In the inaugural edition of Storytellers: Leadership Beyond the Script, The ELC President and CEO Michael Hyter sits down with Malik Ducard, Chief Content Officer at Pinterest and The ELC member, for a conversation on how leaders read signals before the world catches up.

Malik has spent his career at the intersection of technology, storytelling, culture, and audience behavior from co-creating YouTube’s $100M Black Voices Fund to shaping Pinterest’s global content strategy. He’s built a career at the edges of what’s emerging.

Watch the full conversation to hear Michael and Malik explore:

• How leaders turn signals into stories
• Why data alone is never enough
• What credibility looks like when trust in institutions is eroding
• What it means to know when a chapter is complete