https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/commander-in-chief-podcast--6703815
commanderinchief.substack.com]]>enSelf-ImprovementPodgohttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/0ffb521f328fedaee48160260b3f2ea1.jpghttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/commander-in-chief-podcast--6703815Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:45:21 +0000PodgoPodgobooking@podgo.ioFast Growth in Business & in Life commanderinchief.substack.com
commanderinchief.substack.com]]>falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-4-paul-thallner-of-daggerwing-group--67271285Paul Thallner, Principal at Daggerwing Group, joins Yuri Kruman to discuss his long-time work on the People side of change management. He shares his remarkable story of going from an English major to non-profits, education policy, change management consulting, and, now, writing books. They also dive deep into the excellent lessons from Paul’s latest, Reinventing Resilience, and how he has implemented them as a consultant for some of the best organizations in the world.
Our conversation touched upon many interesting topics, including:

• Why the people side of organizations is important for change
• The value Paul got from being an English major
• How Paul pivoted to organizational change work
• What is resilience
• The difference between resilience and resourcefulness
• How to create a resilient organization
• Self-belief as a way forward

]]>k_6LlQzZtWed, 24 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoJust as important as the technical and procedural aspects in creating organizational change is the people side. They are the core of how organizations can move forward. After all, an organization is just as resilient as its people. In this...Paul Thallner, Principal at Daggerwing Group, joins Yuri Kruman to discuss his long-time work on the People side of change management. He shares his remarkable story of going from an English major to non-profits, education policy, change management consulting, and, now, writing books. They also dive deep into the excellent lessons from Paul’s latest, Reinventing Resilience, and how he has implemented them as a consultant for some of the best organizations in the world.
Our conversation touched upon many interesting topics, including:

• Why the people side of organizations is important for change
• The value Paul got from being an English major
• How Paul pivoted to organizational change work
• What is resilience
• The difference between resilience and resourcefulness
• How to create a resilient organization
• Self-belief as a way forward

]]>2518false24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-5-starting-with-who-not-why--67271282

The purposeful growth revolution 

How to engage people with their head, heart, hands, and habits  

Mark Mears' mantra leadership  

Understanding not just WHO, but WHO you serve 

How to motivate your team and make them feel involved  

How to refocus on ourselves on who we are, who we serve, what our purpose is, and why 

 Connect with Mark Mears: Website | LinkedIn  Get a copy of his book here: The Purposeful Growth Revolution: 4 Ways to Grow from Leader to Legacy Builder ]]>24qJX1SmLWed, 17 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoMark Mears and I cover "Starting with WHO Not WHY,". From his remarkable story of going from an English Major to Organizational Development Masters. To a long and storied career as a marketing exec in Fortune 500 hospitality companies to now running...

The purposeful growth revolution 

How to engage people with their head, heart, hands, and habits  

Mark Mears' mantra leadership  

Understanding not just WHO, but WHO you serve 

How to motivate your team and make them feel involved  

How to refocus on ourselves on who we are, who we serve, what our purpose is, and why 

