
What Next?
"What Next?" explores the evolving landscape of business, leadership, advertising, and the future of work. Hosted by Rishad Tobaccowala, the podcast dives into how globalization, technology, and demographic shifts reshape how we create, consume, and communicate. Rishad Tobaccowala engages with CEOs, creative leaders, and visionaries to discuss innovative strategies, technology’s impact on media, and leadership challenges in the future of work. Hear unique insights from academics, futurists, and media innovators on navigating today’s business world.
Latest episodes

Apr 8, 2023 • 41min
Being creative about creative leadership
Kat Gordon, Founder/CEO, of The 3% Movement, predicts that the job of the future is the “Creative Entrepreneur in Residence”, WFH will become just W, and introverts and empaths will rise as the next creative leaders. Further reading links: https://www.3percentmovement.com/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17D7LEH6tlo Susan Cain’s Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking https://tinyurl.com/2p89a4tu

Apr 1, 2023 • 40min
AI + Talent = Growth
Arpit Jain, Global President of Marcel at Publicis Groupe, unpacks the truth of the AI powered “people experience and growth platform” - Marcel, which was an AI hip before AI was hip.He explains how human intelligence can work in complementary ways with artificial intelligence to better collaborate for better business outcomes, to super charge talent mobility, and to achieve personal and career growth. And how this growth juggernaut is supercharging Publicis Groupe. Further reading links:https://www.linkedin.com/in/arpit-jain-423b2515/https://marcel.ai/public/article/2021/september/what-is-marcel-

Mar 25, 2023 • 45min
The Davos of Marketing?
Perhaps surprisingly, the world of physical conferences and events has returned with a vengeance. Christian Muche takes us behind the scenes to preview the brand-new Possible Event at the infamous Fontainebleau Hotel in Miami (17-19 April), which he intends to turn into “The Davos of Marketing” by focusing on business and marketing opportunities for everyone who attends. Guest speakers include Elon Musk, LL Cool J, and Jon Bon Jovi. Christian also discusses what to expect from GenZ in the future, the current confusion around the Metaverse, and the many ways in which the physical and virtual worlds are converging and fusing. Further reading links:https://possibleevent.com/https://www.linkedin.com/in/christianmuche/https://www.mmaglobal.com/

Mar 18, 2023 • 34min
The Future of Fast: rethinking the role of robot in restaurants and retail
Glynn Davis, business journalist, retail expert and founder of the Retail Insider publication on how far and how fast fashion and fast food can grow. Learn how incoming automation and robots are prompting new thinking in these retail and restaurant industries, the largest sectors in most economies around the world, as an internal threat comes from the very people they serve.@glynnDavis / @retailinsider

Mar 11, 2023 • 42min
I Am Not Nostradamus
Bryan Wiener, CEO of Profitero, the e-commerce analytics platform empowering over 4,000 brands with solutions across 900 retailers in 50 countries, explains why companies need to become great at being “fast-followers”, why solution providers of the future will have product at their core and service at the edge, and how digital commerce is revolutionising stores, advertising, industries, and organisations Further reading links: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryan-wiener-26956/ https://www.profitero.com/

Mar 4, 2023 • 33min
Managing Is So Yesterday
In this special episode, Jenna Young, former Executive Creative Director at global PR firm Weber Shandwick and now Head of Client Creative at Korn Ferry on what it takes for people to thrive at work. They discuss the value of leaders being available to their teams, what it means to translate a leader’s vision into a reality and why the new CEO of Starbucks is training first as a barista. Further reading links: https://www.kornferry.com/about-us/consultants/jenna-young https://www.youngjenna.com/ https://www.kornferry.com/about-us/partnerships/fortune?utm_campaign=global-WMAC-culture-2023-01&utm_source=internal%20outreach&utm_medium=ppc&utm_content=website

Feb 25, 2023 • 39min
Reimagining Sports: Where the next generation of technology and innovation becomes real
Sascha Schmidt, professor and director of the Center for Sports and Management (CSM) at WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management on the future of sports and technology. Learn how advanced analytics and AI in sports are opening up opportunities for systematic people and athlete development, and how new technologies can impact sports in the digital age.21st Century Sports book: https://www.whu.edu/en/faculty/entrepreneurship-and-innovation-group/sports-and-management/21st-century-sports/ WHU/MIT online course Transformational technologies – Applied Lessons from Sports: https://xpro.mit.edu/courses/course-v1:xPRO+TTLSx/ YouTube video - Why Football will End 2049: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKqV9AgqDEM

Feb 18, 2023 • 39min
What Shopify is to Amazon, this CEO says his company is to TikTok!
Vincent Yang, CEO and co-founder of Firework on the domination of video commerce. Learn the language of shoppable video with the B2B version of Tik Tok which brings the short video and live streaming commerce to business websites. Hear how it will enable marketers to create meaningful relationships with customers, generate sales and build enduring brands.

Feb 11, 2023 • 39min
THE GREAT RESET
In this special episode, Rich LeFurgy, General Partner, Archer Advisers, Director of the 4A’s Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies (San Francisco), and Founding Chairman, Interactive Advertising Bureau, discusses the coming reset in the digital media experience, how (read: more fun!) employees will want to be back at work more often and how AI is going to transform the creative process, from executions to campaigns to strategic development. FURTHER READING LINKS:Archer Advisors Interactive Advertising Bureau4As Institute of Advanced Advertising Studies Consumer Value Equation Reset NYT: All Advantage: Get Paid for Surfing the WebBrave BrowserAbaqoo Browser

Feb 4, 2023 • 38min
When Streaming Turns Into a Torrent
Dan Robbins, Vice President of Marketing and Partner Solutions at Roku on a near future when ad-supported streaming will overtake its ad-free predecessor. Learn how its massive audiences will drive greater creative possibilities, and how this franchise space will lead to new ways of thinking as the growth in Sports viewing explodes