36 min

2022: A(nother) Year of Learnings from Leaders Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast

    • Management

As 2022 comes to a close, we compiled some of the year’s learnings...from leaders. So sit back with your beverage of choice and enjoy. And give us a gift - leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — hearing from YOU, our fellow Alums makes a big difference for our team as we reflect on the year. THANK YOU for the continued support of our podcast and our amazing guests...


Suzy Deering: Ford Motor Company CMO
Claire Elvers, Wayfair’s Head of Global Brand Management & Insights
Matthew McConaughey, Academy Award–winning actor and produce
Nitin Gajria, Google’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Christine Fisher, Possip Co-Founder & COO
Marissa Solis, National Football League (NFL) SVP of Global Brand & Consumer Marketing
Tristan Walker, Walker & Co, CEO & Co-Founder
Sharon Hall, Walmart’s VP of Global Executive Recruiting
Seaphes Miller, Founder & CEO of Fusion Integrated Solutions
Andrew Tarvin & Raman Sehgal reflecting on 100+ episodes
John Pepper & Qaisar Shareef on Understanding Ukraine & Russia
Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global Founder & CEO
Raj Rao, IBM’s GM for Blockchain Ventures
Malcolm Gladwell, Author & Journalist
Dian Alyan: GiveLight Foundation Founder & CEO
Kevin Hochman, Kentucky Fried Chicken, President, Yum! Brands
Ikdeep Singh, Mars Petcare President, North America
Qaisar Shareef, P&G’s former head of Pakistan & Ukraine
P&G Alumni Comedians: Greg Warren, Josh Sneed, Rajiv Satyal, Andrew Tarvin
Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard Psychologist & ‘Blindspot’ Author
Mike Shangkuan, Lingoda CEO
Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerX) & Bracken Darrell (Logitech): Masters of Digital Disruption
Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati Mayor
Kevin Shapiro, Coty SVP of US Marketing
Julie Eddleman, DoubleVerify’s Global Chief Commercial Officer
Jay Sethi: Diageo Beer Company CMO & SVP of Diageo Convenience
Shelly McNamara: P&G’s Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer
Guy Raz, NPR Producer & Journalist
Jakub Kocinski, Digital Safety & Trust (P&G, Google, TikTok, Meta)
Poliana Sousa, Latin America’s Coca-Cola™ Lead
Vivek Sunder: Cuemath CEO
Katie Couric, TV Journalist, Producer, & Author
K Patrick Davis: Blue Buffalo VP & General Manager
Ana Maria Henao, PepsiCo’s VP of Global Marketing Excellence 
TEDx Talks with P&G Alums: Drew, Ida, & Rajiv
John Pepper & Ursula Burns’ (Xerox former CEO) on Race & Understanding
Tom Asacker, P&G Trainer & Author 
David Youn, Master Lock, President
Alonya Tkachenko, Nommi CEO & Co-founder
Paul Polman, Unilever xCEO on “Net Positive”
Kyle Schlegel, Weber’s VP Americas Marketing & DTC
Judy Okten: The Power of Disconnecting
Edward Norton - Actor, Director, Activist, Entrepreneur (from P&G’s “More Than Soap” Podcast)
Jim Lafferty, Fine Hygienic Holding, CEO
JOHN SMALE - John Pepper & David Taylor’s reflections on John Smale
Chip Bergh, Levi’s CEO: Advocacy, Activism & John Smale
Bob McDonald & Bob Gill’s reflections on John Smale
Janet Reid & Gordon Brunner’s reflections on John Smale
A.G. Lafley & Charlotte Otto’s reflections on John Smale
Oya Canbas, Bayer Global Brand Director
Vahe Ayvazian, Abbott Divisional Vice President of Marketing & Core Diagnostics
Sudha Ranganathan, LinkedIn’s Director of Product Marketing
David Taylor, P&G’s Former CEO & Chairman

As 2022 comes to a close, we compiled some of the year’s learnings...from leaders. So sit back with your beverage of choice and enjoy. And give us a gift - leave a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts — hearing from YOU, our fellow Alums makes a big difference for our team as we reflect on the year. THANK YOU for the continued support of our podcast and our amazing guests...


