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The Brainy Business | Understanding the Psychology of Why People Buy | Behavioral EconomicsStaying Human in the Age of AI: Insights from SXSW 2025In this episode of The Brainy Business podcast, Melina Palmer shares a dynamic panel discussion from SXSW 2025, titled Enough with the Delving: Staying Human in the Age of AI. With insights from industry experts, the conversation addresses the challenges and opportunities presented by AI in communication and marketing. Melina moderates a lively discussion featuring Usama Fayyad, Joanna Lepore, and Ben Guttmann, who explore the implications of AI on human interaction and decision-making. They delve into the balance between leveraging AI as a tool and maintaining the essential human touch in branding and marketing efforts. The panelists share...2025-07-0359 min
Reboot Society - KI, Diversität & die neue Weltordnung# 12 Was passiert in 2035? Ein Zukunftskongress, der nachwirkt.In dieser Sonderfolge nimmt euch Inken mit auf den Zukunftskongress 2025 von 2bAhead in Leipzig. Dort wurde die Frage gestellt: Was erwartet uns im Jahr 2035? Und wie verändern Künstliche Intelligenz und synthetische Biologie unser Leben, unsere Arbeit und vielleicht sogar unsere Vorstellung von Unsterblichkeit?Inken teilt mit euch ihre persönlichen Highlights: – Sven Gabor Janszky (Zukunftsforscher & Veranstalter): Zwei Megatrends für die Zukunft: KI & synthetische Biologie – Robert LoCascio (Gründer von Eternos): Digitale Klone als Zukunft des Erinnerns – Roger Spitz: Warum wir Menschen Gefahr laufen, uns aus Wertschöpfungsketten...2025-06-0213 min
The FuturistsForesight with Joanna Lepore and Ross DawsonThis week, frequent guest and friend of The Futurists, Ross Dawson, takes over the hosting chair to speak with Joanna Lepore about Foresight and Vision(s) of the Future.
Ross, founder of AHT Group (Advanced Human Technologies Group) and the futures think tank Future Exploration Network, introduces us to Joanna Lepore. In 2024, Joanna founded and now co-leads Foresight Inside Group (FIG), an invite-only network for corporate futurists. Previously, she established and led Foresight at McDonald’s global HQ and Mars Wrigley, helping to push the strategies of some of the world’s best-known brands into the future. Motivated by the power...2025-04-1856 minProvoke.fm MediaForesight with Joanna Lepore and Ross DawsonThis week, frequent guest and friend of The Futurists, Ross Dawson, takes over the hosting chair to speak with Joanna Lepore about Foresight and Vision(s) of the Future.
Ross, founder of AHT Group (Advanced Human Technologies Group) and the futures think tank Future Exploration Network, introduces us to Joanna Lepore. In 2024, Joanna founded and now co-leads Foresight Inside Group (FIG), an invite-only network for corporate futurists. Previously, she established and led Foresight at McDonald’s global HQ and Mars Wrigley, helping to push the strategies of some of the world’s best-known brands into the future. Motiva...2025-04-1856 min
Looking OutsideLIVE from SXSW: Spotting signals in noiseFutures Thinking: Spotting Signals in Turbulent TimesIn a world of constant flux and uncertainty, the ability to spot signals of change is an essential skill for navigating the future. Volatility has been escalating for over a decade, and the exponential growth of data presents both challenges and opportunities. Understanding how to contextualize signals through futures thinking is becoming increasingly critical. This session will equip you with the tools to identify and interpret key signals, empowering you to manage turbulence with confidence and assert control in an unpredictable world.Speakers:Joanna Lepore - @lookingoutside...2025-04-1544 minLooking OutsideLIVE from SXSW: Staying human in the age of AIEnough with the “Delving” – Staying Human in the Age of AI.Is AI making us better or worse at communicating? On one hand, platforms like ChatGPT have unlocked the ability to instantly create and customize vast reams of messaging – emails, social posts, and more. But the telltale fingerprints of AI, from overused words like “innovative” and “delve,” its preference for middle-of-the-road conclusions, and its tendency to yap at length, are also hurting our ability to actually connect with our audience. In this panel, explore how both individuals and brands can be better communicators in the age of AI.Panel...2025-03-3153 min
