Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Minter Dialogue Episode #267 Anne Boden is the founder and CEO of Starling Bank, a brand new online bank in the UK, that she started in 2014 and got licensed in 2016. Anne who comes with a heavyweight executive experience in the banking world (ex-COO of Allied Irish Banks and Head of EMEA, Global Transaction Banking for RBS and ABN AMRO) is an entrepreneur and pioneer on a mission. This podcast co...

Minter Dialogue Episode #266 Before founding Innovation 4.0 with Will Donovan, Justin Insalaco spent nearly ten years as a police officer. With Justin's verve and need to provide impact, he created on his own a mobile app to help officers do their job better on their beat. Just like in business, there are many challenges in transforming the way things are done. Justin takes us through that journey...

Minter Dialogue Episode #265 Carla Johnson is an author, speaker and expert in storytelling, content marketing strategies and brand building, working with such blue chip companies as American Express, Dell, Motorola, VMWare, as well as the US Army Corps of Engineers. She runs the Type A Communications consultancy and is Chair of the Board of Advisors for Business-to-Business for the Association of...

Minter Dialogue Episode #264 Nichol Bradford is CEO and founder of the Willow Group, leading in personal transformation and well-being. She's also Executive Director and co-founder of The Transformative Technology Lab at Sofia University Palo Alto, the world's first transpersonal university. In this far reaching conversation, we discuss the transformative powers and potential of tech and games, wh...

Minter Dialogue Episode #263 Julie Jensen Bennett is CEO of Precipice Design, a strategic design consultancy, that is pioneering "meaning-centred design and innovation." In this conversation, we look at how design can be a far more strategic component of your brand and business. We look at some important questions: What is meaning? How to craft meaning-centred design? The intersection of culture,...

Minter Dialogue Episode #262 Kerry O'Shea Gorgone is Director of Product Strategy at MarketingProfs, which offers education for many of the top organisations in the world and boasts over 600,000 members. Kerry, who has a law and business masters degree, is also host of the Marketing Smarts podcast. In this podcast, we discuss some important trends and tips for marketers in 2018, including the upco...

Minter Dialogue Episode #261 Martin Adams is CEO & Co Founder @ Codec, a platform using AI to help produce content and drive content marketing. Martin is also a speaker on innovation, AI and the blockchain. In this conversation, we look at how Martin has gone about using AI for his business and what tips and tricks there are for any business looking to do the same. We also look at the content mark...

Minter Dialogue Episode #260 Nick Oliver is an entrepreneur who is looking at the cross section of artificial intelligence, personal data and business models. He's the founder and CEO of people.io, a start-up whose purpose is giving people ownership of their data. People.io is described as a firewall for people. In this conversation, we discuss Nick's remarkable background, the inspiration behind...

Minter Dialogue Episode #259 Magoo Giles is the founder, director and chief storyteller at The Knightsbridge School. In this conversation with the entertaining Magoo, we discuss how he came to found the school, how one creates and instills a legitimate and sustainable culture, and how to manage the challenges that any entrepreneur faces when hiring individuals, making the values come alive or even...

Minter Dialogue Episode #258 Dmitry Shishkin is Digital Editor at the BBC World Service, shaping the evolution of the famed BBC World Service in the digital age. He's also overseeing the Languages digital product requirements, helping the expansion into the strategic "need" and "want" markets. At the coal face of the impact of digital on media, Dmitry also helps the editorial teams react and adjus...

Minter Dialogue Episode #257 Julian Hay is founder and CEO of iMedia Group, which covers iMedia, iMediaSport as well as some other interesting initiatives including The Wondr Academy and Wondrlust. Julian has embedded in everything he does his WHY. It's a purpose-led organisation, helping companies to create experiences that transcend marketing solutions. Meanwhile, please send me your questions a...

Minter Dialogue Episode #256 Olivier Laborde is one of those unusual breeds of operational marketers in a large well-known multinational who has also published a book, an award winner no less: Innovate or Disappear. Based on his experience of running the Innovation Lab, Olivier talks about the challenges and key success factors of driving change and innovation within a large business. Meanwhile, p...

Minter Dialogue Episode #255 Phillip Ullmann is the CEO of Cordant Group, a £850MM family-owned international company offering integrated services including recruitment, security, cleaning and technical electrical services. In this interview, we discuss how Phillip has led the company from a commercial company to a social enterprise, bringing along his co-shareholders, board of directors, managers...

