Coffee with Curtis

Robert is joined by Yardenne Assa and Stephie Knopel, co-founders of Unboxable, an HR tech platform that is changing the way we hire talent to focus on relevancy and skillset. We had a great conversation on how the workforce is changing, how recruiting is adapting as well other big themes happening in the world of work. Ahead of international women's day, we also discuss their views on being coine...

Robert is joined by Daniel Bernard, sports industry investor and entrepreneur. Daniel shares so much in this podcast about his career in the sports industry, the approach he takes to leadership in business and how to empower your people. He also discusses why developing a niche when investing is critical and views on the betting industry which is so closely tied with sports. We also discuss the te...

Robert is joined by Gaby Laifer, Chief Growth Officer at TLC Marketing. TLC Marketing work with some of the biggest consumer brands you know and Gaby shares some of the secrets to how they approach marketing. Gaby explains the power of story-doing instead of story-telling to show your audience how you understand them and why they should become your brand fans. He also discusses his leveraging of L...

Robert is joined by professional basketball player and high performance coach Robert Rothbart. In a wide ranging conversation the two Robert's discuss his successful sports career, the keys to cultivating a winning mindset in your life, building your life around your own talents and what you love to do as well as personal development strategies in partnering with a high performance coach. They als...

Robert is joined by Ben Morrison, CEO of Ben Morrison Consulting, a firm that specializes in working with charities and not for profits to power their fundraising strategies to raise more money for their organizations. Ben shares ideas for donation strategies, why working for and with charities is so rewarding and how the pay gap should narrow for those interested NFP's as a career choice. We also...

Robert is joined by Deb Coviello, CEO of Illumination Partners and host of the successful 'The Drop in CEO Podcast'. Deb discusses her own career journey from corporate America to entrepreneurialism and how you can reinvent yourself for success. She also shares her own strategies and methodologies when working with business leaders to get to the root of the issues in their own organizations and fi...

Lirone Glikman is CEO of The Human Factor by Lirone Glikman, a consulting firm working with companies around the world on their business development strategies. Lirone shares her story with us from 16 year old radio host to becoming a founder of a business that combines her passion for people, marketing, ideas and innovation. Lirone discusses her upbringing, period as an Israeli army spokesperson...

Ilya (Eli) Spitalnik is the CEO of Powtoon, the world's leading animation software. Eli joins me on this episode to discuss the psychology of communication, how communication can be most effectively delivered, the future of work, artificial intelligence and an insight into his rocketship company that powers presentations for over 40 million users around the world. Eli is a special leader and he sh...

Alan or Azi Cutter as he likes to go by is the CEO entrepreneur of AC Lion International, a powerhouse recruitment firm specializing in tech company hires across functions. His firm was named a Forbes Best Recruiting Company in America four years in a row and they have placed thousands of people since being founded over 20 years ago. In addition Alan is an investor in tech through his AC Lion Vent...

Gemma Claire is a non-executive director, chair and serial entrepreneur having led and founded multiple businesses. A former boardroom adviser to Arnold Schwarzenegger on The Apprentice, Gemma is also the business expert on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, contributor on a range of news channels as well as an ambassador for the charity Surviving Economic Abuse. She also advises the UK Government, most...

Jonathan Raveh is the Head of Thought Leadership at the rocketship Israeli tech unicorn, Appsflyer. He is charged with driving the company strategy for demand generation and thought leadership. In his role, Jonathan is also the voice for over 70 Appsflyer employees, crafting messages and written content mainly for LinkedIn to showcase the company from a range of perspectives including technology,...

Mat Jacobson is the CEO of Ducere Global Business School and a leading ed-tech entrepreneur who is disrupting the higher education landscape to deliver outcomes based learning and degrees with no more exams and full online learning delivered by some of the biggest names in business and leadership. Mat shares his insights on the future of education, why universities are still relevant, enabling edu...

Amelia Sordell is the CEO of personal branding agency, Klowt that burst onto the scene in 2020. In this episode, Amelia shares her experiences of how to use human-centered marketing to acheive impactful business outcomes, what is personal branding and why it is so important in the post-social media era. Amelia discusses the power of platforms like LinkedIn where she has achieved incredible results...

Rob Goldstone is a journalist, publicist, and podcaster who has represented some of the biggest names in the world like Richard Branson and Michael Jackson. He has created some of the best moments for named brands and individuals over his career. He was thrown into the limelight himself when a 137 word email he sent to the Trump organization and subsequent meeting with then candidate Donald J Trum...

Sivan Felder is the co-founder of Two Heads, leaders in video marketing production for B2B companies. Sivan is the master of showing the world just how easy it is to craft your own marketing videos so you can drive awareness and leads to your business whilst being authentic when recording light goes red.  In this episode, Sivan shares her insights on how to overcome the psychological barriers to g...

Debra Sobell is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Verity London, a purpose driven strategic communications agency, helping brands develop and communicate their 'Social Purpose' to drive positive commercial and societal change. In a fascinating episode, Debra shares with us the reasons why every company needs to weave a purpose driven approach into their strategy, where to start with that proc...

Dan Cohen is a veteran public relations, political  communications and media strategist. His work in the mid-1990′s at General Mills was recognized by the Wall Street Journal as being on the forefront of leveraging brands to greater PR success. Today Dan is the Principal of Full Court Press Communications guiding clients in the third sector (such as child healthcare insurance) and the political ar...

Clodagh Higgins is a successful business mentor, performance coach, expert consultant to hundreds of digital marketing agencies around the world and top rated podcaster. She shares her career journey, how to build methodology when setting goals and great advice for agency owners on how to grow their business. Clodagh also tells us how podcasting has impacted her professional life. 

Sage Ray from Slack is my guest on Episode 2 of Coffee with Curtis. Based in Australia, Sage talks about how she 'fell into' a career in sales and thrived and why more women should enter the sales vertical. Plus, as a leading sales executive for Slack, Sage shares insights on the impact that Slack is making on the future of work and how to communicate, collaborate and build culture in a remote wor...

My conversation with Helen Gottstein, CEO of Loud & Clear Communication takes us on a journey on how best to present yourself, your story and your business. The power of presentation is even more important in today's world of Zoom and Microsoft Teams. Listen to Helen to learn how to bring your best presenting self to business. We cover all this and more in the first episode of 'Coffee with Cur...