Best Jesse Tinsley Podcasts (2023)

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jesse Tinsley, Former Recruiter at 23andMe: What Happens When the Recruiter You're Talking to Doesn't Actually Work at the Company? 39:51

14d ago39:51

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Jesse Tinsley, Former Recruiter at 23andMe Jesse Tinsley was a recruiter at 23andMe, Coinbase, Stellar Development Foundation, Protocol Labs and more. Now, he's the founder and CEO of a recruitment process outsourcing company, a largely unknown cog in the job recruitment process. We explore what RPO companies are and how you can work together with …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Max Tagher, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mercury: How to Enter a Field Without Prior Professional Experience 44:54

3h ago44:54

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Max Tagher, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Mercury Max had never worked at a bank, financial services company or even a financial-technology startup before starting Mercury. Instead, he drew from his firsthand experience as a customer of Silicon Valley Bank, the once-popular bank with many startups, and noticed others like him were also…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Lia Garvin, Former Team Operations and Organizational Effectiveness Lead at Google: Lessons From Big Tech You Can Use to Improve Your Performance 40:47

3h ago40:47

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Lia Garvin, Former Team Operations and Organizational Effectiveness Lead at Google Lia gives us an in-depth look into Google's program management and team operations. We explore how she became a program manager and what program managers do at Google and other Big Tech companies, including how they work with software engineers, product managers, des…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Ingrid De Clercq, Chief People Officer at Deliverect: An Inside Look into How Belgian and European Startups Recruit Talent 38:42

16d ago38:42

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Ingrid De Clercq, Chief People Officer at Deliverect Ingrid shares how four startup founders in Ghent, Belgium, developed the idea for Deliverect and what it was like conceptualizing and implementing a multinational company's vision, hiring process and performance philosophies from scratch. We also get a sneak peek into how a Belgian and European s…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on 'Job GPT' and AI Bots That Apply for Jobs for You While You Sleep 31:03

20d ago31:03

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen break down the advent of AI bots that apply for jobs while you sleep. We discuss Job GPT and other similar services that claim to guarantee job interviews with their indiscriminate job applications. Rick thinks through the potential repercussions professionals could face for using these tools and AI technology. Jack shares …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Marcelo Lebre, President and Chief Technology Officer at Remote: Finding the Tipping Point for Your Entrepreneurship 32:29

21d ago32:29

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Marcelo Lebre, President and Chief Technology Officer at Remote Marcelo recalls how he transitioned from academia to entrepreneurship. He gives us the rundown of what it was like to build the product that would become Remote.com and when he knew it was time to go all-in on his startup idea. We explore everything from identifying the market potentia…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Shirley Baumer, Director of Product Management at Monday.com: From Startup to IPO - What It's Like as the First Product Manager 53:21

1M ago53:21

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Shirley Baumer, Director of Product Management at Monday.com Shirley was the first product manager at Monday.com, back when it was a startup with fewer than 30 people. We explore how the company has changed in six and a half years, discussing everything from how the core work management product was conceptualized and built to the opening of new off…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Melanie Quandt, Former Recruiting Manager at Salesforce: The Inside Scoop to How Salesforce Hires Engineers and Experienced Professionals 32:46

1M ago32:46

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Melanie Quandt, Former Recruiting Manager at Salesforce Melanie has spent more than 10 years as a recruiter placing software engineers, developers, scrum managers, and more at Salesforce. We get the inside scoop into what sets Salesforce apart and how they hire engineers and other experienced professionals. Melanie reveals the performance metrics a…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jake Leach, Chief Operating Officer at Dexcom: Unleashing Career Growth, Tips From a Top Medical Executive 37:08

2M ago37:08

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Jake Leach, Chief Operating Officer at Dexcom Today, Jake is the COO at one of the top medical technology companies in the world. But, before he became responsible for all things product, research and development, and the like, Jake got his start in the industry as an intern. We explore Jake's career journey, including how he learned to apply his s…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Frank Calderoni, CEO of Velocity Global: A CEO's Guide to C-Suite Roles and Leadership Development 41:33

2M ago41:33

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Frank Calderoni, CEO of Velocity Global Frank has been an executive at some of the most high-profile tech companies in the world, including IBM, SanDisk, QLogic, Cisco, Red Hat, Anaplan and Velocity Global. We get the inside track into his career progression, starting from IBM and its legendary internship and leadership development programs. He sha…

