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Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast

P&G Alumni Network

Anyone who’s worked at a great company knows it’s all about the people. Good managers, great leaders - in and beyond the business. Through conversations with P&G Alumni leaders, we go deeper with the leaders you know, but want to know more about. This is Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast. pgalums.com/podcast Learnings from Leaders is a production of the P&G Alumni Network (pgalums.com) — an officially recognized, global nonprofit by former P&G’ers committed to

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00:19:43

Bob Gilbreath: Trust the Process, Be the Butterfly

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/06/01

“ We might need only 10% of the population to have a tipping point into a brighter future — to change lives for the better at scale by recognizing your potential to calm others. We're in this thing together.Life right now seems chaotic, but there's a method to the madness — welcome to the challenge of our generations. It sucks, it’s not fair, it’s been going on too long, and it feels like we’re sacrificing our children to some golem of change—with no relief in sight. We need something to believe in

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01:00:03

Koji Kobayashi, Coca-Cola Head of Insights, Japan &...

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/05/25

“Understand the cultural sensitivities to really engage people — It is so critical to create an inclusive atmosphere for better decision making and influencing.”Koji Kobayashi is Coca Cola’s Head of Human Insights for Japan and Korea. Koji San is a global marketing and insights leader who's worked across the U.S., Japan, and Southeast Asia, on categories ranging from affordable every day consumer products to luxury goods. Koji San got his start at P&G, where he spent 14 years as a CMK

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00:53:02

Sarah Kochling, Shanghai Blossom Innovation

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/05/18

“ Chinese consumers today are quite different — a massive middle class of 500 million people. So big upside, but also bigger challenges.”Sarah Kochling is the Founder and Managing Principal of Shanghai Blossom Innovation, where she leads strategic growth initiatives for global brands and startups in China since 2014. With over 30 years of experience across Asia, This is a trusted advisor to Fortune 500 companies and early-stage ventures alike—guiding brand transformation, innovation strategy, and

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01:09:52

Marc Stoiber on Creating the Future of AI

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/05/04

“ The future is unwritten — the more I work with AI, the more I see opportunity for more human connection - a tool to get me out of the drudge-work - to sitting down and listening to people.”Marc Stoiber is a creative director and strategist who reinvents leading brands for a living — his work has been recognized by virtually every international industry award for advertising and design. While Executive Creative Director at Grey - a leading creative agency - Marc helped P&G brand team turn

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01:18:25

Meredith Meyer on Letting Go, Coaching & Leadership...

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/04/27

“You spend the first half of your life building up — and it's then a really interesting moment to let go of trying to prove things and figuring out what you're really capable of — just recognizing and reflecting.” Meredith Meyer is a people and talent leader — as CEO + Lead Consultant of Infinite Potential, LLC, where she provides strategy and talent consulting services. Meredith has also served as a fractional Chief Talent Officer at more than a dozen orgs - partnering with executives & HR

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00:53:21

Bob Arnold, Google Media Lab’s Innovation Lead

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/04/20

“ I had a manager who taught me the notion of survey leadership — to be someone who genuinely wants to help — not only solve a problem, but someone who wants you to grow.”Bob is the Media Innovation lead for Media Lab, the internal media team for Google marketing — responsible for ideating new media innovations, developing and scaling them across all of Google marketing. Prior to Google, Bob was an early veteran of digital marketing. He spent 3 years at Kellogg’s as Director of Digital and Social

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01:10:35

Ayu Karthika Dewi, Indika Foundation, Managing Director

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/04/13

“ Very often we forget to ask, who do we really want to serve? We have to actually interact to change their perspective, to improve their lives.”Ayu Kartika Dewi is Managing Director for Indika Foundation, which focuses on peacekeeping efforts in Indonesia. She also serves as Special Staff to the President of Indonesia. Ayu’s career is the most fascinating mosaic of unique experiences. While she started at P&G Indonesia, working in Consumer Insights, she left after 5 years to dedicate herself to

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00:56:45

Adam Antoniewicz, Nike China’s VP Men’s Marketing

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/04/06

What's the legacy you want to leave — what values are most important to you? We're all made differently, so it’s always important that people show up at work who they are.”Adam Antoniewicz is Nike China’s VP of Mens Marketing, leading groundbreaking campaigns that redefine consumer engagement. Previously, he served as Apple’s Head of Marketing Communications for Greater China, overseeing all customer-facing communications in Apple’s $44B market - spearheading iconic campaigns, launching the

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00:58:52

Rashmi Rammohan, FlexiBees Co-founder & COO

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/03/30

“What makes for a good entrepreneur? Grit, perseverance. if you feel passionate about a problem or want to create something you're passionate about — you need that grit and staying power. “Rashmi is the Co-founder and COO of FlexiBees, a company that connects women returning from career breaks with flexible roles. Before FlexiBees, Rashmi spent 8 years at P&G Singapore in Consumer Insights, first in the feminine hygiene category and later in digital marketing, eCommerce, and Media strategy

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01:05:03

Eric Tholomé, xGoogle Product Leader (Leitwolf)

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/03/23

“ There was trust - the mission was very clear. The problem isn't the idea. The problem is choosing. It starts with being purpose driven.”Eric Tholomé is a former Google product leader and tech CEO. At Google, Eric led product initiatives in Switzerland and the US - including the launch of Gmail themes and YouTube internationally in 10 countries. At Google Eric was the first ever Product Manager ever promoted to Director outside the US. Eric also spent one year as the CEO of European telecom

