Relationships shape how we see ourselves, how we lead, what we build, and the cultures we create.

Jackie Jantos is CEO of Hinge, and Tamika Young is Hinge’s Chief Marketing and Communications Officer. Their own relationship began years earlier at Spotify, where they helped build some of the brand’s most defining cultural moments, before choosing to work together again at Hinge.

In this episode of From the Culture, Marcus Collins and Amanda Slavin explore what makes relationships worth investing in. Jackie and Tamika talk about trust, friendship, leadership, building with the people around us, and how those same principles shape the products and communities we create.

What becomes possible when we treat relationships as the foundation of culture?

A turnaround begins with seeing clearly. What is working. What is available. What is asking to change. And where the potential already exists.

Grace Dolan has built a career transforming businesses and brands across Sharp, Samsung, Frontier Communications, and Johnson & Johnson. Her approach starts with truth, curiosity, and a willingness to put everything on the table, then look closely at the strengths, people, and possibilities already present.

In this episode of From the Culture, Marcus Collins and Amanda Slavin sit down with Grace to explore what it really means to create a turnaround, in business and in life. They talk about the courage to see things as they are, the power of asking better questions, how leaders recognize potential before the outcome is visible, and what becomes possible when we build from our strengths.

At the heart of the conversation is a bigger idea: transformation begins when we can see the potential in what is already in front of us.

Dancers have powered some of the biggest moments in music, entertainment, fashion, and social media. Their movement travels across culture, often reaching millions before audiences ever learn the names of the people who created it.

Connor Lim is helping change that.

As Co-Founder, CEO, and League Commissioner of the International Dance League, Connor is building a professional sports structure around dance, with contracts, teams, standings, championships, global broadcasts, and a media rights partnership with ESPN.

In this episode of From the Culture, Marcus Collins and Amanda Slavin explore what happens when dancers move from the background to center stage. They talk about how incentives shape behavior, why credit determines who gets to participate in the value culture creates, and what professional sports can teach us about recognition, investment, fandom, and ownership.

At the center of the conversation is a bigger question: what changes when the people creating culture receive the credit, structure, and opportunity their influence deserves?