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The Company Road PodcastE87 Con Frantzeskos: The Unashamed Capitalist: Building AI Ventures and Billions in RevenueSend us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson speaks with Con Frantzeskos, a visionary marketing and technology leader who has generated billions in revenue for giants like Emirates, Coca-Cola, and ANZ. Con is the former founder of digital strategy consultancy Penso and is currently building AI-native ventures like SalesChef.ai and Ansett.Travel.Buckle up friends, this is a hard-hitting conversation that contrasts the short-termism often seen in Australia with the ambitious, long-term vision of the Middle East and the US. Con shares why 70% of ASX 200 companies f...
2025-12-1756 min
The Company Road PodcastE86 Jet Swain on Why the Next Great Economy is Built on AffectionSend us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson welcomes Jet Swain, design guru and founder of The Affection Economy, a transformative framework for how we lead, work, and measure success.Jet argues that the next great economy isn't built on logic alone, but on affection, defined as people, purpose, and values. Drawing on an incredible 35-year career spanning advertising, architecture, systems design, and policy, Jet has seen systems that have lost their soul and their care.She helps organisations move beyond quarterly targets to build cultures of...
2025-12-091h 02
The CampHacker PodcastD&D, Destiny, and the Daring Work of DEI - with Chris Hudson - Intentionally Intentional LeadersHave some feedback? A topic suggestion? Text us!Find full show notes and links at: https://gocamp.pro/camphacker/iil-chris-hDungeons & Directors: Chris Hudson’s Wild Card Ride on Love, Awe, and CampIn this unique installment of the CampHacker Podcast's Intentionally Intentional Leaders series, Executive Producer Matt Wilfrid sits down with Chris Hudson, consultant, speaker, youth development specialist, and co-host of this very podcast. Using the unpredictable roll of a 20-sided die (D20), Chris explores pivotal memories, profound insights, and fundamental be...
2025-11-2048 min
The Company Road PodcastE85 James Fitzjohn: Swapping Comfy Corporate for Consultancy HustleSend us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson speaks with James Fitzjohn, founder and director of Brew Consulting. James is a certified "agency nomad," having spent over 20 years with advertising heavyweights like Ogilvy, AKQA, and DDB across London, Dubai, Melbourne, and Perth.James shares the epiphany that led him to ditch the corporate life for the independent hustle. He realised that brilliant brands were happily spending fortunes on "shiny new websites" and "truckloads of performance marketing" without ever addressing the fundamental business strategy underneath.This frank conversation...
2025-11-1135 min
The Company Road PodcastE84 Dane Maddams: Wading through the 'Messy Middle' of Culture and ProductSend us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson dives into the heart of organisational success with Dane Maddams, Director of Product at Culture Amp and Amplitude Product 50 leader.Dane specialises in the "messy middle": the ambiguous, unspoken tensions, and trust gaps that quietly hold firms back. Drawing on a fascinatingly diverse background from Toyota to the world of gaming, Dane shares his unique perspective on making high performance more human, actionable, and scalable. The chat explores the hidden costs of ignoring workplace psychology, the true nature of...
2025-10-2844 min
The Company Road PodcastE83 Amy Grilli: From Viral Post to Global Movement: Bring on the 5-hour Workday!Send us a textIn this episode of The Company Road Podcast, Chris Hudson and Amy Grilli, co-founder of the Five Hour Club, dive deep into why the traditional 9-to-5 workday is fundamentally broken for parents and families.Amy shares the incredible personal story behind her viral LinkedIn post that reached 14 million people and proved this wasn't just a personal struggle, but a global crisis for working parents. The conversation explores the radical, effective solution: the Five Hour Workday. This model is championed not just as reduced hours, but as a system built...
2025-10-0745 min
The Company Road PodcastE82 Empathy begins Within: Reconciling ‘otherness’ with Dr. Jackie KingSend us a textIn this episode of the Company Road podcast, Chris Hudson and Dr. Jackie King delve into the transformative concept of empathy, emphasizing the importance of self-empathy as a foundational step. Dr. King shares her personal journey, highlighting how her experiences shaped her understanding of otherness and the necessity of self-discovery in leadership. The conversation explores the application of design thinking to personal growth, the complexities of identity, and the role of empathy in enhancing workplace dynamics and social cohesion. We encourage listeners to embark on their own jou...
