
Frontier Podcast by Gun.io
After over a decade of working with highly skilled developers and businesses of all sizes, we've discovered that there is some pretty good advice just waiting to be shared. We've also learned that learning is something we just can't get enough of. This season of the Frontier Podcast, we'll be talking to experts from every walk of the technical life, while also taking a peek into the tech history that has gotten the world to where it is today.Gun.io is a global talent agency that specializes in pairing the world's best software professionals with world-class companies. Interested in getting in touch? Come check us out at Gun.io. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Oct 27, 2022 • 34min
Ep. 12: Meet the team: Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler
From higher education to educating herself in tech hiring, our Head of Strategic Accounts, Jessi Soler, has learned a thing or two about what it takes to build trust, talk tech like a pro, and create lasting relationships with our client base. She talks about all that and more on this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2022 • 39min
Ep. 11: It depends: Choosing the right tech stack with Wade Williams and Deividi Silva
When it comes to choosing the right tech stack to build your product with, there are a lot of considerations you need to take into account. While trying to say "it depends" as few times as possible, Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva and Director of Engineering, Wade Williams, give their insight into how to find what works best for you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2022 • 33min
Ep. 10: Meet the team: VP of Product, Grey Garner
When our VP of Product, Grey Garner, started making band websites to support his music habits, there was no way of knowing how far it would take him into the land of tech. In this episode, we talk to him about his past, his product work, and how he's found himself on both the music and startup sides of our beautiful hometown. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 18, 2022 • 34min
Ep. 9: Getting top talent takes top talent: hiring and vetting with Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva
Our use of developers to vet other developers is one of the most important things setting us apart from the competition. In this episode, we talk to our Director of DevRel, Deividi Silva, about our hiring and vetting process, and how getting our clients top talent takes top talent from within. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 13, 2022 • 27min
Ep. 8: Meet the team: Director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva
When you're more or less a manager to thousands of people, being able to fall asleep at the drop of a hat seems like an incredibly useful skill. Hear how our director of Developer Relations, Deividi Silva, does all this and more on this week's "Meet the team" episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 11, 2022 • 36min
Ep. 7: Growing out of our bootstraps with Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson
Growth marketing is so much more than just customer acquisition. In this episode, we talk with our Director of Growth Marketing, Faith Benson, about how she helped Gun.io grow out of our bootstraps and into the big(ger) leagues. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 6, 2022 • 23min
Ep. 6: No software is better than no software. Gun.io’s Director of Software Engineering (and Janitor), Wade Williams
Sure, you have someone at the helm of your engineering department. But do you have someone that used to be a professional waterskier? Probably not, and we promise that's just one of the amazing things you'll learn about our Director of Engineering and sometimes janitor, Wade Williams, in this episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 4, 2022 • 33min
Ep. 5: From line items to large-scale ideas, inside our wild ride to profitability
When we started, there wasn't even an official payroll. With budgets and ideas in balance, we take a look at how Gun.io thinks about profitability. In this episode, we sit down with the VP of Operations, Tyler Newkirk, to hear how we made sustainable growth a priority and what it takes to stay above water for nearly a decade. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 29, 2022 • 23min
Ep. 4: What do you get when you marry copywriting and coding? Gun.io's Content Lead, Abbey Charles
Have you ever wondered who puts the words to the page when it comes to tech sites? This week, we introduce our Content Lead, Abbey Charles, in the first team member interview of the new season. She's been a copywriter, a front end dev, and million other things, and today we're finding out how they all got mixed up to make a marketing unicorn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 27, 2022 • 35min
Ep. 3: How we think about sales hiring
Sometimes being a part of a sales team can feel akin to being in the desert on a broken bike six miles from the trailhead when it's 115 degrees out, trying not to panic. And how do you hire for that kind of heat? This week we sit down with our VP of Revenue, Ben Kettle, to talk about what it takes to assemble a team of people that can put out any fire. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.