
What do fruit blocks, ad agencies and strategy rooms have in common? Rod Buchecker.
In this episode, Marissa Hankinson speaks with Rod about his journey from growing up in the Riverland to shaping leadership across Australia. With a career that began on a weighbridge at 17 and moved through the fast-paced world of Clemenger and BBDO, Rod shares how asking the right questions became his sharpest leadership tool.
Now a brand strategist, mentor and the chair of CE30 for The Executive Connection, Rod is known for helping people cut through complexity, reconnect with purpose and lead with more clarity. He reflects on his early years in business, the impact of his father’s death, and why leadership without reflection is just noise.
It’s a thoughtful, energising conversation from someone who knows how to hold space for real insight.
Produced by Wavebreaker Productions.
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