Fearless Creative Leadership
Episodes
Ep 66: George Felix of KFC & Jesse Johnson of Wieden + Kennedy on Collaborative Problem-Solving
20 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Servant Leaders'. In 2018, KFC was named marketer of the year. Wieden + Kennedy were named agency of the year. And their partnership produced the...
Ep 65: Mohan Ramaswamy of Work & Co on Supporting Others' Strengths
13 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The One-of-Many Leader'. This is my conversation with Mohan Ramaswamy - one of the partners of Work & Co. Mohan and I recorded this conversation at...
Ep 64: Avery Baker of Tommy Hilfiger on Empowering Others
03 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Empowering Leader'. This is my conversation with Avery Baker - the Chief Brand Officer of Tommy Hilfiger. It was recorded live on stage as part o...
Ep 63: John Seifert of Ogilvy on Loyalty
27 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The One-Company Leader'. I first met John Seifert in 1983. We were both working at Ogilvy & Mather in New York on the TWA business. The world was ver...
Ep 62: Thomas Benski of Pulse Films on Leading By Example
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Son'. This conversation with Thomas Benski - the founder of Pulse Films - is the second of my interviews from the Cannes Creativity festival and...
Ep 61: John Boiler, Glen Cole, Evin Shutt & Matt Jarvis of 72andSunny on Optimism
23 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Preacher, The Teacher, The Weird Kid and The Absurdist'. This is my conversation with the four people at the heart of over the last 14 years. T...
Ep 60: Chris Weil of Momentum on Building A Culture
16 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Pace Setter'. This week, my conversation with Chris Weil - the CEO of Momentum. Chris has always struck me as clear, confident and charismatic....
Ep 60: Chris Weil - In 5
15 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 59: Robin Domeniconi of Threaded Tale on Trusting Her Instincts
08 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Instinctive Leader'. This is my conversation with Robin Domeniconi - CEO/Founder of Threaded Tales and one of the founders of Real Simple magazin...
Ep 58: Kat Gordon of The 3% Movement on Pushing For Diversity
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Gymnast'. My conversation with Kat Gordon - founder of the 3% Percent Conference and CEO of the 3% Movement. Kat started 3% in 2008, to highlight...
Ep 58: Kat Gordon - In 5
01 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 57: Cheryl Abel-Hodges of Calvin Klein on Getting Comfortable With Discomfort
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Open Leader'. This week, my conversation with Cheryl Abel-Hodges, the Group President of Calvin Klein North America and The Underwear Group. Cher...
Ep 57: Cheryl Abel-Hodges - In 5
25 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 56: Ramaa Mosley & Aniya Wolfe of Adolescent Content on Erasing Age Limits
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Young Leaders'. Adolescent Content is the idea of the filmmaker Ramaa Mosley, and is based on the simple insight that content intended for you...
Ep 56: Adolescent Content - In 5
18 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minuted edited highlight of our full-length conversation.
Ep 55: David Slocum of Berlin School of Creative Leadership on Fostering Creative Leadership
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Teacher'. I've known David Slocum for a decade or so and he's been kind enough to invite me to speak to his executive MBA class at the Berlin Sch...
Ep 55: David Slocum - In 5
11 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 54: Kim Wijkstrom of One Main Financial on Embracing Change
04 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Cultural Anthropologist'. This week, my conversation with Kim Wijkstrom, the CMO of One Main Financial. He has seen the world of creativity thr...
Ep 53: Chris Sojka of Madwell on Evolving And Adapting
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Millennial Leader'. This is the one year anniversary episode of 'Fearless'. I'm inspired by so many of the people I've spoken to. Some I knew bef...
Ep 53: Chris Sojka - In 5
27 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 52: Wesley ter Haar of MediaMonks on Learning From Mistakes
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Mistake Maker'. Wesley ter Haar is the founder and Chief Operating Officer of MediaMonks, a global creative production company with 11 offices an...
Ep 52: Wesley ter Haar - In 5
20 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 51: Shannon Lords of Great Bowery Film on Timing
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Timing Expert'. This week my conversation with Shannon Lords of Great Bowery Film. We talked about the importance of casting when assembling tale...
Ep 51: Shannon Lords - In 5
13 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 50: Mark Eckhardt of Common on Defining Your Values
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Buddhist'. Mark is the CEO of COMMON - a company that accelerates the launch and growth of businesses that take care of the planet and all the c...
Ep 50: Mark Eckhardt - In 5
06 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full-length conversation
Ep 49: Author Dan Pink on Defining The Problem
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Problem Finder'. Dan Pink is a rare combination. A powerful storyteller with an extraordinary eye for patterns and truth in a white-out blizzard ...
Ep 49: Dan Pink - In 5
30 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 48: Lori Bradley of United Airlines on Creating Room For Innovation
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Leader Builder'. Lori Bradley is the Executive Vice President of Global Talent Management for PVH Corp. PVH owns Calvin Klein, Tommy Hilfiger, Va...
