Tone from the Top
Transformative change starts with tone from the top. Join me, your host, Summer Ireland, as I interview visionary leaders from companies shaping the future. Get ready to be inspired, educated, and entertained, as they share their journeys, stories of success, and the challenges they’ve faced along the way. Let’s go!
Episodes
In this episode of Tone from the Top, we explore the extraordinary career of Kumud Kokal, whose journey includes transformative roles at Intuit, Airbnb, Stitch Fix, and Farmer’s Business Network (FBN), where he drove groundbreaking technology innovation and operational excellence.
From re-imagining supply chain management with algorithms at Stitch Fix to developing “Norm,” the world’s first AI-powered ag...
In this episode of Tone from the Top, I dive deep into the world of nuclear innovation with Malcolm Thompson, COO of Deep Fission. As a company transforming nuclear energy with small modular reactors (SMRs) one mile underground, Deep Fission is taking bold strides to make clean energy safer and more accessible. Mal walks us through their groundbreaking reactor technology, tackling the environmental, safety, and regulatory challenge...
In this episode of Tone from the Top, I sit down with Rachel Bell, former Head of Global Risk and Internal Audit at Airbnb, VP and Controller at Virgin America, and Managing Director at Protiviti. Rachel reflects on her diverse career, spanning consulting, the airline industry, and a global hospitality platform that’s transformed the way we travel.
A central theme throughout our conversation is the power of building relationships. ...
In this episode of Tone from the Top, I sit down with Josh Waldron, the former Controller at Uber who played a pivotal role during their IPO. Now at ScaleAI, Josh shares his expertise on leading major financial transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, and how he helped scale operations at Uber.
Discover the key lessons Josh learned from implementing Oracle during Uber’s rapid growth, and how automation and cashflow ma...
Learn about cybersecurity from the master himself, Matt Devost. I am honored to speak with Matt, who pioneered the cybersecurity industry when he was the first to hack his way onto an aircraft carrier. He revolutionized red teaming — to give an example of what this means, his team created money (yes, actual money) to deposit into their client's bank account, so they could then steal it, to prove where they had vulnerabilities.
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Welcome to Tone from the Top. I believe that transformative change starts with a tone set by leadership. I'm your host, Summer Ireland, and together we'll dive into the journeys of incredible leaders from world-changing companies. My hope is that through their stories of success and the challenges they've overcome, you'll gain insights and inspiration to shape your own leadership journey.
In this episode, I'm thrilled to welcome Ph...
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