What is the soul of silicon valley?
The Soul of Silicon Valley series explores the inner lives of the people building frontier technologies, and the deeper layers of mind, heart, and intention that often doesn’t appear in the news.
The Soul of Silicon Valley is not separate from technology; it is embedded within it. It emerges when founders build with intention rather than extraction, when investors take a long-term, planetary view, and when leaders recognize that who they are internally shapes what they create externally.
The soul lives in the moments that don’t make headlines: the personal losses that sharpen purpose, the failures and rejections, the dark nights where courage becomes a lifeline, and eventually transforms into action and creation. It raises essential questions: What truly creates resilience? What motivates leaders beyond ambition, and how do their values shape culture? How do grief, curiosity, and conscience influence innovation? And what becomes possible when emotional intelligence evolves alongside artificial intelligence?
Silicon Valley is often defined by speed, scale, capital, and disruption. Success is measured in valuations, exits, and technical breakthroughs. Yet beneath the code, the pitch decks, and the relentless forward motion, there is something quieter and far more powerful at work. I’ve witnessed it through years of storytelling and finding the beauty expressed by those who have spent years, sometimes decades, building because this work for the future lives in their blood and bones.
Again and again, these stories point to a shared truth: many of the most meaningful innovations are born not just from opportunity, but from care for human health, planetary systems, future generations, and problems that feel personal because they are.
My curiosity is born from listening deeply. I love the interviews that make that invisible layer visible, and elevate voices that weave intellectual brilliance with the wisdom of the heart, and to remind us that the future is shaped not by technology alone, but by the humans behind it. Thanks for tuning in.
