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In this episode of The New CCO Brief, Megan Noel, former Senior Managing Director for communications and corporate affairs at PwC, shares how change management was the key to unlocking AI’s full potential. From upskilling 75,000 employees to building trust across the organization, she reveals the practical strategies that made AI work at scale—and why communicators are best positioned to lead this transformation.

As senior communicators face unprecedented challenges—from economic uncertainty to societal polarization—how are they adapting? In this episode of The New CCO: Brief, Mara Hedgecoth (APCO) and Bill Walsh (AARP) discuss the evolving role of CCOs, their growing influence in risk management and how they are shaping strategy in an increasingly complex world.

AI is reshaping corporate communications—are you ready to lead the shift? In this episode of The New CCO, top comms leaders Megan Noel (Golin), Mike Marinello (J.P. Morgan Payments), and Dan Gaynor (Signal AI) share how AI is driving real impact. Learn how communicators are turning AI into a competitive advantage.

Introducing The New CCO: Brief, a shorter format podcast from Page. In this episode, we look to uncover the most powerful weapon in modern communications today. Spoiler: it isn't artificial intelligence—it's the distinctly human ability to draw insights from art, philosophy and science. Listen to find out why your liberal arts degree might just be your corporate superpower.

In a world of increasing complexity, building trust across cultures has never been more challenging—or essential. Shahar Silbershatz and Axel Löber share insights on how global CCOs can navigate cultural nuances, leverage AI and data and foster authentic stakeholder connections. Listen to the conversation to hear how human connection remains at the heart of effective communication in an AI-driven era. 

Generative AI is evolving from a simple productivity booster to a strategic game-changer in communications. At the Page Up Annual Conference in October, member Ethan McCarty moderated a dynamic panel featuring Joao Belo of Takeda Pharmaceuticals, April Yue of Boston University, and Dan Gaynor of Signal AI. Together, they explored how to leverage AI to elevate communications as a strategic function, while addressing the psychological and cultural barriers to adoption. 

Following our interview with the 2024 Page and IPR Case Study Competition winners, we bring you an extended conversation between the students and Katherine Frymark, EVP of Corporate Communications at Mattel, getting an insider perspective on the success behind Barbie’s brand transformation. The insightful conversation, led by IPR President Tina McCorkindale, covered brand authenticity, risk-taking and how it takes bold decisions for iconic brands to reinvent themselves.

While the outcome of this unusual election cycle is uncertain, one thing is clear: CCOs will be treading carefully between two political minefields. At our recent Annual Conference, Bruce Mehlman, a renowned expert on the intersection of business, politics and technology, delivered a compelling session on the key drivers of today’s political climate and its implications for business leaders. We’re excited to bring you this highly-rated talk.

When it came out, Barbie dominated the box office, grossing nearly $1.5 billion at the box office. But what many don't realize is the movie was part of a larger strategy, to reposition the iconic doll in the minds of consumers. The Grand Prize Winners of the 2024 Page and IPR Case Study Competition focused on how Mattel managed this effort, and what risks they encountered along the way. For this episode, we brought in the four winning authors, Rebecca Wolff, Mariela Dothe Marcial, Katrina White, and Chloe Oakes, from University of Florida, to dive deeper into their research.

In this episode, we’re joined by Stacey Tank, former CCO, Page member and the founder of this podcast, about her new role as CEO of a rising beauty brand. She recounts the path she took to become a CEO, and what skills were essential as she moved from CCO to Chief Transformation Officer, among other roles. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we enjoyed recording it!

Award-winning author and journalist Simon Kuper joined Brian Lott, CCO of Mubadala Investment Company, on stage at our spring seminar conference in Paris last spring. He described a new point of view on Paris, one of a dynamic city amid a huge transformation, beyond the role as an Olympic host city. In this episode, we’re bringing you this highly-rated session titled, Paris, the impossible city in an impossible world.

Earlier this year, Page Up Chair Umayma Abubakar had the opportunity to interview Étienne Thobois, the Paris 2024 CEO, about the upcoming 2024 Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games at our Spring Seminar. For this episode, we bring you their conversation, which covered topics ranging from stakeholder engagement, project management and cross-cultural collaboration. Their tête-à-tête was rife with insights for leaders and communicators, Olympic or otherwise. 

In this episode, we explore the findings from IRG’s new research, which Page participated in, and their implications for Chief Communications Officers. We also hear Dana Holmes's practical experience at Blue Cross Blue Shield and Marc de Swaan Arons's insights from the Institute for Real Growth.

Please enjoy this episode of G&S Communications' podcast Building Brand Gravity titled The Specifics Matter: Reinforcing Credibility in a Multi-Stakeholder Environment. It featured a wide-ranging conversation with Page Up members Steve Halsey and Rob Jekielek with our very own Eliot Mizrachi.

In this special episode of the New CCO, Jesse Betend, our longtime producer, flips the script on Eliot. Together, they dive deep into the history of the New CCO Podcast, and recount some of the more profound lessons they've learned.

At our 2023 Page Annual Conference, Dahabo Ahmed-Omer, CEO of Black North, joined a panel to share her experiences as a CEO and as a black, Muslim woman in Canada as well as actionable, candid advice on having tough conversations on DEI. If your organization’s DEI efforts have waned or are being impacted by the recent wave of anti-DEI sentiment, let this episode be the bolt of inspiration to recharge your efforts. 

In this episode, we turn back the clock to 1992 — Southwest Airlines is helmed by their eccentric co-founder Herb Kelleher, whose larger-than-life personality has become the stuff of legend. Hear how he and a rival CEO took an unorthodox route to settle a tagline dispute, all in the name of charity.

In this 3-episode mini-series, we sit down with three CommTech experts, discussing what generative AI technologies currently exist, how they are developing, and the implications for the communication profession. In the final episode of the series, we look at what current systems and guardrails are in place for this technology, identify areas of concern, and prognosticate what may happen if these concerns aren’t addressed.

Recently in the United States, Indigenous People's Day was observed, a holiday that, until fairly recently, was known most commonly as Columbus Day. We are bringing you one of the many powerful voices from our recent Annual Conference Panel on On Racism, Inclusion and Reconciliation: Breaking Barriers through Partnerships, Michael Jacobs, the CEO, and Chairman of Cambium Indigenous Professional Services. He shared his personal experiences with us and revealed how communicators should be speaking with this oft-overlooked stakeholder group.

In this 3-episode mini-series, we sit down with three CommTech experts, discussing what generative AI technologies currently exist, how they are developing, and the implications for the communication profession. In the second episode, we analyze the current state of disruption caused by AI technologies, and look at similar points of technological transformation in the past to see how they unfurled.