Shows
Hire Learning with Oz RashidHow to Leverage AI in Marketing Before Your Competitors DoIn this episode of Hire Learning, host Oz Rashid sits down with Skyler Mattson, CEO of Wongdoody, to discuss her incredible 20+ year journey from assistant account executive to global CEO. Skyler shares how Wongdoody transformed from a traditional ad agency into a cutting-edge digital experience company, and what it took to successfully integrate with tech giant Infosys.🔍 Key Takeaways:⏲️ [00:02:10] - The surprising origin story behind the name “Wongdoody” and how it breaks the ice⏲️ [00:05:45] - Why Wongdoody’s acquisition by Infosys was a game-changing move⏲️ [00:11:30] - Skyler’s mindset-first hiring ph...2025-03-1945 min
Scaling With PeoplePartnering With Guide To HR | Skyler MattsonSend us a textKeeping HR at a basic level can limit the potential of your organization to scale. While performing essential tasks such as payroll, training, and support are necessary, HR executives can bring much more to the table. By involving them in decision-making processes and having them weigh in on important decisions, organizations can benefit from their expertise in areas such as talent management, employee engagement, and organizational culture. Hiring a full-time or part-time HR executive can be a wise investment that pays off in the long run, as they can provide strategic insight...2023-05-1517 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 14 'CLOSE UP' | 'The Teammate' featuring Danielle Hawley of UberWelcome to our inaugural episode of View From the C-Suite: 'C-Suite CLOSE UPS'. In this series, your host, Skyler Mattson takes a deeper dive into the career paths of women who have smashed through glass ceilings and have gone way beyond the shards. We will explore their backgrounds, motivations, challenges, mistakes, and triumphs. It’s a celebration of women at the top and a road map for those who are on their way. Our guest for this episode, which we have titled: ’THE TEAMMATE’, is Danielle Hawley, the Global Executive Creative Director at Uber. Please join our conversation and hit play.
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View From the C-SuiteVFCS 13 | Creating 3D ExperiencesWhat’s a virtual world? How can it make consumer experiences more interactive? In what ways are women shaping 3D experiences? Join WONGDOODY President Skyler Mattson and special guest Raffaella Camera, Head of Brands at Unreal Engine for Epic Games, as they explore this cutting-edge topic in View From the C-Suite.
Highlights:
* What technologies enable virtual worlds
* The benefits of virtual and 3D experiences
* How women are establishing a voice in this space
* What barriers are being removed to widen audiences
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/creating_3d_experiences_view_from_the_c-suite/
If yo...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 12 | Hybrid WorkAfter 2+ years experimenting with hybrid ways of working, how can we preserve the best of work-from-home while regaining in-person collaboration? Join WONGDOODY President Skyler Mattson and her guests, Andrea Brimmer, Chief Marketing and Public Relations Officer of Ally Financial, and Rachel McShane, CFO Digital Wallets, Paysafe Group, as they explore learnings and their hopes for the future of work.
Highlights:
• How to identify the best times for in-person collaboration versus remote work for deep-focus projects
• Tips for building culture and managing employees in hybrid environments
• How to preserve the positives of remote work when transitioning to hybrid work
• Ways to keep hyb...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 11 | Redefining Self-Care – How to Avoid BurnoutHow we think of self-care impacts how we can effectively avoid burnout. In this episode, Skyler invites Elevance CTO Geeta Wilson and Visa SVP Andrea Fairchild to discuss the pressures women face and effective ways to rest and recharge.
Highlights:
• Reframing self-care means at work:
• Focusing on tasks, projects and people that give you energy
• Harnessing purpose to avoid burnout
• What to do if you sense an employee becoming overwhelmed
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/how_to_avoid_burnout_view_from_the_c-suite/
If you enjoy our shows, please “heart” us here on SC, or “like”...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 10 | Know YourselfIf knowledge is power, self-knowledge is self-empowering. In this episode we explore strategies for stronger, more effective leadership through promoting self-awareness in ourselves and in the teams we lead.
