The VentureFuel Visionaries
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Visionaries are defined as having extraordinary foresight and imagination. Those who can see what isn't there. They can imagine the unimaginable and they have the grit to make it happen. Business Visionaries are the change-agents embracing new opportunities to drive outsized results. From the C-Suite to the up-and-coming disruptors, they are blazing new paths, discovering inventive solutions and powering the future. Join us each week as we speak with these Visionaries: the entrepreneurs, investors and corporate leaders driving transformative change across business and society.
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Aug 11, 2020 • 19min
Snacking Made Right - Brigette Wolf - Global Head of SnackFutures at Mondelez
How do you launch 4 startups, amidst a global pandemic? How can a $26B business innovate, disrupt and find new ways to serve their consumers? Brigette Wolf, the Global Head of SnackFutures at Mondelez, talks with us about finding your pivot, doubling down on the distinct customer need that you want to fight for and how to cut through processes and layers with small experiments.
Aug 4, 2020 • 20min
The Snackcelerator – CMAB’s CEO John Talbot and VP of Business Development Bob Carroll
If you open your fridge, chances are you’ve Got Milk. No other product has the same level of mass acceptance - yet, there is a need to innovate to stay close with the ever-changing consumer. CMAB is one of the largest agricultural marketing boards in the US and we chat about their new startup competition The Real California Milk Snackcelerator and the value of new ideas, outside perspectives and the future of dairy.
Aug 4, 2020 • 21min
Startup Agility with Corporate Ability - Estee Lauder Head of Strategic Partnerships Erika Parkins
Erika has 10+ years of experience working in entrepreneurial new business and corporate innovation divisions for leading global media, beauty and CPG firms. As the Head of Strategic Partnerships for the Digital Technology and Innovation Group at Estee Lauder Companies Online, she fosters collaboration between emerging enterprises and large corporations, matching startup agility with corporate ability and expertise. We talk about clarity, non-linear ideation and open innovation.
Jul 30, 2020 • 32min
Redefining a $40b Industry - MakeSpace Co-Founder Rahul Gandhi
The storage industry was a real estate game, slicing up units like apartments and renting them – that is, until MakeSpace disrupted it with a customer-first convenience strategy. Now, after raising $150m and expanding to 31 markets, Co-Founder Rahul Gandhi is still flexing his innovation mindset to ensure they are the disruptors. We talk about risk-taking, the importance of convenience and re-imaging customer-centric strategies.
Jul 28, 2020 • 31min
Adapt to Win - Rogue Women's Fund Managing Partner Caroline Lewis
How do you evolve your mindset from fear to growth? Can you become the change you want to see in the world, and if you want to change the narrative, shouldn’t you change the outcome? Fiercely female, always rogue. Caroline shares why investing in women is good business and how we can build our innovation muscles to change the world.
Jul 23, 2020 • 26min
Combatting Bias & Harassment - AllVoices Founder Claire Schmidt
AllVoices gives companies the tools to listen at scale by allowing employees to anonymously send feedback to company leaders about workplace issues like bias and harassment. This gives everyone a voice and gives employers the opportunity to proactively improve diversity, equity and inclusion.
Jul 21, 2020 • 20min
Starting Up College Sports – Learfield IMG College Chief Content, Development and Strategy Officer Rob Schneider
Learfield IMG College is a $2 billion company that has the multimedia rights to 54 of the top 65 universities including sponsorship for nearly 130 collegiate institutions, conferences and arenas. Rob Schneider is leading innovation at a unique time in the history of live sports and we talk about everything from data, to startups to creative problem solving.
Jul 16, 2020 • 23min
The Great Disruption - Comcast, AB InBev and Supergoop!
Corporate innovators from AB InBev, Comcast and Supergoop! discuss going rogue in their careers and how Covid as the great accelerator is shaping the future of entertainment, retail and social connections.
Jul 14, 2020 • 31min
Collaborations Create Tomorrow - Capitol Records Sr. Director Modi Oyewole
Combining hip-hop, electronic, R&B and indie rock was the signature of the Trillectro Music Festival lauded for showcasing up-and-coming musicians on the eve of their big break. But for founder Modi Oyewole, this mashup of various cultures and passions is the secret sauce of innovation. Join us as Modi takes us from Nike to Jay Z, from Red Bull to Kendrick Lamar to how he connects brands with the culture of tomorrow and merges nostalgia with cutting edge.
Jul 9, 2020 • 21min
Brand Safe Video Intelligence - IRIS.TV Founder Field Garthwaite and Head of Brand Strategy Michael Kahn
The social media boycott and impending cookie-apocalypse mean that brands and viewers are demanding a “better, high-quality, safe and appropriate” video experience. Enter IRIS.TV, a privacy-first video intelligence platform using machine learning to automate personalized video content based on audience preference with top premium publishers. Happier viewers, higher performing ads – all safely delivered at scale.
