Meet Joel Keating. He’s Grindr's SVP of Engineering & Chief Information Security Officer. He's joined by his Talentism coach, Gregory Kim. Together, they describe how paying attention to Joel’s “This Sucks” response can open up the door to curiosity and unlock solutions to big problems at work. But, this only works if the curiosity is genuine. We l…

Meet Evan O'Donnell an early-stage investor + co-founder of the VC firm, Timespan. Evan shares his powerful journey of overcoming the deep-seated fears instilled from growing up closeted as a gay man, striving for perfection to avoid the perceived catastrophe of being outed. Through self-work, Evan shed the limiting armor he had built up and transf…

Meet Meghan Joyce the founder + CEO of Duckbill, an AI-and-human powered answer to tiresome but deeply necessary life admin - think renewing your passport or making appointments with doctors who actually take your insurance. But MJ wasn't always "Founder or Bust." In fact, she has spent most of her career working for pretty iconoclastic founders. F…

Meet Ope Bukola. She’s founder and CEO of Kibo School, an online university in Africa. Ope is both relatable and remarkable. Relatable because, like so many founders, at one point she looked around her company and felt a pang of disappointment - everyone was falling short of her expectations. Remarkable because, instead of blaming her team, she did…

Meet Joshua Walsky. He was co-founder and CTO of Broadway Technology and came up during the dot com boom. Now he’s a Talentism coach, guiding the next generation of founders. If you’ve worked in tech, you’ve probably met someone like Joshua. Exceedingly smart, exceedingly talented, and digging an exceedingly big hole for himself... Like many techni…

Meet Kathie Chao. She’s a Managing Director and Head of Digital Retail at Charles Schwab. Never one to back down from a challenge, her role has changed almost every year for the past decade. In 2021, her scope shifted dramatically. She realized her anxiety about work was tipping into an unhealthy point. She started working with a coach and learned …

Meet Stef Sy, founder and CEO of Thinking Machines (TM). TM is a leading data consultancy, using AI to transform the way governments and conglomerates in South East Asia do business. Stef created TM because she wanted to put the power of data in all employees' hands, regardless of rank. And she wanted to make better jobs for emerging tech talent in…

BlackRock's Larry Fink sees pervasive fear and says we need hope. Talentism's Jeff Hunter says hope isn't enough - leaders need clarity. Jeff provides tangible steps leaders can take to understand the root of fear, reorient with purpose, and turn unprecedented challenges into opportunities. Gain a new leadership perspective.…

Meet Christina Sass, founding partner of Dive In Labs and co-founder of Andela. Tune in to learn: How to productively analyze feedback Key challenges faced by founders Why your context matters When to empower your team and let go This episode has been updated since its original upload on 9/14/2023 to better reflect the standards of Talentism and wa…

CEO coach Trevor Hunter unpacks his contrarian POV on goals. Tune in to learn… How to set effective goals that win The science and psychology of goals The problems with conventional thinking about goalsBy Angie D'Sa, Jessi Gormezano, John Hunter, Talentism

Founder and CEO Jeff Hunter reveals why being a good manager is not about learning skills—it's about uncovering your fears. Listen to learn: The origin of today's thinking on management and why it’s wrong Challenges leaders face when managing their people Key practices for becoming a better manager Essential frameworks for developing effective mana…

"How do I take responsibility for a system that I, as a leader, have created?" Jeff Hunter tackles this question by sharing his reflections as a founder, CEO, hiring manager and executive coach. Tune in to learn the three steps to ‘Start With Me’ and begin taking responsibility to your contribution to a suboptimal system.…

When the time comes for founders and CEOs to build their executive teams, it can feel challenging or even threatening. By not acknowledging their fear of letting go, these leaders either stay too distant or swoop in too quickly to grab the wheel. This results in founders and CEOs undermining themselves and their executives. Tune in to learn... The …

Today employees’ expectations of their work experience and of their leaders are heightening. This creates inevitable, sometimes painful, confusion for leaders. Founder and CEO Jeff Hunter explores how the talent market is evolving, how we explore these great expectations, and how leaders can recognize their own confusion and adapt.…

The complexities of co-founder relationships are vast. Founder and CEO Jeff Hunter provides practical guidance for navigating these complexities and the inevitable challenges.By Angie D'Sa, Jessi Gormezano, John Hunter, Talentism