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Vesna Lucca
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Corporate Unplugged
Art, Empathy, and Future Leadership
In this episode, Vesna is joined by Lars Strannegård, President of the Stockholm School of Economics, for a profound conversation on education, leadership, and the critical role of art and empathy in shaping the future of business and society. Lars shares his formative experiences living abroad, highlighting how cultural exposure and the lack of it shaped his perspective on inclusion and the importance of creative expression. He discusses the vision for SSE, emphasizing the need for students to leave with a broad, reflective mindset, ready to serve society and make a positive impact. In an era where artificial i...
2025-06-25
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Systems Thinking for Real Change
In this episode, Vesna welcomes Dr. Peter Senge, renowned MIT Sloan lecturer and pioneer of systems thinking, to the Corporate Unplugged Podcast. Peter explores why true change requires a shift in how we see interdependence, not just in business but in society at large. Drawing from decades of work with organizations and indigenous communities, he explains how deep, sustainable transformation starts with cultural and institutional shifts—far beyond quick fixes or policy tweaks.Peter shares practical ways leaders can catalyze systemic change, emphasizing the power of authentic partnerships and “pre-competitive collaboration”—even among rivals. He highlights the impo...
2025-04-23
56 min
Corporate Unplugged
Polymathy, Love & Awakening
Robert Edward Grant, a modern polymath, inventor, author, and visionary entrepreneur, joins Vesna on Corporate Unplugged to explore the profound intersections of love, leadership, and multidimensional thinking. With over 80 patents and contributions spanning fields like cryptography, geometry, and healthcare, Robert shares his unique journey of bridging science, spirituality, and innovation.In this episode, Robert reflects on how love drives his purpose and how self-awareness and judgment-free living are essential for personal and societal transformation. He discusses the importance of polymathy in addressing complex challenges and why humanity is on the cusp of a collective awakening. From...
2025-03-01
1h 03
Corporate Unplugged
Hope, Leadership, and Nature’s Future
In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna Lucca speaks with Thierry Malleret, economist, author, and founder of Summit of Minds. Thierry shares his unique perspective on leadership, sustainability, and the urgent need for businesses to embrace stakeholder capitalism. Drawing from his diverse career—including years at the World Economic Forum—Thierry reflects on the challenges and opportunities shaping our world today. “Without nature, there is no economy,” Thierry emphasizes, underscoring the critical role of natural capital in sustaining our future. Through his Summit of Minds initiative, he immerses leaders in nature-based experiences to inspire action: “When you see glacie...
2025-02-04
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Reimagining AI for Human Growth
In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna explores new worlds with Jesh de Rox, cultural anthropologist and founder of hOURS. They explore the transformative potential of AI in enhancing human connection and creativity. Jesh shares his journey from being a renowned photographer to a visionary leader in social technology, emphasizing the importance of nurturing environments that foster human growth.Jesh discusses his shift from seeing himself as a healer to a gardener, focusing on creating conditions for people to thrive. This metaphor underpins his work at hOURS, where he aims to build scalable systems that promote...
2025-01-14
59 min
Corporate Unplugged
Unlocking Transformative Engagement
In this episode Vesna sits down with Dr. Renée Lertzman, a renowned psychologist and strategist, to explore the intricacies of creating genuine engagement within organizations. Renée shares her insights on leveraging psychology to drive transformative change and how leaders can foster resilience in the face of volatility.She emphasizes the importance of intrinsic motivation, highlighting key drivers like mastery, purpose, autonomy, connection, and belonging. This challenges traditional approaches to change management, advocating for a shift from pushing and persuading to guiding and partnering with teams.The conversation delves into the psychological as...
2024-12-17
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Alchemy of Vibration and Music
"Everything vibrates. So every cell of your body right now is vibrating and has its own frequency." In this episode of the Corporate Unplugged podcast, Vesna ventures into sound with renowned multi-instrumentalist, and multimedia producer Laura Inserra. Laura shares her personal insights as a ‘Sound Alchemist’ on the vibrational essence of the universe and the profound healing power of music.Laura explains how music can entrain the body's natural frequencies, releasing stagnant energies and emotions. She describes her personal journey of discovering her musical gifts, and the transformative mentors and experiences that have shaped her work, culm...
2024-11-12
48 min
Corporate Unplugged
Moral Imagination for a Life Centric Future
Phoebe Tickell is a renegade scientist, systems thinker, and social entrepreneur that sums her work up as an ‘‘imagination activist’. In this episode, Vesna and Phoebe discuss the critical role of creativity and perception in shaping the world around us. We delve into the challenges of fostering imagination and creativity within organizations, highlighting the need for psychological safety, non-hierarchical work environments, and interventions that integrate art and creativity into leadership and decision-making. Phoebe shares her personal journey from the world of science and technology to the realm of moral imagination, driven by a desire t...
2024-10-29
41 min
Regarding Consciousness
The Conscious Business Revolution: Insights from Vesna Lucca on Leadership and Purpose-Driven Success
In this episode of 'Regarding Consciousness,' we welcome Vesna Lucca, a conscious business strategist and co-author of 'Rays of Truth.' In this episode, we will explore the intertwining of business and consciousness, emphasizing the importance of leading from a place of connection, compassion, and self-awareness. Vesna shares insights on how businesses can flourish by developing a conscious culture, creating purpose-driven companies, and attracting the right people. We discuss the concept of the 'SoulPrint' method for guiding companies towards a more conscious and impactful future, as well as the value of collective...
2024-10-03
28 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Importance of Understanding Context
There is a real pressure to solve the climate crisis and the myriad other environmental and social issues by breaking them down into their constituent parts, to solve them individually. But, says Nora Bateson, award-winning filmmaker, writer and educator, and President of the International Bateson Institute, this approach is the biggest challenge we need to overcome. We live in a complex, interdependent world, and to find new solutions we need to relearn how we think, feel and navigate, we need to adopt a different mindset. In this episode of Corporate Unplugged, Vesna and No...
2023-12-26
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
Small Acts of Kindness can Change the World
Right now, says Nipun Mehta, founder of Service Space, an incubator of gift economy projects that inspire people to be the change they wish to see, the world needs a little more kindness. And yes, with so many challenges happening globally, it might feel like such an insignificant act isn’t going to affect anything but says Nipun, that’s how history changes. 25 years ago, in Silicon Valley, Nipun started Service Space as an experiment with friends. Today it’s a global ecosystem with around 1.5 million members. And they've not only delivered millions of dollars in service...
