What's Next! with Tiffani Bova
by Tiffani Bova
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast. I've met so many brilliant people as I traveled the globe and have had some fascinating conversations that I've wished had been recorded so I could share them with you - this podcast was a way for me to recreate those moments and let you in on some fantastic insights. My current conversations center around one objective: what's next for companies and individuals as they look to innovate and grow. I hope these conversations inspire you as much as they have inspired me. Whether I am preparing for a keynote speech or writing for publications such as Harvard Business Review and Huffington Post, these are my go-to people. My goal with the What's Next! podcast is to keep you thinking and to challenge you to think about What's Next!
Episodes
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What Customers Say vs. What They Buy with Rob Snyder
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest today is Rob Snyder. He's a serial entrepreneur, Harvard Innovation Labs fellow, former McKinsey consultant, investor and author of The Power of Pull. Rob has spent years studying why some ideas seem to get pulled into the market…
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RELOAD: Building Your Courage and Lifting Your Voice with Gretchen Carlson
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I'm reflecting on a conversation I had with Gretchen Carlson a while back. Gretchen is a journalist, author, and empowerment advocate who paved the way for the #MeToo movement with her historic 2016 sexual harassment complaint…
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How to Reinvent Your Company With AI with Brian Solis and Dave Wright
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This conversation is a little personal for me because one of my guests is someone I've known and have had the pleasure of working with for many years. Brian Solis and I worked together at Salesforce and if you know Brian, you know he's been...
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Building Trust in the Age of AI with Alice Sesay Pope
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm welcoming Alice Sesay Pope to the show. Alice is a Fortune 100 executive and former Global Vice President at Amazon, where she led a 10,000 person global organization across devices, Alexa and Prime Video. She's held senior...
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How Great Teams Make Decisions with Ricardo Valerdi
How Great Teams Make Decisions with Ricardo Valerdi Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest this week is Dr. Ricardo Valerdi. Ricardo has studied decision-making in some of very unique environments, from SpaceX and the U.S. Army to Major League Baseball and the NCAA.…
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RELOAD: Cracking the Leadership Code with Alain Hunkins
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am looking back to a conversation I had with Alain Hunkins. Alain is a sought-after speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach. He is the author of the gound-breaking book about leadership, Cracking The Leadership Code. Over his...
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How AI Is Changing the Marketing Playbook with Kipp Bodnar
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest this week is Kipp Bodnar, CMO of HubSpot, where he spent more than 15 years helping scale the company from startup to a global customer platform. He is also the host of Marketing Against The Grain. He also released a new book with...
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How to Think Different and Change the Game with Ron Johnson
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. Every once in a while, I get to sit across from someone who didn't just participate in an industry, but helped change what we expect from it. Ron Johnson is one of those people and I'm excited to have him as my guest. At Target, he helped…
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Leading Well Under Pressure with Caroline Webb
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm excited to welcome Caroline Webb to the show this week. She is an economist, executive coach, former McKinsey partner and senior advisor to the firm, and the best-selling author of How to Have a Good Day. She's also been recognized by...
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RELOAD: Molly's Game with Molly Bloom
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I'm reflecting on a conversation I had with Molly Bloom. Molly is an inspirational keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and the bestselling author of Molly's Game, a memoir which was adapted into an award-winning film of the same name by...
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Doing Good, Better with Scott M. Curran
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm excited to welcome Scott M. Curran to the show this week. Scott is a social impact lawyer, advisor, educator, founder and CEO of Beyond Advisors and former general counsel of the Clinton Foundation, where he advised a global nonprofit...
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Rethinking How Teams Work with Karina Mangu-Ward
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I'm joined by Karina Mangu-Ward, organizational design expert and author of Teams That Meet The Moment. Karina has worked with organizations ranging from PepsiCo and Chanel to Planned Parenthood and the Sundance Institute. Her work...
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How to Build a Market, Not Just a Product with Bruce Cleveland
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm excited to welcome Bruce Cleveland to the show. He's a venture investor, former senior executive at Oracle. Siebel, Apple, and C3 AI, founder of Traction Gap Partners and author of the book, Market Engineering. Over the course of his...
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Beyond Network Effects: Building Brands People Belong To with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, Roger and I dive into Beyond Network Economics. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…business...
