Key Takeaways 

• How AI uncovers leader potential in unexpected places—and is redefining employee training and the meaning of leadership. 
• Why overcoming AI bias requires EQ and technical acumen to spot where it could emerge.
• How understanding real-time talent priorities and acting on them is key to building a culture of care.
• Why leading employers keep pace with shifting workforce trends and adapt accordingly.
• The importance of understanding how to compete with opportunity ecosystems like government and healthcare for top talent. 

Resources

Connect with Valerie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerieworkman/

Connect with Valerie on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/valeriecapersworkman/

Learn more about Valerie’s book: https://quantumprogressionllc.com/book/

Learn about Valerie’s company, Handshake: http://joinhandshake.com

About Our Guest

Valerie Capers Workman is the Chief Talent Engagement Officer at Handshake, where she focuses on helping employers define and execute their talent acquisition strategies. She’s an established thought leader on #TheFutureOfWork and provides expertise and guidance on the imminent impact of #GenAI on the global workforce – all while living her passion for democratizing #AccessToOpportunity for everyone, everywhere. 

Valerie is also the author of the Amazon Best Selling book Quantum Progression: The Art and Science of Career Advancement in the Age of A.I. She’s the 2024 Diversity Champion Award recipient bestowed by St. John’s University School of Law, and is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority and Incorporated.

About Lori Mazan

Lori Mazan is the co-founder, president and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, as well as the author of Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders. Sounding Board, the leader transformation company, offers high-impact leadership coaching, flexible coaching and mentoring management software, and strategic program design—all from one platform, and serves top-tier clients like Chime, Zoom and Wellstar Health System.

Connect with Lori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimazan/ 

Learn about Lori’s company, Sounding Board: https://www.soundingboardinc.com/

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

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Key Takeaways 

• Why AI has the potential to bridge the gap between human-centered values and commerce.
• How perfectionism is subjective and at odds with future-readiness—which thrives on experimenting, embracing challenges and growing through failure. 
• Why VaynerX’s cutting-edge approach to building behavioral and functional competencies unlocks their talent’s potential. 
• The importance of practicing and acting on empathy so that it becomes a habit and a problem-solving tool. 
• How psychological safety releases oxytocin and builds trust among high-performing teams. 

Resources

Connect with Claude on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casilver/

Learn about Claude’s company, VaynerX: http://vaynerx.com

About Our Guest

Claude Silver, the world’s first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX, believes that showing up with heart and humanity is the key to unlocking greatness in people. As a leader, she sees it as her job to infuse empathy into every aspect of the organization. As a speaker, podcaster, industry trendsetter, and LinkedIn influencer, she’s now inspiring other leaders to do the same.

Claude has proven time and time again that empathy plays a role in fueling growth. With her as Chief Heart Officer, Vayner has grown from 400 people to a global team of 2000 with offices in 11 countries. Claude also helped lead VaynerMedia, Vayner’s foundational company, to be named the Breakthrough Media Agency of 2022 by Adweek.

About Lori Mazan

Lori Mazan is the co-founder, president and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, as well as the author of Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders. Sounding Board, the leader transformation company, offers high-impact leadership coaching, flexible coaching and mentoring management software, and strategic program design—all from one platform, and serves top-tier clients like Chime, Zoom and Wellstar Health System.

Connect with Lori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimazan/ 

Learn about Lori’s company, Sounding Board: https://www.soundingboardinc.com/

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• How a long-term mindset and daily intentionality are key to building a lasting company legacy. 
• Why Taylor Guitars’ leaders use a 10-year test when faced with tough decisions. 
• How short-term thinkers create blind spots by repeating past successes or destroying them. 
• Why Nike and Louis Vuitton tapped into the emotional journeys of their customers to create long-term success. 
• The importance of looking at culture beyond category when strategizing for the future.

Resources

Connect with Mark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-miller-a39bb65/

Learn about Mark’s company, Team One: http://www.teamone-usa.com

About Our Guest 

Mark Miller is the Chief Strategy Officer at Team One, Publicis Groupe’s expert agency at building aspirational brands. He is the founder of The Legacy Lab, Team One’s thought leadership and consulting practice that explores how to build lasting legacies. And he is the co-author of Legacy in the Making: Building a Long-Term Brand to Stand Out in a Short-Term World (McGraw Hill).

Having worked for more than 20 years in the communications industry, Mark has become a go-to strategist for global brands seeking enduring relevance. Mark is a sought-after presenter, keynote speaker and panelist on global luxury and premium brands, leadership and culture, legacy-making, and his recent book. His writing has been featured in Entrepreneur, Inc. magazine, Fast Company and Dow Jones MarketWatch. His ideas have been shared in the Los Angeles Times, Luxury Daily and Arianna Huffington’s Thrive Global.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• How bold strategies begin by working backwards from a confident hypothesis.
• The importance of team psychological safety when challenging the non-negotiables. 
• Why questions like “what if you killed the thing that made you famous” create new opportunities for growth.
• How embracing a diverse team with weird side hustles, normalizing failure and having actionable tools are key to fostering a culture of experimentation. 
• Why Eli Lilly’s “failure parties” help prevent future failures. 

