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🧠 Think venture capital is just for tech bros and finance guys? Think again.
In this Tiger Sisters episode, we break down how venture capital really works — and how you can borrow the frameworks VCs use to make billion-dollar bets (and apply them to your own career, finances, and love life).
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
◦ What VCs actually do (explained in plain English)
◦ How investors evaluate startups — and how to evaluate yourself the same way
◦ Why venture capital is a power game, not just a money game
◦ The dark side of VC nobody talks about (and the pressure that comes with it)
◦ 3 frameworks you can steal from investors to level up your own life decisions
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00:00 What even is venture capital?
00:01:14 Case studies from HBS, GSB & real angel deals
00:03:35 Pre-seed to Series E: The VC funding ladder 🪜
00:05:53 Airbnb’s $600K seed round to $100B IPO
00:09:40 How VCs really evaluate startups (3-part framework)
00:13:06 TAM: Total Addressable Market vs. actual market
00:14:29 Why VC is a power game (not just a money game)
00:17:48 Burn book of venture capital 😈
00:19:10 The real pressure that comes with raising VC money
00:21:23 The biggest mistake founders make, according to Stanford
00:26:07 3 ways to apply VC thinking to your own life
00:29:56 “I turned down Harvard Business School” 🤯
00:30:46 Your mini-exercise: Make the bet you’re scared to make
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big Sisters Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
What you’ll get (and keep):
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets – no $250K tuition required
▫️ Personal Finance Playbooks – salary jumps, investing, money psychology
▫️ Networking Scripts – behind $100M+ deals, job offers & VC intros
▫️ Real talk with unicorn founders, VCs, and billionaires
▫️ Mindset Resets – career clarity minus the pricey life coach
▫️ Fashion, Wellness, and Time Hacks that actually work
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100M+ views demystifying big tech, finance & MBAs
▫️ Jean Luo – ex-Goldman, ex-Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor
▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees built billion-dollar product lines • two startups – decoded for you
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
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~ JEAN ~
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👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
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💰 From zero to $2.8 billion – no trust fund, no elite connections, no safety net. Just grit, leverage, and a deep love for family.
Fernando de Leon is one of the few people on the Forbes list with a 10/10 self-made score – a title shared with Oprah and George Soros. In this episode, he shares the real playbook for building a fortune from nothing – and what it actually takes to keep it.
𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂’𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲:
▫️ How he closed his first real estate equity deal at age 15 on the back of a napkin
▫️ The one mindset shift that separates billionaires from everyone else
▫️ Why fear is fuel – and how to train your brain to run toward it
▫️ Hot takes on Mark Cuban, Harvard, crypto, and elite credentials
▫️ What kind of partner it takes to build an empire – and how love fuels legacy
This is the Tiger Sisters blueprint for money, power, and love – straight from a billionaire who built his own empire brick by brick.
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00 He built a $2.88B empire – with no safety net
02:41 Why Forbes gave Fernando the same score as Oprah 🐐
06:18 “I want equity.” His first deal at 14 💼
12:54 The most underrated secret in American capitalism
14:54 How he ‘owned’ Chick-fil-A – without a single share 🍗
20:38 Fear as fuel: the mindset that built his empire
29:21 Tactics to create opportunities and build wealth
39:00 The moment we finally talk about love on Tiger Sisters
41:00 When he wanted to quit, her words changed everything
45:22 🔥 Mark Cuban, Harvard, crypto – overrated or not?
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts – DMs behind job offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying tech, finance, entrepreneurship, MBA life
▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
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In this Tiger Sisters episode, we sit down with the best-selling author of Unforgettable Presence and LinkedIn Top Voice Lorraine K. Lee to unpack the unspoken rules of communication, visibility, and executive energy.
You’ll learn:
◦ The one word that makes people 93% more likely to say yes
◦ Subtle body language mistakes that instantly kill your credibility
◦ The fix for “Resting Business Face” (yes, it’s a real thing)
If you’ve ever felt overlooked, talked over, or underestimated at work—this episode is your playbook. Lorraine breaks down how to command a room, speak with magnetic clarity, and build presence (even over Zoom).
🎙️🐯 Hit play. By the end, you won’t just sound more confident – you’ll be the person people remember.
Connect with Lorraine here:
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorraineklee/📱 Website – https://lorraineklee.com/
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/lorraineklee/
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⏰ Timestamps
00:00:00 The invisible rules of presence that no one teaches you
00:02:30 The 0.1-second first impression: what you’re getting wrong
00:05:15 The Resting Business Face trap (and how to fix it)
00:08:21 How to talk about your accomplishments without bragging
00:09:55 “We” vs “I” – the secret language of seniority
00:12:23 Why posting on LinkedIn feels cringe (and how to fix it)
00:14:41 The 3 types of content that go viral on LinkedIn
00:17:24 One word that makes people 93% more likely to say yes
00:21:31 The “email haiku” every executive secretly loves
00:24:31 This body language trick boosts memory recall by 33%
00:30:00 Stop saying “Does that make sense?” – say this instead
00:32:12 Does your boss need to like you to get promoted?
