A Geek Leader Podcast - inspiring technical and creative leaders around the world
The ultimate podcast for aspiring leaders in the creative or technology fields. John Rouda discusses leadership topics, interviews some of the greatest minds today and teaches you practical leadership tips, techniques, tricks and hacks to improve motivation, negotiation, and…
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AGL 485: Julian Reeve (opens the original)
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About Julian Julian Reeve is an international keynote speaker helping leaders and organizations understand human value in the age of AI. In 2017, after conducting a performance of the Broadway phenomenon Hamilton, Julian Reeve suffered a stress-induced heart attack. He was 43 years old. Two years later, injury ended his performing career altogether. These events prompted a fundamental examination of identity, achievement, burnout, creativity, and the systems that support human performance. His f
AGL 484: Valerie Holden (opens the original)
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About Valerie Valerie Holden is a confidence coach, speaker, and former law enforcement professional who helps female entrepreneurs overcome fear, anxiety, and self-doubt so they can confidently show up, speak up, and grow their businesses. Through her From Anxiety to Authority framework, Valerie teaches practical strategies that help women regulate stress, build confidence, and take meaningful action in sales conversations, networking events, presentations, videos, and other high-stakes busines
AGL 483: Nick Jonsson (opens the original)
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About Nick Nick Jonsson is widely recognized as the world’s leading authority on Executive Loneliness. His pioneering work has earned him a dedicated Executive Loneliness Wikipedia page and international recognition, establishing him as one of the world’s most respected voices on leadership, vulnerability, mental wellbeing, and authentic connection. Ranked #28 in the world among the Global Gurus Top 30 Coaching Professionals, Nick is a TEDx speaker, international bestselling author of Executive
AGL 482: Ekaterina Gorbacheva (opens the original)
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About Ekaterina Ekaterina Gorbacheva is Global Expansion Director at Udora, a fast-growing gifting platform operating across 50+ countries and 1,500+ cities. She leads international growth through an experiment-driven approach, combining real-time localization data, customer insight, and cross-cultural product thinking to build systems that scale without adding headcount. Under her leadership, Udora has delivered 123% YoY order growth and 129% GMV growth. She manages CRM, content, partnerships,
AGL 481: Rob Snyder and The Power of PULL (opens the original)
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About Rob Rob Snyder is a serial startup founder and a fellow at Harvard Innovation Labs. He graduated from Harvard Business School and previously worked at McKinsey & Company. He is also an entrepreneur-in-residence and venture partner for early-stage venture capital funds. Snyder lives with his wife and daughter in New Hampshire. Today We Talked About Rob’s background Entrepreneurship is hard PULL Framework P = Problem (the customer has a real problem or project they need to accomplish) U = Un
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