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Man Up / Man DownMan Up / Man Down LIVEThis is the live recording of our event in London on the 24th of October 2024.Marc Convey and Rose Rowkins joined David Pawsey and Volker Ballueder on Stage to discuss 'Overcoming Adversity' and 'Suicide Prevention'.You find a video recording on YouTube. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2024-11-071h 20
Man Up / Man DownAging Parents and the Dilemma of Assisted SuicideIn the latest episode of "Man Up, Man Down," hosts Volker Ballueder and David Pawsey engage with Justin Campbell, co-founder of Sales Source and host of the Future Fast Digital Marketing podcast. The discussion orbits around the challenges of ailing parents, with a potential exploration into the delicate topic of assisted suicide, depending on the direction of the conversation.Justin introduces his personal and professional background, emphasising his extensive experience in B2B sales and digital marketing. He shares his recent accomplishment of completing the London Marathon and delves into his life as a Brit residing...2024-07-1148 min
Man Up / Man DownPodcasting, Midlife and Health ScaresIn this "Man Up / Man Down" podcast, hosts David Pawsey and Volker Ballueder are joined by James Marriott, who works in radio and media and edits the podcast. This episode dives into the experiences and insights from James's life, especially focusing on his journey around mindfulness, alcohol use, and personal growth.James shares his recent decision to buy a house and the financial commitments that come with it, joking about the economic climate's impact on his lifestyle. He also touches on his passion for Eurovision, revealing plans to travel there, blending his interest in cultural celebrations with...2024-06-2050 min
Man Up / Man DownMan vs. Fat FootballIn the latest episode of "Man Up / Man Down," hosts David Pawsey and Volker Ballueder interview Richard Crick, the head of Man V Fat Football, a programme that supports men in their weight loss and health goals through football. This year marks the 10th anniversary of the initiative, which combines the love of the sport with a structured weight loss program.Richard shares insights into the origins of Man V Fat Football, conceived when the founder, Andrew Shanahan, noticed a lack of weight loss programs catering specifically to men’s needs. The program has grown significantly, now bo...2024-05-3044 min
Man Up / Man DownThe coach with the Spider TattooIn this episode of the "Man Up / Man Down” podcast, hosted by Volker Ballueder and David Pawsey, guest Jerry Colonna, a leading executive coach, and CEO of Reboot, shares profound insights into midlife, personal growth, and finding purpose. Jerry, known for his experience as a venture capitalist turned coach, discusses his journey through midlife, emphasising the importance of confronting inner turmoil to achieve a more conscious life.Jerry's story includes a symbolic encounter with a spider during a soul-searching retreat, which led him to realise that worrying excessively about the future, especially about his children, was hi...2024-04-111h 00
Man Up / Man DownTaking the stress out of sleepJames Wilson AKA The Sleep Geek is the host of the podcast taking the stress out of sleep. He founded his company kipmate, to help people understand their sleep better, and understand which tips and tools to try to get the best kip possible. He work with organisations, sports teams and individuals delivering seminars, drop in sessions and kipmate has sort your kip, its digital tool. He has worked with the likes of M&S, AB Worked Food’s, Ernst & Young and West Ham United, contributing to their triumph in the Europa Conference League last season.He...2024-03-071h 06
Man Up / Man DownTeenage kids and family rantsThis is a topic that David and Volker have discussed quite a bit in private, so felt it was finally time to record a conversation for the podcast. We discussed how you deal with your “babies” becoming young adults.David’s youngest child starts secondary school in September, so he’s busy checking out local schools. It’s a stark indicator that the children are growing up fast. Volker’s sons are now at secondary school.We discussed how once your children start high school, they are exposed to a whole range...2023-10-2644 min
Man Up / Man DownAlcohol Explained - William PorterIn this episode we spoke to William Porter who is the author of Alcohol Explained and other books on addiction. We recorded this episode just before Christmas, when you couldn’t avoid the advertising and association of alcohol to fun and celebration. Similar to Volker, William started drinking and smoking when he was 14 years old which escalated during his military and law career. But why would you give up drinking if it’s the last vice to hang on to, Volker wondered. However, after reading William’s book, Volker has started to question why would you continue drinki...2023-02-1648 min