2023-12-12
37 min
Corporate Unplugged
What It Takes To Lead The Next Generation
“Business leaders should be ready to be challenged by young people. I feel we have ended up in this patriarchal system with CEOs and leaders who do not want to be confronted by the young generations.”Meet Zakaria Bekkali, a 22 year old with a wise head on young shoulders. Zak is a graduate student at the London School of Economics and Political Science where he’s been awarded a postgraduate excellence scholarship for a Master of Public Administration with a specialisation in social impact. He also holds a Bachelor in International Politics and Government from Bocconi Univer...
2020-07-14
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
What Poker Can Teach Us About Life
Maria Konnikova is a New York Times best-selling author, journalist and psychologist who in 2018 while researching her newest book, The Biggest Bluff, became an international poker champion and the winner of over $300,000 in tournament earnings, inadvertently turning herself into a professional poker player. In this podcast:The role that luck plays in our livesWhat Maria has learned about life from playing pokerWhy we shouldn’t take life for grantedWhere she gets her inspiration to write fromHow COVID-19 is revealing our true coloursThe power of language and communication in businessHow chance affected her lif...
2020-06-30
46 min
Corporate Unplugged
How A Crisis Can Help Us Grow
Ma Steinsvik is passionate about emerging technologies and believes in the power of digital transformation and AI in order to scale business transformation towards a circular economy. Because an augmented circular future will lead to a better world. Ma is a European business leader, futurist and investor, and the CEO of Bulls Holding, an international agency for film, literary and art-based brands, influencers and editorial content, and Chair of the Board of R&B Licensing, a global 360 agency for literary and design based properties. She is an acknowledged international keynote speaker on technical leaps and their i...
2020-06-16
46 min
Corporate Unplugged
Why Covid-19 is an opportunity to redesign your life
What is design and who is it for? This loaded question is asked of Ayse Birsel, named by Fast Company as one of the Most Creative People in Business. Ayse is a beautiful blend of East meets West, born and raised in Turkey but who now calls New York home. “The combination of East and West, being Turkish living in the States, really allows me to see two sides of everything, which is a great quality, actually a superpower for designers, especially when those qualities are often in opposition to each other.”...
2020-06-02
48 min
Corporate Unplugged
How To Overcome The ‘Not Enough Syndrome’
We’ve all suffered from ‘Not Enough Syndrome’ at some point in our lives. “In our relentless pursuit for external validation, we've lost sight with the fact that validation actually comes from within always, and I think that actually applies to business and products.”Tara Schuster was told early on to pick a lane and stick with it. She couldn’t be or do more than one thing, but luckily for the rest of us she rejected this notion and has since become an author, playwright, and accomplished entertainment executive, currently serving as Vice Presiden...
2020-05-19
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Doing Good And Driving A More Sustainable Future
With everything going on globally, taking your physical mailbox online is probably one of the smartest decisions you could make. Not just to protect yourself, but to protect the environment too. It’s such a smart move that today over 3.7 million Swedish people, almost half of the grown up population in Sweden, have Kivra. That’s roughly 25,000 companies and organisations that rely on Kivra, the digital mail company, for important letters, invoices, doctor’s appointments, salary specifications and so on. Anna Bäck is an entrepreneur and innovation leader who’s been leading a number of...
2020-04-28
28 min
Corporate Unplugged
Finding Inspiration In The Depths Of A Crisis
You might think it an impossible task to find inspiration in these troubled times. But according to Jen Grace Baron, co-founder and Chief Inspiration Officer at InspireCorps, an inspiration strategy firm that partners with organisations to drive business growth and also innovation, it’s precisely during times like these when we are most likely to find inspiration. “Some of what people find most inspiring in their whole lives, are some of the hardest times that they had been through or had survived.”Inspiration is a complex entity, something that is hard to define in itse...
2020-04-14
44 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Positive Impact of Being a Servant Leader
WD-40 Company has one of the highest employee engagement rates in the world (93%). And no wonder, at its helm is Garry Ridge, Chairman of the Board and CEO. Garry has been with the company for almost 33 years, having worked his way up through the managerial ranks to the top position, he knows what great company culture looks like, so much so, he not only practices what he preaches, he teaches it to the next generation of leaders too. Having realised that micromanagement as a leadership technique isn't scalable, if Garry wanted to take th...
2020-03-24
29 min
Corporate Unplugged
Finding Meaning Through Innovation
When Roberto Verganti first appeared on Corporate Unplugged, his episode quickly became one of the most listened to interviews on the show. Two years on, Roberto, Professor of Leadership and Innovation at Politecnico di Milano, currently founder and Director of The Garden-Center for Design and Leadership at Stockholm School of Economics, joins Vesna for another illuminating conversation, this time about meaning, purpose, innovation and real leadership. Why a reappearance? Because the subjects Roberto has been researching and writing about for the last couple of decades are more interesting and relevant today than ever be...
2020-03-03
45 min
Corporate Unplugged
Engaging in Deep Dialogue
What makes a really listenable podcast? Is it a great production value? A plethora of interesting guests? A personable host? Whatever it is, Kristoffer Triumf, host of popular Swedish podcast Värvet, has figured the podcast magic out. Kristoffer is a popular podcaster and host of Värvet, Sweden's favourite podcast. What makes the podcast so incredibly relatable is that he has very deep dialogues with a very diverse crowd of people - from filmmakers to artists to business leaders, Kristoffer has interviewed over 400 people so far, and counting. He originally set out to c...
2020-02-18
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
Mastering Influence and Persuasion
Do you often find yourself wishing you were more persuasive? Would you love to know the secret to making great decisions? Do you want to do more good and work for a business that does good in the world? Then you want to listen to Zoë Chance, the persuasion expert. Zoë studies and teaches behavioral science to help great people become more influential. At Yale School of Management, she works with executives and has developed a popular MBA elective called Mastering Influence and Persuasion, aka "Doing Uncomfortable Things That Make You a Better Person." Her course ‘How T...
