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Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#51 Creating a data driven strategy for your businessIn this podcast episode, Ilona Brannen interviews Lesley Vossenkemper, founder of Scale Up Strategies. Leslie shares her background in the education sector and her passion for helping businesses grow and achieve their goals. She explains how she transitioned from working in a corporate environment to becoming an entrepreneur. Leslie discusses the importance of being a spark of change and shares her experience in serving clients across sectors. She emphasizes the need for consultancy services that support startups in scaling and innovating, regardless of their industry. Ilona and Leslie explore the significance of developing a data-driven culture within organizations. They discuss...2023-07-2050 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#50 AI, Coaching and Radical candor: Unlocking leadershipIn this episode of the Still Loading podcast, host Ilona Brannen interviews Febronia Ruocco, a marketing expert with extensive experience in the FMCG sector. Febronia shares her insights on cultural intelligence and the importance of understanding local perspectives when working on global marketing projects. She discusses her early career at Cadbury Schweppes European Beverages, where she collaborated with marketing directors from different countries, emphasizing the need to negotiate and influence while respecting diverse cultural nuances. The conversation also delves into the role of AI in marketing, highlighting its potential to streamline data analysis and creative design processes. In this episode...2023-06-2636 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#49 Navigating remote leadership and the future of work with Peter BeneiIn this episode, we dive into the world of remote leadership and the challenges faced by leaders in the digital age. Our guest, Peter Benei, founder of Anywhere Consulting, shares his expertise in leadership development for remote leaders and provides valuable insights for startups and growing companies. Peter highlights the common operational mistakes made by founders, stemming from their background in enterprise leadership or a lack of business-building knowledge. He emphasises the need for leaders to adapt to the fast-paced and reactive nature of startups, particularly when transitioning from an enterprise setting. The conversation explores the key differences between traditional...2023-06-1547 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#48 Global communications: how to lead in a multinational contextHeather Hansen is a global communication consultant who helps companies navigate the challenges of communication in multicultural and multilingual settings. She emphasises the importance of conscious communication, confident communication, and connected communication in her approach. The "unmuted" framework she developed from her award winning book, focuses on self-awareness, skill building, and creating inclusive environments. Heather works with companies that have recently undergone strategy revamps and helps them implement their new strategies by ensuring effective communication throughout the organisation. This involves engaging employees, aligning their roles with the strategy, and maintaining communication channels to drive strategy execution. She possesses the expertise...2023-05-2547 min

Queens of Tech Podcast | 100 Voices of Impact | Representation Matters!Tech Queen: Ilona Brannen - Founder & CEO Slate Digital | ex-PwC, ex-Fuse Universal | Podcast host of Still LoadingIlona, the visionary founder and CEO of Slate Digital, is on a mission to empower purpose-led businesses and their teams to unlock growth and realize their full potential.Her unwavering dedication to leadership in the digital age is evident in her podcast, "Still Loading," where she engages with experts on crucial topics such as the gender pay gap, co-working dynamics, remote leadership, and the landscape of SAAS and tech leadership.Ilona's team at Slate Digital specializes in partnering with scale-ups at the critical juncture where growth hinges on aligning people, processes, and systems. They...2023-05-2053 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#47 All the secrets you would ever want to know from a tech industry recruiterIn this episode of the Still Loading Podcast, host Ilona Brannen interviews Owen Dearn, a recruitment consultant specialist in the tech sector. They discuss the unique aspects of recruiting in the tech industry, the impact of remote work, and the changing employee benefits landscape. Owen shares insights on how companies are adapting to hybrid work models, and highlights the importance of intentional efforts to create an attractive office culture. They also explore the evolving dynamics between employers and employees in the job market. Key takeaways: - The job market in the tech industry has been chaotic since COVID-19, with shifts...2023-05-1841 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#46 The power of mindset - the road to Harvard and the worldIn this episode I’m chatting to Dr Pradeep Sacitharan who has had an extraordinary life. He went from a war refugee, teenage gangster, and a high school dropout to award winning scientist at Oxford and Harvard in 7 years. The he went on to discover drugs as a professor and become Vice President of a Biotech with a revenue of 1.6 billion USD. Not stopping there, Pradeep challenged the system, quit his career, and founded his own 8-figure company. He is passionate about speaking topics including today topic on mindset and leadership and in this episode he talks