Hank Green
๐ค SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Part of the company.
So we've got art, and then we've got production, and then we've got editorial.
You were the CEO.
I think the last time you were on the show, you were the CEO.
Then you sort of like kicked yourself out of that chair and into more of a nebulous role of Hank Green.
Do you know the specifics of that story?
No, it's not.
I got kicked off of that by getting cancer and then getting in cancer treatment.
And I was like, somebody's gonna have to be the CEO while I do this.
So first for like a couple of weeks, my brother took over, which is desperately not something he wanted to do, but he did a great job.
And then eventually our COO moved into that position.
And I was like very on the fence at first about whether I would come back in.
And then I like saw how great Julie was doing.
And also how much I enjoyed not doing the work.
Making your first deputy your boss is the greatest move of all time.
That's what you did at The Verge.
It's like I can't recommend it enough.
Everyone should do it at least once.
You know what I mean?
Like go have that experience.