 Connect with Mark Mears: Website | LinkedIn  Get a copy of his book here: The Purposeful Growth Revolution: 4 Ways to Grow from Leader to Legacy Builder ]]>2690false25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-3-errol-pierre-healthcare-executive--67271292 Errol Pierre is in pursuit of. Despite the headway the health industry has come when it comes to providing access, it is still undeniably far from fully reaching those who need the care the most. The same thing happens in opening opportunities for people of color, women, and those in the LGBTQ+ community in the corporate world. In this episode, Errol joins Yuri Kruman to share with us his journey of making sure health equity and diversity in the corporate environment are achieved. Errol is a healthcare executive, health equity expert, and the author of The Way Up. Follow along to this great conversation to gain insights on what the different industries still need to do so it helps everybody without discrimination. Our conversation touched upon many interesting topics, including:·     What inspired Errol to write The Way Up·     The challenges of climbing the corporate mountain as a professional of color·     The cost of code-switching·     What is performative allyship and how to avoid it·     Why hiring is not just the HR’s job but the whole company as well·     The importance of choosing your passion·     The value of mentorship and coaching]]>8JfRJVAhKWed, 10 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoEveryone has the right to health. No matter what race, color, gender, or status, everyone deserves to be treated with high quality care and dignity. This is whathttps://www.linkedin.com/in/errollpierre/https://www.linkedin.com/in/errollpierre/ is in... Errol Pierre is in pursuit of. Despite the headway the health industry has come when it comes to providing access, it is still undeniably far from fully reaching those who need the care the most. The same thing happens in opening opportunities for people of color, women, and those in the LGBTQ+ community in the corporate world. In this episode, Errol joins Yuri Kruman to share with us his journey of making sure health equity and diversity in the corporate environment are achieved. Errol is a healthcare executive, health equity expert, and the author of The Way Up. Follow along to this great conversation to gain insights on what the different industries still need to do so it helps everybody without discrimination. Our conversation touched upon many interesting topics, including:·     What inspired Errol to write The Way Up·     The challenges of climbing the corporate mountain as a professional of color·     The cost of code-switching·     What is performative allyship and how to avoid it·     Why hiring is not just the HR’s job but the whole company as well·     The importance of choosing your passion·     The value of mentorship and coaching]]>2642false23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-2-anca-griffiths-of-om--67271289OM Experts CEO Anca Griffiths gives a case for personalized medicine as a company health benefit. Today’s conversation touches on these topics:·        The benefits of pooling the knowledge of different health experts·        Why research about women’s health is not being done properly·        Why typical company health perks do not make employees healthier·        How the masterclass format can improve health communication·        Dispelling the hype of many online health, wellness, and fitness programs·        Why prioritizing your health is important·        The value of personalized health plans]]>qzLNv3c7xWed, 03 Sep 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoHealth is wealth, so healthcare should be a priority for companies wanting to give benefits to their employees. But what kind of healthcare benefits actually work? Today, http://www.om-experts.com/ CEO...OM Experts CEO Anca Griffiths gives a case for personalized medicine as a company health benefit. Today’s conversation touches on these topics:·        The benefits of pooling the knowledge of different health experts·        Why research about women’s health is not being done properly·        Why typical company health perks do not make employees healthier·        How the masterclass format can improve health communication·        Dispelling the hype of many online health, wellness, and fitness programs·        Why prioritizing your health is important·        The value of personalized health plans]]>2781false22fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-season-2-episode-1-andrew-antos-of-klarity--67271284Klarity is a tool that has an AI that reads and automates all your documents. It can check read your contracts or choose the top ten most promising resumes. Join Yuri Kruman as he talks to the founder of Klarity, Andrew Antos about what Klarity offers in legal tech. Learn how Klarity works. And discover how he manages his people and his hiring process. Bullets:● How did Andrew get into law and the tech industry?● What is Klarity and what does it do?○ Klarity is a tool that can automate and read your legal contracts for you. It helps you index all of those and find the ones that you actually want.● What Andrew looks for in his staff and how he manages his people.○ He is looking for people with drive, empathetic towards customers, and good collaborators.● What are the things that Andrew finds most important in his life and how does he manage to focus on those?]]>ERoDUxBrCWed, 27 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoNot everybody likes to read long legal contracts. For people who aren't lawyers, these aren't the easiest to read. The same can be said about resumes. Not everyone has the time to read 100 resumes a day. This is where the power of technology comes in....Klarity is a tool that has an AI that reads and automates all your documents. It can check read your contracts or choose the top ten most promising resumes. Join Yuri Kruman as he talks to the founder of Klarity, Andrew Antos about what Klarity offers in legal tech. Learn how Klarity works. And discover how he manages his people and his hiring process. Bullets:● How did Andrew get into law and the tech industry?● What is Klarity and what does it do?○ Klarity is a tool that can automate and read your legal contracts for you. It helps you index all of those and find the ones that you actually want.● What Andrew looks for in his staff and how he manages his people.○ He is looking for people with drive, empathetic towards customers, and good collaborators.● What are the things that Andrew finds most important in his life and how does he manage to focus on those?]]>2855false21fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-25-jeffery-arnold-of-rightsure--67271286RightSure, who are infusing InsureTech with humans so they can make the right decisions on the spot. Join Yuri Kruman as he talks to the Founder of RightSure, Jeffery Arnold, about harnessing the power of technology into the insurance industry. Discover how you can continue to innovate in your industry. In this conversation, we explored the following topics:

•   What led Jeffery to hop into the insurance industry?
•   What technology can do to any industry if it is used as a growth accelerant
•   What does RightSure do differently?
•   RightSure is a tech-forward Insurance platform that helps people with all things insurance in 42 States. With their special Discount Discovery Technology, they can help people make the right choices.
•   What is that one question you keep forgetting to ask your insurance agent? Forget about the insurance; you get what you paid for.
•   What social inflation is and how supply chain interruptions can negatively affect a whole industry.

