Leadership Success is Situational (Arjun Moorthy)

Episode # 33

Nov 29, 2023

With a wealth of wisdom from having been an employee in IPO-bound startups and then CEO of his own startup, Arjun Moorthy brings blunt-force candor to the show. He shares his key leadership principles and emphasizes the need for rigorous self-honesty.

Welcome to To Lead Is Human. This show helps listeners envision how they can uplevel their leadership and shape cultures of accountability, respect, and candor.

Arjun Moorthy is an entrepreneur who is currently building his next startup after having sold his last one, The Factual, to Yahoo.

“ Your first startup is an absolute public ass-kicking. You look like a complete clown. And so it gets rid of a lot of the arrogance very quickly. ”

Arjun Moorthy
Arjun Moorthy

Arjun Moorthy is an entrepreneur who is currently building his next startup after having sold his last one, The Factual, to Yahoo. The Factual helps people find credible news across the political spectrum on trending topics. Prior to founding The Factual, Arjun was Vice President of Business Development at HubSpot. He has a computer engineering degree from the University of Waterloo and an MBA from Stanford University.

Sharon Richmond

For more than 30 years, Sharon Richmond has partnered with C-level executives from mid-size and small, fast-growing companies who want to up-level their leadership and build companies they are proud of. Clients accelerate their leadership by embracing mindset and behavior changes, building self-awareness and self-management skills, and focusing on the three things all leaders must ensure: focus, energy, and delivery.

Sharon’s purpose as an executive coach is to help leaders 10X their impact by leveraging the power afforded by their roles to build organizations that are forces for good, both economically and socially. She also advises CEOs on shaping organization culture and leading change.

Sharon has taught leadership at Stanford GSB, where she now helps leaders increase influence, manage conflict, and prepare to build high-performing teams.

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Credits:

  • Guest: Arjun Moorthy
  • Host: Sharon Richmond
  • Producer: Cynthia Lamb
  • Executive producer: Danny Iny
  • Assembled by: Melissa Deal
  • Audio Editor: Marvin del Rosario
  • Music soundscape: Chad Michael Snavely
  • Making our host sound great: Home Brew Audio

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