2020-01-28
18 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Power of Disruption
The idea that the smallest innovation can cause the biggest disruption doesn’t just apply to products and things, it applies to people too, says Whitney Johnson, the world renowned expert on disruptive innovation and personal disruption. This is a person with 1.7 million LinkedIn followers, the one who was selected as a Top Voice in 2018, so she knows a thing or two about disruptive innovation. But Whitney hasn’t always been so influential. The best selling author and frequent lecturer for Harvard Business School’s Corporate Education began her career working on Wall Street a...
2020-01-07
14 min
Corporate Unplugged
Overcoming Adversity to Become a Thought Leader
What would you do if you were misdiagnosed with an autoimmune disease as a teenager, subsequently spending 10 years undergoing major surgeries, having 3 organs removed and over 40 hospitalisations, and then once in remission find yourself sabotaged, sexually abused and harassed early in your career in Silicon Valley? Some people might shy away from the spotlight after all this, but Robin Farmanfarmaian is not most people. Far from it. Robin is a professional speaker, entrepreneur and angel investor working with cutting-edge Artificial Intelligence software, device and pharma companies poised to impact 100 million patients. She’s curr...
2019-12-24
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Transform Your Life with Public Speaking
What if you knew that mastering the art of public speaking was easy? That you could transform your business, your career and your life by getting to grips with this one skill? That you could find yourself a member of a global community with a hub (and a welcoming home) in every city around the world?Well, that’s just what Eric Edmeades is on a mission to do. Eric is an author, serial entrepreneur and international business speaker. He has logged thousands of hours on stage, even sharing it with the likes of Tony Robbins, Ri...
2019-12-10
20 min
Corporate Unplugged
Investing to solve global challenges
Reynir Indahl isn’t just a man who talks the talk, he is a man who walks the walk. Having had a wobble as he turned 40, questioning what he was doing and what impact he was having on the world, Reynir, much to his family and friends confusion, turned his back on his successful career in finance in order to focus on being a solution to the world’s most significant challenges. Drawing on his Harvard education, Reynir founded Summa Equity in 2016, a purpose-driven, Nordic private equity firm managing €1.4 billion, to invest in companie...
2019-11-26
36 min
Corporate Unplugged
Being Relevant and Inspiring a More Conscious World
Jan Broman, along with his brother, founded Fotografiska as a meeting place to inspire a more conscious world, using photography - portrait, fashion, nature and documentary photography, for example, to initiate conversations. Not just conversations about the here and now, but what the photos represent and the world around us. The renovated former Customs House, built in 1906 in the heart of Stockholm, is home to Fotografiska, now considered one of Scandinavia’s most important and powerful artistic magnets. Since opening almost ten years ago, Fotografiska has hosted some of the biggest names in phot...
2019-10-29
22 min
Corporate Unplugged
Leadership, hope and bravery with Wayout CEO
If, like us, you are captivated by the inspiring actions of a select few individuals who are devoted to save the planet, then you want to listen to this podcast with Ulf Stenerhag, the Swedish entrepreneur who doesn’t believe passion is driving him in his quest to bring about change for the future generations, but a sense of compassion and responsibility.Because that is the kind of man Ulf is: understated, not a self publicist. In fact, for his latest venture, Wayout, they haven’t actually launched it yet publicly, because they’re too busy just g...
2019-10-15
46 min
Corporate Unplugged
Changing the World Through Sustainability and Innovation
If we want to change the world, instead of fighting against the system from the outside, how about taking a leaf out of Maria Cristina Papetti’s life book, and try to change the world from the inside?“Being an activist, that is not easy, because you need a lot of energy, a lot of passion. But from the outside, always fighting all the time against something, that is easy. It’s what you can do when you are inside the system, that some would say, is more challenging.”And Maria Cristina embodies the pass...
2019-10-01
37 min
Corporate Unplugged
Life based learning: enhancing work through parenthood
In this podcast:Changing cultural perceptions of parenthood and workDesigning a learning experience around parenthood Riccarda’s dream for Ma’am is that they become useless with no more clientsWhy Riccarda is passionate about making sense and maintaining consistencyWhat makes a business work today is what will hinder its growth in the futureWhy the current thinking on retirement needs to be re-examinedThe link between power and responsibilityWhy the world really needs more care at this timeLinks:https://www.maam.life/en/http://www.opesfund.eu/
2019-09-17
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
Delivering sustainable decentralised energy solutions to the poor
Harish Hande is founder and chairman of Selco Foundation, a social enterprise seeking to inspire and implement socially, financially and environmentally inclusive solutions, by improving access to sustainable energy. Selco have made under-served communities the central focus of their thoughts, words and actions. Harish has a doctorate in energy engineering from the University of Massachusetts and he serves on the boards of many organisations, both national and international.In this podcast:What Selco is and who it’s servingThe impact Selco has in India and what they hope to doH...
2019-08-27
29 min
Corporate Unplugged
Connecting Africa in a Meaningful Way
Nivi Sharma is COO of BRCK, a company connecting Africa to the internet. BRCK is at the cutting edge of frontier market technology needs for connectivity, whether that’s for people or things.Nivi is involved because she has dedicated her career to creating digital access for children, youth, and adults. Nivi is passionate about the potential impact the internet can have on the economic and social development for the 800 million Africans who are currently not connected, although they all have devices designed for a digital world.In 2011, Nivi co-founded eLi...
2019-08-20
26 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Future of Education With A Techno Optimist
The Future of Education With A Techno OptimistRaya Bidshahri is a serial entrepreneur, writer, educator, futurist and keynote speaker. She has been described as a techno optimist, a communicator of popular science, and an advocate of curiosity, critical thinking, wonder, and awe. Raya is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Awecademy, a future-focussed educational organization that is disrupting traditional high school curricula and inspiring students to bring about civilization-level change.In this podcast:Why traditional education models, systems and curriculum are outdatedWhy almost all g...
2019-08-13
55 min
Corporate Unplugged
Curiosity and Innovation in Tech
Nicklas Bergman has spent the past 25 years working as an entrepreneur and a technology investor, mostly focusing on investments and business development in emerging markets. A couple of years ago he embarked on a journey to understand where technology is taking us and if we are ready for the upcoming tech storm. Today Nicklas talks about accepting uncertainty, being curious but skeptical, his book “Navigating the Tech Storm,” a three-way process for innovation in technology, tech trends he finds interesting right now, and why the world needs to get better at listening to different opinions.On toda...