]]>bE3QAggEaWed, 20 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoWhen it comes to the insurance industry, InsureTech is the newest buzzword. Just like any other industry, insurance has to evolve, and they are doing that with technology. You have to use technology as a growth accelerant, but at the same time not be...RightSure, who are infusing InsureTech with humans so they can make the right decisions on the spot. Join Yuri Kruman as he talks to the Founder of RightSure, Jeffery Arnold, about harnessing the power of technology into the insurance industry. Discover how you can continue to innovate in your industry. In this conversation, we explored the following topics:

•   What led Jeffery to hop into the insurance industry?
•   What technology can do to any industry if it is used as a growth accelerant
•   What does RightSure do differently?
•   RightSure is a tech-forward Insurance platform that helps people with all things insurance in 42 States. With their special Discount Discovery Technology, they can help people make the right choices.
•   What is that one question you keep forgetting to ask your insurance agent? Forget about the insurance; you get what you paid for.
•   What social inflation is and how supply chain interruptions can negatively affect a whole industry.

]]>2414false25fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-24-rob-krecak-of-humans-first--67271293Rob Krecak of Humans First, a consultancy that helps other companies transition to a four-day work week with no loss in productivity or profitability and the same pay for employees. Rob enumerates the upsides to working fewer hours and shares insights on the value of interconnectedness in the face of technology. From lesser burnout to being an attractive perk to applicants, learn about the many gains of this emerging people management philosophy.  Our conversation explored these golden nuggets of wisdom:

• How Rob started with three different college degrees and ended with him becoming a sell-side equity analyst
• How he opened an Anytime Fitness health club while working a 60-hour a week day job, which eventually grew to three clubs across three different states
• How he founded his consultancy business Humans First, a combination of his career that started from finance, transitioned to health and fitness, and now focuses on technology
• How a childhood memory of having extremely bad acne inspired him to work in the health and fitness industry
• What is the story behind Shop Mom and Pop, his company’s Google Chrome extension
• What is the role of Entrepreneurs’ Organization in his journey as an entrepreneur
• How managing a uBreakiFix cellphone repair store gave him the a-ha moment to start Humans First
• What are the lasting (and possibly) alarming effects of extended phone use on kids and teenagers in this digital age (with relevant statistics and research data from Rob)
• How Humans First guide their clients in honing better technology mindfulness habits and how exactly they run their experimental methods
• What are the potential benefits of adopting a 40-work week
• Why he makes a huge effort to develop good relationships with his employees
• What is Rob’s biggest life goal

]]>9pNtu49j0Wed, 13 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoJoining Yuri Kruman today is https://www.linkedin.com/in/robkrecak/ of https://www.humansfirst.us/, a consultancy that helps other companies transition to a four-day work week with no loss in productivity or profitability and the same pay for...Rob Krecak of Humans First, a consultancy that helps other companies transition to a four-day work week with no loss in productivity or profitability and the same pay for employees. Rob enumerates the upsides to working fewer hours and shares insights on the value of interconnectedness in the face of technology. From lesser burnout to being an attractive perk to applicants, learn about the many gains of this emerging people management philosophy.  Our conversation explored these golden nuggets of wisdom:

• How Rob started with three different college degrees and ended with him becoming a sell-side equity analyst
• How he opened an Anytime Fitness health club while working a 60-hour a week day job, which eventually grew to three clubs across three different states
• How he founded his consultancy business Humans First, a combination of his career that started from finance, transitioned to health and fitness, and now focuses on technology
• How a childhood memory of having extremely bad acne inspired him to work in the health and fitness industry
• What is the story behind Shop Mom and Pop, his company’s Google Chrome extension
• What is the role of Entrepreneurs’ Organization in his journey as an entrepreneur
• How managing a uBreakiFix cellphone repair store gave him the a-ha moment to start Humans First
• What are the lasting (and possibly) alarming effects of extended phone use on kids and teenagers in this digital age (with relevant statistics and research data from Rob)
• How Humans First guide their clients in honing better technology mindfulness habits and how exactly they run their experimental methods
• What are the potential benefits of adopting a 40-work week
• Why he makes a huge effort to develop good relationships with his employees
• What is Rob’s biggest life goal

]]>2675false24fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-episode-23-laurel-mintz-of-elevate-my-brand--67271280Lauren Mintz, founder of Elevate My Brand. Inspired by the innovative consulting work she executed early in her career with prestigious brands like Le Bec Fin, Public House Restaurant Group, Bassett Furniture, and Julie Hewett Cosmetics, Laurel knew she wanted to play bigger. A decade later, Laurel created an agency family serving startups and blue-chip global brands like Facebook, Verizon Digital Media Group, PAW Patrol, and Zendesk. Laurel's favorite saying is FIOGID – Figure it out, get it done. And that's what brought the agency top talent and accolades since 2009. Today, Lauren talks about the power of a brand and why businesses need one. Our conversation touched upon these interesting points:

• How did Lauren work as a reformed lawyer
• What are the lessons she learned as a professional who became a CEO in her late twenties
• What are the most shocking things she encountered in the MBA program and her real-life job
• How did she handle the transition from Bassett Furniture to Le Bec-Fin and other leading restaurant brands
• How did she navigate between vastly different industries
• How Girls In Tech connects with the biggest brands in the world and brings people together
• What solopreneurs and emerging brands need to do in building their business framework and efficient allocation of resources
• What is the Creative Mind Map Session
• How she founded WBENC and strengthened her network
• What are her essential principles when managing people and empowering a team
• What to expect when working alongside prominent brands such as GEICO and Facebook
• Why being responsive is better than simply being reactive

]]>7AvpekhWDWed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoIn this episode, Yuri Kruman talks with https://www.linkedin.com/in/laurel-mintz/, founder of https://www.elevatemybrand.com/. Inspired by the innovative consulting work she executed early in her career with prestigious brands like Le Bec Fin, Public...Lauren Mintz, founder of Elevate My Brand. Inspired by the innovative consulting work she executed early in her career with prestigious brands like Le Bec Fin, Public House Restaurant Group, Bassett Furniture, and Julie Hewett Cosmetics, Laurel knew she wanted to play bigger. A decade later, Laurel created an agency family serving startups and blue-chip global brands like Facebook, Verizon Digital Media Group, PAW Patrol, and Zendesk. Laurel's favorite saying is FIOGID – Figure it out, get it done. And that's what brought the agency top talent and accolades since 2009. Today, Lauren talks about the power of a brand and why businesses need one. Our conversation touched upon these interesting points:

• How did Lauren work as a reformed lawyer
• What are the lessons she learned as a professional who became a CEO in her late twenties
• What are the most shocking things she encountered in the MBA program and her real-life job
• How did she handle the transition from Bassett Furniture to Le Bec-Fin and other leading restaurant brands
• How did she navigate between vastly different industries
• How Girls In Tech connects with the biggest brands in the world and brings people together
• What solopreneurs and emerging brands need to do in building their business framework and efficient allocation of resources
• What is the Creative Mind Map Session
• How she founded WBENC and strengthened her network
• What are her essential principles when managing people and empowering a team
• What to expect when working alongside prominent brands such as GEICO and Facebook
• Why being responsive is better than simply being reactive

]]>2074false23fullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-pod-phil-blows-of-aqru-io--67271294Phil Blows, CEO of Aqru.io spoke with us on the Commander-in-Chief Podcast and gave us some incredible background on how professionals manage their crypto portfolios, plus how how company is making this wisdom available to everyone.

Our conversation touched upon many interesting subjects, including:

What Aqru.io actually does:

AQRU is a simple app that helps you to buy, invest and earn interest on your Crypto assets. Your annual interest is paid daily and tracked to the second.

What led him to write a personal finance book, The Money Triangle.

What drives his mission of “Bridging the gap between Traditional Finance and Decentralized Finance”

How blockchain decentralization moves value more efficiently around the world — and not just through Crypto.

How AQRU can guarantee a 12% yearly rate of return!

How AQRU is connecting the under-banked with high-level investment management usually reserved for the elites

What led Phil to enter financial services — and how a big part of his mission is increasing access to the under-privileged, including through financial education

Phil’s sobering perspective on side-hustles — and career advice on managing yours effectively (amazing story!)

Why every business owner needs to be a great generalist

How his unusual career path (managing people early on and doing something out of his depth) really pushed him to go both deeper and wider professionally

How learning geology and playing rugby in university prepared Phil incredibly well for both building a successful business

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Our conversation touched upon many interesting subjects, including:

What Aqru.io actually does:

AQRU is a simple app that helps you to buy, invest and earn interest on your Crypto assets. Your annual interest is paid daily and tracked to the second.

What led him to write a personal finance book, The Money Triangle.

What drives his mission of “Bridging the gap between Traditional Finance and Decentralized Finance”

How blockchain decentralization moves value more efficiently around the world — and not just through Crypto.

How AQRU can guarantee a 12% yearly rate of return!

How AQRU is connecting the under-banked with high-level investment management usually reserved for the elites

What led Phil to enter financial services — and how a big part of his mission is increasing access to the under-privileged, including through financial education

Phil’s sobering perspective on side-hustles — and career advice on managing yours effectively (amazing story!)

Why every business owner needs to be a great generalist

How his unusual career path (managing people early on and doing something out of his depth) really pushed him to go both deeper and wider professionally

How learning geology and playing rugby in university prepared Phil incredibly well for both building a successful business

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Jennifer Dulski, CEO of Rising Team spoke with us on the Commander-in-Chief Podcast and gave us such incredible golden nuggets for business and career growth (she’s a Silicon Valley LEGEND).

