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How Go1 Promotes From Within ft. their CEO, SVP Marketing & VP Product
Episode description
Published 22nd June, 2025.
This episode is part of our recently released "Startup Playbooks Report" -- unpacking the playbooks of 9 of Australia’s fastest-growing startups and scale ups for the first time. Thanks to the report sponsors - Google Cloud, Vanta and Notion for their support.
In this conversation, we go inside Go1's playbook on hiring, promoting from within, acquisitions and building a high performing culture.
You'll hear from CEO, Chris Eigeland, SVP of Marketing, Madi Shove & VP of Product Kristina Ryan, in conversation with our Founder/Host, Vidit Agarwal.
It’s time to explore your curiosity. Please enjoy.
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Hosted by Vidit Agarwal, Founder of Curiosity Center and The High Flyers Podcast.
It’s now time to explore your curiosity.
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In this deep dive episode with Go1’s CEO, SVP, Marketing and VP, Product, we unpack:
▪️ Why promoting from within became a cultural pillar, and how CEO Chris reflects on his own career evolution
▪️ How Madi rebuilt Go1’s marketing team twice, and what a Slack queue taught her about bloated structures
▪️ Why generalists win in fast-moving teams and how team design evolved towards profitability
▪️ Kristina’s journey of sunsetting her own product line and the power of curiosity in product leadership
▪️ How they structure one-on-ones, performance reviews, and internal mobility tracks
▪️ Tactical frameworks: Slack Canvas, Loom updates, inverted meetings, and voice notes for async clarity
▪️ Reflections on post-acquisition integration, and why empathy—not excitement—is key to success
This is Go1 like you’ve never heard them - tactical, transparent, and refreshingly human.
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The High Flyers Podcast is a "meticulously researched biography" that uncovers the untold stories of remarkable people and companies—redefining what it means to be a high flyer. Launched in 2020, it has ranked in the global top ten for past two years, with listeners in 27 countries and over 200 episodes released. A flagship product of the Curiosity Center, it has been featured in Forbes, Daily Telegraph, and at SXSW, offering raw, relatable insights from childhood to career, helping listeners become 1% better every day.
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