Executive Conversations Top business leaders share the challenges they have faced and how they overcame them. TechnologyRecruiting Like an InsurgentMicrosoft Brazil General Manager Tania Cosentino reveals her winning strategy on maintaining a company’s appeal to future talent.RetailThe Omnichannel Imperative: A Conversation with Özgür Tort of Migros TicaretThe CEO of the Turkish retailer explains why "omnichannel is the backbone of the business."Financial ServicesScaling AI in Insurance: A Conversation with Zurich's Christian Westermann“More than a transformation, I see a revolution. Responsible AI is paramount.”TelecommunicationsFrom Founder-Led Origins to a Decentralized Business ModelMacquarie Technology Group’s David Tudehope, CEO, and Bart Vogel, non-executive director, reflect on successfully transforming their business model by empowering others to lead.StrategyLeading With Energy Through Turbulent Times CEO of Albertsons Vivek Sankaran shares what he’s learned from managing a business through a global crisis and how he applies those lessons today.RetailKeeping an Entrepreneurial Spirit While Championing ChangeKalyan Krishnamurthy, CEO of Flipkart, shares how leaders can maintain their company’s entrepreneurial roots despite growth and turbulence.Financial ServicesHow to Preserve the Essence of Founder-Driven Companies Ruth Handcock, CEO of Octopus Money, discusses strategies for acquiring and scaling founder-led enterprises while maintaining their entrepreneurial integrity.Explore Bain’s proprietary data, expert analysis and provocative points of viewRetailWhat It’s Like to Lead a Full Potential TransformationMarc-André Kamel asks Olaf Koch, former CFO of Mercedes and former CEO of Metro, how to know when a large-scale transformation is needed and how to run one. Sales and MarketingInnovative Approaches to Measuring Creative EffectivenessBain's Cesar Brea and EDO's John Cripps discuss how to understand and optimize new ways of advertising.Consumer ProductsHow Coca-Cola Uses Marketing Experimentation as a SuperpowerKelly Edwards sits down with Coca-Cola's Romain Mallard to discuss how marketing experimentation is transforming the company.Machinery & EquipmentDefining and Building the Factory of the FutureBain‘s Dr. Jörg Gnamm and Bosch's Rolf Najork break down what the next generation of factories will look like. AI, Insights, and SolutionsCreative: The Next Frontier of Marketing OptimizationBain’s Cesar Brea leads a conversation about improving marketing creative at a time when ad budgets are getting squeezed. TechnologyBusiness to Human: The Era of Customer CentricityLara Caimi of ServiceNow sits down with Bain's Justin Murphy to discuss how a great customer experience is essential to any successful business.Advanced Manufacturing & ServicesSustainability in AviationBain’s Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile discuss sustainable imperatives and actions for the airline industry.Advanced Manufacturing & ServicesCovid-19 Recovery in AviationBain's Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile share the sustainability forecast for the airline industry in light of current events.Advanced Manufacturing & ServicesThe Sustainable Flight ChallengeBain's Torsten Lichtenau and SkyTeam CEO Kristin Colvile discuss the Sustainable Flight Challenge initiative.Sales and MarketingMarketing Budgets: Decisions, Data, and More DecisionsBain Partner Cesar Brea invites Keen CEO Greg Dolan and digital marketing executive Randall Beard to discuss the challenge of managing large marketing budgets in the early 2020s. Primary & Secondary EducationBringing Math to the Masses: A Conversation with Zearn CEO Shalinee SharmaShalinee Sharma joins Bain's Manny Maceda to share how a growth mindset can help children excel in math.Sales and MarketingUsing Technology to Help the World Sleep BetterBen Clark, chief technology officer for Casper, joins Bain's Cesar Brea to discuss how fast-growing companies can avoid complexity and maintain a culture of innovation.Leadership & TalentOneTen’s Bold Ambition: One Million Jobs for Black Americans over 10 YearsBain's Manny Maceda and OneTen’s Ken Frazier discuss the organization’s goal to