David Politis
Appears in 60 Episodes
Building A Beauty Empire - Natalie Mackey - Winky Lux - Episode #60
What happens when you jump from a career in finance to tackling the beauty industry? In this episode, Natalie Mackey shares her reflections on building Winky Lux, from...
Co-Founder Chemistry - Toby Kraus - Lightship - Episode #59
What does it take to leave a high-profile role at Tesla and start your own electric vehicle company? In this episode, David talks with Toby Kraus, Co-Founder and CEO o...
Driving Customer Focus - Bryan Murphy - Smartling - Episode #58
What does it take to drive significant transformation in a tech company? In this episode, David interviews Bryan Murphy, the seasoned entrepreneur and current CEO of S...
Deciding to Bootstrap - Thomas Pedersen - Bunny & OneLogin - Episode #57
What’s it really like to build a SaaS company from scratch, not just once but twice? In this episode, David talks to Thomas Pedersen, the serial entrepreneur who co-fo...
Building Trust and Credibility - Andrew Burton - commercetools - Episode #56
Do you know the key factors for successful leadership in high growth tech companies? In this episode, CEO of commercetools Andrew Burton shares his extensive experienc...
1 Year of Not Another CEO - David Politis - Episode #55
What happens when you commit to shipping a podcast episode every week for an entire year? In this solo episode, David Politis reflects on 12 months of building Not Ano...
From College Dropout to Billion-Dollar CEO - Sean Henry - Stord - Episode #54
What does it take to transform a scrappy logistics startup into a leading supply chain platform trusted by Fortune 500 brands? In this episode, Sean Henry shares the s...
Building, Leading, and Paying It Forward - Ellen Rubin - Causely - Episode #53
What can you learn from someone who built and sold multiple enterprise startups, led teams through acquisitions, and now mentors the next generation of Founders? In th...
Revolutionizing Legal Services - Todd Richheimer - Lawfty - Episode #52
What happens when you try to fund and scale a legal tech company in one of the most rigidly regulated industries in the country? In this episode, Todd Richheimer share...
Relentless Incrementalism - Michael Nyenhuis - UNICEF USA - Episode #51
What does it take to lead a global humanitarian organization through a pandemic and beyond? In this episode, Michael Nyenhuis shares how he has led UNICEF USA since Ma...
Navigating Early Pivots - Adam Dell - Domain Money - Episode #50
What does it take to walk away from a big idea and start over inside the same company? In this episode of Not Another CEO Podcast, Adam Dell opens up about the journey...
Shoveling $H!T - Kass & Mike Lazerow - Buddy Media - Episode #49
What’s it really like to build a billion-dollar business with your spouse, and live to tell the story? In this special live episode, David Politis sits down with Kass ...
Founders, Keepers - Tien Tzuo - Zuora - Episode #48
How do you scale yourself as your company scales? Tien Tzuo, Founder and CEO of Zuora, joins David Politis to share hard-won lessons from his journey building a catego...
Balancing Experience and Innovation - John Swigart - Pie Insurance - Episode #47
How do you grow a startup into a transformative force in a highly regulated, slow-moving industry? John Swigart, Co-Founder and CEO of Pie Insurance, joins David Polit...
Global Talent & Community - Nicolas & Alina Vandenberghe - Chili Piper - Episode #45
How do you build a global tech company from scratch—and stay married while doing it? Nicolas and Alina Vandenberghe, Co-Founders and Co-CEOs of Chili Piper, join David...
Communication and Culture - Alan Masarek - Avaya - Episode #44
What does it take to lead lasting change in an organization? Alan Masarek, a multi-time CEO with a track record of company turnarounds, shares the lessons he’s learned...
The Art of Brand Building - Jennifer Zuccarini - Fleur du Mal - Episode #43
What does it take to build a pioneering luxury lingerie brand? In this episode, Jennifer Zuccarini, Founder and CEO of Fleur du Mal, shares her journey from launching ...
Q1 Reflections and Updates - David Politis - Episode #42
How do you grow a podcast into a true platform for founders and CEOs? In this solo episode of Not Another CEO Podcast, David Politis reflects on Q1 2025 and shares a b...
Learning from Setbacks - Anthony Corletti - Casa - Episode #41
What happens when passion, persistence, and curiosity meet the brutal realities of startup life? In this Failing Forward edition of Not Another CEO Podcast, Nick Freun...
Creating a Culture of Customer Focus - Todd Olson - Pendo - Episode #40
How do you scale a company to $200 million+ in ARR while maintaining deep empathy for the customer? In this episode of Not Another CEO Podcast, David Politis sits down...
