President, Chief Executive Officer & Director, Equitable Holdings
Search every verified Mark Pearson interview, podcast appearance, and on-the-record quote — each transcript cross-checked by AI and human review to confirm speaker identity. Mark Pearson, President and CEO of Equitable Holdings, has been active in discussions on technology, energy, and entrepreneurship. In a November 2025 podcast, he spoke with sales expert Marc Von Musser about the role of AI in sales, stating that "the people that are most successful...are those that are going to be upleveling their game because of AI." He contrasted this with "cognitive offloading," where individuals use AI to get by without iteration. Earlier that month, Pearson delivered a keynote at the 2025 Drake Address on the oil and gas industry, where he discussed the history and future of hydraulic fracturing, noting that "there is hundreds of years of resource available" and that the industry is "still working on engineering these fracks." In a July 2025 video, Pearson discussed persistence in business, saying, "You can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs" and advising that if someone says they are not interested, one should "go to the next one." In a 2024 interview about his venture capital firm Fuel Ventures, he described the firm's approach as "hands-on" and noted that it expects a 50% failure rate on its SEIS fund and a 20% failure rate on its EIS funds. He also stated that the firm seeks founders who can "build very big global businesses."
“You can't make an omelette without cracking a few eggs basically, can you?”
“You really need to do the extraordinary things to get an extraordinary outcome and in return until someone said no. Don't give up.”
“The example you just give is that you might piss people off along the way because maybe you're too much. But be very respectful. If someone goes, 'No, I'm not interested. Leave me alone.' Go to the next one.”
“A lot of people only ask once. I found this at... in my inbox, it's smashed. We all want to look at this number, right?”
The latest episode of the AI Bridges Podcast is here! 🎙️✨ Join Mark Pearson and sales expert Marc Von Musser as they dive ...
"Technology & Better Environmental Practices that are Driving the Oil & Gas Industry's Performance"
Do most people give up too soon? Mark Pearson.
Mark Pearson founded Fuel Ventures after achieving success as an entrepreneur. Taking a hands-on approach to mentoring as well as investing in UK startups, Fuel manages a seed fund (SEIS), scale-up and follow-on funds (EIS), and has recently launched a Venture Capital Trust (VCT). We talk to Mark about their investment approach. In this interview: 0:00 Intro to Mark Pearson and Fuel Ventures 1:23 What do the Fuel EIS and SEIS funds aim to do for investors? 2:32 Typical investment amounts and round sizes 3:35 What is Fuel looking for in an investee company? 4:13 How does Fuel source these inv…
Equitable Holdings CEO Mark Pearson discusses the company's decision to rebrand and what to expect from recession risks and ...
Entrepreneur turned investor, Mark Pearson, offers his advice on how to pitch to investors to get funding for your small business.
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