{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Between Two COO's with Michael Koenig","title":"The COO Who Turns Chaos Into Clarity - Anna Elwood of Cascade","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/712ff968\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":2309,"description":"From Zocdoc to Cascade, COO Anna Elwood breaks down the systems, rhythms, and AI tools that turn chaos into execution.\n\nIn this episode of Between Two COOs, Michael sits down with Anna Elwood, COO of Cascade, the strategy-execution platform helping companies turn plans into results.\nAnna shares how she evolved from Broadway actor to operator, scaling companies like Zocdoc, Knotel, and Teachable before joining Cascade to build the muscle of strategy execution.\n\nShe explains how to create an “operating rhythm” that keeps teams aligned across time zones, the tension between governance and red tape, and how Cascade helps leaders link vision to measurable execution.\nThe conversation dives deep into AI’s role in operations, the future of hybrid work, and what it takes to move from chaos to clarity in a global startup.\n\nAnna’s storytelling — especially her account of leading through Superstorm Sandy — highlights what real-time operational leadership looks like when everything goes sideways.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/uFPTtLLpuMJIKOpK_oJjl2gXXLuX11L_m92xqe9UtLM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8xOTJi/N2QyZmRiOWVhMTE4/NTdlN2I5YzEzNDgx/OTI2Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}