about how the mo...2023-05-1143 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#45 Revolutionising remote leadership in the digital ageI'm excited to bring you a conversation with Kevin Ignatius, an L&D expert at Omnipresent, a digital company that focuses on global employment operations. Omnipresent is not only adapting to the digital age, but shaping it with their innovative approach. With Ominpresent being a remote-first culture, Kevin and I had the opportunity to design a leadership development program that truly reflects the needs of the digital age. In this episode, we delve into Kevin's perspective on leadership as a behavior, not just an ideal, and share best practices for leading in a remote-first world. We'll also hear about a...2023-05-0452 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#44: Top 3 Reflections on the Future of LeadershipJoin me as I wrap up and reflect on season 4 of the Still Loading podcast! In this episode, I’m sharing my thoughts on the future of leadership in the digital age based on the observations and learnings from throughout this season. We’ve had a diverse range of guests on the show who’ve offered some fantastic thought-provoking conversations. From insights on scale-ups and startups to challenges and successes with customer success, marketing, and leadership. We’ve covered it all and there will be more to come! Tune in to hear what we have in store for seas...2023-02-0912 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#43: Lessons learned in leadership from a Tech Industry ProBen Norton shares his unique journey in the ever evolving tech industry. Offering insights on the cultural differences between agencies and larger corporations, the challenges of remote work and maintaining employee engagement and cohesion, and how difficult it can be to have an authentic leadership style and be a visionary for the company. Ben Norton is a seasoned professional with over 25 years of experience in B2B sales and marketing strategy and execution. He is an expert in communication and presentation and has held executive positions in SaaS services. With a proven track record of building successful...2023-01-2646 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#42: Increase the likelihood of reaching your goals in 2023!Have you given up on the idea of setting goals for the new year? Before you do, let’s see if we can help set you up for success! In this episode, I’m sharing my top tips and helpful exercises to help you finally achieve your goals - or at least get you a lot closer to them! (Which is a win that many people forget to give themselves credit for). Ready for a new perspective? Hit play! (00:48) Ilona’s Reflections; TLDR For many reasons, it can be easy to feel unmotivated about a new...2023-01-1915 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#41 The advantage of empathetic leadership in a remote workforceWorking remotely isn’t always as luxurious as it seems. Many people in remote positions struggle to stay motivated in their work and greatly miss human connection. So what can we do from a leadership perspective to alleviate the emotional pitfalls that remote teams often experience? Thankfully, Melissa Romo, wrote a book to show us the way. Melissa Romo is a veteran of global business management, having held executive roles in Warsaw, Paris, London and New York for some of the world’s most recognized companies. Melissa has built and managed high-performing teams around the world in offi...2022-12-1553 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#40 The potential of side hustle culture and why corporate leadership should embrace itThe side hustle economy is on the rise! With more and more people developing an interest to launch there own thing, it’s predicted that by 2030 there will be more side hustlers than full-time employees. But even with this rapidly growing trend, most side hustlers are afraid to inform their day-time leadership, fearing that it’ll be perceived as a distraction from their day job. But Mary Agbesanwa, founder of female millennial entrepreneurial community, ‘Now You’re Talking Network’, shares her insights and perspectives on how side hustlers have the potential to become great leaders in a larger organization. Mary...2022-12-0843 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#39 Best practices and tips for leadership in a remote first worldHow do you successfully manage and lead a team remotely? This is a question that comes up a lot. When it comes to remote vs. in-person, the basic principles of good leadership remain the same. The only difference is the method in which we are interacting with others and our surrounding environment, however, it does require a different skillset to be able to develop those crucial soft skills and deliver them online. In this episode, I’m having a conversation with my business collaborator, Nicola Scott, all about her leadership journey in the digital age. Nic is an...2022-12-0154 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#38 Authentic leadership in today’s workforce. What does it mean and why does it matter?Poor leadership could mean the difference between a thriving business and one that’s struggling to survive. So what does it mean to be an effective, and respected, leader in your organization? It means connecting with your team on a human level and giving them the support they need to succeed. Sean Georges, J.D., LL.M. and John Buford, Ph.D. are the co-founders of On Mission Leadership. With over 80+ years of combined experience throughout their extraordinary careers, they have been students, observers, mentors, and teachers of leadership development. Sean is a Naval