2025-09-2342 min
The Company Road PodcastE81 Workplace bullies: Surviving toxic workplacesSend us a text"There's two parts of your career. There's the part that you do and then there's the part that people see you do. And the second one is equally important to the first one." - In this episode, you’ll hear about:Making your work visible beyond just doing it wellBuilding influence through strategic relationships and social capitalLeveraging introvert strengths in leadership and facilitation rolesTesting if difficult colleagues are misaligned or genuinely toxicHandling workplace bullies with specific tactical approachesRecognizing when manager advocacy is absent and exit strategies are...
2025-09-1043 min
The Company Road PodcastE80 Breaking the broken model: How to fix corporate learning and developmentSend us a text"Actually 90% of the change you're trying to create comes through systemic changes to the environment rather than training." - Charlie KneenCharlie Kneen is the founder of Solvd Together, a learning and development transformation consultancy that reimagines how global brands approach their people strategy. Formerly the L&D lead at BP in the UK, Charlie brings together expertise in marketing, coaching, leadership, and human-centred design.If you're tired of engagement surveys and hoping for the best, this episode offers tangible alternatives that focus on business...
2025-08-1944 min
Lone Star Deep DiveEpisode 22: Dr. Chris Hudson On this episode of the Lone Star Deep Dive, your regular host is traveling, so Jenny Inzerillo is filling in for Tonya with an interview about Texas Senate Bill 37 (SB 37), which was passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 20, 2025. The bill, effective September 1, 2025, with most provisions applicable from January 1, 2026, concerns the governance of public institutions of higher education in Texas.Today’s guest for episode 22 is Dr. Chris Hudson, a professor of English at Amarillo College who also happens to have served in the state house in a fo...
2025-08-1428 min
Angery American Nation PodcastAngery American Nation Podcast with Special Guest, Chris Hudson of 4 Tour FarmChris Hudson, a South Carolina native, brings over 24 years of expertise in elite military operations, cybersecurity, and humanitarian work. A former Special Forces leader, he spearheaded critical missions across Africa, the Middle East, and Central Asia, earning distinguished awards. Holding a BS in Business, an MBA, and certifications in Project Management and Six Sigma, Chris excelled as a Senior Project Manager at Fidelity Investments and led disaster response with the North Carolina National Guard. His cigar-rolling hobby grew into a traveling company hosting charity events for veterans and communities. As a plank owner of a veteran-led nonprofit, he’s delivered cl...
2025-08-141h 05
The Company Road PodcastE79 Making change doable: The psychology and truths behind organisational transformationSend us a text"Communicate to involve, not to tell, so that you can make the change stick." - Lana NorthLana North is a change communication specialist and founder of the Communication Exchange who has spent two decades managing complex transformation programmes across industries from banking to logistics. After working through major changes including the aftermath of the European financial crisis, she now helps leaders navigate organisational transformation with clarity and humanity. In this episode, you’ll hear about:The psychology of change resistanceTwo-way communication vs. one-way ins...
2025-07-2951 min
The Company Road PodcastE78 Ask better, lead smarter: Applying the consultant’s mindset inside your companySend us a text"I think there are three things that are really valued in organizations from consultants. The first is consultants come without a legacy bias. So the challenges, the roadblocks, the cultural norms within an organization, consultants are able to sidestep those. So are able to kind of come in and observe those with a bit of a neutral gaze." - Steph FoxworthySteph Foxworthy brings over 25 years of experience spanning customer experience, digital strategy, product innovation, sales, and marketing. He was recently managing director at Accenture Song in...
2025-07-1548 min
The Company Road PodcastE77: From stuck to start: Moving beyond “we’ve always done it this way”Send us a text“The longer the tenure, the more things become, you know, this is the way we've always done it. And so an entrepreneur is someone that can go in and see that pretty quickly. What are the bits that are stale? Where are the potentials and opportunities for improvement?” - Dave GregurkeIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Aligning stakeholders with different prioritiesBalancing innovation with security in high-risk settingsWorking around resistance to changeThe importance of customer research and involving executivesMethods for breaking habitual behaviours in lar...
