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Michael Koenig
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Between Two COOs is hosted by veteran COO Michael Koenig and brings together Chief Operating Officers, executives, and business leaders to share real insights on operations, leadership, scaling, AI, and execution. Featuring COOs from companies like LVMH, Vodafone, Automattic, Lime, JumpCloud, Grafana Labs, and Cotopaxi, plus top VCs like Brad Feld and Seth Levine. Whether you're a COO, VP of Ops, ... more

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Riikka Söderlund is the chief operating officer at Katana Cloud Inventory, a Finland-based platform that helps small product businesses run inventory, manufacturing, and multi-channel sales. She and host Michael Koenig discuss how AI search is affect... more

Rick Marini, co-founder of Rails and former COO of Grindr, joins Between Two COOs to explain why he would rather be a great COO than a good CEO. He and host Michael Koenig cover the CFIUS-forced sale that put Grindr in play, the day-one culture reset... more

Michael Koenig talks with Wade Foster, co-founder and CEO of Zapier, about running the company for 14 years without a CEO safety net and without ever naming a COO. Wade explains why he thinks hiring a chief operating officer from outside a company is... more

Zulema Quintans runs operations at an energy company, and she has a clear theory about why goals fail. This is a conversation about making OKRs actually work, and how AI is changing the operator's job.

In this episode, Zulema and Michael discuss:

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Recent Guests

Wade Foster
Co-founder and CEO of Zapier
Zapier
Episode: Zapier CEO Wade Foster on Why AI Is a People Problem, Not a Tech Problem
Zulema Quintans
COO of Noda
Noda
Episode: Zulema Quintans, COO of Noda, on Why Your OKRs Don't Get Done
Peter Rojas
Founder of Gizmodo and Engadget; operator, investor, and executive at Mozilla
Mozilla
Episode: Peter Rojas, New Products at Mozilla, on Why Ideas Don't Decide Success
Greg Keller
Co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of JumpCloud
JumpCloud
Episode: AI Agents Need Logins Too: Identity, Security, and the Future of AI | Greg Keller, CTO, JumpCloud
Seth Levine
Managing Director of Foundry Group; Co-author of Capital Evolution
Foundry Group
Episode: Seth Levine of Foundry Group on Capital Evolution, AI, and the Future of Company Leadership
Brad Feld
Venture capitalist, co-founder of Techstars; author of Give First
Foundry Group; Techstars
Episode: Brad Feld On The Emotional Operating System of Great Leaders and Giving First
Peter Dougherty
President at Spreedly
Spreedly
Episode: AI, Fraud, and the Next Era of Commerce with Peter Dougherty, President of Spreedly
Harris Clarke
COO of GuideCX
GuideCX
Episode: The Power of Calm: GuideCX COO Harris Clarke on Building Trust and Systems That Hold
Anna Elwood
Chief Operating Officer at Cascade
Cascade
Episode: The COO Who Turns Chaos Into Clarity - Anna Elwood of Cascade

Host

Michael Koenig
Host of insightful conversations focusing on the experiences and strategies of Chief Operating Officers across various industries.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 13 ratings
  • Operations is so easy

    Hearing Michael interview other COOs will give you the impression that the job is mostly for those serendipitous types who are as comfortable accepting responsibility for accidental success as they are nonchalant about climbing Mount Everest.

    Ok you caught me, I’m a friend of Micheal (at least until he reads this review) so I’m biased. But I listen because as an entrepreneur the stories and lessons have helped me steer my own business better than I could have done by ignoring them.

    Michael, wh... more

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    skeltoac
    United States3 years ago
  • New COO

    Thanks for taking the time to produce such a high quality podcast. As a new COO I’ve already taken away some gems from your conversations. I look forward to all the upcoming episodes.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Meg In Chicago
    United States5 years ago
  • New Favorite Podcast

    Best resource out there for COOs! My new FAVORITE podcast.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    alf2125
    United States5 years ago
  • Between 2 COO’s

    Very interesting and informative discussion about being a COO by two COOs. Worth the time spent listening. Very relatable.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    urol doc
    United States5 years ago

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The content is widely regarded as high quality, particularly for new and aspiring COOs seeking to enhance their understanding of operational management.
Feedback frequently mentions the relatability and informality of hosts and guests as a strong draw for regular listening.
Listeners appreciate the podcast for its practical insights into the COO role, often highlighting the valuable lessons and experiences shared during interviews.

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Automattic Chief Quality Officer, Lance Willett, on What It Takes to Power 45% of the Web and Learning from a $250K Mistake
Q: How does Automattic manage culture and tooling at such scale, and what lessons have been learned about standardization vs. autonomy?
The company moved from autonomy to more standardized tools and processes to gain efficiency, reduce vendor sprawl, and improve knowledge transfer. The approach includes a single source of truth via centralized tools (GitHub, Figma, Linear), governance around AI experiments, and open communication to spread best practices across teams.
Automattic Chief Quality Officer, Lance Willett, on What It Takes to Power 45% of the Web and Learning from a $250K Mistake
Q: What is the role of the Chief Quality Officer at Automattic, and how does it differ from a traditional COO function?
The role centers on technical operations, with a strong emphasis on quality across craft and context, ensuring fast feedback loops, integrating systems, and aligning the product with user needs and external partners. It's about holistic quality—not just code but the whole user experience and ecosystem.
The COO Who Turns Chaos Into Clarity - Anna Elwood of Cascade
Q: Anna, who are you and how did you end up where you are?
She describes a generalist career across multiple industries, a background in the arts, and a progression from an Operations Associate at Zocdoc to COO at Cascade, driven by solving problems and learning quickly across sectors.
AI Agents Need Logins Too: Identity, Security, and the Future of AI | Greg Keller, CTO, JumpCloud
Q: How should COOs view the convergence of AI with IAM?
COOs should ensure coordinated action across IT, security, and operations, set governance for AI tooling, and evaluate how provisioning new employees and AI agents can be automated securely; alignment minimizes risk and maximizes efficiency.
AI Agents Need Logins Too: Identity, Security, and the Future of AI | Greg Keller, CTO, JumpCloud
Q: What does JumpCloud do and how is it different from others like Okta or Microsoft in IAM?
JumpCloud provides identity and secure access across non-Microsoft and mixed environments, addressing the full spectrum from device login to cloud services and on-prem systems, unlike some vendors that focus mostly on browser-based SSO or Windows-centric ecosystems.

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