The Career Circus

Peter B Williams on how productive accidents lead to innovation

What if a simple Vespa ride could change your outlook? How can playing tennis in Hong Kong lead to owning a business in Japan? Ever wondered how unexpected moments can turn into your greatest adventures? Polymath Peter Williams shares how embracing productive accidents transformed his life. Peter shares his approach to not just embracing serendipity, but creating it.

Chris Manhertz on longevity and lifting trophies in the NFL

What is the secret to going from college basketball to the NFL? How to NFL players feel about team owners lifting the Lombardi trophy first? How does AI enhance tight end productivity? Chris Manhertz - a 12-year NFL veteran and leader on the New York Giants - shares how he’s overcome adversity and achieved longevity in a league known for short careers. Hear stories accumulated from a career that spans New York, Denver, Jacksonville, Carolina and more.

Wajahat Khan on diplomacy, diaspora and being banned by the government

What is the human cost of speaking truth to power? Why does the shortest flight to Islamabad take off from DC? And how is journalism being disrupted by AI? Wajahat Khan - fearless Emmy-nominated journalist, author and entrepreneur - shares how his reporting has put a target on his back and much more. Hear stories accumulated from a career that spans Pakistan, Afghanistan, Michigan, Harvard, New York, Washington and more.

David Ulevitch on entrepreneurship and VC investing in firms that promote U.S. national interest

How quickly do VCs realise an investment isn’t going to work out? What’s it like to sell your company to Cisco for $635 million? And can we commercialise Tom Brady’s DNA? David Ulevitch - Entrepreneur and General Partner at Andreessen Horowitz - shares how a degree in anthropology and working at Cisco inform his approach to venture capital investing in companies that support U.S. national interests. Hear stories accumulated from a career that spans Silicon Valley, New York City and The Pentagon.

Jatin Modi on entrepreneurship, writing historical analogies and life as an Indian in Lithuania

How does history help contextualise this moment and allow us to predict what comes next? Who schedules time for worrying? And how many Lithuanians play cricket? Founder and CEO of Renaissance (B2B strategy firm) Jatin Modi shares how understanding historical figures and Eastern philosophies fuels his leadership of Renaissance. Hear stories accumulated from a career that spans India, Silicon Valley and Lithuania. Yes really, Lithuania.