Rishad Tobaccowala is one to the visionaries in the world of marketing and advertising – he founded some of the early digital marketing agencies and has covered several C-level roles for Publicis. Today, he comes back to discuss his latest book, Rethinking Work. In our conversation, we dive into the five seismic shifts reshaping the workplace, how technology—including AI—is redefining the nature of jobs, and why the traditional concept of employment may soon be obsolete. Rishad shares his unique insights on leadership in this evolving landscape, the importance of adaptability, and how companies can thrive by fostering an ecosystem of talent rather than just managing employees. We also explore what individuals—whether they are seasoned executives or just starting out —can do to stay relevant and successful in a world where the future of work is being rewritten in real-time. To hear about Rishad's career and his other book, check out his previous appearance on the show. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com rishad.substack.com Additional Guest Links: Website: rethinking-work.io LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rishadtobaccowala Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Joseph Rainone is the CEO of Ubique Group, a private equity owned furniture company. Joseph has spent over 30 years working in consumer product companies, making his way from a analyst to manager all the way to CEO. In our conversation, Joseph shares invaluable insights on leadership, including his “Three H’s of Leadership” framework—Humble, Hungry, and Happy—a powerful approach to building high-performance teams. He also discusses the realities of running a private equity-backed company, the lessons he learned navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, the advantages of running a fully remote company, and why leadership can sometimes feel lonely at the top. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com The Three Hs of Leadership Article Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/joseph-rainone-3879a8120/ Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Dina Denham Smith, is an exectuive coach with an extensive background in leadership, spanning private equity, consulting, and high-growth startups, and she has a deep passion for the intersection of business and psychology. In our conversation, she shares her journey from management consulting to private equity and eventually to coaching. We also discuss her upcoming book, *Emotionally Charged: How to Lead in the New World of Work*, which explores the evolving emotional demands on leaders and provides actionable strategies based on science and real-world experience. We dive deep into leadership, emotional labor, and the balance between authenticity and professional expectations. Plus, we touch on her experience working alongside her husband in their family business, the unique challenges of blending work and personal relationships, and how leaders can better manage emotions—both their own and their teams'. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com dinadsmith.com Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dina-denham-smith/ Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Haley Forest is a renaissance woman at the intersection of leadership, creativity, and neuroscience. Haley’s career path is anything but traditional—she spent two decades in hospitality, where she developed a deep understanding of human behavior, before transitioning into the world of innovation and business strategy. Now, as she completes her doctorate in leadership psychology, she’s focused on the neuroscience of creative cognition—how our brains generate ideas and what that means for leadership, problem-solving, and team dynamics. In our conversation, we talk about how leaders can cultivate creativity within their teams, the science behind balancing structure with innovation, and why authenticity plays a key role in fostering trust and collaboration. We also dive into her fascinating research on how alternating between deep focus and mind-wandering can enhance creative output—a game-changer for anyone looking to improve problem-solving in their organization Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com hcforest.com Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/haley-forest/ Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

This episode is a selection from the original 2020 interview with Rishad Tobaccowala. Rishad Tobaccowala, is an author, speaker and known as a visionary in the advertising industry. He was the founder of two of the early interactive digital agencies in the early '90, and covered several leadership positions at the Publicis Group, including Chief Strategy and Growth Officer for the whole group. In this interview he discusses the human side of leadership and his own career. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com Additional Guest Links: Rishad’s LinkedIn Rishad’s Website Rishad’s Newsletter Rishad’s Book Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

A couple of weeks ago, our guest was Robyn Bolton, founder of Mile Zero , an innovation consulting firm. In that episode, we focused primarily on Robyn’s career journey. Since she is publishing a book on innovation, I asked her to come back for a second episode to cover that topic, and she said yes. The book is called Unlocking Innovation, so as you can easily imagine, today’s episode is all about innovation – different types of innovation, what makes innovation successful and how leaders can assess and improve their company’s ability to innovate. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com milezero.io Additional Guest Links: UnlockingInnovation.co linkedin.com/in/robynmbolton Unlocking Innovation Book Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Suzanne Dean had a long career first as a musician and composer, then as a music educator, and finally as the founder of a grassroots non profit. In our conversation, we focused on the first and the last part of her career. We started with her experience as a musician and the journey to figure out exactly in which part of the industry Suzanne wanted to operate. And then we talked about how she connected her passion for the arts by starting Artists For Wildlife Conservation, a non-profit that works with artists and musicians to raise funds for local organizations that do work to preserve wildlife. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com suzannedean.me Additional Guest Links: Artists for Wildlife Conservation: afwildc.org Instagram: @artistswildlifeconservation Facebook: facebook.com/ArtistsForWildlifeConservation Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Robyn Bolton is the founder and Chief Navigator of Mile Zero, an innovation consulting firm. Robyn’s story is a perfect illustration of the core belief that is at the core of this podcast: if you go through the process of intentionally defining your true values and make decisions accordingly, you will not only be happier but find the right professional success. Robyn’s career started on a very traditional path: Procter and Gamble, an MBA at Harvard, consulting at BCG, and a stint at Innosight, a prestigious innovation firm. But at some point, she found herself questioning whether what she was pursuing was what she really wanted. And when she started her own firm, she chose to avoid the traditional rules of having a growth plan. And that actually led to long lasting success, on her own terms. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com milezero.io Additional Guest Links: UnlockingInnovation.co linkedin.com/in/robynmbolton Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Today we feature my appearance on The CEO Project Podcast, where I discussed the topics of Authentic Leadership and Branding. The host, Jim Schleckser, had been my guest on the podcast a few weeks before this session, so this conversation started from there. We talked about how I work with leaders to help them be more authentic. Specifically, we discussed how to create definitions of values that can be very operational and can serve as guides in day to day business decisions. We also discussed how individual values can be seen as a parallel of branding, and how to be a company's brand pillars need be reflected in the whole experience, and not just in the communications. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com The CEO Project Podcast - Dino's Episode Jim Schleckser on Authentic Leadership for Everyday People Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/jimschleckser LinkedIn Corporate: linkedin.com/company/theceoproject Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Honest Mechanik: honestmechanik.bandcamp.com…

