Fearless Creative Leadership

How do you see yourself? Daniella Pierson is the Founder and CEO of The Newsette. And the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wondermind. She and her story are extraordinary. Daniella started The Newsette seven years ago, at the age of 19. Last year, the company generated $40 million in revenue. She and her mother are the only shareholders. She has done this in the face of being told, in so many ways, that she could not. That she was incapable. That she was inadequate. That she was dumb. She has done this by refusing to accept the criticism or the labels or the extreme self doubt. She has done this by building an organization so filled with the best parts of herself, courage, intelligence, kindness, that in the end the organization became capable of taking care of her. I hope you'll find the time to listen to her whole story. It is a story of hope built on the determination of one remarkable woman to define herself and her life on her terms.

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you see yourself? Daniella Pierson is the Founder and CEO of The Newsette. And the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wondermind. She and her story are extraordinary. Daniella started The Newsette seven years ago, at the age of 19. Last year, the company generated $40 million in revenue. She and her mother are the only shareholders. She has done this in the face of being told, in so many ways, that she could not. That she was incapable. That she was inadequate. That she was dumb. She has done this by refusing to accept the criticism or the labels or the extreme self doubt. She has done this by building an organization so filled with the best parts of herself, courage, intelligence, kindness, that in the end the organization became capable of taking care of her. I hope you'll find the time to listen to her whole story. It is a story of hope built on the determination of one remarkable woman to define herself and her life on her terms.

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you see yourself? Daniella Pierson is the Founder and CEO of The Newsette. And the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of Wondermind. She and her story are extraordinary. Daniella started The Newsette seven years ago, at the age of 19. Last year, the company generated $40 million in revenue. She and her mother are the only shareholders. She has done this in the face of being told, in so many ways, that she could not. That she was incapable. That she was inadequate. That she was dumb. She has done this by refusing to accept the criticism or the labels or the extreme self doubt. She has done this by building an organization so filled with the best parts of herself, courage, intelligence, kindness, that in the end the organization became capable of taking care of her. I hope you'll find the time to listen to her whole story. It is a story of hope built on the determination of one remarkable woman to define herself and her life on her terms.

How do you greet change? Evin Shutt is the Chief Executive Officer of 72andSunny, a role she took on in March of 2020. Taking on the senior leadership position of one of the world's most creative and innovative companies, at the very moment the world is shutting down, will instantly reveal your relationship with change. Do you look for it and high five it? Or work to minimize it? During the months and years ahead, and across the entire spectrum of leadership, that difference in mindset will become more and more obvious. The leaders we remember will see change as opportunity and currency, and they will seek it out. They will recognize that they are living in a moment in which more is possible than at any point in human history, and they will quickly create new expectations that two years ago seemed unimaginable. They will open the door and invite change and all of its relatives, uncertainty, unpredictability, apprehension and yes, fear, to come in and sit down. They will offer it the best room in the house and the best seat at the table, and they will treat it like their oldest and dearest friend. For one simple reason. It is. The best friend any leader interested in leading could have. So, the next time your phone rings, your text chimes, or your email sings, hope against hope that change is calling. And then do everything you can to make it feel welcome.

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you greet change? Evin Shutt is the Chief Executive Officer of 72andSunny, a role she took on in March of 2020. Taking on the senior leadership position of one of the world's most creative and innovative companies, at the very moment the world is shutting down, will instantly reveal your relationship with change. Do you look for it and high five it? Or work to minimize it? During the months and years ahead, and across the entire spectrum of leadership, that difference in mindset will become more and more obvious. The leaders we remember will see change as opportunity and currency, and they will seek it out. They will recognize that they are living in a moment in which more is possible than at any point in human history, and they will quickly create new expectations that two years ago seemed unimaginable. They will open the door and invite change and all of its relatives, uncertainty, unpredictability, apprehension and yes, fear, to come in and sit down. They will offer it the best room in the house and the best seat at the table, and they will treat it like their oldest and dearest friend. For one simple reason. It is. The best friend any leader interested in leading could have. So, the next time your phone rings, your text chimes, or your email sings, hope against hope that change is calling. And then do everything you can to make it feel welcome.