2025-07-0146 min
The Company Road PodcastE76 Milk the cow vs. Make the future: Your company’s commercial dilemmaSend us a text“I realised, I'm just an arrogant tw@t that believes I know how to do things, but actually other people know how to do things as well, maybe even much better than I do. And that many solutions are based on context, on history, on future, on vision, on motivation, on setups, on ability, on all kinds of things. So there's no one solution to a problem. There are many, many solutions to a problem.” Andreas MoellmannIn this episode, you’ll hear about:H...
2025-06-1749 min
The Company Road PodcastE75 Culture isn’t yoga: What actually drives performanceSend us a text“I believe that everyone is a CEO of culture. Every interaction is either a deposit or withdrawal from culture. You can have the most amazing culture within the team, and you can put someone in there that doesn't do the right thing and doesn't treat people in the right way. And if they're in a leadership position, the shadow they leave is even bigger.” — Beth HallIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Why culture isn’t something you can “initiative” your way out ofThe impact of incivility...
2025-05-2754 min
The Company Road PodcastE74 Going Guerrilla with AI: Real talk on adoption for teamsSend us a text"People are using AI Tools whether they're being allowed to or not. More and more of large organisations’ ways of working are starting to operate out of these things organically."Ben Le RalphListen to the full episode for an in-depth look at how AI is changing the way teams work and why strategy may soon become the next big challenge in the age of AI.In this episode, you’ll hear about:What Ben means by the “strategy execut...
2025-05-1353 min
The Company Road PodcastE73 Tiny ideas, huge leaps: leading your organisation through uncertaintySend us a text“It’s not that you are not creative, you just haven’t worked a little more on developing your capacity. We can all be creative.” Dr. Maria CamachoDr. Maria Camacho is a global leader in design thinking and innovation. With over 30 years of experience across academia, consulting, and industry, she has helped shape the way organisations think about creativity and collaboration.In this episode, Maria talks about how design thinking can help people and companies navigate uncertainty.In this episode...
2025-04-2951 min
The Company Road PodcastE72 Inside your inner critic: overcoming self-doubt for successSend us a text"You cannot control how anyone's going to respond to what comes out of your mouth. I think you just have to do it with an open heart and with positive intent and then just let it land. " – Fiona WalshFiona Walsh specialises in guiding people through this kind of deep self-inquiry. She is a mindset coach, change adviser, and host of the Limitless: Unlocking Your True Potential Podcast. With over 20 years of experience, Fiona has helped business leaders and entrepreneurs shift their perspectives and align their careers with their tr...
2025-04-0148 min
The Company Road PodcastE71 Silent Revolutionaries: Firing up corporate innovation without getting firedSend us a text"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is in that little extra. It's about focusing in on the right things and fixing them...it's more about solutioning in that space."– Dr. Munib KaravdicDr. Munib Karavdic, an award-winning innovation executive, intrapreneur, and CEO of Wave Design. In this episode, Munib shares his journey from pursuing a PhD in E-Commerce in Australia to leading corporate innovation and eventually founding Wave Design. He discusses key turning points in his career, including the moment he shifted focus fro...
2025-03-1855 min
For Love & MoneyEp 77 Chris Hudson: Catalysing change: Personal purpose at workEpisode Summary:
In this episode of For Love & Money, Carolyn Butler-Madden is joined by Chris Hudson, Founder & CEO of Company Road, to explore how his own personal purpose has driven his work in catalysing organisational change.
Chris shares his journey from childhood to the Ad Agency world, through corporate marketing to entrepreneurship—driven by curiosity and a deep desire to challenge the status quo. They discuss how leaders can embed purpose into their work, create meaningful cultural transformation, and reimagine traditional business models through curiosity, storytelling, and innovation.
This conversation unpacks the emotional and...
2025-03-171h 02
The Company Road PodcastE70 The Draw of Change: Balancing creativity, confidence and humilitySend us a text"I would go so far as to say it went past an adaption and into a reinvention almost. New York is that city that it's a little bit of a trope, but everyone goes there to reinvent themselves in a way... That’s petrifying, but also incredibly freeing, because you can start to rebuild the person that you really want to be at that stage in your life." – Alanna LynchIn this episode, you’ll hear about:Alanna’s journey from Sydney to New York and back...