Academy gr...2022-11-2459 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#37 Connecting the dots between sales, marketing, and customer successIn this episode, we’re reflecting on the stories, expertise, and the wisdom of our guests so far. Tune in to hear my take on developing sales skills, building relationships as part of your marketing strategy, and the importance of focusing on your customer’s journey after they buy your product. Let us know what part of these conversations resonated with you the most! Email us at hello.stillloadingpodcast@gmail.com (00:38) Ilona’s Reflections; TLDR Adapting to think like the customer What’s the problem and how do you communicate a solution that connects with the...2022-11-1720 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#36 How to succeed with your customer success strategyYou don’t have a business without your customers - but are you focusing on customer success? To build momentum and survive in the market, start-ups have to evolve rapidly, and oftentimes that means that there’s a tendency to solve problems from the top down instead of from the bottom up. It’s easy to think that hiring a more senior role with a specific set of skills is the right solution for customer success but a lot of times, that’s done too soon. Digital transformation leader and customer success expert, Rebecca Jones, shares about th...2022-11-1054 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#35 Get your cheerleaders! Cultivating relationships for an empowering work environmentBuilding relationships is a fundamental key to growth in your business. Whether it’s relationships with your customers, partners, or employees it’s crucial to establish and maintain that trust and comfortability with your brand from the inside out. Lucy Woolfenden has 20 years' experience of launching brands and developing them across multiple markets. Lucy is the Founder of The Scale Up Collective, working with a wide portfolio of challenger brands and her experience includes launching Skype for Mobile, Starling Bank and Yolt. Lucy also mentors startup founders and teams from disadvantaged backgrounds. We discuss developing in to the kind of lead...2022-11-0341 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#34 Sales strategy for founders: from start up to profitable businessWelcome to Season 4 of the Still Loading Podcast! We've got some amazing guests lined up for this season and we’re kicking things off with Monika Holland. Monika is the strategic advisor and founder of BOLD Business Decisions and a go-to-market specialist for early stage startups. She helps talented technical founders develop sales skills to successfully bring their product to market. We discuss how important it is for leaders to continuously develop new skills in order to sustainably grow in business, what to be aware of when it comes to mentorship, and learning how to put yourself out there to bu...2022-10-2739 min

We Are The Unheard026 Nope. I checked. I’m brilliant. So f*!k You! with Ilona BrannenIn this episode Ilona talks about being driven out of a school she was working in based on a 10 minute assessment that wasn’t even accurate. She had to defend and prove herself purely because a headteacher took a disliking to her and decided to make her life hell. “ I've never had any problems with any job before. I think I learned a fair few things, right? I learned, I think a really wonderful one is that self belief, like, you can't touch me mentally. You can't, I believe in myself. And th...2022-10-1147 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#33 Season 3: reflections, best bits and my producer!Season three has reached its finale and to celebrate, I invited my editor Victoria Spooner to reminisce about some of our favourite moments from the season. In this episode, we listen back to some highlights from the season, revisit some of the lessons we learned, and share some of our own reflections - from servant leadership, being an inclusive leader and personal branding I share my learnings and insights on how to be a leader for the digital age. Victoria is a freelance podcast editor and producer. She also writes about folk traditions, nature, and music, plays the bass, and...2022-06-3037 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#32 Personal branding for leaders in the digital agePersonal branding is one of the keys to success in the digital age and can be and confusing road to navigate. Thankfully, we have knowledgeable experts like this weeks’s guest, Ioana Jago to help us figure it out. Ioana is a Personal Branding and Growth Strategist and founder of IVENTUM UK, a growth marketing agency. Ioana breaks down the importance of creating a personal brand, how to slowly and steadily build your online presence as a leader, and shares how her experience of living and working in Japan inspired her approach to leadership. Check out IVENTUM and learn about th...2022-06-2344 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#31 Leading change through action: paving the way in the music industryEve Horne is a singer, songwriter, and producer and can boast the most played Christmas song in Denmark as one of her own. Getting her start as a performer in the girl band JUICE, Eve has more recently focused her efforts on songwriting, producing and teaching others how to build these skills. In 2020, Galvanised by the knowledge that only 4% of music producers are women or non-binary, Eve set up a campain titled The Unheard to raise awareness of this gender disparity. In this episode we cover the importance of shared leadership to create equity and how backing yourself is the...2022-06-1645 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#30 