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Grey Matter with Declan Kelly: Inside the Minds of the People Who Move the World

Grey Matter is a groundbreaking podcast and broadcast series that takes you inside the minds of the people who move the world. Hosted by Declan Kelly, Founder, Chairman and CEO of Consello, each episode features rare conversations with the most accomplished and influential CEOs, professional athletes, cultural icons, and other global leaders. Not the usual talk about profits and products, but how their minds work and the way they process, decide, and lead. It’s about the art of exceptional leadership that sits between instinct and intelligence—a space many rarely get to see. This is Grey Matter. About Consello Consello is an Advisory and Investing Platform with offices in New York, Miami, Atlanta, Dublin, Belfast, London, Barcelona, Abu Dhabi and Riyadh. Consello’s distinct advisory practices provide the complete strategic counsel today’s leaders need to grow and transform their organizations. Consello’s advisory expertise spans Corporate Advisory; M&A; Management Consulting; Talent; and Sports and Entertainment. Dedicated teams operate in each practice, led by a leadership group with deep operational experience across industries, business growth stages and market cycles and with an expansive set of global corporate relationships. Consello’s investment business, Consello Capital, identifies high-potential mid-market companies and invests capital and expertise to transform their growth.

Episodes

Danny Meyer: How Do You Scale Excellence? | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

28 Sep 2026

46m

Sarah Friar: What is Experience Worth in the Age of AI? | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

10 Sep 2026

51m

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Sarah Friar, CFO of OpenAI, examines the evolution of artificial intelligence from a tool for information retrieval to an agentic force capable of executing complex tasks. While AI significantly boosts productivity across sectors like finance and software development, human judgment remains an irreplaceable asset. Navi...

Larry Fitzgerald: The Mindset That Built a Hall of Fame Career | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

10 Aug 2026

45m

Mark Messier: The Art of Reinvention | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

15 Jul 2026

43m

Steve Kerr: The Mind of a Champion | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

11 Jun 2026

34m

Ruthie Rogers: The Heart Behind One of the World's Most Beloved Restaurants | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

21 May 2026

40m

Ken Burns: Finding America’s Source of Truth | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

30 Apr 2026

46m

Tony James: From Signal to Scale - The Foresight that Shaped Modern Finance | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

09 Apr 2026

46m

Brian Moynihan: Steady at the Helm | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

10 Mar 2026

40m

Carl Lewis: The Business of Being the Fastest Man in the World | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

11 Feb 2026

52m

Mike Wirth: Pragmatism Above All | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

29 Jan 2026

35m

James Quincey: Stewarding an Iconic Brand Through Change | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

08 Jan 2026

40m

Jimmy Dunne: Pressure in Perspective | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

03 Dec 2025

38m

Ed Bastian: The Values That Redefined the Airline Industry | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

17 Nov 2025

38m

Larry Culp: The Discipline Behind One of the Greatest Business Turnarounds | Grey Matter with Declan Kelly

27 Oct 2025

53m

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