Episode 56 -- Hassan Diarra

Episode 56 -- Hassan Diarra

Hassan Diarra is a two-time NCAA national champion. He began his college career at Texas A&M before transferring to UConn. Known for his relentless defense and clutch play off the bench, Diarra evolved into the Huskies' go-to sixth man during the 2023–24 season, earning Sixth Man of the Year honors. Today, Hassan sits down with David to talk about his success at UConn and what is next for him in the game of basketball.

Episode 55 -- Matt Garrett and Gerard MacDonell

Matt Garrett is a global macro strategist and investment advisor with extensive experience in forecasting market trends, managing risk, and developing multidisciplinary research frameworks.His background includes roles as a portfolio manager, trader, and credit analyst. Gerard MacDonell serves as Chief Economist at Front Harbor LLC and is a commentator on monetary and macroeconomic policy. Today they sit down with David and talk about how experience helps in markets, how aging messes with your edge, why relying too much on history can backfire, and the constant fear that maybe you're just faking it.

Episode 54 -- Gwen Woods

Gwendolyn Woods, a former A&R executive at Bad Boy Entertainment who worked with icons like Sean "Diddy" Combs and Biggie Smalls, reinvented herself as a food entrepreneur by co-founding The Crabby Shack in Brooklyn with Fifi Bell-Clanton. After two decades in the music industry, Woods channeled her creative energy and business savvy into launching the seafood spot with no prior restaurant experience. Through crowdfunding and a shared passion for crab, she helped turn The Crabby Shack into a thriving, Black-owned business recognized by major outlets and featured in the Netflix documentary She Did That, highlighting her inspiring entrepreneurial journey. Today she sits down with David to talk about her entrepreneurship and what she took with her from Bad Boy Entertainment.

Episode 53 -- Chris Mueller

Chris Mueller is the owner of The Fringe Label, New York City's finest podcast studio and production enterprise. He is one of the most successful and promising graduates of David Noble's entrepreneurial teachings. Today he and David sit down in the new studio to catch up and talk about what is next for Fringe's talent relationships, internal structure, and team building.

Episode 52 -- Andi Duro

Andi Duro is a software engineer and entrepreneur based in New York City. A graduate of the University of Connecticut, he has a background in full-stack development and a long-standing passion for building creative tech products. He is the founder of twocents, a social app that combines finance and anonymity to explore how people talk about money in a more candid way. Today he sits down with David to talk about the Uconn days and founding twocents.