Most of us are in pursuit of purpose, but it can be especially hard to bring purpose into your business. On this show, we invite growing businesses and industry leaders to share their purpose and give us ‘the pitch’.
We want to find out how entrepreneurs and global leaders in our network are allocating capital in a more responsible and purposeful way. But more importantly, we want to know what isn’t in the pitch deck. Joe McCarthy hits his guests with the hard questions in order to find the paradoxes and nuances in their pitches.
High Net Purpose is hosted by Joe McCarthy, founder of Islandbridge, a company focused on helping highly successful people allocate their capital in a meaningful way. Whilst traditional investing is often solely focused on the accruement of more wealth, Joe has been working hard to shift the focus to purpose-led investing and show that’s it’s not black and white, but it is worth it.
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Most of us are in pursuit of purpose, but it can be especially hard to bring purpose into your business. On this show, we invite growing businesses and industry leaders to share their purpose and give us ‘the pitch’.
We want to find out how entrepreneurs and global leaders in our network are allocating capital in a more responsible and purposeful way. But more importantly, we want to know what isn’t in the pitch deck. Joe McCarthy hits his guests with the hard questions in order to find the paradoxes and nuances in their pitches.
High Net Purpose is hosted by Joe McCarthy, founder of Islandbridge, a company focused on helping highly successful people allocate their capital in a meaningful way. Whilst traditional investing is often solely focused on the accruement of more wealth, Joe has been working hard to shift the focus to purpose-led investing and show that’s it’s not black and white, but it is worth it.
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In this month's episode, Joe McCarthy sits down for a thought-provoking conversation with Diego Piacentini, a global leader in the technology and business world whose journey from Apple to Amazon, to Government to Investor is nothing short of extraordinary. Recorded at Islandbridge’s offices in London, this conversation takes you behind the scenes of some of the most influential companies of our time.
Diego's story is one of ambition, innovation and the relentless pursuit of purpose. From shaping Apple’s global expansion, to leading the rise of Amazon, Diego has seen it all. His transition from the private sector to a public service powerhouse as Italy’s Commissioner for Digital Transformation highlights his versatility and dedication to societal impact. Today, he’s a respected investor, board member, and mentor, shaping the future of entrepreneurship and innovation across the globe.
You'll learn:
Chapters:
00:00 – Welcome to High Net Purpose
00:27 – Meet Diego Piacentini: From Silicon Valley to Civil Service
02:02 – Finding Purpose Through a Global Career
02:45 – His Early Move to the U.S. & Big Ambitions
05:14 – Climbing the Ranks at Apple and Amazon
12:41 – What Great Leaders Know About Risk
13:36 – Inside Amazon: Innovation, Obsession & Scale
21:16 – Data Over Ego: The Discipline of Truth-Seeking
28:04 – Culture Eats Strategy: Building Mechanisms That Work
30:27 – Who You Hire Matters: Missionaries vs. Mercenaries
34:40 – The Amazon Lesson: Separate Emotion from Execution
37:52 – Why He Left Big Tech to Digitize a Nation
45:45 – From Operator to Investor: Applying Big Tech Playbooks
52:07 – Balancing Drive with a Meaningful Life
55:35 – Advice for the Next Generation of Leaders
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