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How Carvana Survived a 99% Stock Collapse | Next to Lead
27 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In late 2022, Carvana was flirting with bankruptcy after its stock collapsed 99% in just 16 months. Now, the online used-car retailer is staging a stu...
Big Pharma's Trust Gap? How Gilead Is Rewriting the Narrative | Next to Lead
13 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Gilead Sciences moves at a pace rarely seen in pharma, delivering breakthrough COVID-19 antivirals and HIV preventatives in record time. Yet, in an in...
Can Adobe Survive the AI Era It Helped Shape? | Next to Lead
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Adobe built the modern creative economy, but as AI reshapes how content is made, its legacy may be its biggest risk. With a leadership shakeup and ris...
Airbnb Is Building a Travel Platform, Not Just Rentals | Next to Lead
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Airbnb is evolving from a hotel alternative into a full-scale travel concierge. In this episode of Next to Lead, Airbnb CFO Ellie Mertz joins Fortune’...
Red Lobster’s CEO says “organizations take on the personality of their leaders” | Next to Lead
22 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
To close out a year of great conversations with c-suite talent who may very well be the CEOs of tomorrow, Ruth speaks with one of the most interesting...
Can a tobacco giant build a smokefree future? | Next to Lead
15 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 2016, Philip Morris International announced a bold new mission: to deliver a “smoke-free future.” Its U.S. division—Philip Morris U.S.—is n...
How America’s oldest automaker is tackling tariffs, electrification, and AI | Next to Lead
08 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
How does a company founded in 1908 survive the breakneck speed of the 21st century? For Shilpan Amin, General Motors’ global chief procurement and s...
How the bank founded by Alexander Hamilton is transforming for the future of finance | Next To Lead
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
BNY’s Chief Commercial Officer, Cathinka Wahlstrom, joins Fortune’s Ruth Umoh to unpack how a centuries old institution is transforming itself for...
Is Xbox building the future of gaming? | Next to Lead
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
From consoles to cloud, Xbox is reinventing itself for an era where players can game anywhere. Xbox president Sarah Bond sits down with Fortune to dis...
“Farmers are the ultimate entrepreneur,” Land O’Lakes SVP Leah Anderson | Next to Lead
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
As President of Winfield United and SVP at Land O’Lakes, Leah Anderson has a front-row seat to the challenges and opportunities shaping American agr...
UPS’s Matt Guffey on the company's next act: leaner operations and a sharper focus on growth
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In the wake of widespread layoffs, UPS is undergoing one of the largest transformations in its nearly 120-year history. Chief commercial officer Matt ...
IBM's Rob Thomas on why companies fail at innovation—and how iteration fixes it
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rob Thomas has spent more than two decades at IBM, rising from consultant to SVP of software and chief commercial officer. In this conversation, he ex...
Taking Grindr public & building a career on 'leaps of faith' with CFO Vanna Krantz
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Grindr calls itself “the global gayborhood in your pocket,” and since going public in 2022, the dating app for gay men has steadily expanded its r...
Resy CMO Hannah Kelly on where to dine next, how trends are made, & smart leadership
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Resy’s CMO Hannah Kelly reflects on the brand’s journey from AmEx acquisition to post-pandemic reinvention—and how data and storytelling are gui...
AWS’s CMO Julia White says creativity will be the defining edge in the AI era
06 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Julia White has made her mark across the tech landscape. For almost two decades she rose through the ranks at Microsoft becoming Corporate Vice Presid...
Wayfair’s President on the Power of Humility and IRL Shopping
29 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jon Blotner, president and chief commercial officer of Wayfair, credits his climb to the C-suite to a simple formula: pursue the hardest problems, dem...
The Power of Authentic Leadership with LPL’s Aneri Jambusaria
22 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Aneri Jambusaria has spent her career in wealth management, inspired by immigrant parents who viewed financial planning as security for underserved fa...
ServiceNow’s CFO Gina Mastantuono on Taking Leaps, Building Teams, and Betting on AI
15 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
ServiceNow CFO Gina Mastantuono grew up determined never to rely on anyone. Her first career move was cautious after a friend told her accounting was ...