Thought Leadership

How we show up in the world

Web Summit, November 2022

Want to change the face of leadership? Invest in women

Today, 92% of Fortune 500 CEOs are men, and women are leaving leadership roles at faster rates than ever before. What does it take to drive more women into positions of power and keep them there? Our Co-Founder and CEO Rosemarie Ryan joined Lindsay Kaplan, co-founder of Chief, the most powerful network of women executives, for a conversation on how organisations can meaningfully support women in the workforce, to change the face of leadership now and for generations to come.

Less talk, more action: How brands can build a more inclusive future

In 2020, brands set ambitious goals to deliver systemic cultural change. In 2022, faced with mounting economic pressure, are they keeping their promises? Our Co-Founder and CEO Rosemarie Ryan joined Attica Jaques, global head of brand marketing, consumer apps at Google and Lindsay Kaplan, co-founder of Chief, a network of women executives, in a discussion about how marketers can build a more diverse, inclusive and representative future that fuels growth during tough times.

Shifting from job-based to skills-based organizations

If the pandemic and the Great Resignation have taught us anything in the past two years, it’s that people’s creative potentials have been unlocked. Leaders now have to rethink talent retainment, organisations need to transform more rapidly. Our Managing Director of Organization & Culture Design Kit Krugman joined Yasmin Moaven, CMO of fintech platform Pipe, and Jared Lindzon, freelance journalist for The Globe and Mail in exploring this topic at Web Summit in Lisbon.

Recession busters: How to innovate through a crisis

Innovation is costly, both structurally and financially. It requires attention from company leadership, even when time and resources are at a premium. Our Managing Director of Organization and Culture Design Kit Krugman joined leading innovators from SelectUSA, GT, and USA TODAY as they explore how to get a ‘yes’ on innovating amid a market downturn.

The science of resilience: A force for innovation, creativity and growth

meQ is a leader in the science of resilience and applying that to the workforce to achieve better outcomes for the employee and the company. Our Co-Founder and CEO Rosemarie Ryan sat down with Jan Bruce, the CEO of meQ, to discuss the intersection between tech, employee wellbeing and company growth.

Collision, June 2022

How is CHIEF creating the most powerful community of female leaders?

Our Co-Founder and Chief Purpose Officer Ty Montague took the Centre stage with the co-founders of CHIEF – Carolyn Childers and Lindsay Kaplan – to discuss how CHIEF is creating the most powerful community of female leaders.

How purpose-led businesses are leading the way

Our Co-Founders Rosemarie Ryan and Ty Montague took to the Panda Stage at this year’s Collision Conference to share their perspective on how purpose-led companies are leading the way.

How is Pearson Education using technology to add life to a lifetime of learning?

Our Co-Founder and CEO Rosemarie Ryan was featured on the Panda stage this year along with Andy Bird, CEO of Pearson Education. Together they spoke about how Pearson is using technology to “add life to a lifetime of learning.” Pearson is transforming learning at every stage in life – from how we access learning to how we experience it. Check out the link below for a conversation about the intersection of purpose and tech, and the future of learning for everyone.

Collision, April 2021

How do you ride the tidal wave of opportunity that is the longevity market?

Rosemarie Ryan, co-founder and co-CEO of co:collective and Colin Watts, CEO of JuvLife at Collision 2021. Listen to their talk on why the longevity market is the biggest opportunity since the dial-up phase of the internet; the dragon they are trying to slay; and how to get the world to reimagine a lifetime.

Web Summit December 2-4, 2020

CEO Rosemarie Ryan talks about how neighborhoods have never been more important

Nextdoor CMO Maryam Banikarim joins co:collective CEO Rosemarie Ryan to discuss why the neighborhood has never been more important, as our societies hibernate through the pandemic. Neighbors have the power to create the community we want by getting involved in the very place where we can make a difference — our neighborhood.

MAD//Fest × DMEXCO@home, September 23-24, 2020

“The unspoken outcome of the pandemic: losing creativity” with Managing Director Kelli Lane

Collision, June 23-25, 2020

“Leading through Covid-19 and beyond” with CEO Ty Montague

Under Armour CEO Patrik Frisk and co:collective co-founder and CEO Ty Montague discuss what it’s like to be the CEO who chooses a different path – one that meets the needs of consumers, not only today, but tomorrow.

“How brands connect in a virtual world” with CSO Neil Parker

A conversation between LinkedIn CMO Mel Selcher and co:collective co-founder Neil Parker on how brands, teams, and leaders are making meaningful virtual connections with their employees, customers, and stakeholders at a time when community matters more than ever.

“Telling your story in challenging times” with CEO Rosemarie Ryan

How can you shape your company narrative at a time when the world and your business are facing challenges?