Get insights into:
• Self-knowledge as an engine for leadership growth
• Building the habit of self-awareness into leadership
• Investigating our blind spots to discover what we don’t know about ourselves
• The importance of humility and open-mindedness in effective leadership
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/know_yourself_view_from_the_c-suite/
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View From the C-SuiteVFCS 09 | Retaining Talent During the "Great Resignation"If you want great work, you have to find great people — and keep them. In this View From the C-suite episode, Skyler talks with DIRECTV CIO Jennifer Tillson and Arizona State University Vice President Jill Andrews about winning strategies to find, diversify and retain talent in today’s volatile job market.
Get insights into:
- The rapidly changing hiring landscape
- Building a diverse and inclusive culture that attracts and engages talent
- Overcoming the biggest challenges of smaller recruitment pools
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/view-from-the-c-suite-retaining-talent/
If you enjoy our shows, please “heart” us here...2023-01-1247 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 08 | Driving Change – Reducing Reluctance & ResistanceChange is hard. Getting others to buy in is harder. This episode Skyler chats with Gabi Wagenhofer, VP Markets & Midstream Digital / CIO Trading, Shipping & Midstream at BP, and Stephanie Mitchko-Beale, EVP and CTO at Charter Communications, about the best ways to persuade organizations to embrace transformation and growth.
Highlights:
• Preparing your people for transformative change.
• Employing data to course-correct during change efforts.
• Tailoring communication styles to specific communication cultures.
• Using empathy to build relationships and establish trust.
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/view-from-the-c-suite-driving-change/
If you enjoy our shows, please “heart” us here on SC, or “like”...2023-01-1248 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 07 | Career Advice Greatest HitsWe’ve mixed you a tasty cocktail of career advice from some of the wisest women in the C-suite, including executives from Coca-Cola, Webex by Cisco, Pfizer, and Hyundai, on a wide variety of topics ranging from general career advice to why the current moment presents new opportunities in business for women of color.
Get tips on:
• Channeling passion into career advancement
• Winning the war on imposter syndrome
• Understanding the vital role that mistakes play in your professional growth
View the video version of this webinar at: https://wongdoody.com/career-advice-view-from-the-c-suite/
If you enjoy our shows, please “heart” us here on SC, or “l...2023-01-1239 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 06 | Earning Trust in an Era of UncertaintyTrust is like money — hard to earn, easy to burn. In this episode of VFCS, WONGDOODY President Skyler Mattson brings together two global marketing mavens, MetLife Senior VP Michelle Froah and Capital Group Senior VP Dee Mc Laughlin, for a lively conversation about building consumer trust, maintaining it, and even restoring it after a misstep. They explore the unique pressures driving Gen Z’s evolving purchase behavior and delve into the importance of empathy in effective leadership.
Highlights:
• Identifying the best things brands can do to build consumer trust.
• Understanding the Gen Z pressures influencing their purchasing behavior.
• Maintaining and protecting...2023-01-1248 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 05 | The Human Experience of HealthcareGet the pulse on an industry deeply affected by the pandemic and listen as WONGDOODY President Skyler Mattson chats with healthcare leaders Miya Gray from Pfizer and Lisa Davis from Blue Shield of California about navigating rapid digital change, valuable lessons they’re carrying forward, and career advice they’d have given themselves in their 30s.
Highlights:
- How COVID shifted healthcare IT departments into key business players
- Using research insights and personal empathy to keep patients at the center
- How digital healthcare platforms may evolve post-pandemic
- Confidence-building, networking and leading when you’re the only woman in a r...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 04 | Superpowers for GoodPour yourself your favorite beverage and listen as WONGDOODY President, Skyler Mattson, chats with special guest Bea Perez from Coca-Cola about empowering women, making yourself heard and how important it is to lift other women up with your success. Don’t miss Bea’s inspiring, personal insights from her life and career that you can use to empower your own team.
Highlights:
- How to set core priorities relevant to society when creating sustainability initiatives.
