Jessica Popp (Sendgrid)

About this Episode

In this episode Kendall, Rachel and Jessica Popp discuss:

• How Jessica gravitated toward roles that emphasized communication
• Trials by fire through startup dynamics
• The curse of the innate editor
• Jessica's definition of a great leader
• Being told to "step off" and what happened next
• Pivoting to leading a less-experienced team
• Kendall gets some mentorship about his career path
• The responsibility as a successful woman in tech to the women coming up
• A dichotomy of intro/extroversion driven by context
• Our respective scorn at people who ask dumb questions at parties
• Authority as scope of responsibility
• The urge to always feel productive

Special thanks to Mel Stanley for our theme music <3