Best Alice Baquie Podcasts (2024)

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7: Olympics recap with Alice Baquie 1:11:47

3h ago1:11:47

1:11:47

It's our Paris Olympics recap show! I’m joined by pilates queen and athletics fan Alice Baquie. Together, we chat all things Olympics: the highs including Jess Hull’s silver medal in the women’s 1500m, to the lows of athletes being trolled online. I share an on-the-ground perspective from the men’s 1500m final where I was trackside, while Alice tel…

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6: Kate Smyth, Olympic marathoner 1:14:17

2d ago1:14:17

1:14:17

If you want a story of drive, grit and determination, this episode with Kate Smyth is for you. Kate represented Australia in the marathon at the Beijing Olympics in 2008 and the Commonwealth Games in 2006. We talk about all the hurdles she had to overcome to qualify for those teams, and why she persevered when so many people told her to give up. We…

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5: Liam Adams, sparky marathoner 1:02:01

16d ago1:02:01

1:02:01

Liam Adams is running the marathon in Paris this weekend! We spoke while he was training in Flagstaff, Arizona, surviving dodgy motel accommodation and encounters with wild animals. We talk about his rocky road to Australian team selection, what training has looked like recently, his goals for Paris, and the challenges of being unsponsored while ru…

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4: Adam Spencer, college athlete 46:05

25d ago46:05

46:05

Fancy getting a ticket to Paris at 22? Adam Spencer has done it! Adam is an Australian middle-distance runner, currently studying at college at the University of Wisconsin-Madison in the US. The 22-year-old is set to line up for his maiden Games experience, running the 1500m for Australia in what’s set to be one of the most anticipated events of th…

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3: Avish Sharma, sports scientist 58:32

1M ago58:32

58:32

Ever wondered who’s behind the scenes supporting our athletes to peak for the biggest races of their lives? This week we get a back-office perspective of high performance sport with sports scientist Avish Sharma. Avish dials in from an altitude training camp in St Moritz, Switzerland where he’s been supporting our Australian athletes in their prepa…

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2: Izzi Batt-Doyle, professional runner 44:31

1M ago44:31

44:31

When Australian runner Izzi Batt-Doyle didn’t get selected in the marathon team for Paris, she didn’t give up on her Olympic hopes. Instead, she turned her attention to running fast on the track, clocking 14:49.75 over 5,000m in Liège, Belgium, to claim her spot on the team. That clutch performance just 11 days before the qualifying period closed p…

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1: Zachary Gates, sports journalist 55:41

2M ago55:41

55:41

Athletics was thrust into the mainstream media off the back of the women’s Australian marathon team selection for the Paris Olympics. Athletics isn’t accustomed to this kind of attention, and often gets swallowed up by other sports in the news cycle. The secret sauce this time? Controversy. Zachary Gates, Olympic and Paralympic Games Reporter with …

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Learning new languages, harnessing the strengths of management and IC tracks, and embracing adaptation (with Jany Koščo) 41:55

2M ago41:55

41:55

In this episode, we examine how mastering multiple programming languages is a huge advantage in today’s rapidly evolving tech environment. Jany Koščo, Senior Staff Engineer at Productboard, explains that as a generalist not only can you better solve coding problems and meet customer needs, but you will also have more opportunities to advance your c…

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16. Pleather mini skirts, app launch, park run records & the best concerts we've been to. 46:15

6M ago46:15

46:15

AB and Liss blow out the quick fire questions - covering crucial topics such as how many pleather mini skirts is too many? And if, hypothetically, you'd go over or under steeple barriers in the World Cross Country Champs. They have a lot to cover in this session which is can be described as LD and AB at their sporty/artsy/chaotic best. They take a …

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Insider tips on hiring staff & senior staff engineers (with Claudiu Andrei) 44:53

6M ago44:53

44:53

In the fourth episode of Season 2, we sit down with Claudiu Andrei, Site Tech Lead at Productboard’s San Francisco office, who’s in the process of building up two new teams to better serve our enterprise customers. We talk to Claudiu about what he considers when hiring staff and senior staff engineers, and what makes a candidate CV stand out. He wa…

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15. Favourite races, gigs and cocktails 40:28

8M ago40:28

40:28

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). As 2024 begins these two rewind and give you a summary of everything that has happened in 2023! They talk about fave races, gigs, cocktails, hills or snakes? Post fall somersaults and AB’s brush with death in Thai…

