Jerry Colonna: From Venture Capitalist to Conscious Leader
Guy Kawasaki's Remarkable People
Guy Kawasaki
4.6 • 667 Ratings
🗓️ 4 September 2024
⏱️ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of Remarkable People, join host Guy Kawasaki as he speaks with Jerry Colonna, an accomplished executive coach, author, and the founder of Reboot. Jerry shares his remarkable journey from being a successful venture capitalist to becoming a passionate advocate for leadership, ethics, and what truly matters in life. Exploring themes from his books Reboot: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up and Reunion: Leadership and Longing to Belong, Colonna dives into the importance of belonging, the dangers of systemic othering, and the responsibility of those in positions of power to create a more inclusive and compassionate world. This conversation goes beyond the typical venture capital discussion, touching on issues of mental health, privilege, and the moral imperative to speak up against injustice. Listeners will be inspired by Jerry's personal journey and his vision for ethical leadership that prioritizes people over profits.
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| 0:00.0 | In my years of entrepreneurship, I've seen countless startups. And here's the truth. |
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| 0:32.9 | are trusting Brex to help them win. Go to brex.com slash grow to learn more. |
| 0:48.2 | I'm Guy Causaki and this is Remarkable People. |
| 0:52.6 | We're on a mission to make you remarkable. |
| 0:55.4 | And this episode features Jerry Colonna. |
| 0:58.7 | Now, Jerry Colonna and I first met when he was a venture capitalist. |
| 1:02.9 | And I think I was one too. |
| 1:05.1 | So I fully expected this episode to be all about venture capital and how you pick out entrepreneurial teams |
| 1:13.4 | and what you want in a pitch and you know all that kind of VC crap but let's just say that |
| 1:19.4 | he is now an executive coach he's an author and he's founder of reboot a leadership development company |
| 1:26.4 | so maybe he was a venture capitalist in his checkered past, |
| 1:30.6 | but Jerry has transitioned to executive coaching and has a much higher calling. |
| 1:35.6 | Now back then, he was recognized on Forbes list of the best VCs. |
| 1:40.1 | He was on Worth's list of the top 25 most generous young Americans. |
| 1:45.3 | He was on upside magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the new economy. |
| 1:51.1 | He's the author of two books, Reboot, Leadership in the Art of Growing Up and Reunion, Leadership |
| 1:57.7 | and Longing to Belong. |
| 1:59.9 | Well, in this episode, we don't touch on venture capital very much. |
| 2:03.6 | We talk about leadership. |
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