Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business - CIO & IT Leader Interviews, Digital Transformation, Digital Innovation

The Case for Transparent Cost Models with Holly Hon of Entertainment Partners

Disruptive Innovators: Champions of Digital Business - CIO & IT Leader Interviews, Digital Transformation, Digital Innovation

Show Notes

Holly Hon, Senior Vice President of Operations at Entertainment Partners, joins David Wright to explore how strategic execution, data-driven leadership and cross-functional collaboration shape long-term success. Holly shares lessons from transforming services into scalable product organizations, building AI readiness through data governance and advocating for enterprise-wide change — all with a mindset rooted in continuous learning and purposeful leadership.

Key Takeaways:

(04:22) Good ideas don’t succeed without execution and sustained effort. (12:09) A flawed cost allocation model nearly led to the sunsetting of a profitable product. (13:33) Holly spent three years convincing leadership to fix the model — and succeeded. (15:24) Treating “no” as “not yet” when pursuing critical change. (19:52) At Rackspace, Holly pitched HIPAA-compliant cloud hosting ahead of its time. (24:58) Leadership isn’t earned by tenure. It’s a privilege that requires intention and purpose. (30:23) Strengthening data governance is foundational to enabling responsible AI. (38:42) Adopting a practice mindset helps leaders overcome impostor syndrome and grow sustainably.

Resources Mentioned:

Holly Hon https://www.linkedin.com/in/hollyhon/

Entertainment Partners | LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/entertainment-partners/

Entertainment Partners | Website https://www.ep.com/

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