Unlearn

The way to think differently is to act differently and get comfortable with being uncomfortable. For business leaders, entrepreneurs, managers and anyone who wants to improve how they work and live: Welcome to the Unlearn Podcast. Host Barry O’Reilly, author of Unlearn and Lean Enterprise seeks to synthesize the superpowers of extraordinary individuals into actionable strategies you can use—to Think BIG, start small and learn fast, and find your edge with excellence.

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Building Reliable and Resilient Systems with An...
On this episode of Unlearn Podcast, Barry O'Reilly hosts Anurag Gupta, founder and CEO of Shoreline, a product that helps reliability engineers reduce the “heavy lifting of dealing with incidents” so they can focus on improving their systems.
30 min
27
Reimagining Accountability: A New Model for Hig...
In this episode of the Unlearn Podcast, Barry O'Reilly is joined by Kate Tarling, author of The Service Organization: How To Deliver and Lead Successful Services, Sustainably.
30 min
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Lessons Learned from Building our Venture Studi...
On this show Barry celebrates this 100th episode of the Unlearn Podcast with Mark McNally, co-founder of Nobody Studios.
27 min
29
Organized Chaos with Pascal Finette
Barry O’Reilly converses with Pascal Finette about the importance of purpose, community, and an innovative, risk-taking spirit.
30 min
30
Personal Board of Directors with Melissa Perri ...
In this episode of Unlearn Podcast, host Barry O'Reilly and two experienced tech executives, Melissa Perri and Gibson Biddle, meet for a Personal Board of Directors meeting.
52 min
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The Intersection of AI and the Human Mind with ...
On this episode of the Unlearn podcast, host Barry O'Reilly is joined by Michael Wu, Chief AI Strategist at PROS.
39 min
32
Knowledge (and Diversity) is Power with Gisela ...
In this episode of Unlearn, Gisela joins Barry O'Reilly to share how she found success by diversifying her skills and knowledge. She encourages listeners to pay it forward by helping others learn and grow.
25 min
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Year-End Wrap Up
Barry O’Reilly wraps up 2022 in this solo episode of the Unlearn Podcast.
20 min
34
A Journey of Continuous Learning with Victor Ch...
In this episode of Unlearn, Boina and Victor discuss upskilling with Barry O’Reilly, sharing the importance of learning and why companies need to actively facilitate it on the job.
34 min
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Following Your Intellectual Curiosity with Shar...
Sharena Rice and Barry O’Reilly discuss the importance and benefits of trying hard things, and debunk some misconceptions about cybernetics.
32 min
36
Balancing Introversion with Leadership with Min...
Min Bhogaita shares his experience in the corporate world, and he and Barry O’Reilly emphasize the importance of staying true to yourself.
38 min
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The Importance of Mentorship with Bobby Soper
In this episode of Unlearn, Bobby Soper and Barry O’Reilly explore mentorship guidance, servant leadership, and the gaming industry.
28 min
38
Intelligent No Code with Jason and Gareth Edge
In this episode of Unlearn, Jason and Gareth share their story with Barry O’Reilly, discussing how they built their company and obstacles they faced in the technology space.
36 min
39
Standing Ovationz with Ray Leonard Jr
In this episode of Unlearn, Ray Leonard, Jr and Barry O’Reilly explore the lessons he learned throughout his personal and professional journey.
26 min
40
Red Team Thinking and Finding Opportunities in ...
Bryce Hoffman and Barry O’Reilly explore red team thinking, contrarian techniques and what you can learn from failure.
40 min
41
Managing Portfolios with ProductOps with Becky ...
Becky Flint and Barry O’Reilly discuss how Dragonboat is changing the game in portfolio management, and why you should make the shift to become outcome-focused.
45 min
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Marketing's Job To Be Done with Katelyn Bourgoin
Katelyn Bourgoin and Barry O’Reilly discuss Katelyn's customer discovery journey and where she found breakthroughs where others have struggled.
42 min
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Exits and Acquisitions with Shawn Flynn
In this episode of Unlearn, Shawn Flynn and Barry O’Reilly talk about acquisitions and exiting.
42 min
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Building Developer Platforms & Working with Men...
In this episode of Unlearn, Kaspar von Grünberg and Barry O’Reilly discuss becoming world class.
41 min
45
The Future of Work: Effective Leadership Strate...
On this episode of the Unlearn Podcast, Barry O'Reilly chats with Brian Elliott, Senior Vice President at Slack and Executive Leader of the Future Forum, who also served as an Executive Product Leader at Google.
41 min
46
The Power of Leading by Example with Cecelia Myers
Cecelia Myers joins Barry O’Reilly today, to talk about how you need to bring yourself to your organization to create the kind of culture you want to build.
34 min
47
Design For The Web3.0 Economy with James Sommer...
In this episode, Barry O'Reilly talks with James Sommerville, co-founder of ATTIK, the former Vice President of Global Design for The Coca-Cola Company and today founder of KnownUnknown, an emerging Web3.0 decentralized design community.
37 min
48
Unlearn to Unblock Your Understanding of Blockc...
Alison McCauley, author of Unblocked, joins Barry O’Reilly in this week's show to talk about the potential of blockchain technology for our digital lives.
43 min
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Teamwork Makes AI Work with Bill Higgins
Bill Higgins, Director of Watson Research and Development at IBM, joins Barry O’Reilly in this week’s show to discuss what is needed to innovate at scale.
40 min
50
Stepping into the Metaverse with Aaron Frank
Aaron Frank joins Barry O'Reilly in this week’s show to define the metaverse, and how to leverage it in your own business.
40 min