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Retay Roundtable

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Retay Roundtable Podcast #18: "Big League Bucks" Zack Cox 55:09

2M ago55:09

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Its Playoff Baseball time!!! What better way to kick it off than with our buddy Zack Cox of Big League Bucks. Let us introduce you to a new group of MLB players who all love faith, baseball and the outdoors. LET'S GO O'S!By Retay USA

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Erika Voss, Vice President, Engineering Platforms at Capital One Software: How to Break Into the Tech Industry With an Untraditional, Non-Technical Background 54:46

2M ago54:46

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Erika Voss, Vice President, Engineering Platforms at Capital One Software Erika doesn't have the typical background of a technical executive at a large enterprise software company. She began her career as a corrections officer at a maximum-security prison. We explore how she transitioned from becoming a public servant, which she admits she would ha…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Donna Helphrey, Vice President, Talent at Go1: Everything You Want to Know About Recruiting From Someone Who Hired 1,800 People in One Year 52:03

3M ago52:03

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Donna Helphrey, Vice President, Talent at Go1 Like many recruiters, Donna didn't have her heart set on helping others find their dream job. Instead, she grew into the profession and became a current executive at a multibillion-dollar "unicorn" startup. We look back at her start as a recruiter, from working at a staffing agency to hiring 1,800 peopl…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Josh Owen, Chief Technology Officer at Flourish: From Wall Street Developer to Serial Startup CTO, Here's How He Did It 46:29

3M ago46:29

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Josh Owen, Chief Technology Officer at Flourish Before he became a two-time CTO in the tech industry, Josh worked at some of the largest banks. He explains what he learned from his time on the business side of software engineering at Citi and Goldman Sachs, including the day-to-day work of developers and technologists on Wall Street. We also explor…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Andrew Duncan, CEO and Managing Partner at Infosys Consulting: Is It Always Bad News When Your Company Hires a Management Consulting Firm? 54:19

3M ago54:19

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Andrew Duncan, CEO and Managing Partner at Infosys Consulting Andrew hasn't always worked in management consulting, and it's likely one of the reasons he's been so effective as an advisor to companies worldwide and a c-suite executive himself. We dive into his background to learn how engineers, technologists and other experienced subject-matter exp…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jason Birmingham, Chief Technology Officer at Broadridge Financial: How to Find a Mentor and Why Executives Need One Too 47:29

3M ago47:29

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Jason Birmingham, Chief Technology Officer at Broadridge Financial Jason openly admits that he doesn't have the traditional resume of a CTO or a financial-technology executive. For one, he's a software engineer with finance degrees and a client-facing management consulting background. We dig into how he broke the mold and earned each promotion unti…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Trent Henry, Global Vice Chair, Talent at EY: How to Develop the Skills to Succeed at EY and the Big Four and Beyond 35:54

3M ago35:54

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Trent Henry, Global Vice Chair, Talent at EY Before becoming the global vice chair of talent at EY, Trent was the CEO of EY Canada. He's seen how the economy has changed and why so many employers and professionals haven't yet caught up. We get Trent to teach a masterclass about how professionals can invest in themselves and develop the in-demand sk…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Ariella Steinhorn and Amber Scorah, Co-Founders of Lioness: Everything You Wanted to Know About Whistleblowing and Workplace Misbehavior! 49:28

4M ago49:28

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Ariella Steinhorn, Co-Founder of Lioness and Amber Scorah, Co-Founder and President of Lioness Ariella and Amber explain what it means to be a whistleblower and why someone might decide to take something public. If you ever asked yourself, "What is a whistleblower?" you must listen to this episode. We explore whistleblower rights and protections an…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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CJ Jouhal, Head of Engineering at Anchorage Digital: The Highs and Lows on the Journey to Becoming a CTO 53:58

4M ago53:58

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CJ Jouhal, Head of Engineering at Anchorage Digital CJ has led engineering teams as a CTO or head of engineering for more than 20 years. In this episode, we get vulnerable and dig into the major decisions in his life that made him the technical leader he is today, diving into nearly every high and low point in his career. CJ recalls how he decided …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on the UPS Drivers That Will Soon Earn $170k 35:00

