Hot Topics - Global Economy, Geopolitics, AI & Supply Chain

Energy Drinks - Celsius, Alani and Rockstar - CEO Jim Fieldly

In this episode, Monica sits down with John Fieldly, CEO of Celsius Holdings. They get into the turnaround story, the pivot into better-for-you energy, and the distribution partnerships that changed the company’s trajectory. Fieldly shares his thinking on where the category is heading, how he approaches leadership and decision making, and the early-career advice that still guides how he runs the business today.

Hot Topics - Global Economy, Geopolitics, AI & Supply Chain

In this episode of Office Hours: Business Edition, host Monica Langley sits down with leaders from some of America's most recognizable institutions to tackle the questions shaping business in 2026. Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase shares his measured take on tariffs, geopolitics, and why the economy's long cycles demand patience over panic. Jim Farley of Ford makes the case for supply chain as the most consequential discipline in modern business, tracing America's deep and underappreciated reliance on China for rare earths, semiconductors, and battery materials. Scott Roe, the CEO of Tapestry, explains how the company blends AI-powered trend analysis with human creativity, describing what they call "magic and logic" as the engine behind a new era of fashion design. Donde Plowman, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee, wrestles with how higher education can stop treating AI as a cheating problem and start treating it as a readiness one. Across every conversation, a common thread emerges: the leaders who will thrive are the ones who stay curious, move fast, and resist the urge to assume we already know how the game ends.

Episode 6: Donde Plowman

In this episode, Monica sits down with Donde Plowman, Chancellor of the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, for an unfiltered conversation about leading one of the country’s most beloved universities through one of the most turbulent moments in higher education. Plowman shares her vision for UT as a modern land grant built on undergraduate excellence, high-impact research and championship athletics. She explains why flagship schools are uniquely positioned to restore public trust in college degrees and reflects on the viral letter that earned six billion social media engagements when she took a public stand against the NCAA over NIL enforcement. Donde shares how she thinks about integrity in an era of transfer portal chaos and sports betting and what she has learned about the gap between studying leadership and actually doing it.

Episode 5: Dave Ramsey

In this episode, Monica sits down with Dave Ramsey at Ramsey Solutions headquarters for an unfiltered conversation about transforming financial failure into a media empire reaching 18 million people weekly. The fellow UT Haslam alum reveals how losing everything at 28 became the foundation for his revolutionary approach to personal finance. Ramsey shares surprising findings from the largest millionaire study ever conducted, defends Gen Z against their critics, and explains why AI will create more millionaires than the internet. He also discusses his 17-year succession plan with son Daniel (another Haslam grad) now running 80% of operations, and why the American Dream is far from dead.

Episode 4: Scott Roe

In this episode, Monica sits down with Scott Roe, CFO and COO of Tapestry, for an unfiltered conversation about leading the remarkable turnaround of Coach from a heavily discounted mall brand to a Gen Z phenomenon with viral IT bags like the kiss lock and Brooklyn. Roe, a Haslam College of Business accounting graduate who once thought he'd never work for a big company, shares how his failed recycling startup taught him the power of scale, how living in Switzerland changed his leadership perspective, and why Tapestry tripled its marketing spend to break through to younger consumers. From the company's stunning Q3 earnings that doubled growth rates to the surprising strategy of selling Coach on Amazon, Roe reveals how data-driven insights and "magic plus logic" are reshaping American luxury fashion. He discusses why he believes gross margin is the best arbiter of brand health, how Kate Spade is following the Coach playbook for revival, and how a junior accounting class at Haslam set him on the path to running a now-focused multi-billion luxury empire centered on Coach and Kate Spade.