Great design can reward a company’s shareholders, but “good enough” doesn’t do much. Mauro Porcini is the Chief Design Officer of PepsiCo and the author of “The Human Side of Innovation: The Power of People in Love with People.” Ricky Mulvey caught up with Porcini to discuss:
- Why investors should watch companies with great design thinkers
- The strategy ... Show More
Yesterday
Insurance-palooza! All You Need to Know to Protect Your Income and Wealth
It’s the first Saturday of the month, which means it’s time for the next installment of our 2026 Financial Planning Challenge. We’ve spent most of this year discussing how to accumulate and manage wealth. This month, we’re going to talk about how to protect it. Yes, we’re talking ... Show More
27m 9s
Jul 31
When Leverage Goes Wrong on Wall Street
The week was dominated by hedge fund Situational Awareness being forced to sell its equity holdings, leading to both a drop and a pop in AI-related stocks. What went wrong and what can we learn? Plus, we discuss why hyperscalers are moving in opposite directions, why Tesla may le ... Show More
40m 43s
Jul 30
Microsoft Shows the Mag7 What AI Investment Looks Like
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21m 38s
Nov 2022
291: Mauro Porcini, Designing company culture
<p>Welcome to Strategy Skills Episode 291 with the first-ever Chief Design Officer and SVP of PepsiCo, the world's second-largest food and beverage company, Mauro Porcini.</p> <p>In this episode, Mauro talked about how his career started and how his love of what he is doing helpe ... Show More
1h 28m
Nov 2023
265 - The New Innovators — with Mauro Porcini
“Innovation is an act of love.”
So say’s our guest, Mauro Porcini, Senior Vice President and Chief Design Officer at PepsiCo. With over 1800 design and innovation awards having his name attached to them, if anyone would know, he would. On top of that, before joining PepsiCo, Maur ... Show More
1h 11m
Jun 2024
How Good Design Can Help Increase Sales
Are you trying to figure out if a rebrand is worth the high price tag? Just ask actors turned entrepreneurs David McGranaghan & Julian Miller, co-founders of McMiller, a company that creates games designed to make you laugh, who went over-budget to rebrand their business. “Strong ... Show More
29m 53s
Aug 2025
How design drives successful companies, with Sarah Stein Greenberg
Whether you’re building a new product from scratch, growing your team, or trying to find product market fit, every part of scaling a business has one thing in common. It needs to be well designed. That’s why we’re headed back to school this week – and learning from Stanford d.sch ... Show More
34m 19s
Jan 2024
How Design Thinking Drives Innovation
<p>Design-led companies such as Apple, Starbucks, and Airbnb outperform the S&P 500 index by 219%. The question is why?</p>
<p>Today’s guest Paul Stonick -- VP of SCADpro, the Savannah College of Art and Design’s in-house design studio -- says he has the answer.</p>
<p>Paul s ... Show More
33m 27s