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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   Heidi Andersen

   CRO Nextdoor, Heidi Andersen: Nurturing an Elastic Mind · Dec 2021

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   Jaimie Buss

   CRO Articulate, Jaimie Buss: A Problem Solver That Happens to be Good at Sales · Apr 2022

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   James Freeman

   #204 Founder & Former CEO Blue Bottle, James Freeman: After the Exit · Aug 2024

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   Jan Zeman

   SVP Sales at Iterable, Jan Zeman: Hiring and Coaching Successful Sales Talent · Jul 2021

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   Jason Bunge

   CMO Riot Games, Jason Bunge: Change Is Inevitable, Get Used To It · Jul 2022

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   Javier Ortega Estrada

   VP of Sales at Hopin, Javier Ortega Estrada: Ingredients for High Growth and a Good Paella · Mar 2022

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   Jay Parikh

   #144 CEO Lacework, Jay Parikh: Quiet Intensity · Jun 2023

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   Jeff StClair

   VP of Sales at Palo Alto Networks, Jeff StClair : Discovering, Recruiting, and Coaching Sales Talent · Jun 2020

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   Jeff Wilke

   #220 Former CEO Amazon Worldwide Consumer, Jeff Wilke: Exponential · Dec 2024

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    Jen Vescio

    #134 Chief Bizdev Officer at Uber, Jen Vescio: Buy, Build, or Partner · Apr 2023

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    Jennifer Brannigan

    CRO Pendo, Jennifer Brannigan: Un-designing Your Leadership Path · Nov 2021

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    Jim Herbold

    B2B General Manager of Calm, Jim Herbold: Describing ‘Unicorn Meat’ · Oct 2020

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    Jim Steele

    President, Global Strategic Customers at Salesforce, Jim Steele: Measuring Your Facetime · Jan 2022

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    John T. Chambers

    From Scaling Cisco to Seeding AI: John T. Chambers on Speed, Strategy, and Reinvention · May 2025

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    Josh Coyne
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    Kate Ahlering

    CRO Calendly, Kate Ahlering: Embracing Leadership - On and Off the Basketball Court · Feb 2022

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    Kayti Sullivan

    CRO RealReal, Kayti Sullivan: Setting Priorities in Work and in Life · May 2021

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    Kelly Wright

    Board Director at Fastly, Kelly Wright: How She Went from Selling Door to Door to Board Director · Jan 2021

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    Kevin Knieriem

    CRO Clari, Kevin Knieriem: Exploring the Benefits of Data-Driven Sales · Feb 2021

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    Kyle Hanslovan

    #210 CEO & Co-Founder Huntress Kyle Hanslovan w/ Ev Randle: Deep Roots · Sep 2024

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    LB Harvey

    CRO Front, LB Harvey: Moving Up-Market + Operational Excellence · Aug 2021

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    Larry Baer

    #222 CEO San Francisco Giants, Larry Baer: Winning Plays · Dec 2024

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    Laura Palmer

    VP Unity Technologies, Laura Palmer: Going The Extra Mile: Forging Meaningful Customer Connections · Jun 2021

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    Lauren Weinberg

    CMO Square, Lauren Weinberg: Self-made boss · May 2022

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    Leigh Marie Braswell
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    Lesley Young

    #126 CRO Gem, Lesley Young: Hard Yards · Feb 2023

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    Linda Boff

    #114 CMO GE, Linda Boff: Play ‘Til the Whistle · Nov 2022

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    Mar Brandt

    SVP and Head of Sales at AppsFlyer, Mar Brandt: Leadership Insights · Nov 2020

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    Marc Boroditsky

    CRO Twilio, Marc Boroditsky: A Behind the Scenes Look at Twilio’s Go to Market Strategy · Nov 2020

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    Marc Maloy

    President of Field Operations at BetterUp, Marc Maloy: Building Better Organizations by Building Successful People · Sep 2021

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    Marcin Kleczynski

    The AI Era of Cybercrime: How Malwarebytes Is Evolving Its Security Stack | Marcin Kleczynski · Feb 2026

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    Marcy Campbell

    VP of Global Professional Services at PayPal, Marcy Campbell: Risk and Reward: Creating Successful Sales Organizations · May 2021

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    Mark Anderson

    CEO Alteryx, Mark Anderson: Transformation Starts with Leadership · Oct 2021

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    Mark Fields

    #209 Former President & CEO Ford, Mark Fields: All Cylinders · Sep 2024

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    Matt Epstein

    CMO Rippling, Matt Epstein: Building the Supermarket of SaaS · Dec 2021

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    Matt Heinz

    CRO Amplitude, Matt Heinz: Exploring The Mindset of a Successful Sales Leader · Mar 2021

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    Matt Steckman

    #158 CRO Anduril Industries, Matt Steckman: On Defense · Oct 2023

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    Meka Asonye

    VP Sales at Mixpanel, Meka Asonye: Exploring Analytics, High Velocity Sales, and Stigmas · Aug 2020

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    Mike Clayville

    CRO Stripe, Mike Clayville: Building Tornado Companies · Oct 2021

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    Mike Gamson

    CEO Relativity, Mike Gamson: Fueling the Next Technology Ecosystems · Oct 2021

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