Resources

Connect with Jon on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonjudah/

Learn about Jon’s company, DEPT: https://www.deptagency.com/

About Our Guest 

For over 20 years, Jon has worked at the intersection of technology, business and design to help leaders at some of the world's biggest brands define how their products and experiences can drive growth in a digital economy. As Senior Vice President at DEPT, a global full-service digital agency at the intersection of tech and marketing, Jon leads the Americas technology market and is responsible for driving growth and outcomes for over 50 clients spanning commercial and nonprofit sectors. Past clients have included The Home Depot, Mattel, Lyft, Epic Games, and Sotheby’s International Realty. He's also worked with mission-based clients including Medicare and the US State Department.

Prior to his role at DEPT, Jon served as Chief Strategy Officer at Huge, where he led a multidisciplinary team spanning data science, analytics, client partnership and strategy. Jon has authored papers on governance and technology strategy, and facilitated talks at SXSW, Cannes International Festival of Creativity, and TED. Jon also teaches a master's course on digital strategy at Georgetown University, where he was awarded the Tropaia award for outstanding faculty. Jon lives in Arlington VA, with his wife, three teenage sons and their basset hound Kingston.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

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dive into why being ready for change requires having a flexible plan for what’s next, and how companies that are future-ready build resiliency into their business model and company culture. They explore how David’s early tenure at Adidas shaped his approach to spotting new opportunities, and why balancing an inside-out perspective of a company’s strengths with an outside-in view of market needs is key to finding the sweet spot for innovation.

Key Takeaways

• Why leaders with resilient mindsets avoid worrying about change that may never come.
• How Microsoft is the most valued company in the world thanks to psychology—and not technology.
• Why empathy and emotional well-being are key to building teams that drive success.
• The importance of listening and getting outside the office when spotting new opportunities. 
• Why leaders must connect long-term strategies back to the present by articulating their impact in the here and now.

Resources

Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/davidknies/

Contact David via email: dk@dknies.com

Learn about David’s company, PA Consulting: http://www.paconsulting.com

About Our Guest 

David is a Growth & Innovation Strategist at PA Consulting based in their Boston Studio who leads PA’s work globally across wellness, sports, fitness & consumer health. In his role, he leads complex, multi-capability projects and long-term relationships with PA’s clients worldwide. He also leads PA’s Venture Studio, created to help large corporations accelerate their innovation initiatives with a lean startup approach.

In 6+ years with PA, he has led brand innovation & growth strategy engagements with the world’s leading companies and the early-stage disruptors looking to take their place across consumer experiences, wellness, healthcare, life sciences and sports - creating new platforms for growth and leadership in hyper-competitive B2B and B2C categories.

In his spare time, David has coached over 1,000 leaders on career innovation, helping them reach another level faster, and will be publishing his unique methodology in the form of a playbook in early 2025.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways 

• How leadership requires humility by recognizing what can be controlled and what cannot.
• Why Harvard Business Publishing is unlearning mindsets and habits from its publishing heritage to be more agile and experimental. 
• How executive coaching paired with GenAI embeds learning into employees’ daily routines.
• Why unlocking leader potential means helping talent find their voice and confidence.
• How business transformation is easiest when at peak performance—yet ironically is held back by inertia. 

Resources

Connect with Angela on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angela-cheng-cimini/

Learn about Angela’s company, Harvard Business Publishing: http://www.harvardbusinesspublishing.org

About Our Guest 

Angela joined Harvard Business Publishing as CHRO in 2021. She brings 30 years of experience across multiple sectors and company life stages, spearheading efforts to develop a talent roadmap that supports the business strategy and creates a deeply engaged and diverse workforce. 

In addition to sitting on the Alumni Board of Directors for Cornell University, she is a member of CNBC’s Workforce Executive Council, a body of CHROs dedicated to advancing the practice of HR; is Board Director for the T. Howard Foundation, an organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the media industry; and serves as an advocate for the AAPI community for several nonprofits.

About Lori Mazan

Lori Mazan is the co-founder, president and chief coaching officer of Sounding Board, as well as the author of Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders. Sounding Board, the leader transformation company, offers high-impact leadership coaching, flexible coaching and mentoring management software, and strategic program design—all from one platform, and serves top-tier clients like Chime, Zoom and Wellstar Health System.

Connect with Lori on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimazan/ 

Learn about Lori’s company, Sounding Board: https://www.soundingboardinc.com/

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• Why intentional discourse and disagreement are the secret to all creativity.
• The importance of discerning between processes that enhance efficiency and those that obstruct creativity and decision-making. 
• How humility and curiosity unlock new possibilities for business transformation.
• Why long-term success demands thinking relentlessly about what makes humans unique.
• How viewing failures as investments with potential returns transforms setbacks into learning opportunities.

Resources

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dangardner/

Learn about Dan’s company, Code and Theory: http://www.codeandtheory.com

About Our Guest 

Dan Gardner is co-founder and executive chairman of the technology-first network Code and Theory. He’s built Code and Theory into the only network with a balance of 50% creative and 50% engineers, and nearly 2,000 employees across the globe. Code and Theory is a trusted, strategic partner to the biggest brands in the world, including Microsoft, Amazon, Google, MSNBC, and JP Morgan Chase. 

