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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   Mike Wolff

   SVP Salesforce, Mike Wolff: Tips for Becoming a More Effective Sales Leader · Mar 2021

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   Ozge Ozcan

   CCO Instabase, Ozge Ozcan: Rising and Falling - Like a Phoenix · Mar 2022

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   Peter Zaffino

   How AIG Is Reinventing Insurance With AI | Peter Zaffino · May 2026

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   Philip Lacor

   CRO Unqork, Philip Lacor: Playing the Infinite Game · Dec 2021

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   Rachael Powell

   Chief Customer Officer at Xero, Rachael Powell: The Power of Positive Psychology: Creating Authentic Company Cultures · Jul 2021

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   Rachel Pike

   #136 COO Modern Treasury, Rachel Pike: Golden Ticket · May 2023

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   Renu Gupta

   CRO Thrive, Renu Gupta: Building Positive Personal and Professional Habits · Jul 2021

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   Rob Lehman

   Chief Business Officer at Compass, Rob Lehman: Leadership by Fire · Oct 2021

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   Robert Chatwani

   #142 President of DocuSign, Robert Chatwani: Get Uncomfortable · Jun 2023

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    Rony Abovitz

    #212 Founder Magic Leap & SynthBee Rony Abovitz: Underdog · Oct 2024

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    Ross Biestman

    CRO ServiceTitan, Ross Biestman: ‘Team Before Self’: Motivating High-Performing Salespeople · Feb 2021

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    Ryan Azus

    CRO Zoom, Ryan Azus: It’s Not Zoom Fatigue, It’s Work Fatigue · Mar 2022

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    Ryan Longfield

    CRO Gong, Ryan Longfield: Finding Comfort in the Uncomfortable: Redefining Failure · May 2021

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    Sanjay Beri

    #185 CEO & Founder Netskope, Sanjay Beri: The Trenches · Apr 2024

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    Sarah Franklin

    #225 CEO Lattice, Sarah Franklin: Trailblazer · Jan 2025

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    Scott Cook

    #104 Co-founder of Intuit, Scott Cook: The Power of Paradigms · Sep 2022

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    Scott Cutler

    #167 CEO StockX, Scott Cutler: Detroit’s First Unicorn · Dec 2023

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    Scott Holden

    CMO Thoughtspot, Scott Holden: Tactics, Strategy, and Downhill Skiing · Apr 2022

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    Scott Jones

    CEO Incorta, Scott Jones: From Running Sales to Running a Company, and Everything in Between · Sep 2021

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    Scott McNealy

    #184 Former CEO & Co-Founder Sun, Scott McNealy: In the Piñata · Apr 2024

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    Scott Russell

    #115 Executive Board Member at SAP, Scott Russell: Chief Optimist Officer · Dec 2022

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    Sean Henry

    Stord’s Plan to Take on Amazon’s Logistics Advantage | Sean Henry · 2 episodes

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    Seth Dallaire

    #140 CRO Walmart, Seth Dallaire: How You Show Up · May 2023

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    Shlomo Kramer

    #169 CEO & Founder Cato Networks, Shlomo Kramer: The Burden of Persona · Dec 2023

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    Stanislav Vishnevskiy

    #192 CTO & Co-Founder Discord, Stanislav Vishnevskiy: Ship It · May 2024

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    Steve Rowland

    CRO Okta, Steve Rowland: Identifying and Developing Future Business Leaders · Jul 2021

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    Taylor Francis

    #189 Co-Founder Watershed, Taylor Francis: Worthy Missions · May 2024

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    Ted Purcell

    #145 CRO Tealium, Ted Purcell: Snap Into It · Jul 2023

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    Thomas Hansen

    CRO UiPath, Thomas Hansen: Balancing the Art and Science of Sales · May 2021

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    Thomas Kurian

    #101 CEO Google Cloud, Thomas Kurian: Competitor-Aware and Customer-Obsessed · Aug 2022

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    Tom Mendoza

    Former President at NetApp, Tom Mendoza: Sustaining Urgency and Injecting Tension · Jan 2022

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    Tony Vinciquerra

    #221 CEO & Chairman Sony Pictures, Tony Vinciquerra: Into the Fire · Dec 2024

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    Will Urban

    CRO Flexport, Will Urban: Streamlining Global Trade With Revolutionary Technology · Feb 2021

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    Yan-David Erlich

    #153 COO & CRO Weights & Biases, Yan-David Erlich: ML’s Moment · Aug 2023

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