Think Forward: Conversations with Futurists, Innovators and Big ThinkersThink Forward EP 122: Inside Out Futures with Jo LeporeWelcome to Episode 122 of the Think Forward Show! In this insightful episode, I sit down with Joanna Lepore, who leads Global Foresight at McDonald's Corporation. From her journey as an "accidental futurist" to co-founding FIG (Foresight Insight Group), Jo shares how real transformation starts at the core and ripples outward.In this episode, we explore:Why internal foresight capabilities are crucial for large organizationsHow to break through the "baggage" of corporate futures workThe evolution of foresight from trend-spotting to strategic thinkingThe importance of combining art and science in futures workJo's approach challenges u...2024-12-1859 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Photography & Conservation: Derek Nielsen, Nature PhotographerOn this episode of Looking Outside we discuss the evolved art of photography and its role in capturing the state of nature and wildlife as a form of conservation, with nature photographer and conservationist, Derek Nielsen. A photographer for more than 20 years, Derek’s journey to capture images from across each continent of the world started with curiosity; his passion for global travel prompted him to bring a camera wherever he went. Soon, this became a mission with a sense of responsibility to be an ambassador for the wildlife and nature degradation that can’t speak for itse...2024-06-0444 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Career Change: Jason Feifer, Editor in Chief, Entrepreneur MagToday we’re talking about catapulting your career into unexpected places, driven by self-reflection, self-determinism, and a recognition of your own self-limitations, with change advocate, and Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine, Jason Feifer.Speaking to a range of successful entrepreneurs is a part of Jason's day job, but he's also a bit of a start-up thinker himself. Aside from his role as editor, Jason is a podcast host, newsletter writer, speaker, start up advisor, book author … and perhaps most importantly, a reinventor, describing himself as an all purpose swiss army knife. Rather than staying in t...2024-01-2429 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Sustainable Design: Josef Hargrave, Arup | LIVE from DubaiLooking Outside comes to you LIVE from the Dubai Future Forum, the largest gathering of futurists in the world.In this conversation we talk about sustainable design with Arup's Director of Foresight, Josef Hargrave. Arup is focused on creating more sustainable built environments, and Josef speaks to how designing for the future needs to be anchored in decisions for the present, by understanding deeply the structural limitations and infrastructure of today. Josef details several projects he's run for designing out to 2050 across geographies exploring building for cities, having worked in and with over 30 cities around...2023-12-1118 min
Going North PodcastEp. 746 – “How to Be a Goldfish” with Jane Baird Warren (@jbwarren2)Have fun and be determined.Today’s featured award-winning author is a first generation Canadian, grandmother, book lover, world traveler, developmental editor, and editorial consultant, Jane Baird Warren. Jane and I had a fun chat about her book, “How to Be a Goldfish”, her journey of becoming a writer, the challenges of writing a second book, and more!! Key Things You’ll Learn:3 big lessons learned from traveling the globeWhy determination is a requirement to be a successful authorHer advice for aspiring writers Jane’...2023-10-3040 min
Inside Insights#55 - Putting foresight on the mapJoanna Lepore, Global Director of Foresight and Capabilities Exploration at McDonald’s and host of Looking Outside podcast, shares the truth behind being a thought leader, how she created a smashing personal brand, and how she went from a regional insights role in Australia to moving to the U.S. and putting foresight on the map.
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RadiowissenDie Superheldin - Patriarchales Konstrukt oder Popstar?Die Superheldin: Als Wonder Woman, Black Widow oder Catwoman heute Teil der Popkultur. Und bis heute gedeckelt von patriarchalen Konstrukten: Sie muss erotischer und friedfertiger sein als der männliche Superheld. Weiblich eben - oder verlieren. Fragt sich, wie lange die Superheldin sich das noch gefallen lassen wird.
