Minter Dialogue Episode #411
Ryan Berman is cofounder of Courageous Leadership, a consultancy that helps you believe again. He's co-host of the Courageous podcast with Ryan Thompson and author of the book, Return on Courage: A Business Playbook for Courageous Change. In this conversation, we discuss the role of courage in entrepreneurship and in big business. We look at some of the courageous myths, building a Courage Brand, the...
Minter Dialogue Episode #409
Karin Hurt is cofounder and CEO of Let's Grow Leaders, a speaker and multiple-time author, who recently published her newest book, Courageous Cultures, How to Build Teams of Micro-Innovators, Problem Solvers, and Customer Advocates (HarpersCollins). In this conversation, we discuss the importance of courage in business, a very practical approach to creating a courageous culture, the importance of hum...
Minter Dialogue Episode #408
Yetunde Hofmann is a portfolio NED, speaker, advisor, founder of Solaris as well as author of the book, Beyond Engagement: The Value of Love-Based Leadership in Organisations, which came out in August 2020. In this conversation, with her background in HR in major global corporations, we discuss how and why to bring the concept of love into the workplace, even in the board room. We look at what is love, h...
Minter Dialogue Episode #407
Dr. Pippa Malmgren is an economist and an award-winning author who served President GW Bush in the White House and on the National Economic Council. She is focused on simple sense-making of the world economy and all its complexities. She was a co-founder of a firm in the drone/autonomy space that won a 2020 CogX award and the 2020 National Technology Award and has been named a leading Woman in Tech by We...
Minter Dialogue Episode #406
Julie Cottineau is an author, a brand passionista, who is founder and CEO of BrandTwist brand consultancy. In this conversation, we discuss the origin of her Brand Tattoo Test, her work at and lessons learned while working as head of brand for Virgin USA, the evolution of branding, the power of purpose and Julie's work at BrandTwist, which is also the name of her best selling book.
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Minter Dialogue Episode #405
Jen Thornton is founder and head of 304 Coaching, helping companies to drive strategic talent development. Having worked as an HR professional with teams in China, Mexico and the UK, Jen brings a fresh and international perspective to HR planning, management and leadership. In this conversation, we delve into the pinpoints of HR, what is holding back employee engagement, the challenges of building and l...
Minter Dialogue Episode #404
Trena White, principal of Page Two, a new kind of publishing house for non-fiction books. Based in Vancouver BC, Trena was a finalist for the RBC Women Entrepreneur's Award, cofounded Page Two in 2013 and has gone from strength to strength. In this conversation, we discuss Trena's entrepreneurial journey, the lessons learned, trends and shifts in the book publishing industry, insights into what i...
Minter Dialogue Episode #403
George Brontén is the founder & CEO of Membrain, the Sales Enablement CRM that makes it easy to execute your sales strategy. A life-long entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in the software space and a passion for sales and marketing, with the life motto "Don't settle for mainstream", George is always looking for new ways to achieve improved business results using innovative software,...
Minter Dialogue Episode #402
Matt Phelan is co-founder and co-CEO of The Happiness Index that provides real-time employee engagement tech to build stronger workplace cultures. His passion is to understand how people experience happiness and, in Matt's words, his vision is to use data to visualise culture in a similar way to how Google Maps visualises the world. He just released the delightful book, "Freedom to be Happy, The ...
Minter Dialogue Episode #401
Molly Kellogg is the President and CEO of Hubbard-Hall, a specialty chemicals business that was founded in 1849. As the 6th generation head of the family business, Molly Kellogg is shepherding Hubbard-Hall through change, not least through the challenges of the pandemic. In this conversation, we discuss her leadership style, how she has led the company through a transformational journey, lessons learned ...
Minter Dialogue Episode #400
Ian O'Connell is a British businessman, inventor, technology visionary and Pepper’s Ghost expert. He is the co-founder of Musion IP Limited, Musion Events Limited and Musion 3D Limited. Ian is widely recognized as a pioneer of holographic image capture and display technology. In this conversation, we discuss the founder story, how he became attached to the hologram, his entrepreneurial odyssey, the s...
Minter Dialogue Episode #399
Dan Snow is a historian, author, reputed oarsman, adventurer, Television presenter and entrepreneur, having founded and now successfully sold HistoryHit.
In this conversation, we discuss the journey that took Dan from the creation of the HistoryHit podcast to the HistoryHit TV network. We look at his experience and lessons learned along Dan's entrepreneurial journey. We explore how history telling ha...
Minter Dialogue Episode #398
Mitch Joel, who was my first ever guest, kindly accepted to return for the 10-year anniversary episode of my podcast.
Mitch is an investor, best selling author, brilliant speaker and decoder of the future. His two books, Six Pixels of Separation & CTRL ALT Delete have both been deeply influential in my life. He's an active blogger and is one of the original pioneers in podcasting.
In this convers...
Minter Dialogue Episode #397
Jarrod Haning is an acclaimed classical musician, upcoming author and a stimulating speaker having been four times on TED. In this conversation, we discuss how our brains function when we listen to music and what that can tell us to make us better people and leaders. We look at the power of being, some kernels from his soon to be published book The Thinking Patterns of Success and the wisdom -- even need...
Minter Dialogue Episode #396
Amit Varma is the first journalist to win twice the prestigious Bastiat prize (2007 and 2015), which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society”. Based in Mumbai, Amit was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut. He's an author and host of The Seen and the Unseen podcast...
Minter Dialogue Episode #395
Abhishek Rungta is an enduring entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Indus Net Technologies, providing Digital Consulting, Web and Mobile Apps, Analytics and Cloud Infrastructure services; and he's self-described Gardener at Seeders Venture Capital. In this conversation, we talk about Abhishek's journey, his leadership style, insights into his success, the role of purpose, his significant lessons lear...
Minter Dialogue Episode #394
Amy Balliett is a successful entrepreneur and author of Killer Visual Strategies,
Engage Any Audience, Improve Comprehension, and Get Amazing Results Using Visual Communication. In this discussion, we discuss Amy's inspiring entrepreneurial journey, pivoting from SEO to infographics to killer visual strategies. We discuss the importance of context, image as part of personal branding and the role of im...
Minter Dialogue Episode #393
Heather Ellis, Customer Marketing Manager at Descript, talks us through the rise of Descript as a premier transcription service for podcasts, using an evermore sophisticated artificial intelligence. We discuss podcasting, the Descript business model, how the company manages to work in improvements and upgrades, and the learnings made so far in Descript's enterprising journey.
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Minter Dialogue Episode #392
Bob Bejan, Corporate Vice President: Global Events, Production Studios and Marketing Community at Microsoft. Aside from being a talented musician, Bob has always been a creative spirit, driving events in his personal and professional life. In this conversation, we discuss the differences in cultures between the French and American companies for whom he's worked, a behind-the-scenes chat about the rea...