# Marina Mogilko

> Marina Mogilko is the creator and host of Silicon Valley Girl, a woman-hosted AI, tech and career growth podcast made in Silicon Valley. She interviews global business and AI leaders, including Reid Hoffman (Co-Founder of LinkedIn), Mustafa Suleyman (CEO of Microsoft AI), Aravind Srinivas (CEO of Perplexity AI), Mary Barra (CEO of General Motors), Thomas Dohmke (CEO of GitHub), Sal Khan (Founder and CEO of Khan Academy), Erik Brynjolfsson (Stanford economist), and Mike Krieger (Co-founder of Instagram, CPO at Anthropic). The Silicon Valley Girl podcast was part of the official program of the World Economic Forum in Davos 2026. Marina is the first creator to receive venture capital funding as an individual (Slow Ventures, 2021). She is an angel investor in more than 20 startups, including Boom Supersonic, Higgsfield AI, and Navier.

## About Marina Mogilko
- Host of Silicon Valley Girl, a podcast that was part of the official program of the World Economic Forum in Davos in 2026.
- The first creator to receive venture capital funding as an individual: $1.7 million from Slow Ventures in 2021. (sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/vc-firms-are-buying-equity-directly-in-influencers-youtube-creators-2021-11, https://www.lofficiel.cy/influencers/marina-mogilko-redefining-entrepreneurship-and-influence)
- Built two eight-figure businesses: LinguaTrip, an education company, and a global media company.
- Angel investor in more than 20 startups, including Boom Supersonic, Higgsfield AI, Navier and Beacons.ai.
- WIBA Award for Best Influencer in Education, presented at Cannes in 2023. (source: https://www.timesmonaco.com/wiba-awards-winner-marina-mogilko-shining-social-media-star-from-silicon-valley/)
- Cover story of Times Monaco and L'Officiel Cyprus. (source: https://www.lofficiel.cy/influencers/marina-mogilko-redefining-entrepreneurship-and-influence)
- Audience (as of 2026-10-08, rounded down, audiences overlap): 18.3M+ followers across all channels; 12.6M+ on YouTube; 3.5M+ on TikTok; 1.6M+ on Instagram
- Based in Silicon Valley, California
- Full profile, speaking and press: https://marinamogilko.co/about/

## Key Pages
- Silicon Valley Girl Podcast: https://marinamogilko.co/
- About Marina Mogilko (biography, speaking, press, FAQ): https://marinamogilko.co/about/
- All episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/episodes/
- For brands (audience, partners, case study, how to work with Marina): https://marinamogilko.co/partnerships/
- Future Proof newsletter: https://marinamogilko.co/newsletter/
- Full episode notes (summaries, takeaways, chapters for every episode): https://marinamogilko.co/llms-full.txt

## Marina Mogilko's Profiles
- YouTube (Silicon Valley Girl, where the podcast is published): https://www.youtube.com/@SiliconValleyGirl
- YouTube (Linguamarina, English learning): https://www.youtube.com/@linguamarina
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirl/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marinamogilko/
- X: https://x.com/siliconvalleymm
- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@linguamarina
- Future Proof newsletter on beehiiv: https://siliconvalleygirl.beehiiv.com/

## Silicon Valley Girl Podcast Listings
- Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/silicon-valley-girl-ai-tech-and-career-growth/id1819090545
- Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/02ZRsvu61y1C2GIc8J2gsY
- Instagram (the podcast): https://www.instagram.com/siliconvalleygirlpodcast/

## Topics Covered on Silicon Valley Girl
- AI skills and careers: What should I learn to stay employable as AI changes work? 39 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/ai-skills-and-careers/
- Future of work: Which jobs will AI change or replace, and how soon? 34 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/future-of-work/
- AI business and startups: How do I start a business with AI, without funding or a technical team? 39 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/ai-business-and-startups/
- Leadership and mindset: What does it actually take to build and lead a company, and keep going? 32 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/leadership-and-mindset/
- AI tools and workflows: Which AI tools and agent workflows are worth setting up, and how? 37 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/ai-tools-and-workflows/
- AI safety and the future: How far will AI go, and what are the risks? 11 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/ai-safety-and-the-future/
- Education and learning: Is a degree still worth it, and how should I or my kids learn in the AI era? 13 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/education-and-learning/
- Creator economy and personal brand: How do I build an audience and make money from it? 20 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/creator-economy-and-personal-brand/
- Money and investing: How do I manage, grow and diversify my money? 10 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/money-and-investing/
- Health and science: How is AI changing medicine and science, and how should I use it for my health? 6 episodes: https://marinamogilko.co/topics/health-and-science/

