Master Move Podcast | Insights for Executive Success

Cheryl McKissack Daniel

Cheryl McKissack Daniel is the CEO of McKissack and McKissack, the oldest minority-owned professional design and construction firm in the United States. She is also the author of a powerful new book, The Black Family Who Built America: The McKissack’s Two Centuries of Daring Pioneers. In the conversation, Cheryl shares the incredible story of her family’s legacy and their impact on American infrastructure. She also discusses the challenges and importance of succession planning, re-engineering a legacy company, and the invaluable role of company culture. It’s a candid look at what it takes to build a lasting enterprise.

Suzanne Heske

Suzanne Heske is a Partner at SPMB, where she leads the firm’s investment practice, recruiting senior investors, operating partners, and functional leaders across venture capital, private equity, and asset management. With a career that spans Wall Street and Silicon Valley, Suzanne brings rare insight into how capital and talent intersect and what it takes to lead in a rapidly evolving landscape. In this episode, Suzanne discusses succession planning, firm culture, and the surprising paths into VC leadership.

Michael Crandell

Michael Crandell is the CEO of Bitwarden, a leading open-source password management platform trusted by millions of individuals and enterprises worldwide. A serial entrepreneur, he previously co-founded RightScale, guiding it through hypergrowth to a successful acquisition. In this conversation, Michael shares insights on scaling distributed teams, maintaining a strong culture in security-focused organizations, and why open-source transparency builds long-term trust. He also reflects on how his leadership style has evolved across multiple ventures.

Joe Moglia

Joe Moglia’s journey is unlike any other. A journey from the sidelines to Wall Street to the boardroom and back to the gridiron. As the former CEO and Chairman of TD Ameritrade, he delivered a 5X return to shareholders. As the Head Football Coach at Coastal Carolina, he built a powerhouse program from the ground up. In this episode, Joe shares the principles behind his “BAM” leadership philosophy, lessons in risk-taking and reinvention, and how to lead with clarity, accountability, and heart across any arena.

Erik Blachford

Erik Blachford helped pioneer the online travel industry as a founding executive at Expedia, eventually serving as its CEO. Since then, he’s built a career as a board member and investor in iconic consumer tech companies, including more than 20 years on the board at Zillow. In this episode, Erik shares a wide range of insights on CEO leadership, company culture, board governance, and the future of AI. We also talk about his early jobs in adventure travel, his theater background, and how storytelling and cadence shape enduring organizations.

Monica Molenaar and Anne Fulenwider

Monica Molenaar and Anne Fulenwider are the co-founders and co-CEOs of Alloy Women’s Health, a fast-growing telehealth platform redefining care for women navigating hormonal changes. In this candid conversation, they share the deeply personal origins of Alloy and unpack the widespread medical gap in menopause care, highlighting how limited training and systemic shortcomings have left many women underserved. We also explore lessons from their second-act careers, the realities of building a mission-driven company, and the power of curiosity, trust, and timing in both leadership and life.