Our Bonfire podcast host, Corey Schmid, sits down with General Partner, Maha Ibrahim from Canaan Partners in San Francisco and Julie Sandler, Managing Director at Pioneer Square Labs in Seattle to discuss deal flow, making a business case for diversity and parallel parking.

Interview with Maha Ibrahim/Canaan and Julie Sandler/Pioneer Square Labs

Seven Peaks Ventures' General Partner and Bonfire Podcast host, Corey Schmid, sat down with DocuSign Founder and former, CEO, Tom Gonser as well as Vice Chair of Nasdaq, Bruce Aust to discuss the journey to IPO.  
Ever wondered how companies go public? This podcast is for you. Join our host as she hears from DocuSign's founder, Tom Gonser, who discusses the process from startup to IPO and many things for entrepreneurs and CEOs to consider. 
Bruce Aust works closely with Nasdaq’s Global Listing Services unit to assist clients and prospects worldwide. Bruce also serves as President of the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center. Based in San Francisco, the Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center is a non-profit organization created to connect, inspire, and educate aspiring and current entrepreneurs.
From Google to GoPro, from Facebook to Dunkin Donuts, Bruce’s Nasdaq experiences brought him front and center with high profile IPOs as well as the leaders behind these companies.  In total, he has assisted more than 200 companies in going public on Nasdaq.

Journey to IPO

In this podcast, our host, Corey Schmid, spoke with Carmel Galvin, the Chief Human Resources officer of Autodesk, Inc. Carmel is responsible for leading the company’s efforts to attract, develop and retain the best talent. 
 
Prior to joining Autodesk in 2018, Carmel was the Chief Human Resources Officer of Glassdoor where she led all people functions of the company, including human resources planning, learning & development, talent acquisition, employee relations and engagement, and more.
 
Carmel brings 25 years of human resources experience at global companies including Deloitte, Advent Software and MSCI Barra Inc. where she developed a particular focus on leadership coaching, developing organizational culture and employee engagement programs.
 
A native of Ireland, Galvin received her bachelor’s degree in political science and business from Trinity College Dublin and her master’s degree in Business Studies at the University College Dublin’s Smurfit School of Business.

The Culture Playbook

Interviews with Leslie Feinzaig and Chris Devore, to discuss Seattle’s flywheel potential, the evolution of accelerator models, reaching across the diversity divide, and what you should know before you try and snag a coffee meeting with these two in-demand Seattle powerhouses.

Seattle Startup Powerhouses

The Bonfire Series, where head meets heart in our regional tech industry. Bonfire was nothing more than a concept and wish to bring together industry experts throughout our region and beyond to infuse tech startups outside Silicon Valley. And it worked.

Our monthly podcast series, in collaboration with Seven Peaks Ventures, seeks to continue the conversation around the tech industry’s current trends, connecting with leaders ready to also speak from the heart.

This podcast is for visionaries, dreamers, investors, CEOs, and entrepreneurs ready to share stories, explore new solutions, spark real conversations – and maybe to start a revolution.

Join our host and investment partner, Corey Schmid, as she delves deeper into what it means to support startups in this current ecosystem. 

Sparking Innovation: One Conversation At A Time.

Bonfire Podcast Series