Silicon Valley Girl: AI, Tech and Career Growth
Marina Mogilko
88 episodes
The world's top CEOs and AI founders explain what's coming next and how you can get ahead. Silicon Valley Girl is a weekly AI and technology podcast from Silicon Valley hosted by female founder and angel investor Marina Mogilko, covering practical strategies for career growth, mastering AI tools, entrepreneurship and making money with AI. For startup founders, professionals and creators who want to stay ahead in the AI era.
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Gary Vee: The AI Opportunity Is Real — You're Just Looking at It Wrong
I spent 8 years waiting to have this conversation. Gary Vaynerchuk on whether this is actually our last chance to build wealth with AI, what he'd do if he woke up broke tomorrow, why the middle of the market is the…
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Job Market 2026: What's Actually Happening with Layoffs
AI layoffs are everywhere — but is this really about AI, or are companies just using it as an excuse? I sat down with Saadia Zahidi, Managing Director of the World Economic Forum, who has access to data most people…
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6 Out of 10 People Regret Their Career Choice. Here's What to Do Differently in the AI Era | Bill Gurley on the Future of Work
Bill Gurley spent 25 years watching careers get made and destroyed. He just wrote "Runnin' Down a Dream" and his take on AI is the opposite of what most people are telling you right now. He backed companies worth over…
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Future of Work 2026: The Only Jobs That Will Survive the AI Era
AI is transforming the job market, and in this video we break down why layoffs are happening and which roles are actually at risk. You’ll learn what to do in your current job, which skills will matter most in the…
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Stanford AI Expert: 71% of People Won't Survive the AI Shift — Here's the 30-Minute Fix | Kian Katanforoosh, CEO Workera
Stanford AI Expert Kian Katanforoosh tested 22,000+ people on their AI skills — 71% dangerously overestimate or underestimate their level. In this interview with Marina Mogilko, Kian breaks down what separates AI…
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How to Build a $1M AI Business with 2 people in 90 Days | Alex Mashrabov, Founder and CEO of Higgsfield AI
Alex Mashrabov grew Higgsfield AI to $200M ARR in 9 months — faster than Slack, Zoom, or Dropbox. In this episode, he shares the exact AI startup playbook: $0 to first dollar in 30 days, $1M ARR in 90. In this episode…
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LinkedIn Founder: Double Your Income With AI Before It's Too Late | Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn, was an early investor in OpenAI, and has backed more AI companies than most people can name. In this episode he says we're only 5% into the AI revolution — and explains exactly what…
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LinkedIn CEO: How to Stay Employed When AI Replaces Your Job | Ryan Roslansky
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Ryan Roslansky, CEO of LinkedIn and Executive Vice President at Microsoft. Ryan has access to the world's definitive labor market data—and what it…
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Godfather of AI: AI Already Has Goals We Never Gave It — Here's What That Means for You | Yoshua Bengio
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Yoshua Bengio, one of the godfathers of AI and winner of the Turing Award. As a pioneer who helped create the deep learning systems that power…
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How to Make AI Your Strategic Partner in 38 Minutes | Conor Grennan
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Conor Grennan, Chief AI Architect at NYU Stern School of Business and founder of AI Mindset. Conor works with Fortune 500 companies and teaches…
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How to build a Unicorn outside the US with AI | Arsen Tomsky, Founder InDrive
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Arsen Tomsky, founder and CEO of inDrive - a $1B+ ride-sharing platform with 60 million active users that he built from Yakutsk, one of the coldest…
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The Great Career Reset in the Age of AI | Yamini Rangan, HubSpot CEO
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Yamini Rangan, CEO of HubSpot—a $30 billion company powering millions of businesses worldwide. Yamini shares her journey from arriving in the U.S.…
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How AI Is Reshaping Business and Who Will Win | Oscar Höglund (CEO, Epidemic Sound)
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Oscar Höglund, CEO and co-founder of Epidemic Sound, the $1.4B music platform powering more than 3 billion daily views worldwide. Oscar shares the…
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$215M AI CEO: How I’d Build a Profitable AI Startup in 30 Days (2026 Playbook)
Young Zhao is the CEO of OpusClip, one of the fastest-growing AI tools with 50M users and a $215M valuation. In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko talks with Young about how he built a profitable AI…
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Mel Robbins: How to Get Ahead in 2026 When Everything Feels Uncertain
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Mel Robbins — bestselling author ("Let Them," "The 5 Second Rule"), entrepreneur, and host of The Mel Robbins Podcast, one of the top podcasts in…
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GM CEO Mary Barra: How AI Will Redefine Driving by 2028
The future of driving is closer than you think. I sat down with Mary Barra, CEO of General Motors, who’s behind the latest breakthroughs in autonomous cars — including the new “eyes-off” system that lets you stop…
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CEO of Microsoft AI: The Next 10 Years Will Change Humanity Forever | Mustafa Suleyman
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Mustafa Suleyman, CEO of Microsoft AI and co-founder of DeepMind, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of work, education, and everyday…
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How AI Is Breaking the Rules of Biology | Dr. Priscilla Chan, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Dr. Priscilla Chan, co-founder and co-CEO of the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, to explore how AI is reshaping the future of medicine.Together with…
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Google’s AI Search Expert: How to Get Ahead Before AI Changes Everything | Robby Stein
