Trailblazers by Erica Wenger

Erica Wenger

Booking Overview

This weekly founder-and-investor interview show focuses on unconventional paths to building companies, investing, and business success, typically featuring prominent founders, venture capitalists, and business operators. Credible pitches include venture-backed founders, technology and creator-economy entrepreneurs, notable investors, and operators with distinctive growth or fundraising stories; booking difficulty is high because the show targets established industry leaders.

Metrics

Episodes: 181

Frequency: Weekly

Rating: 4.9/5.0

Estimated listeners: 1k-10k

Gender skew: Unknown

Location: USA

YouTube: 217 subscribers

Instagram: 4.8k followers

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

keepclimbing@parkrangerscap.com

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Host

Erica Wenger - General Partner at Park Rangers Capital and host of a podcast focused on founders, investors, and unconventional business success.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high

Typical Credentials:

Founders, investors, and operators with substantial experience building or funding technology, consumer, creator-economy, or other high-growth businesses.

Required Achievements:

Built or led a notable startup or high-growth company, Founded or managed a venture capital firm or investment platform, Achieved significant business growth, fundraising, or exits, Developed a differentiated model at the intersection of technology, creators, and business

Recent Guest Discussions

John Hu - Founder-first Company Building, Artificial Intelligence And Entrepreneurship, Creator Businesses, Personal Branding, Distribution, And High-growth Startups.

Nicole Behnam - Entrepreneurial Networking, Access To Investment Circles, Artificial Intelligence, Personal Branding, Storytelling, Education, And Building Influential Relationships.

Geoff Woo - Venture Capital, Celebrity Partnerships, Startup Investing, Creator Businesses, Artificial Intelligence, Attention-driven Companies, And Entrepreneurship.

Recent Topics

Venture Capital, Startups, Entrepreneurship, Creator Economy, Investing

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on

Trailblazers by Erica Wenger

Marshall Sandman: What It Takes To Win In Venture Capital | Trailblazers Podcast Episode 47

August 18, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Marshall Sandman, founder and Managing Partner of Animal Capital, a seed-stage venture firm whose first fund backed four unicorns and ranked in the top 1% of its vintage.We discuss how Marshall built a venture firm backed by some of the world's most recognizable celebrities and entrepreneurs, the reality of raising a fund in a down market, why most founders should bootstrap instead of raising venture capital, what separates venture capitalists from asset ...

Polina Pompliano: The Power Of Putting Yourself Out There l Trailblazers Podcast Episode 46

August 11, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Polina Pompliano, founder of The Profile and author of Hidden Genius, where she studies the lives, habits, and minds of exceptional people.We discuss what drives some of the world's most successful people, how putting yourself out there creates unexpected opportunities, why flaws and insecurities can become an advantage, the role of vulnerability in storytelling, and how to use AI without letting it think for you.If you're interested in entrepreneursh...

Rebecca Kaden: The Biggest Myth About Great Ideas l Trailblazers Podcast Episode 45

August 04, 2026

In this episode, we sit down with Rebecca Kaden, General Partner at Union Square Ventures, where she invests in the next generation of AI, software, and technology companies shaping the future.We discuss why AI is still dramatically underhyped, how venture capitalists identify world-changing technologies before everyone else, the future of open versus closed AI ecosystems, why the best investors think in decades instead of years, and the frameworks Rebecca uses to evaluate the next wave of bi...

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