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Seeing Opportunity Before Everyone Else with Garrett Sutton
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest this week is Garrett Sutton who is an entrepreneur and author. He is the co-author of Sports Heaven, The Birth of ESPN. While ESPN is now one of the most influential media brands in the world, its beginning was anything but certain.…
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The Next Evolution of AI with David Bach
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest today is Dr. David Bach, founder and CEO of Optios. David is a physician, neuroscientist, serial entrepreneur, and someone who spent years studying how elite performers from military pilots and financial traders to professional...
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Why Great Companies Lose Their Way with Eric Ries
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest is Eric Ries, someone who has changed the way founders and companies think about innovation, experimentation, and growth through The Lean Startup. After spending decades helping companies scale, Eric has started asking a very…
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Building a Smarter Growth Strategy with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In our tenth episode, Roger Martin interviews me about my book, Growth IQ. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT...
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The Future Belongs to Learn-It-Alls with Caroline Stokes
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. My guest this week is Caroline Stokes, a leading strategist, executive coach, Thinkers 50 Radar honoree, and author of AfterShock to 2030. Her work focuses on helping leaders navigate reinvention in a world where the old playbooks may no…
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Becoming More Adaptable with Phil Le-Brun and Jana Werner
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week we're talking about something almost every leader is wrestling with right now: why transformation is so hard even when they know they need to change. My guests are Phil Lebrun and Jana Werner, co-authors of The Octopus Organization…
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How To Learn Strategic Thinking with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we're talking about the four key characteristics of strategic thinking. THIS EPISODE…
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The Discipline Behind Hypergrowth with Denise Persson
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm delighted to speak with Denise Persson. She is the Chief Marketing Officer at Snowflake and co-author of Make It Snow: From Zero to Billions. Over the last 25 years, Denise has helped build and scale some of the most…
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Sometimes Wrong But Never in Doubt with George Barrios
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. Today's conversation is about reinvention, resilience, and what it really means to lead when the pressure is at its highest. My guest is George Barrios, former co-president of WWE and the architect behind some of the biggest media and sports...
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How Great Companies Stay One Step Ahead with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we're rethinking Warren Buffett's "moat" metaphor for competitive advantage. THIS...
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The Chase for a "Perfect Strategy" Ends Here with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we discuss how your current actions impact your strategy. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT...
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How to Make Smart Decisions in the Age of AI with Cheryl Strauss Einhorn
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome Cheryl Strauss Einhorn, author, decision strategist, and creator of The Area Method. Her new book, The Human Edge, really challenges a core assumption we're all making right now that more technology automatically leads...
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The Most Important Question in Strategy with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we discuss the concept of what would have to be true for something to be a good idea....
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If You're Always Busy, Your Strategy Isn't Working with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we discuss how being too busy sabotages your strategy. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT...
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Hybrid Intelligence with Vivienne Ming
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome Dr. Vivienne Ming to the show. She's a theoretical neuroscientist, AI expert, and what she calls a "professional mad scientist for the public good." She's also fabulous in person and one of my go-tos whenever I have a...
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Why Your OKRs Aren't Working with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we discuss whether OKRs, or Objectives and Key Results, actually help you win or…
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The Power of Love at Work with Marcus Buckingham
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled for this show for so many reasons. Today's guest has spent his career challenging how we think about people at work, what drives performance, what builds great teams and what actually helps people thrive. Marcus Buckingham is a…
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Doing What You Do Best with Tom Rath
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week's guest is someone whose work has shaped how millions of people think about their work, their strengths, and their lives. Tom Rath is a #1 New York Times bestselling author whose books, including Strengths Finder 2.0, have sold more...
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How to Get Breakthrough Results Without Burnout with Jon McNeill
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm super excited to have Jon McNeill on the show. Jon's resume reads like a playbook. He was appointed by Elon Musk as president of Tesla after an introduction from Meta's Sheryl Sandberg. During his tenure, he helped scale…
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What Makes a Great Strategist with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we discuss what makes a great strategist. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT FOR…leaders,...
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Leading from the Heart with Claude Silver
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I have the pleasure of welcoming Claude Silver to the show. She is on a mission to revolutionize leadership talent and workplace culture. She is the world's first Chief Heart Officer at VaynerX and partners with CEO Gary Vaynerchuk...
