Welcome to Juxtapositions: conversations about change, leadership, and what comes next.

In each episode, Steve Herrod—Partner at Juxtapose, former CTO of VMware, and lifelong builder—sits down with technology leaders who’ve managed big transitions and come away with hard-earned wisdom. From career pivots to company transformations, each conversation dives into how they navigated change, what they learned, and how those lessons might help you think differently about your own path.

This episode features Andrew Rubin, the Founder and CEO of Illumio, where he guides strategy and partners with some of the world’s most influential organizations—including Citi, HSBC, Salesforce, and Microsoft—on Zero Trust and next-generation cybersecurity. A seven-time Goldman Sachs “100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneur” and Ernst & Young Bay Area Entrepreneur of the Year, Andrew also serves on the Board of Emigrant Bank and actively backs emerging technology companies as an advisor and angel investor.

Welcome to Juxtapositions: conversations about change, leadership, and what comes next.

In each episode, Steve Herrod—Partner at Juxtapose, former CTO of VMware, and lifelong builder—sits down with technology leaders who’ve managed big transitions and come away with hard-earned wisdom. From career pivots to company transformations, each conversation dives into how they navigated change, what they learned, and how those lessons might help you think differently about your own path. The first episode features Julia Austin, an entrepreneur, board member, investor, and former CTO who has led both startups and large organizations through change. Steve and Julia worked together at VMWare when she was Vice President of Innovation, and since then she's gone on to be the CTO of Digital Ocean, joined the Board of Directors of Hiro Systems, and served as an Executive Fellow at Harvard Business School. She recently published a book, After the Idea, about creating and scaling startups.