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Leadership Lessons from Startup to IPO with Brian Distelburger (Cofounder of Windmill & Yext)

Brian Distelburger (Cofounder of Windmill & Yext) and Jason Yoong (COO at Level Up) discuss Brian's 18 year experience going from startup founder to IPO (Yext), lessons leading a 2,000+ person org, what Brian looks for when hiring executives, and Brian's next big thing. ​Thank you to Andrew Yeung "The Gatsby of Silicon Alley" for making the introduction. --------- About Brian Distelburger Brian cofounded Yext in 2006 and took it public on the NYSE in 2017 (a true roller coaster startup to IPO ride that few experience — rarified air). ​After 18 years at Yext, Brian is unto his next big thing: Windmill — AI superpowers for managers. Join the waitlist here: https://gowindmill.com/ ​​Follow Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briandistelburger/ --------- About Jason Yoong Jason has run multiple $1B+ businesses across eCommerce, marketplaces, advertising, and media. He's led 40+ person organizations, owned department P&L, managed $400M+ marketing budgets for Fortune 100 entertainment (movies and TV) and consumer electronics clients, and served as an Advisory Board Member. After leading and building at publicly traded companies Amazon, Dentsu Aegis, and Universal McCann (IPG), Jason joined the founding team of a venture-backed software startup and raised $8M seed. Jason is now building Level Up: Your source for executive insights, high performance habits, and specific career growth actions with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon Vice President). He also serves on the Harvard Business Review advisory council and as a mentor at First Round Capital and Techstars. Connect with Jason on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jasonyoong/ --------- About Level Up ​​​Level Up is your source for executive insights, high performance habits, and specific career growth actions with Ethan Evans (retired Amazon VP; LinkedIn Top Voice) and Jason Yoong (COO). Become a newsletter subscriber here: https://levelupwithethanevans.substack.com/subscribe Explore Ethan's website: https://www.ethanevans.com/ Ethan's leadership development courses https://maven.com/ethan-evans (live online) and https://ethan-evans.mykajabi.com/ (on-demand)