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Wall Street & Silicon Valley Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you'll get:
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & Merch: https://www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
What if one hidden belief in your 20s is the reason you’re broke and single? In this episode the Tiger Sisters decode “The Scarcity Trap.”
Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo share the Stanford communication insight that reveals how a single mindset can sabotage promotions and dating before you even open your mouth — and break down the tiny rewires that flip you into abundance.
You’ll learn:
▫️ The scarcity sentence recruiters and first dates hear in your tone—before you speak a word
▫️ Why “waiting for perfect timing” quietly drains years of income and romance potential
▫️ The 3-V Formula (visual, verbal, vocal) that locks in lasting first impressions
▫️ A Stanford-inspired scarcity audit you can run in five minutes tonight
Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Intro – Escaping the Scarcity Trap
01:06 Quick subscribe and merch break
01:16 Scarcity defined: dating, people-pleasing, self-worth
03:10 “Do I even like them?” – flipping the relationship script
05:04 First fix: swap fear DMs for growth asks
06:00 Don’t take it personally: the freedom of detachment
07:16 Eldest daughter energy & people-pleasing traps
08:19 It’s not about you – and that’s a relief
11:11 Dating in your 20s: fun over future
13:08 Hard truth: stop dating for potential
14:24 The “builder” trap women fall into
15:00 Actions over words: the marathoner with no plan
16:49 Love is not enough (and other 30s truths)
17:39 You’re marrying a lifestyle, not just a person
19:15 Trust your gut: the body knows before your brain
20:21 Breakups, regret, and the fear of short-term pain
22:35 Intuition as data: future science incoming
24:07 Scarcity in dating: trust signals, not surface
25:14 Career: relationships matter more than grind
26:03 FOMO story: when FaceTime beats emails
27:23 Invest in people, not just productivity
28:44 Risk vs regret: why your 30s are for courage
30:20 Grind builds confidence — but it’s not everything
34:02 Grinding doesn’t equal growth in every context
35:38 The brutal truth: jerks don’t scale
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
We handed our entire life-savings to him.
In today’s episode, financial advisor Ryan Edlefsen shares the #1 MONEY RULE he demanded we follow before he’d touch a single dollar — plus the exact habits that turn ordinary paychecks into passive wealth.
What you’ll learn:
▫️ The rule that lets you stock-pick guilt-free
▫️ How a 5-minute index-fund setup beats most day-traders long-term
▫️ The six-month emergency-fund formula that wipes out money anxiety
▫️ Ryan’s automation ladder: employer match → Roth → mega-backdoor Roth
▫️ Why one hidden childhood belief still dictates your spending — and how to rewrite it tonight
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Intro – meet the Money Therapist
00:05 Why money feels like therapy
01:30 Childhood baggage & finance
04:11 Beginner step: 5-minute index-fund setup
06:24 “Play money” vs. core portfolio
08:24 Emergency fund: 6× monthly spend
08:55 Automation 101 – employer match = free money
09:36 Mega-backdoor Roth explained ($30 K tax-free)
10:35 High-yield savings: earn 4 % doing nothing
12:16 Diversifying with international & bond indexes
13:31 Intermediate goal: when work becomes optional
15:05 4 % rule math in plain English
16:40 Couples & money: shared-account playbook
18:15 The notebook audit: kill scarcity phrases
19:50 Ryan’s money lessons
21:33 Relationships: personal accounts vs. joint accounts
24:12 When and HOW to talk about finances during dating
25:45 Cherie's financial role play with Ryan
27:30 The person you marry is the most important financial decision
28:00 When to have the financial conversation
29:40 Would Jean be comfortable making more than her husband?
32:08 Pre-nup is a relationship killer?
33:33 Any financial red flags between Jean and her ex?
37:40 Deal or delusion: Ryan's hottest takes
40:00 Outro – like, comment, rate ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes
Resource sheet: https://shop.beacons.ai/cherie.brooke/7bd9ff2b-61a4-4658-ab26-6bac919c27cb
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
Every new grad walking into their first big-company job is judged by ten unwritten Wall-Street “commandments.” Do you know them? Or are you have you been breaking them since day one?
Goldman insider Jean Luo and sister Cherie unpack rules 6-10 of the infamous list, exposing the office-politics maneuvers, perfectionist rituals, and first-impression hacks that still dominate Fortune-500 boardrooms.
We chat about:
▫️ The back-channel secret: how top performers get what they want
▫️ Mentor management 101: the 3-line follow-up that turns a coffee chat into career sponsorship.
▫️ How Goldman’s “zero-defect” rule forged a cult of perfection.
▫️ Ask the “dumb” question or stay mid: the mindset shift that beats fear of looking stupid.
▫️ First-impression science: the 3 V’s for owning the first 30 seconds with any exec or client.