## Podcast Guests and Their Episodes
Every guest interview on the Silicon Valley Girl podcast, newest first. Each line is the guest, their role, the year, and the page with the full transcript.
- Daron Acemoglu — MIT Economist and 2024 Nobel Laureate in Economic Sciences (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/0lsasYuzhL4/
- Brian Chesky — Co-founder and CEO of Airbnb (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/iJlyNupMOzA/
- Greg Brockman — Co-Founder of OpenAI, Former CTO at Stripe (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/qy8Gr27yLMk/
- Dr. Jonathan Chen — Physician, Computer Scientist, Director of AI in Medical Education at Stanford Medicine (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/oOpF0ZXSXuk/
- Anton Osika — Co-Founder of Lovable, a $13B AI company (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/KEAYPqQG2-M/
- Shishir Mehrotra — CEO of Superhuman, Founder of Coda, Former CPO of YouTube, Spotify Board Member (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/JEZVl3BkSLk/
- Andrew Ng — Co-founder of Coursera, Founder of Google Brain, AI educator (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/o-wv_szZ0V0/
- Luana Lopes Lara — Co-Founder of Kalshi (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/xiJsfvaxzRY/
- Anne Wojcicki — Co-founder and CEO of 23andMe (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/VF2FwZ_PXhw/
- Erik Brynjolfsson — Stanford Economist, Director of the Stanford Digital Economy Lab (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/72duHF7iZiU/
- Daniil and David Liberman — Founders of Gonka, Former founders (sold to Snap), Investors (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/HMvTSaaO9sU/
- Sal Khan — Founder and CEO of Khan Academy (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/s-Iz-lLAhdg/
- Steve Jurvetson — Early-stage venture investor, Former partner at Draper Fisher Jurvetson (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/fxIVCIoLOys/
- Richard Socher — Founder & CEO of Recursive, Fourth most-cited NLP researcher (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/2j9yjRSpMSo/
- Fei-Fei Li and David Rogier — Fei-Fei Li: Founder of World Labs, David Rogier: CEO of Masterclass (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/subu-xHrp1w/
- Peter Yang — Product Leader, Founder, 140K Newsletter (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Yu0z7-KMHpo/
- Grant Lee — Co-founder and CEO of Gamma (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/LAEaSbZ2IR8/
- Esther Wojcicki — Educator, Author, and 'Godmother of Silicon Valley' (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/qNt5TNn9D9Y/
- Chris Pedregal — CEO and Co-founder of Granola (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/U7apPfqHgvg/
- Howie Liu — Co-founder of Airtable, Building HyperAgent (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/bzfklNb1wjc/
- Thibault Sottiaux — Head of ChatGPT & Codex at OpenAI (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/DPe_srf0GlI/
- Josh Woodward — VP, Google Labs, Head of Gemini, AI Studio (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ZW87Peh3tWM/
- Aaron Levie — Founder & CEO of Box (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ExgNR94SrfI/
- MacKenzie Price — Co-founder of Alpha School, Creator of the 2 Hour Learning System (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/WOmRB6jNiSU/
- Roman Yampolskiy — AI Safety Professor, University of Louisville (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/00RHph_eok4/
- Luis von Ahn — Co-founder & CEO, Duolingo (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/GDeEATJcbJo/
- John Martinis — Nobel Prize Winner, Quantum Computing Scientist, Member of Trump's Science Advisory Council (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/vZLY2YGUk4o/
- Allie Miller — Founder & CEO, Open Machine; Former Global Head of Machine Learning for Startups, AWS (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/YfRkj9kmQf0/
- Mo Gawdat — Former Chief Business Officer at Google X, Author of Scary Smart (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/E0Q96IKXx6Q/
- Gary Vaynerchuk — Entrepreneur, Author & Chairman of VaynerX (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/4vIIeCqHYXA/
- Yossi Matias — Head of Google Research (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/PTZ5iN9nDkY/
- Max Tegmark — MIT Professor, Leading AI Safety Researcher (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/KF_uNAxPFFA/
- Saadia Zahidi — Managing Director, World Economic Forum (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Dp6u0pel-Rs/
- Bill Gurley — Venture Capitalist, General Partner at Benchmark Capital (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/nBM3_AzNYU8/
