The Early Podcast
The Early Podcast
Podcast Description
Exploring life as a journey, not a destination. Understanding more about people's paths and exploring specific areas of interest.
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Content Themes
The podcast explores themes of startup dynamics, personal journeys, and business strategy, including episodes that cover topics like Uber's expansion in China, employee perspectives on leadership, and lessons learned from competition in high-stakes markets.
Welcome to The EARLY Podcast where we go beyond the founder story. EARLY POD dives into the minds of early employees at iconic startups — the builders, hustlers & OPERATORS who were there BEFORE the world was watching.
Hosted by Max Crowley (Uber’s employee #25), each episode unpacks the wild ride of growing companies from scrappy to scale — and the lessons learned along the way.
Starting with Uber, EARLY POD, will explore other iconic startups like Twitter, WeWork, Coinbase, Airbnb, Youtube, Google, Facebook and many more!!
What does it take to scale one of the world’s largest professional services firms — and still lead with heart?
In this episode, we sit down with Jill Smart, former CHRO and one of the original leaders who helped transform Arthur Andersen into Accenture, now a 700,000+ employee global powerhouse.
We dive into:
✨ Growing up blue-collar — and building a work ethic that never left
🚀 The early days of Accenture and taking the company public
📉 Mistakes, sweaty-hand moments, and the leadership lessons that came from them
👥 Why “treat others how they want to be treated” is the key to managing people
🌍 Going global: offshoring, outsourcing, and building culture across borders
❤️ How she built a team that produced over 40 CHROs at major companies
This is a masterclass in building organizations and taking care of the people inside them.
👇 Watch the full episode and hit subscribe for more interviews with the builders behind the world’s most iconic companies.
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🎙️ ABOUT THE SHOW:
The Early Podcast is where host Max Crowley, Uber’s #25 employee, sits down with the earliest builders behind today’s most iconic companies. No fluff, just the raw stories of what it’s like in the trenches when your startup could still fail tomorrow.
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