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: Goldman “cult” commandments
00:30 – Recap of Rules 1–5
02:00 – Rule 6: Pre-wire every meeting
03:20 – Back-channel decisions
04:24 – Brainstorm theatre tactics
05:25 – Rule 7: Manage your mentors
06:24 – The 3-line follow-up email
07:16 – Coffee-chat prep essentials
08:33 – Email-perfection paralysis
09:32 – Rule 8: Zero-defect precision
10:47 – The “comma crime” story
11:26 – Burnout in perfection culture
13:41 – Rule 9: Ask the “dumb” questions
15:12 – The notebook trick
17:47 – Coffee-chat lands a new role
18:36 – Manager shocked by note-taking
19:26 – Rule 10: First-impression power
20:03 – The 3 V’s + vibe explained
21:06 – Looks, confidence, client roles
24:20 – A hair-raising wake-up call
26:20 – Generational skincare lessons
27:29 – RATE US FIVE STARS!!! It helps us people find our podcast!
Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
Why trust us?
▫️ Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
▫️ Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
▫️ Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
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LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
What if the game of success really is rigged – and the secret to beating it has nothing to do with pedigree, 90-hour weeks, or hustle culture?
Kofi Ampadu is a two-time founder who went from living in his sister’s basement to becoming a partner at Andreessen Horowitz, where he runs the firm’s Talent x Opportunity initiative backing overlooked founders. He’s also the “life-metrics” VC who turned his own days into data — proving you can win without the Ivy League, endless grind, or blind resilience.
He explains:
▫️ The hidden “credential trap” making ambitious people broke – and why prestige can be the new poverty
▫️ Kofi’s 3-number Daily Win Score that predicts whether you’ll crush the day or spiral into burnout
▫️ Why 90-hour hustle culture is a lie (and the tiny shift that outperforms all-nighters)
▫️ When resilience backfires: how being too tough can bankrupt your dreams and your wallet
▫️ The one question that vaporizes stress on the spot – straight from Kofi’s mental-health journal
▫️ Beating bias in any boardroom: Kofi’s “rigged-game” playbook
If you’ve ever felt the rules weren’t written for you, this episode hands you the cheat codes.
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 – Intro: “Hard Now, Easy Later”
00:59 – Meet Kofi Ampadu
02:21 – Playing a Rigged Game (and Winning Anyway)
04:35 – Why Founders of Color Carry Extra Weight
07:36 – “Do the Thing NOW” – Kofi’s Go-For-It Rule
10:47 – Kofi’s Founder Journey (Inventing DoorDash??)
12:52 – Lessons From His Dad’s Work & Life
14:47 – VC “Cheat Code” – Learning From Every Pitch
17:07 – “What can I do to change this?” Mindset check
19:35 – “What are you willing to give up for it”? Living on $0 Rent
23:06 – Eternal Co-Founder: Marriage as Startup Power
25:41 – Brown-Bag Debates & Cross-Skill Learning
29:27 – The 3-Metric Daily Win Score Explained
33:17 – Pandemic & BLM: Turning Stress Into Action
36:43 – Time-Blocking Your Failures
40:41 – Lightning Round Kick-off
42:29 – 90-Hour Hustle Culture Is a Lie
44:45 – Is Y Combinator Overrated?
45:46 – Ivy League Degrees Useless in Startups?
47:23 – White Guy in a Hoodie
49:40 – Final Takeaways & Call to Action
Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss the next episode, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
▫️ 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
▫️ Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
▫️ Networking Scripts that Work – DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
▫️ Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
▫️ Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
▫️ Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
▫️ ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes
Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
Your office may look friendly, but behind every project, promo, and status meeting there’s an invisible game of power & influence. In 34 minutes Jean (ex‑Snap Head of Product) and Cherie (ex‑LinkedIn Senior PM) hand you the playbook of four “soft‑skills” that quietly decide who gets budget, who gets heard, who gets the raise, and who gets cut out.
🔑 What You’ll Learn
• Power Moves Framework for Listening → Executive Presence → Networking Allies → Win‑Win Negotiation
• The repeat‑back empathy hack that converts info into influence.
• Where to sit, speak, and shut‑up to project instant gravitas (table math is real).
• The “Orange Peel Deal” negotiation lesson to go from zero‑sum → 100 % win‑win.
• Cherie’s 30‑second cardio reset that flips stage‑fright into CEO‑level calm.
• How to recruit mentors without the cringe “Will you be my mentor?” ask
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Welcome to Power & Influence 101 – “they might be using these tactics on you” ⚡
01:06 Skill #1: Listening with empathy – how to repeat back as a tool 👂
05:45 Meeting Exercise: speak last, summarize, then pivot to your idea 🗣️
07:35 Skill #2: Instant executive presence – where to sit, how to look & sound 🎤
10:18 Cherie’s anecdote + lesson as LinkedIn intern 💺
12:44 Nerves → Excitement Flip + 30‑sec cardio trick to steady your voice 🏃♀️
15:38 Skill #3: Building Cross‑Org Allies & Organic Mentors 🤝
22:53 Skill #4: Orange‑Peel Negotiation – turning zero‑sum fights into 100 % wins 🍊
29:43 How to implement these skills without feeling icky & wrap-up 🐯👯♀️
Follow so you don’t miss part 3, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes
Why trust us?
• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
👉 Follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!
Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
In this Networking 101 masterclass, the Tiger Sisters break down the mindset shifts, ice‑breakers, and conference hacks that turn small‑talk into intros and deals. You’ll leave with a play‑by‑play script for starting, steering, and gracefully ending any conversation, a mini‑framework for communicating effectively with execs, and personal anecdotes from Jean and Cherie!
