Yale’s Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is sounding the alarm on an accelerating crisis: boardroom burnout. The same leaders who built today’s biggest brands are now running on fumes—and if the boardroom breaks, the business follows.

As Senior Associate Dean for Leadership Studies at the Yale School of Management — and founder of the Chief Executive Leadership Institute — it’s a topic Mr. Sonnenfeld understands all too well, having advised Fortune 100 boards, counseled U.S. presidents, and built a global reputation as the conscience of corporate governance.

In this interview, Mr. Sonnenfeld shares how directors can redesign board culture to encourage candor, dialogue, and connections—and protect leadership capacity to ensure long-term resilience.

In a world where disruption is constant and certainty isn't guaranteed, executives are under pressure to adapt faster than ever. With new threats and risks facing the C-suite every day, how do global leaders rise to meet this complexity and move their companies forward?

To explore that question, we're joined by Chuck Woodside, CEO of Kappa Ethanol.

For the past 23 years, Chuck has led KAPPA through rapid growth, market volatility, and cultural transformations to create a high-performing enterprise.

If you're a CXO looking for practical ways to steer your company through relentless volatility, you won't want to miss this conversation.

In a world obsessed with the future, Justin Lunny is electrifying the past.

As founder and CEO of Everrati, Mr. Lunny is doing what legacy automakers can’t—and what most startups won’t dare: converting iconic classic cars into cutting-edge electric vehicles.

But don’t mistake it for a gimmick. Behind Everrati’s sleek, whisper-quiet 911's and GT40's lies a bold new business model engineered for the uncertain road ahead.

In this inteview, Mr. Lunny also offers his perspective on the latest breakthroughs in EV battery tech and how visionary startups like Everrati are accelerating the global EV transition.

As the fog of uncertainty and disruption blankets nearly every industry and sector, leaders are prioritizing, adaptability and responsiveness in order to thrive in the face of constant change.

Few leaders embody that shift more clearly than Jerry Warner, President of CooperVision.

Since joining the company in 2012, Mr. Warner has helped shape CooperVision into one of the most resilient and forward-looking companies in the global contact lens industry.

With deep experience in medical devices, pharmaceuticals, and consumer goods, Mr. Warner brings a unique, multi-sector perspective to the challenges of leading through disruption. In this episode, Mr. Warner shares how CooperVision is navigating uncertainty with purpose—from embedding adaptive leadership and scenario modeling into everyday decision-making, to accelerating innovation in automation and global manufacturing.

It’s a compelling look at what it means to lead with clarity and conviction in an era where the only constant is change.

In this episode, Insigniam consultant Ryan Jones sits down with Sarah Bell, Chief Clinical Officer at OutcomesAI, to explore the critical challenges facing the nursing profession and healthcare system—and how OutcomesAI is harnessing a powerful ensemble of LMMs and LLMs to elevate clinical performance and transform the future of patient care.

As we speak, senior executives around the world are anticipating game-changing impacts from Gen Alpha and Gen Z as they flex their multi-trillion-dollar buying power in the years ahead. But are companies and executives truly ready for these rising generations to disrupt their executive agendas—and what should they be doing now to stay ahead? To help unpack that, we're joined by Maria Vallis, CEO of Hypothesis Group, a strategic insights and market research firm that helps brands decode consumer behavior through data analysis, qualitative research, and trend forecasting. Ms. Vallis is an expert in research-driven consulting with a deep focus on brand and communication development.

In today’s AI-driven world, customer engagement has undergone a fundamental shift. Hyper-personalization—powered by real-time analytics, machine learning, and predictive intelligence—has moved from a competitive advantage to a business necessity.

In this episode, we sit down with Rita Khan, Chief Consumer Officer at Optum, to explore how hyper-personalization is reshaping consumer experiences, particularly in healthcare. Leading innovative strategies at Optum, Ms. Khan is dedicated to improving healthcare experiences, outcomes, and costs. With leadership experience at Mayo Clinic and Best Buy, she brings a unique, cross-industry perspective on why customer centricity is no longer optional—it’s essential.

In this episode, Insigniam consultant Waseem Abbas reveals the tactics and strategies that empowered Chris Hughes—Principal and Division Leader at Edward Jones—to become a highly-visible and respected leader in the company. Learn how Mr. Hughes started at the ground level and worked his way into senior leadership roles over the course of 20 years with Edward Jones by leveraging inventive thinking, human intelligence, and even lessons learned as a basketball coach.