Episodes
#68 - Why You Need An Executive Coach, with Eric Nehrlich
December 29, 2023
In this episode, we're exploring the nuances of executive coaching, demystifying the process and shedding light on how individuals can break through the barriers that often hinder their career growth.
#67 - Building Design Communities, with Grace Ling, UX Designer at Electronic Arts, and Founder of Design Buddies
December 21, 2023
Grace Ling is a UX designer at Electronic Arts and the founder of the Design Buddies, one of the world’s largest design communities.
#66 - Becoming The Best Product Manager You Can Be, with the CEO of Product School, Carlos Gonzalez de Villaumbrosia
December 19, 2023
Carlos and I dive deep into the product management field, discussing the differences between PM categories, what it means to become the best PM one can be, and what the outlook is for the next five years for those that want to break into the field.
#65 - Data, Impact, and Sustainability, with Jane Yang
December 18, 2023
Learn about finding the balance between your passions and incentives in the tech industry, career seasonality, positive community impact, and recipes on measuring your growth and sustainability.
#64 - Diving Into Industrial Design, with Anson Cheung
December 12, 2023
Anson Cheung worked as an industrial designer with brands like Lyft, Google, Roku, and HunterDouglas. We sat down to learn more about his career.
#63 - Beyond Just Engineering Skills, with Adrienne Braganza Tacke
November 8, 2023
If you want to be intentional about your career and become a multidisciplinary professional, this conversation with Adrienne Tacke is for you.
#62 - Building Sustainable Practices, with Jason Fried
October 23, 2023
Jason Fried is the co-founder and CEO of 37signals, the company behind Basecamp and Hey. I chat with Jason about his path to entrepreneurship, the lack of value in a lot of meetings, and generally building sustainable practices that enable businesses and their employees to thrive.
#61 - Career Moats And Beyond, with Cedric Chin
October 9, 2023
In this episode, I am chatting with Cedric Chin - the founder of the CommonCog blog and business series. You might've read some of Cedric's writing on career moats before.
#60 - Defining A Force Multiplier, with Sam Saccone
December 28, 2022
When we choose our career path, we often try to optimize for one specific bucket - you're a product manager, or a project manager, or a UX designer, or any other variation of an expertise area in tech. Sam Saccone defies the expectations of a single role and instead believes in being a "plumber" - doing whatever work is necessary to enable others to do their own version of great work. I sat down with Sam to learn more about his path to a Senior Staff Engineer at Google, what it means to brute-force your way through problems, and what the best avenues are to become a force multiplier for your team.
#59 - Building On Your Own, with iOS Developer Donny Wals
December 22, 2022
Leaving your full-time job behind and starting your own business based on your own brand is a somewhat scary proposition. And yet, this is exactly what Donny Wals, a prolific iOS developer and technology teacher, is doing. In this episode I sat down with him to talk more about his work, what was his thinking in going solo, and what one needs to learn quickly in an ever-changing technology space.