Lani Beadle, VP of Marketing at Productboard, shares her experience partnering with Stride to create a highly impactful engagement strategy that inspires employees and drives long-term organizational change.

In Episode 2 of No Wrong Turns, Barry is joined by Adrian J. Hopkins, Global Head of Employee Engagement & Communications at Weber Shandwick. Adrian traces his career from early roles in media and creative agencies to global leadership focused on employee experience, communication, and culture. He reflects on authenticity at work, the tension between creativity and commercial reality, and how the work you naturally gravitate toward often points you exactly where you’re meant to go.

In this episode of No Wrong Turns, Barry is joined by Ed McDonnell, who traces the steps of career — from his very first job to his current role as Chief Revenue Officer at Braze. Ed reflects on the risks, unexpected turns, and hard “no’s” that have shaped his path along the way. He also shares why community and human connection remain at the center of how he leads today.

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