The Business of Humor with Emmy Winning Comedy Writer and Entrepreneur, Joe Toplyn

The Business of Humor with Emmy Winning Comedy Writer and Entrepreneur, Joe Toplyn

Join host, Denise Silber, and guest, Joe Toplyn – four-time Emmy winning comedy writer, best-selling author, entrepreneur, and inventor of an AI that generates original jokes – as they discuss the fact that while succeeding in comedy is challenging, with an entrepreneurial mindset, professional opportunities can be limitless.

Building a cinema empire - How Mexico's Cinépolis conquered the world

Building a cinema empire - How Mexico's Cinépolis conquered the world

In this episode of HAE Invites, our host Philip Guarino is joined by Alejandro Ramírez Magaña, CEO of Cinépolis. Philip and Alejandro Ramírez Magaña talk about Cinépolis’ spectacular growth from a leading Mexican cinema chain to become the world’s third largest cineplex firm.

When a Harvard Alum is the CEO of Moderna Therapeutics, in the Race for the COVID-19 Vaccine

When a Harvard Alum is the CEO of Moderna Therapeutics, in the Race for the COVID-19 Vaccine

In this episode, Denise Silber, host of HAE Invites, interviews the CEO of Moderna Therapeutics (MRNA), one of the most strategic and observed life science companies of the COVID crisis. In December 2018, Moderna became the largest biotech IPO in history. Now in 2020, they are called upon to do what has never been done before, to accelerate the development of a vaccine for a new disease.

The Forever Transaction

The Forever Transaction

In this episode of HAE Invites, host Philip Guarino interviews Robbie Kellman Baxter, Harvard alumnus and consultant with Peninsula Strategies, discuss her new book, The Forever Transaction. We are familiar with subscription-based services such as Netflix, Amazon Prime, our local gym. But Robbie argues that a membership-based approach can be far more widely adopted by business, improving engagement, cashflow and profitability. Yet shifting from a purely transactional relationship requires organizational buy-in and commitment.

Building a Business on Kindness and Resilience with Emmanuel Arnaud, CEO of HomeExchange

Building a Business on Kindness and Resilience with Emmanuel Arnaud, CEO of HomeExchange

Emmanuel Arnaud’s love for travel to faraway places and having guests from other countries in his home began in his youth, thanks to his family. As an adult, he turned these passions into his mission as an entrepreneur. Arnaud launched a community of travelers in 2011, when he started Guest to Guest. This dream was further expanded, when he partnered with Charles-Edouard Girard, and together, they acquired HomeExchange in 2015. To what does Emmanuel attribute his success? Building companies on the human qualities of kindness and resilience.

When a Value-Based Healthcare Data Startup Works with the NHS with Dr. Nasrin Hafezparast, Co-founder and CTO of Outcomes Based Healthcare

When a Value-Based Healthcare Data Startup Works with the NHS with Dr. Nasrin Hafezparast, Co-founder and CTO of Outcomes Based Healthcare

Join Denise Silber in this episode of HAE Invites as she speaks with Dr. Nasrin Hafezparast, co-founder and CTO of Outcomes Based Healthcare, about how her company is improving the lives of 56 million people in the UK. Tune in as she talks about how they analyze their data and why they aren’t considered as an AI healthcare company, why they zeroed in on the “hire slow, fire fast” approach for the team members they work with, and OBH’s plans to improve healthcare systems in other countries

Angel Investing 101 with Maurice Gopikian of Harvard Alumni Angels

Angel Investing 101 with Maurice Gopikian of Harvard Alumni Angels

In this episode of HAE Invites, Philip Guarino interviews Maurice Gopikian, investor, serial entrepreneur, and founder and president of Harvard Angels France about how he helps startups connect with the right investor and what it takes to be a part of their Angel network. He also discusses why it's important to create connections that can help you change or start a new career and the things that founders need to consider when approaching a potential investor for his company. Stay tuned.

The Driving Force of Innovation, with Denise Silber and Philip Guarino, Hosts of HAE Invites

The Driving Force of Innovation, with Denise Silber and Philip Guarino, Hosts of HAE Invites

In this episode of HAE Invites, Denise Silber and Philip Guarino talk about what led them to be a part of the persistent global movement to make things better through innovation. Tune in to learn more about HAE Invites, the people they will be bringing into their show, and how these individuals are changing the business landscape with the work they do.