MENTOR dna is hosted by Meesh Pierce, a former tech executive, who brings you into personal conversations with her c-suite friends. They discuss what makes them tick, lessons they’ve learned through their successes and failures, and memories shared through the decades spent growing up in their careers. MENTOR dna is your backstage pass to learning from these inspirational leaders. https://mentordna.io
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June 10, 2025Episode 381 min
38 :: Maja Aro teaser, Co-Founder Sea to Sky Productions and 321! Go Productions
Maja Aro is a serial entrepreneur in the world of stunts and content creation. She is Co-Founder of Kunoichi Ventures, a stunt coordination consulting business, Sea to Sky Stunts, a stunt equipment rental company, and 321GO! Productions, which produces hit Youtube show Abby & the Muffins. Maja is also an award winning stunt coordinator, stunt performer, filmmaker and content creator from Britannia Beach, BC. With over 20 years in the industry, she has worked on manymajor Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV shows.She has been nominated for 6 UBCP Awards for Best Stunt, 4 Leo Awards for Best Stunt Coordination (winning twice), and a Taurus World Stunt Award. She was honored with the Stunt Warrior Award (Artemis Film Festival) and the Artistic Innovation Spotlight Award (WIFTV).Beyond stunts, Maja won the MPPIA Short Film Award for her film Hoods, which she wrote and directed, earning multiple festival awards. She also received a director shadow with Amazon on Man in the High Castle.As a mother of two, Maja's passion for storytelling, adventure, and education led her to create Abby and the Muffins—a fun, high-energy kids’ brand that inspires curiosity, movement, and learning through music and adventure.mentordna.ioLinkedIn
June 10, 2025Episode 381 hr 9 min
38 :: Maja Aro, Co-Founder Sea to Sky Productions and 321! Go Productions
Maja Aro is a serial entrepreneur in the world of stunts and content creation. She is Co-Founder of Kunoichi Ventures, a stunt coordination consulting business, Sea to Sky Stunts, a stunt equipment rental company, and 321GO! Productions, which produces hit Youtube show Abby & the Muffins. Maja is also an award winning stunt coordinator, stunt performer, filmmaker and content creator from Britannia Beach, BC. With over 20 years in the industry, she has worked on manymajor Hollywood blockbusters and hit TV shows.She has been nominated for 6 UBCP Awards for Best Stunt, 4 Leo Awards for Best Stunt Coordination (winning twice), and a Taurus World Stunt Award. She was honored with the Stunt Warrior Award (Artemis Film Festival) and the Artistic Innovation Spotlight Award (WIFTV).Beyond stunts, Maja won the MPPIA Short Film Award for her film Hoods, which she wrote and directed, earning multiple festival awards. She also received a director shadow with Amazon on Man in the High Castle.As a mother of two, Maja's passion for storytelling, adventure, and education led her to create Abby and the Muffins—a fun, high-energy kids’ brand that inspires curiosity, movement, and learning through music and adventure.mentordna.ioLinkedIn
Cammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at the market a few weeks ago, I was reminded how Cammie makes you feel heard. Not surprisingly, she's brought this same skill set to her team and company, having spent 20 years overseeing marketing. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
Cammie Doder is Chief Marketing Officer at Aspiriant, a wealth management firm with $15B assets under management. I met Cammie when she had just graduated from UCLA with her MBA and over the years, we've shared a ton of fun memories of houseboat and lake trips pre-marriage and kids. Cammie has always struck me as a deep and thoughtful listener. She's super focused when she's talking to you and when I ran into her at the market a few weeks ago, I was reminded how Cammie makes you feel heard. Not surprisingly, she's brought this same skill set to her team and company, having spent 20 years overseeing marketing. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
October 27, 2024Episode 3656 min
36 :: Jim Abbott - veteran MLB Pitcher
Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, where the arm ends, pitching with his left arm. When fielding, he'd quickly switch the glove to his left hand. Despite having offers to play professionally out of high school, Jim opted to attend University of Michigan where he earned the Golden Spikes Award. 1988, Jim's junior year at University of Michigan, proved to be an exciting one as he won Big Ten Athlete of the Year, signed with the Angels, played in the Pan American games, defeating Cuba in the finals, AND helped lead the US Olympic baseball team to gold at the summer games in Seoul, South Korea. After playing with the Angels for four seasons, he was traded to the Yankees, where he and his wife navigated big city life as a young couple. In 1993, Jim famously threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians, and the season was halted the following year due to the MLB strike. He eventually signed with the White Sox as a free agent and then re-signed with the Angels in 1996. Jim discusses his struggles through his professional career and how he had to meet some deeply-buried fears head-on to realize and appreciate that there's much more to him as a person than playing in the MLB. Jim retired from baseball in '97 and unlocked his passion for sharing his story to encourage others to persevere and overcome seemingly impossible challenges. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
October 27, 2024Episode 362 min
36 :: Jim Abbott teaser - veteran MLB Pitcher