Our conversation touched upon many interesting subjects, including:

A few truly invaluable lessons she learned from leadership roles at Facebook, Google and Yahoo

How she came to be the COO and President of Change.org, growing it 10x to 180 million (!) users

How — and why - she decided to build her newest Learning and Development company, Rising Team

A few of the golden nuggets from her most recent book, Purposeful: Are You a Manager… Or a Movement Starter?

Jennifer’s thoughtful People Management philosophy and how it aligns neatly with her own

A couple simple strategies she has for living a healthy and meaningful life

To learn more about Jennifer's work, visit RisingTeam.com.

I greatly enjoyed our conversation with Jennifer and I know you will, as well!

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Jennifer Dulski, CEO of Rising Team spoke with us on the Commander-in-Chief Podcast and gave us such incredible golden nuggets for business and career growth (she’s a Silicon Valley LEGEND).

Our conversation touched upon many interesting subjects, including:

A few truly invaluable lessons she learned from leadership roles at Facebook, Google and Yahoo

How she came to be the COO and President of Change.org, growing it 10x to 180 million (!) users

How — and why - she decided to build her newest Learning and Development company, Rising Team

A few of the golden nuggets from her most recent book, Purposeful: Are You a Manager… Or a Movement Starter?

Jennifer’s thoughtful People Management philosophy and how it aligns neatly with her own

A couple simple strategies she has for living a healthy and meaningful life

To learn more about Jennifer's work, visit RisingTeam.com.

I greatly enjoyed our conversation with Jennifer and I know you will, as well!

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Ann Latham, President of Uncommon Clarity (and the “Queen of Clarity,”) came on the Commander-in-Chief Podcast and delivered some truly MASSIVE value.

Our conversation ranged widely, touching upon:

Her new book, The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment

What do we talk about when we say “clarity” (NO, NOT at all what you thought)

How project management best practices fall well SHORT of providing clarity - and how to fix them

Why “strategic clarity” isn’t clarity, at all, contrary to what most leaders think and practice

Her remarkable — and unusual — personal and professional story of becoming the “Queen of Clarity” - and why her mission is personal

How Ann works with clients to break through poor communication, staid people and project management principles

How Ann has built an entirely new discipline of management science

How massively expensive a LACK of clarity is for enterprises and leaders (it’s truly STAGGERING)

Why 80% of working time is lost to tiresome meetings, unclear expectations, difficult decisions and other wasteful delays — and how to overcome the lack of clarity behind this waste - on both an individual and organizational basis - to reap huge rewards.

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Get full access to Commander-In-Chief Briefs at commanderinchief.substack.com/subscribe]]>dk1lQGem2Wed, 16 Jul 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoDO YOU (OR YOUR BUSINESS) WANT TO BE FEATURED IN THIS NEWSLETTER OR AN ARTICLE? Reply directly to this message and let me know some of the cool stuff you’re working on! If it’s a fit for what I write and care about, happy to feature you :) — Let’s...
Reply directly to this message and let me know some of the cool stuff you’re working on! If it’s a fit for what I write and care about, happy to feature you :)

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Ann Latham, President of Uncommon Clarity (and the “Queen of Clarity,”) came on the Commander-in-Chief Podcast and delivered some truly MASSIVE value.

Our conversation ranged widely, touching upon:

Her new book, The Power of Clarity: Unleash the True Potential of Workplace Productivity, Confidence, and Empowerment

What do we talk about when we say “clarity” (NO, NOT at all what you thought)

How project management best practices fall well SHORT of providing clarity - and how to fix them

Why “strategic clarity” isn’t clarity, at all, contrary to what most leaders think and practice

Her remarkable — and unusual — personal and professional story of becoming the “Queen of Clarity” - and why her mission is personal

How Ann works with clients to break through poor communication, staid people and project management principles

How Ann has built an entirely new discipline of management science

How massively expensive a LACK of clarity is for enterprises and leaders (it’s truly STAGGERING)

Why 80% of working time is lost to tiresome meetings, unclear expectations, difficult decisions and other wasteful delays — and how to overcome the lack of clarity behind this waste - on both an individual and organizational basis - to reap huge rewards.

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One of my very favorite conversations on the podcast, to date :)

Andrew Horn, CEO of Tribute.co tells us all about:

Building Hallmark 2.0, for work and beyond

The practical importance — and impact, per research — of gratitude in employee retention and development, plus some great stories!

