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# S1E11: Drinking the Kool-Aid
- URL: https://crossstreetcoaching.com/s1e11-drinking-the-kool-aid/
- Published: 2020-03-03T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-03-25T01:50:24.000Z
- Description: How does a company that focuses on developing culture for other businesses create a culture of its own?
- Author: Jacen Spector
- Tags: Podcast, Season 1, #podcast-episode, #imported, Leadership, Organization Development

*Season 1: Origins | Episode 11 | 29 min*

How does a company that focuses on developing culture for other businesses, create a culture of its own? David Malizia ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/david1020/ ) is a Partner Success Manager with The Predictive Index ( https://www.predictiveindex.com/ ), a Talent Optimization platform.

I sat down with David during my PI Partner on-boarding at their HQ in the greater Boston area to talk about what Talent Optimization is, how the physical location of their office reflects their products, and maintaining work/life balance in a fast growing SaaS company.

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