Corporate Unplugged

What happens when fear stops being an enemy and starts becoming a guide? In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna Lucca speaks with entrepreneur, executive coach and former extreme sports athlete Brett Kistler about what it means to welcome fear, rather than conquer it. Through years of skydiving, BASE jumping and wingsuit flying, Brett discovered that the people who lasted longest were not t...

What if the biggest upgrade we need isn't another product, app or sustainability report, but the economic system itself? In this episode, serial entrepreneur and impact investor  Stefan Krook  returns to Corporate Unplugged to share his vision for the  Laghum Economy  – a market economy redesigned for a world of 8 billion people living within hard planetary boundaries. Drawing...

In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna Lucca talks with scholar‑entrepreneur Raiya Kind, who lives at the crossroads of language, consciousness and AI, and serves as Chief Emergence Officer of Wisdom Beyond. Together, they explore what it really means to shift innovation from disruption and speed toward healing, restoration and integration.​ Raiya introduces the idea of embodied leadership,...

What if intuition was your greatest business tool? In this episode, Vesna Luca explores the power of deep intuition with renowned Icelandic thought leader, author, and serial entrepreneur, Hrund Gunnsteinsdottir . Drawing on her extensive global experience in leadership, innovation, and systemic change, Hrund reveals how Iceland’s “InnSæi”—the sea within—can transform the way we lead, decide, and...

In this episode, Vesna is joined by Lars Strannegård , President of the Stockholm School of Economics, for a profound conversation on education, leadership, and the critical role of art and empathy in shaping the future of business and society. Lars shares his formative experiences living abroad, highlighting how cultural exposure and the lack of it shaped his perspective on inclusion and the impo...

In this episode, Vesna welcomes Dr. Peter Senge , renowned MIT Sloan lecturer and pioneer of systems thinking, to the Corporate Unplugged Podcast. Peter explores why true change requires a shift in how we see interdependence, not just in business but in society at large. Drawing from decades of work with organizations and indigenous communities, he explains how deep, sustainable transformation sta...

Robert Edward Grant, a modern polymath, inventor, author, and visionary entrepreneur, joins Vesna on Corporate Unplugged to explore the profound intersections of love, leadership, and multidimensional thinking. With over 80 patents and contributions spanning fields like cryptography, geometry, and healthcare, Robert shares his unique journey of bridging science, spirituality, and innovation. In th...

In this episode of  Corporate Unplugged , Vesna Lucca speaks with Thierry Malleret, economist, author, and founder of Summit of Minds. Thierry shares his unique perspective on leadership, sustainability, and the urgent need for businesses to embrace stakeholder capitalism. Drawing from his diverse career—including years at the World Economic Forum—Thierry reflects on the challenges and o...

In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna explores new worlds with Jesh de Rox, cultural anthropologist and founder of h OURS . They explore the transformative potential of AI in enhancing human connection and creativity. Jesh shares his journey from being a renowned photographer to a visionary leader in social technology, emphasizing the importance of nurturing environments that foster human...

In this episode Vesna sits down with Dr. Renée Lertzman, a renowned psychologist and strategist, to explore the intricacies of creating genuine engagement within organizations. Renée shares her insights on leveraging psychology to drive transformative change and how leaders can foster resilience in the face of volatility. She emphasizes the importance of intrinsic motivation, highlighting key driv...

Thomas Davin is  the Global Innovation Director at UNICEF. With over two decades of experience in international development and humanitarian work, in this episode of Corporate Unplugged Thomas shares his insights on leveraging innovation to address global challenges affecting children. He emphasizes the critical role of young people as active contributors to climate innovation and highlights...

" Everything vibrates. So every cell of your body right now is vibrating and has its own frequency ." In this episode of the Corporate Unplugged podcast, Vesna ventures into sound with renowned multi-instrumentalist, and multimedia producer Laura Inserra. Laura shares her personal insights as a ‘Sound Alchemist’ on the vibrational essence of the universe and the profound healing power of music. La...