4M ago35:00

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen chase down the labor agreement between UPS and the Teamsters Union to figure out if UPS drivers will really start to earn $170,000 in pay. We look into how the total compensation was calculated and if the reporters got their news headlines wrong. Jack and Rick then discuss the evolution of the job market and how some profes…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on Google's $99/Night Hotel and the BS Behind the Return to the Office 33:21

4M ago33:21

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen explore Google's decision to discount stays at its on-campus hotels to $99/night. We explore why Google has an on-campus hotel and if the hotel rate is a good deal if you can no longer work from home. Jack and Rick also explain why some companies like Zoom are all announcing return-to-office policies and getting stricter wi…

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Retay Roundtable

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Retay Roundtable Podcast #17: "One Good Man" with Kenneth Lancaster 1:03:17

4M ago1:03:17

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Kenneth Lancaster needs no introductions, co-host of The Given Right, father, husband, accomplished outdoorsman and now Author! Was a pleasure spending some time with Kenneth at the roundtable hearing more about his journey in the outdoor industry and how he spends a ton of time introducing and molding new people to the shooting sports and hunting …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jonathan Dughi, Former Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon: What It's Like to Lead a Team at Amazon. Plus, Does Amazon Have a 'PIP Culture?' 39:59

4M ago39:59

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Jonathan Dughi, Former Senior Software Development Manager at Amazon Jonathan was the head of engineering at Amazon Smile, Amazon's charity program that made it easy for shoppers to give back when they purchased from the online retailer. We explore his background and how Jonathan landed a job offer at Amazon as a software engineer with a history de…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on the "Prestige" Meme on Blind: Does Prestige Matter? Can It Help You Get Jobs and Promotions? 40:03

4M ago40:03

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen react to the "prestige" meme on Blind, or how many professionals seem to be obsessed with whether a certain company, industry or job role is more prestigious than another. We dive into whether recruiters and hiring managers care about your educational background and which university you attended, your past employers or role…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Erin Faverty, Operating Partner at PeopleTech Partners: All Advisers Aren't Created Equal. Here's How to Tell the Good Ones from the Bad 36:23

4M ago36:23

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Erin Faverty, Operating Partner at PeopleTech Partners Erin explains what venture capital firms mean when they say they have a platform team on-hand. We look into why investors even bother staffing marketers, recruiters, and even data scientists and how they help startup founders and early employees. Next, Erin gives us her top tips on how to tell …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Michael Kascsak, Former Head of Software Engineering Sourcing, North America at Google: Insider Secrets into Big Tech Recruiting 57:39

5M ago57:39

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Michael Kascsak, Former Head of Software Engineering Sourcing, North America at Google Michael has been a recruiter for more than 20 years, connecting professionals with leading companies like Bank of America, Capital One, CBRE, and, most recently, Google. We compare and contrast what it takes to get a high-powered, high-paying job in the finance, …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Larry Gadea, Founder and CEO of Envoy: The Role of Ambition in Professional Success 32:58

5M ago32:58

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Larry Gadea, Founder and CEO of Envoy Larry has an untraditional background for a Silicon Valley CEO, including getting smuggled out of Romania to Germany before settling in Canada at the age of 3. We explore how his experience growing up led him to work at Google while a full-time student and how open-source projects opened doors for him. Next, we…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Michael Griffiths, Workforce Transformation Offering Leader at Deloitte: Why You Need to Develop Skills to Succeed in Today's Job Market 32:10

5M ago32:10

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Michael Griffiths, Workforce Transformation Offering Leader at Deloitte Michael didn't always know he wanted to get into consulting. Before he rose through the ranks of strategy and management consulting, he was a London school teacher. We explore why developing skills has become more important than job titles and the promotions that make up the tr…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Mahe Bayireddi, Co-Founder and CEO of Phenom: How Employers Use AI to Find and Hire Job-Seekers 38:42

5M ago38:42

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Mahe Bayireddi, Co-Founder and CEO of Phenom Mahe spells out how employers use artificial intelligence, machine learning and data to hire employees. He explains that job-seekers and other professionals should focus on highlighting their core competencies, skills and behaviors and dives into the tactics to stand out in the job application and job in…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Pato O'Ward, IndyCar Racer at The Arrow McLaren Team: Everything You Want to Know About the Business and Compensation in Motor Sport 42:04