Ep 48: Lori Bradley - In 5
23 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 47: Singleton Beato of McCann Worldgroup on Fostering Inclusion
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Diversity Leader'. Singleton Beato is the personification of a leader determined to create a better future for everyone. She is the Chief Diversi...
Ep 47: Singleton Beato - In 5
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 46: Justin Gignac of Working Not Working on Putting A Premium On Niceness
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Freelance Leader'. This week, my conversation with Justin Gignac, co-founder of Working Not Working - an online marketplace for creative freela...
Ep 46: Justin Gignac - In 5
09 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 45: Bob Pittman of iHeartMedia on Combining The Math And The Magic
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Math and Magic Man'. Bob Pittman has lived several lives in the course of this one. At 27 he gave birth to MTV. Then turned Nickelodeon into a ...
Ep 45: Bob Pittman - In 5
02 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A 5 minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 44: Dianne Wilkins of Critical Mass on Being True To Herself
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Team Builder'. Dianne Wilkins is the CEO of Critical Mass - a global digital experience design agency. She is also a talent magnet, drawing peopl...
Ep 44: Dianne Wilkins - In 5
23 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation
Ep 43: Rei Inamoto of Inamoto & Co. on The Power Of 'Yes'
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Thoughtful Leader'. Rei Inamoto is unique. And he's an identical twin. His professional life has encompassed some of the most prominent and power...
Ep 43: Rei Inamoto - In 5
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full-length conversation.
Ep 42: Kojo Marfo of My Runway Group on Openness
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Confidence Builder'. My conversation with Kojo Marfo - Director and Founder, My Runway Group Kojo has a passion to change the world. He focuses o...
Ep 42: Kojo Marfo - In 5
09 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full-length conversation.
Ep 41: John Borthwick of Betaworks on Embracing Experimentation
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Business Starter'. John Borthwick is the founder and CEO of Betaworks, a New York based business described variously as a company of builders, a ...
Ep 41: John Borthwick - In 5
02 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 40: Trevor Robinson of Quiet Storm on Making A Difference
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Society Changer'. Trevor Robinson is renowned for his contribution to society and for encouraging future talent. In 1995 Trevor set up Quiet Stor...
Ep 40: Trevor Robinson - In 5
26 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 39: Kerrie Finch of FinchFactor on Authenticity
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Reputation Builder'. Kerrie Finch is the Founder & CEO of FinchFactor - one of the most successful reputation management companies within the cre...
Ep 39: Kerrie Finch - In 5
19 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 38: Mindy Grossman of WW on Knowing Who You Are
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Self-Aware CEO'. Mindy Grossman is a 40 year long success story. She has built innovative, creative businesses at every step of her career. From ...
Ep 38: Mindy Grossman - In 5
12 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation
Ep 37: Vanessa Friedman of The New York Times on Why Integrity Matters
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
'The Fashion Critic'. Vanessa Friedman is the fashion director and chief fashion critic for The New York Times. Her approval is sought by the most fam...
Ep 37: Vanessa Friedman - in 5
05 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation
Ep 36: Geoff Edwards of CAA on Forging His Own Path
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Self Believer'. Geoff Edwards has been leading on his terms for his entire career. He is a story teller, unafraid to open new doors or take a new...
Ep 36: Geoff Edwards - In 5
22 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation
Ep 35: Laura Jordan-Bambach of Mr President/SheSays on Conquering Uncharted Territory
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Cyber-Feminist'. My conversation with Laura Jordan-Bambach - the Chief Creative Officer and Co-Founder of Mr President/SheSays She describes the ...
Ep 35: Laura Jordan Bambach - In 5
15 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight of our full conversation. Recorded at Eurobest in London.
Ep 34: TV producer Ash Atalla on Having Confidence In His Convictions
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Producer'. Ash is one of the UK's best known comedy producers, responsible for, The Office and the IT Crowd. He has won five BAFTAs and a Golden ...
Ep 34: Ash Atalla - In 5
08 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 33: Speaker and writer Tom Goodwin on Fluid Thinking
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Influencer'. Tom Goodwin is the definition of a disruptive thinker. He was recently named one of LinkedIn's most influential contributors and bri...
Ep 33: Tom Goodwin - In 5
01 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight from our full conversation.
Ep 32: What's Next For Fearless
24 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"My hope, as this podcast begins its own journey, is that Fearless will become a place where the people that are best at unlocking creativity in their...
Ep 31: Michael Kassan of MediaLink on Networking
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Connector'. Michael Kassan is perhaps the best connected person in the creative industries. As the founder Chairman and CEO of Medialink, he cr...
Ep 31: Michael Kassan - In 5
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight from our full conversation.
Ep 30: Film director Neil Tardio on Marrying Art And Commerce
11 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Director'. Neil Tardio is a hall of fame film director, responsible for some of the most iconic advertising ever created. His 1977 Xerox commerci...
