Senior leaders often talk about strategy, but few speak honestly about the reality of career risk, decision-making under pressure and the discipline of hiring. In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, host Gerard Miles sits down with Alexis Bonte, Group CEO and President at Stillfront, to explore what it takes to build on curiosity, courage, and smart timing. From the founding days of lastminute.com to building eRepublik Labs and leading a public company with more than 1,200 people, Alexis explains how career growth compounds when you stay close to the value, take bold bets and treat your role like an entrepreneur. He shares practical methods for choosing opportunities, avoiding the “golden cage” of comfort, using instinct in high-stakes hiring and designing leadership roles that stay connected to product, people and impact.