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Hosted by The Wall Street Journal · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 26 episodes
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The WSJ Leadership Institute Presents Leaders. A new podcast series bringing you revealing conversations with top executives shaping business today. Hosted by Alan Murray, president of The WSJ Leadership Institute, the series goes beyond headlines to explore how leadership really works in times of upheaval, transformation, and uncertainty. These candid interviews challenge conventional wisdom and offer practical insights for anyone looking to lead with clarity, purpose, and impact. Great leaders aren’t born—they’re made. Our first episode was released Monday, Sept. 22 at 5:00 a.m. ET, with new episodes every other Monday.
The Wall Street Journal hosts WSJ Leadership Institute Presents Leaders, a business show with 26 episodes published.
Marriott’s CEO speaks with the WSJ Leadership Institute’s Alan Murray about the company’s strategy around direct booking, loyalty programs, and opening thousands of new hotels. And how Marriott's approach to AI reveals h
Delta Air Lines Chief Executive Ed Bastian sits down with Alan Murray to discuss his approach to corporate survival. From steering the airline through bankruptcy and the Covid-19 pandemic without a single furlough to wea
Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez outlines the consumer-goods giant’s shift away from broadcast marketing. He discusses scaling to 300,000 influencers, leveraging AI to accelerate R&D and the strategy behind a simpler corp
Unilever CEO Fernando Fernandez outlines the consumer-goods giant’s shift away from broadcast marketing. He discusses scaling to 300,000 influencers, leveraging AI to accelerate R&D and the strategy behind a simpler corp
On this Leaders episode, recorded at the 2026 WSJ CEO Council Summit in London, Johnson & Johnson Chairman and CEO Joaquin Duato joins WSJ Leadership Institute President Alan Murray to discuss the company's focus on tack
Dow CEO Jim Fitterling reflects on his eight-year tenure rebuilding the chemical giant's culture and profitability following its massive corporate spinoff. As he prepares to hand the reins to successor Karen Carter, Fitt
Brian Moynihan has been at the helm of Bank of America for 17 years—a tenure practically unheard of in the modern corporate world. He discusses his strategy for staying relevant through financial crises, a global pandemi
When Scott Kirby took the helm of United Airlines in May 2020, he faced a global pandemic that brought travel to a standstill. Instead of shrinking the company, he placed a bet on a full recovery by making the largest ai
Box co-founder and CEO Aaron Levie predicts that modern workers will soon act as managers overseeing fleets of AI tools to execute complex corporate tasks. From the risks of "full throttle" AI adoption to the startup adv
Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan and CFO Michelle Chang explain the company’s pivot to “Zoom 2.0.” From the deployment of AI digital twins in the C-suite to the future of the five-day workweek, Zoom’s leadership explains h
Intuit CEO Sasan Goodarzi brings us inside the company’s multi-year shift from software to an AI-driven service model at a pivotal moment in tax season, as millions turn to TurboTax. He explains how AI is reshaping the b
BNY CEO Robin Vince discusses the cultural and technological transformation of America’s oldest bank, sharing his firsthand lessons on executive leadership, coaching, and what it takes to get human employees to embrace w
Rick Welts didn't just witness NBA history—he was a part of much of it. From his early days in Seattle as a ball boy to his Hall of Fame induction, the Mavericks CEO reflects on how the league’s formative years shaped hi
Outgoing Walmart CEO Doug McMillon looks back on over 35 years at the company—from unloading trailers in a warehouse to leading from the top. He reveals why he ignored the market critics to invest billions in his workfor
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Chair Pat Russo takes us inside the fight against activist investors that led to a CEO’s ouster and a turning point for a legendary tech company. Russo outlines a roadmap for leaders defending
AT&T CEO John Stankey is in the middle of a multi-year plan to reimagine the 150-year-old telecom giant. He details why he is outspending competitors by billions—and why he believes that mission is incompatible with the
Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol opens up about his first year at the helm, the challenge of managing hundreds of thousands of "partners," and why he believes Starbucks lost its way during the pandemic. Recorded on Dec. 9, 202
Chobani founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya recounts his unlikely journey from an abandoned dairy plant in upstate New York to building the Chobani brand. He also discusses the once-unconventional leadership philosophy that ha
Chevron CEO Mike Wirth discusses leading the company through extreme market volatility, from negative oil prices to global conflicts, and addresses his succession planning with the board. Recorded on Dec. 9, 2025 at WSJ'
Bestselling author Brené Brown and Lumen Technologies CEO Kate Johnson reveal the radical culture change that saved a legacy telecom company. Recorded Nov. 4, 2025.
Ed Bastian
Delta Air Lines
1 appearance on this show
Fernando Fernandez
Unilever
1 appearance on this show
Joaquin Duato
Johnson & Johnson
1 appearance on this show
Aaron Levie
Box
1 appearance on this show
Robin Vince
BNY
1 appearance on this show
Pat Russo
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise
1 appearance on this show
John Stankey
AT&T
1 appearance on this show
Mike Wirth
Chevron
1 appearance on this show
Kate Johnson
Lumen Technologies
1 appearance on this show
Darren Woods
ExxonMobil
1 appearance on this show
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