Great Minds: People & Culture

As Founder of Where to Look Communications and as Neuroinclusion Navigator, Kate helps organizations rethink how they hire, communicate, and lead.

Kimberle Lau didn’t set out to become a food founder, but a health crisis changed everything.

Our host Ren Akinci is joined by BEJOU founder Carolina Lopez for a candid conversation on leadership, brand building, and resilience.

Justin shares how he’s thinking about agility, technology, and measurable signals of progress as he builds the organization’s next chapter.

In this episode, Ren Akinci sits down with Carissa Romero, Ph.D., co-founder of Paradigm, for a conversation about what actually changes behavior at work and what quietly undermines it.

Ren Akinci sits down with Kim Lawton, founder & CEO of Enthuse Marketing, to break down the non-negotiables behind sustainable creativity and what agency leaders need to unlearn heading into 2026.

In this Episode Ren Akinci sits down with Claude Silver to discuss her new book Be Yourself at Work.

Erin Fabio joins Ren Akinci for a candid conversation on what it  takes to build and scale a marketing agency as a woman in an industry still catching up.

Morana shares what sets Bond apart in the loyalty and customer experience space, offers an inside look at The Loyalty Report, and reflects on how brands can evolve to meet rising customer expectations.

Is deleting social media comments just “good housekeeping”? Madeline Krasno didn’t think so.

In this episode, Ren Akinci sits down with Nathan Friedman, Co-President and Chief Marketing Officer of Understood.org, to explore the intersection of creativity, inclusion, and business strategy.

Ren Akinci is joined by Professor Joseph Fuller, a leading expert on workforce strategy from Harvard Business School.

In this episode, Allison joins, Ren Akinci, to talk about what most companies get wrong about parental leave, how to support both managers and employees through the process, and why leave isn’t just a benefits issue—it’s a leadership and retention issue.

For Earth Day, Ren Akinci sat down with Natalie Flores, founder of NourishLA, a community-powered nonprofit tackling food waste, hunger, and local sustainability in Los Angeles.

This week, Ren Akinci is joined by Ahna de Vena, a Sleep and Performance Specialist who has spent over 20 years helping high-performing leaders and teams rethink their relationship with rest.