Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief · 2025-11-20 · 1h 11m
Welcome to episode twenty-four of Builder, Banker, Hacker, Chief! Joining me today is Laura Kornhauser, CEO of Stratyfy. On this show, I'm unpacking the stories, decisions, and influences that make people successful leaders. Although it may have started by accident, Laura's parents launched and ran their own company for years, eventually achieving a successful financial exit. That environment was a proving ground for many of the values Laura would take into her career her own startup. My name is Nathan Baumeister; I am the Co-founder of ZSuite Tech and the host of this podcast. While earning her undergraduate degree from Princeton, Laura wrote a senior thesis that correctly predicted the housing bubble and crash of 2007/2008. Rather than dwell on any missed opportunity Laura decided to dive headfirst into investment banking and spent more than a decade at JPMorgan in their derivatives division. Faced with a challenge to her core value of caring for her co-workers as family, Laura quit JPMorgan, and decided to get her MBA. Eventually she would decide to found Stratyfy with a classmate and tackle the challenge of fundraising while pregnant.
Jill Feiler - Answering the call to leadership, balancing high standards with love, and becoming the new CEO of ZSuite | Episode 2547 / 100
Julie Thurlow - Gaining a holistic perspective, surviving trial by fire at the FDIC, and keeping things interesting as CEO | Episode 23
Jeffery Kendall - Jumping from skatepark to philosophy, the meandering path to leadership, and giving people hope for the future | Episode 22
Kris Bishop - The folly of prejudgment, enjoying the chaos, and the unsung power of intuitive decision-making | Episode 21
Carson Lappetito - Innovating from first principles, becoming a parent, and the difference between humility and ignorance | Episode 20