Gardner founded Code and Theory 23 years ago. Since then he has become a trusted voice at the intersection of digital transformation, emerging tech, and AI. Insider named him “One of the top execs leading the AI charge.” He has lectured about AI at Davos, Web Summit, Cannes Lions and other global stages. Gardner has been featured in prestigious outlets such as Forbes, Fast Company and Marketwatch. His efforts have been recognized in global awards shows, including Cannes Lions, D&AD, The Webbys and the Effies.

He is co-founder of ON_Discourse, a new membership media company focused on the business of technology, prioritizing expert-driven discourse to drive perspectives. He is a member of the Stagwell Marketing Cloud, which is dedicated to developing new, innovative products and services. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of self-nourishment when envisioning the future.
• Why boundaries and balancing attention between the long-term and the present support future-readiness. 
• How embracing unpredictability through the concept of waves enhances adaptability.
• Why coalitions and fostering open relationships are essential for driving change. 
• How opportunity lies in overcoming company silos and capitalizing on the convergences of design, technology and data. 

Resources

Connect with Nick on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nickallen77/

Contact Nick via email: nick.d.allen.77@gmail.com

Learn about Nick’s company, TCS Interactive: https://www.tcs.com/

About Our Guest 

One of the new breed of creative business leaders shaping the industry, Nick is currently Senior Partner at TCS Interactive. He leads the Consumer Business Group globally for TCS Interactive, a division that covers all TCS clients across the Retail, Travel, Hospitality, Transportation and CPG verticals. 

Working as a leader within the $6bn Consumer Business Group vertical at TCS, Nick leads teams across the globe that harmonize the convergent forces of creativity, design, technology and data to deliver long-term and sustainable growth for customers. 

He has lived in New York, London and Sydney over a 24-year career, delivering transformational work for some of the largest companies in the world, including: Verizon, Jaguar Land Rover, Vodafone, Nokia, Ally, Meta, Disney, Diageo, PepsiCo, Unilever, Spotify, Uber, Beam-Suntory, MetLife, New York Life, and McDonalds. 

His teams have produced work for clients that have won multiple awards at Cannes Lions, the Clios, the Andys, D&AD, The One Show, and the Webby’s. Both R/GA (2021, 2022) and Anomaly (2017) were recognized as #1 or #2 in Ad Age Agency of the Year lists during his time at those agencies. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• How consumer input alone can be limiting when exploring new business models.
• Why understanding a company’s transformation window helps determine the level of disruption needed.
• How the customer’s Jobs-To-Be-Done unlocks insights into emerging behaviors.
• Why marketers must leverage their creativity to influence broader business strategies and demonstrate their value beyond short-term metrics.
• How Hoka’s approach to engaging with niche markets and fostering community enabled it to enter new markets and sustain growth. 

Resources

Connect with David on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-mayer-96b81/

Learn about David’s company, Lippincott: https://www.lippincott.com

About Our Guest 

David is a senior partner at Lippincott based in Chicago. He balances IQ with EQ and recognizes that the best of strategies need to be applied pragmatically within complex organizations. 

With over 25 years of consulting experience, David ultimately helps companies connect their authentic truth to what matters most to customers. Leading strategists, designers, innovators and change agents, he delivers measurably improved business results and works with leading brands across countries and industries to drive growth through Brand, Innovation and Marketing.

David leads Lippincott’s Marketing and Customer Strategy team globally. In this role he has worked with diverse companies from start-ups to multi- nationals to deliver growth through Brand, Marketing and new propositions. Clients have included Coca-Cola, Delta, Egon Zehnder, Hyatt & Walmart. In addition, David founded Brand Aperture®, an approach to measuring and managing brand equity.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• How asking what’s emerging, enduring and eroding is key to future-readiness.
• Why diverse perspectives and empathy-led approaches uncover new opportunities.
• How assessing cultural trends’ expiration date, ripple effects and implications places We Are Social’s clients in the zeitgeist.
• Why LVMH and Nike’s blend of heritage and rebellion sets them apart as epitomes of modern brands. 
• The importance of shedding ego and having a beginner’s mindset to navigate the future.

Resources

Connect with Bunch on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bunch/

Subscribe To Bunch’s newsletter: https://read.sundaybunch.email/subscribe

Learn about Bunch’s company, We Are Social: http://wearesocial.com

About Our Guest 

Kyle Bunch is an award-winning marketing and innovation leader with over 20 years of experience building products, brands, and businesses from idea to execution. As the SVP and Client Partner at We Are Social, he leads a global team developing best-in-class creative marketing and community engagement in partnership with the world's most influential brands and creators. Bunch has worked with world-renowned brands including YouTube, Nike, Beats by Dre and Samsung, as well as major sports and entertainment entities such as Disney, Fox Sports and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Throughout his career, Bunch has championed a collaborative approach to build high-performing teams empowered to punch above their weight. His expertise spans various areas, including leading an award-winning global social-led marketing teams, developing new products and services, spearheading ventures in sports innovation, and founding and building multiple startups from inception to successful exit. His experience also extends to academia, having spent 2 years as a professor of digital marketing at the IE Business School in Madrid. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of not rushing to convergence when harnessing your intuition.
• How focusing on what’s next and seeking evidence to challenge ideas increases innovation optionality.
• Why resilient leaders practice these behaviors and celebrate learning from failure. 
• How laddering from observations to findings and convictions to actions grounds innovation work.
• Why embracing your humanity by acknowledging limitations and recognizing that solutions develop over time is key to navigating the future.

