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The Mission One Podcast offers a genuine insider's look at executive hiring and advancement. Hosts Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton bring deep expertise as recruiters and interviewers to delve into the nuances of landing and succeeding in senior roles. From hiring best practices to authentic leadership stories, the podcast focuses on the details and human elements often missing from talent discussions.
If you’re building your leadership team or considering your next move to the C-suite, connect with Gerard Miles or Dan Hampton on LinkedIn, or visit missionone.io/contact-us.
If you’re building your leadership team or considering your next move to the C-suite, connect with Gerard Miles or Dan Hampton on LinkedIn, or visit missionone.io/contact-us.
Update frequency:
biweekly
Average audio length:
36 minutes
Guest interviews
English
United States
19 episodes
since Sept. 16, 2025
episodic
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In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton are joined by David Gardner, a General Partner at London Venture Partners, who opens up about the lessons that shaped his four-decade career, from joining EA at just 17 years old to navigating a public company turnarou…
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In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton welcome back Nick Button-Brown, Chair of the UK Video Games Council, to unpack what it really takes to serve as a board adviser or non-executive director, especially at early-stage startups.What You’ll Learn
How to sh…
How do you actually land your first board seat? In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton are joined by Nick Button-Brown, Chair of the UK Video Games Council, to detail the path from executive to board director.What You’ll Learn
Why your first board seat is …
AI is changing how executives work, hire, and lead. However, not always in the ways people assume. In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton share what they’re hearing from senior leaders about AI, recruiting, and the future of executive work.What You’ll Learn…
In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton unpack one of the most misunderstood aspects of executive hiring: compensation negotiation.Despite its importance, many senior leaders approach compensation conversations without a clear strategy. Some avoid discussing…
In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton explore one of the most consequential hires a mobile gaming company can make: a world-class product leader.Unlike many roles in tech, the product function in gaming sits at the intersection of game design, data science…
Most executive hires don’t fail in the interview process.They fail in the final stretch when references, compensation, or onboarding are mishandled.In this episode, Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton break down the last 10% of the hiring process that determines whether your top candidate signs… or disapp…
There’s a notion, today, that good talent is just too hard to find. But what if your hiring process is the problem? In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, hosts Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton dive deep into structuring an interview process that actually works.What You’ll Learn
How to st…
In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, hosts Gerard Miles and Dan Hampton dive into the research, targeting, and outreach phase of executive hiring - the point where many searches either gain momentum or quietly stall. Building on their prior discussion about kickoff alignment and scor…
If 2025 taught us anything, it’s that winning the C-suite game is all about telling a compelling story, understanding what you're actually solving for and learning to spot potential beyond the resume. In this episode of Mission One: The Executive Edge, hosts Gerard and Dan reflect on their most imp…
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