Episode 34: Jennifer Yu - US Women's Chess Champion

08/07/23 • 32 min

On this episode, Host Krish Kumar sits down with Jennifer Yu.

Jennifer Yu is a two-time US Women’s Chess Champion and Woman Grandmaster. She is the reigning 2022 US Women's Champion and 2022 US Girls' Junior Champion. Throughout her chess career, she had numerous record-breaking wins. In 2014, she won a gold medal at the World Youth Chess Championships, becoming the first American girl in 27 years to do so. The following year she became the youngest person and the first girl to become the VA State Champion. Her international accolades include bronze medals in both the World Junior Girls’ Championship and the Women’s Olympiad. In 2019, she won the US Women’s Chess Championship as the first teenager in almost two decades. She is a rising junior studying economics at Harvard.

Recorded and Edited by Shiv Govil.

On this episode, Host Krish Kumar sits down with Jennifer Yu.

Recorded and Edited by Shiv Govil.

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Episode 33: Jarrod Dillon - Orlando City SC/MLS

On this episode, Host Krish Kumar sits down with Jarrod Dillon, the President of Orlando City SC.
Reporting directly to ownership, Dillon creates and oversees a unified front office strategy for both Orlando City and Orlando Pride, working alongside both Soccer Operations teams to bring a best-in-class experience to fans and to the Orlando community.
Dillon joined Orlando City SC and the Orlando Pride after six years with Vinik Sports Group (VSG). Over his tenure with VSG, Dillon started as the franchise’s EVP of Sales and Marketing before being promoted to Chief Marketing and Revenue Officer. In this role, Dillon was responsible for leading the revenue strategies for all VSG properties including the National Hockey League’s Tampa Bay Lightning, AMALIE Arena, Yuengling Center, Identity Tampa Bay, Tampa Bay Sports, and third-party media rights for the University of South Florida Athletics.

During his tenure, the Lightning were named ESPN’s 2016 Franchise of the Year and were two-time finalists for Sports Business Journal’s Team of the Year (2016, 2021), amassing more than 240 consecutive sellouts.

Prior to his most recent experience in the NHL, Dillon also worked with Major League Baseball’s San Diego Padres and San Francisco Giants, as well as with the Oakland Raiders of the National Football League, in roles encompassing ticket and suite sales, customer service, analytics, and corporate partnerships.

Recorded and Edited by Shiv Govil.

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Episode 35: Steve Mitchell - Private Equity/Argonaut

On this episode, Host Krish Kumar sits down with Steve Mitchell, the CEO and Managing Director of Argonaut Private Equity in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Mr. Mitchell is the CEO and Managing Director and has been a Managing Director at Argonaut for over fifteen years, executing over $1.5 billion of direct investments during that time. Mr. Mitchell joined Argonaut in 2004 and is responsible for sourcing and leading investments, managing the portfolio and setting overall strategy of the firm. Prior to Argonaut, Mr. Mitchell was a Principal at both Radical Incubation and 2929 Entertainment, where he led acquisitions in the media, sports, and entertainment sectors on behalf of Mark Cuban. He was previously a corporate attorney at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, specializing in mergers and acquisitions. Born and raised in Tulsa, and a member of the Cherokee Nation, Mr. Mitchell is a graduate of Baylor University and the University of San Diego School of Law.

Recorded and Edited by Shiv Govil.