EPISODE · Dec 9, 2025 · 25 MIN
Local Value with Todd Dunlap
from North Star Leaders · host Lindsay Pedersen
Every box on your doorstep, every item you’re ready to toss - could those be hidden opportunities to build community? Todd Dunlap, CEO and board chair of OfferUp, thinks so. In this episode, he joins Lindsay to talk about why local marketplaces are about far more than buying and selling. For Todd, it’s about people, trust, and connection - and the leadership lessons that keep him grounded while running a fast-growing business. You’ll hear them discuss: How business problems across industries tend to rhyme, but the people you solve them with make all the difference The ways OfferUp is helping communities unlock local value in goods, services, and even conversations A simple used boat cover that turned into something life-changing for a family in need Why Todd welcomes respectful challenge over easy harmony when building teams His approach to decision-making: right decisions, wrong decisions, and the real risk of indecision The “platinum rule” of leadership he picked up from his mom, and why it matters more than ever Why his core principle is people first, even when others argue it should be profit or shareholders Resources: Todd Dunlap on the OfferUp | LinkedIn | OfferUp on Google Play | OfferUp on App Store Lindsay Pedersen - Contact me to tell me who you'd like to hear as a guest! | Connect with me on LinkedIn
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Every box on your doorstep, every item you’re ready to toss - could those be hidden opportunities to build community? Todd Dunlap, CEO and board chair of OfferUp, thinks so. In this episode, he joins Lindsay to talk about why local marketplaces are about far more than buying and selling. For Todd, it’s about people, trust, and connection - and the leadership lessons that keep him grounded while running a fast-growing business. You’ll hear them discuss: How business problems across industries tend to rhyme, but the people you solve them with make all the difference The ways OfferUp is helping communities unlock local value in goods, services, and even conversations A simple used boat cover that turned into something life-changing for a family in need Why Todd welcomes respectful challenge over easy harmony when building teams His approach to decision-making: right decisions, wrong decisions, and the real risk of indecision The “platinum rule” of leadership he picked up from his mom, and why it matters more than ever Why his core principle is people first, even when others argue it should be profit or shareholders Resources: Todd Dunlap on the OfferUp | LinkedIn | OfferUp on Google Play | OfferUp on App Store Lindsay Pedersen - Contact me to tell me who you'd like to hear as a guest! | Connect with me on LinkedIn
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