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 77: Susan Credle - In 15
"The Generous Leader."
A 15 minute edited highlight of our full-length conversation.
Susan Credle is the global chief creative office of FCB. She is original, open-minded and generous.
As the globa…
Ep 76: Mark Thompson of The New York Times on Honesty
"The Honest Leader".
Mark Thompson has been the CEO of the New York Times for the last six years.
For the eight years before that, he was Director General of the BBC.
He acts with intention, values …
Ep 76: Mark Thompson - In 15
"The Honest Leader".
Mark Thompson has been the CEO of the New York Times for the last six years.
For the eight years before that, he was Director General of the BBC.
He acts with intention, values …
Ep 75: Skyler Mattson of Wongdoody on Making A Difference
“The Path Finder”.
Skyler Mattson is the President of Wongdoody - a small creative agency that’s been successful for 25 years.
She’s also the cofounder of June Cleaver is Dead, the agency’s consult…
Ep 75: Skyler Mattson - In 15
”The Path Finder”.
A 15 minute edited highlight of our full length conversation
Skyler Mattson is the President of Wongdoody - a small creative agency that’s been successful for 25 years.
She’s a…
Ep 74: David Lee of Squarespace on Listening To Your Inner Voice
"The Inner Voice".
David Lee is the CCO of Squarespace.
He is thoughtful, self-aware and restless. As you’ll hear, he’s allergic to the status quo.
Which makes David and Squarespace a good fit.
In…
Ep 74: David Lee - In 15
"The Inner Voice".
A 15 minute edit of our full-length conversation
David Lee is the CCO of Squarespace.
He is thoughtful, self-aware and restless. As you’ll hear, he’s allergic to the status quo.
…
Ep 73: Dan Gardner of Code and Theory on Difference Makers
“The Difference Seeker”.
Dan Gardner is the co-founder of Code and Theory - a creatively-led company that creates products, content and campaigns across physical and digital worlds.
They have fo…
Ep 73: Dan Gardner - In 15
“The Difference Seeker”.
This is a 15 minute edited version of our full conversation.
Dan Gardner is the co-founder of Code and Theory - a creatively-led company that creates products, content a…
Ep 72: Nathalie Molina Niño of Brava Investments on Creating Impact
"The Results Driver".
Nathalie Molina Niño is the CEO of BRAVA Investments and the author of LEAPFROG, which she wrote as a guide to help Women Entrepreneurs succeed.
She’s a technologist, a coder,…
Ep 71: Jonathan Mildenhall of 21st Century Brand on Vulnerability
"The Humanist".
Jonathan Mildenhall is the founder of 21st Century Brand, and the former CMO of AirBNB.
The launch of his new marketing practice has generated a lot of attention across the creative …
Ep 70: Paul Venables of VB+P on The Power Of Good Intentions
"The Magnetic Leader".
Paul Venables is the co-founder of Venables, Bell and Partners. A San Francisco ad agency with self described ‘good intentions.’
Last year, VB+P, was named one of Fast Co…
Ep 69: Lisa Clunie and Jaime Robinson of Joan Creative on Changing The Rules
Ep 68: Alain Sylvain of Sylvain Labs on Unlocking Potential
'The Sensitive Leader'.
We've added a weekly theme focus. This week we're looking at Empathy. You'll find more of our thinking on empathy here.
This episode is my conversation with Alain Sylvain - t…
Ep 67: David Abraham of Wonderhood Studios on Taking Calculated Risks
'The Explosion Expert'.
This is my conversation with David Abraham of Wonderhood Studios in which we talk about taking calculated risks.
Wonderhood is a startup - a modern media company built around …
Ep 66: George Felix of KFC & Jesse Johnson of Wieden + Kennedy on Collaborative Problem-Solving
'The Servant Leaders'.
In 2018, KFC was named marketer of the year. Wieden + Kennedy were named agency of the year. And their partnership produced the Campaign of the year. Their partnership is drivi…
Ep 65: Mohan Ramaswamy of Work & Co on Supporting Others’ Strengths
'The One-of-Many Leader'.
This is my conversation with Mohan Ramaswamy - one of the partners of Work & Co. Mohan and I recorded this conversation at the Cannes Creativity Festival in June.
Work and …
Ep 64: Avery Baker of Tommy Hilfiger on Empowering Others
'The Empowering Leader'.
This is my conversation with Avery Baker - the Chief Brand Officer of Tommy Hilfiger. It was recorded live on stage as part of this year’s Cannes Creativity festival.
Over th…
Ep 63: John Seifert of Ogilvy on Loyalty
'The One-Company Leader'.
I first met John Seifert in 1983. We were both working at Ogilvy & Mather in New York on the TWA business. The world was very different back then.
What hasn’t changed much i…
Ep 62: Thomas Benski of Pulse Films on Leading By Example
'The Son'.
This conversation with Thomas Benski - the founder of Pulse Films - is the second of my interviews from the Cannes Creativity festival and was recorded in front of a live audience. Vice is…