Inclusive leadership: building a fairer system for allMy guest on this episode Jodi Hausen. Jodi is an award winning journalist and currently resides in Bozeman, Montana. Diagnosed with ADHD later in life, Jodi has made it her mission to advocate for the neurodivergent community and other differently-abled people through telling their stories and her own. This was such an illuminating conversation about everything from the benefits of making workspaces more accessible to mental health and the menopause. Go check out Jodi’s work at www.jodihausen.com The book Jodi mentions that helped her understand her ADHD diagnosis is Driven to Distraction by psychiatrist Ned Hollowell. Podcast ed...2022-06-0945 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#29 Digital storytelling to create a compelling vision for the futureThis week on Still Loading is Brooklyn-based filmmaker, writer, director, producer, and mens health advocate William Wonders III. His current project, Othello Rising is about systemic racism in US healthcare and its effects on the wellbeing and life expectancy of black men. In this episode we talked about William’s own health journey, his role as a leader in his community, and the importance of taking care of yourself in order to better take care of others. Find out more about William and his work at https://www.qfproduction.com Podcast edited by Victoria Spooner.2022-06-0149 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#28 The power of servant leadershipWe’re already at episode five and my guest for this one is Shane Wallace. Shane is the CEO of Culturesmith, an organisation that educates leaders and teams about emotional sustainability and how to cultivate it. They believe that if organisations became intentional about sending the best possible version of their employees home each evening, many of the problems that affect us outside of work would become a lot more manageable. Sounds great to me! We get right into how Culturesmith approaches this work and explains the model of servant leadership and why it is so effective! Shane shares his ti...2022-05-2652 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#27 The modern MBA, creating community for the squiggly careerMarie Kirwan and Kristen Rossi are community leaders for those MBA people who are not your usual MBA people. Coming to their field from non-traditional backgrounds, Marie and Kristen noticed the lack of community for people like them so they teamed up to create one. In this podcast, we explore their journey and talk about non-linear career paths, the prevalence of imposter syndrome, and how we are more influential than we think. Find out more about the squiggly-career MBA community, check out resources, and listen to the Modern MBA podcast at www.themodernmba.co.uk. Podcast edited by Victoria Spooner 2022-05-1933 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#26 Building an effective remote first cultureThis week on the pod is HR wizard Emilia Montiglio. Driven by her passion for people and the way they do things, Emilia has followed her natural leadership inclinations into a career as Head of People at Workana moving from the corporate world into a scale up that is remote first in every sense. Working for a scale up which has workers distributed all across Latin America, Workana is an online portal that connects freelancers to potentials clients and projects. In this conversation, Emilia shares the importance of company culture when working with global remote teams, effective onboarding processes for...2022-05-1232 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#25 How to bridge the digital divide with mobile technologySelf proclaimed “accidental technologist” Rosa Wang is our featured leader this week. Rosa has just published her first book Strong Connections: Stories of Resilience from the Far Reaches of the Mobile Phone Revolution. It is a fascinating and touching read about the impacts and uses of technology in developing nations and is sprinkled with her own experiences and self-reflections. In this episode, Rosa shares her expertise on transformative technologies and the insights she has gained working at the forefront of bringing mobile technologies to those excluded from the digital revolution. Find out more about Rosa’s work at https://rosawang.com. S...2022-05-0542 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#24 Creating the remote working futureMy guest this week is Daphnee LaForest. As a Distributed Workplace Strategist and long-time remote worker, Daphnee uses her expertise and experience to provide support for leaders who are transitioning their work environment to the digital realm. Daphnee shares her tips for successful remote working setups including the importance of creating a strong workplace culture and how leaders must cultivate empathy to support their teams remotely. Her excitement for what she calls a workplace revolution is infectious and her optimism for this new way of working is an inspiration. You can find out more about Daphnee at https://daphneelaforest.com...2022-05-0332 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#23 What have I learned so far from doing a podcast?In this episode I share my insights of what I have learned from my guests about leadership for the digital age and my own learnings from doing a podcast! I’ve learnt so much from my guests, and in this episode I distill the three key skills that I think leaders for the digital age need to harness right now in order to be effective leaders that we need. Plus I share what I have learned from being a podcast host and my own leadership development. Thank you to all my guests for season