Edited highlights of our full conversation. How do you greet change? Evin Shutt is the Chief Executive Officer of 72andSunny, a role she took on in March of 2020. Taking on the senior leadership position of one of the world's most creative and innovative companies, at the very moment the world is shutting down, will instantly reveal your relationship with change. Do you look for it and high five it? Or work to minimize it? During the months and years ahead, and across the entire spectrum of leadership, that difference in mindset will become more and more obvious. The leaders we remember will see change as opportunity and currency, and they will seek it out. They will recognize that they are living in a moment in which more is possible than at any point in human history, and they will quickly create new expectations that two years ago seemed unimaginable. They will open the door and invite change and all of its relatives, uncertainty, unpredictability, apprehension and yes, fear, to come in and sit down. They will offer it the best room in the house and the best seat at the table, and they will treat it like their oldest and dearest friend. For one simple reason. It is. The best friend any leader interested in leading could have. So, the next time your phone rings, your text chimes, or your email sings, hope against hope that change is calling. And then do everything you can to make it feel welcome.

Are you really here, in this moment? Lisa Kline is the Vice President of Communications for BreastCancer.org. They describe their mission as helping people make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast health and breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives. Have we ever wanted more to be distracted? Distracted from the chaos, the unpredictability, the anxiety and fear of the last two years. Distracted from the relentless light of our computer screens. Distracted from barely understanding the questions any more, and rarely, all too rarely, having confidence in our answers. Faced by all that, it's understandable and forgivable that our attention wanders, that our focus is shared, and that our interest often lies somewhere other than here, in this moment. Leadership has always been an absurd expectation to place on human beings. See further, believe harder, fear less, act faster, be right, be perfect. Lead. Happily, that view of leadership is dying by the hour in the world's best businesses. But as a new definition of leadership rises from the disruption of the last two years, it's worth pointing out that it contains one expectation that will accelerate the gap between the alright and the great leaders. The expectation that you are present. Leadership begins and ends with trust. When was the last time you trusted someone who wasn't listening to you?

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you really here, in this moment? Lisa Kline is the Vice President of Communications for BreastCancer.org. They describe their mission as helping people make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast health and breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives. Have we ever wanted more to be distracted? Distracted from the chaos, the unpredictability, the anxiety and fear of the last two years. Distracted from the relentless light of our computer screens. Distracted from barely understanding the questions any more, and rarely, all too rarely, having confidence in our answers. Faced by all that, it's understandable and forgivable that our attention wanders, that our focus is shared, and that our interest often lies somewhere other than here, in this moment. Leadership has always been an absurd expectation to place on human beings. See further, believe harder, fear less, act faster, be right, be perfect. Lead. Happily, that view of leadership is dying by the hour in the world's best businesses. But as a new definition of leadership rises from the disruption of the last two years, it's worth pointing out that it contains one expectation that will accelerate the gap between the alright and the great leaders. The expectation that you are present. Leadership begins and ends with trust. When was the last time you trusted someone who wasn't listening to you?

Edited highlights of our full conversation. Are you really here, in this moment? Lisa Kline is the Vice President of Communications for BreastCancer.org. They describe their mission as helping people make sense of the complex medical and personal information about breast health and breast cancer, so they can make the best decisions for their lives. Have we ever wanted more to be distracted? Distracted from the chaos, the unpredictability, the anxiety and fear of the last two years. Distracted from the relentless light of our computer screens. Distracted from barely understanding the questions any more, and rarely, all too rarely, having confidence in our answers. Faced by all that, it's understandable and forgivable that our attention wanders, that our focus is shared, and that our interest often lies somewhere other than here, in this moment. Leadership has always been an absurd expectation to place on human beings. See further, believe harder, fear less, act faster, be right, be perfect. Lead. Happily, that view of leadership is dying by the hour in the world's best businesses. But as a new definition of leadership rises from the disruption of the last two years, it's worth pointing out that it contains one expectation that will accelerate the gap between the alright and the great leaders. The expectation that you are present. Leadership begins and ends with trust. When was the last time you trusted someone who wasn't listening to you?

What do you want more of in your life? Greg Hahn is the Co-Founder & CCO of Mischief USA. Two years ago he was fired by BBDO. When we spoke, eight days after he had lost his job, he was clear about the kind of future he wanted to create. Mischief, a company that didn't exist 24 months ago, were just named Agency of the Year by the Ad Age A List Awards. As you'll hear in our new conversation, the company has been built on the principles that Greg espoused two years ago. Life comes at us fast and in unexpected ways. What we do with every day that we get, is a choice, between hoping for a better version of yesterday or acting to create a better tomorrow. And the key to that is making sure we know what a better version of tomorrow will look like. So, what do you want more of in your life?