Episode 12: Jessica Popp (Sendgrid)

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4M ago 42:36

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By Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller. Discovered by Player FM and our community — copyright is owned by the publisher, not Player FM, and audio streamed directly from their servers.

In this episode Kendall, Rachel and Jessica Popp discuss:

How Jessica gravitated toward roles that emphasized communication
Trials by fire through startup dynamics
The curse of the innate editor
Jessica's definition of a great leader
Being told to "step off" and what happened next
Pivoting to leading a less-experienced team
Kendall gets some mentorship about his career path
The responsibility as a successful woman in tech to the women coming up
A dichotomy of intro/extroversion driven by context
Our respective scorn at people who ask dumb questions at parties
Authority as scope of responsibility
The urge to always feel productive

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3

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