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Im Inter...2023-08-2922 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Innovation BS: Lars Behrendt, Innovation EngineerLars Behrendt joins us for this episode of Looking Outside, discussing the bureaucracy, ego and over-perfection that gets in the way of great innovating … in other words, Innovation Bullshit. Now a voice of influence in the innovation space, particularly in his home country of Germany where he gets 10 million content views weekly, Lars shares how he ‘engineered’ a voice of authority in order to break through the clutter of innovation nonsense; with a few cuss words, a ton of humor and big hit of straight talk.Believing innovation shouldn’t take years and cost a fortune...2023-06-1346 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside (Better) Snacking: Matt Weiss, Founder & CEO RIND SnacksIn this episode we discuss the future of snacking with daydreamer, sunshine chaser and optimist, Matt Weiss. Matt founded his own upcycled snacking company, RIND Snacks, and lives by the mantra of making weird and wonderful things happen, even if it feels impossible.In this chat, Jo and Matt discuss what health means in the context of personal happiness and fulfilment, from what you eat, to the lens through which you see the world, to self awareness of what gives you sustenance (food or otherwise!).Born and raised in Miami in the 70’s and 80’s surr...2023-05-2335 min
Dig In75. How to See the Future"How can you predict what the next hot topic will be with the data that is available to you today?"Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Director at McDonald's and host of Looking Outside joins us this week to talk about insight vs foresight, her unusual path to becoming a Foresight Director, and shares a frankly impressive number of facts off the top of her head. In this episode Joanna tells us about: How to use foresight for strategic planningHow insight and foresight functions differ, and how they are similarHow you can use historical data an...2023-05-1740 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Motivation: Lauren Johnson, Mental Performance CoachIn these volatile and uncertain times, it can feel harder than ever to achieve things for ourselves and our teams, so today we take a cue from the performance experts, speaking about Motivation with mental performance coach, Lauren Johnson. The stakes are high for professional athletes, but they cope with the same challenges as all of us; building mental toughness to persevere physically, and creating positive habits to practice towards exceptional results. Lauren learnt this first hand working with the New York Yankees, coaching them to perform past the point of physical and mental exhaustion. ...2023-04-0436 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Conflict: Raj B. Shroff, Founder & Principal PINEDoes conflict and incompatible perspectives always have to be a negative? In this episode of Looking Outside we speak with Raj B. Shroff, Founder & Principal at PINE, a strategy and design agency to hear how he and his company leverages conflict to get to a better outcome.Raj shares how his workplace thrives on openness, when ideas are great or when things aren’t working, and how he creates the space for everyone part of the company to feel comfortable with that. It’s empathetic to be honest, Raj says, because head nodding doesn’t get the best o...2023-03-0136 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Archives: Mike Bullington, Archivist McDonald'sIn episode 29 we peek back in time and look at the future that comes from the past, exploring the field of Archives with Senior Manager of the McDonald’s Golden Archives, Archivist Mike Bullington.As an information gathering profession, often thought to be buried in old relics and secret data, Mike shares how he turns the knowledge into action, amplified by people throughout the organization, by making people care about the past. Mike shares the process of deciding when something is valuable enough to keep - how to see its intrinsic value - and why he...2023-01-1736 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Profitable Good: Justin Kamine, Co-CEO Do Good FoodsWe end 2022 on a pragmatic but aspirational note, reflecting on the ability to make positive change without needing to disregard nor fully transform the current dominant system. We discuss Good business that can also be Profitable, with Do Good Foods Co-CEO and Co-founder, Justin Kamine.As an ambitioned leader of a company progressing the agriculture industry forward on climate action, Justin proposes the concept of a business that is more sustainable, more equitable for food producers, and still profitable.Jo and Justin reflect on how there is a disconnect between people and the food they...2022-12-2034 min