Resources

Connect with Abram on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/asirignano/

Learn about Abram’s company, Prophet: http://www.prophet.com

About Our Guest 

Abram Sirignano is global lead for Prophet’s Product & Experience Innovation practice and a senior partner in the New York office. He has spent 25 years at the intersection of digital and design-led transformation, working within enterprise and for multiple agencies and consultancies. 

Prior to Prophet he ran the NYC outpost of Fjord, a design consultancy and part of Accenture Song. Abram’s alter ego, Dad, is busy with two “young intrepids” who teach him something new every day. His favorite superhero is his wife.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

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About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• Why it’s crucial to anticipate potential outcomes and implications unrelated to your core business. 
• How leaders’ excitement for what’s next is undermined by complacent behaviors.
• The importance of studying historical patterns and adjacencies to mitigate future risk. 
• Why understanding fundamental human truths and needs helps companies avoid the hype.
• How thinking out loud with your team accelerates opportunity exploration. 

Resources

Connect with Tim on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/timmaleeny/

Contact Tim via email: tim@timmaleeny.com

Learn about Tim’s company, Havas: https://havascreative.com/

Read Tim’s Fast Company article: https://www.fastcompany.com/91115142/why-your-innovation-team-needs-a-resident-contrarian

About Our Guest 

Tim Maleeny is currently the Chief Strategy and Innovation Officer for Havas, a global marketing communications company with over 100 offices around the world. As a strategist, Tim has architected campaigns that won top honors at Cannes, the Effies, and the Jay Chiat Awards, among others, and he’s considered one of the best creative collaborators in the business.

He's known for pioneering a narrative approach to building integrated campaigns, which makes sense since he’s written six award-winning novels and multiple short stories, several of which have been optioned for film.

Always passionate about helping the creative community grow, Tim is currently on the Board of Directors for the 4A’s, in addition to being a Talent Champion for the ANA and a longstanding mentor for Women-in-Power, the cross-disciplinary fellowship founded by the 92Y. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• Why cultivating a mindset that embraces ambiguity is a competitive advantage.
• How top repeat innovators build cultures that value experimentation and failure. 
• Why understanding blind spots is key to advancing your growth agenda. 
• The importance of framing innovation challenges effectively in collaboration.
• How holistic health sets apart top leaders with sustained high performance.

Resources

Connect with Thomas on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tommyknoll/

Learn about Thomas’s company, The Innov8rs CoLab: https://innov8rs.co

About Our Guest 

Thomas Knoll is the Founder and Head of The Innov8rs CoLab, a global working group of senior innovation leaders from the world’s leading companies such as 3M, Kraft Heinz and Target. He’s been an entrepreneur, intrapreneur and business owner for more than 25 years with international experience across multiple industries including: corporate innovation management and consulting, technology, e-commerce, importing and distribution, and advanced manufacturing.

The Innov8rs CoLab is a member-driven collaboration of senior innovation, R&D, strategy, and venture leaders working together to design, create and deliver innovations that are shaping our future, and who work together to build cross-industry networks of help and capability, solve innovation challenges and share resources. Tommy has founded or co-founded 6 companies, successfully exited one and has worked with hundreds of others developing businesses, sales channels and high-performance teams.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• Why overcoming fear and relearning optimism are key to embracing the future.
• How shifting from Devil’s advocate to creative thinking enhances prototyping. 
• Why T-shaped people and time together foster new ways of thinking and working at IDEO.
• How feasibility, viability, desirability and responsibility tests shape a tangible future.
• The importance of oscillating between high and low energy to unlock your creative potential. 

Resources

Connect with Clark on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarkscheffy/

Learn about Clark’s company, IDEO: http://www.ideo.com

About Our Guest 

Clark Scheffy is a partner at IDEO in San Francisco. He leads a broad portfolio of consumer experience work that touches brand, physical and digital product, and service and supports IDEO teams and client organizations to deliver those experiences. He has worked on brand strategy and organizational design for Team Rubicon, designed new-inflight services for JetBlue, and developed and led a creative leadership curriculum for Levi's. 

He has also supported Brooks Sports to launch a market-leading footwear and apparel line and helped bring in a differentiating approach to consumer insights that has fueled consistent growth. For Converse, he worked on the team to create an experience strategy for their first US brand stores. Other significant clients include Grainger, Ford, Converse, JM Smucker, Nationwide Insurance, Steelcase, and Snap-on. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• How balancing immediate needs with future growth requires a clear POV on your environment and short-term risk management. 
• The importance of a 10 year outlook when identifying and adjusting to market shifts.
• How data provides insights into human behavior—but its predictive power diminishes over longer time horizons. 
• Why clear financial metrics and culture alignment drive growth and transformation.
• How calmness, resolve and tough decision-making are essential to thriving in chaos.

