Redefiners

Redefiners 2025 Wrapped: What's Next for Leaders

17 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

There was no shortage of challenges for leaders in 2025, as they navigated a year filled with uncertainty and change. Leaders’ skills were...

Leadership Lounge: How to Create and Maintain Impact as a Leader

03 Dec 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Creating leadership impact isn’t about one defining moment—it’s about the ripple effects your leadership generates over time. In this episode of...

The Urgent Race to Create 800 Million Jobs: World Bank President Ajay Banga’s Global Challenge

19 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Roughly 1.2 billion young people will reach working age in developing countries over the next 10-15 years. However, current projections show that only...

Leadership Lounge: How to Be an Effective Board Director When Everything Is On Fire

05 Nov 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Board directors operate in an environment of high complexity and volatility. The question isn't whether crises will occur—it's whether directors hav...

Sweet Success: How Mars Blends Family, Values, and Growth with former Mars SVP & Head of Corporate Development Valerie Mars

22 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

How does a more than 100-year-old family-owned business continue to evolve and grow across generations to become one of the largest privately held com...

Leadership Lounge: How to Build a Top-Performing C-suite: The Leadership Blueprint for Sustained High Performance

08 Oct 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The C-suite is the engine room of organizational success, yet most leaders struggle to build one that truly performs. It's not just about hiring talen...

The Art of the Superhero Turnaround with former Marvel Entertainment CEO Peter Cuneo

24 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Marvel Studios and many of its numerous characters are household names around the world. Their superhero-powered movies earn hundreds of millions and ...

Leadership Lounge: Built to Last or Built to Learn: How Leaders Can Develop Resilience

10 Sep 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In an era where adaptability trumps consistency, the leaders who survive and thrive are those who've mastered the art of bouncing back stronger. Yet o...

The Leadership Lessons That Shaped Us: Celebrating 100 Episodes of Redefiners

27 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

After four years and 100 episodes of extraordinary conversations with world-class leaders, what are the most powerful leadership lessons that have eme...

Leadership Lounge: Leadership Under Fire: How Mentorship Can Help C-suites Turn Headwinds Into Opportunity

13 Aug 2025

Contributed by Lukas

C-suite executives face an unprecedented cascade of simultaneous challenges—AI transformation, regulatory upheaval, geopolitical instability, and ec...

Leadership Lounge: From Firefighting to Future-Building: How Leaders Can Master Perpetual Transformation

30 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Transformation is no longer a project with a distinct beginning, middle, and end—it's the water leaders swim in. For leaders, the ability to lead th...

From Chaos to Clarity: How Bain Capital’s John Connaughton Leads Through Volatility

16 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

While the terms “uncertainty” and “volatility” get thrown around a lot, they certainly describe what’s going on now in global markets, espec...

Banking on AI: How Goldman Sachs CIO Marco Argenti Is Rewriting the AI Playbook

02 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The world has gone through several technology transformations in the past 30+ years. From the launch of the Internet to the rise of mobile, cloud comp...

Leadership Lounge: Generation Collaboration: How Leaders Can Harness the Power of Multi-Generational Teams

18 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today, leaders are working side-by-side with up to five different generations. This creates both significant challenges and unique opportunities for b...

Leading with a North Star: Former Decathlon CEO Barbara Martin Coppola’s Blueprint for Bold Change

04 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Born in France almost 50 years ago, Decathlon has grown into the world’s largest sporting goods retailer with over 1,700 stores in more than 70 coun...

Leadership Lounge: The Art of Succession: How to Identify Tomorrow's Leaders Today

21 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Identifying and developing the next generation of leadership talent is critically important. No decision will have a bigger impact on the performance ...

Music with a Mission: Former MTV International Chairman and CEO Bill Roedy on Leading with Purpose

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Many of us have heard the expression “doing good is good for business.” In this episode, Simon Kingston sits down with former MTV International Ch...

Leadership Lounge: How to Build Trust and Transform Executive Team Performance

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's senior executives operate in an environment where trust has never been more critical, or more fragile. According to the latest Edelman Trust B...

The Only Certainty Is Change: Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman on AI, Innovation & Market Evolution

09 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to global financial markets, the only certainty is the likelihood of uncertainty and change. The world is in a period of transformation ...

