The Warrior Poet

Kevin Seiff is a former Navy SEAL and CEO of Flintlock Solutions, a recruiting firm that is changing the game for VC-backed biotech companies. Sri and Kevin discuss what to look for in candidates and how to run a great recruiting process.

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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How many people can say they had regular meetings with Jeff Bezos?

Dave Glick is the CTO of Flexe, just heralded as Seattle's newest unicorn. Dave is a 20-year Amazon veteran, where he and Sri overlapped. Dave is one of those people who can thrive in a company as massive as Amazon as well as in startup culture. He and Sri talk leadership lessons at the intersection of operations and technology.
 
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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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Sri talks with author and professor Frank Cespedes about sales, strategy, and leadership. 

Frank Cespedes is a Senior Lecturer in the Entrepreneurial Management Unit at Harvard Business School.  He currently teaches the elective Entrepreneurial Sales and Marketing (ESM) course in the MBA program as well as modules in the Owner President Management (OPM) executive program and he heads the executive program on "Aligning Strategy and Sales."

In addition to having run his own successful company, Frank's previous experience includes  global consulting at Bain & Company and elsewhere for startups all the way up to multinational companies across a diverse array of industries.

Frank holds degrees from M.I.T., City College of New York, and Cornell. He has authored or co-authored six books. His most recent book is Sales Management That Works: How to Sell in a World That Never Stops Changing (Amazon).  

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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Sri talks with entrepreneur Katia Beauchamp about what she learned about leadership (and herself!) while upending the beauty industry. Katia is the cofounder of Birchbox, which raised $90 million in venture funding and was valued at one time at half a billion dollars.

Katia shares her thoughts on the state of women in the startup world as well as how we all can balance family and work. As a graduate of Harvard Business School, she also opines on the value of an MBA.

Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually 

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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Should you hire for skills or innate qualities? On this episode Sri interviews Rich Diviney, highly accomplished career SEAL officer and author of the book The Attributes. Rich makes the case that skills are a poor predictor of success, especially during times of stress or uncertainty. 

notes

• The Attributes on Amazon

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.

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Mike Hayes is the former commanding officer of SEAL Team TWO and the author of "Never Enough." He was a White House Fellow and subsequently Chief Operating Officer at Ray Dalio's hedge fund, Bridgewater Associates.  He currently serves as the Chief Digital Transformation Officer at VMware.

He was held at gunpoint, drove the negotiation of a nuclear treaty, and oversaw special operations in both Afghanistan and Iraq. 

Mike and Sri dive into "Never Enough" to uncover:

* the intricacies of leadership
* what Mike learned from Bridgewater vs. the military
* how to be both humble AND confident
* delivering constructive and direct feedback
* how to invest in your relationships
* and how to find purpose in life.

EXPLICIT EPISODE: If you have kids in the car, we hope you’ll choose another.

Connect with Sri on Instagram: @sri_the_warrior_poet  + @sri_actually 

Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

Disclaimer: Any audio clips are included with every intent and steps taken to abide by Fair Use and serve the purpose(s) of illustration, education, augmentation, or promotion of source content.

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧

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There are two kinds of boredom, but only one is good for you :)

Hat tip to Maria Popova at Brainpickings, who writes frequently about the benefits of boredom in general. Highly recommend her site!

This episode is part of the 4 Minutes Underwater series (4MUW).

notes

• The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan
  • book (amazon)
  • movie (prime video)

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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70s rock giants The Who help Sri explain nervous energy in organizations.

This episode is part of the "4 Minutes Underwater" series (4MUW).

notes

• The rock opera Quadrophenia by the Who   (Prime Video)
• Album explanation  (Wikipedia)
• Outro: cover by Bank Street Band & The Hunterdon Symphony  (support them on Youtube)
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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧

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Sri discusses how our decision-making models get outdated as we increase our experience in this second edition of our "4 Minutes Underwater" minisode series (4MUW).

notes 

• The book Decisive by Chip and Dan Heath (Amazon)

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar ( Spotify ). 

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧

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In this new format, Sri offers 4 minutes of musings on stoicism, abundance, and pursuing unbound upside. 

notes: 

• Skin in the Game by Nassim Taleb

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Intro and/or outro music in most episodes is by Paul Sridhar. 🎧

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