This week I spoke with Dr. Melanie Matheu, the Founder and CEO of Prellis Biologics.
Dr. Matheu has a background in Immunology, Chemistry, Physiology, & Biophysics…and what have you done lately? I first met Melanie when we were virtually introduced by a mutual acquaintance.
I first met Walter through mutual friends some 25 years ago when he was a Regional President for Whole Foods Market. After stints as COO and Co-President, Walter became Co-CEO of Whole Foods Market in 2010, a position from which he retired a short time ago. In addition to being a super well-respected icon in the natural products industry, Walter was and still is a beloved leader in the Whole Foods Community.
Today we’re going to listen to a conversation with Mark Skaggs, a long time video game developer whose career has spanned the likes of Electronic Arts, Zynga, and Moonfrog. Mark and I met back in 2004 while I was doing some coaching and consulting with EA. We used to have spirited conversations about leadership, ethically lobbying for your ideas in a corporate environment, and navigating political hot spots along the way. We recently reconnected and I was excited to sit down with Mark and talk about his Leadership Journey and what he’s learned along the way about leading teams, managing stress, and creating success. Let’s get to it…
Todays’ guest is Adam Goldenberg. Adam, a young man in his late 30s, is a serial entrepreneur. Currently, along with Don Ressler, he is co-founder and co-CEO of the Tech Style Fashion Group.
We're back with another edition of the TeddyTalk podcast. This one falls more on the lessons in life than leadership category but of course the two aren't that far apart in my world. I had a chance to sit down with two wonderful humans who also happened to be gifted medical professionals with backgrounds in complementary medicine which means training in both Eastern and Western and holistic modalities. They are Dr. Alona Pulde and Dr. Matt Lederman. And it turns out of course that they're married to each other as well.
Today my guest is Andy Mooney. Andy is currently the CEO of Fender Guitar (think “dream job” for him as a long-time collector). Prior to Fender Andy spent 20 years at Nike and another 11 at The Walt Disney Company. Please settle in as this episode is a masters level course in brand stewardship.
Today’s episode is with Pamela Lifford. At the time of this recording Pam was President of Warner Bros. Consumer Products Division. Our conversation meanders from the beginnings of Pam’s career path in apparel through the various high profile companies she has worked at and the mentors and lessons she encountered along the way.
Special thanks to my Co-Producers Danise Lehrer and Ari Andersen, to sister Rose for the fabulous artwork and Dustin Bath and BLKMKT Music for the dulcet tones throughout.
I sat down with my old pal Bob, founder of Hurley International, to talk about failing in his initial dream of being a pro surfer, selling his company to Nike, and the work we've done together over the years building leaders at Hurley.