Future Hacker (English)#89 - Strategic Foresight (Joanna Lepore)How to structure and nurture Strategic Foresight in your company? What are the responsibilities, expectations, and challenges? How to work across the board to get all the stakeholder's involvement? Our brilliant Joanna Lepore walks us through some of those questions, and shares her thoughts about the art of making Future Studies into your business plan. Joanna is a strategist and futurist. As Global Director of Foresight at McDonald’s, Jo helps propel the strategies of one of the world’s best known brands into the future, with humans at the center. Prior to leading foresight at McDonald’s, Jo co...2022-12-0736 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Change Coalitions: Cat Tully, Founder School of International FuturesIn this episode of Looking Outside we learn how to weave together the voices of the future, the agents with vision, to create Coalitions of Change, with Cat Tully, Founder and Director of the School of International Futures.With a broad, and ‘mongrel’ background, Cat shares how her mixed experiences from across multiple sectors, government to private, have helped her to fine tune learned behavior in looking broadly at the influences of change and facing into their often uncomfortable realities.Having created the Next Generation Foresight Practitioners Network, Cat speaks to why it’s critical we use...2022-12-0640 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Demographics: Bernard Salt, Executive Director The Demographics GroupIn this episode of Looking Outside we look closer at the numbers and what they are telling us, exploring the predictive human powers of Demographics. For this we chat with fellow Aussie, Bernard Salt, Founder & Executive Director of The Demographics Group. As a well known personality, famous for injecting a bit of humor into his public speaking events and newspaper columns, Bernard shares his philosophy on presenting the numbers in a way that is engaging and compelling. He speaks to how to establish the facts, make a strong case, demonstrate your credibility … and be bold enough to ha...2022-10-2546 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Identity: Theophilus Wells IV, Creative Strategist Brand Poetry Inc.In this slightly poetic episode, we look both inside and outside the often simplified topic of Identity, exploring what it means to be, create and become who we are, with Creative Strategist and Founding Poet at Brand Poetry Inc., Theophilus Wells IV.Naturally philosophically minded, Theo shares his observations on the dichotomy of human nature and will in shaping our individual identities, stressing the benefit of being curious about the things that make us different, and the power in observing the negative. A creative by profession, Theo also explains the process of idea generation, specifically...2022-10-1135 min
Going North PodcastEp. 559 - "Picky Patrick" With Eleni Fuiaxis (@EleniFuiaxis)Kids are exposed to many negative things at an early age. As adults, we need beautiful tools to get ahead of those negative things and help kids focus on learning more about life from a good perspective. Books are tools full of knowledge with magic embedded on each page. These books are where children can connect most profoundly. In today’s episode, Eleni Fuiaxis, the author of Picky Patrick, shares the inspiration behind the book from The Kids We Love Collection and her incredible journey of reading stories to children. She also shows how she can settle the kids do...2022-09-1046 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Career Pivots: Nihal Advani, Founder & CEO QualSightsEpisode 17 of Looking Outside shows us the courage, self-awareness and patience needed to make a Career Pivot, or in the case of Nihal Advani, Founder & CEO of QualSights … several! What mindset does it take flip your life around and try something completely different? Nihal takes us on his personal journey from professional tennis player, to tech ‘idea guy’ at Microsoft, to creating and leading his own business. He details how adaptability is a pivotal component of seeing new opportunities, alongside the criticality of knowing yourself and your own strengths. Jo and Nihal talk about constantly fuelin...2022-08-0236 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside true crime: Jenn Vogel, Chief Revenue Officer, VoxpopmeEpisode 15 takes us outside the comfort zone in looking at the darkness in life and in people. We’re talking about True Crime with Jenn Vogel, Chief Revenue Officer, Voxpopme.Both fans of the true crime genre, Jenn and Jo discuss their seemingly irrational (but actually very rational) fascination with criminal acts, and the true circumstances surrounding them, and what that tells about human limitations and moral boundaries. As a people-first leader in the business of playing detective (that is, uncovering the human motivations behind our actions), Jenn speaks of our need to solve mysteries an...2022-07-0533 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside entrepreneurship: Julie Meyer, Founder & Co-CEO Eat Well GlobalIn Episode 14 of Looking Outside we explore the mindset needed to break out and do something on your own - successfully. Today we’re chatting with Julie Meyer, Founder and Co-CEO of Eat Well Global, about Entrepreneurship.Having created her own company, and constantly writing and reflecting, Julie shares her motivations for bringing ideas to life, as well as what meaningful ‘real why’ lies behind her personal drive to create something impactful.As a female founder of an all-female start up, Julie also reflects on how she gained confidence to get to where she is, and wh...2022-06-2137 min
Going North PodcastEp. 522 – “Peanut the Penguin” with Aruna Lepore (@ArunaMLepore)“I like to evoke empathy in kids.” – Aruna LeporeToday’s featured award-winning author is mom, wife, illustrator, and co-teacher, Aruna M. Lepore. Aruna and I have a fun chat about her book, “Peanut the Penguin”, what her mother taught her about parenthood, and more!!! Key Things You’ll Learn:What inspired her to write a Children’s book about penguins.How she overcame self-doubt to finally publish her first bookHer plans for future books Aruna’s Site: https://www.arunamlepore.com/Aruna’s Book: h...2022-06-1846 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside rethinking: Tom Goodwin, Co-Founder, All We Have Is NowLooking Outside Episode 13 tackles deeper, critical and courageous thinking, with industry leader on disruptive Rethinking, Tom Goodwin, Co-Founder of All We Have Is Now and world-renowned speaker on business transformation.As someone who proclaims to ‘profoundly not give a shit’, and voices his views regularly to a large audience, Tom shares how he braves feedback and negative perceptions by following the voice of the every day person and championing uncommon perspectives.Tom and Jo discuss the set backs sometimes faced in the corporate world in voicing a contrary opinion, why ‘nonsense’ business plans should be called o...2022-06-0740 min
