Episodes

  • Episode 56 -- Hassan Diarra
    Jul 22 2025

    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.

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    31 mins
  • Episode 55 -- Matt Garrett and Gerard MacDonell
    Jul 15 2025

    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.

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    54 mins
  • Episode 54 -- Gwen Woods
    Jul 8 2025

    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.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Episode 53 -- Chris Mueller
    Jul 1 2025

    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.

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • Episode 52 -- Andi Duro
    Jun 24 2025

    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.

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    54 mins
  • Episode 51 -- Rajiv Bazaj
    Jun 17 2025

    Rajiv Bazaj is a seasoned executive with over 30 years of experience driving growth and transformation across diverse industries. As Vice President of Sustainability Solutions at Constellation, he leads the company’s fastest-growing business segment, delivering innovative energy and decarbonization strategies for retail and commercial clients. Rajiv also serves as a board member and Membership Committee Co-Chair at the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), advancing policy and technology solutions for carbon reduction across Fortune 100 companies. He sits down with David on this week’s episode to discuss pathways forward in the ever evolving landscape of energy.

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    53 mins
  • Episode 50 -- Grace Stanke
    Jun 11 2025

    Grace Marie Stanke, born in 2002 in Wausau, Wisconsin, is a nuclear engineer and pro-nuclear energy activist who was crowned Miss America 2023. A classically trained violinist, she began competing in pageants as a teen and eventually became the first woman to hold both Miss Wisconsin and Miss Wisconsin’s Outstanding Teen titles. While earning her bachelor’s degree in nuclear engineering from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, she used pageantry to secure scholarships and raise awareness about clean energy. As Miss America, Stanke traveled over 270,000 miles advocating for nuclear power, visiting plants across the U.S., and speaking at major conferences, including COP28. Her reign earned her recognition as “the new face of nuclear energy” by The Wall Street Journal and a spot on Forbes’ 2024 30 Under 30 list. She now works for Constellation Energy and continues her advocacy, recently completing a speaking tour in Australia despite facing political pushback. Today Grace sits down with David to discuss the past, present, and future of nuclear energy.

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    40 mins
  • Episode 49 -- Jack Tarca
    Jun 3 2025

    Jack Tarca is the founder of Find the Good Brand, a lifestyle and apparel company built around a simple but powerful mantra: seek out the good—in yourself, in others, and in the world around you. What began as a personal philosophy shared through social media quickly evolved into a movement, resonating with a growing community drawn to Jack’s message of mindfulness, mental health, and gratitude.

    Through Find the Good, Jack blends storytelling, streetwear, and social impact, creating products that carry a message and a mission. Whether he’s screen printing tees or speaking on stages, Jack is focused on building a brand that encourages people to slow down, reflect, and lead with intention. In this episode, we talk about where the brand started, how he stays grounded, and what it means to build something with meaning.

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    57 mins