Podcast Episodes

How Great Leaders Spot “Future Superstars” (Kraig Swensrud)

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Qualified CEO and three-time founder Kraig Swensrud shares the number one thing he focuses on as a leader: finding future superstars early and betting on them befor…

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Sending An Email To The CEO

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud shares how a single, thoughtful cold email to a CEO completely changed the trajectory of his career—and why almost no one does it.

He explains the dif…

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How to Spot Future Superstars—and Why You Should Bet on Them Early

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud explains the simple but powerful criteria he uses to identify rising stars inside his company—people who are smart, driven, generous, and willing to …

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Never Burn a Bridge

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud shares one of the most important lessons of his career: every relationship you build in tech will follow you for decades.

Kraig explains why even the …

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Gravitate to AI and Your Network Will Follow

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud explains why the people who sit on the cutting edge of technology naturally become magnets for opportunity and relationships. In today’s world, that …

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Your Industry Is Smaller Than You Think.

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud shares a lesson every tech professional eventually learns: the industry is much smaller than you think.

Kraig explains why the people sitting around y…

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Your Coworkers Today Will Run the Industry Tomorrow

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, Kraig Swensrud explains why the most powerful relationships in your career are forged “in the trenches” — shipping products, solving problems, and going through rea…

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Breaking into Tech and Early Mentorship

In this clip from Who Got Me Here, three-time founder and Qualified CEO Kraig Swensrud reflects on the people who changed the trajectory of his career—and how he now tries to do the same for others.

K…

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The Advice I’d Give My Younger Self: Take More Risk

In this Who Got Me Here clip, Kraig Swensrud reflects on the one piece of advice he wishes he could give his younger self: take far more risk.

Despite founding three companies and rising to CMO of a p…

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You Never Know Who’s in the Audience: Kraig Swensrud on Taking the Shot

Kraig explains how a desire to go to business school shifted when his future co-founder (Sean Whitely) convinced him to start a company instead. With no roadmap and almost nothing to lose, they built…

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