two!2022-02-1608 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age# 22 Storytelling as a leadership superpowerIn this episode I am chatting with Stewart Bewley who is the Founder of Amplify.me and is a passionate advocate of storytelling and getting people to share their stories brilliantly. Did you know that according to research by Stanford University a story is 22 times more memorable than a presentation? This is what Stewart does. He works with leaders from Microsoft and Google and has coached people from over 400 startups to raise over 4 billion dollars, all through the power of storytelling. We talk about how important it is for leaders, especially in the digital age to harness the power of...2022-02-0750 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#21 Addressing the gender pay gap, what can leaders do today?This weeks guest is Michelle Gyimah who is a pay gaps strategist and she specialises in supporting HR Directors to close their pay gaps in a sustainable way. A key aspect of her work with organisations is to provide training on how to hold better pay and progression conversations as a key tool to closing pay gaps. In this episode Michelle talks us through her passion to help her clients to get clear about what they need to do address pay gaps and why it is so important for leaders to be proactive about this. We also discuss the value...2022-01-3139 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#20 Owning your story to take you on to the next levelIn this episode I am chatting with Nick Elston, an Inspirational Speaker, Transformational Speaking Coach, 'In Your Corner' Mentoring and Unique Mental Health Engagement Specialist from Bristol. Nick's mission is to empower people to truly be heard personally, professionally - even in their relationships. After a lifetime of Mental Illness, Mental Health challenges, crippling Anxiety and being an introvert himself, Nick developed his programmes, tools and techniques to not just manage anxiety and nerves, but to harness that energy and use it as a catalyst to truly step up! Here, Nick shares his journey with us as to how he...2022-01-2549 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#19 Creating collaboration across the country music sceneIn this episode I am chatting with Eli Edlund, a singer songwriter, composer and music creator from Canada who has created the worlds first collaborative music platform for Canadian country music artists. The idea formed as a response to Covid-19 and has since formed a fantastic community across Canada to connect artists to bring about more collaboration and innovation to the country music scene. We have a great chat about being a leader, building a community and there is even a little Easter egg in this episode. Let me know if you find it 😉. Podcast edited by Victoria Spooner 2022-01-1837 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#18 How to map your path (and maybe find a gnome)This weeks guest is the fantastic Anne Ditmeyer, a woman who wears many hats, some may call her a “slasher” – designer/writer/traveler/consultant/coach. Others would say she has a portfolio career or even a multi-passionate entrepreneur. One thing is for certain she is not afraid to write her own rules. An American living in France, Anne runs the hugely successful blog Prêt a Voyager (translation: ready to travel; mantra: travel is not where you go, but how you see the world), that she founded in 2007 and because of it, she haven’t applied for a job in 10+ years. Th...2022-01-1139 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#17 How can you develop leadership for the digital age when you have no access?In todays episode I am joined by Kathleen Fullerton who is an educator, juvenile justice advocate, and community organizer. Kathleen had been working as an educator for over 20 years. For the last 11 years she has been the Project Coordinator for Hope Partnership which is a youth created and youth driven organisation who work with young offenders in a correctional facility. They bring in community leaders and volunteers to deliver workshops in the Arts, Life Skills, and Transition Services. We talk about how can you teach leadership for the digital age for people who don’t have access while in the fa...2022-01-0439 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#16 Reflecting on your yearIn this episode I share some journal prompts that I use to help me reflect on my year as we close out 2021 and head into 2022. Short and sweet and see you soon! Link to the video https://youtu.be/k2UkodPRdgU 2021-12-2306 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#15 How to create the best hybrid office experienceSuzanne Murdock is the co-founder of The Hub Newry, an award winning network of flexible working spaces in Northern Ireland. Suzanne is passionate about helping her clients have the best office space for them and her co-working space is connecting to a global network of flex spaces to learn best practices and share with her clients. Suzanne consults with businesses and organisations as they reimagine their office space for this new hybrid working model. In this episode we discuss, the latest trends in co-working spaces, best practices for business transitioning to a hybrid model, top tips for leaders as they...2021-12-1338 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#14 Leadership, Coaching and Creativity.In this episode I am chatting to Beth Collier who is a Creativity, & Leadership Consultant. Beth works with clients to improve their communication, creativity, and leadership skills, which then improves their performance, relationships, and lives. After spending 15 years in the corporate world in