Welcome to Season 2 of Midwesternish, a podcast where we discuss philosophies of work, culture, and everything in-between. The first guest of season two is Brock Leach. Full of wisdom and life experience, Brock is a personal mentor to me. Brock worked at PepsiCo for nearly 30 years where he served at various times as CEO of Tropicana, CEO of Frito Lay, and Chief Innovation Officer of Pepsi. You probably snack on some of the products he helped lead to market: Fritos Scoops, Restaurant Style tortilla chips, and more. Join us as we discuss how to create innovation in large organization that resist change, why executive fear often stifles innovation and how to overcome it, why mistakes are always learning opportunities, and how we can begin to create meaningful diversity in our organizations.