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Hosted by Mario Rivas · business · EN-GB · 49 episodes
The world's most important decisions deserve better intelligence.ExecDNA is the Executive Intelligence company for founders, executives, board directors and investors, helping leaders make better decisions, accelerate their careers and build stronger organisations.This podcast is where that intelligence comes to life. Each week, we sit down with CEOs, founders, board directors, investors and operators to have honest conversations about leadership, governance, AI, growth and what really happens when companies scale.No theory. No recycled advice. Just the patterns, decisions and lessons th
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe world's most important decisions deserve better intelligence. ExecDNA is the Executive Intelligence company for founders, executives, board directors and investors, helping leaders make better decisions, accelerate their careers and build stronger organisations. This podcast is where that intelligence comes to life.
ExecDNA is hosted by Mario Rivas. The show has published 49 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "He Worked at a $5.7B Startup. Then Had to Reinvent His Executive Career | Eric Grafstrom" (20 October 2026, 23 minutes), "How to Build a 7-Figure Business by Breaking Your Mental Barriers | Guinevere Ellis" (13 October 2026, 32 minutes), and "Why Most AI Initiatives Fail: It’s Not the Technology | Rujuta Singh" (6 October 2026, 43 minutes).
ExecDNA publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 38 minutes across 49 episodes.
Booking probability for ExecDNA is 32%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. ExecDNA requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. ExecDNA's contact route on record: verified email.
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Mario Rivas hosts ExecDNA, a business show with 49 episodes published.
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Episode #50
He was at Broadcast.com before its $5.7 billion sale to Yahoo. A few years later he was out of work with two young children, and two days a week of consulting became a fractional executive career across more than 25...
Episode #49
How do you become Head of Finance at just 27, keep progressing through senior leadership, and later build a seven figure business without sacrificing your life to work? I sat down with Guinevere Ellis , Founder of...
Episode #48
Why do so many business change initiatives fail? Rujuta Singh joins me to explain why the human element often determines whether transformation succeeds or stalls. With more than 22 years across technology, consulting...
Episode #47
I sat down with Kenny Whitelaw Jones , Co Founder of Gridlines, after more than twenty five years in finance, senior roles at KPMG and Deloitte, building a business of around 140 people across four continents, and...
Episode #41
I sat down with Mike Saraswat, Co Founder and CEO of Stoa, an entrepreneur who went from building a marketing agency to taking on one of the hardest challenges in fintech.His latest chapter took almost 30 months of...
Episode #45
Alan Shang's career has taken him from running restaurants to becoming an Airbnb executive, building startups, navigating extreme financial pressure, completing an acquisition and exit, and starting again in FinTech. In...
Episode #44
Building a sustainable cybersecurity career path requires more than just technical certifications and initial training.After 26 years in the industry, Robby Tyrie joins us to discuss how he navigated the complexities of...
Episode #43
I sat down with Mark Hedley, Co-Founder of Adeus — and the rare corporate executive who walked away from twenty-five years in the boardroom to start over at zero. He's lived and worked across four continents, held...
Episode #36
Amrit Dhaliwal, founder of Walfinch, left hospitality, bought a franchise and spotted what most entrepreneurs completely overlooked: a £68 billion UK home care market with almost no one thinking seriously about scale...
Episode #40
Alessandro Hatami has spent 25 years at the heart of global fintech and banking, holding senior leadership roles at PayPal Europe, Lloyds Banking Group and GE Capital before founding Pacemakers and serving nearly a...
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Steven Pivnik failed his first two startups, built his third into a $40M revenue business operating across 20 countries, and sold it in 2020 completing due diligence in just 30 days. Now, as an exit advisor and author...
Episode #38
40% of Executive Transitions Fail, Navid Nazemian on the Leadership Gap. Navid Nazemian, executive transition coach and author of Mastering Executive Transitions, has coached 350+ senior leaders across 7 industries over...
Episode #37
In this episode of Startup Scaleup People, Mario speaks with Cory Blumenfeld, serial entrepreneur, founder, investor-backed startup builder, and entrepreneur with multiple successful exits. Cory shares lessons learned...
Episode #36
Amanda Groom Built the Bridge Between South Korea and Global TV Amanda Groom, founder of The Bridge, has spent 20 years helping broadcasters, streamers, and production companies expand internationally, turning South...
Episode #35
Tomás Bercovich, founder & CEO of Global66, scaled a Latin American fintech startup to $1.4B in Q1 2026 transaction volume, on just $20M raised. In this episode, he breaks down the scaleup strategy, capital-efficient...
Episode #34
In this episode of Startup & Scaleup People, Mario sits down with Coen Jonker, Co-Founder of Tyme Group, one of the world's fastest-growing digital banking businesses.Tyme Group operates across South Africa, the...
Episode #33
<p>In this episode of Startup and Scaleup People, Mario sits down with Karen Prado, founder of ChimiLove, the award-winning South American sauce brand now stocked in more than 500 stores across the UK and Canada.Karen...
Episode #32
<p>What does it really take to build resilience as a startup founder in high-pressure environments? In Episode 32, we explore mental fitness, emotional intelligence, neuroscience, and founder performance with Sasha...
Episode #31
<p>In this episode of Startup & Scaleup People, Mario sits down with Tessa Clarke, Founder & CEO of Olio, the climate-tech platform fighting food waste through hyperlocal sharing.</p><p>Olio has grown into a global...
Episode #30
<p>What happens after a founder exits a company… and realizes the next big opportunity is even bigger?</p><p>In this episode, Mario sits down with James Weiss, former bartender turned entrepreneur, inventor, and startup...
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