How Ilaria Resta Is Leading Audemars Piguet Into Its Next Century: Circular Leadership, Royal Pop and the Future of Watchmaking

<ul><li><p>For this episode, Ashley sits down with <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/ilariaresta?originalSubdomain=ch" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Ilaria Resta</strong></a>, CEO of <a href="https://www.audemarspiguet.com/com/en/home.html?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=fr_en_bra_pure-brand_apmk_google_sea_traffic_exact&utm_content=brand&gclsrc=aw.ds&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21205118336&gbraid=0AAAAADOip0vZeTo5t8WqblxSGsfMqHSZ5&gclid=Cj0KCQjwornRBhCrARIsAON5exGRSTR8I6aoHv5lvPgk2xkpEqcsiBVl_Oxr6HaLqu9Lsmf66UCzG1IaAjAnEALw_wcB" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow"><strong>Audemars Piguet</strong></a>, to discuss <em><strong>heritage, innovation, circular leadership, sustainability</strong></em>, and one of the most talked-about watch collaborations of the year.</p></li><li><p><em><strong>The mission is bigger than any one CEO</strong></em>. Ilaria sees herself as part of a 151-year story, with a responsibility to protect the manufacturer’s founding values while adapting to a changing world.</p></li><li><p><em><strong>Circular leadership is not a metaphor</strong></em>. It is a way of keeping decision-making close to the people who know: watchmakers, clients, artisans, suppliers and markets.</p></li><li><p><em><strong>Royal Pop was not a marketing stunt.</strong></em> It was an education strategy, a cultural opening and a call to protect the future of mechanical watchmaking.</p></li><li><p><em><strong>The biggest threat to watchmaking is not technology. It is irrelevance.</strong></em></p></li></ul>