Branding over WineWhat Is Foresight and What Is Its Function for the Brand?“How could your business build a strategy, a plan, or even a product to help you prepare for how those consumer needs might be met in that distant future?”Mars Wrigley’s Joanna Lepore peeks into the future through foresight – a careful combination of creativity and science, that mixes strategy, marketing, and insights – to imagine relevant and objective outlooks for her organization:What foresight is and how it complements other inside functions;How foresight looks at business models;Methodologies and the 3 phases of foresight;Examples from Mars Wrigley brands and the new M&M's Munc...2022-05-3039 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside storytelling: Dr Belinda Calderone, Philanthropic Proposals Manager Monash UniversityIn Episode 10 of Looking Outside we traverse the past and present of storytelling with educator, scholar, and my good friend from Australia, Dr Belinda Calderone, Philanthropic Proposals Manager at Monash University. Belinda shares her learnings in creating a compelling case for change through human focused storytelling. As well as the pitfalls of storytelling, where a clear start and end is missing (fairly common!) or not walking forward along the story path.Having researched fairy tales as part of her Literary doctorate, Belinda debunks the idea of the pure story and explains the role of sociohistorical...2022-04-2631 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside storytelling: Dr Belinda Calderone, Philanthropic Proposals Manager Monash UniversityIn Episode 10 of Looking Outside we traverse the past and present of storytelling with educator, scholar, and my good friend from Australia, Dr Belinda Calderone, Philanthropic Proposals Manager at Monash University. Belinda shares her learnings in creating a compelling case for change through human focused storytelling. As well as the pitfalls of storytelling, where a clear start and end is missing (fairly common!) or not walking forward along the story path.Having researched fairy tales as part of her Literary doctorate, Belinda debunks the idea of the pure story and explains the role of sociohistorical cycles in storytelling.2022-04-2631 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside market research: Jamin Brazil, co-founder & CEO HubUXIn Episode 9 of Looking Outside we discuss the evolving expectations of market research with MRX guru, Jamin Brazil, co-founder and CEO at HubUX.Jamin shares techniques he’s developed over 20 years in obtaining deeper market knowledge by evaluating new technologies, embracing social platforms and understanding cultural communities. As a voice of influence in the industry, Jamin also speaks to the importance of finding the ‘one Jamin’ by building consistency and removing the ego. As he says, it’s about (really) listening and being humble. Jamin also shares how he continues to push himself to learn...2022-04-1229 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside market research: Jamin Brazil, co-founder & CEO HubUXIn Episode 9 of Looking Outside we discuss the evolving expectations of market research with MRX guru, Jamin Brazil, co-founder and CEO at HubUX.Jamin shares techniques he’s developed over 20 years in obtaining deeper market knowledge by evaluating new technologies, embracing social platforms and understanding cultural communities. As a voice of influence in the industry, Jamin also speaks to the importance of finding the ‘one Jamin’ by building consistency and removing the ego. As he says, it’s about (really) listening and being humble. Jamin also shares how he continues to push himself to learn, through active adoption...2022-04-1229 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Meaning: Ujwal Arkalgud, Chief Anthropologist & CEO MotivBaseEpisode 7 of Looking Outside takes us deeper into culture and beyond pre-defined ideas, with Cultural Anthropologist and CEO of MotivBase, an AI Anthropology agency, Ujwal Arkalgud. Today we’re looking outside meaning (whatever that … means?).Ujwal speaks to core concepts of culture, which is in everything around us, and how all things carry the weight of meaning, even seemingly simple concepts and narratives. Together Jo and Ujwal explore the philosophical aspects of our lives, including the need to look at counter culture, explore the opposite sides to existing ideas that we think we know inside out...2022-03-1532 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside Meaning: Ujwal Arkalgud, Chief Anthropologist & CEO MotivBaseEpisode 7 of Looking Outside takes us deeper into culture and beyond pre-defined ideas, with Cultural Anthropologist and CEO of MotivBase, an AI Anthropology agency, Ujwal Arkalgud. Today we’re looking outside meaning (whatever that … means?).Ujwal speaks to core concepts of culture, which is in everything around us, and how all things carry the weight of meaning, even seemingly simple concepts and narratives. Together Jo and Ujwal explore the philosophical aspects of