🔥 This Week on The Above The Bar Podcast — LIVE Wednesday, Dec 10th at 8pm EST! 🔥

Our guest this week is Kira Shishkin, Founder & CEO of informed.now — the groundbreaking #1 news-by-SMS service that cuts through bias, clickbait, and noise to deliver factual, clean, ad-free news updates straight to your phone.

If you've ever felt overwhelmed by the chaos of modern media, this episode will be a game changer.

About Kira Shishkin:

Kira is a 4-time serial entrepreneur, investor-advisor, and one of the most accomplished innovation leaders of his generation. His track record includes:

💡 Cofounding a $100M+ FinTech marketplace at Intuit, raising $30M

💡 Building Prosperity Ventures, a stealth VC fund with 600+ evaluated deals

💡 Running one of Eastern Europe’s largest private crypto mining operations since 2016

💡 Launching an academic publishing company whose books are still used worldwide

Professionally, he’s worked across investment banking, private equity, venture capital, and strategy—advising on $1B+ in transactions and implementing over 14 major corporate strategies.

Academically, he holds honors degrees in Economics, Philosophy, and Abstract Mathematics from the University of Chicago and Booth School of Business, completed executive programs at Stanford, speaks four languages, and is a Forbes 30 Under 30 honoree.

Oh… and he’s also the 2018 World Public Speaking Champion.

Kira’s recent work centers on information overload, media minimalism, and the future of trustworthy news — making him the perfect guest for a world drowning in headlines and starving for truth.

🎙️ Join us LIVE on Wednesday, Dec 10th at 8pm EST

We’ll explore:

• Why news is broken — and how informed.now is fixing it

• How SMS may become the future of factual reporting

• What media minimalism is and why it matters

• The psychological cost of misinformation

• How entrepreneurs can build with clarity in a noisy world

Bring your questions, your curiosity, and maybe your skepticism — Kira is ready for all of it.

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