6M ago42:04

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Pato O'Ward, IndyCar Racer at The Arrow McLaren Team Pato O'Ward is one of the youngest motorsport athletes in the world at 23 years old. In this exclusive interview for Blind, he recalls how he became a professional race-car driver and what it was like getting started on a world stage at a young age. We then take a deep dive with Pato into the bus…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Brad Porter, Founder and CEO of Collaborative Robotics: Why I Left Amazon to Launch a Robotics Startup 37:39

6M ago37:39

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Brad Porter, Founder and CEO of Collaborative Robotics Until recently, Brad was a vice president and distinguished engineer at Amazon, working on some of the internet giant's most ambitious projects like Amazon Prime Air, Amazon Prime Now and Amazon Robotics. We ask Brad to walk us through his career arc and how he became one of the few technologis…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on Elon Musk and His Rant About Remote Work and the Work-From-Home "Laptop Class" 40:46

6M ago40:46

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen react to Elon Musk's rant about remote work and the white-collar professional. Musk thinks professionals who want to continue working remotely need to stop living in "La La Land" and get back into the office. We discuss whether he's right about working from home and why it might depend on your career level or tenure. Next, …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Donald Knight, Chief People Officer at Greenhouse: How to Uncover a Company's Real Culture 25:18

6M ago25:18

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Donald Knight, Chief People Officer at Greenhouse Donald breaks down the questions that professionals should be asking in job interviews. We explore how to uncover a company's real culture, including their leadership team's approach to layoffs and other difficult decisions in tough times, what types of actions and behaviors they reward, and how peo…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Fredrik Johnsson, Owner and President of Race of Champions: Finding the Drive to Become an Entrepreneur 19:25

6M ago19:25

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Fredrik Johnsson, Owner and President of Race of Champions Fredrik has never shied away from big, audacious goals. We explore how he conceptualized the Race of Champions, recruited the first athletes and secured the first venues for the first-of-its-kind motorsport event. Race of Champions pits the best racing and rally drivers from the 24 Hours of…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Jack and Rick Take on Declining Pay in the Tech Industry and How to Fight Back 44:28

7M ago44:28

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Jack Kelly and Rick Chen explore whether pay packages have decreased in the tech industry because of the recent high-profile layoffs at Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft, Salesforce and more. Notably, new, exclusive research from Blind shows that a majority of job-seeking software engineers in the U.S. are now willing to accept the same or lower pay …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Cai GoGwilt, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Ironclad: How to Earn Trust in the Workplace 33:39

7M ago33:39

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Cai GoGwilt, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer at Ironclad Cai explains why professionals need to demonstrate integrity at work. He outlines how engineers and technologists can earn the trust of their teammates and how entrepreneurs can create better, more successful businesses through trust. We also explore how Cai and Ironclad discover a jo…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Ashwinder Ahluwalia, Former Head of Product Management at Google: The Ins-and-Outs of Working in Product at a Big Tech Company 45:54

7M ago45:54

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Ashwinder Ahluwalia, Former Head of Product Management at Google Ash spent more than 10 years leading product management at Google Ads and Google Cloud before becoming the head of product management and acting general manager of an internal stealth artificial intelligence startup within Alphabet. We get the inside scoop into how Google approaches p…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Rod Adams, U.S. and Mexico Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Leader at PwC: How to Find a Mentor 41:03

7M ago41:03

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Rod Adams, U.S. and Mexico Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Leader at PwC Rod is a bit of a unicorn. He's been at the international "Big Four" firm PwC for nearly 30 years and has grown his career from an associate to a principal with global impact. We explore the secret to his career arc, including the importance of having a mentor and the pathwa…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Matt Fitzgerald, Chief Marketing Officer at Tend: What Makes for Good Marketing at a Startup or Challenger Brand? 38:39

7M ago38:39

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Matt Fitzgerald, Chief Marketing Officer at Tend Matt has dedicated his marketing career to focusing on the fundamentals—listening and solving real problems for real people. We explore his storied track record of creating and marketing challenger brands into recognizable household names from scratch. He explains why it's still an excellent time to …

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Christine Deputy, Chief People Officer at Pinterest: How to Think About Promotions and Your Total Compensation 41:50

8M ago41:50

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Christine Deputy, Chief People Officer at Pinterest Christine reveals how employers and company executives think about employee retention and turnover. We look into how executives and managers are evaluated at some of the top companies and how to think about promotions. Finally, we dig deep into the weeds to learn what professionals should know abo…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Shanee Ben-Zur, Chief Growth Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Crunchbase: How to Market Yourself in an Economic Downturn 19:04

