MARINA MOGILKO IS SILICON VALLEY'S COOLEST OUTSIDER

When Marina Mogilko first launched Silicon Valley Girl, the YouTube series-turned-global phenomenon, she wasn't just uploading interviews; she was decoding a world. Marina quietly became a force within the tech and creator spaces, breaking down the rigid walls of entrepreneurship and turning the camera toward the people shaping culture from behind the pitch decks.

Now, she's taking things further.

Following the success of the YouTube series, Silicon Valley Girl is expanding into a podcast format to reach an even broader audience. Launching June 4, the podcast marks a new chapter, bringing Marina's signature blend of business, tech, and pop culture to deeper, unfiltered conversations with the minds shaping today's world and tomorrow's ideas. It's part strategy session, part therapy hour, and unmistakably Marina.

The premiere lineup? It's a killer drop of episodes that prove she's not here to play it safe.

Expect sharp, soul-level insights from supermodel and entrepreneur Coco Rocha, who opens up about runway relevance, redefining legacy, and raising three kids while scaling a business. There's a riveting sit-down with LinkedIn co-founder Reid Hoffman, where Marina dares to go beyond the usual founder folklore to unpack the messy, moral questions surrounding AI. Jenny Lei, the Gen Z finance phenom and founder of Obsidian, breaks down identity, ambition, and how to stay human while building at scale. And Boom Supersonic's Blake Scholl, a dreamer with a real-life jet in the works, dives into creating the next Concorde and why "failing fast" is still underrated.

But Silicon Valley Girl isn't just about the interviews. It's about perspective, Marina's perspective. Her curation is intentional; her style is disarmingly understated. With over 17 million followers across her channels and millions of views on YouTube, Marina Mogilko has proven that you don't need to shout to make noise. You need to ask better questions.

"Being a Silicon Valley girl has never been about geography," Marina says. "It's always been about a state of mind, being an innovator, a builder, someone who sees opportunities where others see limitations."

Born and raised in St. Petersburg, Marina first came to the U.S. on a student visa. Her origin story, a blend of self-made hustle and immigrant narrative, isn't just inspirational; it's foundational to everything she has built. Marina co-founded LinguaTrip, the language learning and study-abroad platform that has since become a go-to for millions navigating global education. From the jump, she's been a bridge: between cultures, between languages, between what the world expects and what she knows it needs.

Marina didn't wait to be invited into the boys' club of tech. She created her table and filmed the entire process.

In the years since, she's grown from startup founder to multi-platform creator, launching three YouTube channels (Silicon Valley Girl, Linguamarina, and Marina Mogilko) and landing on Forbes lists, panels, and pitch stages around the world. She has spoken at Google, YouTube, and Stanford and has been featured in Forbes, Business Insider, Vogue Russia, and Elle Girl. She even nabbed a Shorty Award for Best in Education back when YouTubers were still being dismissed as hobbyists.

Now, with Silicon Valley Girl in podcast form, she's pushing even further, diving into not just what people do but why they do it, and what it's costing them along the way.

"AI is no longer a tech story," she explains. "It's a human story. That's the new thesis of Silicon Valley Girl."

So, who's on Marina's dream guest list? Think Bozoma Saint John, Telfar Clemens, Alexis Ohanian, Sophia Amoruso, Tinashe, Ali Abdaal, Aurora James, Mark Cuban, and Rachel Rodgers. She's obsessed with the process: how do the most creative people think? How do they recover from failure? How do they protect their peace? And what does success look like when you've stopped trying to win someone else's game?

She's particularly interested in women rewriting the narrative in male-dominated industries, immigrants who have shaped their version of the American dream, and creators who are transforming platforms into power structures.

Don't be surprised if upcoming guests span everyone from angel investors and legacy magazine editors to K-pop stars dabbling in NFTs. It's not about titles; it's about substance.

In a time of overwhelming noise, Marina Mogilko is a signal. Silicon Valley Girl is her frequency: clear, clean, and culturally tapped in. With its move from YouTube to podcast, Silicon Valley Girl is poised to become a must-listen for a new generation of global thinkers who care less about titles and IPOs, and more about impact, alignment, and agency.

Marina's created a space where the conversations aren't just intelligent; they're intentional. Where we don't just learn how someone made it; we know what it cost them, what they'd do differently, and what they're dreaming of next.

And most importantly? We get to see that you don't have to look or sound like everyone else to take up space.

You have to take the mic.

Silicon Valley Girl will be available on major podcast platforms starting June 4th. New episodes will be released weekly. Learn more at https://marinamogilko.co/ or follow Marina Mogilko on YouTube.