Phoebe Tickell is a renegade scientist, systems thinker, and social entrepreneur that sums her work up as an ‘‘imagination activist’.  In this episode, Vesna and Phoebe discuss the critical role of creativity and perception in shaping the world around us.  We delve into the challenges of fostering imagination and creativity within organizations, highlighting the need for psychological sa...

New Zealand born business philosopher and entrepreneur, Christopher Evatt, was raised with the understanding that we should leave everybody and everything better than when we found it, and we should work for the good of the whole. But the problem is, we humans have been labouring under an illusion of separation, both individually and collectively. We’re all connected, says Christopher, our society...

Don’t stress about where you are in life, says Eda Çarmıklı, a proud utopian and firm believer, that it’s never too late to become what you might have been. You're going to get to where you need to be, or perhaps you’re already there. Just open your eyes and trust that life will bring you the right people, the right communities, and the right collaborations, when you’re ready.   Eda’s the co-...

We all depend on Planet Earth for life and yet as a species, our collective actions are having devastating impacts such as a loss of biodiversity and climate change, among other things. It’s literally the definition of insanity, says Lisen Schultz, Associate Professor in Sustainability Science, Deputy Director for the Stockholm Resilience Center, University of Stockholm, Director of Education, and...

There is a real pressure to solve the climate crisis and the myriad other environmental and social issues by breaking them down into their constituent parts, to solve them individually. But, says Nora Bateson, award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, and President of the International Bateson Institute, this approach is the biggest challenge we need to overcome.  We live in a complex, in...

Right now, says Nipun Mehta, founder of Service Space, an incubator of gift economy projects that inspire people to be the change they wish to see, the world needs a little more kindness. And yes, with so many challenges happening globally, it might feel like such an insignificant act isn’t going to affect anything but says Nipun, that’s how history changes.  25 years ago, in Silicon Valley,...

Sometimes a physical ailment isn't physical, says Neha Sangwan, MD and CEO and founder of Intuitive Intelligence. In fact, stress causes or exacerbates more than 80% of illnesses, so rather than simply treating the physical injuries, we need to be asking people what's at the root of their stress.   In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Neha explains why her passion is teaching people how to...

Capitalism has served us well in many ways, says Manish Bhardwaj, CEO and founder of Innovators in Health, but it has also exacerbated injustice and inequality worldwide. So, how can we address the problems at the heart of this? How can we design more just systems? By having moral clarity.  In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Manish explains we first need to understand why there is injust...

A lot of people believe the problems we're facing on a global scale are related to tech, says Nichol Bradford, pioneer, innovator, investor and thought leader at the intersection of technology and human transformation. But the truth is, much of what we’re struggling with just boils down to a lack of belonging.  “We craft these visions of the future where people can't see themselves in it, the...

Do you bring your whole self to work? Are you encouraged to bring your authentic self to work? Or do you feel you need to leave parts of you at the door? If you’re a leader, do your followers bring their whole selves to work? Because, says Gianpiero Petriglieri, Professor of Organisational Behaviour at INSEAD, and one of the 50 most influential management thinkers in the world, if we’re not bringi...

Do you really trust your people? Do your people trust you as a leader? Is your company a trustworthy stakeholder for society and the planet as a whole? And if not, why not?  The answer, says Stefan Beiten, Founder and Managing Partner of Argo Ventures, always lies with your people, you need to learn to connect with them. Stefan is an out-of-the-box thinker and serial entrepreneur, investor, c...

How often are you moved to tears in a day? How often do you experience things that make you really feel deeply? This is what drives Richard Hsu, as he tirelessly redesigns systems and connects dots, as he develops humanistic balanced projects and places. The world has had a collective awakening. People are fast realising life is too short to waste on dirty, profit making projects. They want purpos...

Filippo Dal Fiore is an unconventional social scientist, corporate advisor and university professor of sustainable business. Having moved back and forth from academia to the frontline of highly conscious companies, Filippo has developed a new paradigm vision for the university of the future, where science is done with a heart and a new human-centred civilisation can be built from the ground up.&nb...