Best Early Bird Productions Podcasts (2025)

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Quick Summer Break! Join us @ ELC Annual 2025 (Early Bird Tickets End Soon) 2:46

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5d ago2:46

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We’re pausing the pod this week as we gear up final planning for ELC Annual 2025 - the premier event for engineering leaders. New episodes return next week (on a biweekly schedule!).This is our biggest event of the year… 1,000+ CTOs, VPs & Directors in San Francisco @ ELC Annual 2025 for two days of leadership breakthroughs, tactical peer learning …

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The Inner Game of Creative Leadership 31:57

5d ago31:57

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the heart of what it means to be a purposeful leader—both in our creative work and our lives. We explore how easy it is to drift away from our core motivations as we advance in our careers, and what it really takes to stay anchored to what matters most. We’re joined by Klaus Kleinfeld, the only Fortun…

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Scaling decision-making, designing eng orgs for speed & scope as underrated leverage w/ Dhruv Parthasarathy #225 37:42

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ABOUT DHRUV PARTHASARATHY Dhruv Parthasarathy has spent the last 8 years focused on applying modern software and machine learning techniques in healthcare. Dhruv currently serves as the CTO of Commure, HATCO, and Augmedix. In the role of CTO, he leads product, engineering, and design teams. Prior to this, Dhruv helped found Athelas which eventually…

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Cam Johnson on Tyrese Haliburton's Injury and the 2025 NBA Champion OKC Thunder 44:43

11d ago44:43

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Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets returns to the show this week to discusses the Oklahoma City Thunder winning the NBA Finals, Tyrese Haliburton's injury in Game 7, how to build championship teams moving forward, some recent trades, and more. Let's go! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com…

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Desmond Bane on Being Traded to the Magic, Defending Memphis After Stephen A.'s Comments, and the NBA Finals 26:57

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On this week's episode, the newest member of the Orlando Magic joins us! Desmond Bane discusses his trade from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Magic and what he's looking forward to the most about playing Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. He also shares his thoughts about Memphis in reaction to ESPN's Stephen A. Smith's recent comments about the city a…

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The evolving velocity playbook, building product taste & exceptional product experiences in the AI era w/ Loïc Houssier #224 46:17

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ABOUT LOÏC HOUSSIER Loïc Houssier is an engineering executive with 20 years of leadership experience spanning startups, scale-ups, and global enterprises. He specializes in helping high-growth companies scale with speed and discipline, combining technical depth with a strong operational mindset. He currently leads engineering at Superhuman, the mos…

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Banana Ball 20:54

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we sit down with Jesse Cole, the founder of the Savannah Bananas—a phenomenon that's redefining what it means to have fun at a baseball game. We share Jesse’s incredible journey from feeling uninspired in a “dream job” to igniting a revolution in sports entertainment. Bored with the traditional, slow-moving experi…

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Tracy McGrady & Bun B Take Us Through Their Legendary NBA and Hip-Hop Careers 1:19:50

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On this week’s episode we welcome two Houston icons: NBA legend Tracy McGrady and rap legend Bun B. They open the conversation with Bun B sharing the story of starting his extremely successful burger restaurant, Trill Burgers, and the importance of his relationships from the music industry. Then T-Mac shares why he was drawn to Houston and then tak…

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Rapid Prototyping, Lightning Pods & the End of PRDs: Redefining product development & EPD in the age of AI w/ Nissim Lehyani #223 38:45

26d ago38:45

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When Nissim Lehyani (VP of Product at Life360) used AI to build a math game for his son, he didn’t just prototype a game, he rewired how he thinks about product development and the relationship between engineering, product, and design. In this episode, Nissim shares how that personal “aha” moment sparked a shift in how his teams build, collaborate,…

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How To Think In Systems 24:52

26d ago24:52

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In this episode, we dive into how complexity creeps into our systems—whether in software, organizations, or personal leadership. We start by looking at the evolution of Microsoft Word as a case study of feature creep and unintended consequences, asking why more options can end up stifling creativity. We’re joined by Robert Siegel, Stanford lecturer…