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14. Holiday Running, beer miles and breath work 59:28

8M ago59:28

59:28

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Join us in this vibrant episode where we delve into the scenic runs around Byron Bay's iconic lighthouse and debate life's critical questions, like choosing between to chocolate or not to chocolate. We also dive i…

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13. Bananas & Medals: Lissy & AB's Pilates Sprint Spectacular! 34:38

10M ago34:38

34:38

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). We dive into quickfire debates on life's little dilemmas, Pizza crust, getting deep about parking spots and swimming pools, and a family drop-in for a dash of drama. They unwrap the comical tale of AB's sister's a…

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12. Race gels, toilet queues and scooter racing 27:53

10M ago27:53

27:53

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Everyone loves a good come-back! And now AB and Lissy are here to stay! Join Lissy in her running revival, coming in a casual second place in her most recent run. Liss is also closely assisted by AB who was suppos…

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11. Running rehab, what’s the secret? 34:56

1y ago34:56

34:56

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today’s about different types of Recovery, AB is the new spokesperson for Trail shoes which have been dad approved. Lissy and AB also share their trauma from being filmed by millennials while they were performing …

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10. How many Kilometres does it take to defrost a sausage? 28:45

1y ago28:45

28:45

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). AB & Lissy had a ripper weekend at the great ocean road running festival. Lis took 3rd place in a 14k comeback run with AB not far behind, they had an absolute blast and leave it to Alice to take on corners full s…

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9. Post Injury - Recovery Tips & Tricks 26:40

1+ y ago26:40

26:40

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Ever have to deal with running Injury that just takes you out? Lissy is in the throws of recovery and has a Pro running strategy to get back in the race. AB the former physiotherapist has a slightly different stra…

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Staff+ ambitions: Top tips for landing your IC leadership job (with Alice Rum, Dmitry Belyaev and Tomáš Růžička) 43:31

1+ y ago43:31

43:31

Our third episode of Season 2 was a special live recording from this year’s WebExpo conference in Prague, where we discussed what it takes to become a Staff+ Engineer. We sat down with a trio of experts in the field – Alice Rum, Staff Software Engineer at SentinelOne, Dmitry Belyaev, Principal Frontend Engineer at Booking.com, and Tomáš Růžička, St…

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8. The perils of international running 40:02

1+ y ago40:02

40:02

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). International running has ups and downs. Being chased by dogs in Peru or single file no smiles running in japan, Both Lissy and AB delve into their crazy international experiences.Trail running has a new number on…

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7. Cross-Training For Recovery, YAY or NAY? 31:29

1+ y ago31:29

31:29

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Who’s a fan of cross training? Both Lissy and AB delve into recovery and how cross training is a great way to get moving without risking further injury. But, there can always be too much of a good thing... AB shar…

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6. Mosh pits & injury recovery with AB x LD 26:27

1+ y ago26:27

26:27

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). What’s new? Both Lissy and AB rave about a recent festival they went to. Fav bands, and unexpectedly incredible performances had Lissy sprinting to the mosh pit. But leave it to AB to decode the pelvic stability a…

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Mentor me this: a master's guide to mentoring for staff+ engineers (with Hussien Khayoon) 44:48

1+ y ago44:48

44:48

In our second episode of Season 2, we chatted with Hussien Khayoon, Staff Software Developer at Shopify, about the undisputable importance and value of mentoring – regardless if you’re just starting out or already at the top of your game. He discusses how his mentoring roles at Bootcamp, Superpeer, and ADPList gave him a different perspective on te…

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5. Travel nightmares, are eggs a socially acceptable snack? 27:25

1+ y ago27:25

27:25

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today is all about Travel! Both Lissy and AB both talk about their shared vacation egg issues. AB shamefully having to put on a wetsuit in the airport to avoid that excess baggage charge, and the continuation of L…

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4. Tendon injuries; what to do and what not to do... 31:17

1+ y ago31:17

31:17

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Today is all about tendons, tendon injuries, tendon help, what to do and what not to do. Lissy talks about her recent 10km win in the wind and heat. Listen in and join this quirky pair in their fun-filled weekly e…

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3. Choose your player; Run Training OR Performing? 17:45

