In this episode, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Nora Beatty, VP of People Operations at Cohere, to unpack how small, high-trust teams scale in high-stakes environments. Nora shares her journey from Cohere’s 40-person startup stage to its 500-person rocketship rise—and what she’s learned about leadership, mentorship, and risk along the way. Together, they break down why the “self-made” leader is a myth, how founders can’t outsource culture, and what it really takes to compete for top talen...
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In this episode, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Nora Beatty, VP of People Operations at Cohere, to unpack how small, high-trust teams scale in high-stakes environments. Nora shares her journey from Cohere’s 40-person startup stage to its 500-person rocketship rise—and what she’s learned about leadership, mentorship, and risk along the way. Together, they break down why the “self-made” leader is a myth, how founders can’t outsource culture, and what it really takes to compete for top talen...
Ep. 11 - The importance of creating a people-first company with Shawna Stewart
Unicorn Leaders
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2 years ago
Ep. 11 - The importance of creating a people-first company with Shawna Stewart
Today we have Shawna Stewart on the podcast, VP of People and Operations at Railz Financial. Shawna is truly a people-focused leader, she has extensive background in psychology and organizational behaviour and experience involving performance management, full scope operational effectiveness, succession planning, employee engagement and talent development. I’m so excited for you to listen to her episode because this was one packed full of with incredible insights, the common realities of ...
Unicorn Leaders
In this episode, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Nora Beatty, VP of People Operations at Cohere, to unpack how small, high-trust teams scale in high-stakes environments. Nora shares her journey from Cohere’s 40-person startup stage to its 500-person rocketship rise—and what she’s learned about leadership, mentorship, and risk along the way. Together, they break down why the “self-made” leader is a myth, how founders can’t outsource culture, and what it really takes to compete for top talen...
