Jen Young on Outdoorsy and the Entrepreneur’s Journey
Outdoorsy, co‑founded by Jen Young in 2014, has grown from a niche peer‑to‑peer vehicle rental service into a marketplace with over 200 employees and a diversified portfolio that includes the Outdoorsy Destination Network and Roamly insurance. The platform now lists a broad range of overlanding rigs—Tacomas, Jeep Gladiators, trailers and EarthRoamers—with over 10 % of its inventory dedicated to overlanding and an average nightly price of about $160. A 400 % booking surge in 2020 highlighted the rise of “slow travel,” prompting rapid expansion into hospitality and insurtech. Young’s entrepreneurial advice emphasizes launching before feeling fully prepared.
When Silos Hinder Innovation—And When They Can Help
Recent research of 294 studies shows that collective innovation outcomes hinge on how a group is structured, not merely on the amount of collaboration. The authors identify three collective types—convergence‑based, divergence‑based, and attention‑based—defined by search dependence and goal alignment. Real‑world...
How Sali Christeson Launched the Go-To Luxury Workwear Brand for Women in Power
Sali Christeson, a former finance and tech professional, launched Argent in 2016 to address the lack of luxury workwear for women in leadership. The label began with neutral suiting and quickly added vivid hues, gaining high‑profile wearers such as Gloria Steinem,...
ServiceNow CEO Builds New Business Model Around AI
ServiceNow CEO Bill McDermott announced that the company’s total addressable market has ballooned to at least $600 billion, up from roughly $90 billion when he took the helm. The rapid leap in AI model capabilities since late 2023 has forced software firms...
Avenue Supermarts Appoints Anshul Asawa as CEO
Avenue Supermarts, the parent of DMart, has installed Anshul Asawa as its chief executive officer and managing director, completing a year‑long succession plan after Ignatius Navil Noronha’s exit on 31 January 2026. Asawa, a former Unilever senior leader with nearly three decades...
Krishna Kumar Singh Takes Additional Charge as CMD of SAIL
Krishna Kumar Singh, SAIL's director (personnel), took on the additional charge of chairman and managing director on April 2, 2026. He brings almost four decades of experience, having joined the Bhilai Steel Plant as a management trainee in 1987 and...
Why the CPO-CFO Partnership Will Define the AI Era
The article argues that the partnership between the chief people officer (CPO) and chief financial officer (CFO) will become a defining leadership relationship in the AI era. AI is automating routine tasks that have traditionally occupied both functions, such as...
Why the CPO-CFO Partnership Will Define the AI Era
The article argues that the partnership between chief people officers (CPOs) and chief financial officers (CFOs) will become a decisive factor in the AI era. As AI eliminates routine tasks like resume screening and variance analysis, the remaining decisions—what to...
What’s Really Changing Inside the Airline Industry
Airline executives are in flux as Air Canada’s CEO was ousted over an English‑only crisis statement, while former IAG chief Willie Walsh took the helm of India’s dominant low‑cost carrier IndiGo. At the same time, ITA Airways confirmed its entry...
Why Leaders Matter for a Strong Organisational Culture
Leaders are the primary architects of organisational culture, setting values that cascade through hiring, development, and daily interactions. By articulating clear principles—such as PatSnap’s six core values—executives embed a shared mindset that guides behavior across global teams. Trust, open communication,...
The Australian Wineries in Search of a Succession Plan
Australian wine producers are confronting a looming leadership vacuum as a generation of family owners approaches retirement. With limited interest from the next generation and scarce external talent, many vineyards are exploring sales, mergers, or professional management to secure continuity....
Clevertize Elevates Saumya Agrawal to Co-Founder
Clevertize has promoted Saumya Agrawal, a trainee who joined at the agency’s inception, to co‑founder as it marks eight years in business. The move formalises her long‑standing leadership role and signals a deeper commitment to AI‑enabled marketing and creative services....
