Richard McPhail is the CFO and Executive VP of Home Depot, the largest home improvement retailer in the United States.
Mr. McPhail has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance, business development, real estate, and international financial management and planning.
He joined The Home Depot in 2005 and became its CFO in 2019. Before Home Depot, Mr. McPhail was the executive VP of corporate finance with the Marconi Corporation. He has also held positions with Wachovia Securities and Arthur Andersen.
Gloria Wang chats with Renee Miller, President and Creative Director of The Miller Group Marketing, a woman-owned, creatively led, strategically driven digital advertising and marketing agency based out of Los Angeles. In this podcast, Renee discusses how audiovisual projects are the future of the marketing world and how The Miller Group positions itself to help companies craft their brand message in terms of sustainability and diversity in order to create consumer impact. Renee also shares advice on the practical skills that aspiring designers need to know when entering the digital industry.
Mary Zalla, Global President of Consumer Brands at Landor & Fitch, one of the largest brand and design firms in the world, shares with us how she got started in the design industry and her five truths for emerging designers to excel in the field – designing with purpose, designing brands that move, looking for the overlooked, and being comfortable with ambiguity.
In this Design Nation interview, Rupali Steinmeyer, Managing Director at MetaDesign, shares how social media increases the accessibility of designs and what it means for brands in their storytelling. She gives her perspective on cultural understanding in design, design-thinking as a business strategy, and the importance of preparedness to launching a successful career.
Lee Ainslie is the founder and Managing Partner of Maverick Capital, a prominent long/short hedge fund. Ainslie is one of the legendary investors of his generation and a first-generation Tiger Cub–a group of top hedge fund managers spawned from Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management. In this interview, Ainslie imparts advice to current college students about navigating the future of the investing world.
In this Design Nation 2021 podcast, Gloria Wang speaks to Joanne Chan, CEO of Turner Duckworth. Turner Duckworth is a global strategic design and project management firm that strives to design unmistakable visual identities and packaging for the world's greatest brands, clients of which include Amazon, Coca-Cola, and Levi's. In this podcast, Joanne speaks about her role at Turner Duckworth for facilitating creativity, the story behind a memorable project with Levi's regarding trademarks, and how designing for the digital and screen age has transformed the meaning of space and simplicity for her.
In this first episode of Crossing the Career Chasm, a new podcast series from Business Today, we speak with LandIt’s Lisa Skeete Tatum. We touch upon many subjects, focusing on why you need a "Board of Advisors," how to build your personal brand, and Mrs. Tatum's own experience doing all of these over her career. We hope you enjoy our first episode!
In this Design Nation interview, Clark Goolsby, Chief Creative Officer at Chase Design Group, shares how he started his design career at Chase and is a leader at this agency that focuses on innovative brand-building. He believes the biggest challenges facing his industry today are the shift in consumer behaviors brought on by the pandemic, navigating the intersection of art and business, and sustainability.
The Boost Leadership Series continues! Last Saturday, April 10th, Boost welcomed guest speakers Dr. Anima Adjepong, Cecily King, and Chari Chester Anderson for a discussion on Community Reinvestment. Given the increased discussion of corporate social responsibility (CSR) and reinvestment in Black communities, we found this conversation extremely relevant.
Shirley Ren interviews JC de Swaan, a lecturer at Princeton University, partner at Cornwall Capital, and author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry. JC de Swaan discusses his framework of virtual behavior in the finance industry, applying it to the recent Reddit stock trading mania and in the context of globalization. With extensive industry and teaching experience, he shares advice for students contemplating pursuing a career in finance.
In this Design Nation interview with Sarah Alpern, VP of Design at LinkedIn, Sarah shares how her own personal design values and work at LinkedIn allows for her to embrace trust, accessibility, and equity in design. She also suggests what designers should ask themselves as they start to discover their own creative approaches and design philosophies, and explains how LinkedIn uses user research to design a product that is for everyone, by everyone.
For Design Nation 2021's third podcast, Kathy Li speaks to Katy Olson, Editor of AD Pro, which is a members-only community for design industry professionals and includes over 100 years of searchable Architectural Digest archives. In this podcast, Katy shares more about her passion for the history of design, the importance of events in the design community, and how AD Pro is using education to help emerging designers and small businesses enter the industry.
On Saturday, March 20th, Business Today’s Boost team had the pleasure of hosting a wonderful group of panelists and attendees for their first seminar of the Boost Leadership Series.
For Design Nation 2021's second podcast, Vivian Li speaks to Jacob Pace, CEO of Flighthouse Media. Known as the leading GenZ brand and agency, Flighthouse Media has more than 30 million followers across platforms (TikTok, Instagram, YouTube) and was named a 2020 Most Innovative Company by Fast Company. Previously, Flighthouse Media has worked with global celebrities and influencers including blackbear, Charli D'Amelio, and Marshmello. In this podcast, Jacob chats about what drives him each day as a 22 year old CEO and what has helped Flighthouse take off on social media with GenZ. He also shares how young entrepreneurs and artists can keep up momentum as they explore their own creative passions.
They will recommend products, from makeup to clothing to headphones. They model for fashion campaigns, vlog, & make music. They would have you believe that they’re just like anybody else — except they’re not real people at all.
The gig economy has become ubiquitous in an increasingly modern and technological world. As gig work continues to expand, so will questions about how workers should be classified.
Nick Cianfaglione is the CEO & Founder of Artist Republik. Because of his experience in the music industry, Nick's valuable insight into its problematic inner workings led him to launch Artist Republik, with the goal of widening the opportunity funnel by enabling self-represented music talent and industry stakeholders to sidestep controlling agents, gatekeepers and management.
Josh Wright is a recording artist/entrepreneur. He founded Elite Reviews which is a platform that gives upcoming artists the ability to have their song reviewed by established artists. Josh created Elite Reviews with the goal to connect upcoming artists and established artists in a structured platform that would benefit both parties.
Edtech businesses have thrived as millions of students continue to conduct their schoolwork online. While the benefit of these technologies has been extremely impactful, they can never truly replace in-person learning. What remains to be seen is how the edtech industry will fare beyond the pandemic.
