What Next?

Scott Monty, executive coach, advisor and public speaker, renowned for his values-based approach to leadership development, on human intelligence, insights, inspiration and intuition in the workplace.  Hailed by The Economist as the number one social business leader, his expertise in consulting for giants like Ford, Walmart, IBM, McDonald's, Coca Cola and Google has led him to believe in the i...

Jerremy Howell, Vice President of Talent and Organizational Development at Publicis Health, and Chris Keating, Vice President of Learning and Development at Publicis Media on the personalisation of learning in the workplace and the impact of AI and trauma in rethinking how we work. Jerremy’s speciality in talent, organizational behavior and leadership development matched with Chris’ passion in und...

Natalie Berg, retail analyst, podcaster and author on the future of trends, innovation and the convergence of physical and digital commerce in the retail space.  The co-author of Amazon: How the World's Most Relentless Retailer will Continue to Revolutionize Commerce, and podcast host of Retail Disrupted argues that successful retailers will focus on continuous innovation, customer centricity...

On another special episode of What Next?,  Rishad, after scores of episodes discussing the impact of Artificial Intelligence on our future, is finally replaced by AI. Outsourced to AudioStack by guests Chris Outram, head of Blockchain at Publicis Media, and Keith Soljacich, Head of Innovation at Publicis Media Content Innovation known as PMCI, we hear for ourselves what’s around the corner. Chris,...

In a special episode of What Next?, best-selling author of Can't Sell, Won't Sell: Advertising, Politics and Culture Wars, Steve Harrison returns to discuss his new book which is about an unsung hero in the history of advertising: Howard Gossage. As you'll discover, Gossage got to “interactive advertising” in 1964. Back then, he was also pioneering the publicity and unpaid media-genera...

Ofir Krakowski, CEO of Deep Dub on the potential of AI-driven dubbing solutions for improving content accessibility globally. An Israeli tech pioneer whose company has already translated thousands of hours of content for major Hollywood studios and streaming platforms including Netflix, Apple TV, and Hulu, Ofir believes that AI has the ability to translate nuance and idiom into the languages massi...

Nirit Cohen, HR strategist and bridge builder between emerging trends and practical solutions on the seismic shifts in how we approach work. A columnist for The Marker, Nirit’s 25 years of experience at the Intel Corporation in Israel, EMEA and US has led her to examine how to craft strategies for the challenges and future trends across the employee lifecycle. She says that organizations must adap...

Eric Levin, GM and Chief Content Officer at Publicis Media Content and Innovation (PMCI) and executive producer of Impact on National Geographic, joins us to discuss the transformative impact of AI on content creation, funding, and distribution. Leading content innovation for Publicis Media globally, Eric’s team was the brains behind the award-winning CES experiences for Canon and the first-ever b...

Stacy Feiner and Jack Harris, co-authors of  The Sixth Level: Capitalize on the Power of Women's Psychology for Sustainable Leadership. They make the case that current leadership models are missing critical elements and offer an addition to Maslow’s five-model Hierarchy of Needs. Feiner and Harris suggest that this Sixth Level is women’s unique ability to move between the analytical side and t...

John Winsor, Executive in Residence at Harvard Business School's Laboratory for Innovation Science and co-author with Jin Paik of the national bestselling book Open Talent: Leveraging the Global Workforce to Solve Your Biggest Challenges on  strategies for harnessing the potential of the global talent pool to address major business challenges and enhance organizational success . A prominent fi...

Sophie Williams, former global leader at Netflix, anti-racism activist, TED speaker, and the author of Millennial Black, Anti-Racist Ally, and The Glass Cliff on the opportunities offered by a more diverse workplace. Her passionate advocacy for more women and Black and global majority people in the industry focuses on growing existing talent and creating a workplace designed to improve the return...

Kirthiga Reddy, former managing director (and the very first employee) of the social media giant Meta in India, co-founder of Liftery , and the first female investment partner at Softbank is today the CEO of the generative AI and blockchain startup Virtualness. In this conversation, Kirthiga discusses the enabling opportunities provided by Blockchain, Generative AI, and the rise of India. Kirthiga...

