North Star Leaders Podcast

Hear from purpose-driven leaders about the choices they make to create audacious economic value while also realizing their distinctive purpose.

Episodes

Season 1 Announcement

Lindsay Pedersen Brand Strategist & Author

Lindsay Pedersen previews the North Star Leaders podcast, a podcast for and about purpose-driven leaders.

Season 1 Episode 1

Matt Oppenheimer Co-founder & CEO Remitly

Matt Oppenheimer, CEO of Remitly, joins Lindsay Pedersen to discuss how focus can be the superpower for a leader building durable thriving.

Season 1 Episode 2

Rajeev Singh CEO Accolade

Rajeev Sing, CEO of Accolade, discusses with Lindsay Pedersen the intersection of culture, company values, brand and mission.

Season 1 Episode 3

Yoko Miyahsita CEO Leafly

Yoko Miyashita, CEO of Leafly, comes on the show to discuss with Lindsay the power of returning again and again to your North Star for navigating decisions big and small.

Season 1 Episode 4

Zack Rosen CEO + Co-founder Pantheon Platforms

Zack Rosen, CEO of Pantheon Platforms, comes on the show and chats with Lindsay about the power of value articulation as a decision-making filter.

Season 1 Episode 5

Allison Arzeno CEO Assurance IQ

Allison Arzeno, CEO of Assurance IQ, joins Lindsay to discuss how brand strategy and North Star work together to enable the company mission.

Season 1 Episode 6

Robbie Cape CEO + Co-founder Mt. Joy

Robbie Cape, CEO of Mt Joy, comes on the show to share how social and environmental change needs to be commercially attractive in order to have exponential impact.

Season 1 Episode 7

Clayton Lewis Multi-Time Founder and CEO

Sereal entrepreneur Clayton Lewis joins Lindsay to talk about the practical use of a North Star for weaving meaning into the fabric of a growing business.

Season 1 Episode 8

Leigh McMillan CEO Whitepages

Whitepages CEO Leigh McMillan chats with Lindsay about the power of cultivating and celebrating a high-performing team.

About Lindsay

Lindsay Pedersen is a bestselling author and brand strategist with a scientific, growth-oriented approach to brand building. She has advised companies from burgeoning startups to national corporations, including Zulily, Starbucks, T-Mobile, Coinstar, and IMDb.

Her background as a P&L owner at Clorox fostered in Lindsay a deep appreciation for the executive’s charge: increasing the company’s value. There, she led mature, billion-dollar businesses and newly-launched categories, from Clorox Bleach to Armor All to Brita. In each case, she was solely responsible for increasing the business’s value.

Thanks to this executive perspective, Lindsay demands that brands be hard-working, disciplined and rigorous in growing a business. Her brand strategies are tested in the crucible of her proprietary Ironclad Method. Lindsay arms leaders with an empowering understanding of brand, and an ironclad brand strategy to guide choices as they grow.