Today’s guest is Jon Morra, the Chief Data Scientist at Zefr, in episode #2 of The Tech Trek. Jon founded a start-up early in his career and was the Director of Data Science at eHarmony before his current position at Zefr. He’s a member of the LA CTO Forum and organizer of the LA Machine Learning Meetup.  Highlights 01:56 - Jon reflects on his experience leading a time during the pandemic. 04:46 - How selective should you be when hiring new employees? 12:08 - Tips for re-energizing and re-focusing overworked teams. 16:59 - What’s the hardest skill to develop as a leader? 22:33 - John shares the traits he looks for when hiring.