PODWalk with Radhika Zaveri

With sports on our mind this Summer, I had the pleasure of interviewing @kellie fischer, CFO of the Texas Rangers, the 2023 World Series Baseball Champions on the potential and power of attitude. A long time ago a mentor said, “Make the CFO your friend,” and it stuck with me throughout my career.  My new friend, @kellie Fischer, shares the same attitude and spirit of collaboration, bringing synerg...

AI in Innovative Solutions and Healthcare with Dr. Ruben Amarasingham If I don’t know AI, am I going to fail? This is a question many of us wrestle with. Dr. Ruben Amarasingham, a physician, founder, and lover of art, says, “Be the domain expert first, and figure out how AI applications will help enhance your domain.” In this episode of #PODWalk, join me as I sit down with Dr. Amarasingham to disc...

Meet Tiffin Jernstedt, Chief Communications Officer, Neiman Marcus Neiman Marcus was founded 117 years ago and continues to be one of the biggest names in luxury retail. Today, my guest is Tiffin Jernstedt, Chief Communications Officer at Neiman Marcus. Tiffin is a passionate communicator, wears many hats and in her words, learned many lessons “vagabonding during COVID,” while getting comfortable...

A returning podcaster, we welcome our very own former student Meredith Mills to POD Walk to share her story about her new product launch, Southside, a gin based RTD beverage. After graduating from Cox School of Business, Meredith assumed a Brand Management role at Unilever and then Aramore, but deep down had always dreamt to start something new. Her new brand, The Original Southside, has a mission...

Group Vice President Toyota Financial Services talks about why Marketing is the window to the world of consumers; why collaborating with cross functional divisions is strategically savvy and whether small less risky ideas will be the rule and disruptive innovation the exception?

Have you felt more comfortable entering a room when you see someone approachable, a connector of the community? Ollie Chandhok is that connector of community as Market President and Publisher of the Dallas Business Journal he informs, connects businesses and people in Dallas.  Today’s PODWalk left us thinking of 3 questions we wrestle with as marketers and businesspeople. Are you connected with Cu...

To kick off Women’s History Month, our speaker today is a longtime friend, Calvert Collins Bratton, the Chief Relationship Officer at Communities Foundation of Texas. She is a 7th generation Texas, on the board of  SMU’s Simmons School of Education  and a member of  Charter 100 ,  The Dallas Assembly ,  The Dallas Summit , and is a  Junior League of Dallas.  A past recipient of the  Dallas Busines...

This is Women’s History Month, and we are celebrating trailblazers; women from our community committed to shaping the society, the world, and making impact with purpose. In every generation there are giants who stand above the rest, Judge Barbara Lynn is known to be one of those giants who made history in 2016 as the first woman to attain the position of Chief Judge in Texas and served till 2022....

Have you wondered about the challenges of Non-Profits and what scaling might mean to them? Would scaling mean that the problem is escalating and so the organization is scaling?   Mimi Sterling, CEO of The Family Place discussed the current situation of domestic violence specifically in Texas and what measures they have taken to help the community and what scaling means to her.  This is a podcast y...

Kristi Gole,  EVP at Global Hotel Alliance talks about,  “what we see is what we look for,”  and that seeing possibilities vs. obstacles make us even more creatively curious and helps balance risk for reward. Being in a niche luxury industry with limited resources, where the consumer believes  MORE FOR MORE , Kristi says giving consumers  control  (like self-serve, freedom in using loyalty points)...

In our Sports series, Matt Bowman, Chief Revenue Officer at Dallas Stars gives us a behind the scenes view on how assets get shared between the Dallas Stars and Dallas Mavericks.  Matt describes how they: Use data and AI for an elevated driveway to driveway experience.   Deliver value through their APP for greater fan satisfaction.   Recognize the need to be culturally relevant.  He talks about st...

Dr. Steve Miff, CEO of Parkland Center of Clinical Innovation helps us understand why focusing on health vs. healthcare is important, how knowledge-based data is being used to predict outcomes and a unique concept coined at PCCI, “know thy patient” uses a holistic 360 view of a patient while creating avatars to better understand user segments.  If you are tired of waiting for appointments, can’t u...

A recent graduate from SMU’s Cox Business School, Meredith Mills has moved up 3 levels, over 3 brands in 3 years. She shares how the Brand Strategy class was an a-ha moment which helped her find her passion, shifting from Investment Banking to Brand Management.  Meredith advice on the brand management career path is that you can pick 2 of the 3 things that are important to you between title, locat...

Shakespeare, “heavy is the head that wears the crown and Generation Z wears the Crown as the most generation,” explains Neil Campbell, Creative Design Leader at Oliver Wyman. Neil talks about a recent study done by Oliver Wyman on Generation Z and how they used a human centered approach to understand who they are. He tells us that this is a “Most” generation. He also tells us brands need to practi...

The question today is, “What are key trends to watch out for 2023 and beyond”? As businesses are moving at warp speed to make decisions in weeks instead of years; how do we boil it down to few key trends? Terry Stone, managing partner of Americas at Oliver Wyman came up through the ranks in Healthcare; she talks about the key trends and how disruptive innovation is going to come from this space. ...

What are 5 things needed to be a successful CMO? Mona Charif, CMO at NTT Data knocked it out of the park with her wit, sensibility and human centered approach to decision making. You are in for a fun episode with some surprises. Today is also International Women’s Day and I am doubly excited to spotlight a woman leader about being a catalyst of change.  Mona talks about accelerating change with he...

I grew up on Thums Up, a homegrown cola that lives in the hearts of Indians. So, it was very nostalgic to interview a past CEO of Coca Cola, India, Don Short.  Back in the day he had said, “my business card needs to read CEO of Thums Up not Coca Cola.” Intrigued by this statement? I was. To be embraced in global markets, embrace the local brand you are acquiring, the culture and community. He...

Michelyn Woodard CEO, Texas Women’s Foundation has 25 years of extensive experience in culture, diversity, equity and inclusion, corporate citizenship, advocacy, impact investing, entertainment, philanthropy, public/private partnerships and civic/employee engagement. Miki’s key take-aways were: saying “yes” to opportunities, giving yourself grace as you juggle priorities and being intentional with...

Group Vice President Toyota Financial Services talks about why Marketing is the window to the world of consumers; why collaborating with cross functional divisions is strategically savvy and whether small less risky ideas will be the rule and disruptive innovation the exception?

President and GM Kashi, Kellogg’s; Executive VP Revolution Foods, President Bay Herb. With Crisis comes challenge, with challenge comes opportunity. David speaks about areas of focus during a time of crisis: core values, core consumers, and keeping cash as king.

Patent and Trademark Counsel at Grable Martin Fulton PLLC on the implications of protecting your idea through patents and trademarks