We found 7 episodes of Looking Beyond With Michael Sikand with the tag “innovation”.
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#25 Samir Patel, Director of Engineering at Instagram
July 3rd, 2020 | 15 mins 24 secs
careers, engineering, facebook, google, innovation, instagram, internships, jobs, social media, technology
In Episode 25, listeners hear from Samir Patel, Director of Engineering at Instagram, about his experience launching the Google Play Store, the complex challenges in building user trust on social media platforms, and his advice to students who to work in Big Tech. Join Our Future on Instagram @ourfuturerpodcast and Twitter @ourfuturepod.
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#22 Stephanie St. Thomas, Head of Marketing at Ribbon Health
June 26th, 2020 | 14 mins 19 secs
changing, consumer, disruption, healthcare, innovation, medical, ribbon, simplifying, technology
In Episode 22, listeners hear from Stephanie St. Thomas, Head of Marketing for Ribbon Health, a VC-backed startup looking to simplify healthcare. She discusses the companies pivot from a B2C to B2B model, the keys to marketing healthcare products, and her advice to students excited about the business of healthcare.
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#18 Matt Seiler, Managing Partner at Raines Intl.
June 15th, 2020 | 15 mins 12 secs
advertising, change, disruption, headhunting, innovation, marketing, raines, revolution, talent
In Episode 18, listeners hear from Matt Seiler, a three-time CEO of multi-billion dollar ad agencies, who’s now looking to reinvent the executive search industry as Managing Director and Executive-in-Residence of Raines International. Seiler is masterminding the Raines Talent Marketplace, a digital exchange where SVPs and C-Suite executives tease out their personal brand to companies seeking their next change-maker. We discuss the evolution of advertising agencies, the flawed status quo in executive search, and how he loves helping people wield the power of their personal brand.
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#17 Eunice Cofie-Obeng, CEO of Nuekie
June 11th, 2020 | 13 mins 41 secs
beauty, blm, business, cosmetics, diversity, entrepreneur, innovation
In Episode 17, listeners hear from Eunice Cofie-Obeng, CEO and Chief Chemist of Nuekie, a DTC beauty company with skincare products designed for dark skin tones. She discusses why she launched her game-changing beauty brand, the strengths of the DTC business model, and how she believes empowering entrepreneurs of color can change the world.
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#16 Carlton Fowler, Founder of Goat Rodeo Capital
June 9th, 2020 | 15 mins 2 secs
alcohol, disruption, drinks, dtc, happy hour, innovation, investment, technology, venture capital
In Episode 16, listeners hear from Carlton Fowler, Managing Partner of Goat Rodeo Capital, a venture firm focused on making investments in the alcoholic beverage space. He notes the emergent success of DTC alcohol brands, the surge in acquisitions by big suppliers, and his advice to students who want to start their own fund one day.
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#10 Derek Koenig, CMO at Buffalo Groupe
May 27th, 2020 | 14 mins 32 secs
advice, animal planet, business, career, discovery, disruption, entrepreneurship, innovation, streaming, technology
In today's episode, listeners hear from media executive Derek Koenig, Chief Content and Creative Officer at the Buffalo Groupe and former SVP of Global Creative at Discovery Channel and CMO at Vail Resorts. He discusses leading Discovery through a major rebrand, producing an Emmy winning commercial with Steve Irwin and Lance Armstrong, and working with mega-brands like Nike and McDonald's.
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#3 Peter Jaysen, Hollywood Producer
May 10th, 2020 | 17 mins 37 secs
business, disruption, entrepreneurship, hollywood, hugh hefner, innovation, mansion, playboy, producer, streaming, technology
In Episode 3: Hollywood in the 2020s, Michael Sikand talks Movies & TV with Peter Jaysen, producer of American Playboy: The Hugh Hefner Story (2017), Fahrenheit 451 (2018) with Michael B. Jordan, Dublin Murders (2019) and much more. We discuss Jaysen's incredible career in entertainment, the streaming wars, and his memories at the Playboy mansion. Peter Jaysen has a B.A. from the University of Michigan and lives in Los Angeles with his family.