Podcast Episodes

Developing Others and Insisting on the Highest Standards with Elizabeth Bennett

Episode 20

Elizabeth spent 15 years at Amazon where she grew multiple billion-dollar businesses and held several roles including Director of Lawn & Garden and Director and General Manager of Business & Technolo…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Launching Marketplace and Invent & Simplify with John Rossman

Episode 19

John Rossman joined Amazon in 2002 as Director of Merchant Integration where he led the launch of Amazon’s 3P marketplace business. John also went on to lead the e-commerce solutions business for ent…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

Applying Amazon’s innovation playbook across diverse businesses with Godwin Pavamani

Episode 18

Godwin spent 5 years at Amazon as a senior leader of product, retail and program teams. In each role, he led new innovations or launches for Amazon customers. Post Amazon, Godwin spent two years lead…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

(Part 2) Developing the Best leaders and Hiring at scale with Dave Anderson

Episode 17

Dave spent over 10 years at Amazon where he was a Technology Director prior to being asked to build the technology foundations for Bezos Academy. 

In Part 2 of our conversation, Dave shares his exper…

Published on 4 years, 1 month ago

(Part 1) Developing the Best leaders and Hiring at scale with Dave Anderson

Episode 16

Dave spent over 10 years at Amazon where he was a Technology Director prior to being asked to build the technology foundations for Bezos Academy. 

In Part 1 of our conversation, Dave shares his exper…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Working Backwards Q&A with Colin Bryar

Episode 15

Colin spent 12 years on Amazon’s senior leadership team, including two years as “Chief of Staff” to Jeff Bezos. During this time, Colin had a front-row seat to the development and implementation of A…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Have Backbone; Disagree & Commit with John Olsen

Episode 14

John Olsen spent 7 years at Amazon as VP of Kindle Human Resources and VP of HR for Worldwide Operations. During these years of rapid global expansion for Amazon, John had to rely on proven principle…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

Creating an Ownership culture with Ethan Evans

Episode 13

Ethan Evans spent over 15 years at Amazon where he held multiple VP roles across Appstore, Twitch, and Amazon Gaming. During this time, Ethan led teams of over 800 people, launched Prime Video and Tw…

Published on 4 years, 2 months ago

How Amazon leaders Dive Deep with Allon Katz

Episode 12

Allon spent nearly 7 years at Amazon, holding senior roles across both Amazon’s e-commerce retail category businesses and as Director of Prime Now. During these roles, Allon refined his ability to di…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago

Customer Obsession in action with Kim Mathisen

Episode 11

Kim spent 12 years at Amazon where she managed various retail functions across Books, Grocery, Outdoors, and Tools categories, ultimately serving as director and category leader over a multi-billion-…

Published on 4 years, 3 months ago