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It's Not Magic, a Sixth Street podcast

Sixth Street

Business

Frequency: 1 episode/45d. Total Eps: 32

It's Not Magic is a podcast about building things, without the pretense. Our host is David Stiepleman, Co-Founder and Co-President of Sixth Street, a leading global investment firm. We talk to founders and industry leaders and get them to explain, in plain English, what they do and how they do it. Building a business is a lot of things, but…It’s Not Magic.

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A Conversation with San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie

Season 6 · Episode 1

jeudi 24 juillet 2025 • Duration 27:35

The first episode of the San Francisco Season of It's Not Magic features a wide-ranging conversation between Sixth Street Co-President David Stiepleman and the 46th Mayor of San Francisco, Daniel Lurie.

Recorded at Sixth Street's San Francisco headquarters, the conversation delves into Mayor Lurie's vision for the city's future, focusing on public safety and behavioral health, fostering innovation, and keeping San Francisco "open for business." From "doing the little things well" to his commitment to hearing directly from community members and colleagues across the city, Mayor Lurie shared how he believes we can build momentum and advance San Francisco’s revitalization.

Thank you to Mayor Lurie for joining us for this insightful and timely discussion.

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A Conversation with Kwame Owusu-Kesse

Season 5 · Episode 4

lundi 9 juin 2025 • Duration 34:47

On this episode of It’s Not Magic, Sixth Street Co-Founder and Co-President, David Stiepleman sat down with Kwame Owusu-Kesse, CEO of Harlem Children's Zone (HCZ), for a conversation on transformative business leadership and operational standards.

Kwame shares powerful insights into redefining HCZ as a "tax-exempt business" and emphasizes the importance of building a culture of excellence. From their transformative cradle-to-career model to innovative programs like Baby College, HCZ is working to create what Kwame calls the "vaccine to poverty."

Discover how intentional decision-making, transparent communication, and talent development drive success—not just for HCZ, but for any high-performing organization.

Thank you to Kwame for the important and timely discussion.

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Dr. Kara Allen, Chief People, Impact & Belonging Officer of the San Antonio Spurs

Season 4 · Episode 1

mercredi 3 janvier 2024 • Duration 56:07

The San Antonio Spurs have 5 NBA championships, but some of their biggest wins and longest-lasting contributions have come off the court. Dr. Kara C. Allen, the first NBA team executive dedicated exclusively to impact, joins to talk about the Spurs’ commitment to ensuring that the community always remains a priority in everything they do.

We learn how values translate into action for a franchise that’s developing the next generation of the Spurs, on and off the court and among the fans, and Kara offers her perspective on the importance and power of sport to bring people together, especially during moments of tragedy.

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Bill Block, CEO of Miramax

Season 3 · Episode 6

lundi 14 août 2023 • Duration 45:50

Bill Block, CEO of Miramax, joins us to share his approach to successfully running an award-winning film and television production company. Starting as a Hollywood superagent, Bill has gone on to produce hit films like Bad Moms, The Blair Witch Project, District 9, Halloween (2018), Requiem for a Dream, and the more recent He’s All That starring Addison Rae of TikTok fame. Bill and David talk through a lifetime of movie business knowledge. Listen to how Bill transformed the Miramax production business and hear him discuss the value of thoughtful capital in the entertainment industry.

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Aly Wagner, co-chair of Bay FC and lead World Cup analyst for Fox Sports

Season 3 · Episode 5

lundi 24 juillet 2023 • Duration 48:25

Aly Wagner, lead analyst for Fox’s broadcast of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup and co-chair of Bay FC, joins us to talk about her career progression from winning gold medals for the U.S. Women’s National Team to announcing the games to co-founding a National Women’s Soccer League expansion franchise.

We ask her about her trailblazing path as the first woman to announce a Men’s World Cup game, and how she’s applied the lessons she learned playing soccer at the highest level to her post-playing career both in the broadcast booth and now building a professional sports team with global growth ambitions. Aly’s fearlessness and lifelong love for the game of soccer drives it all on this episode of It’s Not Magic.

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Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu

Season 3 · Episode 4

lundi 17 juillet 2023 • Duration 57:43

Why shouldn’t paying rent on time help you build your credit score?We sit down with Wemimo Abbey, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Esusu, to discuss how he convinced credit ratings agencies, landlords, and renters to use Esusu to help build fuller credit profiles. Motivated by his family’s own experience when applying for a loan after immigrating to the U.S. from Nigeria, Wemimo developed a product that boosts credit scores and helps owners and property managers maximize returns, all while creating a win-win experience that is personal and equitable for both renters and landlords. After raising a $130 million Series B round in 2022, Esusu has become one of the few Black-owned companies to reach unicorn status in the U.S. Wemimo walks us through how the company is doing today, Esusu's remarkable beginnings, and the aspirations Wemimo has for the future.

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NBA Hall of Famer and Bay FC Board Member Rick Welts

Season 3 · Episode 3

lundi 5 juin 2023 • Duration 41:05

Recorded live at the Sixth Street offsite in Austin, Texas. Former Golden State Warriors President, NBA Hall of Famer, and Bay FC board member Rick Welts joins our host David Stiepleman to talk about pioneering moments in the history of the NBA, including the inception of the Slam Dunk Contest and All-Star Weekend. Rick and David also discuss the key trends driving the future of sports.

This is a special episode to kick off Pride Month as Rick has not only been recognized for the innovative thinking he introduced to the NBA, but for his leadership in advocating for LGBTQ+ inclusion in sports by proudly embracing his own identity and encouraging others to do the same. His story about coming out on the front page of The New York Times in 2011 is worth tuning in for.

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Kanishka Cheng, Founder and CEO of TogetherSF

Season 3 · Episode 2

lundi 15 mai 2023 • Duration 46:52

San Francisco has a powerful asset in its fight against its well-publicized civic challenges: its caring community of doers.

Kanishka Cheng, founder and CEO of TogetherSF, is working to revitalize the city by reconnecting its residents with their government. She’s built an organization, with the backing of Sequoia’s Michael Moritz, that provides educational resources and spaces for open dialogue on how to solve the complex issues faced by one of America’s largest and most culturally significant cities.

Join a conversation with our host, David Stiepleman, and Kanishka about the intentional steps TogetherSF is taking to help San Francisco reach its full potential.

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Frank Doyle, Dean of Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Science

Season 3 · Episode 1

lundi 1 mai 2023 • Duration 43:52

Season 3 of INM opens with Frank Doyle, Dean of Harvard University’s John A. Paulson School of Engineering and Applied Sciences (SEAS). Frank takes us inside Harvard’s efforts to cultivate interdisciplinary collaboration and to grow an engineering school within the “176-year-old startup.” With his inspiring vision for the future of problem solving, Frank challenges us to think bigger and bolder and to embrace the people around us as the key to unlocking our full potential.

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Chris Miller, Author of "Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology"

Season 2 · Episode 6

mardi 21 février 2023 • Duration 46:39

The microchip powers everything we do — from our iPhones, to the cars we drive, to missile guidance systems. Do we take for granted how much the world depends on such a scarce resource? For our Season 2 finale, we are joined by Chris Miller, Professor at the Fletcher School at Tufts University and author of the Financial Times 2022 Book of the Year, “Chip War: The Fight for the World's Most Critical Technology,” to learn how a group of visionaries brought this world-changing technology into existence, the incredibly delicate supply chain that holds together the most complex machinery humans have ever made, and how America’s perch as the world’s chip superpower may be in doubt.

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