Why ‘Need-to-Know’ Communication Fails Modern IT Teams
Modern IT teams are hamstrung by the "need-to-know" communication style that favors brevity over context. Overused buzzwords and vague language create ambiguity, slowing decision‑making and eroding trust. The rise of AI‑driven tools shows that clarity requires completeness, not just concision....
Many Productivity Programs Solve the Wrong Problem. This Is What Leaders Should Do Instead
Many firms label declining output as a productivity issue, but the root cause is often poor work design. Leaders typically react with new tools, workflow tweaks, and engagement campaigns, which generate a brief boost before problems resurface. The article argues...
The Cosmetic Surgery Industry Is Mainly Built for Women. So Why Is It Run by Men?
The aesthetics industry is driven largely by women, who spend over $1,000 annually on cosmetic procedures and conduct extensive research before treatment. Yet fewer than 20% of board‑certified plastic surgeons in the United States are women, and only about 8%...
The Diginomica Network Podcast - CIO Subhash Chandra Jose Takes EBRD Beyond the Sunset
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) was originally built with a 20‑year sunset plan but has now operated for 35 years, prompting a major digital overhaul. CIO Subhash Chandra Jose, who took the helm in 2023, outlined a five‑year transformation...
What It Takes to Step Into a C-Level Technology Role
Transformation leaders eyeing C‑level roles must shift from project execution to full ownership of enterprise technology, strategy, and risk. The 2025 State of the CIO shows over 80% of CIOs now focus on digital innovation, AI agendas, and acting as...
Bamburi Cement Plc Appoints Mr Geoffrey Ndugwa as Its New CEO
Bamburi Cement Plc announced that Geoffrey Ndugwa will assume the chief executive officer role effective April 1, 2026, succeeding Mohit Kapoor. Ndugwa arrives from the Holcim Group, where he most recently served as Mergers and Acquisitions Projects Director for the MEA region,...
Arav Bolsters Its Team with a New General Manager, Targets €100 Million in Revenue over the Next Three Years
Arav appointed Silvia Menigatti as its first general manager in December 2025, leveraging her 15 years of strategic advisory and M&A experience. The Italian fashion group reported €52 million (≈ $57 million) revenue and €7 million (≈ $7.6 million) EBITDA for FY 2025 and now targets €100 million (≈ $109 million)...
From Administrators to Architects: How Ambitious Mayors and County Leaders Can Boost the Business Ecosystem
Local leaders are reshaping economic competitiveness as national governments stall, turning cities and counties into primary investment magnets. Successful regions—such as Flanders, the Basque Country, Medellín, Lower Saxony, and Baden‑Württemberg—share disciplined focus, rapid decision‑making, and deep public‑private alignment. The article...
Why Is Ethics at the Heart of Good Leadership?
Ethical leadership is presented as the foundation of effective, good leadership, emphasizing the impact of leaders on culture and employee wellbeing. The article outlines a practical five‑step framework—awareness, attitude, relationality, inner values, and learning—to help leaders make life‑affirming choices. It...
Khaitan & Co. Promotes 49 Lawyers to Leadership
Khaitan & Co., one of India’s leading law firms, announced the promotion of 49 lawyers to senior positions, elevating 17 to partners and 32 to counsel. The move expands the firm’s leadership roster to 349 senior members, reflecting a deliberate...
Why the Future of Work Is Humans Managing Agent Teams
Wade Foster, CEO of Zapier, argues that the future workplace will revolve around individual domain experts who orchestrate teams of AI agents rather than large functional groups. He distinguishes deterministic workflows—step‑by‑step automations—from probabilistic agents that decide how to meet a...
EXCLUSIVE: Baccarat Has a New CEO in North America
Baccarat announced Thais Roda as its new chief executive officer for North America, effective Wednesday. Roda arrives from Liaigre Inc., where she drove significant revenue growth and operational restructuring. Her mandate includes boosting the performance of Baccarat's crystal collections, deepening...
Founder Exits Loom over BigBasket, 1mg as Tata Digital Reset Continues
Tata Digital is orchestrating founder exits at its two flagship e‑commerce assets, BigBasket and 1mg, as it moves to install professional CEOs. BigBasket's founders Hari Menon and Vipul Parekh are in final talks to step down and may sell their...