Man Up / Man DownMindfulness in or beyond MidlifeThis week’s topic is Volker’s expert topic. He started meditating over 15 years ago and after noticing so many benefits in his life, he wanted to pass it on. He now teaches the benefits of mindfulness to organisations. Without his mindfulness practice, Volker thinks he has been able to better cope with challenges throughout his life, such as multiple redundancies. The difference between mindfulness and meditation is simple. Mindfulness is about being present in the moment. Buddhism principles are split in gratitude, self-awareness, compassion and mindfulness. Those are expressed through selflessness, generosity, moral conduct, patie...2023-01-1943 minMan Up / Man DownFitness for real and weight lossMost of us, particularly in our age, have piled on some pounds over the years. Covid didn’t help, lockdowns and less exercise, binge eating and drinking (see episode 3), would have contributed to weight gain. Not to mention the binge eating at McDonalds or the cheeky kebab on the way home. A six pack is made in the kitchen, not in the gym. Volker lost 10kg a few years ago, partly through exercise but mainly through eating less calories than he took in and watching what he eats. He repeated this again recently and lost about 7kg. Bu...2022-10-2041 minMan Up / Man DownEpisode One - Intro to our podcast Man Up / Man DownDavid and Volker were introduced by a mutual colleague and really hit it off. Despite working on an unrelated project, they spent a lot of time discussing how much life had changed during the pandemic and how it had exacerbated and accelerated many of life’s challenges. David felt like he was going through, what he could only describe as, “a post-pandemic slump”. However, he had also noticed off-hand comments from friends and colleagues which suggested they were going through a similar experience. Maybe not full-blown breakdowns but there just seemed an undercurrent of exhaustion and low...2022-09-1946 min
Stories of Success PodcastFarewell, not goodbye. End to Season 5This is the end of season 5 episode. You might think it's earlier than anticipated, but there is a reason. There is always a reason. I say thank you. Please stay in touch and add me on Linkedin or subscribe to my newsletter. Volker is a sales, strategy and leadership consultant working as an interim CRO. Find out more on his website or subscribe to his newsletter. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2022-09-1508 minStories of Success PodcastTom Glason - Creating value for interim and fractional revenue leadersToday's episode is with Tom Glason. Tom is the co-founder and CEO of Scalewise which helps ambitious B2B tech scale-ups accelerate growth by providing unique and flexible access to a community of world-class Scale Experts. He's also the founding member and Chair of the London chapter of Pavilion - a private community for high-growth revenue leaders. I am a big fan of Scalewise, the Sales Impact Academy and I recently joined Pavillion. Tom definitely created a lot of value for people like myself, but also for companies in the start- and scale-up world. Topics we discussed, and unfortunately, we ran o...2022-09-0832 minStories of Success PodcastStorytelling & Positioning - Martyn BakerMartyn Baker and I got introduced back in the days when he left Twitter and I started my consulting career. We have since worked together on projects under his brand Gardn. He looks back at a corporate career, working with big clients like adidas, Twitter, Telefonica and Microsoft. That wealth of experience lead him to found Gardn as a company helping businesses to position themselves, get their storytelling right and make sure every company he works with operates at its most efficiency. I invited him to speak about how he can help freelancers and interim and fractional professionals to tell...2022-08-2532 minStories of Success PodcastFuture Work/Life - Ollie HendersonOn this episode I welcome Ollie Henderson. It's another expert talk episode, where Ollie and I talk about the future or the state of work. Ollie creates insights and systems for first-time founders and CEOs who want to attract clients and the best talent by sharing their ideas with the world. As a former start-up founder and CEO, he understands what it takes to grow a business while operating under pressure and time constraints. He is doing all that whilst having a family with 3 kids! In May 2020, he launched "Future Work/Life" as a newsletter to document the fast-evolving relationship be...2022-08-1137 minStories of Success PodcastSimon Severino - Strategy SprintsI learned about Simon and his business when listening to another podcast, and loved his business idea: coaching and consulting businesses on the back of successful blueprints. So I bought his book 'Strategy Sprints' and I reached out to him. We hit it off, and I thought it would be great for him to share his journey and his programme for solo entrepreneurs. In my series about fractional and interim leadership, Simon can help us to explore what individuals have to do in order to stand out and get more business. Things we talked about: Doubling revenue in 90 days thanks to...2022-07-2833 minStories of Success PodcastInterim, Fractional, Positioning, Content, Social - David PawseyThis podcast is with copywriter and content