Resources

Connect with Aaron on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aaroncedwards/

Learn about Aaron’s company, The Charles Group: http://www.thecharlesgrp.com

About Our Guest 

Aaron Edwards serves as the CEO of The Charles Group, a full-service creative agency focused on strategic campaigns, brand storytelling, and digital experiences for clients such as Cartier, Bacardi, Omega, Roc Nation, JDS Development, Aveda and HP in the lifestyle, luxury, beauty, fashion, and technology sectors. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• How art is an unexpected catalyst for future-readiness by fostering creative thinking.
• Why mindset shifts and clear expectations prepare your team for the hard work following an innovative idea. 
• How Best Buy's pre-pandemic curbside pickup experiments helped it quickly adapt to changing consumer behaviors.
• The importance of “what if” and “what could be” questions to fuel your curiosity. 
• Why being future-ready means aligning what’s coming with impactful use cases.

Resources

Connect with Kristen on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kristengroh/

Learn about Kristen’s company, Prophet: http://www.prophet.com

Listen to The Journal’s podcast about Dr. Pepper: https://www.wsj.com/podcasts/the-journal/it-came-out-of-nowhere-the-rise-of-dr-pepper/58e010b6-344d-4c05-ac5b-936128f3a716

About Our Guest 

Kristen Groh is a Senior Partner in Prophet’s Atlanta office, specializing in Growth & Transformation strategies that guide brands toward uncommon growth and exceptional relevance. She thrives while unraveling complex business challenges, distilling the root problem and defining clear solutions. Kristen has built her career on the combination of deep client-centricity and hands-on practical experience, working in digital product, marketing, technology and design.

Previously, Kristen led the consumer products industry vertical for Publicis Sapient North America. Her passion is finding and developing talent and building trusted relationships. She is a member of Chief, a private network built to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there; and a board member for the Atlanta chapter of the Arthritis Foundation. Kristen is a published thought leader on digital transformation strategy for consumer goods and retail sectors, featured in Vogue Business, Reuters and the Wall Street Journal.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of pausing, listening and having empathic conversations when considering what’s next. 
• How spending time with people you love can provide surprising insights.
• Why innovation is a creative approach that enables you to place clear bets.
• How harnessing paranoia about the future can unlock potential and lead to great results. 
• Why investing in your employees and being well is the foundation of working well.

Resources

Connect with Ben on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjameshuman/

Learn about Ben’s company, GALE: http://www.gale.agency

About Our Guest 

Ben James is Chief Innovation Officer at GALE, a global award-winning agency that brings business insights to brand storytelling and activates across every channel. His focus is on innovative approaches to scaling content in media. Most recently he consulted early stage start-ups and forward thinking media companies. Prior to that he led creative at T Brand for The New York Times. He has been recognized and awarded at Sundance and CES as well as a host of leading creative shows.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of simplifying data for fast insights into future customer needs.
• Why integrating play as innovation fosters future-readiness and creates connection. 
• How Howard Schultz’s vulnerability fostered Starbucks’ resilient culture.
• Why Netflix’s openness to unpredictable consumer preferences helped disrupt entertainment.
• How prioritization and bold questions drive marketing transformation.

Resources

Connect with Jennifer on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-blakeslee-dasilva/

Learn about Jennifer’s companies, VML and Berlin Cameron: http://www.vml.com and http://www.berlincameron.com

About Our Guest 

Jennifer DaSilva is a seasoned integrated marketer with over 20 years of experience working on Fortune 500 brands. As president of VML boutique creative agency Berlin Cameron and Executive Officer of VML West, Jennifer currently manages Mazda, AIG and other key client businesses. 

Jennifer is a champion of entrepreneurship, having launched LLShe, a Berlin Cameron division that empowers female entrepreneurs through connections and creativity. Her mission is to foster meaningful connections through authentic and vulnerable communication. So, she founded Connect4Women in 2019 to empower women and allow them to network effectively.

In 2024, Jennifer spearheaded the inaugural Break The Glass Ceiling Day, a day dedicated to empowering people to break the glass ceilings holding women back. Jennifer sits on the national boards of Girl Up and was previously on the board of the National Kidney Foundation for a four-year term, where she received the Visionary Leader Award for her service. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of creative collisions and intentionally surrounding yourself with those who want to shake up the future.
• How the “things that make you go hmmmm” are data points worth exploring.
• Why understanding the methods and context of consumer research is as important as the findings themselves.
• How edgy brands like Google and PepsiCo. are sources of innovation inspiration. 
• Why it’s important to apply a healthy dose of skepticism when analyzing data. 

Resources

Connect with Caroline on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/carolinemccarthy/

Learn about Caroline’s company, Infillion: https://infillion.com

About Our Guest 

Caroline McCarthy is VP of Marketing & Communications at Infillion, an advanced media buying platform. There, she leads media and brand strategy, thought leadership development, research reports, and all other public-facing content. She joined Infillion in its merger of tech companies TrueX and Gimbal, and previously had led communications and content at TrueX through its acquisitions by Fox Networks Group and then Disney. Before that, she worked in content marketing at Google, and as a journalist for CNET Networks covering social media. 

Caroline was a member of TED's Residency program in spring 2018, where she worked on and delivered a TED talk about the advertising industry's role in creating the current crisis in partisan media. She also was a 2020 tech policy fellow at the Foundation for American Innovation (formerly Lincoln Network) and gave a 2019 TEDxBoulder talk about voter engagement around tech policy. She has served on the board of directors of youth tech literacy organization Mouse, as well as on the advisory councils of the Center for Democracy and Technology and the International Center for Not-For-Profit Law.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of patience and childlike wonder when anticipating the future. 
• Why innovation isn’t about process, but about staying in the game and creating the right culture.
• How Nike’s revolutionary Flyknit technology drew inspiration from ancient techniques. 
• The role of an enduring brand purpose when delivering value in different contexts. 
• Why multi-directional, honest communication determines the success or failure of any transformation effort.

