The Modern Retail Podcast
Digiday
The Modern Retail Podcast is a podcast about all the ways the retail industry is changing and modernizing. Every Saturday, senior reporters Gabi Barkho and Melissa Daniels break down the latest retail headlines and interview executives about what it takes to keep up in today’s retail landscape, diving deep into growth strategies, brand autopsies, economic changes and more
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May 3, 2018 • 28min
'I felt like a fraud': PJ Pereira on proving yourself in advertising
PJ Pereira is the founder and creative chairman of Pereira & O'Dell. He also wrote a trilogy of West African myths. On this episode of Starting Out, Pereira discusses how writing helps maintain his business and creative acumen, and he talks about the pressure he felt to assimilate into America.
Apr 26, 2018 • 24min
TBWA's Nancy Reyes: 'When you earn something, it’s the best feeling you have'
Nancy Reyes is the managing director of TBWA\Chiat\Day in New York. Reyes grew up in Long Island City in New York amid rundown houses and warehouses. Her mother was a housekeeper, and her father drove taxis. On this episode of Starting Out, Reyes discusses her path to becoming a leader who values working for everything in life.
Apr 19, 2018 • 27min
Leo Burnett’s Mark Tutssel on applying lessons from sports to advertising
Mark Tutssel is the executive chairman at Leo Burnett. Early on, he learned to watch people to understand them and the value of their attention. On this episode of Starting Out, Tutssel talks about the cruel yet kind decision of an agency executive in Bristol, England, that led him to London and a lesson he learned in a cab.
Apr 12, 2018 • 25min
Essence’s Christian Juhl on growing companies and selling reptiles
Christian Juhl is the global CEO at Essence. Juhl, who majored in political science in college, sees modern work as being inherently political -- from running a company to building consensus and avoiding factions. On this episode of Starting Out, he discusses how he went from beginning his career during the dot-com bust to landing at a scrappy office at Essence.
Apr 5, 2018 • 29min
‘In careers, you make bets’: GE’s Linda Boff on taking chances and hiring with her ‘spidey sense’
GE CMO Linda Boff has been in business for years. As a manager, she has developed what she calls a "spidey sense" about hiring. On this episode of Starting Out, Boff discusses how this sense has helped her decide which candidates to take chances on.
Mar 29, 2018 • 18min
OMD CEO John Osborn: Allow yourself flexibility to explore opportunities
John Osborn recently made a major leap when he moved to media agency OMD after 25 years at creative shop BBDO. But the seemingly sharp turn in his career was the result of an organized mind. On this episode of Starting Out, Osborn discusses being an over-programmer, obsessively charting out his career path, which began -- like many kids -- with mowing lawns.
Mar 22, 2018 • 23min
Ogilvy & Mather’s John Seifert You’re only as good as others give you permission to be
From college dropout to the worldwide CEO of Ogilvy & Mather, John Seifert’s career seems like the plot of a movie. Seifert joined the agency for a summer job during his sophomore year at the University of Southern California 38 years ago -- and never left. On this episode of Starting Out, Seifert discusses his path to one of the largest agencies in the world.
Mar 15, 2018 • 29min
Big Spaceship’s Michael Lebowitz: ‘Half of all success is serendipity’
Michael Lebowitz is the founder and CEO of creative agency Big Spaceship, which has grown to over 100 employees since he started it in 2000. In this episode of Starting Out, Lebowitz talks about the importance of creating a framework for creativity and his path to founding a company.
Mar 8, 2018 • 30min
Razorfish co-founder Jeff Dachis on his days of being a provocateur
Jeff Dachis is the founder of diabetes management app One Drop and co-founder of Razorfish. On this episode of Starting Out, Dachis discusses his career path, from his days of being a self-described provocateur in downtown New York to starting a new venture after being diagnosed with diabetes.
Feb 22, 2018 • 19min
DigitasLBi’s Michael Kahn: Sustainable leadership is a ‘marathon at a sprint pace’
Michael Kahn went from multiple entrepreneurial stints to a long-term leadership role at Performics before arriving at DigitasLBi as its global brand president. In this episode of Starting Out, Kahn discusses the challenges of switching gears from short-term to long-term leadership.