2019-07-16
45 min
Corporate Unplugged
Ending Global Poverty Through E-Commerce
Today’s guest is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Copia Global, Tracey Turner. Passionate about social businesses, social investing and international development, Tracey talks to us about using capitalism to end global poverty. Inspired by a class she took in her first semester at Dartmouth called “The Politics of Starvation,” and by her travels to Africa, Asia and Latin America, Tracey has seen first-hand that people in the developing world are incredibly talented, hardworking and intelligent. What they lack is opportunity. And having worked in microfinance before founding Copia Global, Tracey is a firm be...
2019-07-11
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Clarity and Fulfillment
What if you knew exactly what you wanted, and went after it without a doubt? Today, TEDx keynote speaker Chris Baldwin talks about the importance of gaining clarity through curiosity, action-taking, and adventure, why your success is measured by your impact on others, the difference between happiness and fulfillment, and how storytelling is the cornerstone of creating a connection with your audience.On today’s podcast:How do you get to clarity, and what do you do with it.The most beautiful gift you can give is to have the courage and ten...
2019-07-02
1h 00
Corporate Unplugged
The Infinite Mindset
Imagine a world in which the vast majority of us wake up inspired, feel safe at work, and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Simon Sinek and his team commit to finding and building the leaders who will work to make this vision a reality. Today Simon talks about playing the infinite game with a finite mindset, why companies have to believe in their purpose, how trust is essential to play in the infinite game, rivalry versus competition, the courage it takes to go against the status quo, and that the world needs love and connection...
2019-06-19
14 min
Corporate Unplugged
Startup Forever. 100% of Yourself at Work
Sahar Hashemi is a keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and powerful authority on innovation. She is the co-founder of Coffee Republic, the first UK coffee bar chain, and she created Skinny Candy, the guilt-free confectionery brand. Today Sahar talks about her new book “Startup Forever,” abandoning institutionalized corporate culture, bringing 100% of yourself to your work, transformational points in her life, a company’s purpose, how bureaucracy is holding companies back, and daring as a leader.On today’s podcast:Sahar’s new book “Startup Forever”Abandoning institutionalized corporate cultureBringing 100% of yourself to your workTransforma...
2019-05-28
23 min
Corporate Unplugged
Helping Companies Provide Value
Marco Bertini is professor of marketing at ESADE Business School, Barcelona. He is a co-founder of the school’s Institute for Data-Driven Decisions, and previously served as department chair. He completed his doctoral studies at Harvard Business School and was previously on the faculty of the London Business School. Today Marco talks about the shift from selling products to selling value, why companies are generally bad at turning a competitive advantage into revenue, his passion for behavioral economics, a four-step framework for monetizing anything, and why few organizations take customer orientation all the way to its logical end.
2019-05-21
32 min
Corporate Unplugged
Innovating the fashion industry
Stanley Szeto is Executive Chairman of Lever Style, a Hong Kong-headquartered regional apparel supply partner for fashion leaders such as Theory, Hugo Boss, AllSaints, John Varvatos and Vince, and e-commerce pioneers including Bonobos, Stitch Fix, and Everlane. Today Stanley talks about innovation in the fashion industry, the importance of a team, sharing insights across companies, changing how clothes are made, how a company should be about its people, and why the world needs good leadership.On today’s podcast:Innovation in the fashion industryThe importance of a teamSharing insights across companiesChanging how cl...
2019-05-14
27 min
Corporate Unplugged
Freedom and Finding Community
Sarah Grant was born in France and now lives in Rome. Her father introduced her to the world of cinema, and she now works as a director’s assistant and production assistant. Sarah is passionate about creating solutions to challenges and also works at Scomodo, a newspaper and community dedicated to growing a new cultural model for the city of Rome. Today Sarah talks about the goal of Scomodo, being passionate about freedom, impacting the lives of others through cinema, information overload in a world with the internet and social media, being grateful for difficult times, and creating something th...
2019-04-09
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
Finding power and purpose from the heart
Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of 18 novels including the #1 New York Times best selling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson, and Mark has received numerous awards for his writing. Today Mark talks about how the impossible just takes a little longer, the power of a story to change people’s lives, following your heart to find your power and purpose in life, the importance of balancing discipline and adventure, why everyone needs the skills of an investigative journalist, and choosing your values. For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s po...
2019-04-02
35 min
Corporate Unplugged
Staying Relevant in an Unpredictable Future
Sangbreeta Moitra is a voice of the millennial future. She’s a speaker, global strategist, and startup mentor, and she’s on a mission to make our future human-centric by transforming mindset and behaviors that trigger exponential change. Today Sangbreeta talks about making our future human-centric, change and transformation in organizations, being true to ourselves and surrounding ourselves with great people, sticking to solutions rather than titles or products, earning the role of leader, and prioritizing human connections.On today’s podcast:Making our future human-centricChange and transformationBe true to yourself and surrou...
2019-03-26
33 min
Corporate Unplugged
The value of connection and being truly present
Hollis Carter is a serial entrepreneur from the digital space with an incredible background in internet marketing, sales, and strategy, with? a modern-day philosopher’s outlook on life, and zest for living. Today, Hollis talks about the Baby Bathwater Institute, maintaining balance when working with a partner, transparency in leadership, the importance of quality over quantity, establishing a brand personality, and why we need to be physically present and truly connect with people.On today’s podcast:What is the Baby Bathwater Institute?Maintaining balance when working with a partnerTransparency in leadershipQuality over...
2019-03-19
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Stop Lying to Yourself. Vulnerability
Esmond Baring is a former corporate finance professional turned writer, speaker, and the creator of a coaching methodology called paradigmensional training. Today Esmond talks about the dramatic shift in his life from being in corporate finance to focusing on awakening himself and humanity, how our beliefs create our life experience, how to stop lying to ourselves, the pursuit of our subjective truth, collaborating rather than competing, and the importance of vulnerability.On today’s podcast:12 years ago a realization sparked a dramatic shift in Esmond’s lifeOur beliefs define how we experience life...
