Executive Runtime
Executive Runtime
Podcast Description
Hey, I’m Johnny. Join me as I speak with highly accomplished executives in tech to learn how they successfully navigated their way to the top. We’ll explore key lessons learned through wins and fails, impactful stories and much more.
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The podcast focuses on themes of career advancement, leadership challenges, and personal growth, with episodes highlighting key lessons through various executives' journeys, such as navigating IPOs and scaling businesses. Specific topics include overcoming adversity in tech leadership and the impact of mentorship in career trajectories.

Hey, I’m Johnny. Join me as I speak with highly accomplished executives in tech to learn how they successfully navigated their way to the top. We’ll explore key lessons learned through wins and fails, impactful stories and much more.
Smruti Patel is the SVP of Engineering at Apollo GraphQL, where she leads the charge in building highly performant APIs at scale. With more than two decades of experience, she previously transformed Stripe’s Data Platform organization, scaling the team from 30 people to nearly 180 while bringing dozens of discrete products under its umbrella. Her journey includes 11 years at VMware building enterprise disaster recovery solutions and pioneering cloud-based data protection initiatives. Known for her “shift left” engineering philosophy and systems thinking approach, Smruti has mastered the art of building critical infrastructure that ensures security, reliability, and efficiency for global businesses.
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