Teams at Work by BUNCH

Our guest today is Kate Leo, a consultant & coach for product teams at both disruptive startups and Fortune 500 companies whose 25 year career has included product leadership roles at Yahoo and Moo.com. She’s also written a book on hiring product managers based on “EQ”. In this episode, we dive deep into Kate’s journey from a product manager, to head of product, to a consultant and then a coac...

Our guest today is David Noël, ex-SoundCloud VP turned leadership coach. In this episode, we had one of the most authentic, honest conversations about taking non-traditional paths to find your passion, admitting when it’s time to leave your job, and remembering what is really important in life. David reflects on starting his leadership journey from a young age as a boy scout, how the transition fr...

Disclaimer: Due to technical issues, the recording quality in this episode is not as top-notch as we like it to be. We believe the content however is very valuable and hope that you can bear with the from time-to-time challenging audio. *** Our guest today is Ryan Donovan, an experienced and passionate people leader and CTO of Hootsuite, one of the most popular social media management tools &...

Our guest today is Steve Schlafman, an expert in leadership development and the Founder and Coach at High Output. In this episode, we explored Steve’s decision to leave behind his newly raised $7.5 million angel fund to take a step back and focus on the things that truly matter. We zoomed in on the importance of taking breaks to recharge our batteries and the long-term benefit of doing so. Steve g...

Our guest today is Olivier Bonnet—though he’ll also accept “Oliver”—currently CTO of BlaBlaCar in Paris. Getting his hands dirty with engineering work first and then moving onto leadership roles, Olivier jumped into his tech career at Apple and then spent 12 years there in the US soaking up some of the world’s best engineering secrets. In this episode you’ll learn: What’s it's like to work in high...

Our guest today is Ellen Wong, an expert in managing people and the Director of Engineering at Calm. In this episode, we explored Ellen’s management path from senior engineer to managing director. We also discussed what it really means to lead by influence—something people talk about a lot but don’t really explain. Ellen breaks down several of her recommendations to leading folks senior to her, ho...

Our guest today is Mathias Meyer, a very successful executive leadership coach that loves to stretch technical founders and CTOs and he is also the co-author of the book “The Intentional Organization.” In this episode we dove into Mathias’s journey from an impatient engineer to a founder, a CTO and a patient human that leads by influence. We also discovered how important it is involving engineers...

We are back! Our guest today is Pat Kua, a CTO/Tech advisor, Coach and Mentor, who worked for companies like Thoughtworks, N26, and is on a mission to accelerate the growth of technical leaders through coaching, mentoring, and training. In this episode, we dove into what makes the leap into management so challenging for engineers and what they can do to succeed. Pat also shared tons of useful insi...

As Founder of House of Wise, CMO of Teal, and mother to 3, Amanda Goetz knows how to get sh*t done. Thankfully, she shares just how to do that with us all in this episode where we celebrate female entrepreneurship and discuss work done right. Check out The Code of the Extraordinary mind - recommended by Amanda: https://www.vishen.com/codex Connect with Amanda on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/...

Veteran software developer and engineer James Trunk has had a long and notable career, starting at the tender age of 19 in his first internship, up until now, where he currently works as Head of Engineering at Znipe, while also transitioning into a new leg in his career as VP of Engineering at Griffin. Join Darja and Anthony (co-founders at Bunch) as they chat with James and discuss about the most...

Jan Hase started his career as a coder and now finds himself as co-founder and CEO of Wunderflats. His company is on a mission to make housing more accessible and less discriminatory and build a diverse team that serves a diverse market. In this episode on lessons learned, Jan shares the f*ckups and aha moments from building a diverse tech team. Tune in to hear how you can leverage similar tactics...

My co-founder Anthony and I sat down with Renita Kalhorn who has been coaching leaders for the last 14 years. She's a mental trainer for the Navy Seals RDAC, has an MBA from INSEAD, and mentors startup founders and corporate executives alike. We talked about the new leadership landscape, the VUCA world we're living in, and what it takes to succeed in this environment - so you won't become anyone's...

Karl Alomar is Managing Partner at M13, a US-based VC that's invested in companies like Lyft, Pinterest, Daily Harvest and Capsule. A 2-time founder himself, Karl has worked with many young tech companies and helped build Digital Ocean from the ground up as COO - ultimately reaching 500+ employees and $200M in revenue. In this episode, Karl shares stories and learnings from leading companies throu...

Alex Weber is Chief Growth Officer at N26, the unicorn digital bank with an ambition to change the way banking is done around the world. In this episode, Alex reflects on his 6 year journey at N26, and the many lessons he learned while going from an Entrepreneur in Residence at a tiny startup to a C-level executive at a 1500 person company. If you'd like you'd like to learn and grow fast as a lead...

Liz Daldalian is Head of Business Operations at Truffle Suite - a 100% remote team building "sweet tools for smart contracts". In this episode, Liz shares practical tips for how to overcome those usual challenges that tend to get amplified when you're running remote: from building trust and connection in the team, to coordinating work, and navigating tough conversations. Running a remote team your...

Dizzy Smith, VP Engineering of Packet, shares his amazing insights from his 15+ year career in engineering about culture building, communication structures and diverse leadership in distributed teams. Things you learn in this episode: How to ensure that your team feels engaged and included How to use different modalities in a remote team How to set up a structure of communication to ensure great c...

Raffaela Rein, the founder of WildWildVentures, Vitalute, and CareerFoundry, was named amongst the Top 50 Women in Tech by Forbes. Things you learn in this episode: Why building a culture entirely free of management does not necessarily create the best outcomes How to build team culture the design way How to create a cohesive culture in remote-first teams Find out more about how to help your team...

Together with Mark Frein, the former CPO at InVision and now COO at Bunch, the host Darja Gutnick (Co-founder and CEO at Bunch) uncovers behaviors that makes leaders successful in 2019. You'll hear about: what makes leaders successful today in comparison to previous decade how do millennial leaders differ which behaviors make leaders successful in the fast-paced, ever-changing technology sector wh...