Redefiners
Hosted by Emma Combe and Marla Oates and Clarke Murphy and Marla and Tomas and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic · Russell Reynolds Associates
4.8from 76 ratings
- 138
- Episodes
- 73
- Transcribed
- 76
- Ratings
- Bi-weekly
- Cadence
- 2021
- First episode
- 92K
- YouTube views
About Redefiners
Call them changemakers. Call them rule breakers. We call them Redefiners. And in this provocative podcast, we explore how daring leaders from across industries and around the globe are redefining their organizations—and themselves—to create extraordinary impact in today’s rapidly changing world. In each episode, Russell Reynolds Associates former CEO Clarke Murphy, Leadership Advisor Marla Oates, and Chief Science Officer Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, host engaging, purposeful conversations with leaders in and out of the business world who share their insights and perspectives on how they lead, boldly. You’ll come away with fresh ideas and tangible takeaways on how you can redefine your own leadership trajectory—no matter where you are on your journey. Leadership Lounge A sister mini-series to the Redefiners podcast, Leadership Lounge gives listeners unfettered access to our global team of leadership experts, who share real-world answers to your most-pressing leadership questions—from how you can give and receive feedback to the benefits of having a mentor. Hosted by RRA leadership advisor Emma Combe, each 15-20-minute episode lifts the curtain on how great leaders think, act, and lead, helping you build your own leadership muscles, whether you’re just starting out or already at the top. Our Hosts: Clarke Murphy, Marla Oates, Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, and Emma Combe : Clarke Murphy leverages 30 years of experience in the executive recruiting industry to advise on critical leadership mandates across sectors—including Fortune 100 board searches and CEO successions. Based in New York, he has provided leadership advisory services to corporations such as Duke Energy, Deutsche Bank and Siemens, as well as private equity firms including the Carlyle Group. Since joining the firm in 1988, Clarke has held several senior level roles at the firm, working both in Europe and the US. Clarke was the CEO of Russell Reynolds Associates from 2011-2021, where he led the firm through unprecedented growth. Previously, he led the CEO & Board Advisory Practice, served as Head of the Americas region, and was a member of the firm’s board of directors and Executive Committee. Marla Oates is a leadership advisor at RRA who is passionate about connecting organizations with influential leaders and trailblazers who can inspire and drive change in a rapidly evolving world. With a focus on identifying and recruiting exceptional talent for Chief Financial Officer, Chief People Officer, and board searches, Marla has successfully partnered with hundreds of Fortune 500 organizations and private equity firms throughout the technology, industrial, and consumer sectors to identify and recruit top talent.Based in Austin, she has the privilege of fostering community and curating meaningful connections for C-suite executives and board members. Dr. Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic is the Chief Science Officer at RRA and is an international authority in people analytics, talent management, leadership development, and the human-AI interface. His commercial work has focused on the creation of science-based tools that improve organizations' ability to predict performance, and people's ability to understand themselves. He was recently the Chief Innovation Officer at ManpowerGroup, and is a co-founder of DeeperSignals and MyTrudy, as well as Professor of Business Psychology at University College London and Columbia University. He has previously held academic positions at New York University and the London School of Economics, and lectured at Harvard Business School, Stanford Business School, London Business School, Johns Hopkins, IMD, and INSEAD, as well as being the CEO at Hogan Assessment Systems. As the host of Leadership Lounge, Redefiners’ sister podcast, Emma Combe leads the UK Board Practice for Russell Reynolds Associates. She excels at identifying board chairs, CEOs, and executive and non-executive directors for listed, private equity, and family-owned enterprises. She also has extensive experience advising clients on board composition and development, as well as CEO succession planning. Based in London, she brings deep expertise in the industrial, infrastructure, and services sectors, both in the UK and internationally. Since 2023, Emma has hosted Leadership Lounge, a podcast mini-series where she asks Russell Reynolds Associates’ leadership advisors to answer some of the most pressing questions facing leaders today. Emma joined Russell Reynolds Associates when The Zygos Partnership became part of the firm in 2017. Previously, Emma worked for a specialist headhunting firm advising private equity funds on the leadership of their portfolio companies. She began her career as an associate for a boutique executive search firm based in New York.
- Publisher
- Russell Reynolds Associates
- Category
- business · business · business
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 8 Jul 2021
- Latest episode
- 21 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
73 of 138 episodes have a transcript.
21 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
A Foot on the Brake and a Foot on the Accelerator with Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi – Part 1
7 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
How CEOs Can Overcome Resistance to Transformation and Make Change Stick
23 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Lessons from a Catalyst CEO: How Jean-Pascal Tricoire Sparked a 20-Year Transformation at Schneider Electric
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A Foot on the Brake and a Foot on the Accelerator with Former PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi – Part 1
Published 21 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] We had to reduce the salt, sugar, and fat in our products, and we had to dial up the better for you and good for your offerings. Reducing salt, sugar, and fat in our core products, which made, you know, which tasted great because of the salt, sugar, and fat is a very, very difficult proposition. So that's the first thing we had to do. The second big trend that was obvious was... We were using too much water in our operations and countries were shutting us down. Similarly, we were generating plastic waste of immense proportions because all of our single serve bottles come in, you know, 12 ounce, 18 ounce plastic bottles. […]
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- Indra Nooyi
- Constantine Alexandrakis
- Sean Dineen
- David Mills
- Jean-Pascal Tricoire
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- YouTube views
- 92,099
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 59 ratings
- Spotify
- 5.0 / 5
- 17 ratings
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- 96
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 85
- Engagement
- 99
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Emma Combe and Marla Oates and Clarke Murphy and Marla and Tomas and Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic host the show. Published by Russell Reynolds Associates.
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