Jennifer Bunk

Episode 45: Josh Doody talks about the biggest avoidable mistakes in salary negotiation, getting over the fear of responding with a counter offer and more

April 8th, 2018  |  50 mins 45 secs

business, fearless, hiring, interviewing, negotiation, salary

Author and Salary Negotiation Coach, Josh Doody, stopped by the People Stack to talk about getting more interview and job offers, the process and flow of negotiation, how his time as an engineer influenced his process, the art of the counteroffer, and more.

Episode 44: Jill Wetzler talks about becoming a Director of Engineering at Lyft, growing managers, mentoring and more

March 25th, 2018  |  37 mins 24 secs

coaching, engineering, lyft, management, mentoring

In a packed episode, Jill Wetzler, Director of Engineering at Lyft, talks about how she got there, where she is going, the challenges of growing teams and managers both in quantity and quality, mentoring and coaching, how she manages her time, and how to create a stronger team through personal connections.

Episode 43: John Sawers talks about your Emotional API, handling your anger and fear without falling to the dark side and more

March 11th, 2018  |  45 mins 40 secs

anger, emotion, emotionalapi, fear, management

John Sawers is a developer, founder and now speaker; all outcomes which would not have been possible with debilitating responses to his emotions. He's developed the metaphor of an Emotional API and speaks on the topic, bringing a great deal of necessary understanding.

Episode 42: Recruiter Bill Sullivan talks about Tech Recruiting, Salary Negotiation and other dirty words

February 25th, 2018  |  43 mins

boston, health, management, negotiation, salary, tech recruiting

Boston-area tech recruiter Bill Sullivan (http://www.thetycheproject.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about recruitment done right, negotiation from the company and applicant perspectives, how both can come away happy and more.

Episode 41: Travis Kimmel of GitPrime talks about being CEO in a growing business, bringing data to productivity discussions and more

February 11th, 2018  |  43 mins 30 secs

data, git, gitprime, management, tech

Travis Kimmel, CEO of GitPrime (https://gitprime.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about how poor quality requirements can brain damage engineers, meeting schedules can burn hours, and how bringing more data to discussions around productivity can help. Travis also reflects on how his perspective changed as GitPrime grew.

Episode 40: Christian McCarrick talks about leadership in an acquisition, making time for mentoring and much more

January 28th, 2018  |  43 mins 21 secs

acquisitions, people problems, tech management, time management

Christian McCarrick, the podcaster, mentor, writer, and SVP of Engineering talks about his time management strategies, culture after an acquisition, the trials of doubling your team size and more.

Episode 39: Eugene Geis talks about working with people while working with data, EQ versus IQ and more

January 14th, 2018  |  47 mins 28 secs

Data Scientist Eugene Geis stops by to talk about working with people while working with data, the changes he's seen in the application of statistics to corporate life and more

Episode 38: Lauri Apple and Paul Adams from Zalando talk about mindset, context and creating an environment for the success of your team

January 1st, 2018  |  41 mins 56 secs

agile, leadership, management, servant leadership, tech

Lauri Apple talks context, scrum, agile, and open source. Paul Adams talks about being an Engineering Lead at Zalando, his 3 pillars for servant leadership and more!

Episode 37: Kay Rhodes talks about the importance of the journey, finding meaning in your work and more

December 12th, 2017  |  41 mins 22 secs

lead, leadership, management, tech, travel

Guest Kay Rhodes joins us to talk about his motorcycle adventures, being a tech lead and writing books

Episode 36: Jessica Noble of Wayfair talks about getting feedback, the cost of meetings, and more

November 26th, 2017  |  45 mins 9 secs

Jessica Noble (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jess-n…

Episode 35: Melissa + Johnathan Nightingale on their best-seller How F*cked Up is Your Management

November 12th, 2017  |  46 mins 30 secs

Note: This one uses the F word a lot.

Melissa a…

Episode 34: Michael Lopp talks teams, growth, landing his dream job, and where leadership comes from

October 29th, 2017  |  48 mins 50 secs

Michael Lopp (http://randsinrepose.com) stops by the People Stack to talk about landing his dream job as VP of Engineering at Slack (https://slack.com), the systems he uses to stay productive, battling the culture of busy, career paths in engineering, and oh so much more.

Episode 33: Johanna Rothman talks TRS-80, project problems are really people problems and more

October 15th, 2017  |  45 mins 11 secs

Author and Agile Consultant Johanna Rothman (http…

Episode 32: Russell Matthews dispels common myths about work family balance and more

September 24th, 2017  |  42 mins 53 secs

Russell Matthews ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/ru…

Episode 31: Nick Caldwell VP of Eng at Reddit talks team building, hiring, and more

September 10th, 2017  |  42 mins 17 secs

Nick Caldwell (https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickca…

Episode 30: Jean Hsu talks about the transition to leadership then to entrepreneur and more

August 26th, 2017  |  45 mins 26 secs

Jean Hsu (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanyhsu) has worked at companies big and small, fast and slow and is now a full-time Tech Leadership Coach and writer. Check out her writing on Medium (https://writing.jeanhsu.com). Jean stopped by the People Stack to talk about her transitions from Junior to Senior Engineer, then to Engineering Leader, and now an entrepreneur as she takes on technical leadership consulting clients. Oh, and she's a mom too.