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How Great Leaders Unlock Genius with Linda Hill
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm really excited to have Dr. Linda Hill back on the show. She's a top-ranked thinker on Thinker's 50 List and the Wallace Brett Donnan Professor of Business Administration at Harvard Business School. Linda doesn't just study...
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Why Some Teams Click While Others Crumble with Daniel Coyle
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm thrilled to welcome Daniel Coyle to the show. He has spent the last two decades acting as a performance detective for some of the most elite organizations on the planet. While you may know him as the New York Times bestselling...
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What Strategy Actually Means with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this episode, we dissect the difference between strategy and planning. THIS EPISODE IS PERFECT...
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Why Most Strategies Fail with Roger Martin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome you back to a series I did with my dear friend, Roger Martin. He's the author of the amazing book, Playing to Win, and together, we're exploring the true meaning of strategy and how it's often misunderstood or…
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Become a Guiding Leader with Serin Silva
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week, I'm excited to welcome Serin Silva to the show. She is a strategic advisor to women founders, CEOs, and leadership teams. She led integration communications for eight acquisitions in a single year at a billion-dollar telecom…
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How To Become a Better Manager with Ashley Herd
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I have the honor of welcoming Ashley Herd to the show. She is a former Chief People Officer and General Counsel who has trained over a quarter of a million managers through LinkedIn Learning and live corporate trainings. Ashley…
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Making Better Strategic Choices with Roger Martin
Making Better Strategic Choices with Roger Martin I'm thrilled to announce a new show with my dear friend, Roger Martin, author of the amazing book, Playing to Win. In this 12-part series, we'll explore the true meaning of strategy and how it's often misunderstood or misapplied in business today....
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Building Brands Customers Remember with John Dwyer
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I have the pleasure of welcoming from Australia, John Dwyer, also known as JD. He is a direct response customer attraction expert who thinks way outside the box. His marketing consultancy business is called the Institute of Wow and...
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How to Win in a World of Constant Disruption with Patrick Leddin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm thrilled to welcome Patrick Ledin, PhD, bestselling author and renowned leadership expert at Franklin Covey's Leadership and Culture Practice. He's teamed up with the amazing and legendary author, James Patterson, for their bold new book,...
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2025 Listener Favorite: Becoming Shatterproof with Tasha Eurich
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. As we approach the end of the year, I'm pausing to look back and celebrate all of the wonderful guests that I had the honor of speaking to on the show. And based on your feedback, many of these guests resonated with you as well so we're…
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2025 Listener Favorite: The Future of AI with Steve Lucas
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. As we approach the end of the year, I'm pausing to look back and celebrate all of the wonderful guests that I had the honor of speaking to on the show. And based on your feedback, many of these guests resonated with you as well so we're…
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2025 Listener Favorite: A Fresh Approach to Strategy with Seth Godin
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. As we approach the end of the year, I'm pausing to look back and celebrate all of the wonderful guests that I had the honor of speaking to on the show. And based on your feedback, many of these guests resonated with you as well so we're…
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Building Magnetic Communication Skills with Lynn Smith
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm excited to welcome Lynn Smith to the show this week. She is a media and communications expert who helps high-level leaders turn pressure into presence. A former anchor for NBC News, MSNBC, and CNN Headline News, she now coaches Fortune…
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RELOAD: Disrupting the Old, Building the New with Mitch Lowe
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. This week I am excited to share a replay of a conversation I had with Mitch Lowe. Mitch was one of the early pioneers in the movie rental industry opening video rental stores in the early 1980's. In the late 90's Mitch joined Marc Randolph…
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Culture as a Competitive Advantage with Richard Fain
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast with Tiffani Bova. I'm excited to welcome Richard Fain to the show this week. He served as Royal Caribbean Group CEO for over three decades, leading its transformation from a small Norwegian company with three ships that held just over 700 passengers each into...
About this show
Welcome to the What's Next! Podcast. I've met so many brilliant people as I traveled the globe and have had some fascinating conversations that I've wished had been recorded so I could share them with you - this podcast was a way for me to recreate those moments and let you in on some fantastic insights. My current conversations center around one objective: what's next for companies and individuals as they look to innovate and grow. I hope these conversations inspire you as much as they have inspired me. Whether I am preparing for a keynote speech or writing for publications such as Harvard Business Review and Huffington Post, these are my go-to people. My goal with the What's Next! podcast is to keep you thinking and to challenge you to think about What's Next!
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