Best Unicorn Labs Fahd Alhattab Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 20 EmpowerED - A Bottom Up Approach to Employee Development with Eva Manole 56:23

1+ y ago56:23

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In episode 20, Eva shares her use of a product led mindset for developing new strategies of learning and development at Fullscript with about 800 employees. She dives into how the traditional models of learning and development are not always agile or adaptive especially with the rise of AI, remote and hybrid work environments. Eva dives into a new …

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Ep. 19 - Leading with Purpose: Unveiling the Secrets of Impactful Leadership with Andre Fernandez 1:24:04

1+ y ago1:24:04

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In episode 19, Andre dives into how he found his way into creating a socially impactful business while sharing valuable lessons and principles that he embraced on his journey to success as a leader. From letting go of micro details to building high performing teams and influencing decision making processes, discover some actionable insights that wi…

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Ep. 18 - What got you here won’t get you there with Jonah Midanik 1:07:38

1+ y ago1:07:38

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In episode 18, Jonah Midanik shares his journey and experience in a growth mindset of recognizing that ‘what got you here won’t get you there. He has been lucky enough to have seen the startup journey from a variety of perspectives: as a successful bootstrapped founder/CEO, having helped launch new corporate divisions at BigCo, and as the founder/C…

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Ep. 17 Breaking the Glass Ceiling/Inspiring Women Leaders in Tech Startups with Jeanette Dorazio 1:13:30

2y ago1:13:30

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Jeanette Dorazio, CEO of Leadpages, a no-code website and landing page builder. She has had various executive-level positions at leading organizations, including Oracle, 8thBridge, Verifone, and Solera. Jeanette’s passion comes from breaking down barriers and championing the inclusion and success of women in STEM fields as female leaders in tech. I…

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Ep. 16 - Creating Talent Strategies with Krista Skalde 1:09:45

2y ago1:09:45

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On this episode we look at organizational systems and how to think when designing the organizational structure. Realizing that it should not be designed from a people centric place but rather around the needs and direction of your business. It’s important to be mindful when you do design around people and whether it is sustainable long term. Krista…

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Ep. 15 - The Work of a Startup CEO with Kyle Racki 1:04:30

2y ago1:04:30

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Kyle Racki, the co-founder and CEO of Proposify, Kyle helps thousands of businesses remove the bottleneck of proposals and get more visibility into the close. In true serial entrepreneur form, Kyle also co-host his own podcast, The Racki and Symes Podcast, where he discusses ideas and strategies to push through growth. Kyle got his start in marketi…

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Ep. 14 - Leading Effective Teams in a Remote Environment with Natalie Furness 1:09:11

2y ago1:09:11

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Natalie Furness, CEO of RevOps Automated and Revenue Operations Consultant shares her journey and learnings along the way onto remote work and falling into the world of operations. She speaks of finding your people through value alignment for both the work you do and the work environment you prefer. Though she’s the biggest remote work proponent, s…

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Ep. 13 - The Value of Vision for Employee Engagement and Success with Chris Williams 56:27

2y ago56:27

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Chris Williams, former VP of HR at Microsoft has over 40 years of experience building and leading teams. Through his journey, starting from installing car stereos and while being pulled into firing employees because of his people skills, to eventually transitioning to a computer science and going on to start a consulting business before selling it …

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Ep. 12 - Finding Purpose In Your Work That Drives You with Florent Schmahl 56:04

2y ago56:04

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Florent Schmahl, Chief of Staff of highly purposeful agtech company, Growcer, shares his journey and learnings along the way as he shifted his work from being focused on developing hard skills to now pursuing purposeful work. Over the years he’s has time to gather his insights on finding the work that drives you and how important it is in today’s l…

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Ep. 11 - The importance of creating a people-first company with Shawna Stewart 1:00:57

2+ y ago1:00:57

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Today we have Shawna Stewart on the podcast, VP of People and Operations at Railz Financial. Shawna is truly a people-focused leader, she has extensive background in psychology and organizational behaviour and experience involving performance management, full scope operational effectiveness, succession planning, employee engagement and talent devel…

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Ep. 10 - How Leaders Build Company Culture with Laura Mindorff 59:22

2+ y ago59:22

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Laura Mindorff is the brilliant COO at Wicket. Laura has developed years of experience under her belt and shares her very tactical advice on how to create effective culture through things like rituals, culture champions, and what metrics to watch out for to check-in on your progress. I’m so happy to bring you this conversation because of Laura’s pu…

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Ep. 9 Why Candidate Experience Matters When Building Your Team with Julia Fulton 1:04:23

2+ y ago1:04:23

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In episode 9, Julia gives us insight into how she uses her humane recruiting approach to create a reputable employment brand that plays big dividends both inside and outside the company. She offers actionable tips on how to initiate trust on a team, how to lead the recruitment process to attract candidates with best practices, and how to show up in…

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Ep. 8 - Productive Conflict with Shawn MacDonell 1:14:58

2+ y ago1:14:58

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Shawn MacDonell shares his unconventional story of saying yes to experiences from sports coaching, to facilitating tools for teaching in Columbia, to branding strategy, to professional coaching, to founding a creative agency. He speaks to how all of these offered him the experience of not being afraid of conflict and instead reframing it to curiosi…

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Ep. 7 - How to Foster a Culture of Development to Improve Your Team’s Performance with Brittany Forsyth 50:14

2+ y ago50:14

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What does leadership mean to you? Ex-Shopify Chief Talent Officer Brittany Forsyth, used to think it was the same thing as management. Over the years and various leadership roles she realized it means creating a following and driving that following towards a common shared goal. In episode 7 she gives us insight into how she recognized her natural l…

