“Smart Rats”: Belief Boosts Performance
You don’t become a great manager by regurgitating frameworks. Management is a craft and a skillset that gets built over time. Annie Riley sits down with Maura Church, VP of Product & Engineering at T...
29 Apr 52min
Be Champagne, Not Flat Soda
Building a strong network is a skill. Annie Riley sits down with Whitnie Narcisse, former First Round Capital Partner, to unpack how she has built one of the best networks in Silicon Valley. Whitnie b...
22 Apr 36min
Get Yourself Some “Boast Bitches”
“Polite silence” is a silent killer on teams. Annie Riley sits down with Dorothy Kilroy, Chief Commercial Officer at Oura Ring and former Airbnb to talk about how to invite productive disagreement whi...
15 Apr 47min
Time Kills Follow-Up: Share Context Now
Speed beats perfection every time. Annie Riley dives in with Junan Pang, VP of Customer Success at Intercom, to unpack how he gives direct reports the context they need to act independently. He talks ...
8 Apr 47min
Bad Meetings Are Disrespectful
Meetings can be a real problem when they’re not run well or have the wrong people in them. Julia Bernstein, COO at Brightside Health joins Annie Riley to break down how she audits, redesigns, and even...
1 Apr 49min
A Manager’s Word Has To Mean Something
What if the secret to great leadership is actually learning to say no? Annie Riley sits down with Gautam Prabhu, VP of Engineering at Scribe AI and longtime startup operator, to unpack his lessons fro...
25 Mar 54min
COO of Headspace: Why You Should Re-Recruit Yourself
What does it take to lead through 15 years of pivots, mergers, layoffs, and massive growth— without losing your people (or your mind!) along the way? Annie Riley sits down with Karan Singh, co-founder...
18 Mar 49min
Welcome to Season 4
Best Manager Ever shares hard-earned leadership lessons from the very best and most successful managers in startups and tech. But here’s the twist: Every guest is endorsed by their team as the “best m...
11 Mar 1min
