The ultimate podcast for aspiring leaders in the creative or technology fields. John Rouda discusses leadership topics, interviews some of the greatest minds today and teaches you practical leadership tips, techniques, tricks and hacks to improve motivation, negotiation, and other much needed skills for leaders today.
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About Eric
Eric Müller is the VP of Engineering and CISO at Presence, where he has led engineering teams and supported automated processes to deliver high-quality digital products for the past decade. With over 20 years of experience in engineering and security, Eric has worked across various industries including banking, social media, B2B, retail, fashion, and online gaming.
His extensive background includes significant roles at Wells Fargo Bank, Charles Schwab, Razorfish, and Mekanism, where he delivered award-winning projects for clients such as Samsung, eBay, and DKNY. At Presence, Eric fosters empathetic leadership and transparent communication to build resilient, high-performing tech teams.
An advocate for healthy agency-client collaboration, Eric involves partners early and often in the development process. His experience has proven that stronger client relationships result in better products. Beyond his professional achievements, Eric is an amateur photographer and baking enthusiast who loves discussing security.
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Eric's background
What is Empathetic Leadership
Teams?
Ron Lichty
Therapy - EAP Programs
Empathy
Generosity
No Person is an Island... we can't do it on our own
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AGL 385: John Conafay
Friday, October 4, 2024 • Duration 31:29
About John
John Conafay is a US Air Force Veteran and the CEO and Co-Founder of Integrate, building program management software with a systems engineering approach for the world’s most ambitious machines.
Previously he was an early employee at three space unicorns – Head of BD at ABL Space Systems, was one of the first ten employees at Astranis, and Interned at Spire Global early on. He also worked at the Office of the CFO NASA Headquarters while at BryceTech and was a Director of Business Development at Spaceflight.
Today We Talked About
John's background
Collaboration
Accountability
Trust and Transparency
Growth
Pushing people
Passion
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About Maximillian
Maximillian Naza is a prominent figure in the tech industry with a rich background in computer science, software engineering, and technology strategy. Having worked with leading companies such as T-Mobile, Google, and Kleiner Perkins, he founded PasciVite, a data-driven creative agency that leverages data analytics and artificial intelligence to give businesses a competitive edge.
Maximillian is known for his ability to bridge the gap between traditional industries and digital innovation, particularly in the entertainment sector, where he advocates for the integration of AI to enhance creativity. A frequent speaker, he offers insights into the intersection of technology, business, and innovation, drawing from his diverse experiences to mentor and inspire.
Today We Talked About
Background
Freelancing into a business
Delegation
Asking 1000's of questions
Build Relationships
AI
Brainstorming with Generative AI
Automation
Hope Records
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PasciVite
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AGL 383: Douglas Squirrel
Friday, September 20, 2024 • Duration 37:15
About Douglas
Squirrel creates constructive conflict to achieve astonishing productivity gains. His intensive coaching and advisory work gives executives and their teams the tools to create and align on business goals, discard good ideas that don't fit the strategy, and deliver high-impact, customer-visible results. For instance, companies using his Insanely Profitable Tech methods deliver new software to customers every single day, with constant learning and improvement that keeps them way ahead of the competition. Squirrel has transformed product lines, company cultures, and technical skills at over 300 organizations on every continent except Antarctica, in industries from finance to biotech to music and many more. He co-authored the book Agile Conversations and has recently released Squirrel's Tech Radar, a simple method for assessing any technology organization in under two hours with no background in tech required. Learn more about Squirrel at https://douglassquirrel.com, and check out his community of thousands of executives learning together at https://squirrelsquadron.com. Or feel free to ring him anytime on the Squirrel-Phone, +44 777 3794 491; you'll probably reach him at his home in Frogholt, England, where he lives in a timber-framed cottage built in the year 1450.
Today We Talked About
Getting Fired
Empire building
Don't grab a sledgehammer
Listening
Genuine Question
Carefully Plan interactions
Say what you See
TDD for People
Build Trust in the first 5-10 minutes by following the steps.
One-on-Ones
Practice in controlled environments
Using your kids as graders
Using Zoom or ChatGPT for help
Bridge the gap of communication
Betterisms
Build Relationships
Take a Field Trip or a ride along
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Book
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AGL 382: Alan Nelson
Friday, September 13, 2024 • Duration 36:19
About Alan
ALAN E. NELSON, Ed.D. is a leadership development specialist, trainer, speaker, and Lecturer of Management at the Naval Postgraduate School (www.nps.edu). He previously taught at USC, UCI, LMU, and Pepperdine. Dr. Nelson founded KidLead Academy, the world’s first online course to train parents how to develop their child’s leadership potential (www.kidlead.com). He also founded LeadYoung Training Systems, designing organizational leadership curricula for 3-23-year-olds (www.LeadYoungTraining.com). He is the author of 40 books and over 200 articles on personal growth and leadership and the founder of KidLead Inc., a nonprofit focusing on young leader development. Alan has a doctorate (Ed.D.) in leadership from the University of San Diego. During the first half of his life, he was an entrepreneurial leader in the social sector. In midlife, he concluded that leadership development could have a better return on investment by focusing on leaders while they’re moldable, not moldy. Since 2008, Alan’s been a pioneer in young leader development, designing age-n-stage curricula for 3-23-year-olds. Dr. Nelson has traveled to a variety of countries to train people with his curricula, along with interacting with 1000s of preteens and teens, as part of his research.