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Nicolas Batum on Reviving His Career, Guarding Prime Kobe, Melo, and LeBron, and the NBA Finals. Plus, Cam Johnson Talks Thibs and the Finals 1:24:07

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On this week’s episode we welcome Nicolas Batum of the Los Angeles Clippers and Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam joins at the start of the episode to discuss the New York Knicks firing head coach Tom Thibodeau and his thoughts on the NBA Finals between the Oklahoma City Thunder and Indiana Pacers. Then, Batum joins the show to preview the Fina…

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Lean Learning 20:28

1M ago20:28

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we dig into the concept of “lean learning”—the art of cutting through information overload to focus on what matters and take action that truly moves us forward. We kick off with an intriguing story about the Jefferson Memorial’s restoration, showing how asking the right questions unlocks smarter solutions. Joining…

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No New Episode - But We Launched Something New... Introducing the ELC Forum! 1:33

1M ago1:33

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We just launched the ELC Forum — a new space for engineering leaders to dive deeper into real challenges and get peer support It’s a discussion board (like Reddit) but focused on eng leadership. We’re sharing takeaways from recent episodes and kicking off new discussions. Plus, AMAs with guests are coming soon. See you in the Forum! Click here to e…

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Bomani Jones, Stavvy, and Trey Murphy III | The Most Eclectic Basketball Podcast Ever Recorded 59:43

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On this week's episode we assembled a crew that you just need to hear to believe: the legendary Bomani Jones, comedian Stavros Halkias, and Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. The crew discusses NBA topics such as who can be the face of the league and the changing of the guard with young superstars, what changes need to be made to the leag…

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Complicated People 23:06

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Ever fantasized about sending a scorched-earth resignation email or confronting that “complicated” colleague head-on? In this episode, we explore the messy realities and hidden costs of revenge in the workplace—and uncover healthier, more powerful strategies for navigating conflict and difficult people. We kick off with a viral real-life resignatio…

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From architect to AI exec: Scaling leadership, maintaining credibility & effective communication to non-technical execs w/ Prashant Ramarao #222 43:37

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ABOUT PRASHANT RAMARAO Prashant is a hands-on technology executive with extensive experience in software engineering, leading large organizations, specializing in AI / ML, and large-scale systems architecture. With advanced degrees in computer science and engineering leadership, he excels at defining technical strategies that align with business go…

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The Startup Epoch: Rethinking Company Building & Defensibility in an AI World w/ Craig McLuckie #221 42:38

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AI is reshaping the fundamental economics of startups—lowering product development costs, compressing GTM cycles, and rewriting the rules of competition. In this episode, Craig McLuckie (Co-Founder & CEO @ Stacklok, co-creator of Kubernetes) unpacks “the epoch of the startup,” a moment of massive disruption where fast-moving founders have a unique …

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Jay Bilas on the State of NBA Prospects & Conference Finals Previews | With Trey Murphy 49:21

2M ago49:21

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This week we welcome ESPN’s Jay Bilas to the show alongside the New Orleans Pelicans’ Trey Murphy III. This was such a great, well-round hoops conversation; the group begins by sharing their reactions to this past weekend’s Game 7 between the Denver Nuggets and Oklahoma City Thunder. They then preview the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Finals b…

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Naji Marshall on Being Hurt That Luka Was Traded, the Mavs’ No. 1 Pick, and the Biggest "Dogs" in the NBA 50:05

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall, hosted by his best friend Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. It’s a truly hilarious episode with both of them. Naji shares where he was on the night of the NBA Draft lottery and his thoughts on the Dallas Mavericks securing the number on…

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Reacting to the Mavs Winning the Draft Lottery and the Knicks 3-1 Lead | Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot 31:10

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Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan & Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ break down the Dallas Mavericks winning the NBA Draft Lottery and the presumed sweepstakes for Cooper Flagg, as well as the New York Knicks (Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony Towns, Mikal Bridges) taking a 3-1 series lead over the Boston Celtics (Jayson Tatum…