🔑 What you’ll learn
• 7 Non‑Cringe Secrets MBA grads swear by including how to “pre-game” an event
• Conference Lobby Hack: skip the $3 K badge and camp out at the hotel
• Mindset Flip that doubles serendipity: turn FOMO into “best‑case” thinking
• Twitter, Not Tolstoy Rule for exec chats – deliver value ASAP
• 2 graceful exit lines that end any convo (and never sound like “I have to go to the bathroom”)
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Does networking feel icky? How to be magnetic, not cringe 🙅♀️
01:00 Roadmap: 7 non‑cringe secrets & two exercises 📍
03:40 Read the Circle and start in Safe Zones ☕🍤
04:51 Mindset Check – pep up or call it 🥱💡
07:34 $0 Conference Hack – work the hotel lobby, skip the $3 K badge 💼
10:17 Best‑case vs. worst‑case thinking 😬
13:19 Hit‑List Pregame – DM speakers & attendees early 📧📋
15:26 “Twitter Not Tolstoy” – exec convo guidelines 🐦📄
20:52 How to gracefully exit a conversation 🎀
26:06 Please like, comment, and subscribe/follow! 🔔
Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss part 3, and drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify and Apple Podcasts.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.What you’ll get (and keep)• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodesWhy trust us?• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
------------------------------------------------------------💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo 🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com🍿 WATCH NEXT:Tiger Sisters Season 4:Everything we learned in 29 minutes at Harvard Business Schoolhttps://youtu.be/JGitajVC4IM?si=MpFltMcRFFkD1M-R Tiger Sisters Season 3:Be Dumb to Succeed (the secret from two-time Y Combinator founder Vu Tran)https://youtu.be/0OopMnFAeoE?si=jmNBSZN3rQvifByS
Jean dug up the literal Day 1 handout she received as a Goldman Sachs analyst in 2010 – a yellowed sheet titled “Top 10 Tips for Success at Goldman Sachs” to share the 10 Commandments of Goldman Sachs. In this Part 1 episode we unpack the first five “commandments,” show how they still shape promotions in 2025, and remix them into actionable tactics you can deploy this week.
Why hit play
• Insider lore – Hear the wild onboarding mantra that had every first‑year paranoid about elevators – and why it still matters for your Slack DMs.
• Career accelerators – Jean and Cherie translate each vintage tip into 2025‑ready moves (think “wins folder” + headline‑risk filter).
• Pivot pathways – How one self‑assigned daily briefing launched Jean from fund‑of‑funds to consumer‑tech product exec.
• Part 2 cliffhanger – Rules 6‑10 drop later in Season 4; binge‑worthiness locked in.
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Is Goldman a cult? Vintage “10 Commandments” sheet reveal 🕵️♀️
03:13 Commandment #1 – Own Your Career (+ “wins folder” hack) 📂💪
07:14 Commandment #2 – Challenge Yourself / Defy Intellectual Boredom 🔄🧠
12:11 Commandment #3 – Build Your Network Broadly 🌐🤝
20:27 Commandment #4 – Hold Yourself to the Firm’s Highest Standard 🏆📈
25:40 Commandment #5 – Never Talk Shop in Elevators (and Saunas) 🔇🚪
28:40 Comment your craziest “elevator” moment, subscribe for Rules 6‑10 in part 2! 💖
Ready to level‑up?
Subscribe & tap the 🔔 so you don’t miss Commandments 6‑10. If this episode saved you even one career headache, drop a comment and rate us ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.
Know a friend in the analyst grind? Share this episode & grow together!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
• ⬇️ Free Templates & Worksheets linked in episodes
Why trust us?
• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
Together: 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!
Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
Stuck in neutral? 𝗪𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝘂𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗼 𝗵𝗶𝘁 𝙍𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙩 𝗶𝗻 30 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀 (or less).
In this episode the Tiger Sisters break down three research‑proven frameworks – Bridges’ Transitions, Carol Dweck’s Growth Mindset, and Bill Burnett and Dave Evans' Designing Your Life – and reveal the exact micro‑exercises they used to walk away from a broken engagement, quit a seven‑figure tech job, and launch an entirely new career all in the same year.
👀 What you’ll learn
- Why most “fresh starts” fail and the hidden Neutral Zone that unlocks momentum
- The 5‑minute Harvard exercise (drops at 18:08) that slashes decision paralysis
- A one‑page “Life Prototype” you can test this week
- Real‑life case studies: Steve Jobs, career pivots, and a post‑breakup comeback
📥 Free Download → 4 Move Life Reset Worksheet
- Grab it here: https://www.canva.com/design/DAGmbesoIqA/JjZ7-5ChqHXPPCzxjCEtpw/view?utm_content=DAGmbesoIqA&utm_campaign=designshare&utm_medium=link2&utm_source=uniquelinks&utlId=h84a1b644e1
👇 Share in the comments:
Which framework hits home – Transitions, Growth Mindset, or Life Design – and what’s the first change you’re making?
