenture, and Google. 

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Matthew first conceived of the idea for AdSemble while traveling abroad in 2006. At that juncture, many countries in Europe and Asia had embraced digital billboard advertising and had populated major traffic corridors with digital signage. Sensing a potential opening for innovation, Matthew returned stateside and immersed himself into the nascent digital OOH space.

He soon discovered that most OOH media companies and advertisers worked directly with each other or through advertising agencies to sell, purchase and place digital OOH campaigns. Regardless of who bought and sold media to whom, the process was largely manual, relying on email, phone and even paper-based forms of communication and campaign management.

Within a few years, Matthew transformed his initial curiosity into AdSemble, the first online marketplace to bring together advertisers and digital out of home media companies. Launching first in San Francisco, AdSemble today connects advertisers and media providers in over 56 Markets across the United States including the New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco and Chicago metropolitan areas.

As CEO, Matthew is deeply committed to building an inclusive company culture rooted in core values that employees live and breathe. He also believes that all AdSemble employees have a seat at the culture-building table. Underlying those values is a foundation of delivering exceptional service daily and across all customer touch points.

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Avlok is also a two-time founder, having previously sold Fairy, a residential cleaning service, to Postmates in 2019, and Fastbite, a meal delivery service, to Square in 2015.

Avlok’s background is in software engineering, having graduated from the University of Waterloo. He began his journey in tech working for Zvents and Doximity in San Francisco.

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Rafael Vivas is AppLovin’s General Manager, New Initiatives. AppLovin enables developers to grow their business with a powerful set of industry-leading solutions. Rafael oversees Vessel, AppLovin’s NFT marketplace for mobile applications and games. Previously, Rafael was President of Lion Studios, a mobile games publishing studio created by AppLovin. As one of the company’s first hires, Rafael has held several roles at AppLovin bringing developers to the AppLovin platform and helping them maximize revenue. At age 14, Rafael founded his first profitable online company, which offered affordable servers for PC games. He later became director of business development at Social Hour, where he built the company’s mobile ad network.

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Peter Nixey, Founder of Intentional.io, is a simple way to plan your day. A day planner that focuses on managing your time rather than your tasks. Previously Peter was the Creator of Copyin.com, a Platform for Professional Communities built entirely in email, a Venture Partner at Breega, Pioneer Fund, and Entrepreneur First, the UK Founder of the Coca-Cola Founders Programme was CTO of Bojure, CEO of Pingpanel, and CEO of Clickpass that was one of the original YC companies from 2007.

Please join me in hearing Peter's story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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Aaron McDaniel is a serial entrepreneur (3 exits), teacher (BerkeleyHaas), author (3 books, Wall Street Journal/National Bestseller), former corporate manager (AT&T LDP grad, Diamond Club Honoree), real estate investor (commercial/multifamily), company advisor (incl. Copilot Labs, acquired. by Open Table/Booking.com) and professional speaker (global business growth, innovation, engaging a multi-generational workforce).

Aaron is currently a member of the faculty at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business, where he teaches entrepreneurship, author of the bestselling book Global Class: How the World's Fastest Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally, and is a Co-Founder of 10X Innovation Lab, focused on building innovation ecosystems worldwide. Aaron is also managing director/founding partner at Grow Scale, a real estate private equity firm investing in multi-family properties across the US.

Previously, Aaron was the co-founder & CEO of Access Invest, at the time the nation's largest mobile aggregator of private investments. Before this, Aaron co-founded Tycoon, the first real estate crowdfunding platform to be acquired (Nov. '15) and Pong360 (acquired in 2012). He was also a partner and CMO of IP Shark, an online brand protection service. Aaron is an alumni of AT&T's flagship Leadership Development Program (LDP) and was one of the youngest to serve as Regional Vice President (at age 27), leading a multi-state organization. Aaron has worked in business development, strategy, sales, customer care, operations & marketing and was part of AT&T's Diamond Club (top 1% of sales managers worldwide).

Please join me in hearing Aaron's story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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My next guest on The Shobeir Show, Khamzat Asabaev, Founder and CEO of SoftSmile, was founded by tech disruptors committed to making perfect smiles affordable for everyone by pioneering in-house aligner production.

Khamzat started his career at Linklaters 2009, a leading global firm headquartered in London. He made a stellar career advising international companies like BP, PepsiCo, Hershey, Goldman Sachs, and others on landmark transactions. He moved to New York in 2014 to pursue a Master's in Law at Columbia Law School. After graduation, Khamzat continued his career at Linklaters, working between London, Moscow, New York, and the Middle East. In parallel, he founded and co-founded several startups, notably a braces producer in Switzerland (3D Med) and a car-sharing company in Dubai (Motor). In 2019 Khamzat was offered a prominent role as Head of Practice in Saudi Arabia. He had to relocate to Riyadh and lead the local Linklaters M&A team.

Please join me in hearing Khamzat's story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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Why not enjoy using to use both? 

My next guest on The Shobeir Show, Andrea Walne, General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, describes how she went to two high schools one in the morning focused on the left brain and the one in the afternoon was the right brain. Many of her peers in tech leverage both left and right brains.

