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David Yakobovitch [https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidyakobovitch/] is the Global Product Lead at Google. Our host, Luis Martinez-Moure [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-martinez-moure-5b856463/], had a conversation with David about his experience operating and investing at the same time. David spent the last decade working at early and late stage startups, and is currently a General Partner at Data Power Ventures [https://datapower.vc/]. At the same time, David continues to work on internal products for users at Google which utilizes the largest suite of internal tooling in the world. The Commons brings together the power of continuous learning, mentorship and community to help top talent develop hyper-specific skills and powerful networks to be successful on-the-job. Learn more and level up with us ⁠here⁠ [https://www.jointhecommons.co/applications/general?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast]

Dave Perry [https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-perry-178969/] is the author of Game of Sales, a #1 Best Selling Book on Amazon [https://www.amazon.com/Game-Sales-Lessons-Learned-Working/dp/1544502214], designed to help you navigate career transitions and a life in sales and business development. He sat down with our host, Luis Martinez-Moure [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-martinez-moure-5b856463/], to talk about his behind-the-scenes experience at Adobe, Amazon, Google, and IBM. Dave shares insights on what it takes to build a career in business development, including tools, strategies, and techniques required for successful and scalable growth in tech. The Commons brings together the power of continuous learning, mentorship and community to help top talent develop hyper-specific skills and powerful networks to be successful on-the-job. Learn more and level up with us here [https://www.jointhecommons.co/applications/general?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast]

Matt Hammel [https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-hammel-84a38054/] sits down with our host, Luis Martinez-Moure [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-martinez-moure-5b856463/], to talk about his journey as a Co-Founder of Airops [https://www.airops.com/]. AirOps makes technical work easier for less or non-technical people using AI. We talk about Matt's experience pivoting from consulting to tech, scaling a BizOps team from Series A through Series C, and the many challenges (and successes) experienced along the way. The Commons brings together the power of continuous learning, mentorship and community to help top talent develop hyper-specific skills and powerful networks to be successful on-the-job. Learn more and level up with us ⁠here⁠ [https://www.jointhecommons.co/applications/general?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast]

Rajat Sharma [https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajatsharma2/] sits down with our host, Luis Martinez-Moure [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luis-martinez-moure-5b856463/], to talk about Rajat’s journey as the Founder of Ingreendients. Ingreendients [https://ingreendients.com/] is an anti-greenwashing brand that detoxes personal care routines from head to toe by pioneering high-performing beauty products made from 100% plants. Rajat talks about the impacts of COVID on supply chains, testing for product-market fit, and how they took an unconventional approach (slowing sales velocity) in the early days of their CPG net-carbon neutral company. The Commons brings together the power of continuous learning, mentorship and community to help top talent develop hyper-specific skills and powerful networks to be successful on-the-job. Learn more and level up with us ⁠here⁠ [https://www.jointhecommons.co/applications/general?utm_source=podcast&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=podcast]

Join host & mentor Luis as he sits down with Rachel Nazhand - VP of Business Operations at Zelis, a platform bridging the gaps of financial systems in the healthcare space. As a tenured operator, Rachel shares her take on handling failure, and gives candid advice on the importance of experimentation, identifying your areas of impact through passion and more! There’s so much to unpack here. We hope you enjoy the episode.