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Building the Base Episode 35: Katherine Boyle

In this week’s episode of Building the Base, hosts Lauren Bedula and Hondo Geurts are joined by Katherine Boyle from Andreessen Horowitz. Katherine, a general partner at Andreessen, leads the…

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Building the Base Episode 34: Nand Mulchandani

In this podcast episode, Nand, a former founder and now a representative of the intelligence community, shares valuable insights on the intersection of the private and public sectors in the…

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Episode 22: Stephanie Chung

In Episode 22 of “5 Questions with the CEO,” General Joe Votel talks with trendsetting aviation executive and BENS member, Stephanie Chung. The first African-American president of an aviation brand,…

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Building the Base Episode 33: Whitney McNamara & Pete Modigliani

The podcast features Lauren Bedula, Hondo Geurts, Whitney McNamara and Pete Modigliani discussing national security, the future of innovation in Natsec and how the private industry can support the growth…

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Episode 21: Jeremy Hitchcock

In Episode 21 of “5 Questions with the CEO,” General Joe Votel talks with the wildly successful start-up genius, Jeremy Hitchcock, BENS member, and co-founder and Partner at New North…

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Building the Base Episode 32: Mike Brown

The podcast features Lauren Bedula, Hondo Geurts, and Michael Brown discussing national security and public/private partnerships. Mike Brown, a former CEO and director of DIU, shares his experience in the…

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Episode 20: Adam Leslie

Tune in to Episode 20 as General Votel talks with BENS member Adam Leslie about being a UH-1 helicopter gunship pilot and intel officer in the Australian Army, and his…

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Building the Base Episode 31: Biz Peabody, Chief of Staff at Shield AI, Cameron McCord, Co-Founder and CEO at Nominal, and Akhil Iyer, Vice President at Shield Capital

In this podcast, Lauren and Hondo engage in a conversation with three guests, Cameron McCord, Biz Peabody, and Akhil Iyer, discussing topics related to national security and public/private partnerships. The…

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Building the Base Episode 30: Jason Rathje

In this podcast, Jason Rathje, the new director of the DoD Office of Strategic Capital, discusses the importance of public-private partnerships in the context of national security. He shares his…

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Episode 19: Latham Saddler

In Episode 19 of “5 Questions with the CEO,” General Joe Votel talks with BENS member Latham Saddler about the ethos that guides Special Operators and their collective realization that…