our lives, including the need to look at counter culture, explore the opposite sides to existing ideas that we think we know inside out, and posit unco...2022-03-1532 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside Insights: Maneesh Kaushik, Global Lead Insights & Trends PepsiCoFor Episode 6 of Looking Outside we invite thought leader, Maneesh Kaushik on the show, Insights and Trend lead at PepsiCo. Today we’re looking outside insights.Maneesh outlines how he breaks apart conventional thinking used in business to understand humans of today and showcases how his team pushes to the human of tomorrow. Jo and Maneesh discuss the transformation that has taken place in the Insights field over the last two decades as the environment around the consumer changed. And how the expectation of someone unpicking those human insights requires a foray into unfamiliar and un...2022-03-0127 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside Insights: Maneesh Kaushik, Global Lead Insights & Trends PepsiCoFor Episode 6 of Looking Outside we invite thought leader, Maneesh Kaushik on the show, Insights and Trend lead at PepsiCo. Today we’re looking outside insights.Maneesh outlines how he breaks apart conventional thinking used in business to understand humans of today and showcases how his team pushes to the human of tomorrow. Jo and Maneesh discuss the transformation that has taken place in the Insights field over the last two decades as the environment around the consumer changed. And how the expectation of someone unpicking those human insights requires a foray into unfamiliar and unbiased new places. 2022-03-0127 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside perspectives: Philip Ryan, Partner, Head of Innovation & Futures Ipsos Strategy3We go to philosophical and thoughtful places in Episode 5 of Looking Outside with strategist Philip Ryan, Partner and Head of Innovation & Futures at Ipsos Strategy3. Today we’re looking outside perspectives.Philip shares how his curious mind explores varied and broad topics, which allows him to pull in vast perspectives, that lead directly to more robust strategic thinking. Jo and Philip also discuss the benefit of pushing yourself into uncomfortable spaces and places in challenging your own personal status quo. Whether it’s exploring new cultures, learning about how big ideas shape what we think today, or questioning your...2022-02-1530 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside perspectives: Philip Ryan, Partner, Head of Innovation & Futures Ipsos Strategy3We go to philosophical and thoughtful places in Episode 5 of Looking Outside with strategist Philip Ryan, Partner and Head of Innovation & Futures at Ipsos Strategy3. Today we’re looking outside perspectives.Philip shares how his curious mind explores varied and broad topics, which allows him to pull in vast perspectives, that lead directly to more robust strategic thinking. Jo and Philip also discuss the benefit of pushing yourself into uncomfortable spaces and places in challenging your own personal status quo. Whether it’s exploring new cultures, learning about how big ideas shape what we think toda...2022-02-1530 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside the human: Michelle Gansle, VP Strategic Insights McDonald'sIn Episode 4 of Looking Outside we’re joined by down-to-earth insights & marketing rockstar, Michelle Gansle, Vice President of Global Strategic Insights at McDonald's. Today we’re looking outside The Human.Together Jo and Michelle discuss what it means to truly be human-led inside and outside of work, both by humanizing the people we work with and ourselves. The Insights industry is in a continual state of transition, no more felt than during the pandemic. Michelle shares her observation of human nature from the past two years, within and outside of the office. In exploring human-centric lead...2022-02-0129 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside the human: Michelle Gansle, VP Strategic Insights McDonald'sIn Episode 4 of Looking Outside we’re joined by down-to-earth insights & marketing rockstar, Michelle Gansle, Vice President of Global Strategic Insights at McDonald's. Today we’re looking outside The Human.Together Jo and Michelle discuss what it means to truly be human-led inside and outside of work, both by humanizing the people we work with and ourselves. The Insights industry is in a continual state of transition, no more felt than during the pandemic. Michelle shares her observation of human nature from the past two years, within and outside of the office. In exploring human-centric leadership, Jo and Mich...2022-02-0129 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside innovation: Costas Papaikonomou, author the Grumpy InnovatorIn Episode 3 of Looking Outside we’re joined by the very pragmatic and undoubtedly original Costas Papaikonomou, Co-Founder of Happen Group, a global innovation agency, and author of the Grumpy Innovator book series. Today we’re looking outside Innovation.Together Jo and Costas explore the pitfalls of innovating in a silo, the risk of disrupting your own brands through transformation and the benefits of gaining insight from other categories. With a significantly higher chance of failure than success, and most growth and hope placed on innovation inside a consumer packaged goods company, it’s a challenge from the start...2022-01-1828 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside innovation: Costas Papaikonomou, author the Grumpy InnovatorIn Episode 3 of Looking Outside we’re joined by the very pragmatic and undoubtedly original Costas Papaikonomou, Co-Founder