# Episode 271: 271: "This Is and Will Always Be the Best Place I've Ever Worked", with Gemma & Xav from Studio XAG

- **Date:** 2026-01-29
- **Guests:** Gemma, Xav
- **Duration:** 3659s
- **Listen:** https://truthliesandwork.com/271

## Segments (10)

- [Introducing Studio XAG and its founders](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-introducing-studio-xag-and-its-founders.md) — intro, start 0s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=0)
- [Building a great place to work from the gut](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-building-a-great-place-to-work-from-the-gut.md) — panel-interview, start 609s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=609)
- [Inspiration from Dutch studios and shared lunches](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-inspiration-from-dutch-studios-and-shared-lunches.md) — panel-interview, start 948s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=948)
- [Dividing leadership: creative director vs managing director](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-dividing-leadership-creative-director-vs-managing-director.md) — panel-interview, start 1379s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=1379)
- [Ego, ideas, and disagree in the room, commit outside the room](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-ego-ideas-and-disagree-in-the-room-commit-outside-the-room.md) — panel-interview, start 1676s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=1676)
- [Advice for their younger selves](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-advice-for-their-younger-selves.md) — panel-interview, start 1953s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=1953)
- [Home life and talking about work at the dinner table](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-home-life-and-talking-about-work-at-the-dinner-table.md) — panel-interview, start 2306s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=2306)
- [What happens when they disagree?](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-what-happens-when-they-disagree.md) — panel-interview, start 2915s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=2915)
- [The future: why 60 is enough, not 600](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-the-future-why-60-is-enough-not-600.md) — panel-interview, start 3098s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=3098)
- [The best place I've ever worked and takeaways](https://agents.truthliesandwork.com/segments/271-the-best-place-i-ve-ever-worked-and-takeaways.md) — panel-interview, start 3427s · [listen](https://truthliesandwork.com/271?t=3427)