Today's guest is Ricardo Regalado, a serial builder and entrepreneur. Ricardo launched 5 companies and is a partner in a 6th. His ventures are in different industries, but his main two companies are all grounded in his deep expertise in the commercial cleaning industry. Rozalado Services, the first business he launched – a cleaning services company, and Route, his latest business, is a specialized technology platform for cleaning services companies. In our conversation, Ricardo shares his story, and we touched upon three core elements of his leadership: how starting his career in sales impacted his approach, how to lead businesses integrating members of your family, and how he built a core foundation of expertise in an industry that is not considered very trendy, like commercial cleaning services, and used that as a platform to entrepreneurship, even launching a tech company. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com rickyregalado.com Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/rickyregalado/ Facebook: facebook.com/ricky.regalado.39 Instagram: @rickyregalado Corporate sites: rozaladocleaning.com getroute.com Cleaning & Cocktails podcast on YouTube Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Today's guest is Justin Buonomo, founder of Journey to Financial Freedom, a company specialized in personal financial education. During our conversation Justin had a very honest discussion on the trauma that he went through in his youth and then talked about some of the key experiences that shape his mindset from being a Division One college athlete and learning how to play hurt to bringing the right mindset to his first job interviews and to finding the right mentors and support and then capitalizing on the opportunities that he was presenting. At the end of the conversation Justin shared a number of steps and ideas that people can take to start getting their finances in the right shape and build a solid and safe financial future for themselves. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com journeytofinancialfreedom.co Additional Guest Links: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/justin-buonomo-a4bb56185/ Facebook: facebook.com/journeytofinancialfreedom.co Instagram: @justin_buonomo YouTube: youtube.com/@justinbuonomo Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

We celebrate the end of the year by sharing some of the NFL conversations we had in the 2024 season. First, my analysis of the leadership lessons from the fall of Bill Belichick. Then my conversation with Greg Bedard, founder of the online sport magazine Boston Sports Journal , where I asked him a few hypothetical questions. And finally, from my recent conversation with former NFL player Marques Ogden , his predictions for the end of this season. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Website: al4ep.com Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

In this episode Dino Cattaneo presents a selection from his previous interviews with Lily Zheng and Claudia Scott on the topic of Equity and Inclusion. Today's guest is Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com Additional Guest Links: Contact at: LinkedIn: Instagram: Twitter: Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Today's guest is Marques Ogden, host of the Get Authentic With Marques podcast and inspirational keynote speaker, coach and consultant. In our conversation he shared the leadership lessons he got from a life in football: Marques played Division I football at Howard University, and was then drafted in the NFL where he played as an offensive lineman for the Titans, Bills, Ravens and Jaguars. This episode is a podcasting collaboration: it is part 2 of a conversation that I had with Marcqurs on his podcast Get Authentic with Marques , which was recorded on the same day. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com marquesogden.com Additional Guest Links: Contact at: LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/marquesogden Instagram: @marquesogden Twitter: @Marques_Ogden Facebook: facebook.com/MarquesOgdenSpeaker/ YouTube: @marquesogden695 Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…

Kathryn Valentine is the Founder of Worthmore Strategies, a research based firm aimed at advancing women in the workplace by partnering with companies to deliver negotiation training to women. Kathryn developed her approach to leadership in the years she spent at McKinsey and at a couple of apparel companies. In this conversation we discuss her journey, her leadership style, and she shares a number of actions that women can use to improve their negotiation skills. Contact Dino at: dino@al4ep.com Websites: al4ep.com worthmorestrategies.com Additional Guest Links: List of 76 things to ask for in negotiations: www.76things.com LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/kval/ Instagram (corporate): @worthmorestrategies Authentic Leadership For Everyday People / Dino Cattaneo Dino on LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/dinocattaneo Podcast Instagram – @al4edp Podcast Twitter – @al4edp Podcast Facebook: facebook.com/al4edp Music Susan Cattaneo: susancattaneo.bandcamp.com…