of Happen Group, a global innovation agency, and author of the Grumpy Innovator book series. Today we’re looking outside Innovation.Together Jo and Costas explore the pitfalls of innovating in a silo, the risk of disrupting your own brands through transformation and the benefits of gaining insight from other categories. With a significantly higher chance of failure than success, and most growth and hope placed on innovation inside a consumer packaged goods company, it’s a challe...2022-01-1828 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside brain science: Melina Palmer, CEO The Brainy BusinessIn Episode 2 of Looking Outside we’re joined by the super smart behavioral economist, author, speaker and podcast host Melina Palmer, Founder & CEO of The Brainy Business. Today we’re looking outside Brain Science.Together Jo and Melina discuss how better understanding the scientific workings of the human brain can unlock not just a business competitive advantage but help you better understand yourself. They explore how our human brain has a bias for predictability, for what’s comfortable, of following the success path of others (herding) and the skills we should train within ourselves to push beyond the familiar or the...2022-01-1829 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside brain science: Melina Palmer, CEO The Brainy BusinessIn Episode 2 of Looking Outside we’re joined by the super smart behavioral economist, author, speaker and podcast host Melina Palmer, Founder & CEO of The Brainy Business. Today we’re looking outside Brain Science.Together Jo and Melina discuss how better understanding the scientific workings of the human brain can unlock not just a business competitive advantage but help you better understand yourself. They explore how our human brain has a bias for predictability, for what’s comfortable, of following the success path of others (herding) and the skills we should train within ourselves to push beyond the fa...2022-01-1829 minLooking OutsideLooking Outside marketing: Rose Jia, Head of Growth Marketing Amazon GroceryWelcome to Looking Outside, a new podcast dedicated to exploring fresh perspectives of familiar business topics. With each episode we’ll hear from some of the most influential and original thinkers.The show is hosted by Joanna Lepore. Jo has been marketing and innovating inside of the consumer goods space for over a decade. Previously a marketer in Australia she recently moved to the United States to head up strategic foresight for Mars Wrigley North America. Jo follows her curiosity, seeking out fresh perspectives by looking outside her market, industry and field of knowledge. Starting 2022 she’s taki...2022-01-1826 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside marketing: Rose Jia, Head of Growth Marketing Amazon GroceryWelcome to Looking Outside, a new podcast dedicated to exploring fresh perspectives of familiar business topics. With each episode we’ll hear from some of the most influential and original thinkers.The show is hosted by Joanna Lepore. Jo has been marketing and innovating inside of the consumer goods space for over a decade. Previously a marketer in Australia she recently moved to the United States to head up strategic foresight for Mars Wrigley North America. Jo follows her curiosity, seeking out fresh perspectives by looking outside her market, industry and field of knowledge. Starting 2022 she’s taking some of h...2022-01-1826 min
Looking Outside.Looking Outside trailerWelcome to Looking Outside, a new podcast dedicated to exploring fresh perspectives of familiar business topics. With each episode we’ll hear from some of the most influential and original thinkers.The show is hosted by Joanna Lepore. Jo has been marketing and innovating inside of the consumer goods space for over a decade. Previously a marketer in Australia she recently moved to the United States to head up strategic foresight for Mars Wrigley North America. Jo follows her curiosity, seeking out fresh perspectives by looking outside her market, industry and field of knowledge. Starting 2022 she’s taking some of h...2022-01-1400 min
Looking OutsideLooking Outside trailerWelcome to Looking Outside, a new podcast dedicated to exploring fresh perspectives of familiar business topics. With each episode we’ll hear from some of the most influential and original thinkers.The show is hosted by Joanna Lepore. Jo has been marketing and innovating inside of the consumer goods space for over a decade. Previously a marketer in Australia she recently moved to the United States to head up strategic foresight for Mars Wrigley North America. Jo follows her curiosity, seeking out fresh perspectives by looking outside her market, industry and field of knowledge. Starting 2022 she’s taki...2022-01-1400 min
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 501 – How Gen Z is Different and why you Should Care With Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Associate Director of North America at MarsMy guest today is Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Associate Director of North America of Mars Wrigley. Mars is an American, family-owned, multinational manufacturer of all the things that we love, including pet food, some fantastic candy, and other food products and a provider of animal care services.
With over $33 billion in annual revenue, it is ranked as the sixth largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes.
Prior to joining Mars, Joanna served as a senior brand manager at General Mills, senior brand manager of Innovation at Devondale Murray Goulburn, and the healthcare product manager at SCA.
