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Hosted by Not PC VC · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 26 episodes
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Welcome to Risky Routes, a short interview series telling the stories of moments when travel forces you to grow up and adapt fast. Because risk creates perspective. And perspective creates success. We talk about the chaotic, uncomfortable, borderline-bad-idea journeys that pushed people to level up, trust themselves, and take control of their lives.
Not PC VC hosts Risky Routes, a business show with 26 episodes published.
Long before Seth Schorr became a casino owner and entrepreneur, Steve Wynn sent him to Macau with a pretty unusual assignment: figure out how the market worked. There were no consultant reports or market studies to rely
What if having kids didn’t mean traveling less? In this episode of Risky Routes , I sit down with Joe O’Connor , co-founder of Global Family Home Rentals , who packed up his life in Buffalo in 2022 and moved to Portugal
When Amit Brandon Kadosh started his company, he wasn’t trying to become a founder. He saw a problem (millions of dollars of food going to waste) & decided to solve it. With no technical background and no outside funding
When you meet someone who has built companies across aviation, oil and gas, shipbuilding, and hospitality, you expect them to have one defining story - the moment that changed everything. So I asked Germán Efromovich exa
The future of work isn’t just changing…it’s becoming increasingly uncomfortable. In this episode of Risky Routes , I sat down with Zara Ali to talk about why the traditional career ladder is disappearing and what replace
Elena Levine has spent the last 12 years building technology companies, helping founders bring products to market, and now raising a venture fund focused on AI and fintech. But one of the biggest lessons that shaped her
Lauren Molenda , co-owner of Riveter Design , has trekked to Everest Base Camp, summited Kilimanjaro, run a marathon through the Alps, and spent years intentionally putting herself in uncomfortable situations. But one of
What do you do when something feels wrong but everyone else seems convinced it’s right? In this episode of Risky Routes , I sit down with Harry Leider to discuss one of the most infamous corporate failures in recent hist
Most people experience history through headlines. Christian Caryl experienced it firsthand. When Christian arrived in Iraq in August 2003, the war was technically over. The future was not. The country was in a strange in
The most dangerous part of Tatiana Fofonova 's trek through Nepal wasn't the mountain. Before setting off on a year of solo travel, Tatiana (CEO and Cofounder of Koda Health ) spent months preparing herself physically an
Craig Weatherup spent nearly 30 years at Pepsi, rising to become CEO of Pepsi-Cola North America and later Chairman and CEO of the Pepsi Bottling Group. When Pepsi offered him a role in Tokyo, he and his wife Connie made
On this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Keyonna Taylor to discuss the parallels between travel, entrepreneurship, and adaptability. Keyonna reflects on climbing Mount Fuji in Japan and how the experience m
On this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Dorte Krogh for a conversation about fear, reinvention, nature, and the power of stepping into discomfort. Dorte shares how a lifelong fear of darkness unexpectedly
On this episode of Risky Routes, Olivia sits down with Jennifer Sertl for an honest conversation about ambition, identity, entrepreneurship, and family. Jennifer reflects on the emotional whiplash of flying from speaking
A riot, a locked gate, and a split-second decision that could have meant life or death. In this episode of Risky Routes, Brett Miller shares the story of being 23 years old and running the largest security operation in E
A $2,500 honeymoon, a one-way leap into the unknown, and a front-row seat to political upheaval. In this episode of Risky Routes, Adrian Erlinger shares the story of moving to Ukraine with his wife right after getting ma
She spent years dreaming about climbing Kilimanjaro through setbacks, surgery, and doubt until she finally stood above the clouds. In this episode of Risky Routes, Leslie Woodward shares a deeply personal journey of resi
A 22-year-old with no plan moves to post-Soviet Moscow. What starts as a reckless, “nothing to lose” decision turns into a front-row seat to one of the most chaotic moments in modern history and nearly costs him his life
He quit his job, spent his savings, and flew to 30 cities in 30 days during a recession with no real plan beyond documenting the moment. In this episode of Risky Routes, Clark Dever shares how a spontaneous, borderline r
He didn’t know where he was going, what he was doing, or why he needed a medical clearance until he found himself snorkeling between tectonic plates in freezing water. In this episode of Risky Routes, Tony Coretto shares
Brett Miller
General Manager · Olde Wood Ltd.
1 appearance on this show
Joe O’Connor
Global Family Home Rentals
1 appearance on this show
Amit Brandon Kadosh
Rex
1 appearance on this show
Lauren Molenda
Riveter Design
1 appearance on this show
Daniel Strack
AMYNA Systems
1 appearance on this show
Ellie Rusling
MicroEra Power
1 appearance on this show
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Risky Routes is hosted by Not PC VC. The show is categorised under business (careers) and has published 26 episodes.
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