⏰ Timestamps
00:00 Tiger Sisters intro 🐯 + episode roadmap (3 frameworks) 🛣️
02:04 Framework #1 William Bridges “Transitions” 🔄
03:04 Jean’s ending ➞ neutral zone ➞ new beginning story 👀
06:24 Mini‑Exercise #1: Write your own Ending / Neutral Zone / Beginning ✍️
07:12 Framework #2 Growth Mindset decoded 🧠🌱
14:08 LOVE – growth mindset in dating & relationships ❤️⚠️
18:08 5‑Minute Harvard Drill – flip one limiting belief ⏱️
19:14 Framework #3 Design Your Life prototyping 🛠️
19:50 Jean’s fashion internship (prototype) 💃
23:03 One‑Page Life Prototype 📝
23:39 Wrap‑up – how 3 frameworks combine 🎁
24:03 Comment your experiment and follow on Spotify & Apple 💿
Rate us 5 stars on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, and share with the friend who keeps saying “someday.”
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters — Your Silicon Valley & Wall Street Big Sisters
Decoding Money • Power • Love
✨ New episodes every Monday | Shorts all week ✨
We turn Harvard and Stanford MBA case studies and hard‑won tech & finance lessons into frameworks you can use this week.
What you’ll get (and keep)
• 🚀 Ivy League Cheat Sheets in 30 min – no $250 K tuition required
• Recession‑Proof Personal Finance Rules – salary jumps, automated investing, psychology of money
• Networking Scripts that Work – emails/DMs behind Goldman offers, $100M+ deals, & Fortune 500 partnerships
• Exclusive Sit‑downs with billionaire investors, unicorn founders, & media powerhouses
• Mindset & Life Design Resets – growth mindset drills minus the pricey career coach
• Wellness • Fashion • Habit Hacks that survive 12‑hour workdays, travel, and fun
Why trust us?
• Cherie Brooke Luo – 100 M+ views demystifying big tech, finance, entrepreneurship, & MBA life
• Jean Luo – ex‑Goldman, ex‑Snapchat exec, 50+ AI patents, startup investor & advisor
• Together – 4 Ivy degrees • built billion‑dollar product lines • two startups – translated into plain English so anyone can level‑up.
👉 Hit Subscribe & tap the 🔔, follow and rate us 5 ⭐️ on Spotify & Apple Podcasts!
Share this channel with your friends & let’s level up together.
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💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ ITEMS REFERENCED:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
In this Tiger Sisters sit-down, hosts Cherie Brooke Luo & Jean Luo grill People President Leah Wyar on the “7 Power Rules” that took her from junior beauty editor to running a billion-dollar magazine & media empire by using feelings as her secret weapon. You’ll hear:
◦The lightning-fast pitch that won over “money-bags” advertisers
◦Leah’s “rage-and-reset” ritual for turning harsh feedback into promotions
◦The one “just say yes” moment that catapulted her into the C-suite
Ready to out-think and out-earn? Listen now for the full blueprint. Rule #1 alone will change the way you show up to Monday’s meeting. 🎙️🐯
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵 Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
🌀 Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps
00:01:14 Tiger Sisters episode intro 🐯💥
00:03:26 Meet the iconic Leah Wyar 🎀
00:03:56 #1 Follow the Money – understand every revenue vein 💰
00:06:38 Pitching in real time when “money bags” want ideas on the spot 🎯
00:11:36 #2 Build Work-Wife Alliances – success ≈ your circle 👯♀️
00:19:05 #3 Say “Yes” Early & Often – the moment that led to the C-suite 🚀
00:27:21 #4 Beauty in Being Naive – Google it, learn, repeat 🔄
00:30:01 #5 Choose Respect Over Checks – why Leah walked away 🚪
00:34:35 #6 Don’t let anyone weaponize you – emotion as an edge in the C-suite 🧠⚡️
00:38:05 Using therapy as a tool to understand yourself 🔄
00:42:29 #7 Feel, Then Fix – poker-face in the room, “rage-and-reset” outside ♻️
00:45:42 Following your dreams in parallel with your partner ✅
00:49:48 Being a mom, IVF dark days, and lessons for her younger self 👶
00:55:17 Tiger Sisters wrap-up – like, comment, subscribe, and rate us ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️!
They didn’t teach this at Harvard or Stanford, so we hacked it ourselves – and hit our first million before 26. In 37 power‑packed minutes we hand you the exact blueprint, from “free‑money” beginner plays to advanced billionaire‑tier moves.
What you’ll gain in this episode:
The degree‑plus‑first‑job formula that 10×’d our earning power
The 10‑second 401(k) tweak you can do today
Our 4‑bucket “guilt‑free” budget that ends scarcity brain for good
Backdoor Roths, HSAs & the zero‑cost collar portfolio move nobody tells you about
Painful money mistakes we made (so you don’t have to)
No trust fund, no secret investors – just discipline, data, and compounding magic. Watch and adopt the rich habits of the top 1% before the next market shake‑up.
