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Breaking Precedent

Welcome to Breaking Precedent, the podcast that dives deep into the stories of trailblazers, innovators, and game-changers who are redefining societal precedents.

Podcast · By Leah Solivan · English · Official site

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Sep 10, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 10, 2026

    Breaking the Code: Anne Wojcicki on Genetics, Reinvention, and Rewriting Consumer Health (opens the original)

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    What did Anne Wojcicki see in healthcare that made her leave Wall Street and risk challenging an entire industry to put power back in patients’ hands? Welcome to the brand new season of Breaking Precedent where Leah Solivan interviews 23andMe founder Anne Wojcicki about breaking medical “gatekeeping” by giving consumers direct access to their genetic information and using that data to drive research and prevention. Solivan shares learning she did not carry BRCA2 while pregnant, and Wojcicki reco

  2. Episode · Sep 3, 2026

    Breaking the Script - Season 3 (opens the original)

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    Season 3 of Breaking Precedent is here. This season, Leah sits down with founders, athletes, and builders who refused to accept the world as it was handed to them. From a card game that turns into hard business questions, to rewriting the script for life after sports, to reimagining what healthcare could look like if someone actually believed in you — these are conversations about challenging inherited beliefs, collecting skills, and taking your future into your own hands. Welcome to Season 3. C

  3. Episode · Aug 27, 2026

    Breaking the Bank: Aaron Holiday on 645 ventures' data-driven approach to sourcing deals and bringing the invisible to life [Replay] (opens the original)

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    This summer, Breaking Precedent is revisiting conversations that feel just as resonant now as when they were first recorded. In this episode, Leah Solivan sits down with Aaron Holiday to explore what it means to challenge the systems and assumptions that determine who gets access to opportunity. Aaron is the co-founder and Managing Partner at 645 Ventures. He oversees the firm’s investing approach, strategy, investor relations, and governance. Since founding 645 Ventures in 2014, Aaron has worke

  4. Episode · Aug 20, 2026

    Summer Break: How They Broke Precedent - The Origin Stories (opens the original)

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    This special compilation of Breaking Precedent brings together origin stories from people who have each broken precedent in a different way. Across leadership, entrepreneurship, education, music, and social mobility, the episode explores how financial constraints, family sacrifices, limited access, and unfamiliar environments can shape the people who learn to challenge what came before them. Stacy Brown-Philpot reflects on stepping into leadership without initially seeking it and the lessons her

  5. Episode · Aug 13, 2026

    Broken System: Halle Tecco on What it Takes to Build Massively Better Healthcare [Replay] (opens the original)

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    What happens when healthcare innovation stops chasing disruption and starts earning trust? This summer, Breaking Precedent is revisiting conversations that feel just as resonant now as when they were first recorded. In this episode, Leah Solivan sits down with Halle Tecco to explore healthcare as one of the most complex, resistant, and consequential systems in American life. Halle Tecco is a founder, investor, educator, and system-level thinker who has spent her career seeing around corners in h

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