Fearless Creative Leadership

Ep 286: Andrés Ordóñez of McCann - "The Impactful Leader"

12 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What impact are you having? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership, Charles Day speaks with Andrés Ordóñez, newly appointed Global Chief C...

Ep 285: Ace of Hearts - "The Alive Leaders"

05 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How alive do you feel as a leader? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership, Charles Day sits down in London with the newly announced founders ...

Ep 284: Patricia Corsi of Kimberly-Clark - "The 'Make Mistakes' Leader"

14 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How do you react when people make mistakes? Patricia Corsi is the Chief Growth Officer of Kimberly-Clark. Patricia has been named one of the Top 50 M...

Ep 283: David Rolfe of WPP - "The Producer"

03 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Are you creating trust? David Rolfe is the Head of Production at WPP. When David and I debated last year, whether one person could someday make a Sup...

Ep 282: Phil Thomas of Informa Festivals - "The Connector"

15 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How connected do your people feel? Phil Thomas is the Chief Creative Officer of Informa Festivals. They're the company that owns Cannes Lions. And Ph...

Ep 281: Neil Waller of Whalar Group - "The 'This' Leader"

27 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What's the 'this' in your business? Neil Waller is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Whalar Group. They're a global creator company. Whalar have done as m...

Ep 280: Jill Cress of H&R Block - "The Invested Leader"

18 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Jill Cress is the Chief Marketing and Experience Officer for H&R Block. She also serves on the board of the AdCouncil, and she's been recognized on F...

Ep 279: Lisa Fischer - "The Background Leader"

21 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When do you stop and take a breath? If you've listened to Luther Vandross or Tina Turner, or Sting, or Chaka Khan, or Teddy Pendergrass, or Roberta Fl...

Ep 278: Shu Hung of AKQA - "The Quiet Leader"

07 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Do you welcome the sounds of silence? Shu Hung is the Global Chief Creative Officer of AKQA. In a complicated world, Shu has learned that knowing who...

Ep 277: Nicole Parlapiano of Tubi - "The Open Communicator"

28 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

What should we expect from you? Nicole Parlapiano is the Chief Marketing Officer at Tubi. When she arrived two and a half years ago, Tubi was an eigh...

Ep 276: Sir Andrew Strauss - "The Captain"

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Sir Andrew Strauss is the former Captain of the England cricket team which he led to become the number one team in the world for the first time in Eng...

Ep 275: Jim Stengel - "The Intentioned Leader"

17 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Who do you trust? Jim Stengel is the former CMO of P&G, and he's now a hugely successful author, speaker, coach, consultant, and advisor. He's also th...

Ep 274: How Will The Best Leaders Lead In 2025?

10 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first episode of 2025. A year that promises to be unlike any other on so many levels. This episode is designed as a provocation, an ins...

Ep 273: Karl Lieberman of Wieden + Kennedy - "The Non-Conformer"

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does your company reject? Karl Lieberman is the Global Chief Creative Officer of Wieden + Kennedy. Wieden is a reference point among creative com...

Ep 272: Lina Polimeni of Eli Lilly and Company - "The Big Dreams Leader"

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are you willing to compromise? Lina Polimeni is the Chief Corporate Brand Officer at Eli Lilly and Company. This is a business whose work is oft...

Ep 272: Lina Polimeni - In 23

06 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What are you willing to compromise? Lina Polimeni is the Chief Corporate Brand Officer at Eli Lill...

Ep 271: Kerry Sulkowicz of Boswell Group - "The Psychoanalyst"

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you centered? Kerry Sulkowicz is the Past-President of the American Psychoanalytic Association, and the Founder and Managing Principal of Boswell...

Ep 271: Kerry Sulkowicz - In 21

30 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you centered? Kerry Sulkowicz is the Past-President of the American Psychoanalytic Association,...

Ep 270: Taban Shoresh of The Lotus Flower - "The Refugee"

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is your pain for?  Taban Shoresh is the Founder of The Lotus Flower, a UK-based charity that supports women and girls that have been displaced ...

Ep 270: Taban Shoresh - In 24

23 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What is your pain for?  Taban Shoresh is the Founder of The Lotus Flower, a UK-based charity that...

Ep 269: Heather Freeland of Adobe - "The 'Is That Good?' Leader"

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Is that good? Heather Freeland is the Chief Brand Officer at Adobe, a business that, as Heather describes, is undergoing significant change to prepar...

