Katelin is passionate about helping founders build scalable, diverse, and inclusive cultures. First introduced to the notion of intentional cultural development at Pixar Animation Studios, she studied alongside some of the most brilliant creative business minds of this generation. From there, she spent a decade building teams as a senior executive …

Spikeball CEO Chris Ruder is NOT the quick-hit, hockey stick growth guy. That said, Spikeball just crossed $100m in total revenue, so... In this episode of ask, Chris shares his thoughts about starting a business without risking it all. While building Spikeball, he kept his corporate job for over 5 years and we sit down to discuss the conversations…

✨Special Guest: Coach, writer (@99u, @WnotW), and speaker Tina Essmaker 🗣️Talking Points: - How Tina reimagined her career path - Coaching creatives to "the other side" of professional and personal transitions - Giving permission to acknowledge our personal limits and avoiding burn-out Follow Tina: @tinaessmaker…

🎖️ Special Guest: Former US Navy Captain @ldavidmarquet (Part Two) 🗣️ Talking Points: - David’s new book “Leadership is Language” (out TODAY) - Why leaders never say THEY and the WE/THEY boundary - Why THINKING is >>> than doing things FAST Follow David: @ldavidmarquet

🎖️ Special Guest: Former US Navy Captain David Marquet (Part One) 🗣️ Talking Points: - David’s path to the Navy - Internal versus external mindsets - Why REAL leadership means giving others control Follow David: @ldavidmarquet

"The number one cause of distraction is not what is happening outside of us, but in fact what happens inside of us. The root cause of most distraction is not the external triggers, it's the internal triggers. So, I don't care what life hack or guru does your tells you to do with how to hack back your time. Fundamentally, if we don't first and forem…

"What's ultimately at play here is the loudest voice, the strongest cultural narrative. That's where culture orients around risk or reward or safety. The hope that I have is that (people are) looking around for a little bit, pressing pause and saying, wait a minute. The things that used to be couched as safe are arguably now riskier than ever befor…

In this interview with Tanya, we cover many topics from harnessing your passion to start a business, identifying “the magic” of your product that will lead to scale, and managing the work/life/parent balance, and the global shift towards a “skills-based” economy.

how do you change the sports industry and follow your dream?Ashley is the CEO of The Relish, a new media sports company for female fans. She has an inspiring story and shares her love for sports, women in business and serving an underserved market: women sport's fans. Hope you enjoy.

how do you love your work, be happy, and take care of yourself first?A conversation with my mom, Tammy. We discuss everything from work before computers, being a great leader, how to make sure you are happy before anything else and more. I hope you enjoy.

David's bio:Former captain of a nuclear submarine. Captain Marquet retired from the Navy in 2009 and is now the author of Turn the Ship Around! ATrue Story of Turning Followers Into Leaders. Fortune magazine called the book the “best howtomanual anywhere for managers on delegating, training, and driving flawless execution.”Captain Marquet’s Intent-…

why drink tea? Jason's bio:Jason Fried thinks deeply about collaboration, productivity and the nature of work. He's the co-founder of 37signals, makers of Basecamp and other web-based collaboration tools, and co-author of "Rework."

why start with the why?Simon's bio:Simon Sinek is an optimist. He believes in a bright future and our ability to build it together.Described as “a visionary thinker with a rare intellect,” Sinek teaches leaders and organizations how to inspire people. With a bold goal to help build a world in which the vast majority of people go home everyday feeli…

why's culture matter?Ryan's bio:Ryan is the CEO and Co-Founder of Treehouse an online technology school that teaches you how to make Apps. Previously Ryan founded Carsonified (acquired 2011) and DropSend (acquired 2008).You can see interviews of Ryan onThe New York TimesFoundation with Kevin RoseThis Week in Startups with Jason CalacanisMixergyFoun…

conventional wisdom?Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Jonathan's Bio:Jonathan Fields is a New York City dad, husband and lawyer turned award-winning author, media-producer and entrepreneur. His last book, Uncertainty: Turning Fear and Doubt Into Fuel For Brilliance was named the top pers…

how to not pitch a VC?Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Brad's bio:Brad Feld has been an early stage investor and entrepreneur for over 20 years.He lives in Boulder, Colorado and Homer, Alaska with his wife and is on a quest to run a marathon in every state in the US.Brad has been an ear…

what past experiences led to your success?Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. T.A.'s bio:I am a founder of Rival IQ - the best way to analyze and monitor your competitive landscape. Focused on active online marketers who want to get ahead, Rival IQ saves you time and delivers key insights …

what is your passion?Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Lewis's bio:Hi there. My name is Lewis and I want to get real with you for a minute.I’ve always dreamed big, strived for greatness and deeply cared about people.My dream growing up was to be a professional athlete and be an Olympian.…

where's offline going?Question everything. Asking questions to world leaders in art, business, music, and technology. Robert's bio:Founded GeekSquad, CTO of Best Buy.