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Kat Cole on What Makes a Leader
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Kat Cole
COO & President, North America, FOCUS Brands
Jud Snyder
Managing Partner, EY Chicago
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Talk
Idea: Leaders aren’t born—they’re made.
A Talk to explore lessons in leadership.
Mark Pincus
Founder & Chairman, Zynga
Brad Keywell
Founder & Chairman, Chicago Ideas and Founder & CEO, Uptake
Gretchen Carlson
Journalist & Author, Be Fierce
Kat Cole
COO & President, North America, FOCUS Brands
Jeremy Zimmer
CEO, United Talent Agency
Bethany McLean
Journalist & Author
Kareem "Biggs" Burke
Film Producer & Co-Founder, Roc-A-Fella Records
Jud Snyder
Managing Partner, EY Chicago
Bing Gordon
General Partner, Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byer
What it means to be a leader, to have power, and to be successful has never looked quite like it does in 2019. In this Talk, we’re painting a new portrait of leadership as we hear from executives at the top of their game about the turning points and unexpected paths that led them to their greatest successes.
