Episode 123: Visionary Leadership with John Davis

This episode is sponsored by Davwill Consulting. Emotional agility? Yep, it's needed more now than ever. Let's chat! Click HereJohn is Chairman of BrandNewView, a leadership firm focused on helping businesses become a force for social and economic good. Previously, he was Regional Managing Director for Duke CE in Asia and North America. Other roles include: Dean and Professor of Marketing at SP Jain School of Global Management; interim Department Head at the Lundquist College of Business, University of Oregon; Professor of Marketing and Chair of Marketing Communication at Emerson College; Professor of Marketing Practice and Director of the Centre for Marketing. Excellence at Singapore Management University (SMU). He has also been a visiting Professor at the International Olympic Academy.A former Fortune 500 executive, John led marketing teams for Nike, was Vice President of Marketing and Business Development within the Transamerica group of companies, and Vice of Marketing and Business Development at Informix. He has also started two award winning companies: Northwest Resorts, a boutique resort firm; and Brand New View, a leadership development firm.He is a best-selling author and is currently finishing his 11th book (about what businesses must do to become a force for social and economic good). His previous books focused on strategy, marketing, higher education, and the sports business. He has also published articles in leading journals, including: Harvard Business Review, Dialogue Review, and the International Journal of Advertising, among others. He has spoken at major global conferences, including: TEDx, World Knowledge Forum, YPOs, American Marketing Association, BrandFinance Annual Forum, Global Brand Forum, and Entrepreneurs Organization (EO). His media interviews include: BBC, MSNBC, CNBC, ESPN, Fortune Magazine, Bloomberg, The New York Times, NPR, and ChannelNewsAsia.John has travelled to over 43 countries so far in his career. An avid runner, he has logged more than 60,000 miles, running everywhere he has travelled. The hottest? Dubai when it was 48 degrees Celsius. The coldest? -11 degrees Celsius in Stowe, Vermont. His favorite? A place called Duck Cove, a family-owned retreat.John and his family travel whenever possible. Their animal menagerie once included a horse, 2 ponies, 3 dogs, 4 cats, several birds and fish, but no kangaroos or honey badgers. He and his wife now have two dogs, a labradoodle named Milo, and a cavoodle named Ninja. Milo enjoys napping when he’s not busy resting, and Ninja enjoys interfering with Milo’s sleep. Their kids are grown and have added to this zoo: another labradoodle named Frankie (with the world’s longest eyebrows) and 4 cats: Dr. Potato Spaceman (don’t ask), Shikari, Meatball and Captain Insano. John earned his degrees from Stanford University and Columbia University. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/johnadavis/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/john.andrew.davis Website: https://brandnewview.com/  This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit debcrowe.substack.com