The main reason why people leave their jobs (hint: lack of appreciation)

His own personal of feeling socially isolated and learning to build community led to him embracing his mission of connecting people meaningfully

A few eye-opening lessons he’s learned at Tribute from 5 million gratitude videos delivered, to date

My own foundational story about giving gratitude to a few of my favorite teachers

What really makes Tribute so successful (not what I expected to hear)

How Andrew and Tribute drink their own Kool Aid in running the company - in the best way possible :) — detailed strategies for HR and the C-suite to build a great culture

The massive shift to digital media (video, in particular) and how it’s helping us get attuned to emotional intelligence

Why it’s really difficult to create a social graph (in the metaverse) after Meta’s attempt in 2013, and why we’re migrating into smaller and smaller tribes — plus, what it means for e-commerce

Andrew’s excellent tips for becoming your own Commander-in-Chief :)

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One of my very favorite conversations on the podcast, to date :)

Andrew Horn, CEO of Tribute.co tells us all about:

Building Hallmark 2.0, for work and beyond

The practical importance — and impact, per research — of gratitude in employee retention and development, plus some great stories!

The main reason why people leave their jobs (hint: lack of appreciation)

His own personal of feeling socially isolated and learning to build community led to him embracing his mission of connecting people meaningfully

A few eye-opening lessons he’s learned at Tribute from 5 million gratitude videos delivered, to date

My own foundational story about giving gratitude to a few of my favorite teachers

What really makes Tribute so successful (not what I expected to hear)

How Andrew and Tribute drink their own Kool Aid in running the company - in the best way possible :) — detailed strategies for HR and the C-suite to build a great culture

The massive shift to digital media (video, in particular) and how it’s helping us get attuned to emotional intelligence

Why it’s really difficult to create a social graph (in the metaverse) after Meta’s attempt in 2013, and why we’re migrating into smaller and smaller tribes — plus, what it means for e-commerce

Andrew’s excellent tips for becoming your own Commander-in-Chief :)

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Robin Wiener, CEO of Get Real Health gives us great (and much-needed) perspective on:

Overcoming significant challenges in childhood and the role of great parenting

Building an MVP for a specific customer, when that customer is Microsoft

The highs and lows of being a woman in health tech

How she ended up in the Patient Engagement space — and how it's going

How Get Real Health's tech is helping achieve their vision of creating a complete view of an individual's health from the patient himself, devices, and apps with existing clinical data.

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Emmanuel Straschnov, CEO of the No-Code Unicorn, Bubble.io goes deep with us on:

being an outsider in business school,

then being an outsider in tech, and

the lessons learned along the way.

And of course, what to expect for tech from a No-Code future. Fascinating conversation!

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Robin Wiener, CEO of Get Real Health gives us great (and much-needed) perspective on:

Overcoming significant challenges in childhood and the role of great parenting

Building an MVP for a specific customer, when that customer is Microsoft

The highs and lows of being a woman in health tech

How she ended up in the Patient Engagement space — and how it's going

How Get Real Health's tech is helping achieve their vision of creating a complete view of an individual's health from the patient himself, devices, and apps with existing clinical data.

—

Emmanuel Straschnov, CEO of the No-Code Unicorn, Bubble.io goes deep with us on:

being an outsider in business school,

then being an outsider in tech, and

the lessons learned along the way.

And of course, what to expect for tech from a No-Code future. Fascinating conversation!

—

Executive Coaching Office Hours (EXCLUSIVE FOR READERS)

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In this episode, Ilit Raz and I discuss everything that’s wrong with Diversity Recruitment Hiring, PLUS:

How Ilit got her start in product management in Unit 8200 (Israeli Military Intelligence) as a woman

How her path was anything but typical as a woman in a male-saturated Israeli startup world

How she was almost thrown out of school in 10th grade — and still managed to fix things

How she was accidentally exposed to the scale of the gender pay (and STEM education) gap and other prominent biases in the workplace, despite not believing in them much

How she finally perceived and acknowledged her own biases of perception and experience

How to turn men into allies in the fight against the gender pay and STEM gap, without alienating them

How men often over-promise and under-deliver and women under-promise and over-deliver — and what it means for workforce dynamics

Why she avoids VCs and other entrepreneurs wanting to “invest in women”

How she managed to pivot her vision and her company after a huge co-founder conflict — and her recommendation for avoiding it

Ilit’s vision for Joonko and the space in the next 5 years

Her simple, but profound wisdom for founders and other listeners

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In this episode, Ilit Raz and I discuss everything that’s wrong with Diversity Recruitment Hiring, PLUS:

How Ilit got her start in product management in Unit 8200 (Israeli Military Intelligence) as a woman

How her path was anything but typical as a woman in a male-saturated Israeli startup world

How she was almost thrown out of school in 10th grade — and still managed to fix things

How she was accidentally exposed to the scale of the gender pay (and STEM education) gap and other prominent biases in the workplace, despite not believing in them much

How she finally perceived and acknowledged her own biases of perception and experience

How to turn men into allies in the fight against the gender pay and STEM gap, without alienating them

How men often over-promise and under-deliver and women under-promise and over-deliver — and what it means for workforce dynamics

Why she avoids VCs and other entrepreneurs wanting to “invest in women”

