The TrustMakers

The Edelman Trust Institute’s Justin Blake sits down for a wide-ranging conversation with Dr. Stephanie Creary, Assistant Professor of Management at the Wharton School and Visiting Faculty Fellow at Harvard’s Institute for Business in Global Society, on the latest 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Trust in the Workplace. Justin and Stephanie discuss corporate action on social movements, best practices for having civil conversations on difficult topics in the workplace, and what Stephanie’s students expect from today’s employers. “Young people, even ones who have no rank in companies, will expect to participate and be asked to give input on how the company can be better at addressing social issues or DE&I issues more broadly,” she says.  

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Justin Blake, Executive Director of the Edelman Trust Institute, is joined by Franz Paasche, Senior Vice President and Chief Corporate Affairs Officer at PayPal. Justin talks to Franz about PayPal’s approach to stakeholder engagement, its history of taking a stand on societal issues, and how the company acts upon values. “When we prioritize stakeholders, we always start with our employees. We’ve learned that’s the strongest place to start if you’re thinking about all of your stakeholders and what they expect from the company. It’s all about your employees. That’s the competitive advantage, the special sauce of any company” he says.

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Smita Reddy, Edelman’s US Brand Chair, sits down with Anisha Raghavan, CMO of No7 Beauty Company at Walgreens Boots Alliance, for a wide-ranging interview to talk about the changing role of the CMO, No7’s legacy of supporting female empowerment, the broad influence of Gen Z, and representation in corporate leadership. “It used to be that women use the brands their moms introduce them to. Today it’s the complete opposite – I have women in their 50s telling me they discovered our brands because their Gen Z or Millennial child raved about it. The sphere of influence has done a complete 180.” she says.

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Andrea Hagelgans, Managing Director of U.S. Social Issues Engagement, is joined by Erika Soto Lamb, Vice President of Social Impact Strategy at MTV Entertainment Group and former founding CCO of Everytown for Gun Safety. Andrea talks to Erika about how she became involved in corporate social impact, why businesses should get involved in social issues, and her work on the national campaign, Power the Polls. “Everyone has a role to play, whether you’re working at a non-profit or a company, in engaging people to do better for the world that we all share,” she says.

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Jackie Cooper, Edelman’s Chief Brand Officer, is joined by Phil Thomas, Chairman of Cannes Lions, at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Jackie and Phil talk about highlights from this year’s festival, some of the best campaigns of the year, and the findings from the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The New Cascade of Influence. “We are about applied creativity – by which I mean the creativity at Cannes Lions has to achieve something,” he says.

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Jackie Cooper, Edelman’s Chief Brand Officer, sits down with Aline Santos, Chief Brand Officer and Chief DE&I Officer at Unilever, at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Jackie and Aline talk about the power of representation in marketing, how brands can successfully execute purpose, and the findings from the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The New Cascade of Influence. “We want our brands to have success, but success with significance – with relevance to the world and relevance to our consumers,” she says.  

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Jackie Cooper, Chief Brand Officer, sits down with Edelman’s CEO, Richard Edelman, at the 2022 Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France. Jackie and Richard talk about Edelman’s history at Cannes Lions and delve into the findings from the 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: The New Cascade of Influence. “The confluence between corporate reputation and brand marketing has never been more obvious,” says Richard.

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Jackeline Stewart-Hawkins, EVP and Head of Multicultural Communications at Edelman, sits down with Janet Murguía, President and CEO of UnidosUS, to explore the findings from the latest 2022 Edelman Trust Barometer Special Report: Business and Racial Justice in America. Janet and Jackeline talk about why Americans’ fears over racism surged, the importance of discussing systematic racism, and how companies can build a more inclusive workforce.  

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Becky Frankiewicz, Chief Commercial Officer and President, North America, of ManpowerGroup joins the Edelman Trust Institute’s Justin Blake at the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting in Davos to talk about the rise of the empowered workforce, unleashing human potential through upskilling, and the importance of companies living, and acting on, their values. “If we don’t future-proof the human beings and workers we have today for tomorrow, we will suffer in terms of economic growth. It’s moved from a ‘right thing to do’ to a business imperative for growth.”” she says.

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CNN International Anchor and Correspondent, Richard Quest, sits down with the Edelman Trust Institute’s Justin Blake on the ground at Davos for a vivacious conversation from the evolution of the World Economic Forum’s Annual Meeting to the importance of CEOs leading with integrity. “The problem with most CEOs is they’re scared of their own shadow. The really great CEOs are the ones who will take a view,” he says.

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