In this episode, Kaila and Kyle get educated on the four most important qualities of leadership that separate the top 1% of executives from the rest. Cassie Young, General Partner at Primary Venture Partners, joins Kaila and Kyle this week to discuss why these are the most important (and underappreciated) leadership traits, and why it’s important to know them even if you’re not a leader yourself.

00:00 Intro

02:32 Cassie’s career trajectory

08:00 “Highly forgettable people”

09:39 A tip for when deciding on a job based on the manager

10:21 The value of P&L fluency

15:44 Cassie’s favorite hack for getting more fluent in profit and loss

16:52 “First Team” leadership

24:03 “Pulse on Macromarket”

29:08 The importance of “bat phone” relationships

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