1+ y ago17:45

17:45

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). This episode focuses on run routines and nutrition. AB and Lissy share their complete run routines, and their completely different approaches to them. Including debates about breakfasts and how much you should be …

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2. How covid changed everything; running, pilates and life... 18:41

1+ y ago18:41

18:41

As always we start with a fast-fire session of favourites, and this or that questions with AB (Alice Baquie) and Lissy (Melissa Duncan). Alice tells us all about her struggles throughout COVID being a “Melbournian”, and how a Negroni can get old very quickly. Lissy opposingly talks about how different her experience with COVID was in Japan, and the…

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From manager of managers to principal engineer (with Ralph McTeggart) 51:56

1+ y ago51:56

51:56

In our first episode of Season 2, we chatted with Ralph McTeggart, Principal Engineer at Productboard, about his decision to become a Tech Lead after wearing a manager hat for several years. He examines the benefits as well as the challenges he faced upon returning closer to the technical side, sharing how the skills he gained from serving in both …

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1. Episode 1; Welcome to our Podcast for Runners - with AB & Lissy 14:03

1+ y ago14:03

14:03

A fast-fire session of get-to-know AB (Alice Baquie) and LIssy (Melissa Duncan) host of the new forRunners podcast. Alice is a Master Pilates Instructor, Physio and passionate runner and LIssy is a Professional International Athlete, Australian Olympic Run Squad Member and Run Coach. Through-out this season AB & LIssy will talk all things running, …

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Self-reflection: How to become a confident, high-performing leader (with Ramona Shaw) 1:24:15

2+ y ago1:24:15

1:24:15

In the seventh episode of our podcast series, Joshua welcomes Ramona Shaw, his BetterManager leadership coach. Ramona works with both emerging and experienced technology leaders to help them achieve their fullest leadership potential. In this inspiring episode, Joshua and Ramona explore the function and value of coaching, revealing actual examples …

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Building a development center from the ground up (with Timmy Ho) 1:01:08

3y ago1:01:08

1:01:08

In the sixth episode of our podcast series, Joshua welcomed Timmy Ho, our first engineering hire in North America. An engineering manager in our Vancouver office, Timmy reflected on bootstrapping our new Canadian development center. The discussion touched on topics including product excellence, agile development, the importance of work-life balance…

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Becoming the leaders we wished we’d had (with Disha Al Baqui) 1:18:44

3+ y ago1:18:44

1:18:44

For the fifth episode in our podcast series, Joshua welcomed a former colleague and old friend, Disha Al Baqui, Principal Engineering Manager at Hulu. Joshua and Disha met in 2014 when they worked as individual contributors for the same company. Today, both are tackling entirely different challenges as engineering leaders. Besides catching up, the …

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Leading during a crisis: Chaos engineering for collaboration (with Raz Shuty) 1:20:13

4y ago1:20:13

1:20:13

For the fourth installment in our podcast series, Joshua welcomed Raz Shuty, Director of Engineering at Delivery Hero. This was an episode of firsts: the first non-productboard guest and the first episode recorded remotely. During a lively conversation, Josh and Raz discussed the challenges of leading during a crisis, the highs and lows of people m…

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Employee growth: Conversations on the way to the lighthouse (with Daniel Hejl) 42:23

4+ y ago42:23

42:23

In the third instalment of our Engineering Leadership podcast, Joshua welcomes Daniel Hejl, our CTO and co-founder. During an interesting discussion around facilitating employee growth, Daniel highlights the importance of curiosity, clear goals, and regular, honest conversations in guiding employees towards that lighthouse in the distance. Interest…

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Community Q&A #1: Empathy is a skill that can be learned (with Vojtech Vondra) 31:47

4+ y ago31:47

31:47

What metrics do you use to track team performance? What challenges are there when scaling teams? And how do you maintain healthy relationships at work while having the difficult conversations that help people grow? In part 2 of the conversation, our Director of Engineering, Vojtech Vondra, answers these questions and more – all posed by the Prague …

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It’s not a promotion, it’s a career change (with Vojtech Vondra) 29:09

4+ y ago29:09

29:09

Kicking off the podcast series, host Joshua Samberg is joined by our very own Director of Engineering, Vojtech Vondra. During a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss productboard’s efforts to expand the conversation around engineering leadership, Vojtech’s path to becoming an engineering leader, and the experiences that inspired their leadership …

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