2019-03-12
36 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Man with a Microphone
Yash Vasant is an entrepreneur and one of the youngest leading speakers in India. Today Yash talks about one question that can supercharge everything that you’re doing, bringing change through communication, the difference between good and great, his passion for understanding how people tick, the four Cs of a great business or leader, the meaning of happiness, and why the world needs to slow down. On today’s podcast:One question that can supercharge everything that you’re doingBringing about change through communicationPride: the difference between good and greatA passion for unders...
2019-03-05
47 min
Corporate Unplugged
Conscious Creativity and Self Love
Dorota Stanczyk is an award winning Polish visual artist, creative director, documentary filmmaker, speaker, and writer. Today Dorota talks about the intersection between fine arts and personal growth, what conscious creativity means and how to achieve it, the importance of self love, learning to be present, reuniting with ourselves, and learning how to reunite with others. On today’s podcast:The intersection between fine arts and personal growthWhat is conscious creativity?Accepting and loving yourself for who you areBeing more present and daring to let goReuniting with ourselves and with others
2019-02-26
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Health Comes Before Everything Else
Tim Gray is a speaker, biohacker and ketogenic and paleo advocate. Today Tim talks about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, how he applies psychology to digital marketing, why having empathy is so important, why it’s important for companies to formulate their value proposition properly, the millennial Tinder mindset and why he believes that the best thing to do is to combine pharmaceutical and alternative medicine.On today’s podcast:Advocating hyperbaric oxygen therapyApplying psychology to digital marketingWhy having empathy is so importantWhy it’s important for companies to formulate their value proposition properlyCombining pharma...
2019-02-19
52 min
Corporate Unplugged
Accelerating women’s growth
Tiffany Dufu is the founder & CEO of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their professional and personal growth, and the author of the bestselling book “Drop The Ball”. Today Tiffany talks about why it’s so important to have a support network, why we need to be more intentional, what she learned from millennials, the attributes of a great leader, our deep desire to belong and why we need more women in leadership.On today’s podcast:The importance of having a support networkWe need to be more int...
2019-02-12
35 min
Corporate Unplugged
How Real Innovation Can Be Achieved
Liz Bacelar is a serial-entrepreneur and prolific speaker at the forefront of fashion, retail & technology. Today Liz talks about how they are effectively driving innovation at TheCurrent, how to distinguish yourself as a startup, why it’s important for companies to synch analogue and digital practices, why you should hire an external innovation expert, why all companies need a data plan and why you should be your best cheerleader.On today’s podcast:How to effectively drive innovationHow to distinguish yourself as a startupSynchronizing the analogue and the digitalThink about hiring an exte...
2019-02-05
54 min
Corporate Unplugged
Having the courage to bend the rules
Sam Conniff Allende is a multi-award winning serial entrepreneur, bestselling author, consultant, coach and public speaker on innovation, entrepreneurship, marketing, leadership and youth. Today he talks about how to create good trouble, the dark side of scaling up, why we need to take more action, how role models have changed, why we should all embrace a bit of professional rule breaking and why a little bit of chaos is good.On today’s podcast:How to create good troubleThe dark side of scaling upInspiration without action is just frustrationHow role models have ch...
2019-01-29
51 min
Corporate Unplugged
A Believer in Civility and Mutual Respect
Todd Davis is Chief People Officer at FranklinCovey. Today Todd talks about how he helps people become successful, why companies need to make their employees feel valued, why feeling understood is the deepest need of the human heart, his advice to leaders, balancing production and production capability and why we all need to treat each other with more respect.On today’s podcast:Helping people to become successfulWhy it’s important to value your employeesThe deepest need of the human heart is to feel understoodTodd’s advice to leadersBalancing production and production capabi...
2018-12-18
15 min
Corporate Unplugged
Improving Human Health with Natural Remedies
Massimo Mercati is the leader of Aboca, a respected Italian agricultural company present in 14 countries that produces herbal products for human health. Today Massimo talks about how his father first started Aboca, their commitment to sustainability, his holistic way of understanding disease, the core values of Aboca, how creating value brings back success and why we are all responsible for the future.On today’s podcast:A family businessCommitted to sustainabilityMassimo’s holistic way of perceiving diseaseThe core values of AbocaHow creating value brings back...
2018-12-11
52 min
Corporate Unplugged
Success by staying true to your purpose
Michaëla Berglund is the CEO of executive recruitment company Michaël Berglund. Today Michaëla talks about the positive shift in the Swedish corporate environment, what makes a good leader, why purpose-driven companies are so popular right now, why it’s important for companies to focus more on the present rather than on the future, why we should all find our purpose and why leaders need to be more open, vulnerable and mature in order to make a difference.On today’s podcast:The positive shift in the Swedish corporate environ...
2018-12-04
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
A Catalyst for Positive Change
David Williams is the founder of Impact, a multi-award winning creative change agency that operates in 17 offices across the globe. Today David talks about helping organizations transform themselves, why businesses are more agile than governments, the essence of experiential learning, why disrupting companies are good, his advice to leaders and why he’s tremendously optimistic about the future.On today’s podcast:Helping organizations transform themselvesBusinesses are more agile than governmentsThe essence of experiential learningHow businesses will look in 20 years’ timeDavid’s advice to leadersT...
2018-11-27
44 min
Corporate Unplugged
Be agile, principled and sustainable
William Kim is the former CEO of All Saints, a global contemporary retail and digital fashion brand. He is currently working with Lion Capital, a private equity firm specialising in investments in the consumer sector. Today William talks about why it’s important to choose a future-proof business model, why it’s important for companies to be agile, principled and sustainable, how to get globalization and digitization right, why we need to talk about average corporate board composition, why we need to remember that our job as leaders is to motivate all stakeholders and what the world needs the most...
2018-11-20
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Designing experiences for a fresh perspective
Leo Alsved has converted his passion for skiing and sailing into several successful businesses like The Ski Week, Radinn and Sail to Ski. Today Leo talks about quitting our comfort zones, changing our mindsets, thinking about what is truly important for us, why we need to prioritize sustainability, why long-term thinking has only benefits and why we need to step forward and lead the change.On today’s podcast:Quitting your comfort zoneChanging your mindsetActively designing our livesWe need to think more about sustainabilityLong-term thinking can only benefit usWe need to st...
