I Cried Before the Layoffs: The Human Cost of Being CEO | Juan Rodriguez, Whistic

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Juan Rodriguez grew up watching his mother go door to door selling stuffed animals in Mexico. When the family moved to America, she was still knocking on doors, but this time handing out business cards for her own company. Decades later, Juan founded Whistic. And unlike many first-time entrepreneurs, he wasn't particularly afraid of starting a business; he'd watched his mother do it his entire life. In this episode of Random Access Memories, Juan joins Jake Bernardes for a deeply personal conversation about entrepreneurship, leadership, fatherhood and the uncomfortable realities of building a company. This one is particularly personal for Jake, who worked alongside Juan at Whistic and…