Archive - Scaleup Leaders

From Corporate VP to Startup CEO — Egil Østhus on Leadership, Culture, and Letting Go of Ego

Can you scale fast and stay humble?

Jul 7 •

Richard Russell

36:08

June 2025

The Culture Shift After Series A

VP-turned-coach Gillian Davis on building culture, scaling teams, and surviving the chaos

Jun 26 •

Richard Russell

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1:05:21

When Leaders Feel Like They Aren’t Producing Anything

The Invisible Work Of Leadership with Lidia Oshlyansky

Jun 6 •

Richard Russell

May 2025

S2E03: Lidia Oshlyansky on Managing Without Artifacts, Creative Chaos, and When to Walk Away

Watch now (56 mins) | What product leadership really looks like when you’re not the one shipping

May 28 •

Richard Russell

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56:18

April 2025

I Stopped Trying to Be the Smartest Person in the Room

Letting go of needing to “have the answers” helped me find clarity, purpose—and impact.

Apr 9 •

Richard Russell

S2E02: From Google to Leading Change

Kim Wylie on Trust, Vulnerability, and High-Performing Teams

Apr 1 •

Richard Russell

48:20

March 2025

Your Customers Aren’t Who You Think They Are

The Simple Framework That Reveals What You’re Missing

Mar 24 •

Richard Russell

If Being Product-Led Is So Great, Why Don’t They Follow?

Stop Preaching, Start Listening: The Secret to Making the Product Operating Model Stick.

Mar 13 •

Richard Russell

February 2025

Why Your Leadership Team is Slowing You Down—And How to Fix It

Maya Moufarek shares how a "First Team" mentality can transform collaboration.

Feb 27 •

Richard Russell

S2E01: Scaling Fast, Cross-Functional Leadership & Surviving Near-Failure – Interview with Maya Moufarek

From Google to high-growth scaleups to the boardroom, Maya Moufarek has spent 20+ years helping founders scale their businesses.

Feb 27 •

Richard Russell

43:24

This VP Turned a Crisis Into a Leadership Masterclass—Here’s How

One post-mortem. Three leadership shifts. A complete transformation.

Feb 5 •

Richard Russell

January 2025

The Hustle Paradox | When working harder fails

What I learned after 3 years of grinding the wrong way: Your approach has an expiration date. What worked at one stage of growth fails at the next…

Jan 29 •

Richard Russell

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