Leadership Lounge: Boardroom Bound: How to Navigate Your Journey from Executive to Board Director

26 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Today's board directors operate in a complex business landscape, balancing strategic guidance, technological innovation, and heightened governance exp...

Paws, Purpose & Profit: A Conversation with Pets at Home CEO Lyssa McGowan

12 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The global pet industry is expected to grow from $320 billion today to nearly $500 billion by 2030, as more pet parents treat their pets like their ow...

Digging Deep: Leadership, Growth & Risk with BHP CEO Mike Henry

26 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The world needs more metals, minerals, and natural resources to fuel the global economy, power the energy transition, and feed a growing population. A...

Leadership Lounge: How can family enterprise leaders stay ahead in a fast-changing world?

12 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We explore how family enterprise leaders can strike the right balance between preserving their organization's legacy and adapting to an evolving busin...

AI or Die: A Conversation with Coveo Chairman and CEO Louis Têtu

29 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a key topic in C-suite and board room discussions these days; one with the potential to redefine or at least impact ev...

Talking Transformational Leadership with RRA’s CEO Constantine Alexandrakis

15 Jan 2025

Contributed by Lukas

In today’s fast-paced, competitive business landscape, hiring and developing future-ready, transformational C-suite leaders is critical to organizat...

Redefiners Rewind: Insights and Takeaways from 2024

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders have to make tough decisions and overcome adversity, often navigating through uncertainty and challenges along their leadership journeys. In t...

Exploring the Art of Possible with Google and Alphabet President and Chief Investment Officer Ruth Porat

04 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Change is something all leaders deal with at various points in their careers. Whether it’s technological change, organizational change, or perhaps e...

Leadership Lounge: The art of feedback - How to have honest and candid conversations

20 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

We share how leaders can master the art of giving and receiving regular, effective feedback—and the benefits when they get it right.  As t...

Leadership Lounge: How to develop your personal leadership brand

06 Nov 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s never been more important to get your personal leadership brand right as a leader. But, it isn’t easy to concisely articulate what you want t...

Waste In, Shareholder Value Out: A Conversation with WM President and CEO Jim Fish

23 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Not many CEOs would roll up their sleeves and ride on the back of a waste truck at 2am once a week for seven years. But for today’s guest, it was th...

Leadership Lounge: How to Future-Proof Your Leadership

09 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders today are operating in a business landscape with new issues, expectations, and pressures to contend with. This new world demands a new breed o...

Putting Sustainability Talk into Action with former Enel CEO Francesco Starace

25 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to transform a small regional traditional energy provider into a global renewable energy powerhouse? In today’s episode, Hoda and ...

Unleashing AI’s potential: Are you ready to lead the charge?

11 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

In the last year, AI has moved from a boardroom buzzword to a business imperative. But, while some leaders have sprinted ahead in their AI adopti...

Talking Tough Decisions with TCW President and CEO Katie Koch

28 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Being a first-time CEO can be a daunting transition filled with risk and opportunity, something that TCW Group President and CEO Katie Koch has experi...

Leadership Lounge: Leading on Empty: How to Tackle Leadership Burnout

14 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

No one is immune from burnout. Not even accomplished leaders. In fact, we often find that it’s thehighest performing, most passionate leaders who ar...

Driving Transformation with Volvo Cars President and CEO Jim Rowan

31 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to technology and transformation, the automotive industry is at the forefront of change. Government regulations, changing consumer deman...

Leadership Lounge: What do top-performing teams have in common?

17 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

How well a leadership team performs can make or break an organization. But, given that market conditions are in constant flux, and C-suites are should...

The Necessity of Change with President and CEO of Wells Fargo Charlie Scharf

03 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When it comes to disruption, transformation, and change, perhaps no industry has experienced this more over the past decade than the financial service...

Unpacking Leadership Lessons with Marriott International President and CEO Tony Capuano

18 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

When Tony Capuano took over as President and CEO at Marriott, the company was wrestling with the most significant challenge it’s ever faced as trave...

Leadership Lounge: Why are there so few women in the CEO seat?

05 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Why are there so few women in the CEO seat? We know that diverse C-Suites are more resilient, innovative, and drive better financial performance....

