C-Speak: The Language of Executives

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PNC C-Speak: The Language of Executives, features frank and lively conversations on leadership and life. Hosted by Carolyn Jones, market president and publisher of the Boston Business Journal, far left; Jon Bernstein, regional president of PNC Bank; and Saskia Epstein, senior vice president, client and community relations, with PNC Bank, each episode profiles a well-known local business leader and explores their personal career path and today’s most pertinent business topics. Hear their stories, including pivotal highlights from their lives and forward-thinking insights. Listen here and subscribe to PNC C-Speak at Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Martha Sheridan, president and CEO of Meet Boston, on promoting the city’s history and its diverse “hidden gems”

Apr 23 2024 25 mins  
As president and CEO of Meet Boston, Martha Sheridan’s job is to position Boston “as one of the premier destinations in the world.” On this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, Sheridan details how she and her 501(c)(6) organization – that markets the Boston area as a destination for meetings, conventions and leisure visits – accomplishes that goal.“if we don't invite th

Dr. Stephen Spinelli, president of Babson College, on entrepreneurship and why “action’s more important than ability”

Apr 16 2024 25 mins  
Perhaps there’s no one better to lead the academic institution ranked No. 1 in entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report than a serial entrepreneur who developed a small Utah business into a national franchise brand.On this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, Stephen Spinelli, Ph.D., details “the intersection between business” and Babson College, where he is president.

Sarah Iselin, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, on the company’s mission and her leadership philosophy

Apr 02 2024 28 mins  
For Sarah Iselin, president and CEO of Blue Cross Blue Shield Massachusetts, being raised by parents who led “lives of service” has had a huge impact on her career choices – including her current executive role with a mission-driven, not-for-profit health care plan.“Our new mission is to show up for everyone like they're the only one,” says Iselin on this episode of the P

Michael Bobbitt, executive director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council, on the intersection of the state’s arts and business sectors

Mar 19 2024 26 mins  
The arts’ contribution to the state’s GDP is significant, says Michael Bobbitt, executive director of the Massachusetts Cultural Council. The sector in Massachusetts is a $27.2 billion industry, Bobbitt says on this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast. That’s based on a 2021 U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis report. “We know that arts are great for supporting people's health

Glynn Lloyd, executive director of Mill Cities Community Investments, on dispensing much-needed capital and furthering advocacy

Mar 05 2024 20 mins  
Subscribe to C-Speak so you never miss an episode. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts.Glynn Lloyd has a passion for advancing entrepreneurship and community.Lloyd is executive director of Mill Cities Community Investments (MCCI), a community development finance institution that helps to provide capital “where traditional capital usually doesn’t

Granite Telecommunications CEO and President Rob Hale on surviving corporate devastation and orchestrating resurgence in the telecom space

Feb 20 2024 25 mins  
If you’re in need of advice on how to emerge from corporate devastation, Rob Hale, CEO and president of Granite Telecommunications, has plenty to share.In 2002, Hale’s thriving company, Network Plus, went bankrupt during the stock market crash. “That morning (Feb. 4) when we went bankrupt, that equity, which was $1.4 billion, officially finally became zero, never to return,�

Dr. Kevin Tabb, president and CEO of Beth Israel Lahey Health, on his unconventional journey to health care leadership

Feb 06 2024 29 mins  
Dr. Kevin Tabb’s self-described “eclectic background” includes service in the Israeli military, completing medical school and a residency, and roles in health care IT on the east and west coasts in the U.S. Over the years, he’s witnessed an evolution in patient care that he notes, “will always be needed in hospitals, but more and more care is provided outside of the four

JD Chesloff, president and CEO of the Massachusetts Business Roundtable, on navigating the public and private sector

Jan 22 2024 26 mins  
JD Chesloff credits a diverse range of mentors, and experience, for his ability to transition from public service to the private sector. A former state and federal employee, Chesloff began developing key insights that continue to shape his approach to work. “Showing up, getting out of your lane and bending toward collaboration are three lessons that I have lived by,” said Chesl

Nutter partner and St. Jude board member, Paul Ayoub, on the greatest contributions we can make

Jan 15 2024 39 mins  
Paul Ayoub, chair and partner of the law firm, Nutter, grew up in West Roxbury (Ward 20) in a Syrian and Lebanese American family that instilled strong values in him. In this episode of the PNC C-Speak podcast, he says his family never took anything for granted and his dad taught him, “The privilege of whatever you receive is to give back.” Ayoub’s dad is the reason he has in

Kendalle Burlin O'Connell, CEO and president of MassBio, on what it means to be a creative leader

Dec 26 2023 33 mins  
Kendalle Burlin O’Connell relishes a challenge. That’s just what she got her first day leading the purchasing consortium in 2008 with the company now known as MassBio – when a vendor said she was “not the right person for this job” because she lacked experience in biotechnology.Burlin O’Connell, an attorney, ended up negotiating what’s now MassBio’s largest supplier