What makes AI recommend one business - and ignore another? In this interview, Robby Stein, VP of Product for Google Search, breaks down how AI now decides what gets discovered, ranked, and recommended - and what…
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Daniel Priestley: How to Get Ahead while Others Get Replaced
In this interview, Daniel Priestley, UK Entrepreneur of the Year and founder of multiple multi-million dollar businesses, shares his no-nonsense take on the future of work in the AI age. He breaks down why AI will…
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$6.6B AI CEO: How to Make Your First $10,000 with AI | ElevenLabs CEO & Co-Founder, Mati Staniszewski
In this interview, Mati Staniszewski, CEO & co-founder of @ElevenLabs, unpacks the future of voice AI—from real sales/support voice agents that speak any language in your voice, to a voice marketplace already paying…
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Perplexity CEO: AI Is About to Change the Internet Forever | Aravind Srinivas
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl with Marina Mogilko features an interview with Aravind Srinivas, co-founder and CEO of Perplexity AI, exploring how artificial intelligence is transforming careers, education, and…
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Anthropic CPO: How to Start a $100M Company as a Solo Founder | Mike Krieger
In this episode of Silicon Valley Girl, Marina Mogilko sits down with Mike Krieger, co-founder of Instagram and CPO at Anthropic, to discuss how artificial intelligence is reshaping entrepreneurship and work itself.…
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$1.5B AI Founder: This Is Your Golden Age to Build With AI | Jesse Zhang, CEO Decagon
What will happen to jobs in the age of AI? Jesse Zhang, co-founder of $1.5B startup Decagon, joins me to talk about how AI agents are changing the future of work. We dive into which roles are disappearing, which new…
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Replit CEO: How to build a $1B Company in 2 days | Amjad Masad
Amjad Masad, the founder and CEO of Replit, sits down with Marina Mogilko to discuss how AI is revolutionizing the future of business and how solopreneurs can now build a $1B company in just a few years.If you’ve ever…
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Alex Divinsky: AI Stocks Investment Strategy for 2025
In this video, Alex Divinsky @TickerSymbolYOU is living off his investments — and in this interview, he reveals how to live entirely off an AI-driven investing strategy. • The AI boom: are we in a bubble or not? • His…
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Thomas Wolf: Everyone’s Using AI Wrong — Here’s How to Actually Win | Hugging Face CSO Explains
Thomas Wolf, co-founder of Hugging Face, the leading platform for open-source machine learning models, datasets, and applications, joins us to talk about the future of open-source AI, how non-coders can build powerful…
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Cassey Ho: I Built a Multi-Million Dollar Brand With Zero Ad Spend | @Blogilates
She started with YouTube workouts for 40 people — and ended up building two multi-million dollar apparel brands. In this honest, behind-the-scenes conversation, Cassey Ho (Blogilates) talks about content, community, AI…
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GitHub CEO: Why Now Is the BEST Time to Be a Developer | Thomas Dohmke
In this episode, Marina Mogilko interviews Thomas Dohmke, CEO of GitHub — the world’s largest platform for developers. He shares why now is the most exciting time to be a developer, how AI is reshaping developers work,…
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Marie Forleo: Unlock the Real Reason You’re Stuck (and How to Move Forward)
In this powerful interview, we sit down with a world-renowned coach and entrepreneur Marie Forleo who walked away from Wall Street, turned down Vogue, and built a global business by following one simple rule: if it’s…
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Pay Rent, Get Rich? Ankur Jain Built a $3.1B Startup From That Idea
In this deep-dive conversation with Ankur Jain, founder of a $3.1B startup Bilt, we explore the untold truth behind building a company, solving real-world problems like housing, and how he’s hacking credit systems to…
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Unacademy: YouTubers from India Who Built a $3B Startup in the US
In this episode, we talk to Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini, the founders of Unacademy — a $3B edtech giant that started as a simple YouTube channel. They share how they scaled to 100+ channels, built an AI-powered…
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Top Model Coco Rocha on the Body Image, Pressure of Industry and How She is Dealing with Hate
For over two decades, Coco Rocha has defied fashion industry expectations, balancing her supermodel career with motherhood while working with top brands like Chanel and Vogue. Despite facing setbacks, including…
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Blake Scholl: Started from Zero at 33 — Now He’s Building a $1B Airline
Blake Scholl is the founder and CEO of Boom Supersonic, the company revolutionising air travel with supersonic jets. Blake openly shares the mindset shifts that helped him overcome rejection and industry skepticism,…
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Former Financial Advisor: “Do Not Buy A House!” Do THIS Instead! | Humphrey Yang
DISCLAIMER: This content is for informational purposes only and should not be construed as financial advice. Always consult with a qualified financial advisor before making any investment decisions. Links: Follow my…
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Jenny Lei: From $0 to $9M. How an Immigrant Turned Failure Into Fortune
Unlock the incredible story of Jenny Lei, founder of Freja New York ― a vegan leather handbag brand that has taken the fashion world by storm. After arriving in the U.S. without a passport, Jenny was driven to build…
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LinkedIn founder: how to get ahead while others lose their jobs | Reid Hoffman
Reid Hoffman is a Silicon Valley legend — co-founder of LinkedIn, one of the world’s most influential investors, and an early believer in Facebook and Airbnb. In this episode, we talk about: – The skills that will…
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AI Instead of a Degree: How to Build a $1B Company
Meet Samir Vasavada, a young billionaire who left school early and built a $1 billion AI company by the age of 24. He discusses the changing credibility of college and believes that universities and degrees are…
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