*Note: We’re sharing personal experience, not professional guidance, and we are not financial advisors offering financial advice. Always do your own research or talk to a licensed advisor before you move your money.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps
00:00:00 Get Rich by 26? Our 30 second origin story 💸
00:00:33 The game plan (episode roadmap) 🗺️
00:01:14 Background: choosing majors for post-grad 🎓
00:04:16 “Information = power” for first‑job salaries 🏦
00:05:46 Cherie swaps pre‑med for computer science 👩💻
00:09:11 Freedom math: majors for max optionality 🚀
00:13:16 BEGINNER MONEY MOVES: the “free‑money” 401(k) match 💰
00:15:15 Pretax + compounding = $100K → $1M explained 🔄
00:17:17 Budget mindset shift: from scarcity to strategy 🧠
00:18:59 INTERMEDIATE: A very impactful book 📖
00:21:26 Money avoidant mindset → guilt‑free spending blueprint 🪙
00:27:23 Cherie’s $80 Facebook Marketplace couch 😬
00:29:58 ADVANCED: Backdoor Roths, HSAs & automation 🕳️🗝️
00:30:33 SUPER ADVANCED: Exchange Funds for concentrated stock 📈
00:33:56 Ultra‑hack: Zero‑Cost Collar to cap downside 🛡️
00:34:38 Learn from our 7‑figure portfolio facepalms 🤦♀️
00:35:07 Key takeaways ⏳
00:36:24 Plugs: Sisters Matcha & I Will Teach You to Be Rich links 🍵📚
00:37:05 Like, comment, subscribe, and share with a friend! 🔔
What does Harvard really teach you about becoming a powerful leader? In Part 2 of our viral series, Cherie and Jean go beyond strategy and finance to break down the HBS soft skills that matter most: leadership, influence, and building a network that changes your life.
We cover:
- The 4 leadership styles taught at HBS (with real-world examples)
- How leadership shapes company culture, innovation, and even stock price
- Tactical tips on networking –how to build a circle of people who actually help you win
- How Cherie and Jean used these skills to launch Tiger Sisters Podcast and Sisters Matcha
It’s the insights you don’t see on the HBS website, plus how to use these lessons whether or not you ever set foot in a classroom – no six-figure tuition required.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast about power, money, and love. Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your Silicon Valley and Wall Street big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of careers, tech, and entrepreneurship – all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees – if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT: ~ CHERIE ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke 📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke ✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/ 👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/ ~ JEAN ~🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b⏰
⏰ Timestamps
00:00:00 Everything We Learned at HBS…Part 2! 💡
00:00:49 Meet the Tiger Sisters: Jean (Harvard) & Cherie (Stanford) 🐯
00:02:04 HBS’s secret sauce: Leadership (4 TYPES) 🧠
00:03:00 TYPE 1: Servant Leadership & why baristas got health care ☕
00:07:35 TYPE 2: Steve Jobs & the cult of transformational leadership 🚀
00:09:45 Visionary downside: what happens when they leave? 🫥
00:10:47 TYPE 3: Transactional Leadership & the brutal “rank-and-yank” 🔥
00:12:58 “You eat what you kill” 🐅💰
00:16:42 TYPE 4: Laissez-faire leadership 🧑🎨
00:18:10 Cherie says this leadership type would never work in big tech 😅
00:21:44 Leadership isn’t one-size-fits-all – great leaders remix styles 🎨
00:24:46 The 3 TYPES OF NETWORKS: The real reason people pay $250K for an MBA 🤝
00:27:52 Jean texts HBS friend → gets instant help from foremost industry expert 🛟
00:30:58 Cherie’s expert networking mindset 💌
00:33:58 How to network (& how NOT to network) 🙏
00:36:52 If you haven’t watched Everything We Learned at HBS Part 1, go back now! 🌀
00:37:43 Like, comment, subscribe, SHARE with a friend, and check out Sisters Matcha 🍵
Grab your notebooks (and maybe a matcha latte), because Cherie and Jean are cramming an entire Harvard MBA into one crash course! In this Season 4 opener, we zoom through classic frameworks – like Porter’s Five Forces and STP (segmentation, targeting, positioning) – and walk through real-world examples (Starbucks, Warby Parker, Netflix) to illustrate how these theories actually work in a known entity. From must-know finance terms to breaking down how to build a product people actually want, we’ve got you covered.
Whether you’re launching a startup, side-hustling on DTC, or just refreshing your business IQ, this episode is well worth the 29 minutes – no six-figure tuition required.
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps
00:00:00 Intro: Everything We Learned at HBS…in 29 Minutes! ⚡️
00:00:21 Meet the Tiger Sisters: Jean (Harvard MBA) & Cherie (Stanford MBA) 🏆
00:02:22 Strategy 101: Porter’s Five Forces 💥
00:03:10 Starbucks Case Study: brand power, real estate, supply chain ☕
00:08:09 Cost Leadership vs. Differentiation: You can’t win on both, so choose wisely ⚖️
00:10:30 Sisters Matcha: premium cultivar, premium pricing 🍵
00:12:32 Marketing 101: STP in Warby Parker Case Study
00:16:20 Positioning: Stand out or get lost – define your brand 🏹
00:19:47 Product Development 101: Netflix Case Study 🔧
00:20:46 Know your audience, A/B test, iterate 🔄
00:22:46 Finance 101: Decision making as the CEO 💸
00:24:06 Revenue vs. profit (Netflix’s hidden costs)
00:24:50 Cash flow, unit economics, runway & burn rate 🏃♀️
00:27:44 P/E, EBITDA, and more: don’t fear the acronyms ⚙️
00:28:43 Soft Skills, Hard Requirement: leadership & networking up next 🌱
00:28:55 You just got a mini MBA! Part 2 coming soon ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Cherie and Jean are back to wrap up an incredible Season 3, where they interviewed top founders, billionaires, and powerhouse CEOs. In this finale, they dish on the season’s biggest lessons, from Imran Khan’s “stay level-headed” mindset, Vu Tran’s “go max dumb” approach, to Jonah Goodhart’s “permission to hit pause.” They also get real about personal wins (hello, baby abs!) and life transitions (serious dating convos) as they ramp up for a brand new season of life and Tiger Sisters.