Today We Talked About
Alan's background
Parenting similarities to managing
Kid leadership
Work and home life
Skills kids need for leadership
Persuasive skills
Treating Kids like Leaders
Don't underestimate your children
5 Star Boss
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AGL 381: Jeff Gothelf
Friday, September 6, 2024 • Duration 30:20
About Jeff
Jeff is a a leading voice and thought leader on customer centric product development. He helps organizations build better products and executives build the cultures that build better products. He is the co-author of the award-winning book Lean UX (now in it’s 3rd edition) and the Harvard Business Review Press book Sense & Respond. In 2020 he published the critically aclaimed book, Forever Employable.
Starting off as a software designer then product manager and finally entrepreneur, Jeff now works as a keynote speaker, trainer, coach, and board advisor helping companies put the customer in the century of every decision.
Most recently Jeff co-authored Who Does What By How Much?, his 5th book and 3rd with co-author Josh Seiden. This new book is the how-to guide for implementing Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) in every organization.
Today We Talk About
Jeff's background
Early Days of the Web
UX
Customer Centric Product Development
Continuous Development
Definition of Done
Outcomes as a measure of success
What are OKRs
Measure what Matters
Definition of Success
How will we know when we get there
No Features, no solutions, no tasks
Metrics
Everything should be about the customer
Experimenting
What do engaged customers do
Awareness, Usage, Engagement and Satisfaction...boo
OKRs must have actions and
Take a Field Trip - Get out of the building.
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AGL 380: Dominic Dithurbide
Thursday, August 29, 2024 • Duration 33:13
About Dominic
Dominic is a creative, goal-driven marketing leader that’s dedicated his career to the translation industry. Dominic brings proficiency in global marketing, demand generation, and go-to-market strategies as the Director of Marketing at MotionPoint. MotionPoint is a managed translation platform that delivers concierge-level, end-to-end translation to meet the needs of brands across desired languages and local markets. MotionPoint’s concierge-level managed translation service has led the industry for 22 years.
Today We Talked About
Dominic's background
Journey at MotionPoint
Visa's, Green cards, etc.
Languages
AI / Machine Learning
"More people got rich selling shovels during the gold rush, than they did from finding gold."
Leaders are Fulcrums
Empathy
Start with Why
Don't Walk the Plank
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AGL 379: Greg Davis
Friday, August 23, 2024 • Duration 33:53
About Greg
Greg has served on the Bigleaf Networks' board of directors since 2020. He has a consistent track record scaling businesses and creating enterprise value through revenue growth, operational performance, and strategic acquisitions. Greg’s technology leadership career spans more than 25 years, where he has led multiple companies from start up to over $100 million in annual revenue. Prior to Bigleaf, Greg served as COO at HungerRush, a national leader in hospitality software. Prior to HungerRush, Greg spent eight years as EVP of Sales at Alert Logic, where he led sales, marketing, and other key area of the business.
Today We Talked About
Greg's background
Events that lead from Hospitality to Tech
Developing Folks
Solving Problems
Growing people's careers
Goals
High Performance
Safety
Physical Safety
Intellectual Safety
Financial Safety
Transparency
Trust
Retrospective on ALL Meetings
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AGL 378: Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
Friday, August 16, 2024 • Duration 37:26
About Marshall
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith has been recognized as one of the Top Ten Business Thinkers in the World and the top-rated executive coach at the Thinkers50 ceremony in London since 2011. Published in 2015, his book Triggers is a Wall Street Journal and New York Times #1 Bestseller! He’s also the author of New York Times best seller and #1 Wall Street Journal Business Book What Got You Here Won’t Get You There, winner of the Harold Longman Award as Best Business Book of the Year.
Today We Talked About
Leadership
Luck
IBM
Coaching
Knowledge Philanthropy
MarshallBot
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AI Bot
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AGL 377: Dean Guida
Friday, August 9, 2024 • Duration 35:16
About Dean
Dean Guida has led his organization through decades of technological change, cultivating Infragistics from a small startup in 1989 into a global enterprise software leader. Dean oversees all aspects of Infragistics' business operations and corporate direction, maintaining a steady focus on delighting the customer, delivering value to the market, and inspiring STEM students. With a developer and UX professional community of more than two million, Infragistics has achieved the highest awards in software development, and Infragistics enterprise apps help users collaborate and obtain insights and results for their companies. Dean has developed software solutions that accelerate design, development, and collaboration, including the trailblazing digital workplace platform, Slingshot. A regular contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine and a frequent podcast guest, Dean is the author of When Grit is Not Enough: An Entrepreneur's Playbook for Taking Your Business to the Next Level (Inc. Original).
Today We Talked About
Dean's background
What is Grit?
Optimistic
Open to solve problems and not blame
You're Never "Done"
Tough Skin
Data
Decisions by Data
Leading with Data
Validation
Tough Conversations
Situation Behavior Impact
Hiring and retaining valuable team members
How you write job descriptions
What is it like to work on the team
Soft Skill assessments
Don't Settle... Hiring is hard
30,60,90,180,365 Success criteria and evaluations
Onboarding is important
Culture is important... Pay is also important, but it's not #1
Invest in yourself to learn
Build a learning culture
Check-in personally and professionally
Be Authentic
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