2018-11-13
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
A Life Spent Producing Cutting-Edge Comedy
John Lloyd CBE is a legendary English TV producer and writer best known for his work on comedy TV programmes such as “Not the Nine O’Clock News”, “Spitting Image”, “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy”, “Blackadder” and “QI”. Today John talks about using comedy as a unifier, turning disasters into gifts, the curse of our current education system, his advice to business leaders, what makes a good brand and why we should start with ourselves if we’re planning to create change.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Using...
2018-11-06
56 min
Corporate Unplugged
Rediscover your Playfulness
Tiu de Haan is a ritual designer, creative facilitator and coach. Today Tiu talks about pronoia vs paranoia, doing random acts of kindness and beauty, how to retrieve our playfulness, why ideas have a life of their own, why it’s important to stay human and why we should all choose curiosity over fear.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Pronoia vs paranoiaDoing random acts of kindness and beautyRetrieving our playfulnessIdeas have a life of their ownStaying human in the age of a...
2018-10-30
1h 04
Corporate Unplugged
Helping women collaborate
Aleksandra Avli is the co-founder of HER Global Network and the founder and CEO of HON (Her Online Network). Today Aleksandra talks about her idea of creating networks of female entrepreneurs, the challenges of being a woman, what it’s like to be an entrepreneur, why companies need to be authentic and transparent in order to succeed, why being playful is good if you’re a leader, and why we need more empathy towards each other.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Creating networks of wom...
2018-10-23
57 min
Corporate Unplugged
Change through Ethical Communication
Petronella Panerus is the CEO of advertising agency Åkestam Holst. Today Petronella talks about what smart communication can achieve, the importance of putting people first and thinking long-term in order to be successful, refusing to compromise, why we need to start with ourselves in order to create positive change, why balance is the most important thing to have in life, and why we need to steer clear from extremism.For full show notes, scroll down.On today’s podcast:Changing consumer patterns for the betterWhy putting people first is...
2018-10-16
32 min
Corporate Unplugged
The Artistry of Living a Pure Life
Jason Prall is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and Health Optimization Practitioner. Today Jason talks about the secrets of the longest living people in the world, why we should give more credit to our intuition, why companies should bake more humanity into their business models, the power of human connection, why we should all let go a bit more, and how following your passion will also fix some of your health problems.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Th...
2018-10-02
54 min
Corporate Unplugged
Taking Medicine to the Next Level
Amy Killen is a preventive and regenerative medicine physician specialized in aesthetics, hormones, and sexual health. Today Amy talks about restoring confidence in our bodies, why treating symptoms should no longer be the norm, why we should start speaking openly about sexual health, the benefits and costs of stem cells, why we should all be more willing to do uncomfortable things, and what should be our number 1 priority in the world.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Restoring confidence in our bodiesWhy treating symptoms sh...
2018-09-25
15 min
Corporate Unplugged
Teaching Women Exceptional Leadership
Nathalie Molina Niño is the CEO of BRAVA Investments and the author of “Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs”. Today Nathalie talks about empowering women to do more, why poor access to capital leads to a lack of power, why counting the impact of the bottom is more important than counting the impact of the top, the importance of knowing what you stand for, why asset ownership is a vital part of political movements, and why we all need more proximity.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:
2018-09-18
54 min
Corporate Unplugged
An innovative, fearless forward-thinker
Adam Gazzaley is a professor in neurology, physiology, and psychiatry at the University of California, San Francisco, and the founder and Executive Director of Neuroscape. Today Adam talks about neuroplasticity, his innovative approach to treating behavioral and psychiatric disorders, why we shouldn’t multitask, why we should build our own path, why fearless forward-thinking is the key to success, and why we should all value and evolve our minds.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Our brains have an amazing ability to change and impr...
2018-08-21
36 min
Corporate Unplugged
Creating jewelry that tells a meaningful story
Zameer Kassam is a jewelry designer and the founder of a fine jewelry brand carrying his name. Today Zameer talks about the transformation of the jewelry industry, his fresh business model, putting the consumer at the center of his business, what really brings us back to a brand, his advice to leaders, and why it’s important to always remember that we are all more similar than we are different.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:The change in the jewelry industryA fresh business mode...
2018-08-14
35 min
Corporate Unplugged
A life not defined by external achievements
Dr. Srikumar Rao is one of the top MBA professors in the U.S, a legendary motivational teacher and a pioneer of practicing happiness. Today Srikumar talks about why nothing external will ever fulfill us, why we have to understand that we are all connected, why we should be able to recognize that we live in “a” reality, not in “the” reality, how to correctly deal with resolutions, why servant leadership is important, and why we have to mean what we say and do something about it.For full show notes, scroll down.On today...
2018-08-07
56 min
Corporate Unplugged
Shifting Our Chemistry Towards Helping
Judith Glaser is an organizational anthropologist and a specialist in conversational intelligence. Today Judith talks about why it’s important to understand how our brains work, why it’s not healthy to know everything as a leader, how to deal with a conflict, why it’s important to give children a voice, why you should help other people grow as a leader, and why we should all have more compassionate conversations.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Understanding how our brains workDon’t expect to know ev...
2018-07-31
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Finding the Cinematic Perspective
Zach Kuperstein is a cinematographer whose work earned nominations for Best Cinematography at the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards and Best Cinematography Debut at the Camera Image International Film Festival. Today Zach talks about his role as a cinematographer, the importance of collaboration, his need for friendlier environments on film sets, the Metoo movement, treating people like they are your friends, and the traits that lead to progress.For full show notes, scroll down.On today’s podcast:What does a cinematographer do exactly?The importance of building strong collaborationsA ne...
2018-07-24
32 min
Corporate Unplugged
The uprise of story-driven commerce
Carl Rivera is the founder and CEO of Tictail, an NY-based e-commerce platform and social marketplace. Tictail houses online shops with thousands of brands from more than 140 countries and sells everything from ready to wear to original art, home goods, and beauty products. Today Carl talks about the uprise of story-driven commerce, reconstructing your identity through travel, the future of the shopping experience, the two ingredients for a sustainable business, the importance of challenging your status quo, and why stories can bring people together in a way that nothing else can.For full show notes, scroll...
