Are CEOs Truly Committed to Purpose Beyond Profit?
In a nod to Election Day, Leadership Next is engaging in a hallmark of American democracy: debate. Part of the thesis on this podcast is that business is changing. The best leaders recognize that to m...
3 Nov 202031min
COVID-19 Vaccine: Sanofi CEO Shares Company's Progress
Paul Hudson became CEO of pharmaceutical company Sanofi in September 2019, just months before the COVID-19 pandemic. His company has moved quickly to develop vaccines for the illness. In this episode ...
27 Okt 202020min
If A.I. Is Not Regulated, 'We Are Going to Be Sorry'
Here’s a first for Leadership Next: an episode that begins with a story about being mauled by an elephant. The victim of that event: Tom Siebel, CEO of C3.ai, and a long-time Silicon Valley entreprene...
20 Okt 202025min
HP Says the Pandemic Has Given 3D Printing a Boost
HP – the company perhaps best known for outfitting homes and businesses across the world with computers and printers – is widely considered the original Silicon Valley tech company. It was founded in ...
13 Okt 202025min
Whole Foods Founder: How Merging With Amazon Is Like Marriage
In its first year of life, Whole Foods Market had a “near-death” experience. Founder and long-time CEO John Mackey tells Leadership Next that a flood nearly destroyed the store – none of the damages w...
6 Okt 202019min
Ursula Burns: 'This Is a Make or Break Moment for Companies'
Ursula Burns is not afraid to speak her mind. And she has lots to say in this episode of Leadership Next. As the CEO of Xerox, Burns was the first and only Black woman to run a Fortune 500 company. ...
29 Sep 202029min
No Water, No Beer: AB InBev’s Case for Stakeholder Capitalism
Ab InBev may be the world’s largest brewer, but in many ways it’s a local company. CEO Carlos Brito tells Leadership Next 95% of the company’s products are brewed locally from local ingredients, and t...
22 Sep 202022min
How the CEO of Lowe's Is Boosting Diversity Company Wide
Marvin Ellison is one of just four Black CEOs to lead a Fortune 500 company. And the company he runs - home retailer Lowe's - has been booming since the pandemic struck. Sales rose 35 percent in the m...
15 Sep 202024min
