Leadership Lessons From Ford’s CMO And Bet On The Electric F-150

Ford’s 100% electric F-150 Lightning & their new CMO Suzy Deering provide several insights that go beyond EVs and the auto sector, This is in part because Deering herself brings an outsider’s eyes, a beginner’s mind — and tech industry experience that proved much more valuable than she expected.Read More

How Do We Transition To Clean Transportation? ‘MOVE – Mobility Re-Imagined’ Answers

What’s the tipping point to clean transportation? Electric cars and trucks? Mobility as a Service software (MaaS)? Abundant access to charging? Partnerships? All of the above and more, according to sessions at the MOVE – Mobility Reimagined conference this week in Austin, Texas.Read More

Disrupting Ford By Starting From Scratch – Suzy Deering, Ford, Chief Marketing Officer

“I started this meeting every Friday that was called Marketing Modernization, but, really, it was kind of almost like an open mic type of meeting, because I had teams come in and they could make a choice as to what topics (we would talk about). I’d say, ‘What is it you feel that we’re not… Continue reading Disrupting Ford By Starting From Scratch – Suzy Deering, Ford, Chief Marketing Officer

ESG Software Tips – Bridget Hughes, Donnelley Financial Solutions

“What’s interesting about the ESG data, when you start to collect just the greenhouse gas, it’s all surveys, it’s all subjective information that you’re collecting on a monthly basis. So, I think… the more questions you ask and the more data you’re asking for and get to retrieve, and then collect, I think, starts to… Continue reading ESG Software Tips – Bridget Hughes, Donnelley Financial Solutions

What A Dinosaur Can Teach The Media This Climate Week

This Climate Week, Frankie, the dinosaur who “crashed” the UN General Assembly to warn them, “Don’t Choose Extinction,” is hoping to convince the UN General Assembly to stop subsidies to the fossil fuel industry and to address climate change more vigorously, and faster. Is the media listening?Read More

The Masterclass In (Women’s) Leadership From Queen Elizabeth II

In 1952, when Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, became Queen Elizabeth II, women’s roles were overwhelmingly domestic, and they were discouraged from working outside the home. Queen Elizabeth II evolved into a model of leadership, for men and women.Read More

Food Design, Nutrition & Climate – Dr. Lara Ramdin, Dole Sunshine Foods

Lara Ramdin (Casey Curry/AP Images for Dole Packaged Foods)

”Think about food design as a system. We are innovating at the product end, but we’re also trying to innovate ….to get food that would be otherwise be wasted back into the food supply chain…(including through) canned (and frozen) fruit and vegetables, which are really good accessible nutrition,” especially in the face of climate change.… Continue reading Food Design, Nutrition & Climate – Dr. Lara Ramdin, Dole Sunshine Foods