Andrea Walne is General Partner at Manhattan Venture Partners, “MVP” a traditional venture fund focused on the emerging secondary market for late-stage private technology companies. 

Andrea is an advisor to Aumni, KingsCrowd, and Parallel Markets. Andrea previously worked as Head of Liquidity solutions for Carta, was Director of West Coast region opening up the new office for Nasdaq Private Market in San Francisco, Director of Growth Technology Partners, Co-Founder of Equity LLP, Co-Founder of Forge, and was US Account Exec at Experien working directly with Facebook.

Andrea is also a thought leader, as she’s made several appearances on Bloomberg TV. Please join me in hearing Andrea’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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NFTS has deep humanistically derived drivers. What does that mean? Our next guest, Mike Vorhaus, CEO of Vorhaus Advisors, explains this, Metaverse and the gaming industry trends.

I call Mike Vorhaus the Gaming Superconnector. Mike has invested early in companies like DraftKings (NASDAQ: DKNG), Skillz (NYSE: SKLZ), Tenor (sold to Google), sits on the board of Rewardify, PopReach, and Perion Network (NASDAQ: PERI), and has advised companies like Forte, Unity, and Zynga.

Please join me in hearing Mike’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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My next guest of The Shobeir Show, Chris Surdi, defines and gives insights on how to join an early-stage tech startup as a ‘hustler’ and salesperson. 

Chris Surdi is a serial Angel Employee who currently runs strategic accounts at SourseGraph. Sourcegraph provides this enterprise developer platform to everyone else, helping startups and large enterprises ship better software faster and with less risk. 

Previously, Chris was the first salesperson at Segment, a YC company acquired by Twilio. Before that, he was Enterprise Sales Executive at Braintree, which was sold to Paypal.  Chris also started several companies in Phastcash, Global Executive Program, and Founding Team at PowerBeam.

Please join me in hearing Nikhil’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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Nikhil Basu Trivedi is Co-Founder and General Partner at Footwork, an early-stage focused venture capital firm investing in its first fund ($175M). Footwork lead and co-lead Series A and Seed rounds in companies with early signs of product-market fit. Previously Nikhil was Managing Director of Shasta Ventures, a boutique, early-stage venture capital firm in Silicon Valley investing its fifth fund in consumer and enterprise technology startups. Nikhil focused on consumer companies. Many have subscription business models or subscription-like characteristics. Nikhil had started his career Co-Founding Artsy. Artsy's mission is to make all the world's art accessible to anyone with an Internet connection.

Please join me in hearing Nikhil's story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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It was a treat to have the Co-Founders of Obviously Social, CEO Mae Karwowski and CTO Maxime Domain, as my next guests on The Shobeir Show. Obviously Social is a full-service influencer marketing agency platform and an INC 5000 company that was ranked as one of the Fasted-Growing Private Companies in America in 2021.

Mae Karwowski, Co-Founder, and CEO of Obviously Social, came up with the idea of the company based on her managing brand accounts on social like Real House Wives Facebook pages, Coke Zero Twitter account, and the early days of brands trying to figure out social media, and why it’s essential. She saw an opportunity to connect brands to give products to social media influencers with a community to build a story around their products. Mae was Social Media Manager at Gilt City, Community Manager at 360i, Strategy and Operations at Betterfly, and was the Owner of Chapel Hill Vintage Books, bought and refurbished out-of-print books and sold them to collectors.

Maxime Domain, Co-Founder and CTO of Obviously Social, focusing on product and development of the platform that connects brands with social influencers. Previously, Maxime was Web/API Architect of Focal Labs, co-designing and developing the next generation of mobile sharing apps acquired by RadiumOne, and became Chief Architect of their entire platform. 

Please join me in hearing Mae and Maxime’s stories on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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Dr. Nitin Gupta, Ph.D., is the Co-Founder and VP of Product at Dori AI. Previously, Nitin was the Technical Product Lead that Led various product development and commercialization efforts for Daydream AR/VR Computer Vision software and hardware product lines, Senior Embedded Developer at Pebble, working on firmware and commercialized groundbreaking wearable products, including the Pebble, Pebble Time, Pebble Time Steel, and Pebble Time Round, and started his career as co-founding the Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) development team within Qualcomm.

Nitin received his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Electrical Engineering from Cornell University and a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Computer Science from The University of Manchester. 

Please join me in hearing Nitin’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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Touraj also is the author of a new book called "Exit Path: How to Win the Startup End Game" Doing startups is hard, but there are ways you can tilt the odds in your favor as an entrepreneur, especially when it comes to the highest-stake event in your startup's life, its sale to an acquirer. Touraj has distilled the hard lessons learned about startup acquisitions sitting in almost every seat around the table in Silicon Valley since the late 90s in my forthcoming book. The release date is August 2, 2022.

Touraj previously was VP of Corporate Development at GoDaddy, Founding COO of UpCounsel, VP of Strategy & Corporate Development at Webs, Founder COO and Board Member of Jaxtr that sold to Sabse Technology, Corporate Transactions Attorney at O'Melveny & Myers, Venture Partner at Amidzad, Principal at Earlybird Venture Capital, and Associate at Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati.