Don’t forget to subscribe and rate five stars. Season 4 is coming in hot!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship — all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees — if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Season 3 Finale! Billionaires, CEOs, and everything in between ⚡️
00:01:10 Roses & Thorns 🌹
00:08:28 Major Season 3 Learnings 🧠
00:08:54 Takeaway #1: Vu Tran’s “Go Max Dumb” approach to real understanding 🤔
00:14:32 Takeaway #2: Imran Khan’s emotional self-management 🌊
00:16:10 Getting fired ≠ the end: Imran & Jeremy Liew bounce back better than ever 🚀
00:20:24 Takeaway #3: Jonah Goodhart’s reminder to pause before burning out 🔋
00:21:40 Bonus from David Shim: step away so your mind can work in the background 💡
00:23:52 Season 4 hype: new topics, deeper interviews, and your burning questions 🔥
00:25:41 Final thoughts: Send us your feedback... what do you want next? 🤗
00:25:55 Thanks for an amazing season & see you soon! 🐯✨✨✨✨
In this bonus episode, Cherie and Jean dig deep and get more vulnerable than ever before as we discuss mental well-being. We cover everything from heartbreak-fueled therapy sessions to spiritual self-care methods to SSRIs. Join us for our experience with “therapist dating,” spirituality, finding mantras that stick, and tapping into something bigger than yourself. Missed our physical health episode? Head back for that one too, because mind and body go hand in hand. Don’t forget to subscribe and give us a five-star rating. Your support keeps the Tiger Sisters podcast going!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Ambitious + Type A? You need mental well-being 😅
00:01:29 Cherie start with free campus therapy 🎓
00:03:25 “Therapist dating” 💘
00:04:17 Jean’s therapy journey 🚵♀️
00:07:20 Jean’s optimal therapist type 🤠
00:09:10 Therapy = emotional squats (it’s hard) 🏋️♀️
00:13:18 Paying for therapy: $10K budget vs. $10 copay 🤑
00:17:32 Talk therapy vs. CBT (types of therapy) ✅
00:24:21 Bro can’t think for herself 🫠
00:26:40 The spectrum of spiritual health ✨
00:30:15 Mantras and praying for patience (God will test you) 🚨
00:36:19 SSRIs, zero shame 🙏
00:38:30 Final sign-off: Like, subscribe, and see you in SEASON 4!! 🎀🎀🎀
Join the Tiger Sisters to uncover what it’s like to save a life as a high schooler, work at legendary hedge funds, retire early, and then come roaring back in a totally new industry – cryto.
Meet John Wu, President of Ava Labs and former investor at powerhouses like Tiger Management and Kingdon Capital. In this episode, John dishes on the advice he’d give his 35-year-old self, breaks down the black-and-white myths of crypto (fraud and genius, all in one “petri dish”), and demonstrates why resilience matters more than any glossy resume line.
Don’t forget to subscribe, drop a five-star rating on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and share this episode with a friend!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Meet John Wu, Jean’s former boss’s former boss 🏆
00:03:20 “Relax, it’ll work out” – advice for his 35-year-old self ✨
00:04:02 20+ years out of B-school, still chasing goals 🔥
00:05:17 Pool lifeguard lessons 🏊♂️
00:06:38 Take pride in your work, even if it seems “easy” 🌟
00:07:37 John’s strikeout ⚾
00:09:51 Crypto hot take: genius and scams 😎
00:13:03 Caribbean paradise with family 🏝️
00:14:28 Testing boundaries with common sense 🚧
00:15:21 Tiger Sister recap John’s stacked resume 👏
00:18:23 Pride in every job: pattern-matching with Imran’s “every job is hard” 💪
00:22:33 “Test your boundaries” vs. Vu Tran’s “question your constraints”
00:25:08 Cherie’s awakening around “we can both be right”
00:28:18 Atelic mindset & raising your own bar ⬆️
00:31:45 Resilience as a precursor for success (cc: David Shim) 💥
00:38:09 That’s just life, baby! 🌐
00:39:45 Final reflections: nuance, growth, & staying curious forever 🤗
TikTok’s Head of Special Projects Michelle Huang (ex-Blackstone, ex–Loro Piana) gets real about envy, anxiety, and how to stay sane in a world of “what’s next?” She spills on the time her life fell apart – heartbreak and relationship over, dream school rejection – and how those “failures” turned out to be blessings in disguise.