8M ago19:04

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Shanee Ben-Zur, Chief Growth Officer and Chief Marketing Officer at Crunchbase Shanee shares how everyone can use marketing best practices to land their next job, even if they're not a marketer. We dive into the weeds to learn how to stand out in a tough job market and in your current role. Finally, we explore why it doesn't make sense that some of…

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Retay Roundtable

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Retay Roundtable Podcast #16: "That One Pic" with Ed Wall 1:02:26

8M ago1:02:26

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Ed Wall of Wall Media joins us to talk turkeys, dedication, work ethic and share some stories that prove he is the hardest working photographer in the business... or maybe just plain crazy! First repeat guest at the Roundtable, but some of these stories are too good not to tell.By Retay USA

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Garima Sahai, Former Director, Engineering, Google Local at Google: What Google Was Like in the Early Days 32:50

8M ago32:50

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Garima Sahai, Former Director, Engineering, Google Local and Google Map Ads at Google Garima was one of the earliest employees at Google. She reflects on how the company has changed from its startup days nearly 20 years ago to becoming the internet giant it is today. We tackle everything from being one of the first female engineers in Silicon Valle…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Mark Sherman and Saad Siddiqui, Partners at Telstra Ventures: How International Venture Capital is Plotting the Future of Work 29:23

8M ago29:23

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Mark Sherman, Managing Partner at Telstra Ventures Saad Siddiqui, General Partner at Telstra Ventures Mark and Saad take us through how venture capitalists decide what to invest in and how they find startup founders, including an inside look into some of the data science and models they use to predict success. (Hint: We all could use the advice, ev…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Andrew Seaman, Managing Editor at LinkedIn: Breaking Down What's Really Happening with the Job Market and Economy 47:58

9M ago47:58

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Andrew Seaman, Managing Editor for Jobs and Career Development at LinkedIn Andrew leads job search and career development content for LinkedIn News and is one of our go-to experts on the job market. We break down the latest trends as we see them, from the incredible competition for remote jobs, the return-to-office movement of many companies, and t…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Dan Schiappa, Chief Product Officer at Arctic Wolf: A Tried-and-true Blueprint for Mastery and Earning Leadership Roles 47:21

9M ago47:21

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Dan Schiappa, Chief Product Officer at Arctic Wolf Dan shares his tried-and-true framework for pivoting your career, recalling his successful shifts that resulted in leadership roles in everything from engineering, CEO, business development, finance, and, most recently, product. We explore what being a category-creator in business and your professi…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex: How to Become a CTO of a Multibillion-dollar Startup in Only 10 Years 43:09

9M ago43:09

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Cosmin Nicolaescu, Chief Technology Officer at Brex Cosmin has enjoyed a meteoric rise as a software engineer. In less than 10 years, he's led global engineering teams at two multibillion-dollar startups. We explore his career trajectory and how a Microsoft software engineer intern becomes the CTO of a more than $12-billion valuation financial-tech…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Oren Barzilai, Founder and CEO of EquityBee: Everything You Want to Know About Stock Options 38:27

9M ago38:27

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Oren Barzilai, Founder and CEO of EquityBee Every day professionals miss out on the opportunity to build wealth through stock options and other stock-based compensation. Some professionals might not understand how they work or can't afford to exercise stock options when they leave. Don't miss Oren's master class about stock options and how they mig…

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The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly

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Abakar Saidov, Founder and CEO of Beamery: How to Persevere When Things Get Tough 37:42

9M ago37:42

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Abakar Saidov, Founder and CEO of Beamery Abakar is not a typical founder. He didn't have a lifelong interest in computers or coding, and he had never worked in tech before starting his multi-billion-dollar startup. Instead, curiosity led him down the paths of AI and HR. We explore the founding story of Beamery and Abakar's perseverance that made i…

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Retay Roundtable

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Retay Roundtable Podcast #15: "Fins Up" Redfin Polarized 44:28

9M ago44:28

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WE ARE BACK! After some time off for the holidays and hunting season, we jump right back in with Hunter and Jared of Redfin Polarized Sunglasses live from the 50th NWTF Convention in Nashville. Just some old buddies catching up and introducing their multiple lines of awesome eye ware. Check them out at Redfinpolarized.com for more info.…

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