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The Creativity Choice 32:24

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In this episode, we dive deep into what it really means to choose creativity, rather than simply waiting for inspiration to strike. We open with the fascinating origin story of Photoshop—how a grad student’s simple problem-solving evolved, through deliberate choices and refinement, into a revolutionary creative tool. This story sets the stage for t…

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AMD’s unified hardware + software strategy & building an open-source AI ecosystem w/ Anush Elangovan #220 36:55

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ABOUT ANUSH ELANGOVAN Anush Elangovan leads the Artificial Intelligence Group (AIG) as Corporate Vice President of AI software and solutions. Anush has 23 years of industry experience in AI, computer science, compilers, network security, operating systems, math, and its materialization on complex hardware systems. This co-founder and Chief Executiv…

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Pat Spencer & Cam Spencer | Plus an NBA Playoffs Second Round Check-in With Cam Johnson 1:22:39

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On this week’s episode, we welcome Pat Spencer of the Golden State Warriors and Cam Spencer of the Memphis Grizzlies, as well as Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets. Cam Johnson opens up the episode by breaking down what we’ve seen so far in the second round of the NBA playoffs, including the New York Knicks Game 2 comeback over the Boston Celtics, Ty…

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Lessons Leading EPD: Mindset, decision-making, 80/20 product strategy & pivoting for leverage/speed w/ Farnaz Azmoodeh #219 43:12

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ABOUT FARNAZ AZMOODEH Farnaz is the CTO at Linktree, the leading social platform for creators and small businesses. Linktree enables its users to unify, curate, and monetize their online presence. Farnaz started her career at Google, focusing on the ad tech space. Farnaz then joined Snap, leading Snap's AR monetization team before scaling to run Sn…

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How To Stay Optimistic, and the DNA of Great Brands 21:21

2M ago21:21

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In this episode, we dive deep into why optimism is far more than just wishful thinking—it's a practical, essential quality for doing brave, creative work and leading others with clarity. We explore how maintaining optimistic vision, especially in uncertain times, can drive teams forward and inspire decisive action. We also welcome special guest Pet…

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Breaking Down Warriors-Rockets Game 7 & The Pacers Game 1 Win 29:33

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We’re backing with another Monday morning NBA playoffs recap with Trey Murphy III (New Orleans Pelicans) & Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ podcast. Today we’re reacting to and breaking down what we saw in the Golden State Warriors Game 7 victory over the Houston Rockets, the Indiana Pacers Game 1 win over the Cleveland Cavali…

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T.J. McConnell on Still Trying to Prove That He Belongs in the NBA 53:22

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*This episode was recorded on March 30* On this week’s episode we welcome point guard T.J. McConnell of the Indiana Pacers. T.J. opens up about his career up to this point including his University of Arizona teams in college, the start of his career on the Philadelphia 76ers with Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons, and this season’s Pacers team. He also s…

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Empowering Teams & Cultivating True Ownership in Engineering Orgs w/ Wade Chambers #218 44:55

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ABOUT WADE CHAMBERS Wade Chambers will be leading Engineering at Amplitude. Amplitude is the leading digital analytics platform that helps companies unlock the power of their products. Wade has over 25 years of engineering leadership experience, both advising companies and being hands-on in key leadership positions at companies such as Included Hea…

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Why You Get Stuck (and What To Do About It) 13:09

2M ago13:09

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In this episode, we dig deep into the experience of “stuckness” that every creative pro and leader faces when tackling hard problems. We challenge the typical advice of “just push through,” and instead reveal the true root causes behind creative block. Also, we explore why simply grinding it out doesn’t always work and how a more mindful approach c…

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Breaking Down the Lakers Game 4 Loss to Anthony Edwards and the Wolves with Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot 49:09

2M ago49:09

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We're back with another NBA playoffs breakdown with Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans and 'The Dunker Spot' to discuss another things Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves vs. Luka Doncic and the Lakers, Damian Lillard's injury, the dramatic ending to Knicks vs. Pistons, and much, much more. Let's go. 0:00 Intro 0:41 Start of show 1:21 Lakers …

