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Great Minds episodes

March 31, 2022EP155: Joe Louis Walker, Musician, Singer, Songwriter, Producer
Blues legend Joe Louis Walker joins Great Minds this week to discuss his music, his extraordinary career, and his many influences.
Chapters:
00:17 – 05:56 – The intersection of blues and gospel
06:10 – 11:13 – Aretha Franklin, Otis Redding, and Sam Cooke
11:14 – 14:39 – The bridges to the past
14:40 – 17:24 – The intersection of politics and art
17:24 – 22:11 – His friendship with Mike Bloomfield
22:18 – 28:12 – The Great Muddy Waters
28:19 – 33:21 – What led him to discovering the blues?
33:21 – 35:34 – How did things change for him?
35:34 – 42:51 – Working with some of the blues greats
42:51 – 46:25 – Willie Dixon
46:25 – 49:48 – About his latest album
49:48 – 53:11 – Joe on playing in New York City
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54 min
March 29, 2022EP154: Mollie Spilman, Chief Revenue Officer, Oracle Advertising & Marketing Cloud
Yahoo, Discovery, Time Warner, Criteo, and more – Mollie Spilman has been there, done that, and won numerous prestigious awards along the way. Mollie joins Great Minds this week to discuss her career path from the beginning to the present, her current role as Chief Revenue Officer at Oracle Advertising and Marketing Cloud. Chapters:
00:18 – 03:46 – Welcome Mollie Spilman
03:47 – 08:39 – Sports Illustrated magazine and Ross Levinson
08:40 – 12:17 – Advertising, advertising technology, and ad network
12:17 – 15:58 – Streaming, content, and the future
15:59 – 17:40 – Salesperson and advertiser
17:41 – 19:54 – Leadership and CMO
19:57 – 22:42 – Mentorship/Sheryl Sandberg
22:46 – 29:14 – Oracle, Mad Tech, Criteo, and BlueKai
29:15 – 32:53 – Acquisition and culture
32:56 – 40:52 – Connections with younger people
40:56 – 46:52 – Marketing technology, Oracle and CRM
46:54 – 49:38 – Porcupine Creek, The Yellowstone Club, and The Steppenwolf Theatre Company
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51 min
March 23, 2022EP153: Warren Haynes, Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter
Warren Haynes is a true legend of American music. A founding member of Gov’t Mule, longtime guitarist for the Allman Brothers Band, and so much more, there are few corners of the music world Haynes hasn’t visited. From his early days to present, Haynes describes his incredible, decade-spanning career in-depth.
Chapters:
03:55 – 05:30 – The early days
05:30 – 11:31 – Where the early great blues artists came from
11:31 – 17:20 – Les Paul and his long association with Gibson
17:20 – 23:46 – The power of storytelling
23:47 – 28:54 – How did Gregg Allman find their way into his life?
29:09 – 38:42 – How did Gov’t Mule start?
38:42 – 42:47 – How does he keep track of his songs?
42:48 – 45:17 – Red Rocks
45:20 – 48:38 – The Grateful Dead
48:38 – 49:49 – The Allman Brothers
50:19 – 52:15 – The Rolling Stones
52:17 – 57:19 – How did he start Christmas Jam?
57:20 – 1:00:04 – Habitat for Humanity
1:00:04 – 1:04:16 – Best story from the road
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1 hr 5 min
March 22, 2022EP152: Imran Khan, Co-Founder and CEO, Verishop
We kick-off season 3 of Great Minds with Imran Khan, co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Verishop, a social commerce company that champions independent brands and creators. Additionally, he is the founder and CEO of Proem Asset Management, an investment firm that focuses on the technology space.
Chapters:
05:16 – 08:07 – Having a finance background can be a blessing and a curse
08:07 – 11:20 – A theory about engineering and marketing in the ecommerce space
11:24 – 15:34 – What drove him to such a successful career?
15:35 – 19:04 – What was it that he saw in China before anyone else?
19:04 – 23:57 – About Jerry Yang, the founder of Yahoo!
24:01 – 28:21 – The issue of data and privacy
28:21 – 34:05 – Where Verishop came from and where it is going
34:05 – 37:55 – Small businesses are embracing the platform
37:55 – 39:23 – Building, progress and journey
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40 min
January 27, 2022 EP151: Dr. Jerome Adams, Former Surgeon General of the United States of America
US Surgeon General to the Trump Administration and Advertising Week New York alumni Dr. Jerome Adams joins the show this week as we wrap up Season 2 of the Great Minds Podcast. We’ll be back with Season 3 in a few weeks.
1 hr 31 min
January 25, 2022 EP150: Linda Sawyer, Co-Founder and CEO, Skura Style
Long-time friend of Advertising Week, Linda Sawyer, joins the show this week to chart her amazing journey from her days as CEO of North America at Deutsch to her current role as Co-Founder and CEO of Skura Style.
46 min
January 20, 2022 EP149: Win Sakdinan, Senior Director, North America Business Marketing, Snap Inc.
On the eve of his move to a new role at Snap, Win Sakdinan discusses his career, ranging from his early days in Vancouver B.C., to P&G, to Twitter.
40 min
January 18, 2022 EP148: Lisa Utzschneider, CEO, Integral Ad Science
Long-time friend of Advertising Week, Lisa Utzschneider, joins Great Minds this week. Now serving as CEO at Integral Ad Science, she discusses her career at some of the world’s biggest technology and internet brands: from Amazon to Microsoft to Yahoo, and now at IAS.
55 min
January 13, 2022 EP147: David Cross, Comedian, Actor, Writer, and Director
From the groundbreaking Mr. Show to his unforgettable stint as Tobias Fünke on Arrested Development, David Cross has been one of the most unique voices in comedy for more than two decades. David joins the show today to discuss his story, his roles, and his perspective on a career spent making us laugh.
1 hr 6 min
January 11, 2022 EP146: David Shing, Digital Prophet
Having served the role of Digital Prophet at AOL, Oath, and Verizon Media, David Shingy, aka “Shingy,” is no stranger to marketing. A dear friend of Advertising Week, we’re pleased to welcome Shingy to this episode of Great Minds to discuss his extraordinary career.
1 hr 10 min

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