The Storied Future
Chris Hare
The Storied Future Podcast gives high-performing CEOs a front-row seat to candid conversations with leaders who have put new narratives out into the world, and then used those narratives to shift the future.
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A Father, His Daughter & the Path to True DEI w/ Ebbie Parsons III of Yardstick Management
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10/06/22 • 40 min
Our guest on the fifth episode of the Storied Future Podcast is Ebbie Parsons, III.
Ebbie is the founder and managing partner of Yardstick Management, a renowned Black-owned management consulting firm based in Atlanta, Georgia that helps clients transform their organizations to be more diverse, equitable, and inclusive. They count among their clients some of the top companies in the world, including Netflix, Prudential, EY, Whirlpool, Amazon, Medtronic, and LinkedIn.
Ebbie embodies a relentless pursuit of a future defined by true equity and inclusion, from the boardroom to the front lines of a company.
In this conversation, Chris and Ebbie talk about:
- His dream of becoming an astronaut as a five-year old in Detroit, and the belief his parents instilled in him that he could achieve anything he set his mind to.
- His jarring transition from Detroit to what he calls the “real world,” where he saw how the evil of racism wreaked havoc on people’s beliefs about the future and their access to opportunity.
- A meeting at Olive Garden in 2003 where he and his friends cast a vision for the future that eventually led to the creation of Yardstick Management.
- The future he envisions, and how C-suite leaders can move beyond performative DEI initiatives to bring about true and lasting change.
And much more.
Content warning: This episode includes discussion of an experience of Ebbie’s that involved a threat of racialized police violence.
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The Storied Future
09/01/22 • 2 min
If you want to change the future, you need to align everyone—from the buyer to the boardroom—around a shared vision of that future.
On the Storied Future Podcast, host Chris Hare talks to C-Suite leaders, experts, and innovators who are transforming themselves and their companies through the power of strategic narratives. We’ll show you how to change minds, change culture, and change what happens next.
Subscribe today, and learn more at TSFpod.com.
Disrupting Yourself w/ Whitney Johnson of Disruption Advisors
The Storied Future
10/19/23 • 49 min
In 1996, a 27-year-old woman walked into Smith Barney for her very first day as a secretary. A recent college grad with a degree in piano and no business experience, Ivy League pedigree, or marketable skills other than typing fast, it wasn't long before she saw the future she wanted: a career as an investment banker. But that future seemed out of reach. Or was it?
That woman was Whitney Johnson, and she's our guest on the very first episode of season 2 of the podcast. Whitney is the CEO of Disruption Advisors, a leadership development company that can help you grow your people to grow your business. She's also the host of the weekly podcast Disrupt Yourself, whose guests have included Alan Mulally, Brené Brown, Adam Grant, Susan Cain, and Stephen M.R. Covey.
In today's episode, Chris and Whitney cover:
- How Whitney learned to embrace, not run from, her origin story
- The massive influence Clayton Christensen and his work on disruption and innovation had on Whitney
- The importance of "throwing down the pom poms and getting in the game"
- How the "S curve" provides a powerful framework for Whitney's work as a disruption advisor
- Whether it's easier to disrupt yourself earlier or later in your career
- The zen of tennis, piano, and fly fishing
And much more!
When Authenticity Holds You Back w/ Herminia Ibarra
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11/30/23 • 46 min
Our guest today is Dr. Herminia Ibarra, the Charles Handy Professor of Organisational Behaviour at London Business School and an authority on leadership and career development. Earlier this year, Herminia and her colleagues Claudius A. Hildebrand and Sabine Vinck published an article in Harvard Business Review called “The Leadership Odyssey,” which explored the correlation between CEO skills and firm performance by examining 235 candidates across 75 CEO successions. Herminia and her colleagues then created a narrative pathway that aspiring CEOs can follow to transform their leadership and increase their effectiveness.
