The Sway Effect
Episodes
The Sway Effect - Episode 48 with Astead Herndon, Host, Editorial Director, Vox Media
19 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For our latest episode, we are live at SXSW and our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, caught up with Vox Media's Astead Herndon who is an edit...
The Sway Effect - Episode 47 with Pete Pachal, Founder, The Media Copilot
27 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For our first episode of 2026, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with Pete Pachal, Founder of The Media Copilot, a platform, podcast and...
The Sway Effect - Episode 46 with Jill Manoff, Editor in Chief, Glossy/Modern Retail + Marie Albiges, Managing Editor, Total Retail
25 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President Jennifer Risi chats with two of the industry's top editors - Jill Manoff, EIC at Glossy and Modern Reta...
The Sway Effect - Episode 45 with Alex Knapp, Senior Editor, Forbes
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with Forbes' Alex Knapp, who is a senior editor covering healthcare and science, to d...
The Sway Effect - Episode 44 with Arun Sudhaman, Founding Editor, Earned First
28 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with Earned First's Founding Editor Arun Sudhaman, to discuss the continued impor...
The Sway Effect - Episode 43 with Frank Starling, VP and Chief DEI Officer, Cannes Lions
23 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, sits down with Cannes Lions' VP and Chief DEI Officer Frank Starling, live at Cannes to cha...
The Sway Effect - Episode 42 with Julia Herbst, Work Life Senior Editor, Fast Company
03 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, sat down with Julia Herbst, Senior Editor for Fast Company's Work Life section, to disc...
The Sway Effect - Episode 41 with Aimee Rinehart, Senior Product Manager, AI Strategy, The Associated Press
13 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, sits down with The Associated Press' Aimee Rinehart live at SXSW to chat about her upco...
The Sway Effect - Episode 40 with Anthony Zurcher, North America Correspondent, BBC News
16 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with BBC's Anthony Zurcher ahead of next week's inauguration and official sta...
The Sway Effect - Episode 39 with Kerry Flynn, Media Reporter, Axios
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with Axios' Kerry Flynn on the good, the bad and ugly of the recent Omnicom and IPG m...
The Sway Effect - Episode 38 with Beatrice Peterson, Reporter and Producer, ABC News
19 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with ABC News' Beatrice Peterson on the noticeable shift of how we consume and report...
The Sway Effect - Episode 37 with Miranda Nazzaro, technology reporter, The Hill
31 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with The Hill's Miranda Nazzaro on the upcoming U.S. presidential election and AI, th...
The Sway Effect - Episode 36 with Lola Bakare, Author, CMO Advisor and Entrepreneur
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, chats with Lola Bakare on the DEI cutbacks that are dominating the headlines, winners and l...
The Sway Effect - Episode 35 with Jabari Young, Senior Writer and Editor, Forbes
22 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President Jennifer Risi chats with Jabari on his experiences this past year leading ForbesBLK, what he is hearing acr...
The Sway Effect - Episode 34 with Antonia Gray, Head of Corporate Communications, Nextdoor
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President Jennifer Risi chats with Antonia at Cannes Lions on take aways from this year's festival, how AI is dis...
The Sway Effect - Episode 33 with Alexis Schwartz, Head of Purpose Partnerships, Executive Director, The Guardian US
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, sat down with Alexis live at SXSW to discuss how to empower women leaders, what it means to...
The Sway Effect - Episode 32 with Eleanor Hawkins, Communications Strategist and Writer, Axios
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, our Founder and President, Jennifer Risi, sits down with Eleanor live at SXSW to about the increasing importance of the communication...
The Sway Effect - Episode 31 with Aisha Counts, Tech Reporter, Bloomberg News
28 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the latest episode, Founder and President Jennifer Risi caught up with Aisha Counts, tech reporter at Bloomberg News, who covers the latest in soci...
The Sway Effect - Episode 30 with Kathy Baird, Chief Communications Officer, The Washington Post
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
As we kickoff 2024, Founder and President Jennifer Risi chats with Kathy Baird, Chief Communications Officer for The Washington Post, following their ...
The Sway Effect - Episode 29 with Resh Sidhu, Global Director, Arcadia Creative Studio, Snap Inc.
20 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, Founder and President Jennifer Risi reconnects with Resh Sidhu, Global Director of Arcadia Studio for Snap Inc, following...
The Sway Effect - Episode 28 with Tanya De Poli, Founder & COO, Founders Agency and Alvaro Melendez, Co-Founder and CEO, CRANT
27 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of The Sway Effect’s 4th birthday, our Founder Jennifer Risi sat down with network partners Tanya De Poli, Founders Agency, and Alvaro Mele...
The Sway Effect - Episode 27 with Kimberly Seals Allers, Creator, IRTH App
27 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
This month, after recently connecting with IRTH App’s Kimberly Seals Allers at SXSW, we’re discussing the racial disparities in maternal health ca...
The Sway Effect - Episode 26 with Rohit Bhargava, Founder & Chief Trend Curator, Non-Obvious Company
20 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, Founder Jennifer Risi takes the podcast on the road to SXSW and sits down with Rohit Bhargava, Founder & Chief Trend ...
The Sway Effect - Episode 25 with Kathryn Finney, Managing General Partner, Genius Guild
17 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, Founder Jennifer Risi takes the podcast on the road to SXSW and sits down with Kathryn Finney, Managing General Partner, Geni...
The Sway Effect - Episode 24 with Caroline Dettman, Chief Marketing & Creative Officer, The Female Quotient
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, Founder Jennifer Risi sat down with Caroline Dettman, Chief Marketing & Creative Officer, The Female Quotient to discuss ...