strategist David Pawsey. He helps freelancers, interim and fractional leaders, and companies to position themselves. He actually helped me with my positioning and my website content. David is a former journalist, so he is naturally inquisitive and creative. He also works for himself, so can look at the space from an expert and contract perspective. Topics we discussed: Being a wordsmith Getting your story across How to position yourself and tell your unique story Juggling work and life, particularly as a freelancer and stay at home dad Content is king Direct response and sa...2022-07-1431 minStories of Success PodcastJonathan Younger - The great (freelance) awakeningI am honoured to welcome Jonathan Younger on my podcast. Jon and I met when I reached out to him on Linkedin about some of the articles he has written about the new way of working on Forbes. He is an HR thought leader, author, teacher and early stage investor. He writes about the freelance revolution and the future of work. Jon's books include HR From the Outside In, HR Transformation, and Agile Talent. We discussed: Him learning from an early age about productivity and freelancing, bettering processes in a factory How he defines freelancing and a portfolio career The v...2022-06-3034 minStories of Success PodcastBen Legg - Portfolio ProfessionalsThis is a very exciting episode with Ben Legg. Ben was the former COO of Google Europe and turned to being a successful portfolio professional. I actually met Ben a few years ago in Cannes, talking digital marketing. In his portfolio career, Ben focuses on supporting founders and investors in the startup and scale-up ecosystem. He is also CEO and co-founder of The Portfolio Collective, a global community of thousands of portfolio professionals, which is why I asked him to join me as an expert on the topic of interim and fractional leadership. So in this podcast we will learn...2022-06-1633 minStories of Success PodcastSelling a proportion of your brain - Adrian CockleToday's episode is with Adrian Cockle. Adrian and I met through Leapers which is a community and support group for freelancers. With our own slack channel we have a great community spirit and I encourage anyone going on their own to join! Adrian is a freelance digital strategy consultant and fractional head of digital - an interim and fractional CDO. Freelance on and off since 2016, previously spent 9 years as head of digital for WWF-UK and WWF International. He has been doing digital in various forms since working in the UK’s second Internet cafe back in 1995! Currently working with a tec...2022-06-0132 minStories of Success PodcastBe Confident with Uncertainty - Lena Andican - Fractional CMOToday I welcome Lena Andican who is one of the partners at Kurve - Kurve being the performance marketing agency my guest Oren Greenberg founded. Additionally, similar to Oren, she works as an interim and fractional CMO, advising companies on all things marketing. Things we discussed: Working with scale-ups B2B marketing and sales Positioning, marketing strategy and execution Transition from in-house to interim The need and want for flexibility and variety Confidence needed to be interim and leaping into a business venture Learning curve Advantages for companies to hire interim due to experience and time it takes to get th...2022-04-2126 minStories of Success PodcastMichel Quazza - Be Ready to Learn Something New!Michel Quazza and I met a few months ago discussing investment and collaboration on projects. He is a seasoned international CEO and has worked as much in Silicon Valley as he has worked across Europe. Michel is scaling his interim work through advisory service, packaging up C-Levels under the ‘Corporate Development as a Service’. Things we talked about: Difference in portfolio, consulting and ‘Corporate Development as a Service’ companies Scaling interim and fractional work Engineering, CPO and CEO Michel’s experience in Silicon Valley, the influence from the US on Europe Different cultures and their impact on businesses Covid accelerating the need an...2022-03-3135 minStories of Success PodcastStephen Morris - Fractional and Interim CTOThis episode is with Stephen Morris. Steve is a fractional CTO with a passion for software development and cyber security. He directs IT strategies, advises on product and technology and helps other CTOs to go to market too. Things we discussed: Companies not needing or being able to afford a full time CTO Helping aspiring CTOs Interim and fractional being a career progression from a full time engagement How he got bored when doing only one job, and the challenges were the same year on year The need for companies to have a CTO Bailey & Associates - a company that he...2022-03-1730 minStories of Success PodcastPaul Edwards - Interim CRO: 'Importance of Networking'I welcome Paul Edwards today who is an interim Chief Revenue Officer. With many years experience in the IT and Telecoms sector, he empowers organisations and teams to win complex high value sales within competitive markets. He is also a mentor to businesses for exit. Paul and I discussed the following: Moving from a corporate career