Joey Hubbard, Chief Training Officer at Thrive Global, shares provocative insights into why workplaces mandating RTO need to offer something to “earn the commute”—and how taking care of yourself is the least selfish thing you can do.

Mark Grether, Vice President and General Manager of Uber Advertising on the renaissance of the marketer and the blend of creative analytics, brand and performance. As the man in charge of the acceleration of Uber’s global advertising business and one of the driving forces behind Uber’s success, his insights into the future of mobility media are a must listen. Merging branding and awareness campaig...

Lou Paskalis, Chief Strategy Officer of Ad Fontes Media, CEO and founder of AJL Advisory, former president and chief operating officer of MMA Global on the business opportunity that the return to News represents for marketers and how that has the added benefit of bolstering our society. He argues that in the unfounded fears of becoming collateral damage in the culture wars has sidelined many adver...

Lisa McCarthy, CEO and co-founder of the Fast Forward group, and author of Fast Powered: Five Power Principles to Create the Life You Want in Just One Year on managing stress and achieving fulfilment in the workplace and in life. Lisa who has spent 25 years at prominent media companies including Univision, Viacom, and CBS, driving billions in sales revenue, has used her own experience of the toll...

Richard Townsend, CEO of Workforce Learning on talent, culture, and the augmented human. His predictions are based on a rich pedigree in communications, from humble beginnings at DMB&B Advertising to launching the digital division of Starcom Mediavest. But it’s his pivot into online learning at Circus Street that has shown him a future where AI will deliver the technological uplift to let us b...

Rudina Seseri, Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Glasswing Ventures, shares her insights on the future of Artificial Intelligence based on 19 years of investing and operational experience in high-growth AI and Frontier Technology companies. She argues that large language models will become smaller, more distilled, more refined, and therefore more powerful, while the transparency of the open-sourc...

Internet pioneer, John Kosner, President of Kosner Media, a digital media and sports consultancy and investment advisor in sports tech startups on the future of Sports. His four decades of Sports media expertise include building ESPN into the world's leading digital Sports destination; he also struck ESPN's original streaming deal with Bamtech, which led to Disney's acquisition of Major League bas...

Chris Guillebeau, New York Times best-selling author of The $100 Startup, Side Hustle and The Happiness of Pursuit on the rise of the side gig, and its impact on the future of work. His daily podcast, Side Hustle School is downloaded two million times a month, often by listeners who have regular jobs but want to diversify their income, create more options for themselves and do more of what matters...

Michael Millward, Managing Director of the British and Irish Business of international solutions company, Lyreco on the increasing importance of community and resilience in business. With 25 years of experience across different markets and workplaces, from working in kitchens to sales to the development of packaging technology, he argues why change is the key to unlocking new sources of power. Lea...

Linda Thomas Brooks and Wallace Snyder, founders of the Institute for Advertising Ethics on the future of trust in business. Linda, who is also chief executive officer at PRSA and former president and CEO of the Association of Magazine Media and Wallace, former president and CEO of the American Advertising Federation, argue that the rise of AI will elevate the role that ethics plays in keeping com...

Josh Bernoff, former senior leader at Forrester, best-selling author of 'Groundswell' with Charlene Li, and ‘Build a Better Business Book’ on the relationship between ChatGPT and the book writer. The author of eight business books - he also calls himself a ‘midwife’ of 50 titles on some of the most powerful ideas in the genre – argues that books will continue to matter even if the way they may be...

Marcus Collins, award-winning marketeer and cultural translator, author of the best-selling book ‘For the Culture: the Power Behind What We Buy, What We Do and Who We Want to Be’ and digital strategist for Beyonce on the value in belonging. The former Chief Strategy Officer at Weiden and Kennedy and recipient of Advertising Age's 40 under 40 award who was inducted into the American advertising Fed...

Emmanuel Probst, global brand thought leader at Ipsos, adjunct professor at UCLA, Wall Street Journal and USA Today best-selling author of Brand Hacks on the art and science of brand transformation. His fascination in the quest for meaning is explored further in his latest book, Assemblage which is about how to build brands that transform people and the world they live in. Emmanuel tells us about...