In this episode, Chris and Herminia explore:
- The narrative pathway CEOs can use to elevate their leadership and move from a hands-on, directive approach to empowering and enabling their teams
- Insights and stories from her global bestseller Act Like a Leader, Think Like a Leader, as well as her book Working Identity: Unconventional Strategies for Reinventing Your Career.
- The surprising truth that will challenge your understanding and beliefs about authenticity and purpose, and how to build a new narrative grounded in your identity that can unlock new levels of growth.
And much more!
The Brand Builder Who Drove Demand Through the Roof w/ Erica Brinker of Array Technologies
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12/15/22 • 51 min
Chris closes out the first season of the podcast with a conversation with Erica Brinker, Chief Commercial Officer and Head of ESG at Array Technologies. Erica is an extraordinary leader who knows how to build a brand and prove her impact.
Prior to Array, Erica was CMO at Honeywell, an industrial that historically didn’t believe in marketing. She drove demand through the roof for Honeywell by building a brand campaign that is still driving impact years later. Her insights and approach should prove incredibly valuable for CMOs who are leading through the turbulence of this current economy.
Chris and Erica cover:
- Her early years as a marketer working at Kate Spade, Tiffany, and Ralph Lauren, in a world where brand was everything -
- The path she blazed to become Chief Marketing Officer at Honeywell -
- Honeywell's Futureshaper brand campaign, which aligned everyone from the buyer to the C-Suite at Honeywell around a shared vision of the future -
- How you can earn and grow a trusted relationship with your CFO -
- How Erica's desire to change the future of the planet for her kids led to her current role at Array -
And much more! Thanks for joining us this season. We'll see you in 2023!
The Narrative of a Warrior w/ Jake Wood of Groundswell
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12/08/22 • 51 min
Today, Chris talks to Jake Wood, CEO and founder of Groundswell, an innovative new corporate giving platform that enables companies to empower employees with their own donor-advised funds.
As a former Marine sniper who received three meritorious promotions for leading combat missions in Iraq and Afghanistan, Jake shares how he overcame fear and chaos on the battlefield. And he explains how the lessons he learned in combat can help company leaders face their own fears and unleash the potential of their employees to win in the midst of chaos.
Chris and Jake cover:
- Jake’s search for a narrative that would give his life meaning and purpose through serving others
- How the storied narrative and culture of the Marine Corps transformed Jake into a warrior
- The origin of Team Rubicon, and how Jake and his team used storytelling to align donors, employees, the public, and volunteers around a shared mission
- How he and his team at Groundswell are transforming the future by writing a new narrative that unleashes generosity to change the world
And much more!
Engineering the Future of Accessibility w/ Heather Dowdy of Netflix
The Storied Future
11/17/22 • 50 min
In this episode, Chris is joined by Netflix’s Heather Dowdy for a conversation about her work in shifting the narratives that impact how people with disabilities and people of color with disabilities are received in our culture.
Heather is a child of deaf adults (CODA) who grew up on the south side of Chicago at the intersection of race, disability, socioeconomic status, and technology. She became an engineer and eventually the first director of product accessibility at Netflix. In that role, she sets strategy and helps her team use technology to innovate so they can delight members who have disabilities.
Chris and Heather explore:
- Heather's journey from Chicago to college and then Motorola, Microsoft, and now Netflix
- Her vision of the future, one where we all recognize that no two people and no two disabilities are alike but every person's needs are met
- What happens when a company's stated purpose and the demand for profit collide
- How Heather stays connected to her audience at Netflix to ensure she and her team are creating the most delightful experiences possible
- How we can use AI to unlock greater personalization to meet people's access needs and supplement their abilities
And much more!
Amazon, Customer Obsession & the Stories That Aren’t in the Data w/ Pete Sauerborn
The Storied Future
11/10/22 • 43 min
In this episode, Chris is joined by a friend, former colleague, and mentor from his time at Amazon Marketplace, Pete Sauerborn.
