Fearless Creative Leadership

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Who are you? Nicolle Pangis is the CEO of Ampersand . They describe themselves as a data-driven TV advertising sales and technology company. In a world increasingly dependent on zeros and ones, a world in which AI is moving so fast that some tech leaders are calling for its development to be suspended, it's all too easy to forget the human side of leader...

When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? In this episode, we're going back in to the archives for a conversation I had with Mark Thompson, early in 2019. Mark was the Director General of the BBC before becoming CEO of the New York Times in 2012. One of his many claims to fame is that he brought both institutions into the digital age, establishing the New York Times as one of the most su...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. When was the last time you admitted you were wrong? In this episode, we're going back in to the archives for a conversation I had with Mark Thompson, early in 2019. Mark was the Director General of the BBC before becoming CEO of the New York Times in 2012. One of his many claims to fame is that he brought both institutions into the digital age, establish...

Are you happy? Nils Leonard is the co-founder of Uncommon London . Nils has been on the podcast before. I ask him back pretty regularly because every one of our conversations expands my understanding of leadership. I think he keeps saying, "Yes," because each time he learns something about himself. In this week's episode, we covered a lot of new ground. In truth, I could have highlighted a number...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you happy? Nils Leonard is the co-founder of  Uncommon London . Nils has been on the podcast before. I ask him back pretty regularly because every one of our conversations expands my understanding of leadership. I think he keeps saying, "Yes," because each time he learns something about himself. In this week's episode, we covered a lot of new ground....

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you happy? Nils Leonard is the co-founder of Uncommon London . Nils has been on the podcast before. I ask him back pretty regularly because every one of our conversations expands my understanding of leadership. I think he keeps saying, "Yes," because each time he learns something about himself. In this week's episode, we covered a lot of new ground....

Are you selfish? Kerry Sulkowicz is the President of the American Psychoanalytic Association . He's also a leadership advisor in his own right. It's a role that requires the ability to look beyond the public-facing image that most leaders feel they need to present, so that we can see the person within. Leaders often have a difficult time making themselves a priority. It's not hard to understand wh...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you selfish? Kerry Sulkowicz is the President of the American Psychoanalytic Association .  He's also a leadership advisor in his own right. It's a role that requires the ability to look beyond the public-facing image that most leaders feel they need to present, so that we can see the person within. Leaders often have a difficult time making themselv...

What are you going to preserve? Madeleine Grynsztejn is the Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago . She sees society from a distinctive vantage point, through the lens of an organization that exists to generate inquiry. Her work is to encourage communities to learn from themselves and from each other. To help us examine our past and be intentioned about our future. Leading a...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What are you going to preserve? Madeleine Grynsztejn is the Pritzker Director of the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago . She sees society from a distinctive vantage point, through the lens of an organization that exists to generate inquiry. Her work is to encourage communities to learn from themselves and from each other. To help us examine our past and...

What terrifies you? Marcel Marcondes is the Global Chief Marketing Officer for AB InBev . Becoming the successful Global CMO of any major brand is a life's dream for many people. If you're one of the few to make it, it's easy to get caught up in the gestalt of the thing. The public adulation that comes with the buying power and influence that you suddenly wield. But for the very best of them, bein...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What terrifies you? Marcel Marcondes is the Global Chief Marketing Officer for  AB InBev . Becoming the successful Global CMO of any major brand is a life's dream for many people. If you're one of the few to make it, it's easy to get caught up in the gestalt of the thing. The public adulation that comes with the buying power and influence that you sudden...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What terrifies you? Marcel Marcondes is the Global Chief Marketing Officer for  AB InBev . Becoming the successful Global CMO of any major brand is a life's dream for many people. If you're one of the few to make it, it's easy to get caught up in the gestalt of the thing. The public adulation that comes with the buying power and influence that you sudden...

What role does love play in your leadership? Before we start, I want to acknowledge the death of someone who played a big role in helping Chris and I to create the film editing company that we built in the '90s and 2000s. Jim Garrett was a brilliant businessman and a gentleman. He was the founder of the award winning and internationally recognized production company, Garrett and Partners, and he w...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What role does love play in your leadership? Before we start, I want to acknowledge the death of someone who played a big role in helping Chris and I to create the film editing company that we built in the '90s and 2000s. Jim Garrett was a brilliant businessman and a gentleman. He was the founder of the award winning and internationally recognized produc...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What role does love play in your leadership? Before we start, I want to acknowledge the death of someone who played a big role in helping Chris and I to create the film editing company that we built in the '90s and 2000s. Jim Garrett was a brilliant businessman and a gentleman. He was the founder of the award winning and internationally recognized produc...

When you make decisions in 2023, what will the impact be? This is my first episode of the year and it asks the question, how can you become a better leader in 2023? The answers are drawn from a series of conversations I've had over the last three weeks with a wide range of experts. Over the next few minutes, you'll hear short extracts from my conversations with renowned and award winning leaders f...

What's your big goal? Carl Johnson is the Executive Chairman and one of the founding partners at  Anomaly . If you go to the company's website, it says, in block capitals, "A DEVIATION OR DEPARTURE FROM THE NORMAL OR COMMON ORDER, FORM OR RULE." In Anomaly's case, this is not hyperbole. The company pushes boundaries and defies norms all the time. It's one of the reasons that yesterday Adweek named...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What's your big goal? Carl Johnson is the Executive Chairman and one of the founding partners at  Anomaly . If you go to the company's website, it says, in block capitals, "A DEVIATION OR DEPARTURE FROM THE NORMAL OR COMMON ORDER, FORM OR RULE." In Anomaly's case, this is not hyperbole. The company pushes boundaries and defies norms all the time. It's on...

How do you find the right people? Nick Law is the Global Lead for Design and Creative Tech at  Accenture Song . Nick has had a storied career. He was Global Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe. And the VP, Marcom Integration at Apple, before joining Accenture Song in early 2022. He has led and unlocked creativity across thousands of people. He's seen what work...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you find the right people? Nick Law is the Global Lead for Design and Creative Tech at  Accenture Song . Nick has had a storied career. He was Global Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe. And the VP, Marcom Integration at Apple, before joining Accenture Song in early 2022. He has led and unlocked creativity acr...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you find the right people? Nick Law is the Global Lead for Design and Creative Tech at  Accenture Song . Nick has had a storied career. He was Global Chief Creative Officer at R/GA. Chief Creative Officer of Publicis Groupe. And the VP, Marcom Integration at Apple, before joining Accenture Song in early 2022. He has led and unlocked creativity acr...

Has leadership changed you? Or the people around you? Philippe Krakowsky is the CEO of IPG . He runs a company of 58,000 people across more than 100 businesses. He worked at IPG for almost two decades before taking on the role in January 2021. He was known as the corporate shrink and the plumber. Deutsch New York even made a bumper sticker once with his photograph on it that read, "1-800-CALL-KRAK...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Has leadership changed you? Or the people around you? Philippe Krakowsky is the CEO of IPG . He runs a company of 58,000 people across more than 100 businesses. He worked at IPG for almost two decades before taking on the role in January 2021. He was known as the corporate shrink and the plumber. Deutsch New York even made a bumper sticker once with his...

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Has leadership changed you? Or the people around you? Philippe Krakowsky is the CEO of IPG . He runs a company of 58,000 people across more than 100 businesses. He worked at IPG for almost two decades before taking on the role in January 2021. He was known as the corporate shrink and the plumber. Deutsch New York even made a bumper sticker once with his...