Episode #34 - Brad Batchelder (Chief People Officer at Applause)

About this episode

Brad Batchelder discusses how his background in team sports influenced his approach to building effective teams at Applause.

Brad Batchelder (Chief People Officer, Applause) chats with Sean about how growing up playing team sports in a competitive family ultimately shaped his approach towards building great teams and scaling what is now a world leading technology testing company.

People in this episode

Host: Sean

Guest: Brad Batchelder

Topics covered

• team building
• leadership
• technology
• sports
• career development

Keywords

• team sports
• Chief People Officer
• Applause
• technology testing
• career growth

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Applause

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