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CPO PLAYBOOK with Felicia Shakiba

CPO PLAYBOOK with Felicia Shakiba

Auteur(s): WRKdefined Podcast Network
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 CPO PLAYBOOK isn’t your typical business podcast. Hosted by Felicia Shakiba—Korn Ferry executive coach and fixer of high-stakes people problems—we tackle the stuff that keeps founders, investors, and execs up at night. From leadership blind spots to messy M&As, scaling headaches to culture chaos—we don’t just talk about business, we solve it. Guests? Think PepsiCo, SoftBank, Harvard, Reddit, Valentino, Adidas, Stanford, and MCM Capital—aka the folks shaping global markets and billion-dollar bets. If you like your insights bold, your leadership sharper, and your strategy with a side of “why didn’t anyone tell me this sooner?”—hit subscribe. This is your competitive edge, one episode at a time.All rights reserved by WRKdefined Développement commercial et entrepreneuriat Entrepreneurship Gestion et leadership Économie
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