Oh Ship! Show

Join host Freddie Laker as he welcomes guest Robin Thurston discuss about How To Overcome Challenges With Mental Toughness & Leadership

Join host Freddie Laker as he welcomes guest Uwe Hook discuss about how to be a successful global entrepreneur. They also discussed about how to expand your business beyond your local market.

Join host Freddie Laker as he welcomes guest Bret Waters, Founder of 4thly for an inspiring episode we’re calling “Growth with No Boundaries.” Whether you’re interested in accelerating growth on a personal or professional level, Freddie and Bret will dive into how innovation, entrepreneurship, and coaching can help level-up anyone with a growth mindset.

This week on Oh Ship, Freddie is joined by Origin Protocol’s Co-founder, Josh Fraser, to discuss what it means to be a technology entrepreneur and the lessons he’s learned working with emerging technologies that disrupt existing industries and create new ones.

Andrew Gazdecki, a serial entrepreneur who bootstrapped his way to a life-changing acquisition, is now the CEO of MicroAcquire - a whole platform dedicated to helping SaaS start-ups find acquirers. Join Freddie and Andrew on this week's Oh Ship as they discuss what it takes to bootstrap a business and how the path to a successful exit has changed.

This week Nick Sinai, Senior Advisor at Insight Partners, and Marina Nitze Partner at Layer Aleph, join Freddie to discuss how their experience inside the Obama White House ultimately inspired them to write their new book “Hacking Your Bureaucracy.” Tune in to see what lessons they learned from navigating and thriving inside one of some of the largest, and slowest moving, bureaucratic organization...

A family of entrepreneurs or are entrepreneurs family? In the case of the Davidovs, both are true. They're both serial entrepreneurs, they're a family of entrepreneurs, they invest in entrepreneurs, and just like host, Freddie Laker, they believe that entrepreneurs should help each other like a family. Join Nick, Marina, and Freddie as they discuss their journeys as founders, finding their path as...

Join Freddie Laker and this week’s guest, David Segura, as they take a deeper look at what it takes to build a media empire from the ground up. David has been a force in the media space since he founded Giant Media before being acquired by AdKnowledge, and his passion for the Creator Economy has led him to invest in over 40 businesses, including the founding of his latest company, Glassbox Media....

Pablos Holman, noted inventor and hacker with over 70 patents to his name, helped Jeff Bezos launch Blue Origin and Nathan Myhrvold launch one of the world's most prolific innovation shops, Intellectual Ventures Lab. Pablos and Freddie will discuss the trials and tribulations of bringing together mad scientists, rogue inventors, crazy hackers, and maverick entrepreneurs trying to bring science fic...

The privacy tech landscape continues to be on the rise, especially post-pandemic, which has resulted in an abundance of new startups, careers, and entrepreneurial opportunities. This week Freddie and Adam Towvim, Partner at Chameleon Collective and self-proclaimed “Privacy Tech Addict,” discuss Adam's passion for the industry and how it has changed his life for the better. This episode is for you...

Host Freddie Laker, a serial entrepreneur, and Brian Morrisey, founder of The Rebooting, discuss Brian's journey of starting a company for the first time after spending decades covering successful entrepreneurs and leaders in his Editor roles at Digiday and Adweek. We're going to dig deep into what it means to be a first-time founder and find your footing. A must-watch for anyone starting or aspir...

Building a successful agency or consulting firm is incredibly hard while starting one and failing spectacularly is very easy. Jeff Brecker has been a prominent leader at top-tier global agencies and consulting firms and has even led in-house agency functions for over 20 years. Join Jeff and Freddie as they explore the ins and outs of growing, evolving, and adapting their ways through a fascinating...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Farzana Nasser, Partner and Interim VP of Ecommerce Growth Marketing & Business Transformation with Chameleon Collective. Freddie and Farzana will discuss post-pandemic impacts to e-commerce, the return of physical retail, rising advertising costs and more. Learn how entrepreneurs and leaders prepare and adapt for challenging business

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Saneel Radia, CEO & Chief Innovation Officer of Proto for an in-depth discussion about innovation across all types of businesses. Saneel is a self-described “Marketing Misfit” with a diverse career journey that’s culminated in founding and leading Proto, an innovation and design consultancy. Saneel will share insights he’s uncovered as he drives transformation...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Todd Kaplan, CMO of Pepsi for an episode you won’t want to miss! Freddie and Todd will discuss using cultural moments to drive consumers to follow a brand vs a more traditional ‘brand chases consumers’ approach. They’ll cover key insights from Todd’s career and the role of perseverance in cultural lead vs consumer lead marketing. They’re sure to share some Oh Ship...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Dave Wright, Chief Innovation Officer at ServiceNow, as they discuss how changing perspective can drive innovation. In today’s me, me, me society, taking a moment to explore the world through a different lens - particularly one of a younger generation - can unlock insights and help drive growth, both professionally and personally.

Host Freddie Laker warmly welcomes guest Marcel Fairbairn, CEO of GearSource to discuss Marcel’s interesting origin in rock music, starting a marketplace business, and current successes. They’ll dig deep on the role of persistence and share personal lessons and tips. Certainly, some Oh Ship! moments will be shared!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Josh Hay, Partner at Chameleon Collective, for a fun and insightful discussion about alternative approaches to business growth and how they have created success and, at times, chaos. Join this dynamic duo as they dive into Josh’s background, transition to consulting, early adoption, and, importantly, lessons learned along the way. This episode is sure to include a...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes Donald Chestnut, Chief Experience Officer at General Motors for an invigorating discussion about future innovation, design, CX, and how businesses can approach each through the eyes of their customers. With a rich career in customer experience, Donald will share advice and maybe some Oh Ship! moments with viewers! Join us!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Yin Woon Rani, CEO of MilkPEP for a discussion about building AND executing marketing strategies; about using data AND judgment to drive business growth; about the role of people AND systems; about the importance of culture AND operations. Join these accomplished leaders and marketers for a deep dive into what it takes to drive marketing success!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Salim Ismail, Co-Founder and Chairman of OpenExO, for an in-depth discussion about why organizations should be striving to be exponential. Salim wrote the book on exponential organizations - literally! Join us for an insightful episode about driving exponential growth in any organization.

Join host Freddie Laker as he welcomes guest Scott Tannen, CEO of Boll & Branch for an episode of the Oh Ship! Show focused on sustainability. Freddie and Scott will talk about building sustainable companies - ones that outlast you. But they’ll also talk about how sustainable and free trade practices can drive long-term business growth. These two have traveled many entrepreneurial roads and we...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Duncan Bannatyne OBE, CEO & Chairman of the Bannatyne Group for an inspiring discussion about defining your own destiny. Duncan has guided countless entrepreneurs over the years including as a Dragon on Dragon's Den, the UK show that was the inspiration for Shark Tank in the US. He will share his advice as he’s charted his own course as entrepreneur, philanthr...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Brittney Kleinfelter, Performance Marketing Consultant at Chameleon Collective and Incoming PsyD Candidate. Freddie and Brittney will tackle a topic that many entrepreneurs and leaders struggle with: work-life balance. They’ll discuss how leaders can practice mindfulness in the workplace, leading by example, and share their own journey and struggles to finding wor...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Adam Rich, Founder of Thrillist and Principal of Adam Rich Consulting. Freddie and Adam will answer the question, “Is work broken?” by diving deep into the new norms around work environments, feedback loops in virtual configurations, and intentional work and leadership. As always, there’s sure to be some Oh Ship! Moments from this duo of entrepreneurs that you won...