to a portfolio/interim/fractional career Experience in the IT/Cloud/Telecoms sectors Co-founding a business How to build a healthy pipeline and sales business Building a start-up to a functional company Importance of networking How consultants provide sales and marketing strategies whilst taking o...2022-03-0329 minStories of Success PodcastExperience as an asset - Oren GreenbergOren is the founder of Kurve, a London based, growth marketing consultancy working with corporates and scale-ups for the past 20 years. As an interim and fractional leader, Oren’s digital strategy and commercial expertise are instrumental in the growth of SaaS & Fintech brands. Brands he worked with include Lenovo, Canon, Investec Bank, Wonga, Peakon & Nutmeg. Things we discussed: Part time and interim scalability and positioning Pricing and how you best price your work (very interesting insights!) Kurve and how this fits in with fractional and interim work The Kurve model Opportunities for outsource positions Networking and why it is important How...2022-02-1733 minStories of Success PodcastVictoria Rusnac - 'CMO on demand'My new season, season 5, is all about Stories of Success in interim and fractional CxO roles. I am excited to bring you top CxOs in the field discussing their style, pricing, approach and how they started off in their current role. A learning curve for me, but also a learning for anyone aspiring to become a freelance consultant, start a portfolio career or build a business as an interim or fractional leader. Episode one and season starter is with Victoria Rusnac! She is an interim Chief Marketing Officer. Her speciality is in startup growth marketing strategies, including branding, performance and pr...2022-01-2031 minStories of Success PodcastReflecting on 3.5 years of podcasting - taking a breakHi all, After 3.5 years of podcast recording, I am taking a break until at least the end of 2021. Feel free to reach out to me or connect with me on Linkedin. I am happy to help anyone, support you in your journey as a coach or consultant, and I am open for new ideas for 2022 - for the podcast or otherwise. Thanks for all your support, Volker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-0527 minStories of Success PodcastMixed Mental ArtsOn this final episode of season 4, all my theories come together by speaking to Dr. Matt , Mateusz Grzesiak. Dr. Matt is a lecturer, therapist, and consultant. He holds several masters degrees, including in psychology and law, as well as degrees in management. On the one hand he advises businesses and on the other hand he trains and runs therapeutic sessions. For him it is about helping others to achieve the intended personal and professional results and solving emotional and behavioural problems. His vision is to create a conscious human being. His mission is for education to be understood as a co...2021-07-151h 05Stories of Success PodcastHow to survive the crisis!This episode was recorded back in January with Paul Rowlett. A British entrepreneur who thought he would lose his multi-million pound business, when we all went into the first lockdown in 2020. Paul is the CEO and founder of corporate gifts company Everything Branded which was relying heavily on the hospitality sector - obviously this was hit hard under Covid. Things we discussed: How he started in his bedroom Loosing 97% of orders in lockdown 1.0 Pivoting the business to PPE Opening a business in the USA What to do with too much real estate after downsizing Innovating in a crisis How important lu...2021-06-2459 minStories of Success PodcastMindfulness in the workplace - a chat of two enthusiastsI got introduced to Andy Lee through Cheryl from Xerox who has been on my podcast previously. When we spoke for the first time, we hit it off on the topic of mindfulness and stress reduction. Andy is a mindfulness consultant and teacher with a background in talent management and organisational psychology. He is committed to helping companies and their employees thrive by embedding mindfulness in their culture and people processes. Topics we discussed: Mindfulness and Stress reduction Heidger Marx at SAP - a podcast episode Regular meditation practise His burnout experience which was due to him being ‘unmindfulness’ about his li...2021-06-031h 01Stories of Success PodcastWhat all you can do with content! And what life taught us!Case Lane is a global writer, entrepreneur, podcaster, blogger, and the founder of Ready Entrepreneur, a business that prepares aspiring entrepreneurs to start an online business. She has been a former diplomat, consultant and corporate executive. Case has been educated in communications, political science, business, law and economics, and has lived, studied or worked in eleven different countries, and has visited over 100 others. The Ready Entrepreneur approach to lifestyle freedom is based on her education, experience, observations and interactions with entrepreneurs all over the world. We had a great laugh recording this episode and here are the topics we discussed: How Las...2021-05-131h 02Stories of Success PodcastFinding your niche!Chala Dincoy, founder of Repositioning Expert