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The Pancake That Launched 30 Job Reqs
Pallet, a fast-growing startup, hosted a 'Pancakes & Pajamas' morning event that turned into a perfect window into the company's culture. Head of Talent Grace Turner used the LinkedIn post to celebrate the team's light-hearted spirit and to announce an ambitious hiring sprint: 30 new hires in 6 weeks. The post and its comment thread feature playful banter from team members Ankur Gupta (who invented a 'fake statistic' that good breakfast boosts output) and Bradley Callahan (whose blueberry pancakes achieved 'culinary innovation'), painting a portrait of a team that works hard and doesn't take itself too seriously.
Hanz Panther
Hanz Panther is listed as Co-Founder and CEO of NewCo, a business-event production company built around an 'inside-out' festival format that swaps the convention-hall stage for the open doors of working companies. Operating at the intersection of media, publishing, and live events, NewCo turns cities into temporary campuses where the public walks into real offices instead of watching keynotes. Panther's public footprint is thin, but the role places him inside one of the more distinctive experiments in how modern business gatherings are produced.