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00:45:32

Falk Fuhrmann, Shanghai Creative Strategist

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/03/16

“Giving back connects me to a new generation of people . It's important that people are curious and ask bold questions. It's about not giving answers, but enabling people to find their own answers.”Falk Fuhrmann is an award-winning creative strategist with over 25 years of experience, in growing businesses of local, regional or global scale. Falk currently leads HuíLüè — a strategy consultancy he founded in Shanghai specializing in brand strategy, cultural insights, and business

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00:53:36

Raul Murguia, LinkedIn Integrated Marketing

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/03/02

“ At the end, marketing is about connection. What makes it magical is the perfect convergence of creativity, the connection to human behavior, the unpredictability, and all the analytics.”Raul Murguia leads Integrated Marketing at LinkedIn Sales Solutions, driving brand narratives and campaigns that resonate with sales professionals. Previously, Raul led integrated marketing and later focused on product marketing at Meta for Messenger, orchestrating go-to-market strategies for Messenger and earning

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00:49:04

Bob Gilbreath & Andrew Tarvin on Content VS Marketing

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/02/23

“To create content — it's got to give you pleasure, it can't be a chore. Be honest with yourself. If you're putting goodness out into the world consistently, something's going to hit — trust that process.”Whether you've got a corporate job, a side hustle (like a podcast or three), or are even a full-time entrepreneur or entertainer, the idea of ‘content creation’ has become increasingly important. But what if the act of marketing content becomes more work than the actual act of

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00:59:09

Gerry Preece, on purpose and friendship

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/02/16

“ What we need is meaning, purpose, something to wake up in the morning and go do that matters. You're living life to the fullest when you're doing something you believe in that matters, that makes a difference.”Gerry Preece is a 22-year veteran of P&G leading agency strategic sourcing and marketing operations —building purchases/procurement organizations around the globe in areas such as media, advertising agencies, promotions, commercial production, digital marketing, and public affairs

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00:56:43

Michael Seitz, Barebottle Brewing Co-founder & CEO

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/02/09

“ You have to authentically and always be yourself because that's the most ownable strategy that you can own as a person.”Michael Seitz is the Co-Founder and CEO of Barebottle Brewing Company, an award-winning crowd-inspired craft brewery with four locations in San Francisco. Michael and his family moved to San Francisco in 2016 to open Barebottle, scaling from zero to over $10 million in revenue — and now San Francisco’s largest brewery. Michael spent 10 years at P&G in Cincinnati as a

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00:39:30

Matthew Dicks, Master Storyteller & Author

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/02/02

“Where in our lives do we feel something has changed fundamentally inside of us? Those are stories.” Matthew Dicks is a master storyteller and author of many books - including “STORYWORTHY: Engage, Teach, Persuade, and Change Your Life through the Power of Storytelling.” Matthew has earned the title of Master Storyteller— as a five-time Moth GrandSLAM champion. The Moth is New York City’s iconic storytelling platform (which also has a great podcast) — and Matthew has dominated it, winning 52

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01:04:56

Brynne Thompson: Learning in an Era of Smartphones

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/01/26

“Systems really matter — we can play with the media instead of it playing us. I don't want to be used by a system that gets in the way of real learning and insight — this is more of a survival issue than we think.”Brynne Thompson is an investor, advisor, and all-around brilliant - and thoughtful - person who helps startup founders and institutional investors figure out where the future is heading. Brynne is the founder of Respire Enterprises, and former partner of Coburn Ventures. Brynne supports

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00:00:31

Bhavesh Shah, Global Business & Operations Leader

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/01/19

“ Focus on in being authentic by being the luck in other people's lives — it will pay back multiple times.”Bhavesh Shah is an advisor, investor, and managing partner, with 30+ years in senior leadership, operations and procurement positions at Procter & Gamble, and Firmenich, the world’s largest family-owned Fragrance and Flavour House — having lived and worked across London, Geneva, Brussels, Guangzhou and Singapore—with extensive business exposure to both North and South America Across

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00:54:13

Srikant Nayak, Google Marketing APAC

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2025/01/12

“ Instincts are not wrong — intellect can only capture so much of instinct. It has is a much bigger part of the funnel.”Srikant Nayak is Google’s Director of Marketing in APAC for the Play Store, Chrome, Chromebooks, and Google One. Srikant has spent 18+ years as a marketing leader working on billion dollar brands across industries in Asia, from Consumer Tech to QSR and CPG. Prior to Google, Srikant served as Yum! Brand Asia’s Chief Marketing Officer & Chief Strategy Officer. Srikant got his

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00:24:38

2024: This year’s Learnings from Leaders

Learnings from Leaders: the P&G Alumni Podcast ·

2024/12/28

As 2024 comes to a close, we compiled the many learnings - from leaders - we heard this year. So sit back with your beverage of choice and enjoy! And give us the gift of a 5-star review on Apple Podcasts - https://apple.co/2L85TsTFeaturing the voices - and learnings - from John Pepper, Ursula Burns, Isaac Saul, Karen Francis, Katherine Vellinga, Andrew Swinand, Barbara Oakley, Tristan Walker, Gordon Brunner, Stefan Homeister, Bonnie Wan, Bernice Ang, Trevor Lai, Denis Beausejour, Roula

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