Ep 29: Colleen DeCourcy of Wieden + Kennedy on Unifying Disparate Ideas
03 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Non-Linear Person'. The most meaningful and actionable definitions of success are your own. The ones that you are self-aware, intentioned and bra...
Ep 28: Media executive and entrepreneur Gerry Laybourne on Encouraging Others
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Teacher'. Gerry Laybourne has spent her life unlocking the creativity of others. From her early beginnings as a teacher and film-maker, she creat...
Ep 28: Gerry Laybourne - In 5
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 27: Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs of Food52.com on Feeding Their Passions
21 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Partners'. Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs are the co-founders of Food52.com. Their goal was to create the first crowd sourced, online cook book...
Ep 27: Food 52 - In 5
20 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 26: Rosemarie Ryan of CO Collective on Tackling Tough Topics
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Dancer'. Rosemarie Ryan has been leading creativity most of her life. She has helped to build some of the most famous and effective creative comp...
Ep 26: Rosemarie Ryan - In 5
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 25: Elizabeth Kiehner of IBM on turning ideas into realities
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Optimist'. Technology is increasingly the platform on which fearless creative leadership sits. The challenge of this is twofold. First, we need t...
Ep 25: Elizabeth Kiehner - In 5
06 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 24: Nils Leonard of Uncommon on Unlocking Creativity
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Difference Maker'. Over time and with experience, the best leaders are able to quiet the internal noise. The voice in their head becomes less cri...
Ep 24: Nils Leonard - In 5
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 23: Faith Popcorn of Brain Reserve on Predicting The Future
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Futurist'. Faith Popcorn has spent almost half a century living in the future. She has predicted everything from the inevitable to the unbelievab...
Ep 23: Faith Popcorn - In 5
22 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 22: Writer Adam Bryant on asking smart questions
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Listener'. Adam Bryant is the creator of 'The Corner Office', a weekly feature of The New York Times in which he interviews business leaders from...
Ep 22: Adam Bryant - In 5
15 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our conversation.
Ep 21: Wendy Clark of DDB on focusing on what matters
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Poet'. Today's guest is Wendy Clark, the CEO of DDB, North America. She has been the President of Strategic Marketing at Coca-Cola and the SVP of...
Ep 21: Wendy Clark - In 5
08 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our conversation.
EP 20: "The Story So Far" - 1
01 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the twentieth episode of Fearless. After four months, nineteen interviews and roughly two hundred thousand spoken words, I thought this was...
Ep 19: Lisa Gersh of Alexander Wang on conquering problems
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Lawyer'. Lisa Gersh is a lawyer by training and a leader by instinct. After a career practicing law, she became the co-founder of the Oxygen netw...
Ep 19: Lisa Gersh - In 5
25 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 18: Torrence Boone and Lars Bastholm of Google on Accepting Differences
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The World Changers'. "We're trying to figure out how do we get vaccines delivered to places that have no physical addresses." Torrence Boone and Lars...
Ep 18: Torrence Boone & Lars Bastholm - In 5
18 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation.
Ep 17: Emma Cookson of You & Mr. Jones on Simplification
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Simplifier." Emma Cookson has been able to filter the noise for brands and businesses throughout her career. She is regarded as one of the wo...
Ep 17: Emma Cookson - in 5
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 16: Editor, Author and Producer Joanna Coles on Living Life On Her Terms
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Story Teller." Joanna Coles has been finding and telling stories since she was a young girl. She has been a writer, a publisher, a salesperso...
Ep 16: Joanna Coles - In 5
04 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five-minute highlight of our full conversation
Ep 15: Dan Kish of Panera Bread on Implementing Innovation
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Chef'. Dan Kish knows more about food than anyone I've ever met. He has been an entrepreneurial chef, a teacher and an executive. He has always b...
Ep 15: Dan Kish - In 5
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation
Ep 14: Eric Baldwin & Jason Bagley of Wieden + Kennedy on Championing Creativity
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The New Leaders." To be a successful creative leader, you need to be able to celebrate an environment that revels in the chaos of original thinki...
Ep 14: Jason Bagley and Eric Baldwin - In 5
21 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 13: Shelley Zalis of The Female Quotient on Empowering Women
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
"The Equalizer." Shelley Zalis has made the business of equality the focus of this stage of her life and career. A successful entrepreneur in her o...
Ep 13: Shelley Zalis - In 5
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation.
Ep 12: Steve Shiffman of Calvin Klein on Embracing Risk
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Visionary CEO'. Steve Shiffman has been CEO of Calvin Klein for almost exactly three years. In that time he has led what has been described by ...
Ep 12: Steve Shiffman - in 5
07 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full length conversation
Ep 11: Nick Scappaticci of Tellart on Making Room For New Ideas
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
'The Experience Designer'. Design has become one of those terms used with increasing regularity across the creative industries - sometimes insightfu...
Ep 11: Nick Scappaticci - In 5
30 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
A five minute edited highlight of our full conversation