Andy Johns
Former VP of Growth & Product at Wealthfront / Facebook / Twitter / Quora
Legendary growth leader at Facebook, Twitter, Quora, and Wealthfront (VP of Growth, VP of Product, then President), who transformed his career path to become a mental health advocate helping burned-out high achievers and veterans.
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Episode Summary
Andy Johns, a legendary growth leader at Facebook, Twitter, Quora, and Wealthfront, shares his deeply personal story of burnout and transformation. Once in line to become CEO of Wealthfront, he came to realize the path wasn't right for him and completely changed his life to become a mental health advocate. He discusses the warning signs of burnout, the four-step process of deep personal change, and offers candid advice on mental health in the tech industry.
Leadership Principles
- → When core behaviors like sleep, relationships, and physical health are suffering, your body is telling you something needs to change
- → There are four steps to making lasting personal change — and most people skip the hard middle ones
- → Day-to-day stress is normal, but when fundamental functions get disrupted it's a flashing red alarm
Notable Quotes
"When your sleep always sucks, when your relationships are constantly strained, when your physical health is failing... your body is telling you, 'Stop. Something needs to change.'"
— On recognizing the warning signs of burnout
"There are day-to-day stresses that are normal and we just have to put up with, but then there's the other stuff that's the flashing red alarm."
— On distinguishing normal work stress from genuine crisis
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