Pete is a seasoned eCommerce leader with impeccable credentials: a VP at Amazon Marketplace, an MBA from Chicago Booth, stints at Apple and McKinsey, and owner of a $300 million P&L at Teleflora.
But what sets Pete apart is his customer obsession. That’s a buzzword, for sure, but there is no better phrase for what guides Pete.
You’ll hear how Pete’s obsession with serving his customers led him to uncover stories at Amazon about real people that didn’t show up in the data. These stories ran counter to the narrative that Pete and his team were using to run the business—and ended up redefining the future of Amazon Marketplace.
Chris and Pete explore:
- The path that took Pete from reviving his brother’s failing paper route as a kid to growing Amazon Marketplace from 15 people to 4,000
- One of Pete’s biggest failures as a leader at Amazon
- How writing Amazon’s famous 1-pagers and 6-pagers forces an intense clarity of thinking
- Why pain is necessary for business transformation
- The time Chris turned himself into a robot
And much more!
11/03/22 • 54 min
Today The Storied Future Podcast welcomes Kyle Arteaga, cofounder and CEO of the Bulleit Group, an award-winning high-tech PR agency.
From an early age, Kyle believed that the science fiction of movies and television could become reality—had to become reality.
At the core of Kyle and his team’s mission is a recognition of the ways technology has shaped the present, and a determination to tell the stories of the companies that will drive the future.
In this episode, Kyle and Chris discuss how companies that are inventing the future can thrive in the midst of uncertainty and use narrative to change what happens next. They cover:
- The influence TV shows like The Jetsons and Knight Rider had on young Kyle’s vision of what was possible
- How comms can evolve to address the acceleration of invention, the proliferation of communication channels, and the complex desires and demands of customers, employees, and policy makers
- How startups and enterprise tech companies can effectively tell their stories in a way that brings their vision of the future to life
- Why having a strong narrative in times of uncertainty is critical to the future of your company
- How to build an authentic narrative, and the importance of bringing your audience along on the journey
And much more!
The Tortoise & the Shared Jazz Solo w/ Aaron Craig Mitchell
The Storied Future
02/23/23 • 73 min
In this special episode in honor of Black History Month, Chris is joined by Aaron Craig Mitchell. Aaron is the former director of HR at Netflix Animation Studios, where he helped engineer the company's pledge to allocate 2 percent of its cash holdings into financial institutions and organizations that directly support Black communities in the U.S.
Aaron describes himself as a tortoise (a nod to the Aesop fable that inspired the episode title) because he learned persistence and resilience from an early age—traits that have helped him slowly and steadily drive huge positive change in his career so far.
Aaron has lived a life of extraordinary impact, and he's only just getting started.
In this episode, Chris and Aaron discuss:
- How Aaron's struggles as a self-described, sickly, shy, clumsy, and nerdy kid unlocked a rich inner life of imagination and creativity
- The hard-ass music teacher who made JK Simmons' character in the movie Whiplash look like a nice guy, and who introduced Aaron to a lifelong love of jazz that now shapes every part of his work
- How Aaron worked to fan flames of healthy chaos during Netflix's cannonball into the pool of animation, going from zero to the largest studio in the world inside of a year
- How a Jefferson Dinner in the early days of the pandemic sparked the creation of an initiative at Netflix that has injected $2 billion in cash into Black banks and financial institutions and is now providing access to the loans that Black businesses need to survive, thrive, and grow
And much more!
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FAQ
How many episodes does The Storied Future have?
The Storied Future currently has 23 episodes available.
What topics does The Storied Future cover?
The podcast is about Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on The Storied Future?
The episode title 'The Brand Builder Who Drove Demand Through the Roof w/ Erica Brinker of Array Technologies' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on The Storied Future?
The average episode length on The Storied Future is 49 minutes.
How often are episodes of The Storied Future released?
Episodes of The Storied Future are typically released every 7 days, 8 hours.
When was the first episode of The Storied Future?
The first episode of The Storied Future was released on Sep 1, 2022.
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