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Legendary educator Esther Wojcicki and CEO Ari Memar talk about disrupting early stage education

Esther and Ari join the podcast to discuss how to rebuild and improve early stage child education

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Legendary educator and the Godmother of Silicon Valley, Esther Wojcicki, and her co Founder and CEO of Tract, Ari Memar, join the show to talk about:

- Esther's approach to empowering kids to be successful and how to raise successful kids.

- How Ari and Esther are disrupting early stage education with collaborative, peer to peer learning.

- Esther's experience working with her daughters, Anne (CEO of 23andMe) and Susan (CEO of YouTube) as her investors, and the dynamic of mixing family and business.

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Justin Vandehey

Entrepreneur & Podcaster

Justin Vandehey leads partnerships and business development for Culture Amp, the industry leader in employee engagement solutions. Culture Amp acquired the company he cofounded, Disco, which Justin grew from $0 to seven figures in ARR (and profitable).

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