On this episode of Fortune’s Leadership Next podcast, cohosts Diane Brady, executive editorial director, and Kristin Stoller, editorial director of Fortune Live Media, reflect on the most memorable conversations they had recording Leadership Next throughout 2025. They highlight sound bites from various guests they spoke with this year across industries, from Brooks Running CEO Dan Sheridan to Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev, among many others. In this final episode for the year, Brady and Stoller pinpoint major themes that popped up again and again in their interviews, including company comeback or turnaround stories, the importance of wellness for leaders, AI adoption, consumer habits of Gen Z and Gen Alpha, and more.
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Transcript:
Diane Brady: Why am I here? What is my purpose? What’s the purpose of my company? You know, those were the best conversations for me, the ones where you really talk about what drives people personally, because that’s the heart of authentic leadership.
Brady: Hi everyone. Welcome to Leadership Next, the podcast about the people…