and author of Gentle Marketing and How To Win Friends The Way Apple Wins Customers had been an award-winning marketer with a number of Fortune 500 companies including Pepsi, Frito-Lay, and Playtex, before moving on to found Repositioning Expert. Currently, she helps professional service providers to get past their competitors and reach corporate decision-makers more quickly and reliably, generating consistent leads that drive growth and propel them onto a larger stage. She also appears regularly as a guest expert on Fox, NBC, CBS, and ABC. She will share some practical tips on reaching corporate decision-makers, differentiating...2021-04-221h 01Stories of Success PodcastProviding Psychological Safety for schools and in the workplaceMichael Brennan co-founded tootoot in 2013 with a core mission of supporting the psychological safety and wellbeing of individuals by making it easier for individuals to talk about anything that was making them feel unhappy or unsafe. His idea for the app came after spending years being bullied but struggling to find a safe and trusted way to speak up. He wanted to create a simple app that would reduce the barriers children and young people face when trying to speak about their concerns. Following tootoot’s success in the education sector, this year Michael launched Stribe a new employee voice software...2021-04-011h 04Stories of Success PodcastLeadership Development from a Brand PerspectiveIn this week’s episode I welcome Cheryl Smith to my podcast. Cheryl leads talent management for Xerox, a public company with over 25,000 employees globally. She is a seasoned talent professional with over 25 years of success in talent assessment, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement, organisational surveys and change programs for world-class, global organisations including Gartner, Legrand, Diageo, MetLife and AIG. Cheryl has a Ph.D. in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from New York University and a B.A. in Psychology from Yale. She lives in Fairfield County, CT with her three daughters. She had to move around the house, avoiding the c...2021-02-1856 minStories of Success PodcastA chat about leadershipFor 20 years, Tim Spiker, founder of The Aperio and author of The Only Leaders Worth Following has been helping individuals and organisations lead better, and find better leaders. He delivers keynote speeches and creates customised learning experiences to change the way people look at leadership, and he guides long-term developmental journeys as well. There is a lot more to his profile, and I encourage you to check out his website. What we discussed was: Leadership and how the Aperio programme works How to achieve success How Tim got into the space, doing loads of research He brings content and ideas into l...2021-01-281h 07Stories of Success PodcastLet's talk uncommon senseIn this first episode of 2021, it took me a while to understand what Csaba Toth was talking about. However, once I understood his ‘Uncommon Sense’ approach, I was sold! It makes so much sense! Csaba has a similar journey to myself, and we live very close to each other too; so we have met again, deepened my understanding and see what we can do to educate the world on uncommon sense. Since recording the episode, I already did the test, read part of the book and got some valuable insights. Thanks, Csaba! And when I talked abou...2021-01-071h 04Stories of Success PodcastLife is about Impact, not likes.This week's guest is Simon Squibb: a serial entrepreneur, angel investor, mentor, podcast host, founder and Chief Purpose Officer at the Purposeful Project. He retired at 40 but is now back. We recorded this episode a while back, with some friendly dogs barking in the background. He has started 17 businesses, invested in 66 and has mentored hundreds of founders. Having sold his award-winning insight-driven branding and digital agency, Fluid, to PwC, Simon now focuses on inspiring, motivating and guiding both budding and experienced entrepreneurs by sharing his personal experiences, insights, ideas and tips. He is also a...2020-12-031h 07Stories of Success PodcastThursday, 9 am and October are all the same thing nowI am very honoured to have Pascal Finette back for a second round. Pascal and I got introduced when I first launched my podcast in early 2018, and we recorded an episode then, which has been downloaded almost 300 times. He since has launched more things, became more famous, and I feel honoured he took some time to answer more of my questions. We ended up with an amazing chat over Zoom, and we jump straight into the episode, not worrying about the intro. A great conversation which I truly enjoyed, and lots of takeaways for my listeners. 