Your Seat at the Table - Real Conversations on Leadership and Growth
Mike Maddock & John Tobin
13 episodes
1 month ago
What turns a promising team into a durable company? John Connors—former Microsoft controller, CIO, CFO, and long-time VC—joins us to dive into the mechanics that actually move the needle: recruiting exceptional people, making clear calls under pressure, and scaling only after the signals are real. From a Montana upbringing marked by hard work on farms and railroads to high-stakes meetings with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, John shows how resilience and curiosity become a leader’s edge. For de...
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What turns a promising team into a durable company? John Connors—former Microsoft controller, CIO, CFO, and long-time VC—joins us to dive into the mechanics that actually move the needle: recruiting exceptional people, making clear calls under pressure, and scaling only after the signals are real. From a Montana upbringing marked by hard work on farms and railroads to high-stakes meetings with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, John shows how resilience and curiosity become a leader’s edge. For de...
Balancing Ambition and Fulfillment as a Leader with Darius Mirshahzadeh
Your Seat at the Table - Real Conversations on Leadership and Growth
53 minutes
4 months ago
Balancing Ambition and Fulfillment as a Leader with Darius Mirshahzadeh
In this episode of Your Seat at the Table, hosts Mike Maddock and John Tobin sit down with entrepreneur, culture expert, and author Darius Mirshahzadeh to explore a deep leadership question: how do you stay ambitious and driven without losing joy and fulfillment along the way? Darius shares his journey as a high-achieving CEO who learned that chasing "more" doesn’t always lead to happiness — and that truly understanding what is "enough" can change your entire leadership approach. They discuss...
Your Seat at the Table - Real Conversations on Leadership and Growth
What turns a promising team into a durable company? John Connors—former Microsoft controller, CIO, CFO, and long-time VC—joins us to dive into the mechanics that actually move the needle: recruiting exceptional people, making clear calls under pressure, and scaling only after the signals are real. From a Montana upbringing marked by hard work on farms and railroads to high-stakes meetings with Bill Gates and Steve Ballmer, John shows how resilience and curiosity become a leader’s edge. For de...
