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Between Two COO's
Dec. 14, 2021

Nira COO, Marie Prokopets on Pivoting From Search to Security, Context Switching, Balancing Risk, and Breathing

After doing $26B of M&A at Diageo, Marie Prokopets joined the startup world a cofounded Nira.com, a way to secure your company documents and access controls. As COO at Nira, Marie joins us to talk about pivoting from search to security, context switching, and what happens when vendors mess up acces…
Dec. 6, 2021

Tucows Chief Product Officer, Justin Reilly, on How Product Design Influences Operations and Where AI Fits In, Ting's Amazing Customer Care, and Photos Almost Pushing a Launch

Tucows (NDAQ: TCX) Chief Product Officer, Justin Reilly, joins as our first non-COO, and shares on your customer's best last experience, product designs influence on operations and AI's fit, Ting's amazing customer care, and how photos almost pushed a launch.
Guest: Justin Reilly
Nov. 29, 2021

True Ventures COO, Jim Stewart, on Taking Four Companies Public, Venture Capital Firm Operations, Keeping a Cool Head, and Export Controls

True Ventures Chief Operating Officer, Jim Stewart, joins us to discuss what it's like to take four companies public, what goes into the operations to run a venture capital firm, how to take calculated risks, and what to do when you realize that you've just violated US government export controls wh…
Guest: Jim Stewart
Nov. 21, 2021

Allie Fleder on Changing Industries, How COO Roles Vary, Remote as an Extrovert, Clarity at Early Stage Startups, and Head Wounds

Allie Fleder discusses changing industries, how COO roles change throughout the life stage of a company, the blood sweat, and tears (literally) that go into building a startup, and maintaining clarity in the early days of a company. Allie Fleder is the cofounder and COO of SimplyWise, an NYC-bas…
Guest: Allie Fleder
Nov. 21, 2021

Deepak Chopra Global COO, Rich Wallach, on synchrodestiny, managing through uncertainty, and remote operations

Rich Wallach, COO and CFO of Deepak Chopra's Chopra Global, joins us to discuss creating happiness and security for employees, maintaining focus on the long-term strategy, and remote operations. Rich was previously Chief Operating Officer at Credit Suisse in the technology investment banking divisi…
Guest: Rich Wallach
Nov. 18, 2021

Introducing Between Two COO's

The premise is simple: Between Two COO's is a podcast where incredible COO's share advice and those "never thought I'd see that" stories. Tune in to each episode to hear host Michael Koenig have a candid conversation with current and former COO's from Chopra Global, Tucows, Shippo, True Venture…