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August 11, 2022

Episode 85: Maya Mandel (Helios)

49 minutes

In this episode, Kendall, rachel, and Maya talk about:

Competitive athletics as a driver of leadership skills and high performance teamwork

The power of the history of the University of Michigan

Preparing for when athleticism will be a memory

Serving in the military, leading software dev teams...in the military

Doing things young, when you have less to lose, less context

Learning the value of a holistic product view

Wanting to change the world

Motivation differences in the military vs the civilian working world

Getting an MBA and why it felt kind of relaxing

Different leadership requirements for the different stages of childhood development

Getting her mind blown launching products at a huge org like Symantec

Adaptability and how the process of problem solving is essentially unchanged

Using authority as a tool vs a bludgeon

Being where she wants to be

You can find Maya on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayamandel/

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3

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By Rachel Perkins and Kendall Miller

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