Resources

Connect with Eugenia on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/eugenia-blackstone-marketing/

Learn about Eugenia’s company, Iris Powered by Generali: https://www.irisidentityprotection.com/

About Our Guest 

Eugenia Blackstone is the Chief Marketing Officer for Iris Powered by Generali (Iris), boasting over 20 years of experience developing marketing, brand awareness, and media strategies for international businesses. Ms. Blackstone started her career with Caterpillar Inc., one of the world’s leading providers of construction and mining equipment, where she consistently drove revenue growth and increased sales in her role as a client representative helping to develop tactical marketing initiatives. 

Since the start of 2024, Ms. Blackstone has continued to drive branding and media awareness strategies for Iris, helping to secure nearly 50 industry awards during her tenure as CMO. Ms. Blackstone was named to the 2024 Forbes Entrepreneurial CMO 50 List, recognized for “her ability to drive business transformation and create a new value proposition, increasing both relevancy and access to the tools Iris provides for both the enterprises they serve and the hundreds of millions of consumers served in turn.” She was also named as one of Pavilion’s 50 CMOs to in Watch 2024.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• Why future-ready is being able to quickly adapt your business without major disruptions.
• How storytelling and vulnerability create a safe space to share wild, imaginative ideas.
• Why ongoing signals tests are learning opportunities for effective risk assessment.
• The importance of questioning data to prevent confirmation bias.
• How creativity and agility in operational tempo are key to being prepared for the future. 

Resources

Connect with Dan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dan-slagen-718675a/

Learn about Dan’s company, Tomorrow.io: https://www.tomorrow.io/

About Our Guest 

As the current CMO at Tomorrow.io, Dan Slagen is a go-to-market executive with experience in leading and scaling disruptive global functions across various industries both public and private.

Selected by Forbes as a Top 50 Entrepreneurial CMO, Dan has been featured in The New York Times, NBC Nightly News, NPR, CNBC, BBC, WSJ, Bloomberg, Fortune, etc.

Dan is a frequent speaker and advisor on innovative trends and the author of the "best selling" book Understanding Start-Up CEOs, providing insights on how to work effectively with CEOs of industry-leading companies.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• How assumptions and inside-out (vs. outside-in) thinking limits future opportunities.
• Why the future is a place where anything can be different (even things that seem impossible to change today).
• The importance of bumping up against “the other” to widen your thinking patterns.
• Why customer pain points are a trend that never goes out of style.
• How future-readiness is an orientation that can be practiced across your whole life.

Resources

Connect with Lesley on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lpinckney/

Learn about Lesley’s company, Intel: https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/homepage.html

About Our Guest 

Lesley Pinckney is an accomplished marketing and digital transformation expert with a track record of building successful brands and businesses. With a focus on youth and diverse audiences, she has been a driver of marketing innovation for Fortune 500 brands across multiple categories. She’s held leadership positions in both public companies and start-ups. 

Joining Intel in spring of 2021, Lesley serves as Head of Marketing for Incubation & Disruptive Innovation. In this role, she oversees marketing and communication for the IDI business group and all ventures within IDI. IDI combines vision technology and AI to develop vertically integrated solutions across categories like robotics, finance, healthcare and retail.

Lesley has also built a successful speaking career, making appearances at conferences including SXSW, EventTech, ANA, BlogHer and Mediapost Summit. She has also served on several non-profit boards focused on improving outcomes for youth and currently sits on the Board of Directors for Near North Montessori School in Chicago.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

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About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

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Key Takeaways

• How meditation, Pilates and pickleball help your mind to be open and hyper-aware.
• The role gut instinct and risk-taking play when channeling what’s next.
• The 5 simple questions to make insights about the cultural zeitgeist actionable. 
• Why authenticity, consistency, community engagement and disruption are the core elements of an intuitive, future-ready brand.
• How Rihanna and Savage X Fenty harnessed the power of 3 paradigm shifts to usurp Victoria’s Secret. 

Resources

Connect with Julie on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juliesilverstonedeloca/

Learn about Julie’s company, LOCA Marketing: https://locamarketing.com/

About Our Guest 

Julie is an innovative marketer, storyteller and brand builder with expertise in fashion, tech, beauty and luxury marketing and advertising. An agency president, fashion and software CMO, start-up advisor, mentor and social good advocate, Julie brings 20+ years of experience to new and traditional media with an emphasis on brand strategy and immersive, experiential marketing and programming.

Prior to launching her own company, she ran the marketing departments of Rebecca Minkoff and Eli Tahari and held various account management, new business and strategic positions at ad agencies on both coasts. Julie is a passionate mentor for start-ups within the retail and fashion-tech space via The New York Fashion Tech Lab, Springboard Enterprises and Colgate University's entrepreneurship program, TIA. She is active in non-profits, She's The First and The One Love Foundation. Julie speaks about fashion-tech, women’s entrepreneurship and the future of retail. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

Why curiosity and seeing intersections are the starting point for future-oriented thinking.

