Unicorn Leaders
Unicorn Labs - Fahd Alhattab
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About This Podcast
The Unicorn Leaders podcast takes a deep dive into the world of building a billion-dollar company (a unicorn) in every episode. Join us while we explore the leadership and environments that create unicorn startups straight from those with first-hand experience (startup founders, VPs of talent, and more). The podcast is hosted by Fahd Alhattab, the CEO of Unicorn Labs and a millennial workplace expert who specializes in providing transformative leadership and team dynamics training for high-growth startups. Fahd has been researching what creates high-performing teams over the last five years. Join him as he asks his guests the hard questions to uncover what it means to be a leader in our fast-paced, information-based world.
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Ep. 33 - Be the First: Rick Hunter on the Importance of Innovation
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Rick Hunter, a former Canadian Olympic ski racer who made the leap from the slopes to the waterslide industry. Rick shares the lessons he learned from competing…
S2E12 Hard to Kill: How a 30-Person Ottawa Startup Took On the Defense Giants with Samuel Witherspoon
Samuel Witherspoon was a lawyer who walked away from a safe career to co-found a tech company. The first thing he built? A platform for selling divorces online. He was ashamed to tell people what he…
S2E11 Ep. 31- Winning the Fan Battle- Vincent Ircandia on Disrupting Sports Marketing with Data
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Vincent Ircandia, CEO of Stellar Algo, a Canadian startup that’s revolutionizing the sports industry with data-driven fan engagement solutions. Vincent takes us…
S2E10 Ep. 30 - Pick Your Goliath: Ray Newal on Building Davids That Actually Win
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ray Newal—startup advisor, ex-Microsoft and Yahoo exec, and a founder who moved across the world to build tech that mattered. Ray’s journey spans from selling ads…
S2E9 Ep. 29 - Build the Infrastructure, Not the Spotlight: How Zak Lefevre Is Scaling the Future of EV
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Zak Lefevre, co-founder and CEO of ChargeLab, to unpack a modern David vs. Goliath story in one of the world’s fastest-growing industries—EV infrastructure.Zak…
S2E8 Ep. 28 - Change the Definition of Victory: Ron Tite on Beating Goliaths by Playing a Different Game
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Ron Tite—comedian, author, and founder of Church+State—to explore how creative Davids take on industry Goliaths without selling out or burning out.Ron shares how…
S2E7 Ep. 27 - More Than a Thermostat: How Ecobee Took on Google—and Won with Stuart Lombard
In this episode, Fahd sits down with Stuart Lombard, founder of Ecobee, to unpack one of the most iconic David vs. Goliath stories in Canadian tech. What started as a personal mission to reduce his…
S2E6 Ep. 26 - You Don’t Win Alone: Building High-Trust, High-Velocity Teams with Nora Beatty
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…
S2E5 Ep. 25 - Culture, Coaching, and the People Lever: What Founders Get Wrong About HR with Miranda Pokoy
In this episode of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Miranda Pokoy, SVP of People Success at Partnerize, to explore how HR can be a powerful driver of business performance.…
S2E4 Ep. 24 - Taking on Google: The People Strategy Behind Ecobee’s David vs. Goliath Win with Penny Farinha
In this episode of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Penny Farinha, former VP of People at Ecobee, to unpack what it really takes to scale a mission-driven startup through…
S2E3 Ep. 23 - Hiring Fast, Hiring Smart: Rethinking Recruitment in Startups with Adam Gellert
In this episode of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, Fahd Alhattab sits down with Adam Gellert, founder of Linkus Group and Hypo, to talk all things hiring—from building high-performing teams to breaking…
S2E2 Ep. 22 - From DNA to Millions: Scaling, Exiting, and Playing the Long Game with Adrian Salamunovic
In this high-energy episode of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, Fahd sits down with serial entrepreneur and author Adrian Salamunovic for a raw, real, and wisdom-packed conversation on what it takes to…
S2E1 Ep.21 - Scaling Through Chaos: Why Startups Need Clarity, Not Corporate Playbooks with Ali Farrell
In this episode of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, host Fahd Alhattab sits down with three-time Chief People Officer Ali Farrell, currently CPO at Apprentice, to unpack what it really takes to build…
S2 Season Two Kickoff - David vs Goliath: How Small Teams Win Big
In this season opener of the Unicorn Leaders podcast, Fahd Alhattab sets the stage for a new narrative—one centered around the underdogs. Drawing inspiration from the classic David vs. Goliath story,…
S1E20 Ep. 20 EmpowerED - A Bottom Up Approach to Employee Development with Eva Manole
In episode 20, Eva shares her use of a product led mindset for developing new strategies of learning and development at Fullscript with about 800 employees. She dives into how the traditional models…
S1E19 Ep. 19 - Leading with Purpose: Unveiling the Secrets of Impactful Leadership with Andre Fernandez
In episode 19, Andre dives into how he found his way into creating a socially impactful business while sharing valuable lessons and principles that he embraced on his journey to success as a…
S1E18 Ep. 18 - What got you here won’t get you there with Jonah Midanik
In episode 18, Jonah Midanik shares his journey and experience in a growth mindset of recognizing that ‘what got you here won’t get you there. He has been lucky enough to have seen the startup…
S1E17 Ep. 17 Breaking the Glass Ceiling/Inspiring Women Leaders in Tech Startups with Jeanette Dorazio
Jeanette Dorazio, CEO of Leadpages, a no-code website and landing page builder. She has had various executive-level positions at leading organizations, including Oracle, 8thBridge, Verifone, and…
S1E16 Ep. 16 - Creating Talent Strategies with Krista Skalde
On this episode we look at organizational systems and how to think when designing the organizational structure. Realizing that it should not be designed from a people centric place but rather around…
S1E15 Ep. 15 - The Work of a Startup CEO with Kyle Racki
Kyle Racki, the co-founder and CEO of Proposify, Kyle helps thousands of businesses remove the bottleneck of proposals and get more visibility into the close. In true serial entrepreneur form, Kyle…
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Unicorn Leaders has published 35 episodes since June 2022, covering topics in Business, Entrepreneurship.
Unicorn Leaders is currently highly active with new episodes every 2 weeks. Average episode length is 56m.
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