New Zealand, Beth transferred her skills acquired in the creative industries to help leaders be more creative and help their teams to do so too. With a flair for linking pop culture to Leadership lessons Beth and I had a great conversation about how best to bring more creativity into the world. Podcast edited by Victoria Spooner 2021-12-0336 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#13 Working with business and social impactAngela Hamilton is the Lead Social Venture and Entrepreneur in Residence at the University of British Columbia and is also the founder of Lane Editorial which provides story consulting services for entrepreneurs, artist and visionaries. Angela also founded Quupe a community rental platform for people to share resources in their local community. Need a drill, go on Quupe and find someone nearby who has one and rent it. Simple! We talk about, entrepreneurship, solving real world problems and how to have social impact in your businesses. Angela shares her own leadership story from moving from South Africa to Canada and...2021-11-2641 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#12 Still loading season two is here!Still loading is back for season two and I cannot wait to share with you some of the incredible guests we’ve been chatting to all about leadership for the digital age. Have a listen for a sneaky peak into three of the guests we have coming up this season.2021-11-2600 min

Powering ProductivityEp.12 How to amplify your energy, with Ilona BrannenSuzanne talks to Ilona Brannen - a consultant who works with fast growing tech companies as well as individuals around leadership, storytelling and brand imaging. Ilona uses her knowledge and expertise to successfully bring companies into the digital world focusing on people (leadership and training), processes and systems in order to build and scale their success at speed. She amplifies energy at scale. They talk about: Getting the best out of teams in the digital space Improving your leadership skills The challenges women still face in the workplace How to use storytelling at work H...2021-10-2034 min

Hosting HR with HR Recruitment SolutionsWhat Makes a Great Business Leader?What makes a Great Business Leader? In this show, our panellists are going to discuss what makes a great business leader. How do we define a great leader? Is it different in the digital age? Does a great leader have to be a popular leader? How can we best develop leaders? We also analyse the likes of Elon Musk, Richard Branson, Jeff Bezos amongst others. Peter Anderton - Leadership boffin and coach. Peter started his career as an engineer, but for nearly 20 years now has been working with leaders to get the most out of th...2021-09-161h 05

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#11 No is a complete sentence.In today’s episode I reflect on how ‘No’ is a complete sentence and why it is so hard for us to do. The power to say no and to practice saying no to things that are not for us allows us to make space for things that are. Plus we have to overcome some deep rooted psychology to please others which is a natural response in order to say no. It’s a vital skill especially in our digital age as we have a wider and extended 9-5 working day/experience which means how we set our boundaries and communic...2021-09-0916 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#10 How can you build a high performing team with the superpower of facilitation?In this weeks episode I am chatting to Alison Coward who is the Founder of Bracket, who work with a diverse range of companies to help them discover the perfect balance between team creativity, collaboration and productivity. Alison is a strategist, trainer and workshop facilitator. With over 15 years’ experience working in, leading and facilitating creative teams, Alison is passionate about finding the perfect balance between creativity, productivity and collaboration. In her work at Bracket she works to support those who need to be creative and innovative in their everyday roles, and encourage their clients to work collaboratively, thi...2021-09-0244 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#9 What is the future of women's leadership in the digital age?In this episode I am chatting to Julia Middleton, Founder of Common Purpose an NGO devoted to developing leaders who can cross boundaries. Between geographies, generations, sectors, specialisations, backgrounds and beliefs. Both at work and in society. Her new initiative, Women Emerging from Isolation is the her new initiative to connect women from different cultures, backgrounds, faiths, and beliefs. The goal: a film-club approach to intercultural leadership development to connect women leaders from around the world and develop cultural intelligence. "We are not interested in redistributing power, our aim is to generate more of it as we emerge from isolation.” - Juli...2021-08-2655 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#8 Creating connection in a virtual online communityIn this episode I will be chatting with Matt and Parul who are founders of the London Writers Salon which hosts an online writers hour, 4 times a day across different timezones! We discuss how they got started and how they have built this amazing community of people over the last 18 months through the power of writing and connection through the internet. Matt and Parul also share their own journey as leaders and how they have grown London Writers Salon through co-leadership, being a team and listening to their community. Here is the link to join writers hour, its free and a...2021-08-1947 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#7 Becoming AGILE in the way you work and approach your businessIn this episode I will be chatting to Mo Nawari who is not only a Product Owner at Bose and a passionate Agile coach but also has co-founded his own sustainable pop brand Super Soda who's mission is to 'craft the most exquisite pop on the planet by saving unwanted fruit and veggies from limbo' and co-founded Productowners.org a platform that connects Product Owners to develop their profession to the next level. In amongst all this Mo takes us through his own leadership development journey having been through two redundancies and being a first generation immigrant in the UK a...2021-08-121h 03

