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Guest: Lesley Young, CRO of GemLesley Young's favorite book is “The Obstacle Is The Way,” in which Ryan Holiday argues that the process of working hard to achieve something is more important than the achievement itself. When you find yourself in a position of leadership, the Gem CRO says, “you realize there's a lot of wisdom that you've gained in those experiences that you've had.” One of her passions is helping other people develop in the careers, which includes convincing them that “that hard yards are going to be the ones that are gonna grow them the most.”In this episode, Lesley and Joubin discuss speaking vs. observing, meeting your heroes, the Great Depression mindset, developing people, Workplace by Facebook, the power of discontent, choosing to show up, controlling the controllable, repeatable success, being “open for business,” getting fired up, remote work, “only the paranoid survive,” and hard feedback.In this episode, we cover: Prepping for public presentations (00:59) Meeting Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff and working with Snowflake CRO Chris Degnan (04:44) Fear of everything evaporating, and becoming resourceful (09:28) The “purpose statement” Lesley wrote for her career, and why she loves to learn (14:16) Choosing to not be *the* leader all the time, and taking a risk on Facebook (20:35) Her relationship with her parents and being motivated by unfinished work (25:45) Ryan Holiday's “The Obstacle Is The Way” and the journey to the achievement (29:32) How to work with founders such as Box CEO Aaron Levie (35:58) Former Segment CEO Peter Reinhardt and asking the right question (41:03) Why Lesley joined Gem on the eve of a hiring downturn: The long-term play (47:26) Why Gem CEO Steve Bartel is an “amazing recruiter,” and the return of in-person collaboration (52:14) The toughest feedback Lesley has ever gotten about herself (59:42) Why delivering tough feedback is harder than receiving it (01:03:49) Links: Connect with LesleyLinkedIn Connect with Joubin Twitter LinkedIn Email: grit@kleinerperkins.com Learn more about Kleiner Perkins This episode was edited by Eric Johnson from LightningPod.fm
Part 1 of a very special Talk Art episode diving deep into Edinburgh's creative scene, in partnership with Bombay Sapphire. Celebrating a decade since Russell & Robert first met at the Scottish National Gallery, the duo return to Edinburgh to uncover hidden gems of the city's art festival through a series of conversations with leading artists, curators and gallerists.Part 1:Claire Feeley, JUPITER ARTLANDLaura Simpson & Lesley Young, EDINBURGH SCULPTURE WORKSHOPAdam Benmahklouf - Artist, Educator and Art Editor of THE SKINNY"Edinburgh's creative and cultural scene is completely unique," says Russell, "Robert and I couldn't wait to go back - especially having first met there ten years ago - to discover more about the city off the beaten track through the eyes of its artists and creatives.""We hope it inspires people to tap into their own creativity and discover the creative possibilities that Edinburgh has to offer" adds Robert.Recorded and released during the city's busiest cultural month, the collaboration was inspired by Discover The Possibilities Within, a new campaign which aims to aims to awaken the creative spirit in everyone. Please download a special map of our Edinburgh highlights from instagram @BombaySapphireUK and visit @TalkArt for images of all artworks discussed in this episode. Part 2 will be released very soon! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.
Chris and Brian sit down with Lesley Young of Decorating Den Interiors. Decorating Den Interiors is the largest in home decorating service in North America. They come to your home or office and work with you to help visualize a design solution that aligns with your taste, space, and budget. Their personalized approach ensures that everything they recommend will fit perfectly within your existing furnishings and space. Lesley shares a little bit of her personal story and talks about what got her interested in interior design. We talk about current trends and poke a little fun at people's obsession with HGTV. www.thejoneszone.com www.lesleyyoung.decoratingden.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/undisputedawareness/support
Jupiter's Juno mission, the magical world of Pluto and spacewalking feature in this special fifth anniversary edition of the podcast. ESA's head of the neutral buoyancy facility, Herve Stevenin, explains how a giant pool helped astronaut Tim Peake obtain his space station spacewalk, and New Horizons scientists Lesley Young and Joel Parker from America's Southwest Research Institute share their extraordinary findings from Pluto. Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined in the studio by Robert Massey, from the Royal Astronomical Society, and space journalist Sarah Cruddas. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Jupiter's Juno mission, the magical world of Pluto and spacewalking feature in this special fifth anniversary edition of the podcast. ESA's head of the neutral buoyancy facility, Herve Stevenin, explains how a giant pool helped astronaut Tim Peake obtain his space station spacewalk, and New Horizons scientists Lesley Young and Joel Parker from America's Southwest Research Institute share their extraordinary findings from Pluto. Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined in the studio by Robert Massey, from the Royal Astronomical Society, and space journalist Sarah Cruddas. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Jupiter's Juno mission, the magical world of Pluto and spacewalking feature in this special fifth anniversary edition of the podcast. ESA's head of the neutral buoyancy facility, Herve Stevenin, explains how a giant pool helped astronaut Tim Peake obtain his space station spacewalk, and New Horizons scientists Lesley Young and Joel Parker from America's Southwest Research Institute share their extraordinary findings from Pluto. Space Boffins Sue Nelson and Richard Hollingham are joined in the studio by Robert Massey, from the Royal Astronomical Society, and space journalist Sarah Cruddas. Like this podcast? Please help us by supporting the Naked Scientists
Forge will be a uniquely Memphis mashup of arts space and fabrication shop. Part incubator, part gallery, part playground. A space for creation… and for inspiration. For collaboration and interdisciplinary innovation. Quite simply put, [they] plan to be our city’s most unique resource, fueling both economic and community growth. What is Forge? - Maker space/art space meets fabrication shop where artists, entrepreneurs, hobbyists, engineers, all kinds of skills and talents can “Connect, Collaborate, and Create." http://www.forgememphis.com/, http://www.gofundme.com/forgememphis, https://twitter.com/goforge Photo credit: Lesley Young - http://instagram.com/mississippihuckleberry