Leadership In

About Leadership In

Leadership In is a candid, conversation-driven podcast hosted by adtech industry veterans Greg MacDonald and Geoff Wolinetz. Each episode explores a focused theme through the lens of a senior leader in advertising, media, or adjacent tech. Guests bring real stories, unfiltered perspectives, and lessons learned from the front lines of leadership, the wins, the failures, the tough calls, and the turning points that shaped their careers. © 2026 Chelsea Strategies and JPEG Consulting. All rights reserved.

Publisher

Chelsea Strategies and JPEG Consulting

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

8 Sept 2025

Latest episode

29 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

26 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   29 Sept 2026

   S2E16: Leading with Trust, with ID5's Mathieu Roche

   Mathieu Roche (https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathieuroche/), co-founder and CEO of ID5 (https://id5.io/), joins Greg and Geoff to talk about building a company around trust. Mathieu shares why ID5 has stayed fully remote, why he believes in action over risk avoidance, and what he’s learned about stepping back as a founder and trusting his leadership team. Plus, a spirited debate about identity, informed consent, and the value exchange that keeps the open web open. Feedback or guest suggestions? Leadershipinpodcast (at) gmail (dot) com.

2. 

   18 Sept 2026

   S2E15: The Open Exchange Myth

   Greg and Geoff unpack Google's latest ad tech remedies and what they could mean for competition, interoperability, and the future of programmatic. Does an "open" exchange actually create more competition? And what does Google's continued dominance tell us about where the market is heading? Have a perspective, a topic, or a story you think belongs on Leadership In? Email us leadershipinpodcast (at) gmail (dot) com.

3. 

   15 Sept 2026

   S2E14: AI Is the Easy Part with JWX's Ken Rona

   Ken Rona (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kenrona), Chief AI Officer at JWX, joins Greg and Geoff to share a glimpse under the hood of JWX's AI transformation. Ken shares how projects that once took a year are now taking four weeks, why getting people to work differently is the harder part, and where he thinks AI is taking the ad tech stack. Plus a quick look at Ken's unlikely path from rock-band sound engineer to Chief AI Officer. And check out Ken's Refacto newsletter (https://www.linkedin.com/newsletters/refacto-adtech-with-analysis-7479973885275447298).

Who has been a guest on Leadership In

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• James Deaker
• Pamela Slea
• Lewis Rothkopf
• Ali Manning
• Jill Steinhauser

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Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

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