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Do you know yourself well enough to love yourself? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership, Charles Day speaks with Ndidi Oteh, CEO of Accenture Song — the $20 billion digital, creative, and technology transformation arm of global consulting firm Accenture. Named successor to founder David Droga, Ndidi brings to the role a lifelong creative sensibility, a deeply rooted leadership…
Do you know what you're doing — and why you're doing it? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day speaks with Erin Riley, CEO of TBWA , about leadership in an industry undergoing profound change. As consolidation reshapes the advertising landscape and creativity faces new pressures from data and AI, Erin reflects on the qualities leaders need most today: self-awareness,…
Does someone else have to lose for you to win? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day speaks with Amy Martin-Ziegenfuss, Chief Marketing Officer of Carnival Cruise Line , about redefining success — and rejecting the zero-sum mindset that often drives ambition. Amy reflects on her journey from a small-town theater kid to leading one of the world's most recognized travel…
What does courage actually look like in leadership? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day speaks with Rocky Novak and Brad Surcey, co-CEOs of Zeus Jones , about partnership, independence, and leading through uncertainty — both inside business and outside it. They discuss why independent companies can invest ahead of clients, how curiosity and optimism shape hiring, and why…
How much freedom do you give your people? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day speaks with Cat van der Werff , Executive Creative Director of Canva , about the paradox at the heart of modern leadership: setting clear standards while letting go of control. As Canva has grown from hundreds to thousands of employees, Cat's own evolution as a leader has mirrored that scale. A…
What kind of box are you building for your people? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day sits down with Aaron Starkman , Chief Creative Officer of Rethink and one of Adweek's 100 Most Creative People in the World. But this is not a conversation about freedom from structure — it's about why the most creative environments are built on the most thoughtful processes. Aaron…
What impact are you having? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day speaks with Andrés Ordóñez , newly appointed Global Chief Creative Officer of McCann. When this conversation was recorded, Andrés didn't yet know his future — which makes this a rare portrait of a leader reflecting not on a title, but on who he is. Across a deeply personal conversation, Andrés describes the…
How alive do you feel as a leader? In this episode of Fearless Creative Leadership , Charles Day sits down in London with the newly announced founders of Ace of Hearts — Rick Brim, Martin Beverly, and Polly McMorrow — for their first recorded conversation as partners. Over the past seven months, Charles has interviewed them individually while they prepared to build something of their own. Now,…
How do you react when people make mistakes? Patricia Corsi is the Chief Growth Officer of Kimberly-Clark . Patricia has been named one of the Top 50 Most Influential CMOs of the World by Forbes in 2024 and 2025. She has very clear beliefs about how to unlock creativity and innovation in her business, and the kind of leadership that requires. Creativity and innovation are unpredictable. They demand…
Are you creating trust? David Rolfe is the Head of Production at WPP . When David and I debated last year, whether one person could someday make a Super Bowl ad, it felt like a provocation. This year, we both agreed it's an inevitability. Which brings with it a bigger question. How will we tell the difference between what's real and what's synthetic? And will it matter? And that's the moment when…