How imagination takes margin and intentionality to foster creative bursts.

The questions to ask when looking to history for insights on the future’s possibilities.

How to use Gartner’s Hype Cycle to assess what ideas and innovations could stand the test of time.

The importance of creating psychologically safe spaces to question the status quo.

Resources

Connect with Ryan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ryaningr/

Learn about Ryan’s company, MillerKnoll: https://www.millerknoll.com/

Learn more about Gartner’s Hype Cycle: https://shorturl.at/iUYZ4

About Our Guest

Ryan Anderson serves as Vice President of Global Research and Insights at MillerKnoll. His team leads MillerKnoll’s research, shares insights publicly across the world, and provides workplace strategy and application design services to MillerKnoll customers.

With nearly thirty years of industry experience, Ryan’s work has centered on how the places we inhabit can be better designed to support healthy, inclusive, and productive communities. Ryan hosts MillerKnoll’s About Place podcast on the future of the workplace and regularly speaks at public events about MillerKnoll’s historical and current research.

He is a member of the SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management) Executive Network, an Executive Fellow at Woxsen University in Hyderabad India, and has been featured in a wide variety of publications such as The Wall Street Journal, NPR, the BBC, Fortune, Bloomberg, and beyond.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• Why naming and substituting routines with something new fosters future-oriented thinking.
• How to apply Tai Chi’s maximum and minimum practice to get through resistance.
• The importance of talking to customers when building momentum for change.
• Why naming your Big Leap and working from the future-back is key to making significant progress.
• How spending time in the future can feel scary and risky, but it’s also what makes you feel alive.

Resources

Connect with Lori Mazan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lorimazan/

Learn about Lori’s company, Sounding Board Inc: https://www.soundingboardinc.com/

Check out Lori’s book, “Leadership Revolution: The Future of Developing Dynamic Leaders” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Revolution-Developing-Successful-Workforce/dp/139417182X

About Our Guest

Lori Mazan is a distinguished 25-year executive coach who has provided tens of thousands of coaching sessions to executives and CEO’s hailing from venture-backed startups to Fortune 100’s like Chevron and Citibank. She is the President, Co-Founder and Chief Coaching Officer of Sounding Board, the first customizable leadership coaching management platform offering a tech-driven, human-centric approach and a network of world-class coaches in more than 60 countries and over 15 languages.

Sounding Board has helped hyper growth companies like Chime and Zoom and legacy brands like Mozilla and Bloomberg advance their leaders’ performance at scale, and was named among the GSV EdTech 150 as one of 2021’s Most Transformational Growth Companies in Digital Learning. Sounding Board is also a GOLD GLOBEE® WINNER for Career and Workforce Readiness Solution—and most recently closed $30M in Series B funding in 2021.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

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YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of taking care of yourself so you’re equipped to seize strategic opportunities. 
• How movies, biographies and volunteering can sharpen your imagination skills. 
• What Taylor Swift and leaning into your true self have to do with fostering growth and the future.
• What the corporate lexicon gets wrong about authenticity (hint: it's messy, uncomfortable and can’t be forced).
• Why foresight and strategic planning are non-linear, creative and collaborative processes.

Resources

Connect with Roy on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/royesexton/

Learn about Roy’s company, Clark Hill: https://www.clarkhill.com/

About Our Guest 

Roy Sexton leads Clark Hill’s marketing, branding and communications efforts in collaboration with the firm’s exceptional team of marketing and business development professionals. He has over 25 years of experience in marketing, communications, business development and strategic planning.

Roy was named one of INvolve People’s 2023 Top 100 OUTstanding LGBTQ+ Executives internationally. He was listed in Crain’s Detroit “Notable LGBTQ in Business” in 2021 and “Notable Leaders in Marketing” in 2023, and he was a Michigan Lawyers Weekly “Unsung Legal Hero” (2018).

In 2022, Clark Hill's marketing campaign, which Sexton played a key role in developing, received the Best Marketing Campaign award from the Managing Partners' Forum in London, celebrating professional services organizations. The campaign was noted for its focus on values, diversity and inclusion. The Clark Hill marketing and business development team was also awarded “Best Marketing Initiative” by Managing Partners’ Forum in 2020.

Roy is a published author of two books: Reel Roy Reviews, Volumes 1 and 2 and he was named “Best Actor in a Musical” by BroadwayWorld Detroit in 2017 for his performance as Jasper in The Mystery of Edwin Drood at Ann Arbor Civic. Roy hosts the monthly Expert Webcast series All the World’s YOUR Stage: Authentic Culture Drives Authentic Growth.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

Future Fit™ Newsletter: linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7054904910919667713

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• How having an optimistic view during challenging times allows you to be forward-thinking.
• The operational challenges that come with rapid growth.
• Always ensuring your operations are fine tuned and never being afraid to reimagine it.
• Why it’s important to look outside your own industry for innovation inspiration.
• How thinking about the future is an essential part of a company’s success.

