Today’s guest is Darren Murph, the Head of Remote at Gitlab. Now Darren is a true pioneer in remote work who has helping shape remote teams across multiple organizations and was named an “Oracle of Remote Work” by CNBC. Before this, Darren spent time in multiple editorial roles and while serving as a Senior Editor at Engadget, he was responsible fo…

Today’s guest is Sonja Gittens Ottley, the Head of Diversity & Inclusion at Asana. From her beginnings as an attorney at the Ministry of Legal Affairs for the Attorney-General in Trinidad & Tobago to her time at Yahoo, Facebook, and Asana, Sonja has been an advocate for building initiatives to promote privacy, free expression, and a more inclusive …

Today’s guest is the Co-founder and CEO of Future, serial entrepreneur, Rishi Mandal. Now Rishi is someone who just has such an amazing background that really it reads more like a motivational article. Rishi attended Stanford for undergrad where he majored in Applied Physics and also spent time working at the SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory. A…

Today’s guest is author and serial Entrepreneur, Jeff Wald. Now Jeff has a wide ranging background that includes time in Private Equity and Venture Capital, to co-founding WorkMarket, which sold to ADP in 2018. Jeff is also the author of 2 books with his most recent publication being "The End of Jobs". The book reviews the history of work to help u…

Today’s guest is the traveling Career Coach and Digital Nomad, Christa Romano (also known as ChristaBellaTravels). Christa has been traveling the world for more than 7 years visiting over 59 countries, all while building a career as a marketer and last year, turning her side hustle into a full-time endeavor. Now for those of you who are not familia…

Today's guest is the Founder and CEO of The Ready, Aaron Dignan. As an entrepreneur and investor, Aaron is an advocate for helping companies transform from slow bureaucratic organizations into fast, efficient machines allowing for further growth and potential. Aaron is also the host of the Brave New Work Podcast, an investor in early-stage startups…

Today’s guest is Tim Salau, the CEO of Guide & Mr. Future of Work. From his time at WeWork and Microsoft, to building Guide and the Big Black Tea brand, Tim has been an evangelist for the Future of Work, B2B Learning & Talent Development across multiple platforms. During our discussion, Tim dives into how building remote teams force companies into …

Today’s guest is the Vice President and Managing Director of the Office of the Future of Work at Kelly, John Healy. John has been an evangelist for a more sustainable and agile workforce focusing on improving the ways that people and work connect. During our discussion, John dives into four key dimensions related to how technology and evolving soci…

"Empowering people to work in their lives, not live at work". - Chris Herd Today’s guest is the remote evangelist and Founder / CEO of Firstbase, Chris Herd. As a huge proponent of remote work, Chris dives into how the future of work has been shaped by remote and how the increase in flexibility will provide workers with a better quality of life. We…

Today I have the honor interviewing Phil Brody, more commonly known as the LA-based street artist WRDSMTH. His work aspires to inspire others on a daily basis and has lead to him growing the WRDSMTH brand into a massive internet sensation with his vintage typewriters found in cities all across the globe. During our discussion, Brody and I look at h…

Sargun is the Co-founder and CEO of Byteboard, a company that has redesigned the technical interview process to evaluate for ability, not access and privilege. Sargun was previously a software engineer at Google before founding Byteboard within Area 120, Google’s in-house incubator, and this year she and her co-founder were honored on Forbes 30 und…

Steve is a leadership coach, angel investor, and the operator of High Output; a boutique leadership development company based in New York City. He has held a wide variety of investing and operating roles including time at Primary Venture Partners, Lerer Hippeau Ventures, RRE Ventures, The Kraft Group / The New England Patriots, Microsoft, Stickybit…

Chris is the Founder and CEO of TruBrain, a Nootropics company based in Santa Monica that has created a product to help provide direct focus and energy to the body and mind. During our discussion, we dive further into how Chris built the TruBrain brand and how his partnership with neuroscientists at UCLA lead to a unique formula to help increase th…

Salman is a tech founder who has worn many hats over the years. From working as an Engineer and building a company that was later acquired by Oracle, to writing, teaching, and even DJ-ing, Salman has a deep focus on embracing his inner Polymath and following his passions. During our discussion, Salman and I dive deeper into his recent article, The …

Picture this; You're a new high school graduate in August 2020 and the COVID crisis has forced all your college classes online. Your university has announced it is still going to charge you full tuition to attend in the fall. What would you rather do; Pay $50k in tuition for online classes? Or take a $50k investment to skip school in the fall and b…

Katherine is a recruiter for Amazon who is truly one of the most genuine people you'll ever meet. Her passion to help others has lead to building a wide variety of amazing projects helping students and new graduates. From networking events to help students connect to employers, to a new bath bomb company (UDABATHBOMB.com) that hires students and fo…

Kaitlyn is the founder of Pequity, a digital compensation platform that is aiming to combat pay inequality and help de-complicate compensation for HR teams. Her past experience running HR and compensation teams includes time at Google, Cruise Automation, Instacart, and Lockheed Martin to name a few. During our discussion, Kaitlyn and I dive deeper …

Matt is the founder of HNGRY.tv, a new media platform exploring how technology is shaping the way people eat. HNGRY's FAST(ER) FOOD documentary took a deeper dive into ghost kitchens and the changes that have come about because of them in the last few years. During our discussion, Matt and I dive deeper into how ghost kitchens and delivery are chan…

Tom Nearing is a recruiter who is part of the Marius Group, one of the top recruiting groups in Los Angeles. During this special episode focusing on the COVID-19 crisis, Tom dives into recruiting and coaching advice to anyone job hunting during this pandemic and gives insight into how you can use this extra time to your advantage. We also take a cl…

Taylor is a business and lifestyle coach based out of Austin, Texas who works closely with a wide range of entrepreneurs. Through her programs and retreats, Taylor helps her clients align their business, and themselves, with their true passions to build brands that scale in today’s fast pace world. During our discussion, Taylor and I look at some o…

Warren is the Co-founder and CEO of Knowable, an immersive audio platform with expert-led courses focused on helping people learn new things, and accomplish life goals. During our discussion, Warren and I touch on how learning is evolving today in a society where free time is so short. We also look at how companies can produce actual value for thei…

Amanda is the VP of Marketing of The Knot Worldwide which is one of the largest global wedding companies today. She leads PR, partnerships and product marketing strategies across the company’s international brands and previously was the founder of an availability software in the wedding space. During our discussion, Amanda and I touch on how brands…

Warren Lebovics is a designer, startup advisor, and entrepreneur based in San Francisco who has worked on a wide variety of projects for companies like Blackberry and Sony, but also has lead design at a startup that was acquired by LinkedIn. During our discussion, Warren and I will look at how curiosity and passion are the catalysts for doing amazi…