Some leaders build businesses. Others shape the ideas that move societies forward. Yaw Nsarkoh has spent a lifetime doing both.

Over nearly three decades at Unilever, he rose from management trainee to Managing Director of East & Southern Africa, then Managing Director of Ghana and Nigeria, before his career at Unilever culminated in the role of Executive Vice President, Global Markets.

Yaw is more than a business leader. He is a public intellectual, an original thinker, and one of the most respected voices on leadership, strategy, and society. Today, he serves as a Strategic Adviser, professional coach, and Chairman of LivFul, a health innovation company focused on developing safe and accessible health solutions for underserved populations around the world.

In this conversation, we trace the arc of Yaw’s remarkable life—the books and thinkers who shaped him, his philosophy of leadership, and his reflections on his life and the state of our changing world.

Welcome to this fascinating exploration of Yaw Nsarkoh’s life's work.