What do Henry Ford, Steve Jobs and the insurance industry have to do with one another? You'll discover this and a whole lot more in this episode of Denim Rivet featuring Maria Ferrante-Schepis. Maria is managing principal of Insurance and Financial Services Innovation at Maddock Douglas, Inc., an internationally recognized innovation consulting firm focused on helping large brands bring new ideas to market. Prior to Maddock Douglas, Maria was vice president and chief marketing officer at Guardian in New York City since 2007, and vice president of marketing at Prudential in Newark, New Jersey from 1999 – 2007.

If you're a corporate executive wondering how to build momentum for your innovation efforts, this episode may be just what you've been looking for.

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