Minter Dialogue Episode #254 Charlene Li is author, thought-leader and world renowned speaker, principal analyst of Altimeter, A Prophet Company. In this podcast, we explore the ongoing disruptive challenges of digital transformation. We also take a closer look at the latest research coming out of Prophet, The Brand Relevance Index, discussing the importance of content, purpose and the different c...

Minter Dialogue Episode #253 James Poulter is the Senior Social Media Manager at LEGO, working on strategy and innovation for the beloved group. In this interview, we discuss the LEGO mission, how that plays out in the social media strategy, what are some of the keen and key insights in using social media effectively, as well as some of exciting innovative ideas that LEGO is working on. Meanwhile,...

Minter Dialogue Episode #252 Steve Brazell is known as and running Your Hitman. He is also founder of Limelight, the world’s first patent-pending on-line brand builder, and Whetstone — the first on-line re-branding tool developed for the Department of Defense. Steve is the co-author of “Clear! The simple guide to keeping your business alive and kicking,” (pub 2011). In this conversation, we exchan...

Minter Dialogue Episode #251 Alex Tonelli is a serial Silicon Valley-based entrepreneur, having been, among other ventures, co-founder of Funding Circle USA, the immensely successful peer to peer lending network. He’s now founder and CEO of Vocate, an online career centre, that looks to help college kids get jobs, filling a void in most universities. Alex is a man on a mission, with a strong passi...

Minter Dialogue Episode #250 Olivier Grinda is a repeat entrepreneur, based in Miami, who is co-founder and CEO of Home61, building up a disruptive real estate business that promises the “greatest real estate experience that you can find in Miami.” At its core, it’s about using tech to enhance the real estate experience. In this conversation we look at how Home61 is disrupting, what are the challe...

Minter Dialogue Episode #249 Stan Phelps is a keynote speaker and Workshop Facilitator at PurpleGoldfish. He’s also Forbes Contributor, faculty member on ANA’s School of Marketing and serves as an adjunct instructor at Rutgers Business School. Last but not least, Stan’s an IBM Futurist. In this conversation, Stan and I explore how companies need to move from being merely customer centric to truly...

Minter Dialogue Episode #248 Andy Molinsky, Professor of International Management and Organizational Behavior at Brandeis University's International Business School, author of two books, Global Dexterity and most recently REACH, A New strategy to help you step outside your Comfort Zone. We discuss in this podcast the challenges and solutions for getting out of one’s comfort zone. We also talk abou...

Minter Dialogue Episode #247 Cathy Huyghe is a writer and media professional, with a special interest in wine and the spirit of hospitality. Cathy speaks on subjects ranging from wine and gastronomy to digital media and entrepreneurship. In this conversation with Cathy, who is co-founder of Enolytics, providing big data services to the wine industry, we discuss the the challenges in the wine indus...

Minter Dialogue Episode #246 — Nina Radetich spent twenty years of her career in news media, being evening news anchor for KVBC and KTNV in Las Vegas. Since 2012, Nina, who is a member of the Duct Tape Marketing consultant network, has been running her own marketing and media agency. In this conversation, we look from the inside at the way news has changed, what are the key learnings for businesse...

Minter Dialogue Episode #245 -- Christopher Lochhead is the co-author of “Play Bigger: How Pirates, Dreamers and Innovators Create and Dominate Markets” and co-host of "the podcast Silicon Valley needs" Legends and Losers. Having been a CMO of three publicly traded companies and an entrepreneur, Christopher certainly is loaded in experience. Fast Company Magazine refers to him as a "Human Exclamat...

Minter Dialogue Episode #244 — Jason Miller is Global Content Marketing leader at LinkedIn, a heady position. He’s also a Rock'n'Roll photographer and author, podcaster and all around top influencer. In this podcast, Jason and I talk about the big challenges facing business leaders and what they should be doing about. We talk about how best to use Linkedin of course, as well as how best to leverag...

Minter Dialogue Episode #243 — Caleb Storkey is co-author with me of our upcoming book, "Futureproof, How to get your business ready for the next disruption." We discuss what are the key points and learnings we’ve had so far. In particular, we dig in on how our network has been reacting to the more provocative elements. And, we’ve got a special offer going on now for anyone who preorders on Future...