Please join me in hearing Touraj’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show!

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How did this happen, especially in tech? I’m honored to announce my next guest is Matt Sheehan, a Fellow in Asia Program at Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.  

Matt is the author of The Transpacific Experiment: How China and California Collaborate and Compete for our Future, which was named an Amazon Best History Book for August 2019. The book and its chapters dig into China-California ties in Silicon Valley, Hollywood, real estate, education, FDI, immigrant communities, and climate policy.

During the podcast, we highlight the recent history of US-China relations in technology, Chinese students studying in the US, the FAANG vs. BATX companies, chip manufacturing, TikTok, WeChat, shared bike startups, digital payments, and the cultural integration of technology. 

Please join me in hearing Matt’s story and the US & China tech background on this episode of The Shobeir Show.

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Nick Greenfield, is CEO of Candid, is redefining oral health by using modern technology to deliver human-focused care. Before Nick was COO of Paribus, their platform allowed consumers refunds from stores, and CapitalOne acquired Paribus. VP of Marketing and Growth at Washio and Special Operations at Lyft.  

Please join me in hearing Nick’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show.

You can follow Candid on social media:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/livecandid
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livecandid/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/livecandid

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Maika is the Founder and CEO of Webacy, a platform that helps you secure your digital assets for the unexpected. Previously, Maika was at Microsoft working on security and cybersecurity solutions.

Please join me in hearing Maika’s story on this episode of The Shobeir Show.

You can follow Maika Isogawa on social media:

• Twitter: https://twitter.com/maikaisogawa
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maikaisogawa/
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maikaisogawa/
• Website: https://maikaisogawa.com/

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Jared Steffes is a farm boy near Chicago who became a gamer early and made his very first game in kindergarten. Jared also worked on gaming for severe matters like anti-terrorism.

Jared is the Co-Founder and CRO of Muxy, a platform that has powered interactive experiences for over 160m viewers on Twitch. Muxy concentrate on building the tools necessary for game developers to add audience interactivity to their games. Jared previously was a Producer of the Team NVIDIA Twitch.TV channel, Product Manager at GetBetz, Project Manager at Furywing Inc, Producer of Nibletz.com, and Co-Founder of Tap Me, a VC-backed mobile in-game advertising solution.

Jared and I enjoyed talking about gaming, memes, Austin, studying stories during college, critter hunting, and massive hog (AKA huge 3rd leg). Enjoy listening to the full podcast.

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My next guest on The Shobeir Show is Elias Bizannes, Founder of StartupBus, who lived through that experience in 2005 in Iran.

Elias Bizannes is a Greek 🇬🇷 Australian 🇦🇺 entrepreneur, Founder of StartupBus,  an entrepreneurial ecosystem through unique experiences and inspirational connections. StartupBus has been active in North America, Europe, Africa, and StartupBus alumni started companies like Segment. 

Elias was previously CEO of ZoomSystems, acquired by Swyft, Inc, Founder of StartupHouse, Director of Charles River Ventures, Analyst of Vast, and started his career as SeniorAccount at PriceWaterhouseCoopers.

I had a lot of fun with this episode and enjoyed listening to the full podcast.

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Natasha previous was VP of Product at Eaze and led the product vision and strategy at Eaze (Series D, ~200 employees), the largest cannabis e-commerce platform in the US. The product suite included: consumer web and consumer mobile apps. Natasha has various experiences working as Head of Platform at Yelp, was the first Summer Associate, continued working for the fund remotely throughout the second year of the business school at Freestar Capital, and started her career as a Business Technology Consultant at Deloitte.

Feel free to follow Natasha Pecor on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/natashapecor/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NPecor

IG: https://www.instagram.com/natashapecor/

I hope you enjoy this episode of The Shobeir Show.

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Bobak Emamian, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Debut Capital, vividly describes this experience as his first moment of being an entrepreneur.

I’m honored to host Bobak Emamian, an Iranian American entrepreneur and investor, sharing his story publicly for the first time as my second guest on The Shobeir Show. 

Bobak Emamian is Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Debut Capital, investing in Black, Latinx, and Indigenous founders creating an influential business that will shape our future into the revolutionary world it’s meant to be. He previously Co-Founded Prolific that launched over 100 products on iOS, Android, and web and got acquired by WeWork.

Enjoy listening to the full podcast episode!

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My first guest of The Shobeir Show, Paul Bragiel, Managing Partner of Bragiel Brothers, mentions that the party changed his life because he was able to be inspired by entrepreneurship at the highest level. 

I call Paul “The Most Interesting Person in Tech.” Paul was fortunate to attend college with the Paypal Mafia in Illinois, has been a successful entrepreneur in gaming since the early 2000s, is an early investor in Uber & Zappos, and represented 🇨🇴 Colombia and 🇹🇴 Tonga in the s 🥇⛷Winter Olympics.

With ten funds globally, including Savannah fund (Africa) & Golden Gate Ventures (Asia), and vertical funds with Fame Founders (gaming) & Presence (VR), he is a force to be reckoned with.

I hope you enjoy the first episode of the Shobier Show. 

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