Month: May 2025

In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan Caruso sits down with Katie Stanton—founder of Moxxie Ventures and former executive at Yahoo, Google, and Twitter—for a deeply insightful and personal conversation about career, conviction, and catalyzing innovation.

Katie traces her path from early product roles at Yahoo Finance and Google to her pivot into public service with the Obama administration. She shares vivid stories of helping scale Twitter globally, co-founding #Angels to tackle gender disparity in tech, and eventually founding her own venture firm, Moxxie Ventures.

Dan and Katie also explore how AI, healthcare, and climate innovation are reshaping the startup landscape—and why founders who “live in the future” are the ones to watch. This episode is packed with founder insights, reflections on meaningful leadership, and Katie’s signature blend of warmth and wisdom.

Learn more about Moxxie Ventures here: https://www.moxxie.vc/

Order Dan’s Book – Bandwidth: The Untold Story of Ambition, Deception, and Innovation that Shaped the Internet Age and Dot-Com Boom: dan-caruso.com/book

To nominate a founder or yourself as a future guest speaker, email: contact@loudbearproductions.com

In this episode of The Bear Roars, Dan Caruso sits down with Jim Packer—President of Worldwide Television and Digital Distribution at Lionsgate—for a sweeping conversation on the past, present, and future of content.

Jim’s career spans from his scrappy start delivering hand-addressed resumes to Disney studios, to leading global content strategy at some of the most storied names in Hollywood—including MGM and Lionsgate. Along the way, he’s helped shape how we experience film and television across traditional media, streaming platforms, and now AI-enhanced environments.

The two dive into the seismic impact of AI on media production and content curation—from sound editing to predictive performance modeling for thousands of titles. Jim also shares how old TV classics are being remastered and reborn thanks to cutting-edge upscaling technology, and how platforms like YouTube are reshaping long-form storytelling and fandom.

This episode is filled with real industry wisdom, lessons from media’s most iconic leaders, and an insider’s take on how the entertainment business is being reinvented in real time.

Learn more about Lionsgate here: https://www.lionsgate.com/

Order Dan’s Book – Bandwidth: The Untold Story of Ambition, Deception, and Innovation that Shaped the Internet Age and Dot-Com Boom: dan-caruso.com/book

To nominate a founder or yourself as a future guest speaker, email: contact@loudbearproductions.com