Ep 269: Heather Freeland - In 25

16 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Is that good? Heather Freeland is the Chief Brand Officer at Adobe, a business that, as Heather de...

Ep 268: Gabriel Schmitt of Grey - "The Rhyme and Reason Leader"

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why are you doing what you're doing? Gabriel Schmitt has just celebrated his one year anniversary as the Global CCO of Grey. Grey's proposition is th...

Ep 268: Gabriel Schmitt - In 22

09 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Why are you doing what you're doing? Gabriel Schmitt has just celebrated his one year anniversary a...

Ep 267: Lisa Smith of JKR - "The Contagious Leader"

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How well do you know yourself? Lisa Smith is the Global Executive Creative Director at JKR. Fast Company have called her a visionary designer, citing ...

Ep 267: Lisa Smith - In 27

02 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. How well do you know yourself? Lisa Smith is the Global Executive Creative Director at JKR. Fast Co...

Ep 266: Lucy Jameson, Natalie Graeme, Nils Leonard of Uncommon - "The Uncommon Founders"

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Which direction are you going? Nils Leonard, one of the co-founders of Uncommon - the award winning global creative studio - has been a regular guest ...

Ep 266: Lucy Jameson, Natalie Graeme, Nils Leonard - In 24

26 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Which direction are you going? Nils Leonard, one of the co-founders of Uncommon - the award winning...

Ep 265: Jon Cook of VML - "The Second Chance Leader"

19 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What lessons have you learned? This episode features the return visit of Jon Cook, the Global CEO of VML. I interviewed Jon for the first time a year ...

Ep 264: An AI Thesis - "The Creative Industries and AI - Wrap"

12 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What will be the impact of AI on the creative industries, and how can we meet this moment? This is the final episode of my series of interviews over t...

Ep 263: David Rolfe of WPP - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 10"

04 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Where does ideation end and production begin? This episode is part of a series of conversations I've been having in partnership with the Cannes Lion F...

Ep 262: Adam Tucker of WPP - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 9"

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Does your AI do what you need it to do? This episode is part of a series of conversations I've been having in partnership with the Cannes Lions Festiv...

Ep 261: John Hegarty of Bartle Bogle Hegarty - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 8"

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you willing to dare?  This episode is the last in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lion Festival of Creat...

Ep 261: John Hegarty - In 19

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you willing to dare?  This episode is the last in a series of conversations that I'm having in...

Ep 260: Tiffany Rolfe of R/GA - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 7"

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is it? This episode is the seventh in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lion Festival of Creativity. For t...

Ep 260: Tiffany Rolfe - In 20

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What is it? This episode is the seventh in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership...

Ep 260: Tiffany Rolfe - In 10

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What is it? This episode is the seventh in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership...

Ep 259: Jamie Gutfreund of Creator Vision - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 6"

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do the artists think? This episode is the sixth in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lion Festival of Crea...

Ep 259: Jamie Gutfreund - In 20

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What do the artists think? This episode is the sixth in a series of conversations that I'm having i...

Ep 259: Jamie Gutfreund - In 10

11 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What do the artists think? This episode is the sixth in a series of conversations that I'm having i...

Ep 258: Nils Leonard of Uncommon - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 5"

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What are you fed by?  This episode is the fifth in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lion Festival of Creativi...

Ep 258: Nils Leonard - In 20

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What are you fed by?  This episode is the fifth in a series of conversations that I'm having in pa...

Ep 258: Nils Leonard - In 10

07 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What are you fed by?  This episode is the fifth in a series of conversations that I'm having in pa...

Ep 257: Yasu Sasaki of Dentsu - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 4"

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you aiming high enough? This episode is the fourth in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lions Festival of C...

Ep 257: Yasu Sasaki - In 20

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you aiming high enough? This episode is the fourth in a series of conversations that I'm having...

Ep 257: Yasu Sasaki - In 10

04 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you aiming high enough? This episode is the fourth in a series of conversations that I'm having...

Ep 256: Asmita Dubey of L'Oréal - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 3"

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you seizing what is starting? This episode is the third in a series of conversations I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lions Festival of C...

Ep 256: Asmita Dubey - In 20

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you seizing what is starting? This episode is the third in a series of conversations I'm having...

Ep 256: Asmita Dubey - In 10

31 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you seizing what is starting? This episode is the third in a series of conversations I'm having...

Ep 255: PJ Pereira of Pereira O'Dell - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 2"

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Can you imagine? This episode is the second in a series of conversations I'm having in partnership with the Cannes Lions Festival of Creativity. For t...

