Leadership In

Leadership In is a candid, conversation-driven podcast hosted by adtech industry veterans Greg MacDonald and Geoff Wolinetz. Each episode explores a focused theme through the lens of a senior leader in advertising, media, or adjacent tech.Guests bring real stories, unfiltered perspectives, and lessons learned from the front lines of leadership, the wins, the failures, the tough calls, and the turning points that shaped their careers.© 2025 Chelsea Strategies and JPEG Consulting. All rights reserved.

Leadership In is a business podcast hosted by Chelsea Strategies and JPEG Consulting, with 23 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Chelsea Strategies and JPEG Consulting hosts Leadership In, a business show with 23 episodes published.

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  Episode #14

  S2E14: AI Is the Easy Part with JWX's Ken Rona

  Sep 15, 202634 minS2

  Ken Rona , Chief AI Officer at JWX, joins Greg and Geoff to share a glimpse under the hood of JWX's AI transformation. Ken shares how projects that once took a year are now taking four weeks, why getting people to work differently is the harder part, and where he thinks AI is taking the ad tech stack. Plus a quick look at Ken's unlikely path from rock-band sound engineer to Chief AI Officer. And check out Ken's Refacto newsletter .

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  Episode #13

  S2E13: Thinking about Consulting? | Round table with James Deaker aka The Yield Doctor

  Sep 1, 202643 minS2

  If you’re thinking about becoming an independent consultant, this episode is for you. Geoff and Greg trade the usual interview format for a three-way roundtable with fellow independent consultant James Deaker , aka The Yield Doctor , founder of Korukea Media. James spent decades in pricing and yield leadership roles at Yahoo, Verizon, and Microsoft before going independent, and he currently splits his time consulting for clients including Lyft. Solo or team? Consultant, advisor, or fractional? How is AI impacting consulting? The three compare notes and share their honest pros, cons, and best advice for anyone thinking about making the leap. Resources mentioned: David A. Fields Consulting MyLance / Bradley Jacobs Fractionals United

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  Episode #12

  S2E12: The Open Exchange | Reflecting on Dolly Parton’s Legacy

  Aug 29, 202610 minS2

  In every guest interview, Greg and Geoff ask guests what they want their legacy to be. This week, they reflect on the life and legacy of Dolly Parton, a talented musician, actor, comedian, entrepreneur and philanthropist. And someone who wanted to be remembered for books. Dolly Parton's Imagination Library - https://imaginationlibrary.com/

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  Episode #11

  S2E11: Just Be a Star. With Boltive CEO, Pamela Slea

  Aug 26, 202635 minS2

  Geoff and Greg sit down with Pamela Slea , Chief Executive Officer at Boltive , a digital security and privacy compliance company, who took the top job after building a career across Google, Criteo, AppNexus, Index Exchange, and InMobi. Pamela shares how she built her career starting from a Google temp job, how she never really had a mentor pulling her through the ranks, and how she's steering a small, AI-native team through the shift from programmatic to agentic transactions. Plus her take on where the industry got consumer privacy wrong the first time, and why she's not afraid to hire her own best friend.

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  Episode #10

  S2E10: The Open Exchange | Adtech Should Disappear

  Jul 31, 202618 minS2

  The Open Exchange welcomes our first guest: adtech executive, investor and advisor Lewis Rothkopf joins Greg and Geoff to make the case that the best technology is invisible, and that the industry should spend less time on the plumbing and more on the outcomes it enables. Follow the show and subscribe to our newsletter at leadershipinpodcast.com. Questions or feedback: leadershipinpodcast@gmail.com.

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