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On Air with Brandon JayElton John Aids Foundation raises 8.6 Million DollarsOn this episode we highlight some of the interviews on the red carpet at the 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS 33rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards® Viewing Party on Sunday, March 2 at West Hollywood Park. The event featured an electrifying performance from Grammy®-Award winning Chappell Roan, and raised over $8.6 million in support of the Foundation’s mission to end AIDS.
Elton John co-hosted the event alongside Elton John AIDS Foundation Chair David Furnish, Golden Globe® and EMMY® Award-winning actress Jean Smart, EMMY® Award-winning actress Sheryl Lee Ralph, EMMY® Award and Tony® Award-winning actor Neil Patrick Ha...2025-03-0437 min
Lead Time ChatsJen Dennard and Dan Pupius on Intentional Hybrid PoliciesIn this episode of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, chats with Range co-founders Jen Dennard and Dan Pupius about how companies can roll-out intentional and effective hybrid work policies.Jean, Jen, and Dan discuss:Some of the more effective hybrid return-to-office rollouts we’ve heard about, and others that…could be better.Why in-office work may not actually create more serendipitous interactions for most employees.What companies should pay attention to when implementing or iterating on a hybrid office policy.Companies that are technically “remote-friendly” but have a reputation of not being gr...2022-10-2123 minLead Time ChatsDan Na on Pushing through FrictionIn this episode of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, chats with Dan Na, Senior Engineering Manager at Squarespace, about pushing through friction.Dan and Jean chat about:The inevitable friction that arises in fast-growing teams and companiesMindsets for thinking about pushing through friction as part of the jobThe normalization of deviance and how it shows up on engineering teamsFocusing on what you can control vs. being a victim of your circumstancesWhen and how burnout shows up, and frameworks for alleviating or avoiding it.Additional Resources:Pushing Through Friction (the...2021-11-0322 minLead Time ChatsCamille Fournier on making boring plansIn Season 2, Episode 1 of Lead Time Chats, Jean Hsu, VP of Engineering at Range, talks to Camille Fournier, Managing Director of Two Sigma and author of The Manager’s Path, about boring stuff — specifically building boring tech and making boring plans. Camille and Jean discuss: Limited innovation tokens and how to decide where to spend them (hint: it’s not on cool tech)! What boring plans actually look like, especially when you do need to upgrade to more interesting tech so your team doesn’t fall behind. Rolling out company-wide platform updates as rigorously as you would plan f...2021-06-1623 min