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Are you ready to dive deep into the world of work, culture and leadership? Join Jessica Neal and Patty McCord each week as they chat with expert guests and explore the issues affecting the workplace — from AI and mental health, to making layoffs and combating toxic cultures. Featuring global industry leaders and specialists that are passionate about reshaping the way work today. Listen in as we redefine the rules to work for us, not against us. Episode 1 of TruthWorks launches March 19! Subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
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Apr 7, 2026 • 47min
Burger King & Star Wars Branding Expert Said NO TO THE CEO JOB! - Debbie Millman
Debbie Millman, designer, author, and founder of the SVA Masters in Branding program, reflects on a career shaping brands like Burger King and Star Wars. She discusses failing forward, why she declined a CEO role, how Design Matters began as internet radio, what hundreds of interviews taught her about insecurity and reinvention, and why she asks herself, if not now, when?
Mar 31, 2026 • 52min
Snowflake's CMO and Former CRO: How Snowflake actually built to $4B+ in revenue!
Denise Persson, Snowflake's CMO who built marketing during its hypergrowth; Chris Degnan, founding CRO who scaled sales from zero to billions. They recount joining a stealth startup, building demand generation and sales-marketing alignment, surviving leadership upheavals, and writing Make It Snow to share their playbook for growth.
Mar 24, 2026 • 39min
Apple's Original Evangelist, Guy Kawasaki: Why Most Founders Fail Before They Even Pitch
Guy Kawasaki, tech evangelist and Canva Chief Evangelist who helped popularize software evangelism at Apple. He recalls his zigzag career and explains why you must only promote products you truly believe in. He outlines the three traits of remarkable people. He discusses why founders should build what they use, how to pitch with a live demo, and his provocative views on AI’s impact.
Mar 17, 2026 • 35min
Youngest Self-Made Female Billionaire: How she Co-Founded Scale AI At 21, then Built another Nine-Figure Company Again!
Lucy Guo, entrepreneur and investor who co-founded Scale AI at 21 and later built Passes to nine-figure scale. She recounts childhood hustles and early tech curiosity. She explains fundraising realities for women, why she left Scale, running a founder residency, and building creator monetization tools like pay-per-minute. She stresses hiring competitive doers and keeping senior leaders hands-on.
Mar 10, 2026 • 54min
The Ultimate Hiring Masterclass from 3 Hiring Titans! - Peter Clarke, Jeff Markowitz, Jessica Neal.
Jeff Markowitz, advisor and former Greylock talent leader who helped shape senior teams at Alphabet/Google. Peter Clark, Accel talent partner with decades of venture-backed executive search experience. They discuss why hiring still fails, the dangers of 'war for talent' thinking, simulation-style interviews, rigorous referencing as a management playbook, and how leaders prepare to hire well.
Mar 3, 2026 • 51min
We Promote People Then Abandon Them! - The Leadership Crisis Nobody Is Talking About | Claude Silver
Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia and author of Be Yourself at Work, builds people-centered culture and scales empathy across big orgs. They discuss why promoting without coaching breaks leaders. Short takes cover psychological safety vanishing, the Lie Exercise for imposter syndrome, hiring for culture addition, and building real coaching over perks.
Feb 24, 2026 • 53min
Uber's CHRO: Why Your Company Culture Is Failing & The Secret To "Strategic Calmness
Nikki Krishnamurthy, Chief People Officer at Uber known for leading large-scale cultural change, discusses strategic calmness in crises and rebuilding trust after leaks and entitlement. She talks about reframing HR as business leadership. Topics include clear layoff communications, managing up with blunt feedback, disagree-and-commit in executive hires, and prioritizing AI-native talent for innovation.
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Feb 17, 2026 • 50min
HBO to $50,000,000: How I Built a Fortune, Lost Everything, and Reclaimed My Life | James Altucher
James Altucher, entrepreneur and author who built and lost massive wealth and writes about reinvention. He recounts starting in HBO IT and accidentally reaching $50M. He explores the psychology that ruins success. He shares the Four Bodies framework, the practice of writing 10 ideas a day, and why humanoid robots and unique data matter for the future.
Feb 10, 2026 • 48min
Why Your Best Employees Are Quietly Quitting (and How to Fix It) - Ashley Herd
They dig into why managers avoid hard conversations and how that silence damages teams. Practical training, roleplay, and scripts for awkward talks get center stage. They explore burnout, unclear goals, and the execution gaps that quietly drive top performers away. Real-world examples and concrete HR tactics for tying people work to business outcomes round out the conversation.
Feb 3, 2026 • 45min
Snowflake’s Chief People Officer: The High-Performance Culture Secret
Arnnon Geshuri, seasoned Chief People Officer who built people programs at Google, Tesla and Snowflake. He talks about creating high-performance culture DNA. He describes scaling talent and people analytics at Tesla and Snowflake. He explores practical AI wins that free recruiters and a three-part AI framework: automate, augment, preserve.