Elections, Geopolitics, and Global Business: A Conversation with Former President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso

22 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Unprecedented may be an overused word these days, but it certainly applies to the record number of national elections happening around the world in 20...

Action Creates Hope: A Conversation with IRC President and CEO David Miliband

08 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s Redefiners episode, Simon and Hoda sit down with David Miliband, President and CEO of the International Rescue Committee (IRC). David ove...

Leadership Lounge: How to nail your first year as CEO

24 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

It’s not easy being a CEO. In fact, it’s the most challenging role in business. The scope, gravity, responsibility, accountability, and exposure o...

Global business moves fast. But Formula One racing moves faster.

10 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On today’s Redefiners episode, we talk with Natalie Robyn, the first ever CEO of the International Automobile Federation (or the Fédération Intern...

Leadership Lounge: Advice on when—and how—to weigh in on social issues

27 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s CEOs are not just trusted to deliver on profits and lead their organizations forward. They’re also tasked with driving broader societal ch...

Charting New Waters: A Conversation with Record-Breaking Yachtswoman Dee Caffari MBE

13 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s guest grew up in a landlocked region of the UK, with more than a hundred miles separating her from the open ocean. Not your typical start fo...

Science Fiction to Science Fact: A Conversation with Sanofi CEO Paul Hudson

28 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Today’s healthcare industry has gone from science fiction to science fact in a very short period of time. Gene editing, artificial intelligence (AI)...

Leadership Lounge: Why even top leaders need a mentor

14 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Leaders today are grappling with uncertainty on multiple fronts. And the quickening pace of change is leaving many feeling overwhelmed and underprepar...

The Business of Football with Los Angeles Rams COO Kevin Demoff

31 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

What does it take to win the Super Bowl? The obvious factors include drive, grit, determination, and excellence to make it to the championship level. ...

Outwork the Competition: Jordan Brand’s Winning Strategy with President Sarah Mensah

17 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Great leaders at the top of their game have the audacity to continue to believe in themselves, to continue to work harder and keep trying, even when f...

2023 in Review: Trends and Takeaways with Clarke, Hoda, and Emma

27 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In this final episode of 2023, we’ll take a look back at the conversations we’ve had with the incredible leaders who joined us on Redefiners this ...

A Front Row Seat to the AI Revolution with Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith – Part 2

13 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Technology has the power to redefine business and the world. The printing press. The telephone. The automobile. The personal computer. The Internet. T...

A Front Row Seat to the Digital Revolution with Microsoft Vice Chair and President Brad Smith – Part 1

29 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Unless you’ve somehow avoided all technology for the past three decades, you’ve likely used Microsoft products. The company has been a global tech...

Leadership Lounge: How can leaders succeed in a Gen-AI-driven world?

15 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We’re in the midst of a new technology revolution—one that is completely rewriting the rules of the game. Gen-AI isn’t hype. It’s here to stay...

Leading with Vulnerability with Bestselling Author Jacob Morgan

01 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

If your organization is like many around the world, you’re trying to figure out how to better lead through uncertainty and change, attract and retai...

Planting Long-Term Investment Seeds with Markel Group CEO Tom Gayner

18 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What do you get when you combine values-centered leadership with a long-term view of investing? In Tom Gayner’s case, you get an incredible recipe f...

Leadership Lounge: What new leaders get wrong

04 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Becoming a leader is an exciting (and daunting) milestone. Here we share the common pitfalls—and how to avoid them.  Whether you’re joining t...

Daring to Build a More Sustainable World with Kate Brandt and Sophia Mendelsohn (Re-release)

20 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability has quickly risen to the top of corporate agendas, as shareholders, investors, employees, policy makers, and other stakeholders demand ...

Reimagining Patient Care: A Conversation with Healthcare Innovator Ashley McEvoy

06 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What’s life really like at the top of a $30 billion healthcare company? While many might find the prospect of serving 300 million patients around th...

Leadership Lounge: How to accelerate your leadership journey after a career break

23 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

There are many reasons why people choose to take a career break. We share how leaders can re-enter the executive world with confidence.  Did...

Transforming the Energy Sector with Baker Hughes CEO Lorenzo Simonelli

09 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Lorenzo Simonelli knows how to lead and transform businesses in times of uncertainty and change. He did it for more than two decades at GE, leading th...