Suzy Deering: Ford Motor Company CMO
Claire Elvers, Wayfair’s Head of Global Brand Management & Insights
Matthew McConaughey, Academy Award–winning actor and produce
Nitin Gajria, Google’s Managing Director for Sub-Saharan Africa
Christine Fisher, Possip Co-Founder & COO
Marissa Solis, National Football League (NFL) SVP of Global Brand & Consumer Marketing
Tristan Walker, Walker & Co, CEO & Co-Founder
Sharon Hall, Walmart’s VP of Global Executive Recruiting
Seaphes Miller, Founder & CEO of Fusion Integrated Solutions
Andrew Tarvin & Raman Sehgal reflecting on 100+ episodes
John Pepper & Qaisar Shareef on Understanding Ukraine & Russia
Arianna Huffington, Thrive Global Founder & CEO
Raj Rao, IBM’s GM for Blockchain Ventures
Malcolm Gladwell, Author & Journalist
Dian Alyan: GiveLight Foundation Founder & CEO
Kevin Hochman, Kentucky Fried Chicken, President, Yum! Brands
Ikdeep Singh, Mars Petcare President, North America
Qaisar Shareef, P&G’s former head of Pakistan & Ukraine
P&G Alumni Comedians: Greg Warren, Josh Sneed, Rajiv Satyal, Andrew Tarvin
Mahzarin Banaji, Harvard Psychologist & ‘Blindspot’ Author
Mike Shangkuan, Lingoda CEO
Gary Vaynerchuk (VaynerX) & Bracken Darrell (Logitech): Masters of Digital Disruption
Aftab Pureval, Cincinnati Mayor
Kevin Shapiro, Coty SVP of US Marketing
Julie Eddleman, DoubleVerify’s Global Chief Commercial Officer
Jay Sethi: Diageo Beer Company CMO & SVP of Diageo Convenience
Shelly McNamara: P&G’s Chief Equality & Inclusion Officer
Guy Raz, NPR Producer & Journalist
Jakub Kocinski, Digital Safety & Trust (P&G, Google, TikTok, Meta)
Poliana Sousa, Latin America’s Coca-Cola™ Lead
Vivek Sunder: Cuemath CEO
Katie Couric, TV Journalist, Producer, & Author
K Patrick Davis: Blue Buffalo VP & General Manager
Ana Maria Henao, PepsiCo’s VP of Global Marketing Excellence 
TEDx Talks with P&G Alums: Drew, Ida, & Rajiv
John Pepper & Ursula Burns’ (Xerox former CEO) on Race & Understanding
Tom Asacker, P&G Trainer & Author 
David Youn, Master Lock, President
Alonya Tkachenko, Nommi CEO & Co-founder
Paul Polman, Unilever xCEO on “Net Positive”
Kyle Schlegel, Weber’s VP Americas Marketing & DTC
Judy Okten: The Power of Disconnecting
Edward Norton - Actor, Director, Activist, Entrepreneur (from P&G’s “More Than Soap” Podcast)
Jim Lafferty, Fine Hygienic Holding, CEO
JOHN SMALE - John Pepper & David Taylor’s reflections on John Smale
Chip Bergh, Levi’s CEO: Advocacy, Activism & John Smale
Bob McDonald & Bob Gill’s reflections on John Smale
Janet Reid & Gordon Brunner’s reflections on John Smale
A.G. Lafley & Charlotte Otto’s reflections on John Smale
Oya Canbas, Bayer Global Brand Director
Vahe Ayvazian, Abbott Divisional Vice President of Marketing & Core Diagnostics
Sudha Ranganathan, LinkedIn’s Director of Product Marketing
David Taylor, P&G’s Former CEO & Chairman

36 min