In this episode of the Exponential Growth Podcast, I sit down with Karen LeVert, Managing Partner of LeVert Ventures, to explore how exponential change is reshaping agriculture, energy, and early-stage investing.

Karen’s journey spans mainframe programming, corporate leadership at Nationwide Insurance, tech commercialization out of top universities, and now building one of the most focused early-stage AgTech venture funds in the country.

We unpack:

• Why universities remain one of the most underutilized engines of innovation
• How climate pressure, pests, disease, and energy constraints are accelerating AgTech innovation
• The real difference between GMOs and gene editing (and why CRISPR changes everything)
• Why leadership fundamentals don’t change, even when technology does
• How investors should think about exposure, teams, and long-term resilience in exponential times

This is a conversation about systems, food systems, energy systems, innovation systems, and the leaders required to move them forward.

If you’re building, investing, or leading through rapid change, this episode will sharpen how you think about the future.

Season Five of Exponential Growth kicks off with a simple but powerful question.

What actually scales exponentially in a world moving this fast?

This season dives deeper into the people, systems, and decisions behind real exponential outcomes, across technology, investing, leadership, and culture.

We’re opening the season with Evan Wray, a serial entrepreneur who’s built and exited companies across media, restaurants, and the creator economy, including a $250M acquisition.

We break down:

* What founders get wrong about scaling
* Why creators, data, and AI are reshaping entire industries
* How vision, metrics, and values outperform hustle
* The asymmetric decisions that change careers, companies, and wealth trajectories


Season Five is about clarity, conviction, and growing exponentially.

If you’re building, investing, or leading in exponential times, this season is for you.

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In this episode of Exponential Growth, I sit down with Jeffrey Martinez, Executive Vice President and Head of Branch Banking at PNC Bank, who leads more than 2,300 branches and 16,000 employees nationwide.

Jeff shares powerful insights on leadership in times of transformation, how technology is reshaping the future of banking, and what it means to invest in people as much as performance.

From his military roots to his executive role at PNC, Jeff’s story is a masterclass in service, strategy, and communication, reminding us that real leadership starts with listening and caring first.

🎧 Tune in to Exponential Growth for a conversation about leading with purpose, scaling through technology, and using your voice to create lasting impact.

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🎙 Exponential Growth: Leadership, AI, and Investing with Biju Kulathakal

In this episode of Exponential Growth, David Olivencia sits down with Biju Kulathakal, Founder and CEO at LightSpeed, Co-founder at Halo Investing, and one of the early co-founders of Redbox, to explore how innovation, leadership, and purpose are shaping the next decade of exponential growth.

From energy and AI to investing and housing, this conversation dives deep into how technology and capital are converging to redefine industries, and how leaders can stay ahead of the curve.

His journey from aerospace engineer to fintech founder is a masterclass in vision, resilience, and leading through change.

If you’re passionate about leadership, innovation, and investing in the future, this is a must-listen conversation.

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In this episode of Exponential Growth, I sit down with Jorge Titinger, Founder & CEO of Titinger Consulting, board leader, and culture architect, to explore what it really means to lead with purpose in an era defined by AI and rapid change.

Jorge shares how great leaders lead, inspire alignment, and embrace innovation. From cultivating high-performance cultures to preparing organizations for the future, his insights bridge leadership, technology, and investing in a way few can.

If you’re building teams, scaling a company, or rethinking what leadership looks like in the digital age, this conversation will challenge and inspire you.

In this episode of Exponential Growth, I sit down with César A. Lostaunau, Global Director of Workforce Engagement at Morningstar, to explore how AI, investing, and leadership are reshaping the modern workforce.

With over 20 years of leading enterprise-wide transformation across Fortune 100 companies, César brings a unique blend of data-driven strategy, human-centered leadership, and inclusive innovation.

César’s insights go beyond buzzwords. This is about how leaders can use AI responsibly, invest strategically, and lead intentionally in a changing world.

🎧 Tune in to learn how technology and purpose intersect to shape the future of work.

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In this episode, I sit down with Scott Slisher, CEO of OnSite Partners, to explore the forces shaping the future of AI and energy. From the explosive demand for data centers to the chips that fuel them, Scott shares insider perspectives on how deregulated power markets, renewables, and energy storage intersect with next-generation technologies.

We dive into:

-The energy demands of AI and data centers
- Trends in renewables and distributed generation
- How chips and infrastructure are transforming industries
- The future of power, innovation, and global growth

If you’re curious about where AI meets energy, and the massive opportunities this creates, you won’t want to miss this conversation.