Leadership Lounge: How to recover from failure

26 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Failure can be difficult to come to terms with. Even more so if you’re a CEO at a top organization. But we’ve come to learn that failure isn’t a...

Trends and Takeaways: A Mid-Season Review with Clarke Murphy and Nanaz Mohtashami

12 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As we arrive at the midway point of Redefiners Season 3, we wanted to take a moment to reflect on the key takeaways and insights our guests have share...

Sunscreen and Success: Supergoop!'s Winning Formula with CEO Amanda Baldwin

28 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Behind the glamour of the beauty industry is the fast-paced corporate pulse keeping it afloat. Marketing veteran and former Wall Street investor Amand...

Leadership Lounge: What top companies ask during executive interviews

14 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

In the past, whenever top companies wanted to hire their next leader, they knew what to look for: somebody with technical expertise and a proven track...

The Art of Leading an Iconic Museum: A conversation with Max Hollein, Director of the Met

31 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What does youthful rebellion look like when you grow up in an artistic family? For Max Hollein it was going to business school. But he didn’t turn h...

Opening Hearts and Minds on Late Night News with MSNBC’s Stephanie Ruhle

17 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Promptly at 11:00 pm every weekday, Stephanie Ruhle sets out to make the world better and smarter. The host of MSNBC’s The Eleventh Hour s...

Doing Well by Doing Good: Feike Sijbesma, CEO Emeritus of Royal DSM, on the Power of Bold Change

03 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

As a youngster struggling through grade school, it was hard to imagine Feike Sijbesma would go on to be the formidable leader he is today. But, after ...

Leadership Lounge: How can you get on a board—and stay there?

19 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The board director role is one of the most coveted roles in business. But how do you land your first board seat? And what is life really like when you...

Introducing ‘Redefiners: Leadership Lounge’

12 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Leadership Lounge is a new Redefiners spin-off podcast providing real-world learnings on enduring leadership issues. Host Emma Combe, Board and CE...

Common Sense is Very Uncommon: A Conversation with Corporate Sage Ram Charan

05 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ram Charan is a world-renowned business advisor who has been called the most influential consultant alive by Fortune magazine. He started his business...

Bridging Cultures & Building Brands: Marketing CEO Emily Chang Masters Both (Re-release)

22 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Chang is a master bridge builder – and it’s made her a wildly successful leader in the US and in Asia. As the former CEO of McCann Worldgr...

From Server to COO: Kat Cole’s Journey to the Top

08 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Kat Cole went from restaurant server to VP within seven years. Forging her own path is something that’s built into Kat’s DNA. The first person in ...

How the Barely Possible Can Overcome the Barely Solvable with First Mode’s Chris Voorhees

22 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Chris Voorhees built his career on solving massive challenges on Earth and in space. He’s Co-founder and Chief Product and Technology Officer of Fir...

Thriving Through Adversity: How WTO’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Solving Global Problems (Re-release)

08 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala thrives on challenge. As the first woman and first African to serve as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

Unreasonable Hospitality: Will Guidara’s Recipe for Greatness

25 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

When you run one of the top 50 restaurants in the world, your business is operating at near perfection. But in order to become the best, Will Guidara ...

Feeding the World and Protecting the Planet with Yara International CEO Svein Tore Holsether

11 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Like many of us, Svein Tore Holsether is a leader under pressure. Svein is CEO of Yara International, the world’s leading crop nutrition company wit...

2022 in Review: Trends and Takeaways with Clarke & Nanaz

21 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As 2022 comes to a close, we’re taking a look back on our conversations with some of the world’s most accomplished leaders – in business and bey...

Private Investment Guru David Rubenstein Goes Public on How to Be a Successful Leader & Investor

07 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

According to our guest, The Carlyle Group co-founder and co-chairman, four-time author, and passionate philanthropist David Rubenstein, there are 13 c...

Lesley Stahl: 30 Minutes with a 60 Minutes TV Legend (Re-release)

16 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re stepping out of the boardroom and into the newsroom with our guest, broadcast journalist legend Lesley Stahl. Now in her 30th year on 60 Minu...

Thriving Through Adversity: How WTO’s Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is Solving Global Problems

26 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala thrives on challenge. As the first woman and first African to serve as Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO),...

