Mission Daily

Joining us today is Gay Gaddis, Founder of T3.  Gay started T3 using $16,000 taken out of her IRA during a downturn in the economy. It was a big risk, but thirty years later, it's one that has paid off several-fold. Today, T3 is helping clients build useful brands that reach consumers around the world. Chad and Gay talk about: The importance of being an early adopter of tech and how this gave T3 an edge working with Dell The future of marketing, original content, and product placement. Personal brands and new forms of media The business climate in Texas Some of the business moves Gay had to make to keep T3 lean in recessions How she avoids vision-diluting partnerships And more! — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

Today’s guest is Karsten Temme, CEO and Founder of Pivot Bio.  Pivot Bio is at the cutting edge of the AgTech world and is working hard to fight things like pollution and climate change. Chad and Karsten discuss: Pivot Bio's goal of replacing the current form of fertilizer with a synthetic microbe they’ve created in their labs. Pivot Bio’s first product, PROVEN. Tips for building company culture and establishing company values. KPI’s for Karsten and his team and how they are measured. The importance of contacting and connecting with your customers. And more! — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

The student loan crisis in America is a generation-defining problem, and joining us today is a man looking for a solution. Robb Granado is the President of CommonBond, a company helping redefine what it means to get, and pay for, a college education. In this episode, Chad and Robb talk about: The work that CommonBond does to fight the student loan crisis. What motivated Robb to join the Air Force. Robb's career before CommonBond and how/why he founded Raiseworks. How CommonBond is working with employers to create solutions to help wipe out their employees’ student loans. Plus, more! — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

Chad sits down with Nick Elprin, the CEO of Domino Data Labs. You may think data science is all the rage, but it wasn't when Nick got started. In this episode, Chad and Nick discuss: Nick's career, some of his early times at Harvard and Bridgewater, and the lessons he learned through it all. How Nick got started doing what he's doing today. What it's like to build a company in a space that is emerging. Some persuasion techniques and tips for how to be persistent even when the going gets tough. How Nick landed Domino's first customers and why they held off on raising capital for some time. The mix of work that Domino is currently doing and what Nick's vision is for their future. — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

In today's episode, we sit down with Mathilde Collin, the CEO of Front.   If you'd like to imagine a bright future for email - better correspondence, being more effective - Front is working on it.   Today, Mathilde and Chad talk about: How to become more happy at work Getting the balance right between your personal identity and your business identity What email would be like if it was designed today and how they would reimagine it Where Mathilde's competitive motivations come from and how she channels them into her mission at Front as well as her life outside Mathilde's experiences at Y Combinator and working with investors and partners Plus, Mathilde shares how she builds a fun, 'Lego-centric' culture — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, joins Chad. They cover principles of capital allocation from one of their favorite books, The Outsiders.  The Outsiders looks at eight hugely successful CEOs who have extraordinarily high returns on capital. In today’s episode, Chad and Wade discuss the 5 central strategies these CEOs use and how they can be applied in business and life.  Grab a notebook, grab a pen, and get ready for lots of actionable insights that will change how you think about business, capital, and goal setting. — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

Chad interviews Evan Goldberg, Founder and EVP of Oracle NetSuite. Evan grew up in Massachusetts and moved out to Silicon Valley in the 1980s to work for Oracle, where he was able to pursue a life long dream of working in computer software. He joins us today to talk lessons learned, mistakes, opportunities, successes, and some of the best advice he has for entrepreneurs… as well as what he’s learned working with Larry Ellison, Marc Benioff, and Mark Hurd. — This episode of Mission Daily is brought to you by our friends at TriNet. TriNet makes HR easier, from payroll to benefits to compliance. AND they offer full-service solutions tailored to your industry and your company, whether your team is 10 people or 1,000. Check out TriNet today at trinet.com. — For full show notes and more, go to mission.org/missiondaily. Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

On today's episode, Albert sits down with newly anointed Stack Overflow CEO Prashanth Chandrasekar. Stack Overflow is the largest online community for developers to share their knowledge and build their careers. Tune in to learn how Prashanth and Stack Overflow are planning to serve the developer community for years to come.  — Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right!  Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

On this episode of Mission Daily, Hilary is joined by Eugenio Pace, co-founder and CEO of Auth0, a company that provides authentication and authorization services for app developers. Eugenio discusses Auth0’s core values, what he learned in Argentina that kickstarted his entrepreneurial journey, and how Auth0 is changing the game for innovators. — Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right!  Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/

“If you're not willing to be curious, not willing to be a student of innovation and a student of disruption, this is probably not the right industry for you.” – Ed Scott Today we talked with Ed Scott, CEO of ElectrifAi, a company that is revolutionizing the artificial intelligence and machine learning space. On this episode of Mission Daily, Stephanie and Ed discuss how he turned ElectrifAi into the ML and AI company that the future needs, the importance of finding women leaders, and tips for developing a strong culture. — Mission Daily and all of our podcasts are created with love by our team at Mission.org. We own and operate a network of podcasts, and brand story studio designed to accelerate learning. Our clients include companies like Salesforce, Twilio, and Katerra who work with us because we produce results. To learn more and get our case studies, check out Mission.org/Studios. If you’re tired of media and news that promotes fear, uncertainty, and doubt and want an antidote, you’ll want to subscribe to our daily newsletter at Mission.org. When you do, you’ll receive a mission-driven newsletter every morning that will help you start your day off right!  Email us -> info@mission.orgWork with us -> https://www.missionsponsors.com/Follow Stephanie -> https://www.linkedin.com/in/stephaniepostles/