Stick around to join Cherie and Jean’s discussion about feeling the pressure to keep up when everyone around you seems to be crushing it and find out why having “low expectations” might just be the secret to ultimate happiness. This Tiger Sisters episode is unmissable.
Don’t forget to subscribe and rate us five stars so we can keep the Tiger Sisters podcast alive!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
✍🏻 My Substack – https://cherieluo.substack.com/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps:
00:00:00 Meet Michelle!
00:02:26 Good things happen at different times for different people ☀️
00:05:00 “My life shattered in front of me” – heartbreak and rejection
00:08:00 Scandinavian secret for happiness 🇸🇪
00:09:28 Learning on the fly: Michelle’s lifelong skill 🏃♀️
00:12:19 Cherie & Jean’s Recap 🤗
00:13:10 Who am I outside of my career and partner? 🌊
00:18:03 Different timelines, different breakthroughs. Jean’s failed startup 🐎
00:21:31 Happiness = Reality minus expectations 🌱
00:25:35 “Everything is learnable” 🧠
00:29:35 How do you change the course of your life? Embrace what’s in front of you
00:30:12 Byeee! Cherie & Jean sign off 🐯✨
Ever panicked because you can’t beat yesterday’s Peloton score or “forgot” the gym for six months straight? Because – same.
In this extremely transparent bonus episode, the Tiger Sisters spill all the tea on physical health and body image, from our Hot Pockets obsession growing up to trying to complete a juice cleanse while hitting the slopes (why tho??).
It’s our most honest thoughts on ditching toxic goals, dropping scale-obsessions, and finding your own groove – whether that’s “strong, not skinny,” 40 unique veggies a week, or just finally sleeping more than 5 hours a night.
Join Jean and Cherie for laughs, confession time, and smart strategies that don’t destroy your sanity. Listen now to start building a healthy routine that actually fits your life, minus the shame spiral.
And don’t forget to subscribe and rate us five stars so we can keep the Tiger Sisters podcast alive!
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🐯👯♀️ Tiger Sisters Podcast | Career, Entrepreneurship, and Life
Welcome to Tiger Sisters, your go-to podcast for career mentorship and life guidance! Hosted by Cherie Brooke Luo and Jean Luo, we’re your internet big sisters here to demystify the ups and downs of navigating careers, tech, and entrepreneurship— all while staying healthy, stylish, and joyful along the way.
Cherie is an influencer who has broken down the complexities of big tech, finance, and MBA programs for millions of viewers, with over 100M+ views across platforms. Jean is a tech product executive and investor, holding over 50 AI patents, who has built an impressive career in product management and institutional investment at companies like Goldman Sachs and Snapchat.
Between the two of us, we’ve survived stints at top investment banks and big tech firms, founded startups, and earned four Ivy League degrees—if we’re counting Stanford! Yet, we still find time to focus on wellness, friendships, fashion, and skincare, always sharing the lessons we've learned along the way.
Whether you’re here for career advice, stories about balancing life’s challenges, or just to hear our honest takes on what it means to pursue fun, wealth, and joy in all areas of life, we’ve got you covered.
💛 LET'S CONNECT:
~ CHERIE ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/cherie.brooke
📱 TikTok – https://www.tiktok.com/@cherie.brooke
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/cherie-luo/
~ JEAN ~
🤳🏻 Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/jeanluo_/
👩🏻💻 LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanluo
🎵 Music produced by Sammy Signal https://open.spotify.com/artist/2HsyknHuxhT8RoZfn5rqMS
🛍️ Items Referenced:
🍵Sisters Matcha & SISTERS Merch: www.sistersmatcha.com
♠️ Everything else: https://amzn.to/3z0dx5b
⏰ Timestamps:00:00:00 Finally talking about our health and wellness journeys 🎀 00:00:43 Season 3 rundown: Founders, CEOs…and these bonus episodes!00:01:25 Mailbag: “Body positivity, diet, and routines? Give us deets!”00:01:47 The 3 elements: genetics, upbringing, and…paninis? 🥪00:03:20 Jean’s no good very bad college freshman diet00:04:57 “Did you have an eating disorder?” 🫣00:07:37 Jean survives on “Just Salad” for two years straight at Goldman Sachs 🥗00:15:26 Cherie’s mantra 💖00:15:54 Juice cleansing (even on the slopes of Vail – yikes) ⛷️00:18:53 Cherie’s 30-day workout challenge method00:20:27 A toxic Peloton phase 🚴♀️00:23:41 The shift away from daily weigh-ins00:27:48 Barry’s Bootcamp RAGRETS00:29:25 Cherie’s trick to getting to the gym every day00:33:35 The SF hike vs NYC boozy brunch effect 🍹00:35:04 Activities as a form of hanging out (& Cherie’s childhood dodgeball trauma)00:36:06 Pickleball dates & pickleball chemistry 🎾00:37:53 The 40-fruits-and-veggie crusade00:40:50 We do love a hot pocket or jalapeno popper 🌶️00:44:46 You’re the captain of your own ship 🛳️ 00:46:45 Outro: We do this for you!! Like, comment, subscribe, BYEEE!