overcome the systemic barriers facing Black talent.Agile EnterpriseDoing Agile Right: Inside John Deere's IT TransformationJohn Deere's Ganesh Jayaram joins Bain's Steve Berez to discuss the company's ongoing Agile journey.Sales and MarketingA Practitioner’s Perspective on Multi-Touch AttributionBain's Cesar Brea welcomes former Visual IQ chief scientist Payman Sadegh to discuss how marketers can best track the customer touchpoints that lead to sales conversions.Consumer ProductsLeading through a Global Crisis: A Conversation with GOJO CEO Carey JarosBain's Manny Maceda welcomes Carey Jaros, whose company makes Purell hand sanitizer, to discuss how the business quickly pivoted its operations as the Covid-19 pandemic surged.Digital MarketingBalancing the Modern and the Practical in Digital MarketingE-commerce expert Rob Schmults joins Bain Partner Cesar Brea for a discussion on how even though data and analytics have changed marketing as we know it, good fundamentals remain as important as ever.Digital MarketingData-Driven MarketingBain Partner Cesar Brea and Geoffrey Sanders, a member of Bain's Advisor Network, discuss how data and analytics are transforming marketing.Consumer ProductsFrom Analysts and Marketers to Analytic MarketersBain Partner Cesar Brea discusses the evolution of marketing analytics with Mike Mickunas, former global vice president of insights and analytics at Kellogg’s.Financial ServicesBeyond the Branch: Customer Journeys in BankingLes Matheson of Royal Bank of Scotland outlines radical internal changes that helped the company better serve customers in a digital world.Financial ServicesLes Matheson on the Customer-Centric BankThe Royal Bank of Scotland executive discusses how the company cultivated a culture of customer obsession. Social & Public SectorHow to Reach the C-Suite: A Gender Parity DiscussionBain Partner Jennifer Hayes sits down with former Coca-Cola CFO Kathy Waller for a wide-ranging discussion on what inspires women to pursue senior leadership roles. Social & Public SectorThe Prestige Factor: Inspiring Women ExecutivesKathy Waller, the former CFO of Coca-Cola, talks about the role of prestige, wealth and influence in getting women to the C-suite.Energy & Natural ResourcesHow WorleyParsons Is Responding to a Changing MarketWorleyParsons CEO Andrew Wood discusses how his company has adapted to market-driven challenges.Manny Maceda on Diversifying Business Values in the 21st CenturyBain Worldwide Managing Partner Manny Maceda sits down with Bill Holiber, president and CEO of U.S. News & World Report, to discuss Bain's pivot toward a more "mission-centric" model for business.Healthcare & Life SciencesKeeping the Founder's Mentality Flame Alive at Fullerton HealthDavid Sin discusses how investing in and working with founder-led companies helps create a strong sense of Founder's Mentality® at Fullerton Health.Healthcare & Life SciencesHow Fullerton Health is Seizing the Asia-Pacific Healthcare OpportunityDavid Sin of Fullerton Health Group discusses how the company has evolved to become a healthcare powerhouse despite complex challenges. Social & Public SectorDoing Well and Doing Good at Fullerton HealthDavid Sin discusses Fullerton Health's mission to make healthcare affordable and accessible to people in need.AgribusinessHow Olam Helps Customers Measure Their Supply Chain SustainabilityGerard Manley of Olam International describes a new tool that allows customers to track how products are sourced.Financial ServicesPartnership as a Digital Enabler at Munich ReBusinesses can improve their digital operations by working with partners to thrive in a constantly changing market.Vector℠Maybe It’s Not the Millennials, Maybe It’s Your Company Andrew Rear of Munich Re explains why employers need to meet the changing expectations of millennial employees.RetailAn Interview With Ed Macri, CMO Of WayfairWayfair's Chief Product and Marketing Officer, Ed Macri, discusses the new rules of product development and marketing in a challenging e-commerce landscape.Prudential Singapore's Wilf Blackburn on TransformationHow the company integrated changes to its leadership and culture with a new emphasis on the bottom line.Load more