Jim Abbott is an University of Michigan Baseball Hall of Famer and veteran MLB pitcher known for being born with one hand. His parents never treated him any differently and taught him to live independently and joyfully. Growing up, Jim played multiple sports and joined his high school football team as quarterback, but he ultimately chose baseball when he went to University of Michigan. As a kid, Jim's dad worked with him to improve on speed and technique, perfecting what's now known as the Abbott switch. While pitching, Jim would balance his glove on his right wrist, where the arm ends, pitching with his left arm. When fielding, he'd quickly switch the glove to his left hand. Despite having offers to play professionally out of high school, Jim opted to attend University of Michigan where he earned the Golden Spikes Award. 1988, Jim's junior year at University of Michigan, proved to be an exciting one as he won Big Ten Athlete of the Year, signed with the Angels, played in the Pan American games, defeating Cuba in the finals, AND helped lead the US Olympic baseball team to gold at the summer games in Seoul, South Korea. After playing with the Angels for four seasons, he was traded to the Yankees, where he and his wife navigated big city life as a young couple. In 1993, Jim famously threw a no-hitter against the Cleveland Indians, and the season was halted the following year due to the MLB strike. He eventually signed with the White Sox as a free agent and then re-signed with the Angels in 1996. Jim discusses his struggles through his professional career and how he had to meet some deeply-buried fears head-on to realize and appreciate that there's much more to him as a person than playing in the MLB. Jim retired from baseball in '97 and unlocked his passion for sharing his story to encourage others to persevere and overcome seemingly impossible challenges. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
Pilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment, navigating a major strategic merger that resulted in the creation of TelevisaUnivision, now recognized as the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company. Before joining TU in 2021, Ms. Ramos held several senior positions at Mastercard, most recently as Executive Vice President & General Counsel, North America—the company’s largest business unit. Priorto that role, she served as Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy Counsel, leading a global advocacy team on public policy and regulatory matters across diverse markets, spanning Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. In that role, Ms. Ramos played a key role in addressing global trade in data and services, market access and competition law issues, and financial regulation matters. Prior to her long tenure at Mastercard, she served as General Counsel of a start-up marketplace, residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and as corporate counsel at DIRECTV Latin America. Ms. Ramos began her legal career as an associate in the corporate group at Simpson Thacher, in both the New York City and London offices.Ms. Ramos earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of The Law Review. She earned her Bachelor of Arts cum laude in InternationalRelations and French from Penn. As part of her undergraduate work, she studied at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques & Sciences in Paris, France. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Ms. Ramos is deeply committed to leveraging diversity for the betterment of business and society. She is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations, serves as Co-Chair of the Penn Law Alumni Advisory Board on Equity and Inclusion, and holds positions on the Board of LatinoJustice and the Board of Advisors of the University of Miami Law School’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Program. She also remains an advisor to the Board of the YWCA Greenwich, on which she previously served. A passionate and practical leader, Ms. Ramos serves as a generous mentor through various channels, including The 30% Club, and advocates for diversity in the legal profession, particularly in leadership roles, including through her involvement in The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Ms. Ramos has been honored with leadership recognitions, including the Legal Momentum Aiming High Award, Council of Urban Professionals Change Agent Award, Corporate Counsel NationalTransformational Leadership Award, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Legal Champion of the Arts Award, Latino Justice Lucero Award, Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, and Penn Law Women’s Association Award.mentordna.ioLinkedIn
January 19, 2024Episode 3554 min
35 :: Pilar Ramos, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary TelevisaUnivision
Pilar Ramos serves as the Executive Vice President, General Counsel & Corporate Secretary of TelevisaUnivision, Inc. In this role, she leads the Law, Compliance, Government Affairs, Business & Legal Affairs, Standards & Practices, and Rights Management functions. She is a core member of the company’s executive leadership team and serves as secretary to the Board. Ms. Ramos joined the company during a pivotal moment, navigating a major strategic merger that resulted in the creation of TelevisaUnivision, now recognized as the world’s leading Spanish-language media and content company. Before joining TU in 2021, Ms. Ramos held several senior positions at Mastercard, most recently as Executive Vice President & General Counsel, North America—the company’s largest business unit. Priorto that role, she served as Senior Vice President, Global Public Policy & Regulatory