2018-07-17
29 min
Corporate Unplugged
Creativity Is a State of Mind
Maksimilian Kallhed is the co-founder of the Pop Up Agency. He has travelled to over 30 countries and 50 cities with the mission of redefining how we use creativity in business. Today Maksimilian talks about having the right tools and mindset when it comes to creativity, the problem with the creative industry, turning towards a more agile approach, being open to change and movement, the way millennials consume products, and being generous with our knowledge. Photo by Emmanuel AndreFor full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Democratising cr...
2018-07-10
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
Becoming the best version of yourself
Marisa Peer is a coach to an extensive client list over the past 25 years, including royalty, rock stars, Hollywood actors, Olympic athletes, CEOs of multi-million companies, and political leaders. She’s a speaker, a therapist, a behavioural expert, and also a best-selling author.Marisa talks about how small adjustments can lead to great results, why companies should focus on meeting the needs of their staff, why you need to be able to fix yourself, breaking the “I’m not enough” pattern, updating the software within us, how fame can change us, and why it’s never too late to ha...
2018-07-04
23 min
Corporate Unplugged
Stimulating people to make positive changes
Eric Edmeades is an author, international business speaker and serial entrepreneur. He works with entrepreneurs and business owners from all over the world to inspire and empower them to achieve their full potential. Today Eric talks about the intricate set of rules making us unhappy, the problem with having too many choices, why big decisions drain us, reassessing your past in order to build your future, approaching life without fear, dealing with low self-esteem, the key to public speaking, and nurturing our bodies in order to nurture our brains.For full show notes, scroll down.
2018-06-26
50 min
Corporate Unplugged
Helping people lead themselves
Ezekiel Vicente is the Chief People Officer at Mindvalley, a company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mindvalley is all about innovating education by using mindfulness and personal development techniques. Today Ezekiel talks about what’s in the DNA of a true leader, the failures of our education system, the main values that guide them at Mindvalley, why people seek jobs at organizations they resonate with, why investing in yourself as a person will end up benefiting your business, and why it’s important to always remember that we are all in this together.On today’s podcas...
2018-06-19
42 min
Corporate Unplugged
Taking humanity forward by fighting bias
Anurag Gupta is a lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur who made it his mission to figure out a way to hack bias. He is also a public speaker, a mindfulness teacher, and an educator. He founded Be More America in order to train professionals to eliminate conscious and unconscious biases. Today he talks about measuring and hacking bias using the PRISM framework, how compassion is the essence of us as human beings, increasing well-being by dealing with the emotions that form biases, remembering to love yourself, and healing the epidemic of loneliness and loss of connection in the modern world by getting...
2018-06-12
44 min
Corporate Unplugged
Constantly Trying to Drive Positive Change
Scott Goodson is the author of Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World By Sparking Cultural Movements, the founder of creative agency StrawberryFrog and the person who brought movement marketing to the world. His groundbreaking work involves award-winning movement campaigns and innovative communications for some of the world’s most iconic brands. Today he talks about the strong appeal of purpose, empathy-based marketing, the immeasurable power of movements, why advertising has become obsolete, a response to corporate culture, why being an anthropologist will help your business, authenticity vs greenwashing, and the strange power of confidence.
2018-06-05
1h 03
Corporate Unplugged
Failing More Often in the Service of Generosity
Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and speaker, and owner of one of the most popular and influential blogs in the world. Today he talks about dancing with fear, why there is no such thing as authenticity, what makes someone remarkable, the old way of doing education and his antidote to it, unlimited resources and possibilities, the difference between leadership and management, and what to ask ourselves more often.On today’s podcast:Dancing with fear;Why there is no such thing as authenticity;What is...
2018-05-29
41 min
Corporate Unplugged
Protecting the thin, blue layer of life
Eric Edmeades talks about why it’s important to have the bigger picture in mind and protect the environment, how tough phases can translate into something greater, baby boomers and Brexit, the future of economies, automated workforce, changing buying patterns in order to influence manufacturers, and why companies should value their employees more.On today’s podcast:Keeping the bigger picture in mind and thinking long-term about the environmentImpacting people without running for governmentBaby boomers and BrexitThe flaws of democracyThe future of economiesResetting your relationship with foodWhy companies should value their employees more...
2018-05-22
17 min
Corporate Unplugged
Understanding the Mechanics of Trust
Rachel talks about who we trust and why, pockets of stillness, companies that will win, how we got lost, living with trust scores, the missing human voice, how you can reframe your business, education factories, the power of communities, and where Facebook is going.On today’s podcast:A deeper understanding of trustMomentum follows pockets of stillnessWhat is the future of trust?Why it’s important to shift our perspective regarding educationThe future of FacebookIn praise of tolerance and local communitiesLinks:Who Can You...
2018-05-15
48 min
Corporate Unplugged
Passion is all about connecting to people
Axel Dunlap is 20 years old, from Stockholm with an American-Swedish background and is right now fully immersed in studying Italian. He lives in Rome enjoying La Vita and reflects on the next steps in life. Axel talks about passion, thresholds, what truly changed him at the age of seventeen, why not to rush, the importance of character, scrapping insecurities, how to lift a group up, why he is drawn to companies, why respecting all age groups is key, what the world really needs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-29
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Everything is possible. Fixing the unfairness
Lisa Lindström is the CEO of Doberman, an Experience Design firm, and she is also a popular speaker and renown expert on strategic design and customer experience. Lisa talks about her passion for people, the drive to fix the unfairness, lessons from New York, the power of prototyping, why everything is possible, why an itchy feeling is serious, invisible pockets of society, value-driven mindset, and the power of goodness and integrity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-04-15
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
Conscious societies. Fluid leadership
Lisa Renander is an entrepreneur and founder of five companies. Today, she is expanding a Techfarm, a large scale co-living concept. Lisa talks about safe harbours, conscious societies, how it is to raise a kid in a tech farm, what to expect from the fifth level of consciousness, what happens when you lean into the flow of life, who inspires her the most, the collapse and recreation of housing and education, who you attract in life and why, what is in the way is the way, fluid leadership and the only thing that we all need. Hosted on Acast. See...