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#6 Reclaiming 'difficult' and using neuroscience in your own leadership developmentIn this episode we mix things up a bit where I share with you a story from my own leadership journey and what I did to help me overcome some challenges and how using neuroscience can help support your own leadership development. We learn about how using affirmations and the Reticular Activating System and how these two small things can make a big difference to you and your own perception on reality. Interested? Listen to learn more! 2021-08-0214 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#5 Making teams work in a remote first worldIn this episode I am joined by Adam Ambrozy, co-founder of MakeTeamWork a consultancy that focuses on creating great culture for Series A start ups. Adam is a serial entrepreneur and very experienced consultant and his new company was set up just before the pandemic hit creating an opportunity for him and his team to innovate alongside many fledgling start-ups. We talk about the top things he has seen that leaders are needing at the moment for digital leadership, we have a deep discussion about gendered leadership development programmes (mainly fuelled by my curiosity) he takes us through the work h...2021-07-2843 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#4 Designing powerful games for Leadership DevelopmentIn this episode, I will be chatting with Mohsin Memon who designs games for leadership development and is a passionate advocate for games and play in helping people learn and develop. We explore Mohsin's own leadership development journey from child Bollywood actor, to his pivot into games design and the work he does with clients now, and what he thinks the impact of Covid-19 will be on virtual game design and training. If you want to know more about the work that Moshin does for his clients you can check him out at Gamitar and if you want to learn m...2021-07-2242 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#3 The new CEO, how do you lead remotely?In this episode I am chatting to Andy Melia, CEO of Heart of the City, a charity that aims to bring responsible business into the Heart of the city. They support SMEs to be a force for good, through workshops, masterclasses and expert mentoring and their foundation programme will help you look at how your business can support your local community, reduce your environmental impact, build a more diverse workforce and look after your employees’ wellbeing – and they’ll help you put it all into a strategy that’ll help your business succeed! We talk about how Andy fel...2021-07-1443 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#2 - What happens when you have a cooking school and a pandemic?In this episode I am chatting to Jane Bertch, Entrepreneur, Consultant and Founder of La Cuisine Paris a French cooking school in Paris offering a variety of cooking classes in English, anything from Croissant Classes, Macaron Classes, Traditional French Pastry Classes, Technical Skills Classes, and a French Cheese Workshop in addition to Food Tours in Paris and Versailles! She runs a small international team, with different backgrounds and experiences, who all work with a common value: the desire to share their "savoir faire" and passion with you. We chat about the pivot Jane had to make to he...2021-07-0634 min

Still Loading: A podcast all about Leadership for the Digital Age#1 Introducing the Still Loading Podcast!Hello and welcome to Still Loading a podcast dedicated to exploring leadership for the digital age. My name is Ilona Brannen and I am your host for this exploration and adventure. I’ve been fascinated by us humans, how we develop and the interplay with technology for over 20 years now and I am so excited be here with you. Leadership is a huge topic, which is so important to be able to create a future world we want to be part of, or not depending on your point on view. If you are someone who lea...2021-07-0100 min

Stories to Learn byIlona BrannenWhat to say about Ilona, well, basically I blackmailed her into coming on, she barely says a word, found it really difficult to get anything out of her, just no chemistry there at all.... It is actually the opposite, she is a great laugh and really knows her stuff, really varied career means that she has a story or two to tell and in this episode, she goes for the whole week hence it's a biggie. Enjoy! Find Ilona on LinkedIn here 2021-04-131h 07

Expertly Said: Conversation for new worldHow to future proof your L&D teamTo discuss, learn, prompt and agitate bigger thinking for today's world. We explore the impacts of digital innovation at an individual, community, societal and global level. In our next episode with L&D strategist and consultant Ilona Brannen, we explore some of the skills that are emerging and evolving in L&D through her experiences working with organisations who are making positive steps to future proofing their workforce. Connect with Ilona via her website and on LinkedIn. 2020-09-1537 min