Patrick Dennis is the Chief Executive Officer of ExtraHop. Working alongside a world-class executive team and a seasoned board of directors, Patrick is responsible for driving company-wide strategy and priorities with a focus on customer success, innovation, and rapid, scalable growth.

Here are some key moments from our conversation:

• Brief introduction of yourself and your company. (00:41 )
• What drew you to this role? (02:27 )
• Did you think maybe someday you will be a CEO? (06:38 )
• How was your journey and transition into your first CEO role? (09:52 )
• How do you go about making the best hiring decisions? (15:01 )
• What do you do to get the best out of the organization’s people? (19:27 )
• How do you describe your true north as a leader? (25:51 )
• What is your practice about how you as a leader encourage and enforce accountability within your organization? (30:00 )
• What are some of your biggest challenges as a leader and how you overcome them? (33:10 )
• How did you know that you have enough confidence for your first CEO role? (38:57 )
• What do you do to make sure you are getting quality feedback including feedback that might be difficult to hear? (43:33 )
• What do you do to recharge? (47:32 )
• One key piece of advice you want to leave to the listeners? (50:15 )