- Why raising your hand and inviting yourself is often the best way to learn.
- The importance of offering support as well as time and...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 03 | Harnessing Purpose to Drive InnovationJoin Skyler Mattson, President of WONGDOODY, and her guests, Fumbi Chima, EVP & CIO of Boeing Employee Credit Union, and Diane Schwarz, VP & CIO of Johnson Controls, as they share advice from the C-suite about harnessing purpose to drive innovation
Skyler and her guests cover actionable ways to solve business problems by harnessing the energy and insights of your team, your company, and your customers. They discuss how trust, storytelling and even soundbites can empower your team and fuel innovation.
Highlights:
- Three ways to create a culture of innovation at any company
- How stepping back can help empower your...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 02 | Leading Through ChangeJoin Skyler Mattson, President of WONGDOODY, and her guests, Ronalee Zarate-Bayani - CMO Los Angeles RamsSuma Nallapat - CDO Dish Network as they draw from their multicultural experiences across industries, Skyler’s guests share personal anecdotes and prudent advice about embracing change head-on. Spanning topics ranging from struggling with differences to reaching out for help, this conversation will leave you with a renewed sense of empathy long after it’s over.
Highlights
• The importance of diversity and
inclusion in business today
• Approaching multicultural business
practices
• Ways to lean into self-doubt and the
discomfort that comes with personal
and professional change
• Why being re...2023-01-1246 min
View From the C-SuiteVFCS 01: Collaborating for Success | Partnership in the C-SuiteJoin Skyler Mattson, President of WONGDOODY, and her guests, Aruna Ravichandran, VP CMO of Cisco WebEx and Angela Zepeda, CMO of Hyundai Motor America for candid conversations about effective partnerships in the C-Suite, building a culture that drives collaboration and what has changed about collaboration with remote work.
Touching on findings from the Infosys Knowledge Institute report CMO and C-suite, The DNA of Partnership, Skyler’s guests also discuss how technology affects collaboration, and finally, offer advice for those just starting their careers with sights on the C-Suite themselves someday.
Highlights:
• The three things you need to build successful teams.
• How Co...2023-01-1233 min
Conscious Leaders with Ruth FarengaSkyler Mattson | The power of finding joySkyler Mattson is President of the global creative agency, Wongdoody. She is a corporate leader with a very ‘human’ style. This really comes across as she talks about looking after a large team of creatives. I really got the impression she was ‘one of them’! Despite her leadership role and schedule, she’s still there on the ground, involved in projects and balances the corporate elements of her role with her employees’ needs.
2022-10-2133 min
Infosys Knowledge InstituteUnderstanding Human Experience with Skyler MattsonWONGDOODY President Skyler Mattson discusses ground breaking methods of capturing the Human Experience, providing deep insight for innovative product design, specialized client service and effective branding.
Hosted by Jeff Kavanaugh, VP and Head of the Infosys Knowledge Institute2020-11-0524 min
Fearless Creative LeadershipSkyler Mattson of Wongdoody on Making A Difference“The Path Finder”. Skyler Mattson is the President of Wongdoody - a small creative agency that’s been successful for 25 years. She’s also the cofounder of June Cleaver is Dead, the agency’s consultancy whose expertise is in brand experiences for moms. Skyler is caring, determined and not a surfer. Which, metaphorically, is surprising because she rides the waves of a rapidly changing set of creative industries with great skill and grace. This week’s theme is intention.2018-12-2053 min
Fearless Creative LeadershipSkyler Mattson - In 15”The Path Finder”. A 15 minute edited highlight of our full length conversation Skyler Mattson is the President of Wongdoody - a small creative agency that’s been successful for 25 years. She’s also the cofounder of June Cleaver is Dead, the agency’s consultancy whose expertise is in brand experiences for moms. Skyler is caring, determined and not a surfer. Which, metaphorically, is surprising because she rides the waves of a rapidly changing set of creative industries with great skill and grace. This week’s theme is intention. 2018-12-2014 min