Summary

One of the hallmarks of a great leader is the ability to draw people together in the name of something greater than themselves. They establish bold missions for their teams and paint a vivid picture of what a better future could look like if they were to succeed. 

For Vivian Shen, CEO and co-founder of Juni Learning, that mission is to provide kids with world-class computer science, math and english eduction no matter where they live. That mission has carried Juni to incredible heights in the past few years, leading to remarkable growth and substantial investments from well-known investors. 

In today’s episode, Vivian and I discuss the importance of mission in leading a team, why she decided to move on from her “dream job” at McKinsey, how she’s successfully building a remote technical team, and what the future holds for Juni.

Links and resources

• Michael Tranmer TED Talk – How To Find Happiness By Reengineering Your Life
• Pat Sweet on LinkedIn
• Juni Learning
• Pivot, by Jenny Blake
• Worldwide Engineering

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Credits

Main segment Music Urbana-Metronica (wooh-yeah mix) by spinningmerkaba featuring Morusque, Jeris, CSoul, Alex Beroza. ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33345. CC Attribution (3.0).

Intro/ Outro Music – Move Like This by spinningmerkaba featuring Texas Radio Fish, Alex Beroza, and Snowflake. ccmixter.org/files/jlbrock44/33397. CC Attribution (3.0)

Mailbag keychee – driptrips – 120bpm – samplepack by keychee. ccmixter.org/files/keychee/32541. CC Attribution (3.0).