ROADTRIP NATION Season 18


SERIES:

Title: Roadtrip Nation: “Venture Forward”

Short Description (<90 characters)
Three young adults learn how tech entrepreneurs are bringing the future into the present.

Medium Description (<140 characters)
Three young adults set out across the U.S. to discover how tech entrepreneurs are changing the world for the better.

Long Description (<400 characters)
Follow three aspiring tech entrepreneurs as they set out on a cross-country road trip to see how inspiring individuals are bringing the future into the present. Speaking with people in the fields of medicine, urban renewal, diversity engagement, and more, the roadtrippers discover a work landscape evolving to meet everyone’s needs.

EPISODE ONE:

Episode title: Opening Doors

Short description (≤90 char):
The roadtrippers meet MoviePass’s former CEO and the founder of a women’s health company.

Medium description (≤140 char):
Follow along as the roadtrippers interview Stacy Spikes, former MoviePass CEO, and Cindy Eckert, women’s pharmaceuticals innovator.

Long description (≤400 char):
Roadtrippers Carissa, Jordane, and Alicia set out in the green RV to speak with inspiring tech entrepreneurs. Starting in New York, they meet Stacy Spikes, the co-founder and former CEO of MoviePass, and Cindy Eckert, who founded The Pink Ceiling to invest in companies founded by and/or delivering products to women.

EPISODE TWO:

Episode title: Play Forever

Short description (≤90 char):
The roadtrippers meet an internet media mogul and a former U.S. Chief Technology Officer.

Medium description (≤140 char):
The team meets a five-time New York Times best-selling author and Internet media mogul Gary Vaynerchuk and a former Google vice president.

Long description (≤400 char):
Gary Vaynerchuk, chairman of VaynerX & CEO of VaynerMedia, talks to the team about turning failure into success and small beginnings into giant outcomes. Later on, they meet Megan Smith, a former U.S. Chief Technology Officer and Google vice president now working to facilitate collaboration and foster innovation in a wide variety of tech industries.

EPISODE THREE:

Episode title: Bringing People In

Short description (≤90 char):
The roadtrippers meet entrepreneurs dedicated to helping marginalized groups.

Medium description (≤140 char):
The roadtrippers meet inspiring entrepreneurs dedicated to specifically helping marginalized or underserved groups and communities.

Long description (≤400 char):
The team meets Mama Shu, who founded The Avalon Village to turn her Highland Park community into a safe, eco-friendly, and innovative space. Later on, they talk with Clarence Bethea—the Upsie founder dedicated to making warranties more affordable—about his path through adversity to entrepreneurial success.

EPISODE FOUR:

Episode title: Jump In

Short description (≤90 char):
The roadtrippers return home after their last set of inspiring interviews.

Medium description (≤140 char):
The journey comes to a close as the roadtrippers talk with tech entrepreneurs of every stripe.

Long description (≤400 char):
The roadtrippers reach San Francisco, where they meet Barbara Furlow-Smiles, who manages Facebook’s global diversity program, and Paola Santana, founder of Social Glass, a company helping to ensure government transparency through the use of AI. As the trip comes to a close, Carissa, Jordane, and Alicia ponder their steps forward and reflect on the lessons they’ve learned.