Our guest for this episode is Joey Zwillinger, a former Cal Men’s Soccer player and the Co-founder and Co-CEO of the ubiquitous shoe company: Allbirds. In this episode, Joey shares with us the contrasts of the roles he’s experienced in his career, which include: management consultant, large company Vice President, startup entrepreneur, and chief executive. We also discuss the importance of contributing to society and, more broadly, sustainability; the relevance of MBA’s to aspiring entrepreneurs; the value of intentionality; how the empathy that Joey practiced as a Cal soccer player improved collaboration, morale and products at Allbirds, and how raw competitiveness has helped him build one of the world’s most well known shoe brands.

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