Taking Stock with Shelley Bransten

Taking Stock with Shelley Bransten, spotlights the life stories and journeys of leaders, influencers, and disruptors at the intersection of brands, retail, and technology.

Transforming the Energy Sector 11/14/2024

Transforming the Energy Sector Join Shelley as she talks with , Corporate Vice President, Energy & Resources Industry at Microsoft. A geologist and geophysicist by profession, listen in as Darryl talks about his journey from leadership roles in the energy sector at bp to the technology sector at Microsoft. Learn about some of the lessons learned along the way and his unwavering support for the energy transition and the drive toward more secure, equitable and sustainable energy for all. Visit the site to learn more about the series and watch previous conversations with Shelley. Watch all and subcribe to the series our YouTube page. Discover and follow other /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/33884732

The Candiani Code—Leadership with Vision and Purpose 06/11/2024

The Candiani Code—Leadership with Vision and Purpose Join Shelley as she talks with Silvia Candiani, Global Vice President, Telco & Media Industries at Microsoft. Listen in as Silvia talks about her journey from Vodafone to Microsoft Italia and the lessons learned along the way. As well as the importance of vision and purpose in leadership and how she’s bringing to life her mission to utilize technology as a means of delivering positive impact for a better world. Shelley Bransten | (host) Silvia Candiani | (guest) Watch all episodes on - a conversation with Shelley Bransten /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/31702797

The data analytics and AI innovator 07/20/2023

The data analytics and AI innovator Join Shelley as she talks with Deepak Jose, Global Director of Demand Analytics at Mars. Deepak talks about the role of data and analytics in purpose-led consumer goods like Mars, business planning for generations not quarters and how the Japanese concept of “Ikigai” has influenced his life and career. Shelley Bransten | (host) Deepak Jose| (guest) "" Watch all episodes on - a conversation with Shelley Bransten /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/27195375

Leadership lessons from an executive coach 06/20/2023

Leadership lessons from an executive coach Join Shelley for this extended episode as she talks with Eva Archer-Smith about her career as an executive coach. Eva goes all the way back to her very first job and how experience as an executive in both the oil and airline industries led her to become an executive coach. Learn about her lessons learned along the way, why she believes everybody should walk through life open-minded and open-armed and her purpose to help people rediscover the joy and courage in their work. Episode Chapters: 02:45 – My first job 08:50 – Lessons learned 11:22 – 2 things I’m noticing 12:38 – Experience is a good teacher 16:00 – The skill of asking 20:50 – School thinking 21:36 – A Farmer’s Story 25:46 – The transition to coaching 31:40 – Coming to terms with reality 32:50 – Neuroscience findings 37:51 – Fun Five Shelley Bransten | (host) Eva Archer-Smith| (guest) Watch all episodes on Microsoft Cloud's YouTube channel: /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/26991756

The journey of a serial entrepreneur 05/02/2023

The journey of a serial entrepreneur Join Shelley as she talks with Lily Kanter about her life as a serial entrepreneur. Lily charts her early days at Microsoft to becoming an entrepreneur starting Serena & Lily, Boon Supply and Averylily. Learn about the big lessons learned along the way, advice to other budding entrepreneurs and how companies can think about profit and philanthropy in the same breath. Shelley Bransten | (host) Lily Kanter| (guest) Watch all episodes on - a conversation with Shelley Bransten /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25801335

Resilient Retail 04/03/2023

Resilient Retail Join Shelley as she talks with Daniel Newman, CEO, The Futurum Group. Daniel talks about the findings of their latest research on ‘Resilient Retail.’ Learn about the 3A’s of resilient retail (Adapt, Anticipate and Absorb), and the major traits of the ‘most resilient’ retailers on the planet. Shelley Bransten | (host) Daniel Newman | (guest) Watch all episodes on - a conversation with Shelley Bransten /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25801218

Autonomous Stores: The Future of Retail 02/15/2023

Autonomous Stores: The Future of Retail Join Shelley as she talks with Tomasz Blicharksi. EVP of the Management Board, Żabka Group, Managing Director of Żabka Future about the future of retail. Tomasz talks about how Zabka is bringing their vision of “making lives easier” to life and why visiting a store in the future should be like opening the door to your fridge. Also learn about his 3 big bets for future retail success. Shelley Bransten | (host) Tomasz Blicharski| (guest) Watch all episodes on - a conversation with Shelley Bransten /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25801086

What we're seeing 02/01/2023

What we're seeing Join Shelley as she talks with John Dick, Founder & CEO, at Civic Science, a real-time market intelligence company. Recorded prior to the 2022 holiday season, John gives us his predictions for the future of the retail industry. Specifically, the changing customer context, trends he expects to stick, and potential winners & losers for 2023. Listen in to find out how many of his predictions have already come true. Shelley Bransten | (host) John Dick| (guest) Watch all episodes on /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25775199

Leadership Lessons with Mom.B.A 12/20/2022

Leadership Lessons with Mom.B.A Join Shelley as she talks with Karyn Schoenbart, Former CEO, NPD Group, about her journey from college graduate to high-performing CEO. Karyn shares her lessons learned along the way, how she overcame imposter syndrome and what lied behind her decision to write the bestselling book “Mom.B.A.” Shelley Bransten | (host) Karyn Schoenbart | | (guest) Watch all episodes on Microsoft Cloud's YouTube channel: /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25011177

The rise of recommerce 12/06/2022

The rise of recommerce Join Shelley as she talks with Andy Ruben, CEO & Founder, Trove, about his journey from being Walmart’s first Chief Sustainability Officer to founding Trove. Listen in as he talks about why the future of retail will be just as much about having customers bring things back to stores for resale as it will be to buy new things. Welcome to the word of recommerce. Shelley Bransten | (host) Andy Ruben | | (guest) Watch all episodes on Microsoft Cloud's YouTube channel: /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25011003

The sustainability imperative 11/22/2022

The sustainability imperative Join Shelley as she talks with Elisabeth Brinton, Corporate Vice President, Sustainability at Microsoft about her life’s work: sustainability. Elisabeth talks about why and how organizations of all types, sizes, and sectors will need to fundamentally transform common practices to meet the new sustainability imperative. And how, in fact, sustainability can be a force for multi-bottom line growth and profitability. Shelley Bransten | (host) Elisabeth Brinton | (guest) Watch all episodes on Microsoft Cloud's YouTube channel: /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/25010541

Accenture Song’s Nina Holdaway 09/22/2022

Accenture Song’s Nina Holdaway Shelley Bransten welcomes Accenture Song’s Nina Holdaway. This is part 2 of their conversation, where Nina talks about why CMOs are increasingly ‘decluttering’, the survivor, strive, and thriver framework, what sets ‘thrive’ CMOs apart from the rest, and the top 3 pieces of advice for 2022. Shelley Bransten | Nina Holdaway | Discover and follow other Microsoft podcasts at /episode/index/show/7712ac2b-2fde-4be2-8aaa-40957182a227/id/24463695

Taking Stock with Shelley Bransten

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