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Mastering Executive Offsites
Kelly Dwyer, executive coach and facilitator, breaks down what separates transformational offsites from frustrating ones.
How to bring startup speed to big organizations
Atlassian’s Head of AI, Nisha Iyer, shares what happens when a startup founder joins a 10,000-person company and tries to build new AI products from the inside.
From Trade Shows to Target’s Shelves: Grow 500% in a Year with Recoup Co-founder Siwat Siengsanaoh
From trade show volunteers to a 500-store Target launch: Recoup’s Siwat Siengsanaoh reveals how advisory boards, polarizing ginger branding, and rapid feedback loops 5x’d growth in one year.
From Burnout to Breakthrough: Master Your Calendar
Flip your calendar from Tetris chaos to a superpower: audit, analyze, and shift 10% of your time to double your momentum and stave off burnout.
From Silos to Studios: A New Playbook for Building Faster, Smarter Teams
Trade hyper-specialized silos for AI-powered studios: build nimble 2-3 person teams that take inspiration from early hip hop producers and and ship 10x faster.
Driving Rapid Change Without Breaking Your Team: Mastering the Art of Cadence and Commitment
Lead fast change without crushing your team: build trust with a steady cadence and rock-solid commitments.
Don’t leave your moral compass at home with Natasha Jaffe
Guard your team’s magic: Stop chasing productivity hacks that crush flow state—Natasha’s playbook shows how to lead reorgs and AI shifts without losing the curiosity that builds great products.
From Ballet to Scalpel to CEO: Reinvention, Resilience & Hiring Unconventionally
Hire for inner spark over resume polish: a ballet dancer-turned-surgeon shares how unconventional picks built a powerhouse team—and how to reinvent yourself along the way.
From Big Company to AI Startup, a product, and revenue in 12 Months: How Fast Execution Beats Perfect Planning with Uday Chakravarthi
How Uday (head of product at Atlassian) went from a big company to AI startup founder at lightning pace with ruthless focus, weekly sprints, and real-time advisor feedback.
From the Mat to the Boardroom: Iron Mike Steadman on Grit, Branding & the Power of Action
Bounce back from life's hardest hits: Mike Steadman, a boxing champ-turned-coach for veteran entrepreneurs shares how owning your niche and relentless action can turn adversity into unbreakable momentum.
Incentives, Truth and Selling the Right Way with Wayne Morris
Sell with truth, not tricks: Wayne Morris reveals how honest GTM diagnostics and smart incentives can build the highest performing sales teams.
How to Lead From Growth Stage to IPO with Nayya President and COO Sarah Liebel
Lead like a founder without burning trust: Sarah Liebel (COO at Nayya) reveals how to scale companies from growth stage through IPO while blending empathy, quick decisions, and trust.
From Self-Taught Developer to CTO and Inspiring Leader with Danielle Leong
From marketer to CTO: Danielle Leong shares how to lead with radical transparency by sharing open playbooks, building trust across teams, and managing tricky leadership moments like managing ex-peers.
From Open-Heart Surgery and Mom's Ginger Teas to Beverage Entrepreneur with Siwat Siengsanaoh
From hospital bed to beverage company CEO: Siwat Siengsanaoh shares how critical health scares, mom's ginger remedies, and lessons from soccer coaches inspired his path to resilience and leading with purpose.
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