Strategy Counsel, leading a global advocacy team on public policy and regulatory matters across diverse markets, spanning Asia, the Middle East, Africa, Canada, and Latin America. In that role, Ms. Ramos played a key role in addressing global trade in data and services, market access and competition law issues, and financial regulation matters. Prior to her long tenure at Mastercard, she served as General Counsel of a start-up marketplace, residing in Buenos Aires, Argentina, and as corporate counsel at DIRECTV Latin America. Ms. Ramos began her legal career as an associate in the corporate group at Simpson Thacher, in both the New York City and London offices.Ms. Ramos earned her Juris Doctor from the University of Pennsylvania Law School, where she served as an Executive Editor of The Law Review. She earned her Bachelor of Arts cum laude in InternationalRelations and French from Penn. As part of her undergraduate work, she studied at l’Institut d’Etudes Politiques & Sciences in Paris, France. Beyond her professional accomplishments, Ms. Ramos is deeply committed to leveraging diversity for the betterment of business and society. She is a member of The Council on Foreign Relations, serves as Co-Chair of the Penn Law Alumni Advisory Board on Equity and Inclusion, and holds positions on the Board of LatinoJustice and the Board of Advisors of the University of Miami Law School’s Entertainment, Arts and Sports Law Program. She also remains an advisor to the Board of the YWCA Greenwich, on which she previously served. A passionate and practical leader, Ms. Ramos serves as a generous mentor through various channels, including The 30% Club, and advocates for diversity in the legal profession, particularly in leadership roles, including through her involvement in The Leadership Council on Legal Diversity. Ms. Ramos has been honored with leadership recognitions, including the Legal Momentum Aiming High Award, Council of Urban Professionals Change Agent Award, Corporate Counsel NationalTransformational Leadership Award, Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts Legal Champion of the Arts Award, Latino Justice Lucero Award, Leadership Institute for Women of Color Attorneys Breaking the Glass Ceiling Award, and Penn Law Women’s Association Award.mentordna.ioLinkedIn
February 5, 2023Episode 3410 min
34 :: Dr. David Deyhimy trailer - Founder and Medical Director MyMATClinic
This episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known as opioid addiction. Dr. Deyhimy got into medical school and thrived. As a thoracic anesthesiologist, he earned his spot as chief resident and moved his young family to start life in private practice. After a few years, Dr. Deyhimy was making great money but was stumped as to why he wasn't feeling fulfilled. He realized that his day-to-day grind wasn't totally aligned with what really drove him to be a doctor. He wanted to do more.During a late night in the pperating room with a nurse friend, he listened to her chat about her son's heroin addiction and the medications he was using to stay sober. Dr. Deyhimy's interest was piqued. His research led to studying the neuroscience of addiction. Brain chemistry and connections change, quickly transforming people from being casual users to those who will do anything to simply feel "ok."Sadly, the illicit drug distribution landscape has changed dramatically in the past 5 years, so Dr. Deyhimy walks us through how to prepare to keep our family and friends safe from the recreational drugs that are almost all laced with fentanyl. Dr. Deyhimy is an incredible leader in the addiction medicine space and we also chat about how a slight change in mindset can take a seemingly bad experience into one that unlocks tremendous learning and growth. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
February 5, 2023Episode 341 hr 25 min
34 :: Dr. David Deyhimy - Founder and Medical Director MyMATClinic
This episode was recorded in Sept 2022 with my high school friend Dr. David Deyhimy, an anesthesiologist who specializes in addiction medicine. He's Founder and Medical Director of MyMATClinic and also practices in private practice as an anesthesiologist in Orange County, CA. We walk through his career path as I do with all of my MENTOR dna guests. We also spend some time discussing opioid usage disorder, more commonly known as opioid addiction. Dr. Deyhimy got into medical school and thrived. As a thoracic anesthesiologist, he earned his spot as chief resident and moved his young family to start life in private practice. After a few years, Dr. Deyhimy was making great money but was stumped as to why he wasn't feeling fulfilled. He realized that his day-to-day grind wasn't totally aligned with what really drove him to be a doctor. He wanted to do more.During a late night in the pperating room with a nurse friend, he listened to her chat about her son's heroin addiction and the medications he was using to stay sober. Dr. Deyhimy's interest was piqued. His research led to studying the neuroscience of addiction. Brain chemistry and connections change, quickly transforming people from being casual users to those who will do anything to simply feel "ok."Sadly, the illicit drug distribution landscape has changed dramatically in the past 5 years, so Dr. Deyhimy walks us through how to prepare to keep our family and friends safe from the recreational drugs that are almost all laced with fentanyl. Dr. Deyhimy is an incredible leader in the addiction medicine space and we also chat about how a slight change in mindset can take a seemingly bad experience into one that unlocks tremendous learning and growth. mentordna.ioLinkedIn
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