Episodes

What does it really take to build lasting success? Entrepreneur Matt Alston joins host Jeff Cluff on The Four Fs Podcast to talk about discipline, mindset, and why freedom always costs consistency. Before founding and selling...

What do broken surfboards, cattle ranches, and spreadsheets have in common? For David Porter, a senior executive at ServiceNow and former U.S. Army Ranger, they each taught him something essential about resilience, decision-m...

In this episode of the Four Fs podcast, host Jeff Cluff interviews Gina Tesla, a tech executive and global citizen, who shares her journey from upstate New York to a successful career in corporate social responsibility. Gina ...

In this episode of the Four Fs podcast, we dive into the fascinating journey of Kevin Schreck, co-founder and CEO of Elevate Consulting and Elevate Innovations. From solving math problems on napkins as a child to leading succ...

In this episode, we sit down with Professor Stacey Lee from Johns Hopkins University to explore the transformative power of negotiation. Stacey shares her journey from law to academia, revealing how empathy and preparation ca...

Dr. Gordon Bodnar is Professor of International Finance at the Johns Hopkins University. The conversation explores the evolving landscape of education, particularly the impact of AI on teaching methods and student attitudes. ...

In this conversation, Rich Kaplan shares his experiences and insights from his time at Microsoft, particularly during the Y2K crisis. He discusses the importance of leadership, effective communication, and the need for clarit...

From Casio diary to cyber defense: How technology curiosity shaped Andreae Pohlman's military-Microsoft arc. In this conversation, Andreae Pohlman (Dr. Dre) shares her journey from a tech-savvy child in Texas to a successful ...

In this episode, Jeff is joined by Mike Owen—a former Microsoft engineer whose 18+ year tech career started in a unionized grocery store and ended with an unexpectedly powerful final act. Mike shares how he rebounded from a r...

Worms, Y2K, and Wine Cellars. How Chris Walker helped Solve for some of the most prolific Internet Worms in history is much more than BASIC. From Dartmouth’s BASIC revolution to Microsoft’s Y2K firefight, Chris Walker helped ...

An artist’s evolution: How theater and the arts shaped Jan Nelson’s career in technology Jan Nelson’s journey spans software revolutions, spiritual resilience, and cosmic creativity. In this episode, Jan reflects on the tensi...

Step into the world of early tech pioneers with a former Microsoft leader who turned project failures into career-defining wisdom, helped launch a vaccine finder during the pandemic over a long weekend, and still managed to t...