Every other week, we publish a new episode of the Damns Given podcast featuring a leader who has a point of view about the world we think you'll find interesting, inspiring, and informative. At the end of each episode, we invite you to think deeper about what we've explored, via the Super Show Notes.
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Episode 2.03 of Damns Given Podcast - March 31, 2026
SSN: Giving a Damn about Disruption, AI Hype, and What a Building the Future Really Requires
Super Show Notes for Episode 2.03 of Damns Given Podcast Guest: Amy Carrillo Cotten Amy Carrillo Cotten is a technologist and Director of Transformation who grew up with a whiteboard in her kitchen and thought it was normal. She works at the intersection of engineering organizations and the humans
Nick Richtsmeier
Episode 2.02 of Damns Given Podcast – March 16, 2026
SSN: Giving a Damn about Clarity, Courage, and Quitting Anything that Doesn’t Work for You
We’ve spent a generation obsessing about efficiency only to realize the inefficiencies were load-bearing. For ventures to thrive they are going to have to rediscover the business of trust.
Nick Richtsmeier