The Early Years

Gray Mdia
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The Early Years dives into the stories of influential early employees during the beginnings of successful companies. Each episode reveals stories you won't hear anywhere else from individuals that made those companies what they are today.

  1. 01/20/2021

    14 Bailey Richardson | Instagram. Bailey was one of the earliest employees at Instagram.

    Bailey was one of the earliest employees at Instagram - she has since deleted the app. Bailey’s job was to create a worldwide community and she is now on a mission to build a scalable approach to helping others build their communities.

    38 min

  2. 10/28/2020

    13 Jennifer Johnson | Tanium, Tenable. Part two. JJ has been a CMO at some of the most technical companies in Silicon Valley.

    JJ has gone from low level product marketing manager to CMO at some of the most technical companies in Silicon Valley. Here’s part two of her story.

    24 min

  3. 09/23/2020

    12 Jennifer Johnson | Tanium, Tenable. Part one. JJ has been a CMO at some of the most technical companies in Silicon Valley.

    JJ has gone from low level product marketing manager to CMO at some of the most technical companies in Silicon Valley. Here’s part one of her story.

    27 min

  4. 09/03/2020

    11 Gold Nuggets.

    We’re introducing a segment called Gold Nuggets where we pick the best stories and advice from our most recent episodes. This is advice from executive level people, things that they did to help them get to where they are now.

    19 min

  5. 08/25/2020

    10 Jordan Wild | SimpleNexus. Jordan Wild joins as first full-time engineer and employee #7 at SimpleNexus.

    Jordan shares his perspective on joining as the first full-time engineer at this growing Utah tech company.

    25 min

  6. 08/12/2020

    9 Jen Grant | Google, Box. Jen's behind-the-scenes stories from her time at Google and Box are unlike any you've heard before.

    Jen Grant has been at the beginnings of the most successful companies in the world (Google, Box, Looker, Elastic, etc.) and has been an instrumental member of those teams. Today, you get to hear stories that you will not hear anywhere else.

    56 min

  7. 07/29/2020

    8 Nathan Usher | DealerSocket. Nate joins as employee #22 and later becomes Head of Product at DealerSocket

    Nate Usher saw a company go from 22 employees to over 1,000 employees during his 15 year tenure at DealerSocket. Starting as a traveling consultant helping dealerships install the software, then leading a team of consultants, and eventually becoming the Head of Product, Nate saw it all. See what it's like to see a startup get purchased by one of the most successful private equity firms out there - Vista Equity.

    46 min

  8. 07/15/2020

    7 Kim Stites | Amazon, Marketo, Google Looker, Cloudinary. Kim has been a trailblazer as a sales ops pioneer and as a gay woman in the tech world

    Kim has dealt with discrimination by employers and individuals throughout much of her career as a gay woman. The good news? She’s seen a lot of progress over the years and has been a trailblazer for the gay community in the tech world. Kim has also been a trailblazer for a role that frankly didn’t exist 20 years ago. Kim was doing sales operations before it was cool and when Salesforce was a relatively new company. She has applied those learnings to companies like Amazon, Marketo, Google Looker, and Cloudinary.

    50 min
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The Early Years dives into the stories of influential early employees during the beginnings of successful companies. Each episode reveals stories you won't hear anywhere else from individuals that made those companies what they are today.

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  • Creator
    Gray Mdia
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2021
  • Episodes
    15
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Gray Mdia 2020
  • Show Website
    The Early Years