Explore insights from Mission One: The Executive Edge podcast organized by topic. Each topic page collects episodes, key takeaways, and FAQs from Dan Hampton and Gerard Miles.
3 episodes
Executive hiring insights for the gaming industry — from mobile gaming product leaders to studio heads at AAA publishers. Mission One has placed leade...
10 episodes
How to design and run an executive hiring process that actually works — from defining the business problem to structuring interviews, building scoreca...
2 episodes
Navigating executive compensation — from researching market value and structuring offers to negotiating packages and evaluating startup equity. Insigh...
8 episodes
Strategies for executive career acceleration — moving from VP to the C-suite, making bold career moves, choosing the right roles, and building momentu...
4 episodes
A comprehensive guide to running an executive job search — from preparation and target-company mapping to networking, working with headhunters, and po...
4 episodes
What it takes to operate at the C-suite level — the shift from tactical to strategic leadership, developing gravitas, navigating board dynamics, and m...
4 episodes
Leadership principles for senior executives — building high-performing cultures, communicating vision, developing teams, and the personal trade-offs o...
2 episodes
Hiring and developing product leaders in technology and gaming — identifying needle-movers, evaluating real impact, and understanding the unique deman...
3 episodes
Mastering the executive interview — from tailoring answers to different stakeholders and framing metrics with context to asking questions that differe...
3 episodes
Building and activating professional networks for executive career advancement — the four-channel networking strategy, working with headhunters, and s...
1 episode
How elite hiring teams approach research, target mapping, and outreach as a precision craft — including Mission One's signature Russian Doll Method fo...
1 episode
The critical period between offer acceptance and day one — using the pre-start period for retention, conducting references that strengthen rather than...
1 episode
Aligning stakeholders before and during an executive search — preventing hidden vetoes, managing sensitive dynamics with subordinates and peers, and b...