Ep 255: PJ Pereira - In 20

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Can you imagine? This episode is the second in a series of conversations I'm having in partnership ...

Ep 255: PJ Pereira - In 10

24 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Can you imagine? This episode is the second in a series of conversations I'm having in partnership ...

Ep 254: Nick Law of Accenture Song - "The Creative Industries and AI - Part 1"

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you leading, following or getting out of the way? This episode is the first in a series of conversations that I'm having in partnership with the C...

Ep 254: Nick Law - In 20

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you leading, following or getting out of the way? This episode is the first in a series of conv...

Ep 254: Nick Law - In 10

17 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you leading, following or getting out of the way? This episode is the first in a series of conv...

Ep 253: Robbie Kaplan of Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP - "The Justice Seeker"

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Which two things are true at once? Robbie Kaplan is a lawyer and the founding partner at Kaplan Hecker & Fink LLP. Robbie is best known for successful...

Ep 253: Robbie Kaplan - In 20

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Which two things are true at once? Robbie Kaplan is a lawyer and the founding partner at Kaplan Hec...

Ep 253: Robbie Kaplan - In 10

11 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Which two things are true at once? Robbie Kaplan is a lawyer and the founding partner at Kaplan Hec...

Ep 252: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - "The Senator"

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What is your leadership for? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the Junior Senator from the State of New York. Running for public office places you in a sp...

Ep 252: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - In 20

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What is your leadership for? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the Junior Senator from the State of New...

Ep 252: Senator Kirsten Gillibrand - In 10

03 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What is your leadership for? Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the Junior Senator from the State of New...

Ep 251: Tom O'Keefe & Jeff King of BarkleyOKRP - "The M&A Leaders"

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you think and why? Tom O'Keefe and Jeff King are two of the four partners who have just merged their respective businesses, OKRP and Barkley. ...

Ep 251: Tom O'Keefe & Jeff King - In 20

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What do you think and why? Tom O'Keefe and Jeff King are two of the four partners who have just mer...

Ep 251: Tom O'Keefe & Jeff King - In 10

12 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. What do you think and why? Tom O'Keefe and Jeff King are two of the four partners who have just mer...

Ep 250: Anselmo Ramos of GUT - "The Feelings Leader"

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How vulnerable is too vulnerable? Anselmo Ramos is the Co-Founder and Creative Chairman of GUT, a global independent creative agency that's headquarte...

Ep 249: Kara Swisher - "The Reporter"

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you conscious of your choices? Kara Swisher is the most effective and successful tech journalist of our lifetimes. She's the host of the podcast ...

Ep 249: Kara Swisher - In 20

08 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full length conversation. Are you conscious of your choices? Kara Swisher is the most effective and successful tech journalis...

Ep 248: Avery Baker - "Partnership Leadership"

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Avery Baker is the former President and Chief Brand Officer of Tommy Hilfiger. Six months after she stepped down from her position at Tommy, we talk a...

Ep 248: Avery Baker - In 20

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Avery Baker is the former President and Chief Brand Officer of Tommy Hilfiger. Six months after she steppe...

Ep 248: Avery Baker - In 10

01 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Avery Baker is the former President and Chief Brand Officer of Tommy Hilfiger. Six months after she steppe...

Ep 247: Jerry Gustafson - "The Fire Starter"

27 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Who lit the fire in your life? Dr. Jerry Gustafson is Professor Emeritus of Economics at Beloit College and the Founder of the Center for Entrepreneu...

Ep 246: Cecile Richards - Re-Loaded - "The Blessed Leader"

09 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What do you think needs doing? And are you doing it? This episode is a re-publication of my interview with Cecile Richards from March 2020. It was the...

Ep 245: Greg Hahn - "The Mischief Maker"

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Are you waiting for someone else to give you permission? Greg Hahn is the Co-Founder & CCO of Mischief USA. This is Greg's third appearance on the sho...

Ep 245: Greg Hahn - In 20

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you waiting for someone else to give you permission? Greg Hahn is the Co-Founder & CCO of Mischief USA...

Ep 245: Greg Hahn - In 10

02 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you waiting for someone else to give you permission? Greg Hahn is the Co-Founder & CCO of Mischief USA...

Ep 244: Alain Sylvain - In Memoriam

08 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

I met Alain Sylvain only once. We recorded a podcast at the very end of October in 2018.  I remembered it long after, and looking back, was conscious...

