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#45: The Timeless Way of Leading
June 15, 2021

#45: The Timeless Way of Leading

This adapts the core ideas from "The Timeless Way of Building," a classic of architectural theory, to creative and personal leadership.

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#44 Teresa Torres: Habits for clear thinking and better product bets
June 1, 2021

#44 Teresa Torres: Habits for clear thinking and better product bets

Teresa Torres teaches an approach to product creation and creative work that will help you think more clearly, make better decisions, and raise the odds your bets will pay off. She's the author of the new book, Continuous Discovery Habits.

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#43 Courtney Bigony: Life above neutral with Positive Product Design
May 18, 2021

#43 Courtney Bigony: Life above neutral with Positive Product Design

Courtney Bigony is on a mission to align tech products with the latest science of human thriving. She's the creator of Positive Product Design and the Director of People Science at 15Five.

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#42 ARM: A mental model for fulfilling work
May 4, 2021

#42 ARM: A mental model for fulfilling work

ARM is a simple mental model to help you intentionally craft more fulfilling work.

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#41 Barry Brown: Work as a pathway of transformation
April 20, 2021

#41 Barry Brown: Work as a pathway of transformation

Barry Brown helps leaders be more of who they are and be more effective in making their unique contribution to the world.

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#40 Eric Steege: Treat your culture like a product
April 6, 2021

#40 Eric Steege: Treat your culture like a product

Eric Steege is an energetic product leader intent on spreading great product cultures and practices. This conversation explores how to use product thinking to build your culture.

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#39 Melissa Perri: Product strategy and the missing middle in organizations
March 23, 2021

#39 Melissa Perri: Product strategy and the missing middle in organiz…

Melissa Perri is on a mission to grow great product leaders. This conversation will help you to become more strategic and multiply your impact.

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#38 Sarah Avenir: What is people-first growth?
March 9, 2021

#38 Sarah Avenir: What is people-first growth?

Sarah Avenir is a full-hearted leader who models vulnerable strength in her experiments to create sustainable businesses that are good for people.

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#37 C Todd Lombardo: Ask better questions to unlock clarity
Feb. 23, 2021

#37 C Todd Lombardo: Ask better questions to unlock clarity

C Todd Lombardo brings a blend of humanity, rigor, and innate curiosity to the questions that shape what we do. Learn to ask better questions and unlock clarity in your work.

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#36 Michael O'Bryan: The mechanics of our humanity
Feb. 9, 2021

#36 Michael O'Bryan: The mechanics of our humanity

Michael O'Bryan is on a quest to make truly humane systems by transforming how organizations understand and support human development, interaction, and performance.

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#35 Dianne Frommelt: Building products to help people become their best selves
Jan. 26, 2021

#35 Dianne Frommelt: Building products to help people become their be…

Dianne Frommelt is the Chief Product Officer for 15Five, a company I am a longtime fan of. They're on a mission to create high performing, highly engaged teams, and to create a product that helps everyone who uses it to …

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#34 Will Toms: The power of creative community
Jan. 12, 2021

#34 Will Toms: The power of creative community

Will Toms is the cofounder of REC Philly, an incubator, community, and resource center aimed at helping independent creatives make a sustainable living. In short, he's out to challenge the narrative of the starving artist and create an international community …

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#33: 8 Lessons Learned in 2020
Dec. 29, 2020

#33: 8 Lessons Learned in 2020

For the last episode of 2020, Andrew reflects on 8 big lessons learned from guests this year, and shares a few reflection questions to ask yourself. Wishing you all a peaceful end to this turbulent year. Here's to making things …

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#32 Alex Hillman: How to play the long game of business
Dec. 15, 2020

#32 Alex Hillman: How to play the long game of business

Alex Hillman is a pioneer who has made it his mission to help independent creatives build sustainable careers. He's the author of the recent bite-sized hit, "The Tiny MBA." He cofounded Indy Hall, Philadelphia's first coworking space, and helped kickstart …

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Marty Cagan: Empowering product teams
Dec. 1, 2020

Marty Cagan: Empowering product teams

Marty Cagan is the godfather of modern tech product management. His new book, EMPOWERED, is the seminal work on how to create an empowered team where product people can do the best, most creative work of their lives.

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#30 Natalie Nagele: Building a people-first company at Wildbit
Nov. 17, 2020

#30 Natalie Nagele: Building a people-first company at Wildbit

Natalie Nagele is the cofounder and CEO of Wildbit. Wildbit is a bootstrapped, independent, people-first software company that is celebrating a special milestone: 20 years in business! Now entering their "third act," Wildbit is starting to expand its focus to …

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#29: One year of the podcast! And a new show name.
Nov. 3, 2020

#29: One year of the podcast! And a new show name.

Wow, it's been a year of the podcast! So much has happened. Acknowledging the anniversary ep — which happens to be on election day in the USA — and announcing an upcoming name change for the show.

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#28 Rob Walling: Build a great business and let that be enough
Oct. 20, 2020

#28 Rob Walling: Build a great business and let that be enough

Do you want to build a small giant startup? Where do you begin, and what and when is enough? Learn the reasons and mindsets needed to build non-venture track startups. In this episode, Andrew Skotzko talks with Rob Walling, serial …

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#27 Hope Gurion: What nobody told you about being a product leader
Oct. 6, 2020

#27 Hope Gurion: What nobody told you about being a product leader

Hope Gurion coaches product leaders and teams seeking to grow through customer-centric, evidence-based strategies. She's led almost 50 products teams in her career, in both consumer and B2B companies. This conversation will help you shorten your learning curve and be …

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#26 David Dylan Thomas: Understand cognitive bias to create positive impact in your work
Sept. 22, 2020

#26 David Dylan Thomas: Understand cognitive bias to create positive …

This is a conversation about the power we each have to affect the world around us. David Dylan Thomas's work will help you see how we're all unavoidably biased, and more importantly, what we can each do about it. No …

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#25 Karl Kuhnert: How to find strength in vulnerability and live your values as a leader
Sept. 8, 2020

#25 Karl Kuhnert: How to find strength in vulnerability and live your…

Ever struggle with vulnerability as a leader? Me too. Karl Kuhnert will help you think about how to find the genius and strength in vulnerability, the levels of development that you’ll go through as a leader, and how you can …

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#24 Laura Garnett: Find your zone of genius and never fear a job search again
Aug. 25, 2020

#24 Laura Garnett: Find your zone of genius and never fear a job sear…

This conversation will help YOU craft a JOYFUL career. Laura Garnett is a performance strategist, TEDx speaker and coach to highly motivated CEOs, executives, and managers who want to maximize their engagement, tap into their unique talents, and access a …

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#23 Soushiant Zanganehpour: Solving systemic problems with social entrepreneurship
Aug. 11, 2020

#23 Soushiant Zanganehpour: Solving systemic problems with social ent…

Soushiant Zanganehpour is a social scientist and serial entrepreneur with a long history of working to solve problems at the intersection of public policy, business, technology, and systems change. In 2018, he founded Swae, a platform to help organizations create …

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#22 Pam Fox Rollin: How to be a decisive leader who helps people come alive
July 28, 2020

#22 Pam Fox Rollin: How to be a decisive leader who helps people come…

Pam Fox Rollin is an executive coach, facilitator, and strategist with extensive experience in senior team development, especially in healthcare and tech. She's worked with many clients in the Fortune 100, fast-growth startups, consulting firms, and NGOs. She was a …

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