Out Of The Clouds

Yancey Strickler ( @ystrickler ) is an entrepreneur and writer, co-founder of Kickstarter, The Creative Independent, and the author of This Could Be our Future, A Manifesto for a More Generous World . He’s a Distinguished Fellow at the Drucker Institute , one of Fast Company’s Most Creative People, and an angel investor in startups, including Hopin , Mati , Organise , Realtime , Supercritical , Sy...

In this solo episode, host Anne Muhlethaler (@annvi) explains how she reconnected with her childhood love of swimming while away on a mountain retreat for a few days. Surprisingly, through a few changes she'd recently made, this practice turned into a peak experience.  This got her thinking, mid-stroke (breaststroke that is), and turned into a reflection on the feeling of ‘meh’ (aka languishing),...

Dr Tim Lomas ( @drtimlomas ) is one of Europe's leading experts on positive psychology and the programme leader at the University of East London's MSc in Applied Positive Psychology (one of Europe’s most highly respected post-graduate courses). He has written for the Guardian, the Times, Psychology Today and has published numerous academic papers in high-profile journals, including Psychology, Pub...

'Your customers will tell you what they want your product to be. Listening to what the customer wants is half the battle and the key to everything you do.'  Andrew Barry  Andrew Barry ( @bazzaruto ) is 'the course guy', an online teacher's teacher and founder of Curious Lion Learning. If a single slogan could describe Andrew, it would be 'The more you learn, the better it gets' , a line which he c...

'If you are not happy with the way things are, don't just complain. Go make things how they should be.' Derek Sivers This episode marks the start of the second season of Out of the Clouds. Host Anne Mühlethaler returns with a solo episode, a podcast version of a piece she wrote recently. The topic is inspired by a book by Derek Sivers called 'Your Music and Your People'  - a wonderful read - which...

  ­In this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Nadine Kelly ( https://www.instagram.com/yogimdnet/?hl=en ),  a retired pathologist, experienced yoga instructor, American Council of Exercise certified Health Coach and Senior Exercise Specialist. She is also the founder of YOGI M.D. and host of the YOGI M.D. Podcast. ­Anne and Nadine are Akimbo alumni, they met in 2020...

In this solo episode, host Anne Muhlethaler was inspired by the fact that Geneva, her hometown where she currently resides, felt like the centre of the world as the city hosted Presidents Biden and Putin for the US/Russia summit, essentially happening a stone's throw away from her home.  The conversations picked up in the press prompted her to explore relationships as systems, how feedback offers...

In this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Customer Experience Specialist and consultant, Helen Baynes. ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/helen-baynes-030b791/ ).   Want to grow your business? "If you have a long-term ambition for your business, take your customers on the journey with you." offers Helen.  Anne and Helen met through a close common friend and more recentl...

In this second solo episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler shares thoughts after writing a post for AVM Consulting. The topic explored is collaboration,  or rather the importance of Collaborative Leadership vs the Hero Leadership, the importance of leaning into the wisdom at the meeting table and the real beauty or magic that can be found in the meeting rooms when engaging with everyo...

In this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Canadian ready-to-wear designer Todd Lynn ( @toddlynnlondon ). Anne and Todd have known each other since 2000, whilst Anne was starting out at Christian Louboutin in London, and Todd was designing at Roland Mouret. They became close friends over the years and worked together closely, especially after Todd launched his epony...

In this episode, the first of its kind, host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler introduces a solo episode. Unlike the interviews with her varied guests, this is a scripted show, an audio version of the blog post she publishes weekly on her other platform, AVM Consulting (avm.consulting).  Called Looking Forward, the blog is a jumping-off point where Anne explores business, the future of work, a...

In this new episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews novelist and mindfulness teacher April Davila ( @aprildavila ).  Anne and April got to know each other thanks to their two-year certification training course, or MMTCP, which they completed earlier this year, meeting over Zoom during the closing retreat hosted by their teachers Tara Brach and Jack Kornfield.  April, a fourt...

In this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne Muhlethaler interviews Keris Masden ( @fitterfood ), in a first of what may be several interviews with the highly qualified naturopathic nutritional therapist, trainer and lecturer at the College of Naturopathic Medicine. Keris, with her partner Matt Whitmore, runs Fitter Food: a comprehensive platform offering good food, optimal health and tools to get f...