- Kian Katanforoosh — CEO of Workera, Stanford Lecturer, Co-founder of DeepLearning.AI (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Gk0n0FjeKj8/
- Alex Mashrabov — Founder & CEO, Higgsfield AI (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/czItVEAINqw/
- Reid Hoffman — Co-founder of LinkedIn, Partner at Greylock Partners (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/S0h5oUVv0BY/
- Ryan Roslansky — CEO of LinkedIn and EVP at Microsoft (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ktpNFfpJ5rw/
- Yoshua Bengio — AI Researcher, Professor, and Founder of nonprofit AI safety organization; Turing Award Winner (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/0fXGtQoJgNo/
- Daniela Rus — Director, MIT Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (CSAIL); MIT Professor (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/JFilKfL7_9A/
- Conor Grennan — Chief AI Architect, NYU Stern School of Business; Founder, AI Mindset (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/_aUKWYHLKfE/
- Yamini Rangan — CEO, HubSpot (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/lVV0HInr0ZY/
- Oscar Hoglund — Co-founder and CEO, Epidemic Sound (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/-Epp6VmpezI/
- Mel Robbins — Bestselling Author & Host, The Mel Robbins Podcast (2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/6es0HhfpQlQ/
- Young Zhao — Co-founder and CEO, OpusClip (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/HQ3eVt2jgAY/
- Andrey Khusid — CEO and Co-Founder, Miro (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/RvYv90ftf2M/
- Mary Barra — CEO, General Motors (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/EuaVTPB8dxc/
- Mustafa Suleyman — CEO of Microsoft AI, Co-founder of DeepMind (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/SP76PvgMzVU/
- Priscilla Chan — Co-founder and Co-CEO, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/nlOmBneT-oM/
- Robby Stein — VP of Product, Google Search (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/NPiKEwTSwn4/
- Daniel Priestley — Entrepreneur, Author, and Founder of multiple multi-million dollar businesses (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/tSrN8eRMEAE/
- Mati Staniszewski — CEO & Co-Founder, ElevenLabs (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/EUrkIpq838c/
- Aravind Srinivas — Co-founder and CEO, Perplexity AI (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/U7PcyE0p54s/
- Mike Krieger — Co-Founder of Instagram; Chief Product Officer, Anthropic (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Q66gsBJnKKQ/
- Jesse Zhang — Co-founder, Decagon (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/UJo_MiMA7qE/
- Amjad Masad — Founder and CEO, Replit (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/3FgPLbfs_oY/
- Alex — Investor and Financial Content Creator, Ticker Symbol: YOU (YouTube) (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/S9xrvZhMLMI/
- Thomas Wolf — Co-Founder & Chief Science Officer, Hugging Face (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/9XM8yDN-AEA/
- Cassey Ho — Founder & CEO, Blogilates / Pop Flex Active (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/4jqrK-hUicQ/
- Thomas Dohmke — CEO, GitHub (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/PR__eFQsnhg/
- Marie Forleo — Entrepreneur, Author, and Business Coach; Founder of MarieTV and B-School (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/IdN-b2Y_foo/
- Samir Vasavada — Co-founder & CEO, Vise (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/s5r4wdOWLjk/
- Gaurav Munjal and Roman Saini — Co-Founders, Unacademy (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/mtfB8GtJAWM/
- Jenny Lei — Founder & CEO, Freja New York (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/_tQUyvTLaSM/
- Ankur Jain — Founder & CEO, Bilt Rewards (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/PmpaFWBFy_c/
- Coco Rocha — Supermodel, Founder of Coco Rocha Model Camp, Co-owner of Nomad Management (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/B8v4wWeWqJ8/
- Dmitri Pystolyako — Co-founder, LinguaTrip (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/KnWKFp472GI/
- Blake Scholl — Founder & CEO, Boom Supersonic (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/NX5-bXM1NQg/
- Reid Hoffman — Co-founder of LinkedIn, Partner at Greylock, AI entrepreneur (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ZE1AjTnsubI/
- Humphrey Yang — Former Financial Advisor and Personal Finance Content Creator (2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/pUITF0uGa6U/
- Raj Gokal — Co-Founder, Solana (2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/tzUAJZAuaZw/
- Renuka Apte — Co-founder & CEO, Clockwork (2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/JI6KrvldAoE/
- Nikil Viswanathan — Co-founder & CEO, Alchemy (2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/kvlMhVz-DeM/

