Our guest today is Don Faul, CEO of CrossFit.
Don has a fascinating background where he’s been able to find success in environments as different as a combat zone and a corporate board room. After spending 8 years as a platoon commander in the U.S. Marine Corps, Don had stints at some of the most vaunted companies in tech, including Google, Facebook and Pint ... Show More
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Scaling DoorDash to market dominance | Christopher Payne (Former COO, DoorDash)
In this latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Christopher Payne, who spent a decade as President and COO at DoorDash, helping scale the company from roughly 70 employees to the dominant food delivery platform in the US. Before DoorDash, Christopher held senio ... Show More
1h 2m
Apr 10
The most politically dangerous role in the C-suite | Katie Burke (COO, Harvey)
In the latest episode of Executive Function, Brett sits down with Katie Burke, who recently became COO of Harvey after joining as Chief People Officer. Before Harvey, Katie spent 11 years in HR leadership at HubSpot, where she built one of tech's most distinctive cultures. In thi ... Show More
1h 11m
Mar 26
What nobody tells engineers about becoming a CEO | Jay Kreps (Co-founder and CEO, Confluent)
Jay Kreps is the co-founder and CEO of Confluent, the company built around Apache Kafka — the open-source data streaming platform he originally built while at LinkedIn. In this conversation, Jay shares his full journey: how Confluent grew from a scrappy group of engineers with no ... Show More
1h 6m
Oct 2023
#155: Bill George, Former CEO of Medtronic — Stay connected to your front lines
We all have those days where we hop from meeting to meeting, only to look back on the day and wonder what we really accomplished.
If that sounds familiar, then you’re going to find a lot of value in this conversation with Bill George, the former Chairman & CEO of Medtronic.
He ... Show More
52m 4s
Jul 2023
396: Leadership in The Marines, Google, Facebook and CrossFit. With Don Faul
Don Faul, a former U.S. Marine Corps platoon commander and accomplished executive with more than eight years of CrossFit experience, is stepping into the role as the company’s new CEO. Prior to accepting this position, Faul held key operational roles at growth-oriented consumer t ... Show More
2h 48m
Sep 2017
#141: The Internet Of Things Is Here, As A Leader Are You Ready? | John Rossman
John Rossman is Managing Director at Alvarez and Marsal, where he specializes in innovative business models and organizational change, including internet of things (IoT). He is the bestselling author of The Amazon Way: 14 Leadership Principles of the World’s Most Disruptive Compa ... Show More
27m 6s
Aug 2023
#146: Alan Mulally, Former CEO of Ford Motor Company – How to work together
Today’s guest is Alan Mulally, who served as the CEO of Ford during their incredible turnaround.
And when we say served as the CEO, we mean it!
That’s because, in Alan’s words, to serve is to live.
And it’s not just a warm-fuzzy philosophy.
His service-centered style of lead ... Show More
56m 56s
Oct 2023
Vada Manager | Leadership lessons from a career of service
For Vada Manager, everything comes back to relationships. Throughout a career serving on countless Boards of Directors and advising everyone from Nelson Mandela to Nike founder Phil Knight to the New York Yankees' George Steinbrenner, Manager has accumulated more than 14,000 cont ... Show More
42m 42s