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Steve Nash & Cam Johnson | An NBA Playoffs First Round Check-In 1:05:23

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On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we’re joined by Steve Nash (NBA legend, Mind the Game Podcast) and YM3 favorite Cam Johnson (Brooklyn Nets for a check-in on the first round of the NBA playoffs (Nuggets vs. Clippers, Lakers vs. Wolves, Thunder vs. Grizzlies, Pacers vs. Bucks, Pistons vs. Knicks, Warriors vs. Rockets, Cavs vs. Heat)…

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Building partnerships w/ complex stakeholders, aligning tech debt w/ business value & decisive vs. thoughtful decision-making #217 49:24

2M ago49:24

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ABOUT FUNMI OLUDAIYE Funmi is a Managing Director and the Head of the Digital Risk Office for Enterprise Partnerships at Goldman Sachs, where she is pioneering a first-of-its-kind global initiative to embed critical business, security, and engineering risk practices within the engineering organization. With nearly 15 years of experience as a softwa…

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Are You a Collector, Or a Curator? 10:00

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In today’s episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the crucial distinction between being a collector and a curator in the digital age. With endless streams of information bombarding us daily, it’s easy to fall into the trap of hoarding inspiration—saving articles, quotes, and ideas without ever transforming them into something meaningful. We explor…

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NBA Playoffs First Round Game 1 Takeaways with Trey Murphy & The Dunker Spot 38:28

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On this special episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three,’ we create a superteam with Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans and Nekias Duncan and Steve Jones Jr. of ‘The Dunker Spot’ to discuss all reactions and takeaways for each Game 1 of the first round of the NBA playoffs. Let’s go! 0:00 Intro 1:25 Warriors vs. Rockets 6:14 Knicks vs. Pist…

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A 2025 NBA Playoffs Preview With Cam Johnson 24:50

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On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome back Cam Johnson of the Brooklyn Nets to discuss how he’s feeling at the end of his season and preview the four playoff matchups we had locked before the play-in tournament: Indianapolis Pacers vs. the Milwaukee Bucks, New York Knicks vs. Detroit Pistons, Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota T…

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Quentin Grimes on Being Traded from the Mavs & Knicks and His Sixers Breakout 52:52

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On this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome Quentin Grimes of the Philadelphia 76ers for his first ever podcast appearance. And he didn’t disappoint. Quentin shares all things about starting his career with the New York Knicks, his time with the Dallas Mavericks and the team finding out about the Luka Doncic trade, being traded to t…

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Recalibrating leadership priorities, leveraging your time & empowering senior leaders w/ Vinod Marur #216 40:19

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ABOUT VINOD MARUR Vinod Marur is the SVP of Engineering at Databricks. He was previously at Rubrik where he served as SVP Engineering and established a mature engineering organization geared for rapid product development and innovation with a deep focus on product quality and organizational development. Prior to that Vinod spent nearly 15 years in …

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Manage Up 20:38

3M ago20:38

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In this episode, we dive into managing uncertainty with Todd Henry and special guest Melody Wilding. We share insights on thriving in uncertain times, including building chaos-proof rituals, asking transformative questions, and thinking countercyclically. We also highlight Melody Wilding's expertise from her latest book Managing Up, which is about …

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Duncan Robinson, Ryen Russillo, and Big Cat | The NBA Coaching Turnover & The State of the NCAA 1:38:58

3M ago1:38:58

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We’ve formed a superteam for this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’: Duncan Robinson, Ryen Russillo, and Big Cat. They start the episode with Russillo recalling some stories from the beginning of his career before they get into a discussion about NCAA basketball, starting with Big Cat’s huge bet on Florida’s National Championship. The…

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From early days to IPO: Scaling leadership, enterprise growth, product ownership, & outgrowing your failure modes w/ Jon Hyman #215 57:14

