Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers

John and Arianna Huffington have a candid discussion about the importance of health and wellness, gender diversity, and more on episode 15 of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers”. Arianna has disrupted the wellness industry as the founder and CEO of Thrive Global. Her takeaways in this episode of the podcast about how to take the end customer from awareness to action will leave li...

For the first time since the launch of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John talks with a handful of CEOs he is mentoring through JC2 Ventures. Gustavo Sapoznik (founder and CEO of ASAPP), Zac Bookman (co-founder and CEO of OpenGov), and Ragy Thomas (founder and CEO of Sprinklr) are three entrepreneurs who are no strangers to risk-taking, both in business and professionally....

Episode 13 of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers” features John’s lifelong friend and fellow West Virginian, Senator Shelley Moore Capito. Economic development, encouraging entrepreneurship, and driving innovation in the Mountain State are top of mind for both leaders, who agree the State is “Almost Heaven.” Senator Capito candidly offers listeners a glimpse into the life of a se...

On Episode 12 of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John welcomes Padmasree Warrior, Founder and CEO of Fable, for a discussion about how to identify consumer trends and shifts in the way people live and work to find business success. Innovation happens at the speed of the Internet and Padma offers actionable insights for how to stay at the forefront, highlighting experiences f...

Video communication is here to stay. John has been saying this for a long time, but the COVID-19 pandemic thrust video as the main form of business continuity into the forefront of every CEO’s mind. In episode 11 of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” listeners will hear from Eric Yuan, the Founder & CEO of Zoom Video Communications. With a culture focused entirely on customer a...

Digitization has the power to change companies – even 174-year-old companies. John talks with long-time friend and colleague Cedrik Neike, CEO of Digital Industries at Siemens, for the tenth episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers.” By combining the power of data, cloud to edge, AI, and 5G, Siemens is helping its customers across industries create digital twins, so they can...

The ninth episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers” features an engaging conversation about the similarities between business and collegiate athletics. As the Head Coach of West Virginia University’s successful D1 Football Program, Coach Neal Brown is an expert at developing talent on and off the field with a track record for winning. Listen to the full episode for more lead...

India is the most strategic partner in the world to the U.S. – and our friends in India urgently need our help fighting the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. As experts have said, this pandemic is not over for anyone until it is over for everyone. In this episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” Mukesh Aghi, CEO and President of USISPF, shares what large companies are doing aroun...

How do companies adapt when change is thrust upon them? On the next episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John turns to John Chen, Executive Chairman & CEO of BlackBerry, to answer that very question. Listen for lessons learned about pivoting, changing direction, and how you get employees, stakeholders, and the market to buy-in to a complete business model shift.

John catches up with Bill McDermott, CEO of Service Now, for the sixth episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers.” Check it out for insights about the future of work – which is a moving target for all CEOs leading through the COVID-19 pandemic – as well as for tips for how to lead with empathy and rich stories about how to find strength during setbacks and challenging times. 

In this “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers” episode, John and Jim Whitehurst, President of IBM, discuss the importance of co-creating innovation. Listen for more on how companies can capture the next market transitions by creating cultures that encourage risk taking and debating, while also being structured around common strategy.

For fourth episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John talks with Tony Werner, President of the Technology, Product, Xperience organization within Comcast Cable. Tune in for their discussion about how cultures are truly the operating systems of companies – and what enterprises need to do as they expand their ecosystems to include startups. 

The Cloud Will Forever Change Businesses. For this episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John talks with guest Thomas Kurian, CEO of Google Cloud, about how cloud is a critical enabler of digital transformation for companies across every industry, and how a customer centric-mindset can help companies succeed in the long run. 

Next Generation Transportation is Here. John sits down with Jay Walder, CEO of Virgin Hyperloop, for the next episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers”. Tune in to hear John and Jay talk about the future of transportation, which Virgin Hyperloop is enabling with the first technology disruption in the industry in almost a century. 

Leaders are Born During Times of Crisis. In the first episode of “Chambers Talks: A Podcast Series with John Chambers,” John talks with Antonio Neri, President and CEO of HPE. The two discuss leadership during times of crisis, with a specific focus on the COVID-19 global pandemic and how CEOs can prepare now for the “new normal.”