Grit

Grit explores what it takes to create, build, and scale world-class organizations. It features weekly episodes highlighting the leaders who are pushing their companies to make a difference. This series is hosted by Joubin Mirzadegan, go to market operating partner at Kleiner Perkins, a venture capital firm investing in history-making founders.

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Every guest on Grit

274 guests, ranked by how many people never want them back.

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   Mark Wayland

   CRO Box, Mark Wayland: Forging Positive Sales Cultures · Apr 2021

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   Meagen Eisenberg

   CMO TripActions, Meagen Eisenberg: The Joy of Living in Awkward · Dec 2021

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   René Lacerte

   #163 CEO Bill, René Lacerte: Hourglass Leadership · Nov 2023

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   Ryan Barretto

   President of Sprout Social, Ryan Barretto: Establishing a Compelling Company Vision · Jun 2021

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   Sara Varni

   CMO Attentive, Sara Varni: Cold Beer and Cheeseburgers · Jan 2022

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   Sarah Patterson

   CMO Samsara, Sarah Patterson: What You Do vs. Why It Matters · Feb 2022

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   Zach Kitschke

   CMO Canva, Zach Kitschke: From Employee Number 5 To $40 Billion Valuation · Jul 2022

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   Bob Muglia

   #148 Former Snowflake CEO, Bob Muglia: The Datapreneurs · Jul 2023

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   Bobby Kotick

   #229 Former CEO Activision Blizzard, Bobby Kotick w/ Bing Gordon: Change the Game · Feb 2025

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    Alex Norstrom

    Chief Freemium Business Officer at Spotify, Alex Norstrom: The Power of Setting Impossible Goals · May 2022

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    Andy Kofoid

    President at Databricks, Andy Kofoid: Reinvention at Any Stage · Feb 2022

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    Ashley Kramer

    #135 CMO & CSO GitLab, Ashley Kramer: The Three Ps · Apr 2023

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    Bill Staples

    GitLab’s CEO on Why the Next Great Developer Might Not Write Code | Bill Staples · Jun 2025

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    Bob Frati

    Chief Sales and Success Officer at Slack, Bob Frati: Exploring Slack’s Key Growth Levers and Competition · Jun 2020

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    Bob Kruse

    CRO Obsidian Security, Bob Kruse: Building a Winning Sales Culture · Jun 2020

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    Bob Meese

    CBO Duolingo, Bob Meese: Carrying Culture Through Language · Nov 2021

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    Brandon Schneider

    President and COO Golden State Warriors, Brandon Schneider: Building One of the NBA’s Most Valuable Teams · May 2021

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    Brandon Snow

    Head of eSports at Activision Blizzard, Brandon Snow: Building 'Generational Fandom' of Professional Video Game Teams · Sep 2021

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    Brian Frank

    COO Cameo, Brian Frank: From Professional Networks to Celebrity Networks · Sep 2021

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    Brian McCarthy

    CRO Rubrik, Brian McCarthy: Embedding Missionary Values Into Company Culture · Nov 2021

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    Christy Augustine

    COO Bloomreach, Christy Augustine: Thin Mints and Company Building · Nov 2021

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    Clint Sharp

    #182 CEO & Co-Founder Cribl, Clint Sharp: Finding Traction · Mar 2024

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    Dali Rajic

    #108 COO Zscaler, Dali Rajic: If You’re Not Always Learning, You’ll Get Wiped Out · Oct 2022

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    Dan Lee

    Building High-Impact Sales Teams | Dan Lee and Nooks · Aug 2025

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    Dan Shapero

    COO of LinkedIn, Dan Shapero: Discussing Go to Market Leadership · Nov 2020

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    Dan Streetman

    #219 CEO Tanium, Dan Streetman: Critical Responsibility · Dec 2024

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    Dana Worth

    VP Sales Impossible Foods, Dana Worth: From Gourmet to Fast-Food: How He Built Impossible Foods’ Go-To-Market · Apr 2021

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    Daniela Amodei

    #177 President & Co-Founder Anthropic, Daniela Amodei: AI Hurricane · Feb 2024

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    Daragh Murphy

    How Imprint Is Reinventing Credit Cards for Modern Brands | Daragh Murphy · Jun 2025

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    Dave Justice

    CRO PagerDuty, Dave Justice: The Principles of Successful Crisis Leadership · Mar 2021

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    Dave Wilner

    CRO Auth0, Dave Wilner: Discussing Growth and Leadership · Dec 2020

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    Dennis Lyandres

    #124 Founding CRO at Procore, Dennis Lyandres: Defining "Winning" · Feb 2023

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    Dennis Woodside

    #122 President & Board Member at Freshworks, Dennis Woodside: What If This Goes Really Well? · Jan 2023

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    Doug Merritt

    Former CEO Splunk, Doug Merritt: Creating 360° Order in Chaos · Jan 2022

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    Eric Morse

    SVP Sales at Affirm, Eric Morse: Exploring The Partnership Between Engineering and Sales · Aug 2021

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    George Felix

    CMO Tinder, George Felix: Trusting Your Gut, ‘Smelling Like a Man,’ and Swiping Right · Apr 2022

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    George Kurian

    #232 CEO NetApp, George Kurian: New Chapters · Mar 2025

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    Glen Tullman

    #181 CEO Transcarent, Glen Tullman: Problem Solving · Mar 2024

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    Greg Brown

    #157 CEO Udemy, Greg Brown: The Plunge · Sep 2023

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    Harry Ault

    CRO DataStax, Harry Ault: The Three Steps to a Successful Tech Company Turnaround · Jun 2021

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