In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews the highly creative fine jeweler Nina Runsdorf. The two know each other well, having first been introduced by a mutual friend in 2011, and are currently working together on developing Nina's business.   The super chic designer, who has been at the head of her eponymous brand for a little over 15 years, talks first about her roo...

Chris Magee ( @mageesy ), head of yoga at Psycle London, is a teacher's teacher who runs trainings and retreats worldwide (in normal times), when he is not offering what is marketed to be the toughest yoga class in London, aptly named OMFG.  The accomplished Irish yogi has had a surprising and compelling path. A keen rugby player in his teens, he then trained as an actor in London and was dutifull...

In this episode of Out of the Clouds, Anne Muhlethaler speaks to Sri Ganesh Santhiram, a digital marketing and e-commerce leader with a passion for putting customer experience and message first.   Ganesh shares his journey from being a football-loving kid growing up in Brighton to his MBA in Malaysia and how being at the forefront of data and insights offered him a way into digital and e-commerce....

It's often said that breath is the language of the nervous system.  Short enough to fit in at any time, this Mindfulness of Breath guided meditation  starts off with setting an intention for practice before turning to explore the sensations of the breath, as a gateway to becoming more intimate with ourselves in the present moment.  *** If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and con...

In this episode of Out of the Clouds, host Anne Muhlethaler is joined by Dr Andrea Wojnicki, founder and chief talker of 'Talk About Talk', an online platform as well as a podcast .  From early experiences in brand marketing at Kraft Foods, Andrea, a self-confessed life-long learner talks about how she got into academia and earned herself a Doctorate of Business Administration (Marketing) from Har...

In this episode, the guest of Out of the Clouds is Hanna Fiedler ( @hanna.fiedler ): the creative force behind her eponymous London-based womenswear brand, an up-and-comer in the fashion industry, whos is launching her fourth collection this Spring.  Hanna, originally from Bavaria, Germany, started her journey in fashion by learning to sew with her mother, then interning at 16 in the Thalia Theate...

This week, host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler is joined by journalist, media trainer and ex-broadcaster Martin Popplewell ( @Martinpops ).  Anne had the occasion to work with Martin on a couple of projects, which landed her in the green room of the BBC Morning News a few years ago. However little did she know of his (very) early career in TV which landed him on a deserted island, on purpos...

Lama Hourani ( @lamahourani and @lamahouranijewelry ) is a Jordanian jewelry designer who grew up in the country's capital, Amman, with artistically-minded entrepreneurial parents who founded private art gallery Foresight 32, when she was a just girl.  When a silversmith jeweler came asking for work at the gallery, during the Iraq war, her mother took him in and they turned their small gallery kit...

Lovingkindness or Metta, is a practice which invites a genuine intention, first directed towards oneself, before turning to others and the whole world, to be healthy, at ease and safe from harm. Far from being a simple wish or a prayer, Metta doesn't change our situations yet it may change how we relate to ourselves and each other over time.  This meditation awakens  listening presence, first inqu...

Join host of Out of the Clouds Anne Muhlethaler as she introduces guided meditations to the podcast and her core practice of Metta or LovingKindness meditation. Subscribe now for updates.   If you enjoyed this episode, click subscribe for more, and if you are so inclined, rate and review the show on Apple Podcasts! thank you for listening For notes and transcripts, please visit Out Of The Clouds o...

This week, I am joined by my good friend, curator, journalist and teacher Paolo Ferrarini ( @paolostyleops ).  Paolo started his career in trend forecasting before becoming a design journalist and teacher at several of Europe's most prestigious schools. He writes for the Cool Hunting and Italian design title Interni as well. We met a few years back in Milan and were lucky to have the opportunity t...

In this episode, host Anne Muhlethaler interviews Tess Privett ( @lotuspocus_milano ): Tess is a yoga teacher, owner of  Lotus Pocus studio  in the center of Milan, Italy, who Anne encountered virtually while the two were studying how to launch their podcasts with the help of Seth Godin's Akimbo "Podcast Fellowship".  This marks their first time "meeting" over Zoom, despite the fact they had spent...