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Leadership perspectives: A conversation with Mike Kuehnel, CEO at Flow Traders
Mike Kuehnel discusses the leadership capabilities needed to navigate competing priorities and volatile market conditions and how to build and maintain inspired teams and strong company culture.
August 18, 2025
16m to watch
In this interview, Heidrick & Struggles’ Elisabetta Bartoloni sits down with Mike Kuehnel, the CEO of Flow Traders, to discuss leading through uncertain market dynamics and how to accelerate company growth. Kuehnel discusses the leadership capabilities needed to navigate competing priorities and volatile market conditions, as well as how automation and AI are changing the must-haves for talent today. He also discusses what works and what doesn’t when it comes to hiring and talent strategy and emphasizes the need for a strong internal culture.
This video is a companion to our recent article examining current leadership challenges in global markets, “Global markets focus: Evolving your leadership and talent strategy to turn uncertainty to strategic advantage."
About the interviewer
Elisabetta Bartoloni (ebartoloni@heidrick.com) is a partner in Heidrick & Struggles’ New York office and sector leader of the Americas Global Markets Practice.
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