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Ep. 6 - Team Composition: How to Attract and Hire Stars Employees with Amanda Gordon 56:21

2+ y ago56:21

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“If you are building a talent strategy that’s based on a sample you saw online or a great book you read, you will not match what your business needs and so I think whenever I’m doing any kind of talent strategy or when I was consulting I was always asking people “what’re your business goals” and it was shocking to me where I would look then at the …

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Ep. 5 - Create a Compelling All-Encompassing Vision with Sam Witherspoon (CEO of IMRSV Data Labs) 1:09:58

2+ y ago1:09:58

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Have you ever been in a position where you didn’t feel proud of what you were doing in your career? Has your chosen field ever caused you emotional distress? Sam Witherspoon is the founder and CEO of IMRSV Data Labs, a company dedicated to increasing the safety and security of Canada and its allies through the effective, transparent use of data. In…

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Ep. 4 - What Motivates People? Understanding Motivation in the Workplace with Cassy Aite (Co-Founder and CEO of Hoppier) 50:10

2+ y ago50:10

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We often have the preconceived notion that leaders have to treat everyone the same in order to be fair. However in truth, managers need to respect everyone’s individual needs and motivators. On episode #4, Cassy Aite, the co-founder and CEO of Hoppier, shares how different values, environments and involvement can influence your employees’ motivatio…

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Ep. 3 - How You Can Build a Culture of Leadership at Work with Aydin Mirzaee (Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow.APP and Creator of the SuperManagers Podcast) 49:55

2+ y ago49:55

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Did you know that 70% of employee retention is based on their manager and no other factor? People don’t leave jobs, they leave managers. Aydin Mirzaee is the co-founder and CEO of Fellow.app, a meeting productivity platform that helps organizations have fewer, better meetings. In this episode Aydin talks about how managers can influence team perfor…

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Ep. 2 - Why Your Leadership Won't be Effective Without Psychological Safety with Craig Handy (Team Lead at Shopify, Founder of Jameson Strategies Consulting) 58:08

3y ago58:08

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When you’re busy fighting for survival is there any room for growth? ‍When any failure means disaster, the stakes are too high for you to take risks — this means you’ll always choose the safe route.‍ Craig Handy leads a Global Revenue Operations team at Shopify, a fast growing startup, and he is also the founder of Jameson Strategies, his own RevOp…

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Ep. 1 - The Future of Leadership and Management with Michael Johnson (President & CEO, Multiview Financials) 56:51

3y ago56:51

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“We ultimately believe that it’s our role as leaders, as coaches, to find out what about that individual is going to make them fulfilled and be able to achieve their best outcomes in both work and in life and in order to do that you have to be radically committed to that employee.” - Michael Johnson Do managers always have a negative reaction when …

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The Beginning of Unicorn Leaders 10:34

3y ago10:34

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Fahd is a consultant, coach, leadership speaker, and millennial workplace expert who teaches new managers how to lead multi-generational teams. He specializes in transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. He created this podcast to take a deep dive into the world of building a billion-dollar company (a unicorn) i…

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Unicorn Labs Fahd Alhattab Podcasts

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Unicorn Leaders

Unicorn Labs - Fahd Alhattab

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Ep. 20 EmpowerED - A Bottom Up Approach to Employee Development with Eva Manole 56:23

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Ep. 19 - Leading with Purpose: Unveiling the Secrets of Impactful Leadership with Andre Fernandez 1:24:04

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Ep. 18 - What got you here won’t get you there with Jonah Midanik 1:07:38

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Ep. 17 Breaking the Glass Ceiling/Inspiring Women Leaders in Tech Startups with Jeanette Dorazio 1:13:30

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Ep. 16 - Creating Talent Strategies with Krista Skalde 1:09:45

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Ep. 15 - The Work of a Startup CEO with Kyle Racki 1:04:30

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Ep. 14 - Leading Effective Teams in a Remote Environment with Natalie Furness 1:09:11

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Ep. 13 - The Value of Vision for Employee Engagement and Success with Chris Williams 56:27

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Ep. 12 - Finding Purpose In Your Work That Drives You with Florent Schmahl 56:04

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Ep. 11 - The importance of creating a people-first company with Shawna Stewart 1:00:57

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Ep. 10 - How Leaders Build Company Culture with Laura Mindorff 59:22

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Ep. 9 Why Candidate Experience Matters When Building Your Team with Julia Fulton 1:04:23

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Ep. 8 - Productive Conflict with Shawn MacDonell 1:14:58

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Ep. 7 - How to Foster a Culture of Development to Improve Your Team’s Performance with Brittany Forsyth 50:14

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Ep. 6 - Team Composition: How to Attract and Hire Stars Employees with Amanda Gordon 56:21

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Ep. 5 - Create a Compelling All-Encompassing Vision with Sam Witherspoon (CEO of IMRSV Data Labs) 1:09:58

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Ep. 4 - What Motivates People? Understanding Motivation in the Workplace with Cassy Aite (Co-Founder and CEO of Hoppier) 50:10

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Ep. 3 - How You Can Build a Culture of Leadership at Work with Aydin Mirzaee (Co-Founder and CEO of Fellow.APP and Creator of the SuperManagers Podcast) 49:55

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Ep. 2 - Why Your Leadership Won't be Effective Without Psychological Safety with Craig Handy (Team Lead at Shopify, Founder of Jameson Strategies Consulting) 58:08

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Ep. 1 - The Future of Leadership and Management with Michael Johnson (President & CEO, Multiview Financials) 56:51

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The Beginning of Unicorn Leaders 10:34

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