Fearless Creative Leadership
We talk to leaders of the world’s most disruptive companies about how they are jumping into the fire, crossing the chasm and blowing up the status quo. Leaders who’ve mastered the art of turning the impossible into the profitable.
- Update frequency
- every 3 days
- Average duration
- 30 minutes
- Episodes
- 516
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Ep 160: Stephanie Mehta of Fast Company - "The Editor"
Stephanie Mehta is the Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company. They study, explore, analyze and report on innovation like no other media brand.
Stephanie has been a writer almost since birth. Like the rest …
Ep 160: Stephanie Mehta - In 15
Edited highlights of our full conversation.
Stephanie Mehta is the Editor-in-Chief of Fast Company. They study, explore, analyze and report on innovation like no other media brand.
Stephanie has been…
Ep 159: Faith Popcorn of BrainReserve - "The Futurist"
Faith Popcorn is a futurist. To many of us she is the original and still the best.
She told Kodak about digital imagery, Ford about electric cars and Coke about bottled water before any of them exist…
Ep 159: Faith Popcorn - In 15
Edited highlights of our full conversation.
Faith Popcorn is a futurist. To many of us she is the original and still the best.
She told Kodak about digital imagery, Ford about electric cars and Coke …
Ep 158: Jenny Just of PEAK6 - "The Risk Expert"
Jenny Just is the Co-Founder of PEAK6 Investments. She’s been described as the most successful business woman you’ve never heard of.
A recent study by the World Health Organization reveals that worki…
Ep 158: Jenny Just - In 15
Edited highlights of our full conversation.
Jenny Just is the Co-Founder of PEAK6 Investments. She’s been described as the most successful business woman you’ve never heard of.
A recent study by the …
Ep 157: Charlie Cole of FTD - "The Self-Aware Leader"
Charlie Cole is the CEO of FTD. As you’re about to hear, Charlie is a high energy leader. Relentlessly positive, endlessly optimistic. He took over a bankrupt company in the early days of a pandemic.…
Ep 157: Charlie Cole - In 15
Edited highlights of our full conversation.
Charlie Cole is the CEO of FTD. As you’re about to hear, Charlie is a high energy leader. Relentlessly positive, endlessly optimistic. He took over a bankr…
Ep 156: Dave Gilboa of Warby Parker - "The 21st Century Leader"
Dave Gilboa is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker.
Warby Parker is a twenty first century business. A case study in what purpose driven, values based, agile, innovative and disruptive looks l…
Ep 156: Dave Gilboa - In 15
Edited highlights of our full conversation.
Dave Gilboa is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Warby Parker.
Warby Parker is a twenty first century business. A case study in what purpose driven, values bas…
Ep 155: Andy Nairn of Lucky Generals - "The Luck Seeker"
Andy Nairn is the Co-Founder of Lucky Generals, who describe themselves as a creative company for people on a mission. Andy has been named the top brand strategist in the UK for the last three years …
Ep 154: Charles Day on Creative Leadership
How do leaders lead when none of us have ever been here before?
This week, I’m going to do something a little different.
Some people have suggested that every few weeks they’d like me to put a broad…
Ep 153: Greg Lyons of Pepsi - "The "How Are You?" Leader"
Greg Lyons is the Chief Marketing Officer of PepsiCo, North America. Greg and I spoke during the CMO spotlight series on Cannes Lions live back in October and I was struck by his willingness to share…
Ep 152: Nils Leonard of Uncommon - "The Difference Maker"
Nils Leonard is the Co-Founder of Uncommon, the London-based Creative Studio. They were just named Agency of the Year by Campaign UK.
He believes that, "Good things happen to people who do stuff." He…
Ep 151: Heidi Hackemer of Oatly! - "The Intentioned Woman"
Heidi Hackemer is the Executive Creative Director of OATLY! North America. She is intentioned and reflective.
Leadership used to be exerted through command and control. Identify the levers of power a…
Ep 150: Marc Pritchard of P&G - "The Vulnerable Leader"
Marc Pritchard is the Chief Brand Officer of Procter & Gamble. He focuses every day on being useful to the people around him. And that allows him to see the world through an invaluable lens. Theirs.
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Ep 149: Adam Bryant of Merryck - "The Listener"
Adam Bryant is the Managing Director of the Americas at Merryck - a leadership advisory group. Adam is also a noted author, and before joining Merryck, was a writer and journalist for the New York Ti…
Ep 148: Susan Credle of FCB - "The Generous Leader"
Susan Credle is the Global CCO of FCB.
2020 blew up the leadership playbook. Suddenly there were no rules. There was only you and how you chose to lead.
It was the year when it became obvious who the…
Ep 147: Joanna Coles of Northern Star - "The Story Teller"
Welcome to Season 3, which we’re calling, “Leading The Future”.
We’re living in an unprecedented time. An epoch in which the collision of science, technology and humanity is changing everything we th…
Ep 146: Vicki Maguire
Vicki Maguire is the Chief Creative Officer of Havas London.
Vicki is clear about who she is and she’s driven to create an environment in which people can be authentic. She’s also clear what it mean…