
The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly
The Blind Ambition with Jack Kelly provides a candid look into the top companies in business and tech. Go behind the scenes with industry and workplace leaders and explore work culture, what it takes to land a role at these companies, and how to build, scale and thrive in your career. Hosted by Jack Kelly and Rick Chen and presented by the professional social network Blind.
Latest episodes

May 18, 2022 • 48min
Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel: The Future of Work is Remote and International
Dan Westgarth, Chief Operating Officer at Deel
Dan shares how remote and international hiring is changing work. He walks through how hiring differs in each country, why you might want to get paid in a different currency or crypto, and how remote work has changed employee benefits. Finally, he also gives Blind a sneak peek into the interview panel and company culture at Deel.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/qfyopjuj

May 11, 2022 • 46min
Maryanne Caughey, Chief People Officer at Notion: How to Get Hired at Notion
Maryanne Caughey, Chief People Officer at Notion
Maryanne explains how the company’s values actually work in practice, including an engineering rotation program that sends technologists abroad and management that tells you to go on vacation if you haven’t used your PTO. She also shared an in-depth look into the entire hiring process, including their three-part decision process, how they expanded internationally, and why the CEO still interviews every candidate personally.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/r39xf01y

May 5, 2022 • 52min
Fredrick 'Flee' Lee, Chief Security Officer at Gusto: From the South to Silicon Valley
Fredrick "Flee" Lee, Chief Security Officer at Gusto
Flee explains how the road to becoming a chief security officer is like a sine wave, what it was like working at a startup in Oklahoma during the Dot-Com boom, and why he credits his time at a big bank to his becoming a Silicon Valley executive. He also dives into how he knows when to move to another job, how to face fears at work, and why he will help a team member leave if they ask. Finally, Flee shares how to get a job at Gusto, why company values are important, and how Gusto's no-title company culture works.
https://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/mhe5kscq