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40 Minute Mentor is on a mission to raise aspirations and inspire the next generation of category-defining Founders, through powerful career stories and inspirational mentorship. From purpose-led Founders to Olympic champions; learn first-hand from today’s successful leaders on what it takes to be brilliant, all in just 40 minutes. 40 Minute Mentor is one of the UK’s top Business and Careers podcasts and can be found on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.
Jevan Soo Lenox on building AI-first cultures & high-performing teams at fast-growth Unicorn WRITER
40 Minute Mentor
46 minutes
3 weeks ago
Jevan Soo Lenox on building AI-first cultures & high-performing teams at fast-growth Unicorn WRITER
Today’s 40 Minute Mentor is Jevan Soo Lenox, the Chief People Officer at WRITER, a leader in agentic AI for the enterprise.
Founded in 2020, WRITER helps businesses launch products faster, run deeper financial research and clinical trials. The high-growth startup is backed by some of the best investors, including Balderton, Radical Ventures, ICONIQ Growth, Salesforce Ventures, Adobe Ventures, and many more.
Before joining WRITER, Jevan already held multiple CPO roles in hyper-growth businesses, including Blue Bottle Coffee, Stitch Fix and inistro.
In today’s conversation, Jevan shares a masterclass on the modern people function - from building AI-first cultures and scaling people teams globally, to hiring with self-awareness and building high-performing cultures.
If you’re a Founder, Operator or People leader building a hypergrowth culture or looking for ways to embed more AI into your teams, this episode is packed with valuable insights for you.
📚Episode Chapters:
➡️ From McKinsey to AI - Jevan’s career path [03:00]
➡️ Finding a calling in People & Culture leadership [04:00]
➡️ What makes a truly great Chief People Officer [09:30]
➡️ How technology and AI are transforming the People function [16:45]
➡️ Inside WRITER: culture, values and what “AI-first” really means [18:40]
➡️ When to hire your first CPO [23:00]
➡️ How to hire exceptional leaders [34:40]
🔍 Find out more:
✨ Connect with Jevan: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jevansoolenox
✨ More about WRITER: https://writer.com/
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40 Minute Mentor is on a mission to raise aspirations and inspire the next generation of category-defining Founders, through powerful career stories and inspirational mentorship. From purpose-led Founders to Olympic champions; learn first-hand from today’s successful leaders on what it takes to be brilliant, all in just 40 minutes. 40 Minute Mentor is one of the UK’s top Business and Careers podcasts and can be found on all popular podcast platforms, including Apple, Spotify, Amazon Music, Google Podcasts and Stitcher.