How she managed to pivot her vision and her company after a huge co-founder conflict — and her recommendation for avoiding it

Ilit’s vision for Joonko and the space in the next 5 years

Her simple, but profound wisdom for founders and other listeners

—

Executive Coaching Office Hours (EXCLUSIVE FOR READERS)

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In this episode, Brian Smith and I discuss family business, getting into management consulting and private equity, especially when it comes to dealing with it as an employer, PLUS:

How Brian got his start… in the restaurant industry

How his experience running, managing and owning companies led to his managing consulting business

How taking on equity from clients who couldn’t pay them in cash led to them acquiring and managing a serious portfolio

How Brian’s experience led to his 3 books (to date) - plus, some of the wisdom in them :)

How slowing down (rather than speeding up) has helped him and his clients make the best decisions in business and in life

How to do succession planning in a family company
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In this episode, Brian Smith and I discuss family business, getting into management consulting and private equity, especially when it comes to dealing with it as an employer, PLUS:

How Brian got his start… in the restaurant industry

How his experience running, managing and owning companies led to his managing consulting business

How taking on equity from clients who couldn’t pay them in cash led to them acquiring and managing a serious portfolio

How Brian’s experience led to his 3 books (to date) - plus, some of the wisdom in them :)

How slowing down (rather than speeding up) has helped him and his clients make the best decisions in business and in life

How to do succession planning in a family company
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Building a product you need yourself — and having it go accidentally viral

What it’s like to have Zuck and top Silicon Valley execs rave about your product

How to manage moving from a place where you’ve spent all or most of your life

How a political debate platform led to a podcast platform

Overcoming incumbents (ehem, Zoom)

What it’s like to work with family

How his HUGE life mission in the public interest is connected to a booming, for-profit business

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In this episode, Nadav Keyson and I go all in on the content creation explosion and how his platform, Riverside.fm is improving podcasting from the ground up, PLUS:

Building a product you need yourself — and having it go accidentally viral

What it’s like to have Zuck and top Silicon Valley execs rave about your product

How to manage moving from a place where you’ve spent all or most of your life

How a political debate platform led to a podcast platform

Overcoming incumbents (ehem, Zoom)

What it’s like to work with family

How his HUGE life mission in the public interest is connected to a booming, for-profit business

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How he took an unexpected path from within Israeli Army Unit 8200 to building Coralogix

Why every problem in the world today is really a data problem

Why the exponentiality of software matters so much - think maintenance, performance, security

Scaling impact by empowering software companies to find and leverage patterns from their data

How Israel’s Internal Security Service (Shabak) revolutionized intelligence about terror attacks (leading to 99%+ prevention, in due time) through data

Insights into how the vaunted 8200 Unit works to mold brilliant young people into top-notch decision makers, product owners and startup founders before they’re even 21 by shortening feedback loops. (Imagine wasting 25 new computers just to solve a logistical problem, saving countless lives).

Hungry > Humble > Smart (in that order) with constant feedback as a Company Culture — and its Lessons

Why he’s never fired anyone since starting the company (!!)

How Talmudic and Mishnaic wisdom pervades his management principles — and even how meetings are run at Coralogix

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Get full access to Commander-In-Chief Briefs at commanderinchief.substack.com/subscribe]]>iwFMbFoMAWed, 04 Jun 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoIn this episode: In this conversation (just WOW), Ariel and I went REALLY deep into some unexpected treasure caves: How he took an unexpected path from within Israeli Army Unit 8200 to building Coralogix Why every problem in the world today is...
How he took an unexpected path from within Israeli Army Unit 8200 to building Coralogix

Why every problem in the world today is really a data problem

Why the exponentiality of software matters so much - think maintenance, performance, security

Scaling impact by empowering software companies to find and leverage patterns from their data

How Israel’s Internal Security Service (Shabak) revolutionized intelligence about terror attacks (leading to 99%+ prevention, in due time) through data

Insights into how the vaunted 8200 Unit works to mold brilliant young people into top-notch decision makers, product owners and startup founders before they’re even 21 by shortening feedback loops. (Imagine wasting 25 new computers just to solve a logistical problem, saving countless lives).

Hungry > Humble > Smart (in that order) with constant feedback as a Company Culture — and its Lessons

Why he’s never fired anyone since starting the company (!!)

How Talmudic and Mishnaic wisdom pervades his management principles — and even how meetings are run at Coralogix

Enjoy!

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how he took himself to the top of the PR world despite an “unorthodox” background

how he built 5WPR into a global top 10 PR agency in only a few years and maintains fast YoY growth despite running a “people” business during COVID times

how Ronn approaches people attraction and management to get and keep the best people in the business

how to stay motivated after you’ve seen meaningful success

plus much more.