2025-03-0443 min
The Company Road PodcastE69 Rewriting the rules: What rebels can teach organisationsSend us a textShow Notes"I think one of the main skills that an intrapreneur needs is diplomacy. You need to be able to manage upwards, downwards, sideways. You need to get people's buy-in, engage them in your ideas rather than ramming them down their throats." - Kate ToonKate Toon, an award-winning entrepreneur, author, and digital marketing expert, joins us for an insightful discussion. From her humble backyard shed, Kate has built a thriving business universe, empowering thousands through her educational platforms and marketing expertise....
2025-02-1837 min
The Company Road PodcastE68 The Unique You: Decoding your Creative DNA with Lisa JohnsonSend us a text“The Elements Kit is about 'Who am I?' and 'What next?'. What choices can I make for a really fulfilled and aligned life? Bringing all those components into balance.” - Lisa JohnsonLisa Johnson, an experienced designer with expertise spanning interior design to service design, joins us to share her journey and her innovative creation, The Elements Kit. With a foundation in systems thinking and human-centred design, Lisa has built a toolkit that aligns personal talents, values, and ambitions, offering a unique path to creative self-actualisation.Li...
2025-02-0440 min
Watch God Work with Lawrence E. AdjahChris Hudson: Faith, Fashion & Chasing Purpose Over Profit | Watch God Work w/ Lawrence E. Adjah#FaithInBusiness #PurposeDrivenLife #Entrepreneurship
In this episode of Watch God Work with Lawrence E. Adjah, we welcome Chris Hudson, visionary entrepreneur, servant leader, and founder of the lifestyle brand Life Journey. Chris shares his inspiring story of how his faith led him to create a brand rooted in purpose and encouragement, emphasizing the importance of chasing purpose over profit.
Chris reflects on life-changing moments, including a near-death experience that solidified his trust in God’s plan, and shares valuable lessons about balancing faith, entrepreneurship, and self-care. From building relationships to running a business that glorifies God, Ch...
2025-01-2641 min
The Company Road PodcastE67 Authenticity in the Spotlight: Evolving Social Media for Real ConnectionsSend us a text"We know that authentic content is what comes through. We know storytelling is so important. So I actually help businesses bring it back in-house if they felt like they were very over-reliant on external factors. No one knows us, our customer, and our business better than we do." – Kim JamesIn this episode, you’ll hear about:How platforms like Facebook and TikTok have changed over the years and the strategies that work today.Why authenticity and understanding customer behaviour are central to impactful marketing.The shif...
2025-01-2155 min
The Company Road PodcastE66 Neurodivergence Unplugged: Transforming Work for Neurodivergent ProfessionalsSend us a textAni Møller, founder of Ani Møller Coaching, discusses the growing awareness of neurodivergence in the workplace. Ani shares her deeply personal journey of being diagnosed with autism and ADHD at the age of 41, which reshaped her understanding of past challenges and led her to a new purpose: helping neurodivergent professionals own their identities, navigate their careers, and thrive both personally and professionally.In this episode, you’ll hear about:Ani’s personal journey and discovery of being autistic and ADHD in her 40s.Challe...
2025-01-0747 min
The Company Road PodcastE64 Raw Courage and Reinvention: From Stripper to Global ExecutiveSend us a text"Imposter syndrome is not conquered by achievements. The more achievements that you have, sometimes it can disconnect you more from your sense of worth. That is why I believe in being so raw and open about my stuff now. Now that I have the privilege to do it." - DeAnna AvisThis week’s themeDeAnna Avis’ story is not your typical corporate success tale—it’s raw, real, and powerfully inspirational. From the glittering stages of strip clubs to the boardrooms of global corporations, DeAnna's...
2024-11-2646 min
The Company Road PodcastE63 Beyond the simple "Thank You": The New Era of Customer LoyaltySend us a text"The consumer, quite honestly, especially the younger generation, is looking for something more than just love me because I'm spending my money, they want to be connected to a brand." - Chris Gillen This week’s themeAs the CEO and co-owner of A Closer Look, Chris brings nearly three decades of expertise from the frontlines of retail and customer service, guiding brands through the labyrinth of CX transformation.Curious about how to leverage these insights to transform your own...
2024-11-1245 min