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Herding Squirrels Ep 10
Podcast Host Brandon Wetzstein Podcast Host Brandon Wetzstein

Herding Squirrels Ep 10

When Your "Band of Misfits" Becomes an Engineering Powerhouse

Your most unconventional team member might be your secret weapon. Your weirdest hire could drive your biggest breakthrough. Ready to stop building cookie-cutter teams?

This week on Herding Squirrels, Val Akkapeddi (Director of Engineering at Collectors) builds some eye-opening models about why the quirkiest teams often deliver the most extraordinary results.

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Herding Squirrels Ep 08
Podcast Host Brandon Wetzstein Podcast Host Brandon Wetzstein

Herding Squirrels Ep 08

I sat down with Allison McHenry (CTO at Daily Kos, formerly NYT, Meta, Daily Beast) for a conversation about leading through uncertainty—and she dropped some serious wisdom about career paths.

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