The Sway Effect - Episode 23 with Jeanette Settembre, Senior Features Reporter, New York Post
20 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, Founder Jennifer Risi sat down with Jeanette Settembre, Senior Features Reporter, New York Post to discuss consumer holiday t...
The Sway Effect - Episode 22 with Jessica Heygate, Associate Editor & Technology Editor, Campaign U.S.
16 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
On this month's episode, in light of recent Twitter news, Founder Jennifer Risi sat down with Jessica Heygate, Associate Editor & Technology Edito...
The Sway Effect - Episode 21 with Dr. Rod Berger, Doctor of Psychology
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of ADHD Awareness Month, Founder Jennifer Risi sat down with Dr. Rod Berger, Doctor of Psychology, to discuss the challenges associated with ...
The Sway Effect - Episode 20 with Shannon Miller, Creative & Inclusion Editor, Adweek
25 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, The Sway Effect's Founder, Jennifer Risi, sat down with Adweek's Creative & Inclusion Editor, Shannon Miller, to discuss the impo...
The Sway Effect - Episode 19 with Denise Broady, CMO, Appian and Diana Kroeber, Director of Marketing, Point of Care, BD
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
This month, The Sway Effect is three, and we’re reflecting back on our journey and celebrating the brands we work with. Founder Jennifer Risi sits d...
The Sway Effect - Episode 18 with Dr. Andrew Kahn, Subject Matter Expert in Psychology and Learning, Understood
18 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Mental Health Awareness Month, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Dr. Andrew Kahn, Subject Matter Expert in Psychology and Learning at U...
The Sway Effect - Episode 17 with Dr. Susanne Etti, Global Environmental Impact Specialist, Intrepid Travel
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In honor of Earth Day, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Dr. Susanne Etti, Global Environmental Impact Specialist at Intrepid Travel to discus...
The Sway Effect - Episode 16 with Jaqui Lividini, Founder & CEO, Lividini & Co.
23 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Women’s History Month, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Jaqui Lividini, Founder and CEO of Lividini & Co. to discuss ...
The Sway Effect - Episode 15 with Tangie Murray, Senior Vice President, 4A’s Foundation
28 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In celebration of Black History Month, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Tangie Murray, the new leader of the 4A’s Foundation to discuss her view...
The Sway Effect - Episode 14 with Jennifer Risi, Founder and President, The Sway Effect
20 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sway Effect podcast, we’re flipping the script and having our team members, Natalie Kawam and Megan Trivelli, ask Founder Jen...
The Sway Effect - Episode 13 with Karen Toulon, Senior Writer and Host, Bloomberg News
22 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sway Effect podcast, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Senior Writer and Host, Bloomberg News, Karen Toulon to discuss the l...
The Sway Effect - Episode 12 with Carlos Thompson, President of the DLC Group
06 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Sway Effect podcast, Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with long-time friend and network partner Carlos Thompson, President of th...
The Sway Effect - Episode 011 with Caroline Dettman, Founder of Have Her Back Consulting
27 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Founder Jennifer Risi sits down with Caroline Dettman, Founder of Have Her Back Consulting, to discuss the leading trends on how businesses can impact...
The Sway Effect - Episode 010 with Per Pedersen, Founder of ‘by the Network’
21 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
A new episode of the ‘The Sway Effect’ podcast series! This series features the innovators, disruptors, movers and makers that are shaping the fut...
The Sway Effect - Episode 009 with Suresh Raj, Chief Growth Officer at Virtue
03 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen sits with longtime friend, Suresh Raj, Chief Growth Officer at Virtue. Raj is one of the most vocal proponents of diversity, inclusion and equalit...
The Sway Effect - Episode 008 with Meagan Hooper, Founder, bSMART
05 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen sits with Meagan Hooper, founder of bSMART, and a seasoned mentor, advisor, and inspirational speaker who has has helped thousands of people overc...
The Sway Effect - Episode 007 with Johnel Evans, VP, Inclusion, Diversity, & Engagement
25 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Johnel Evans sits down with Jen to discuss her journey through human resources and her work with diversity, inclusion, and engagement in her roll at B...
The Sway Effect - Episode 006 with Alvaro Melendez, CEO and Co-Founder CRANT
09 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
On this Episode of The Sway Effect Podcast Jen is joined by Alvaro Melendez CEO and Co-Founder CRANT.
The Sway Effect - Episode 005 with Cheryl Overton, Founder Cheryl Overton Communications
04 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen is joined by Cheryl Overton, Founder of Cheryl Overton Communications.
The Sway Effect - Episode 004 with Kat Gordon, Founder 3% Movement
13 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jen sits with Kat Gordon of The 3 Percent movement to talk about 2020 and 2021, diversity in the workplace, and of all things...a coup!
The Sway Effect - Episode 003 with Sonoo Singh, Co-Founder/Editor Creative Salon
22 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Co-Founder/Editor of the Creative Salon, Sonoo Singh sits down with Jen from across the pond in London to discuss female empowerment and the bright fu...
The Sway Effect - Episode 002 with Erin Dawkins, SVP, Brand and Operations at House of Taylor, and Philips McCarty, Founder of Good Scout
22 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Philips McCarty and Erin Dawkins join Jen to discuss how branding has evolved in light of this year’s events, including the pandemic and the stronge...
The Sway Effect - Episode 001 with Mitch Markson, Creator & Ground Control of Markson IdeaCraft
26 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
This first episode of 'The Sway Effect' features network parter Mitch Markson, Creator & Ground Control of Markson IdeaCraft. Mitch takes our clie...
Welcome to The Sway Effect Podcast
25 Feb 2020
Contributed by Lukas
The Sway Effect', a podcast series featuring the innovators, disruptors, movers and makers that are shaping the future of the Marketing & Communic...