2018-03-25
1h 07
Corporate Unplugged
Transforming finance. Ongoing trust shifts
Reynir Indahl is the Founder and Managing Partner of Summa Equity, elevating the way to futureproof companies. Reynir talks about why he was disappointed in himself, how the financial sector will change, why he welcomes competitors copying their formula, the ongoing trust shifts, what freedom from fear brings, how to become an exponential organisation, his best advice for leaders and the one thing every company needs to figure out first. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-03-11
43 min
Corporate Unplugged
Inspiring people with meaningful jewellery
Yvonne Clamf LIndesvärd is a designer, entrepreneur and co-founder of the well-known global jewellery brand Yvone Christa. Yvonne talks about her constant source of inspiration, the best sister she could get, film stars knocking on the door, transformational moments and what the world needs the most right now. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-25
31 min
Corporate Unplugged
Expanding Consciousness
Tomas Björkman is an author and social entrepreneur supporting a sustainable development for individuals, organizations and society. He talks about expanding consciousness, new narratives, complexity and behavioural economics, the concept of Bildung, the importance of technological and personal development going hand in hand, and the power of vulnerability and authenticity. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-02-11
1h 12
Corporate Unplugged
Future corporations. Interconnected brains
Ashkan Fardost is a former musician and scientist, now entrepreneur and global speaker on how technology and digitalization affect industries, societies and human behavior. Ashkan speaks about immortality projects, future corporations, interconnected brains, behavioral trends, fake safety and true risk, our need for mythology, how to understand yourself, and why hyperloops will change our life style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2018-01-21
1h 00
Corporate Unplugged
Transforming education. Humanizing business
Emma Stenström, Emma Stenström is Associate Professor and Center Director for the Research Center for Arts, Business & Culture at Stockholm School of Economics and one of the founders of Global Challenges, transforming business education. Emma talks about pockets of resistance, what students want, how to revolutionize and humanize business, survival of the kindest and what truly drives her crazy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-17
46 min
Corporate Unplugged
Conscious language and power-filled women
Yomi Abiola is a Media Entrepreneur, change agent and international speaker. Yomi talks about chasing ghosts, her talks with herself, the concept of giving from the overflow, the importance of conscious language and power-filled women, what diversity and inclusion bring, what you need to know about the wisdom of seasons and the global battle of sameness. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-12-03
42 min
Corporate Unplugged
Sustainable solutions. Why consensus is clever
Mats Rahmström is the President and CEO of the Atlas Copco Group, a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. Mats talks about sustainability, diversity, his passion, one dream scenario, why consensus is clever, what all companies should prioritise, and shares what he thinks the world needs the most at this time. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-26
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
Climate Positive Entrepreneur
Fredrik Wikholm, Entrepreneur & co-founder of several companies and initiatives creating climate positive businesses. Fredrik talks about cognitive gymnastics, the treasure map we have all been looking for, who will hold the power, what to do with fear, new social leaders, what will turn the textile industry on its head, personal transformative moments and his soon to come book, The care economy. And what he can’t stop doing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-11-12
1h 09
Corporate Unplugged
Solving social isolation and loneliness
Karen Dolva comes from a world of interaction design and tech startups and is the CEO and co-founder of No Isolation helping people out of social isolation and loneliness. Karen shares how it is to be a young entrepreneur, and talks about social isolation, robots for kids, solutions for elderly, the importance of trust, her ultimate passion, having fun with technology, and what the world needs the most. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-29
27 min
Corporate Unplugged
Leverage your Community
Pietro Martani is a serial entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Halldis and Copernico Holding, embracing the megatrend and need for smart workspaces, serviced apartments, and holiday rentals.Pietro talks about how to foster collaboration, new social norms, what true openness can bring, how to leverage your community, the universal need to learn again and evolve, the role of a leader, the art of staying focused and lean, and the one factor that you cannot be without. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-22
37 min
Corporate Unplugged
Evolution of Human Values
Richard Barrett is the founder of the Barrett Values Centre, an author, speaker and internationally recognized thought leader on the evolution of human values in business and society. Richard speaks about the number one killer of efficiency and culture, the education system we really need, the concept of flat land, what cultural entropy is, why we should put faith in global business leaders, and reveals the best question to ask when you have a problem. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-15
38 min
Corporate Unplugged
Being Naked. Resilience & Growth
Johanna Hoffstedt, Co-founder of Entrepreneurs for Good, a foundation based on a call for action to rapidly improve the chances for survival for children with cancer. Johanna shares her worst nightmare. She talks about the true sense of being naked, resilience, what a growth mindset is and she reveals the freedom that lies in making a choice. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-08
39 min
Corporate Unplugged
Power of repositioning. Daring to change
Annica Eklund, CEO of Bolon, a design-led, world-renown flooring brand. Annica talks about the power of repositioning the brand, flirting with a new kind of business, dream collaborations, what she wrote on a napkin to Giorgio Armani, and what happened the day she dared to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-10-01
23 min
Corporate Unplugged
Power of scale. What culture can do
Stefan Krook, Serial entrepreneur, founder of Good Cause, and CEO of digital mail company Kivra. Stefan talks about his biggest failure, the power of scale, what culture can do, what is worth fighting for, and what piece of advice he embraced to guide his life. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-24
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
Amazing companies. The new paradigm shift
Karin Volo, CEO & Chief Joy Bringer of Evoloshen, and expert in culture, personal and organizational development. Karin talks about the mindset that amazing companies use to flourish, the neuroscience on how we interact and make decisions, the concept of universal base income, why you should not glorify being busy, where to look for answers, what nine billion people all want, and the beauty of the new paradigm shift. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-17
29 min
Corporate Unplugged
Business artistry. The universal rule of action
Måns Jacobsson Hosk, CEO and co-founder of KurppaHosk, a design company creating impact via clients like Gucci, H&M & Pinterest. He talks about how design gets under your skin, what business artistry is, how magic happens, what alignment brings, how old masters and art can help you, wash outs on the horizon and the universal rule of action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-10
30 min
Corporate Unplugged
Hyper-enabled Generations
Henrik Storm Dyrssen, CEO of Leksell Social Ventures, a social impact investment company. Henrik talks about how they help government to buy social innovation, the exponential impact on people, hyper-enabled new generations, the spiral of generosity, what we took away from capitalism and how to help other people to help you. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-09-03
40 min
Corporate Unplugged
True fairy tales. Staying true to yourself
Artist, entrepreneur and creator of the famous porcelain brand by Mutti. Eva talks about her passion for the sea and true fairy tales, her source of inspiration, the power of staying true to yourself, the purpose of companies, and what we all really need. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
2017-08-27
18 min