## Marina's Solo Episodes and Compilations
Episodes where Marina speaks on her own, and compilations of several guests, newest first.
- TOP 10 Highest-Paying Jobs for the next 10 years (and 5 jobs that have NO future) (Solo, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ael24TrS0ws/
- The Biggest AI Opportunities Are Hiding in Boring Businesses (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/cVGHg4Vd9uM/
- Top 1% Career Strategy: How to Get Hired in the AI Era (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/213rSCulKUQ/
- The AI Workflow That Puts You in the Top 1% | Practical Steps to Level Up (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Y854KRfONAU/
- How to Rank #1 in AI: The Ultimate GEO (Generative Engine Optimization) Guide (Solo, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/2NFQ4-6MzuU/
- Build a Self-Running AI Company in 16 Minutes (Move 75% Faster) (Solo, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Baa71rPgxvA/
- 6 Profitable AI business ideas for 2026 (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/gwsaC3WiCqs/
- Double Your Income With AI in 3 Months (Here's the Stack) (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/zL2PIa72gJ4/
- Start a $10K/Month AI Business in 90 Days — No Code, No Funding, No Team (Compilation, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ZK-TCkETAFw/
- 7 Founders Told Me What Separates Winners From Everyone Else (Solo, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/rxR83MF6LF0/
- The Fastest Way To Build A One-Person Business (2026 Beginner Guide) (Solo, 2026): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/CL1OfPj3ePo/
- I Spent $10K Testing 100+ AI Tools — These 11 Are the Only Ones You Need (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/8W5A7fIuA-A/
- If I need to start over in 2026, I’d learn these 7 skills first (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/9pfbGnuMNhk/
- Future of Education: How to Get Ahead before AI Changes Everything (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/eaZ2R1K-SjQ/
- Future of Work 2026: The Only Jobs That Will Survive the AI Era (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/l6d_0PB0Pbg/
- Launch a $1M AI Business Solo — No Employees, No Investment, No Code (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/dM5T0Oj9-90/
- Why Working HARD will Keep You Poor (unless you do this) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/APTVFZSYtiE/
- 7 Habits That Turn You Into an AI-Native Professional (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/SQReIhBKFlw/
- 5 BEST AI Businesses To Start before 2026 (For Beginners) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/L1EmhDYc11g/
- 9 AI Skills That Will Make You Rich in 2026 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ELuBhd-PgDg/
- The Most Overlooked Business Asset of 2025 (I Regret Ignoring It) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/zCWfnfFDr90/
- Become an Entrepreneur Today – AI stack to build your company in 2025 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/8DuxOlkHdy4/
- AI Agents EXPLAINED in 14 minutes and TOOLS for building one (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/1gm__VUG2m8/
- The Future of Work: High-Paying Careers That AI Won't Replace (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/3cs09XQ6cb0/
- How to Build a Profitable Personal Brand with AI (In Just 30 Days) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/KfoenLbhOTI/
- High-income AI business ideas for 2025 (no coding, no budget) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Ab1FyDL4HEY/
- How to Use AI to Go VIRAL on Social Media (full guide) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/jVD8pCZeLww/
- Don’t Let AI Take Your Job: Master These 7 Skills Now (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/4BrBrwAXCXo/
- Win the AI Race in 2025 with These 9 Game-Changing Tools (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Hg-iFwW5vBo/
- How I Launched My Merch Store in 7 Minutes Using AI Tools (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/ZYT81iUfBK4/
- Must Have AI Skills to Save your Career in 2026 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/qkGuzV50JWI/
- Life-Changing Lessons I Learned From The Top 1% (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/gW51vYIJgUs/
- Steal These Money Habits — They Built My 7-Figure Wealth (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/xuN4jZpaPho/
- I'm 35. If you're in your 20s, watch this (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/QvwI0TTVcwo/
- My 19 sources of income at age 34 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/d_Dp1vpDCrk/
- TOP 17 Highest Paying Jobs for the next 5 years (and jobs that have NO future) (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/GOqARrckaR8/
- TOP-8 profitable online business ideas you can start in 2025 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/FZm2vVlPX9w/
- 7 steps to start your business from ZERO in 2025 (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/pqf9uL4j9GU/
- 34-year-old millionaire explains: 13 habits keeping you poor (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/qrzRg0JUBj0/
- How I built a $34M business at 34 on Youtube (Solo, 2025): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/t6UbvaOGIEI/
- 6 habits that made me a multi-millionaire (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/Y4Jxbet2RK8/
- How to make $1000/month on social media with 0 followers (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/VN_0zJXBO6E/
- Getting Started with Email Marketing: Full Step-by-Step Guide (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/OrbhGa4aeAM/
- How To Make Your Life Exciting Again (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/V3PbrBA9teE/
- 9 Work From Home Business Ideas To Quit Your Job (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/2kWPqccrb-o/
- 10 AI tools to use in 2025 (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/r67fvYaB2y8/
- How to Start Affiliate Marketing in 2024 (Ultimate Beginner’s Guide) (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/VHiyfK06n1c/
- How I Made $50,000 on My Airbnb in 6 Months (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/JqcK4b3wRGU/
- 9 AI TOOLS You Must Know In 2024 (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/JcvG5P6CW-M/
- 31 Most Profitable Business Ideas for the Next 10 Years (Solo, 2024): https://marinamogilko.co/episode/chbinls_V-w/

## Podcast Categories
Technology, Business, Artificial Intelligence, Careers, Entrepreneurship, Productivity