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Get full access to Commander-In-Chief Briefs at commanderinchief.substack.com/subscribe]]>68EnHD7CWWed, 28 May 2025 00:00:00 +0000PodgoIn this episode: In this conversation, Ronn and I go deep on storytelling for yourself and clients in business: how he took himself to the top of the PR world despite an “unorthodox” background how he built 5WPR into a global top 10 PR agency in...
how he took himself to the top of the PR world despite an “unorthodox” background

how he built 5WPR into a global top 10 PR agency in only a few years and maintains fast YoY growth despite running a “people” business during COVID times

how Ronn approaches people attraction and management to get and keep the best people in the business

how to stay motivated after you’ve seen meaningful success

plus much more.

Enjoy!

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Get full access to Commander-In-Chief Briefs at commanderinchief.substack.com/subscribe]]>1838falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-in-chief-podcast-episode-7-didier-elzinga-of-culture-amp--67271277
how he got into HR tech and building company culture after a career in… FILM?!

how his wife’s career in opera inspired him in starting Culture Amp

how he built and runs a multi-national (now-unicorn) from Australia

prescient insights into “culture-first” companies and how to build them effectively

how to DEI, but seriously, thoughtfully and effectively, *even* if you’re another white dude in tech

plus much more.

On a personal note: Ok, so this was my first proper recorded podcast episode, I guess. And even though I changed the name since then (the original was called “Master The Talk Podcast”) and got serious about podcasting only this year, I’m particularly proud of not just getting the interview, but for a truly great conversation with a top tech CEO. And Didier was quite gracious and generous with his insights and candor.

Guess this was my thing before it was my thing :0

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how he got into HR tech and building company culture after a career in… FILM?!

how his wife’s career in opera inspired him in starting Culture Amp

how he built and runs a multi-national (now-unicorn) from Australia

prescient insights into “culture-first” companies and how to build them effectively

how to DEI, but seriously, thoughtfully and effectively, *even* if you’re another white dude in tech

plus much more.

On a personal note: Ok, so this was my first proper recorded podcast episode, I guess. And even though I changed the name since then (the original was called “Master The Talk Podcast”) and got serious about podcasting only this year, I’m particularly proud of not just getting the interview, but for a truly great conversation with a top tech CEO. And Didier was quite gracious and generous with his insights and candor.

Guess this was my thing before it was my thing :0

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overcome a “lack of pedigree” in building a unicorn (and a public company)

build a world focused on the individual

build the anti-Google company

be a dreamer, constructively

reach people at the right moment

plus much more.

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overcome a “lack of pedigree” in building a unicorn (and a public company)

build a world focused on the individual

build the anti-Google company

be a dreamer, constructively

reach people at the right moment

plus much more.

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My conversation with Omer Keilaf, CEO of Innoviz Technologies, was one of the most interesting and wide-ranging discussions I’ve had in some time, covering all things:

Innoviz’s origin story

Omer’s startup journey

A truly original fundraising story

Building a world-class engineering team and a world-class technology

Managing people thoughtfully from a place of core values

Paying it forward to the next generation (my favorite part of Omer’s mission)

Omer Keilaf has spent 21 years driving cutting edge technologies from inception to commercialization. As the co-founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions, Mr. Keilaf is helping enable the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles by providing high-performance LiDAR at mass market prices. 

To learn more about Omer's work, visit https://innoviz.tech/

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My conversation with Omer Keilaf, CEO of Innoviz Technologies, was one of the most interesting and wide-ranging discussions I’ve had in some time, covering all things:

Innoviz’s origin story

Omer’s startup journey

A truly original fundraising story

Building a world-class engineering team and a world-class technology

Managing people thoughtfully from a place of core values

Paying it forward to the next generation (my favorite part of Omer’s mission)

Omer Keilaf has spent 21 years driving cutting edge technologies from inception to commercialization. As the co-founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions, Mr. Keilaf is helping enable the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles by providing high-performance LiDAR at mass market prices. 

To learn more about Omer's work, visit https://innoviz.tech/

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Get full access to Commander-In-Chief Briefs at commanderinchief.substack.com/subscribe]]>3768falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/commander-in-chief-podcast-episode-3-ronni-zehavi-ceo-of-hibob--67271275#CommanderInChief Podcast Episode 3, we speak with:
Ronni Zehavi Zehavi​​ , CEO of the #HRTech unicorn Hibob about all things:
#HR, #DEI, #IsraeliTech, #FastGrowth, plus how to create remarkable work experiences that make their people and businesses thrive.
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#ceo #podcast #work

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#HR, #DEI, #IsraeliTech, #FastGrowth, plus how to create remarkable work experiences that make their people and businesses thrive.
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#ceo #podcast #work

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