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  • The Future of Loyalty and Customer Experience with Morana Bakula of Bond

    The Future of Loyalty and Customer Experience with Morana Bakula of Bond
    2025/10/15
    In this episode Ren Akinci speaks with Morana Bakula, President and CEO of Bond Brand Loyalty. In this conversation, Morana shares what sets Bond apart in the loyalty and customer experience space, offers an inside look at The Loyalty Report — the agency’s annual industry benchmark — and reflects on how brands can evolve to […]
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    34 分
  • Defending Free Speech, Defining Leadership Madeline Krasno on Founding Justify and Leading Change in Science

    Defending Free Speech, Defining Leadership Madeline Krasno on Founding Justify and Leading Change in Science
    2025/10/01
    Is deleting social media comments just “good housekeeping”? Madeline Krasno didn’t think so. Her alma mater, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, deleted her posts about animal testing, leading her to file a lawsuit in 2021. Though a district court initially dismissed the case, the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the decision in 2025, ruling the […]
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    26 分
  • Thinking Differently, Buying Differently: Why Brands Can’t Ignore Neurodivergent Consumers — with Nathan Friedman, CMO of Understood.org

    Thinking Differently, Buying Differently: Why Brands Can’t Ignore Neurodivergent Consumers — with Nathan Friedman, CMO of Understood.org
    2025/09/17
    In this episode, Ren Akinci sits down with Nathan Friedman, Co-President and Chief Marketing Officer of Understood.org, to explore the intersection of creativity, inclusion, and business strategy. Nathan shares how his personal journey with learning and thinking differences shaped his career and fuels his passion for building a more inclusive world. We dive into insights […]
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    26 分
  • Bridging the Workforce Divide with Harvard’s Joseph Fuller

    Bridging the Workforce Divide with Harvard’s Joseph Fuller
    2025/06/17
    This Week on Great Minds: People & CultureRen Akinci is joined by Professor Joseph Fuller, a leading expert on workforce strategy from Harvard Business School. Together, they dive into why so many companies still treat talent like a spot-market transaction, how employers can reframe community colleges as strategic partners, and what it will take to […]
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    49 分
  • Redefining Parental Leave with Allison Whalen, Founder & CEO of Parentaly

    Redefining Parental Leave with Allison Whalen, Founder & CEO of Parentaly
    2025/05/21
    After returning from her own parental leave to find her team struggling and her career momentum stalled, Allison Whalen knew this wasn’t just a personal challenge—it was a systemic issue. That insight led her to launch Parentaly, a company helping employers turn parental leave into a strategic advantage rather than a career disruption. In this […]
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    43 分
  • The Courage to Nourish: Ground-Up Leadership with Natalie Flores of NourishLA

    The Courage to Nourish: Ground-Up Leadership with Natalie Flores of NourishLA
    2025/05/07
    For Earth Day, Ren Akinci sat down with Natalie Flores, founder of NourishLA, a community-powered nonprofit tackling food waste, hunger, and local sustainability in Los Angeles. In this episode, Natalie shares how she turned a crisis into a catalyst—launching NourishLA during the pandemic to connect surplus food with families in need. We talk about what […]
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    34 分
  • Rethinking Sleep: The Leadership Advantage You’re Overlooking

    Rethinking Sleep: The Leadership Advantage You’re Overlooking
    2025/04/30
    If you’re constantly running on empty, pushing through stress, or telling yourself you’ll “catch up on sleep later”—this episode is for you. This week, Ren Akinci is joined by Ahna de Vena, a Sleep and Performance Specialist who has spent over 20 years helping high-performing leaders and teams rethink their relationship with rest. We explore […]
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    1 時間 2 分
  • What Companies Miss When They Require Degrees: A Conversation with OneTen’s Debbie Dyson

    What Companies Miss When They Require Degrees: A Conversation with OneTen’s Debbie Dyson
    2025/04/17
    On this Episode of Great Minds: People & Culture, Ren Akinci speaks with Debbie Dyson, CEO of OneTen, about how the organization is helping employers break away from outdated hiring practices by removing four-year degree requirements and focusing on skills. They talk about what it really takes to drive change inside companies, how to get […]
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    31 分