Conversations with Dori Kafri, CEO of Develeap, about management, leadership, self-improvement, vision, and leading successful teams.
Love? We use “love” in a deeper sense of caring and connection.
Love is forming a strong sense of purpose that inspires our people, creating a positive and productive work environment, and building deeper connections with our customers. This isn’t just a nice-to-have - it’s a key driver of performance and results.
Tune in to embrace the develeap difference of leading a people-first and employee-owned company, and inspire your leadership worldview.
Inspiration awaits here.
🎧 בפרק הזה של Return on Love אנחנו יוצאים רגע מהמשרד – אל הים.
דורי כפרי, המנכל של develeap מארח את טל הררי, שייט אולימפי לשעבר, מורה ומחנך שמתמחה בחינוך דרך ים במרכז דניאל ביפו, לשיחה על חינוך, מנהיגות, ואיך מעצבים ילדים שיגדלו כמבוגרים שבטוחים בעצמם.
דרך סיפורים מהים ומהעבודה עם ילדים כבר מגיל שש, טל משתף איך מרחב שמאפשר ניסוי, טעות ואוטונומיה יוצר חוסן, ביטחון עצמי ועבודת צוות אמיתית.
זו שיחה על חינוך, על תרבות, ועל למה לפעמים דווקא מהים אפשר ללמוד הכי הרבה על איך בונים צוותים מצוינים גם בהייטק
23 Feb 2026
Conscious Capitalism As a Business Strategy
In this episode Dori Kafri, CEO of Develeap, hosts Shiri Greenblatt-Zolberg, General Manager of the Center for Fair & Ethical Economy (Conscious Capitalism Israel), for a candid conversation about what conscious capitalism actually looks like inside real businesses.
Not as a philosophy.But as operational decisions that shape revenue, retention, leadership, and culture.
Together, they explore:
Why most companies confuse goals with purpose
What “people first” really means when hard trade-offs appear
How trust and transparency become measurable leadership choices
What it takes to build an organization designed for the long term
At Develeap, these are not abstract ideas. They’re ongoing questions we ask ourselves as we build a company meant to last and to create professional security and meaningful growth for our people.
If you care about leadership, culture, and sustainable business strategy, this episode is for you.
29 Dec 2025
The Power of Belonging: What Really Drives People at Work
Dori Kafri, CEO of Develeap, reconnects with his childhood friend Ran Gavish, now a leading organizational consultant with an M.A. in organizational psychology, for a rare, honest conversation about the psychology of work, belonging, and leadership.
Together, Ran and Dori explore why belonging outperforms any KPI and what leaders misunderstand about motivation.
And Ran puts it simply:When people feel seen, trusted, and part of something bigger, they outperform anything you can measure.
For us at Develeap, an employee-owned company built on belonging and shared responsibility, this episode hits close to home.
This episode will change how you think about leadership.
25 Nov 2025
What makes a company a truly great workplace: insights from Coface-BDI’s survey
What makes a workplace truly great, and can you really measure it with data?
In this episode of Return on Love, Dori Kafri, CEO of develeap, sits down with Daniella Raz from Coface-BDI, Israel’s leading business intelligence and rating firm behind the “Best Companies to Work For” ranking.
Together, they explore how surveys and numbers can actually reflect something very human: feeling valued, trusted, and part of something bigger at work. They talk about what Coface-BDI sees again and again in companies that employees love, why “engagement” as a KPI is often not enough, and what it really means to lead with people at the center.
Dori also shares how develeap’s people-first, employee-owned model helped the company reach 31st place on the 2025 list of best hi-tech companies to work for in Israel — and why that ranking is a by-product of a much deeper philosophy.
Tune in to learn what happens when culture meets data, and why it matters for every leader and every team.
15 Feb 2024
RO♥: Return on Love. Episode 4: Between customer service and hospitality
This is not another episode about customer service. It is a conversation about the meaningful connections companies have with their employees and customers to drive revenue. Yes, in this order.
Dori Kafri, the CEO of Develeap, joins us for our fourth episode to discuss customer service, leadership, and empathy.
In this conversation, we discuss the magic of creating a sense of belonging for your customers, as well as the emotional power of hospitality and making employees and customers feel safe to elevate your brand.
Join us for a conversation filled with inspiration and practical advice:
What is hospitality and why it’s important for all companies to adopt (and not just for restaurants)
How can companies encourage employees to adopt a culture of hospitality?
How do you create a sense of belonging and safety for customers, even in the hi-tech industry?
This episode will transform the way you think about hotels and restaurants. And your mother’s house.
Shani Horowitz-Rozen (mailto:shani-story@develeap.com) Dafniel Magen (mailto:dafniel.magen@develeap.com)
13 Dec 2023
Return on love during times of war
We’re talking almost two months after Hamas’ horrible attack on Israel and the beginning of the Swords of Iron War.
How do companies balance revenue, empathy, and excellent customer service during wartime while %10 of employees are on military reserve?
And what can we learn from aviation about navigating companies during real-life, on-the-ground turbulences?
Listen to our special episode with Dori Kafri, CEO of Develeap, to be inspired by the power of honesty and leadership.
8 Nov 2023
Leading with Heart: Dori Kafri, Our CEO, Presents His Vision for Successful Teams and Higher Purpose in a Hi-Tech Company
This is a conversation about leading a DevOps company in which the word DevOps appears only once.
This is an episode everyone at Develeap would like you to listen to. Not just because we love our work but because we are proud of our CEO, Dori Kafri, one of the heartwarming CEOs you’ll ever meet, who is leading a people-first and employee-owned company that succeeds at being a fast-growing DevOps company.
Dori joins us to share his vision and wisdom about leadership, management, and self-improvement, which have shaped his professional view and guide him in his everyday decisions.
This is a conversation about leading successful teams, inspiring kinship, and maintaining the higher purpose of bringing value to the world while running a hi-tech company. Yes, not your typical management conversation.
Tune in to embrace the Develeap difference and inspire your leadership worldview.
8 Nov 2023
Return on Love, with Dori Kafri, CEO at Develeap / Episode 2: Why do organizations struggle to adopt a culture of empathy?
What does it mean to have a culture of empathy in your company? What prevents organizations from adopting it?
Everyone understands that empathy is important.
But many companies still need to work on incorporating empathy as part of their culture, even though it has been proven that a culture of empathy that empowers employees can generate more motivation, efficiency, and revenue.
Dori Kafri, CEO at Develeap, joins us for the second episode of the Return On Love podcast to share his vision and wisdom about leadership and empathy.
In this conversation, Dori explains the barriers and challenges that prevent organizations and their leadership from adopting an empathic culture and why they should strive to achieve it.
Tune in to a conversation that delves into your corporate language, management styles and challenges the traditional expectations from your employees.
Spoiler alert, get ready to be deeply touched by this powerful conversation.
24 Oct 2023
Return on Love / Episode 3: Unleashing the power of mentorship
This is a conversation about mentorship in the workplace that breaks traditional boundaries.
Dori Kafri, the CEO of Develeap, joins us for our third episode to discuss mentorship, leadership, and empathy.
This episode explores the transformative power of mentorship in the workplace, from its origins to why companies should invest in mentorship. It also discusses how mentorship can be combined with empathy while still driving employee motivation.
Join us for a conversation filled with inspiration and practical advice:
Do managers speak too much, and should they let their employees speak up?
What are the best ways for managers to mentor their employees for success? And is success linked to their current position?
What makes a good mentorship conversation, and what questions should you ask your mentee?
You’ll never think about mentorship the same way again.
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