Find Joa...2022-01-0424 min
Happy Market Research PodcastEp. 501 – How Gen Z is Different and why you Should Care With Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Associate Director of North America at MarsMy guest today is Joanna Lepore, Global Foresight Associate Director of North America of Mars Wrigley. Mars is an American, family-owned, multinational manufacturer of all the things that we love, including pet food, some fantastic candy, and other food products and a provider of animal care services.
With over $33 billion in annual revenue, it is ranked as the sixth largest privately held company in the United States by Forbes.
Prior to joining Mars, Joanna served as a senior brand manager at General Mills, senior brand manager of Innovation at Devondale Murray Goulburn, and the healthcare pr...2022-01-0424 min
Reel Talk: The Customer Insights Show54: What role does foresight play in the future of market research?Let's talk about the role of foresight, communications around it and how to know which future opportunities to invest in.
To dive into the topic, Jennifer Vogel is joined by Joanna Lepore, the strategic foresight lead at Mars Wrigley. She reinvents how the company invests in future opportunities, curates curiosity to impact the treats and snacking categories and is the host of the “Future Imagined” podcast.
Join us. 2021-11-1746 min
Innovation Rockstars#21 - Joanna Lepore | Mars Wrigley | About the Foresight FormulaWhen it comes to innovative thinking and acting, Joanna Lepore - Global Foresight Lead at Mars Wrigley is all heart! In order to help Mars Wrigley identify and capitalize on opportunities for expansive growth, Jo even left her Australian homeland to live nowadays in the US.
In this episode, we not only explore the foresight formula at Mars Wrigley with Jo, but also learn why it is so important to focus on true long-term strategic decisions rather than being guided by short-term trends. In addition to that, Jo also highlights why the involvement of external foresight experts and sources is...2021-09-0740 min
The Food Institute PodcastHow Mars Wrigley Imagines the Future of FoodThis Episode of the Food Institute Podcast is Sponsored By: Marcum LLP
“Confectionary is a category that’s always done really well ... it continues to perform really well even within the pandemic, and it’s expected to continue to grow. It plays a really important role in people’s lives.” --- Joanna Lepore
What does the future of snacking look like? Mars Wrigley Global Foresight Leader Joanna Lepore joins The Food Institute Podcast to discuss the 5- and 10-year prospects for chocolate, confectionary, and other munchables. Lepore also shares her views on how consumer preferences have changed during the pandemic, emerging o...2021-09-0137 min
Future ImaginedThe Road to RecoveryWelcome to Future Imagined, a foresight podcast hosted by Joanna Lepore, Foresight lead for Mars Wrigley North America. Join us as we kick off a series of conversations to get you curious about the future.2020 was a year of disruption which has led to decreased predictability. In this first episode, we chat with Jessica Southard, lead explorer and futurist within Mars Global Services, about the behaviors, rituals and emotions from 2020, and explore what may stick or morph into 2021 and beyond.Join us as Jo and Jess anticipate what we expect to see in the path to recovery...2021-02-1628 min
Deeper Than Music with MarkivusDeeper Than Music Interviews Rock Star Celebrity Journalist Eileen ShapiroIn this interview, we interview special guest Eileen Shapiro.About Eileen Shapiro:Eileen Shapiro is a celebrity journalist who writes for over 40 entertainment publications worldwide. She has worked with the biggest celebrities in the world of music, film and television. Eileen Shapiro who has worked with Lizzo, Kesha, Joe Alwyn, Kelly Ripa, Frankie Grande, Jennifer Nettles (Sugarland), Cheap Trick, Adam Ant, Sandra Bernhard, Melissa Etheridge, Brooke Shields, Annabella Lwin (Bow Wow Wow), Slim Jim Phantom (The Stray Cats), Michelle Lee, Jordan Mooney, O-Town, Lee Ann Rimes, Ultra Nate, Billy Porter, Ross Matthews, Amanda Lepore, Sam Yaeger...2020-05-2841 min
The TruthMiracle on the L TrainA subway ride becomes divinely dangerous.
Performed by Joanna Hausmann as Alice and T.J. Mannix as God. With Christina Dabney, Philip Godicke, Rachel Rauch, Shacottha Fields, Suni Reyes, Lou Gonzalez, Louis Kornfeld, Adam Twitchell, Will Quinn, Leonard LyznerJoe Lepore, Dennis Pacheco, and Andrew Vuilleumie
Written by Sarah Siskind with Louis Kornfeld, and produced by Jonathan Mitchell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices2017-03-0916 min