Oh Ship! Show

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Piano. Freddie and Trevor will dive into how Piano is helping the economics around a new and very prevalent human behavior - reading digital articles. They’ll talk about the business and leadership that drives success at Piano. Tune in for an interesting and multi-faceted discussion!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Tom Dehnel, SEO Consultant, and commonly referred to as “The Gordon Ramsay of SEO.” A member of Chameleon Collective, Tom is a successful independent consultant with a lot of advice to share - both successes and Oh Ship! moments he's learned from. If you’re considering a career switch into consulting, this show’s for you!

Freddie Laker is joined by Lisa Kauffman, CMO of Starboard Cruise Services - part of LVMH. They will be discussing differences, merits and challenges of pragmatic, realistic leadership and idealistic, visionary leadership. Join the discussion as Freddie and Lisa unpack their own leadership styles and even share some Oh Ship! Moments!

On this week’s episode, host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Pete Sena, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Digital Surgeons. Freddie and Pete will be covering a host of topics including entrepreneurship, creative concepts, design thinking, and more - all under the umbrella of “Attempting the Impossible.” If you’re a big thinker, or just need some inspiration to spark your next project, big or smal...

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Isabelle Andrieu, Co-Founder of Translated, for a robust discussion on building understanding, trust, and teams across cultures. As our teams and partners are increasingly diverse, the best thriving companies are able to build understanding and culture across, well....cultures. Join us for this week’s episode and learn a thing or two from Freddie and Isabelle's Oh...

Freddie Laker is joined by Jim Fosina, Founder and CEO of Amora Coffee. They will be discussing customer needs and wants, approaches to customer service for product vs service businesses, and some entrepreneurial Oh Ship! lessons learned. Join the discussion as Freddie and Jim dive deep on the old adage “the customer is always right.”

Freddie Laker is joined by Marc Billings, Founder of Blackdove Art Gallery. They will be discussing how NFTs/digital art are making their way into homes. Listen in and join the discussion as Freddie and Marc discuss this collision of art and technology.

Freddie Laker is joined by Bonin Bough, Chief Growth Officer of Triller and Bonin Ventures. They will be discussing strategies to recruit, retain, and grow talent across organizations of all sizes. This timely topic is sure to hit home given today’s tight talent market!

Freddie Laker is joined by Andrea Moore, SVP Digital, E-Commerce and Consumer Insights at NEST New York to discuss what it takes to succeed in eCommerce. They'll cover lessons learned at both a tactical and strategic level.

Freddie is joined by Eric Eden, the Executive in Residence of Information Venture Partners, to dive into how to drive your company's growth by identifying where to focus, where the market is going, and how people will do things differently in the future including digital currency. They also discuss what Eric has learned from his own struggles and his best advice for new entrepreneurs.

Freddie is joined by Jae Goodman, CEO of #ObservatoryAgency, to talk about "the new upper funnel" as audiences are increasingly turning to subscription streaming services. Platforms like Netflix are looking for content that honors and expands upon their series meaning the price of entry to the upper funnel is now creativity. They're discussing how brand leaders need to think like marketers but act...

Freddie Laker is joined by a panel today featuring the three Co-Founders of Flamingo Capital, Adam Garfield, Chris Adamo, and Will Weinraub, to talk about investing, building, and growing Miami's tech scene.

Freddie Laker is joined by a panel today featuring 3 guests, Experience Designer Juan-Carlos Morales, Branding Expert Matt Cave, and Experience Strategist Ryan Hart to talk about the role of design in business, design systems, and branding, and how design strategies impact customer experience.

Freddie Laker is joined by Dave Minifie, Independent Consultant, to talk about mission-focused organizations (good at what they do) vs purpose-focused organizations (understand why they exist) and why operating under the latter framework delivers better results.

Freddie Laker is joined by Ian Schafer, Co-Founder & CEO of Kindred, the platform for ESG Leadership Development, to talk about exploring the necessary ingredients to best align your individual purpose and your business without compromise.

Freddie Laker is joined by John Hall, Chief Strategist of Relevance, to talk about challenges faced as a younger entrepreneur, how he recognized his failures and overcame those barriers to lead a successful company.

Freddie Laker is joined by Ruth Hartman, a C-Suite Executive, Board Member, & Consultant, to discuss dealing with adversity, the key to being a good mentor, and challenges in leadership.

Freddie Laker is joined by Tena Crock, an Interim VP of E-Commerce/CX, to talk about finding positivity and focus to overcome some of life's greatest challenges. They focus on professional development and affairs close to the heart.

Freddie Laker is joined by Will Henshall, Founder & CEO of "Focus@Will", to talk about AI technology trends, the challenges in productivity and focus in a business environment, and how music can aid that.

Freddie Laker is joined by entrepreneur, Sergio Mello, to talk about what it's like to work in a foreign country, cultural learnings, leading in foreign cultures, incredible epiphanies, and hilarious moments that have gone wrong as well as how personal and professional growth is enhanced by exposure to a foreign culture.

Freddie Laker is joined by Rob Noble, Founder of Group of Humans, to look inside one internet entrepreneur's mind as he reflects on how key themes from farming have impacted his technology and marketing businesses.

Freddie Laker is joined by Jeff Arbour, Founder of Nana & Pop, to cover everything from the biggest mistakes people make in Cannabis, opportunities for founders, CPG trends and, funding and financing.

Freddie Laker is joined by Steven Moy, CEO of Barbarian, to talk about the future of the business model, the agency “culture” and learning to be a CEO.

Freddie Laker is joined by Nikki Barua, Co-Founder & CEO of Beyond Barriers, about challenges in entrepreneurship, especially for women, and reframing those obstacles as an opportunity for growth.

Freddie Laker is joined by Alexa von Tobel, Founder & Managing Partner of Insider Capital, to talk about ways to become a more empathic leader, what differentiates them from others, and her favorite word.