From Burnout to Performance: Creating a Culture of Resiliency (Re-Release)

12 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Description: You wouldn’t think falling down a flight of stairs would be a moment that would redefine a career trajectory, but it did for our guest...

Leadership Reimagined: Transformation Tips from Jim Hagemann Snabe (Re-release)

28 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Whether he’s leading from the C Suite, chairing a board, or authoring books on leadership, our guest Jim Hagemann Snabe is revered across industries...

Daring to Build a More Sustainable World with Kate Brandt and Sophia Mendelsohn

07 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sustainability has quickly risen to the top of corporate agendas, as shareholders, investors, employees, policy makers, and other stakeholders demand ...

Digital Transformation and the Power of Listening with Microsoft’s Jacky Wright

31 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Nowadays, every business has either become or is becoming a digital business. And it’s not all about technology. Creating the right culture and envi...

Bridging Cultures & Building Brands: Marketing CEO Emily Chang Masters Both

10 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emily Chang is a master bridge builder – and it’s made her a wildly successful leader in the US and in Asia. As the CEO of McCann Worldgroup China...

Trends and Takeaways: A Mid-Season Review with Clarke Murphy

27 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

As we arrive at the halfway point in Redefiners Season 2, it’s a good time to take a look back at the key takeaways and insights from our conversati...

Risk-taking and Dealmaking with Global MedTech Leader, Kevin Lobo

13 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Take risks, keep learning, and stay calm. It’s how our guest, Stryker Chair and CEO Kevin Lobo, became arguably one of the most successful CEOs ever...

Doubling Down on Double Standards: British Journalist Mary Ann Sieghart on closing The Authority Gap

22 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Gender bias is everywhere, impacting how we view authority and power around the world. In fact, it’s so pervasive—and potentially damaging to orga...

The Power of Art and the Art of Power with Henry Timms

08 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Henry Timms has discovered a new form of power based on mobilizing participation in our hyperconnected world. He joins us to talk about how leaders ca...

Trust Your Gut: AXA’s Thomas Buberl Talks Transformation and Reinvention

25 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Thomas Buberl faced what a lot of leaders fear: becoming CEO of a company that’s already successful with a culture that’s already flourish...

Carlyle Group CEO: You may not like change, but you're going to like obsolescence even less

11 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Adopt Kewsong Lee’s motto – think bigger, move faster, perform better – and you’ll be primed for success in whatever leadershi...

Power, Politics and Purpose: Leadership Lessons with Former PM of Australia Julia Gillard

27 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

There are a lot of parallels between running a country and running a company. Julia Gillard, 27th Prime Minister of Australia, joins us to discuss top...

From Gillette to Jamba Juice: How to Lead Iconic Brands with Empathy, Purpose & Integrity

13 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Love Jamba Juice? You can thank our guest James D. White who, as the brand’s former chair, president and CEO, helped transform a small smoothie ...

Leadership for Good: FinTech Transformation in Asia

30 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Entrepreneur and mentor Aldi Haryopratomo opts for the road less travelled—figuratively but, early in his career, also literally on a motorbike....

From Harvard to Hollywood: A Conversation with Debra Martin Chase (Re-release)

16 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Debra Martin Chase knows how to make big things happen. A Harvard Law School graduate and lawyer turned famed Hollywood producer, she is a dynamic exa...

Break the Bias: Closing the Gender Wealth Gap with Sallie Krawcheck

02 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Sallie Krawcheck has boldly redefined companies, entire categories and, several times, her career. Former CEO or CFO of a long list of investment bank...

Countdown to the Super Bowl: Leadership Lessons from the Field with Troy Vincent (Re-release)

09 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The business world is rife with sports analogies. After all, there are remarkable similarities between what happens in athletics and in the boardroom....

Lesley Stahl: 30 Minutes with a 60 Minutes TV Legend

26 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

We’re stepping out of the boardroom and into the newsroom with our guest, broadcast journalist legend Lesley Stahl. Now in her 30th year on 60 M...

A Season of Gratitude: A Look Back at Redefiners 2021

22 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

As 2021 comes to an end and we begin to look forward to 2022, we want to take a step back for a moment of gratitude and reflection. Join Nanaz Mohtash...