Resources

Connect with Dr. Fahimeh Sasan on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-fahimeh-sasan-b18408169/

Learn about Dr. Fahimeh Sasan’s company, Kindbody: https://kindbody.com/ 

About Our Guest 

Dr. Sasan is a board certified and practicing Ob/Gyn who completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City and is an Assistant Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Medicine at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. Dr. Sasan is also a member of the Business Group on Health’s Evidence Based Benefit Design Committee. As a practicing clinician for more than 17 years she is dedicated to helping employers deliver comprehensive care with a focus on risk reduction and providing an exceptional, personalized experience. Kindbody’s employer clients have direct access to Dr. Sasan from thought leadership and strategy to the smallest detail to ensure Kindbody exceeds their expectations.

Dr. Sasan and her team provide fertility services, gynecology, low-risk and high-risk prenatal care, and wellness support, offering patients a single door for all of their fertility healthcare needs. Dr. Sasan is a recognized and widely-quoted expert on fertility healthcare and education in the media including NBC News, CBS News, and TODAY.

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

Future Fit™ Newsletter: linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7054904910919667713

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• Discover how to cultivate a mindset that not only welcomes change but thrives on it. 
• Learn the secrets of staying ahead in your industry by leveraging trends and collaborative wisdom. 
• Uncover the hidden impact of cognitive biases on your decision-making and future planning. 
• Shift your perception of the future from a distant goal to an ongoing journey of exploration and adaptation. 
• The importance of collaboration, cognitive awareness, and openness to new possibilities.

Resources

Connect with Grant Ecker on LinkedIn: www.LinkedIn.com/in/GrantEcker

Learn about Grant’s company, Chief Architect Forum: https://chiefarchitectforum.org/

About Our Guest 

Grant Ecker is the Founder and Chairman of the Chief Architect Forum, and most recently the Vice President Chief Enterprise Architect at Danaher where he partnered closely with the architects across the company to lead strategy development, establish technology standards and to identify opportunities for modernization and transformation.  Prior to Danaher, Grant was the VP, Global Head of Architecture at Walgreens Boots Alliance, and he held a similar role at Medtronic. Earlier in Grant’s career he held architecture and management roles with expanding responsibility at Lowe’s and General Mills.  Grant is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach, he received an MBA from University of Minnesota Carlson School of Management, and his BS in Computer Science from Washington University in St. Louis.  Grant is a board member of the Women in Architecture initiative and he holds various board advisory roles out of Chicago, Illinois. 

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re  getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

Future Fit™ Newsletter: linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7054904910919667713

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

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Key Takeaways

• The importance of getting outside your echo chamber and seeking multi-generational perspectives when preparing for the future.
• Why being data-informed is different (and better) than being data-driven. 
• The transformative power of reining in your ego and looking to nature to stay grounded.
• Why disruption is challenging the status quo with speed and doing it with impact. 
• Building a culture that values abundance, and the struggles companies face when identifying what’s authentic for them.

Resources

Connect with Candice Cook Simmons on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/candice-s-cook-7454177/

Learn about Candice’s company: https://www.candicecook.com/ 

About Our Guest 

Candice Cook Simmons, Esq. is a C-Suite entertainment executive, business strategist, and attorney. She is the lawyer and strategist responsible for the trademark and scaling of the Cronut pastry for Dominique Ansel which went on to change the way the legal and business community thought of the power of small businesses and IP. She went on with the team to scale the IP to an international business of media, locations, books, fashion/accessories, and a state of the art venue at Caesars in Vegas. With a professional background that includes entertainment, global market verticals ranging from consumer packaged goods, technology, and fintech industries, Candice has solidified her well-rounded reputation as a top leader at the intersection of content creation and entertainment, business, legal, and strategy.

Candice has been featured in numerous publications and “Best of” lists by media outlets – including the New York Times – in recognition of her significant contributions to legal strategy and global business expansion and was most recently selected to the 2023 Top 50 Lawyers in America list as well as the National Black Lawyer Top 100—New York list. She currently serves on the Board of Directors for Greyston Bakery and TheHistoryMakers in Chicago and on the Board of Trustees for Playwrights Horizon (the theater behind Broadway sensation, Strange Loop).

About Future Fit™ with Regan Robinson 

Future Fit™ unravels the secrets of how the world’s most innovative leaders stay future-ready in a fast-paced world. Hosted by futurist and strategist Regan Robinson, each episode explores how trailblazing executives turn uncertainty into their strategic advantage. Gain powerful insights and practical approaches as these visionary minds share the unconventional and imaginative ways they thrive today while leading their teams into tomorrow.

If you love what you’re getting out of our show please subscribe, rate and review.

About Regan Robinson

Regan Robinson is a holistic futurist and business strategist that empowers visionary companies to turn uncertainty into advantage and effortlessly innovate and strategize for their future. Over the course of 20+ years, she has helped some of the world’s most influential brands and companies strategize and grow. Regan has spearheaded revenue increases of 300%+, led as an executive at 3 start-ups and established business models, new capabilities, infrastructure and roadmaps for companies like VICE Media and Edelman Digital.

Website: https://www.reganrobinson.com/

LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/reganrobinson

Future Fit™ Newsletter: linkedin.com/build-relation/newsletter-follow?entityUrn=7054904910919667713

YouTube: www.youtube.com/@regan_robinson

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamreganrobinson

All contents of this show are rights of Regan Robinson and are not to be used unless authorized by written consent.

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