BP Names Carol Howle Deputy CEO to Lead Strategy Overhaul
BP has appointed long‑time executive Carol Howle as deputy chief executive officer, effective immediately. Howle will continue to lead the profitable supply, trading and shipping (ST&S) division while taking charge of BP’s portfolio review, long‑term strategy and sustainability team. The...
Elwood Technologies Appoints Michael Abib as CEO
Elwood Technologies announced Michael Abib as its new chief executive officer, succeeding Chris Lawn. Abib, who joined in 2023 as chief product officer after the Coremont digital‑asset acquisition, has overseen the integration of a full SaaS suite covering execution, portfolio,...
Startup 360: Tim Fung on 13 Years of Being Airtasker-in-Chief
Tim Fung, co‑founder and CEO of Airtasker, reflects on more than a decade of building Australia’s first online job marketplace in episode 51 of Startup 360. He shares a memorable request where a Tasker was asked to fly to the US, retrieve...
Leveraging the Power of Emotions as You Negotiate
Harvard’s Program on Negotiation is offering a one‑day workshop on September 25, 2026, led by negotiation scholar Daniel L. Shapiro. The course teaches participants how to harness emotions as strategic assets rather than liabilities in any bargaining scenario, from labor contracts to...
PPG Appoints Eric Pateman as Senior Vice President, North America
Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has named Eric Pateman as Senior Vice President for North America, covering Canada, the United States, Mexico and the Caribbean. Pateman arrives from Vancouver International Airport, where he served as Chief Experience Officer and helped the...
Why the Most Competent Person on a Team Is Often the Loneliest One in the Room, and Why Nobody Talks...
The article highlights a hidden "competence trap" where high‑performing team members become the go‑to problem solvers, causing their social role to shrink into a utility. As responsibilities and decision‑making gravitate toward them, they experience a form of loneliness that stems...
Shreehas Tambe Becomes First CEO of Newly Combined Biocon
Shreehas Tambe has been appointed the first chief executive officer of the newly combined Biocon entity, formed after Biocon’s merger with contract‑research firm Syngene. The merged company is valued at roughly $5.5 billion and aims to become India’s largest biotech services...
'Bordering on Insubordinate': How George Mason's Conservative Board Chair Went After Its President
George Mason University’s board chair, Charles Stimson – a Heritage Foundation fellow – used private text messages to pressure President Gregory Washington to dismantle the school’s diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives. The board’s aggressive stance intensified after the Trump...
2026 Nonprofit + Corporate Citizenship Symposium & Awards: NONPROFIT ADVOCATE OF THE YEAR HONOREE
Mike Daly, Executive Director at Disney Music Group, was honored as the 2026 Nonprofit Advocate of the Year for his leadership of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Los Angeles (BBBSLA). In 2025 he logged over 163 volunteer hours, secured...
2026 Nonprofit + Corporate Citizenship Symposium & Awards: BUSINESS ANGEL OF THE YEAR HONOREE
Barbara Jagels, UCLA Health’s executive director of cancer services, was honored as the 2026 Business Angel of the Year. She has raised over $1 million for the American Cancer Society and secured an $805,000 multi‑year partnership—the largest health‑system contribution to ACS...
2026 Nonprofit + Corporate Citizenship Symposium & Awards: NONPROFIT EXECUTIVE OF THE YEAR (MID-SIZED) HONOREE
Dr. Lois Lee was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year (Mid‑Sized) at the 2026 Nonprofit + Corporate Citizenship Symposium. As founder and CEO of Children of the Night, she has overseen the rescue of more than 17,000 children from prostitution...
A Board Asked Its President to Resign. He Won’t.
University of Wisconsin System President Jay O. Rothman wrote to the Board of Regents refusing to resign despite a no‑confidence vote. He said the board gave no specific reasons and threatened to fire him if he did not step down....