Ep 243: Marty Baron - "The Journalist"

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you have a responsibility to? Marty Baron is the former editor of the Boston Globe, and the former executive editor of the Washington Post. Th...

Ep 243: Marty Baron - In 20

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What do you have a responsibility to? Marty Baron is the former editor of the Boston Globe, and the former...

Ep 243: Marty Baron - In 10

01 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What do you have a responsibility to? Marty Baron is the former editor of the Boston Globe, and the former...

Ep 242: DeEtta Jones of DeEtta Jones & Associates - "The Quiet Leader"

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Can you hear yourself think? DeEtta Jones is the founder of one of the world's leading EDI training and strategy consultancies. She's seen leadership...

Ep 242: DeEtta Jones - In 20

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Can you hear yourself think? DeEtta Jones is the founder of one of the world's leading EDI training and s...

Ep 242: DeEtta Jones - In 10

17 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Can you hear yourself think? DeEtta Jones is the founder of one of the world's leading EDI training and s...

Ep 241: Nancy Hill of Marcus Thomas - "The 'Take Care Of Yourself' Leader"

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Are you taking care of yourself? Nancy Hill is the CEO of Marcus Thomas, and the former CEO of the 4As. She was named by Advertising Age as one of th...

Ep 241: Nancy Hill - In 20

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you taking care of yourself? Nancy Hill is the CEO of Marcus Thomas, and the former CEO of the 4As. Sh...

Ep 241: Nancy Hill - In 10

10 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you taking care of yourself? Nancy Hill is the CEO of Marcus Thomas, and the former CEO of the 4As. Sh...

Ep 240: Kate Rouch of Coinbase - "The Grounded Leader"

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What triggers you? Kate Rouch is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coinbase. October was Mental Health Month. But the truth is, every month should be. An...

Ep 240: Kate Rouch - In 20

03 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What triggers you? Kate Rouch is the Chief Marketing Officer at Coinbase. October was Mental Health Month. But the truth is, every month should be. An...

Ep 240: Tiffany Rolfe of R/GA - Re-Loaded - "The Mom"

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

This week, we're re-airing a conversation I had with Tiffany Rolfe early in 2022. In the eighteen months since we published this episode, the world ha...

Ep 240: Tiffany Rolfe - Re-Loaded - In 15

20 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. This week, we're re-airing a conversation I had with Tiffany Rolfe early in 2022. In the eighteen months s...

Ep 239: Rick Brim of adam&eveDDB - "The 'I Do Know' Leader"

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you know about who you want to be? Rick Brim is the Global Chief Creative Officer at adam&eveDDB. Rick was on the podcast four and half years ...

Ep 239: Rick Brim - In 20

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What do you know about who you want to be? Rick Brim is the Global Chief Creative Officer at adam&eveDDB. ...

Ep 239: Rick Brim - In 10

13 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you know about who you want to be? Rick Brim is the Global Chief Creative Officer at adam&eveDDB. Rick was on the podcast four and half years ...

Ep 238: Robert Brunner of Ammunition - "The 'Good To Great' Leader"

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What makes great happen? Robert Brunner was the Director of Industrial Design for Apple, a Partner at Pentagram and the Chief Designer of Beats by Dr....

Ep 238: Robert Brunner - In 20

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What makes great happen? Robert Brunner was the Director of Industrial Design for Apple, a Partner at Pen...

Ep 238: Robert Brunner - In 10

29 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. What makes great happen? Robert Brunner was the Director of Industrial Design for Apple, a Partner at Pen...

Ep 237: Yves Briantais of Colgate-Palmolive - "The 'Here For You' Leader"

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How do your people know you're here for them? Yves Briantais is the VP of Marketing Asia-Pacific for Colgate-Palmolive. We recorded this interview at ...

Ep 237: Yves Briantais - In 20

22 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do your people know you're here for them? Yves Briantais is the VP of Marketing Asia-Pacific for Colg...

Ep 236: DJ Jackson of EA Sports - "The 'In The Game' Leader"

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

How much of your real self are you showing? DJ Jackson is the Vice President of Brand at EA Sports. They're a division of Electronic Arts and one of ...

Ep 236: DJ Jackson - In 20

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How much of your real self are you showing? DJ Jackson is the Vice President of Brand at EA Sports. They'...

Ep 236: DJ Jackson - In 10

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How much of your real self are you showing? DJ Jackson is the Vice President of Brand at EA Sports. They...