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ABOUT JON HYMAN Jon Hyman is the co-founder and chief technology officer of Braze, the customer engagement platform that delivers messaging experiences across push, email, in-app, and more. He leads the charge for building the platform’s technical systems and infrastructure as well as overseeing the company’s technical operations and engineering te…

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The Magical Power of Strategic Indifference 10:20

3M ago10:20

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we delve into the concept of "Strategic Indifference," a powerful approach to leadership and creativity. We share insights on how Steve Jobs exemplified this concept when he returned to Apple in 1997 and made bold decisions that transformed the company. The episode explores the difference between prioritization an…

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Alex Caruso and Jalen Williams on the Thunder’s Historic Season, NBA Media, and Award Season 57:00

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For this episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three Things’ we welcome back Alex Caruso and Jalen Williams of the NBA-best Oklahoma City Thunder, as well as Trey Murphy of the New Orleans Pelicans. Trey opens the episode by sharing his thoughts on the Thunder season, their addition of Isaiah Hartenstein, the leap Jalen has taken in his career, and als…

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Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard on the State of the Indiana Pacers, Plus Trey Murphy on His Recovery Process 1:17:58

3M ago1:17:58

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We’re so excited to welcome Pascal Siakam and Andrew Nembhard of the Indiana Pacers to ‘The Young Man and the Three’ this week, also joined by Trey Murphy III of the New Orleans Pelicans. We start off the episode catching up with Trey about his season-ending injury, what his recovery process looks like, and his review of HBO’s ‘The White Lotus.’ Th…

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Essential questions & leadership principles to navigate change, fear & uncertainty w/ Rukmini Reddy #214 45:38

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ABOUT RUKMINI REDDY Rukmini Reddy is the Senior Vice President of Engineering, responsible for managing product and platform delivery, infrastructure, and data science. Reddy joins PagerDuty from Slack where she guided the vision, strategy, and execution of a comprehensive re-architecture, transforming the messaging software into an automation plat…

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Reverse The Search 13:41

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we discuss how to make yourself stand out in a competitive job market by reversing the traditional job search approach. We highlight the inspiring story of Nina Mufleh, who broke through the job market noise with her innovative product listing resume, showcasing the exact qualities employers seek: creativity, prob…

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Building platforms, ecosystems & open-source communities: Lessons from Viam & MongoDB w/ Eliot Horowitz @ Viam #213 42:54

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ABOUT ELIOT HOROWITZ Eliot Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of Viam, an engineering platform unlocking AI, automation, and data for devices in the physical world. With a deep commitment to advancing technology, Eliot leads Viam in helping companies build solutions across robotics, food and beverage, climate, marine, industrial manufacturing, and mor…

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Wild Courage 15:51

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In this episode of Daily Creative we are joined by Jenny Wood, author of Wild Courage and former executive at Google. We delve into the concept of mediocrity and how many bright creatives can inadvertently settle for less due to fear and external pressures. Jenny shares her transformative subway moment that led her to embrace "wild courage" and how…

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Donte DiVincenzo on the Western Conference Playoff Push and Julius Randle’s Return to the Wolves 44:43

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On this week’s episode of ‘The Young Man and the Three’ we welcome back Minnesota Timberwolves guard Donte DiVincenzo! The Big Ragu. Donte opens up by sharing how he’s gotten acclimated to his role on the Wolves since the start of the season, and praises the young depth on the Wolves. He also shares what Mike Conley and his experience and poise mea…

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Leading transformation, inspiring vision & empowering teams to operate autonomously w/ Kevin Stewart #212 47:33

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ABOUT KEVIN STEWART Kevin Stewart is an engineering executive focused on building teams to build products. He has helped shape the engineering culture at a number of startups, digital agencies and cloud companies. Kevin is particularly experienced in leading remote and distributed teams to consistently deliver quality products. Although he currentl…

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Trust + Enough 20:26

4M ago20:26

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In this episode of Daily Creative, we dive into the essential dynamics of trust within creative organizations and our personal relationship with money. We start with a discussion on how trust is foundational in the creative process, emphasizing the significance of a reciprocal relationship between team members and leadership. When trust erodes, it …