Former Sierra Space CEO Tom Vice to Lead Astrion
Tom Vice, former Sierra Space chief executive, has been appointed CEO and executive chair of Huntsville‑based defense contractor Astrion. The company also named former Lockheed Martin Space vice president Eric Brown as president of space operations and ex‑RTX executive Conn...
Drinks With The Deal: Cooley’s Proffitt on Leading Through Change
Rachel Proffitt, Cooley’s partner and CEO, sat down on the Drinks With The Deal podcast to outline her leadership philosophy for navigating rapid change. She highlighted the importance of flexible organizational structures, proactive talent management, and the strategic use of...
News 4/3/26
The article forecasts that the Chief Health AI Transformation Officer (CHAITO) role will be downgraded to a director position before being eliminated entirely, with its duties folded into the chief information officer’s portfolio. This shift reflects growing skepticism about proliferating...
Lack of Oversight Threatens AI Pilots as Spending Falls Under Scrutiny
A Solvd survey of 500 U.S. CIOs and CTOs finds 80% blame lack of visibility and oversight for AI pilot failures. More than half expect to shut down underperforming pilots this year as boards intensify scrutiny of AI spend. Despite...
This Navy SEAL Commander Says Leaders Aren’t Born or Made — They’re Chosen Based on One Thing
Former Navy SEAL commander Rich Diviney argues that leaders are chosen based on observable behavior, not innate traits or titles. He emphasizes that creating a trust‑filled environment, practicing honest self‑introspection, and aligning intent with actions are essential for effective leadership....
Mastering The Five Phases Of Transformation
Change initiatives routinely fail, wasting trillions and eroding organizational capacity. Kristy R. Ellmer and co‑authors outline a five‑phase framework—starting, planning, launching, persisting, and ending—to dramatically improve transformation odds. The model stresses active board oversight at each stage, from validating strategy...
Lisa Varner Rises to GM at Saga’s Ocala Cluster
Saga Communications has promoted Lisa Varner to vice‑president and general manager of its North Central Florida Media radio cluster, succeeding retiring GM Howard Tuuri. Varner previously served four years as director of sales for the three‑station Ocala group, which includes...
Jamie Dimon Warns the U.S. Faces Its Riskiest Moment Since World War II. Here’s Why
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon warned that the United States is confronting its most complex convergence of threats since World War II, driven by rapid AI advancement, escalating geopolitical tensions, and mounting fiscal strain. He argued that AI could displace large...
The Unspoken Office Hierarchy Everyone Understands but Nobody Admits
The article reveals that every workplace runs on two parallel structures: the formal org chart and an informal hierarchy driven by trust, relationships, and early‑stage conversations. Influence is signaled by who gets invited to pre‑meeting chats, whose emails receive instant...
Chicago Women In Real Estate Say Career Growth Starts With Betting On Yourself
Chicago’s leading women in real estate gathered at Bisnow’s ceremony, where TJ Edwards shared her 12‑year climb from federal architect to executive director after earning an MBA from Northwestern. Panelists including Puja Doshi and Catherine Sierakowski urged women to trust...
Veteran PRPA, Fairview Terminal Executive to Lead Prince Rupert Port
Kurt Slocombe has been promoted to president and chief executive officer of the Prince Rupert Port Authority. He joined PRPA in 2019 as vice‑president of operations, planning and infrastructure, after earlier managing the Fairview Container Terminal since 2007. As head...
PPG Taps Pateman As Senior VP North America
Plaza Premium Group (PPG) has appointed Eric Pateman as senior vice president for North America. Pateman previously served as chief experience officer at Vancouver International Airport and has advised governments, cities, and Fortune 500 companies while running several businesses. His blend...
NABLF Welcomes Staab, Hartman To Board
The National Association of Broadcasting Leadership Foundation (NABLF) appointed Valari Dobson Staab, chairman of NBCUniversal Local, and Todd Hartman, executive vice president of Kalil & Co., to its Board of Directors. Staab oversees NBCUniversal Local’s portfolio of 50 media properties,...