2020-11-121h 28Stories of Success PodcastConsulting Success - Season Starter!Season Starter - I can’t believe we are in season 4 and I publish my 63rd podcast today. When I started the podcast it was all about ‘let’s see how it goes, I might do 10’, now it’s more like ‘let’s get to 100 and see how we can scale it’. So thank you for supporting me, and thank you to all my guests for giving up their time to be featured, answering my questions. This season is all about personal development, and about how you can improve as a person. I have some amazing guests lined up, some who you have met...2020-09-0356 minStories of Success PodcastThe story of a professional speaker in times of Covid19.For the last but not least episode of season 3 of my podcast, I welcome Lisa Ryan who is the Chief Appreciation Strategist at Grategy. As a Certified Speaking Professional, a Certified Virtual Speaker and the best-selling author of ten books including “The Upside of Down Times: Discovering the Power of Gratitude”, she shares a lot of information on how to become a professional speaker and what gratitude means in day to day life. Lisa also co-stars in two inspirational films with other personal development experts including Jack Canfield of “Chicken Soup for the Soul” and John Gray of “Men are From Mars/Wom...2020-07-1649 minStories of Success PodcastSuccess and Happiness - it's down to listeningThis week I welcome Chris Hyland to my podcast. Chris is a tech entrepreneur that believes technology can be used for good and can dramatically impact the world in a positive way. He is lucky enough that his personal vision matches up with his company's vision at The Happiness Index. The reason I asked Chris to be on the podcast is to discuss happiness. What does happiness mean? Now in times of Covid19 and beyond? Does happiness equal success? Their vision is #FreedomToBeHuman - organisations that succeed will enable their people to feel like a human ... not a number! His purp...2020-07-0252 minStories of Success PodcastUnderstanding who you are is a difficult journey!This week’s podcast is with Lizzy Hodcroft. She is an inspiration to talk to, on how to overcome mental health issues and becoming successful, selling a business and now launching a new business called Myndr. Lizzy has been a winner of North East Entrepreneur for two years in a row. Her honestly about her struggles with mental health and how entrepreneurship aided in her recovery is a breath of fresh air within a competitive and at times, draining business environment. In this podcast episode Lizzy speaks about the struggle to find investment with a mental health history, and her story...2020-06-1849 minStories of Success PodcastStress Management & Burnout PreventionThis week’s podcast is with a fellow German coach Stephanie Schaffner. After a corporate career in sales and business development, she changed direction to become a trainer for stress management and a coach for burnout prevention. The reason for that was because that she was suffering from stress herself, was close to a burnout, and a few of her colleagues had burnouts at work. Recorded during the lockdown, we talk about stress, and what burnout actually means. How is it defined? I actually realised that I myself would have been on my way to a burnout a few years ago...2020-06-0441 minStories of Success PodcastChasing Black Unicorns - Doing Business in AfricaOn this episode I welcome Marek Zmysłowski. Marek is a Polish-born entrepreneur and executive, focused on online businesses in Frontier and Emerging Markets. At time of recording we are both in lockdown due to Covid-19. He is in Barcelona and I am in the UK. We discuss the impact Covid-19 might have on Africa as well. Marek is the author of a bestselling book called “Chasing Black Unicorns. How building the Amazon of Africa put me on Interpol Most Wanted list.” A story we will be diving into. He co-founded Jumia Travel – Africa’s Biggest Hotel Booking Portal listed on NYSE as pa...2020-05-211h 01Stories of Success PodcastBurn-Out, Depression and AnxietyThis was a great recording with an industry friend around various topics. Not only did we discuss media, but we more-though spoke about what it means to have a burn-out and to live with anxiety, not only during the Covid19 crisis. Meet Sean Betts who is the Managing Director of Annalect in the UK and has worked in the media industry for 16 years. He has lived with depression and anxiety all his life and in 2017 experienced burn out. Since then he has been openly talking about his experiences. For those not from the industry, Annalect is part of Omnicom Media Gr...2020-05-0754 minStories of Success PodcastSuccess is being happy and content along the journeyI enjoyed meeting Gian Power ACA on my podcast who set up his first business aged 13 and later worked at Deutsche Bank and PwC and witnessed first-hand some of the wellbeing & inclusion issues that need to be tackled in the corporate world. In 2015, an unexpected family tragedy changed Gian’s life forever, when his dad was murdered on a trip to India. When returning back to work, Gian saw the power of being able to share his emotions and being his full self at work. We are discussing the working culture in the finance sector, yet his experience wasn’t too ba...2020-04-2339 minStories of Success PodcastSolo Episode - my thoughts in uncertain timesThis is a solo episode. First time I record on my iPad, and I hope the quality is ok. Just a few thoughts I have in these unprecedented and uncertain times. Let me know what you think! Stay positive! I also answer some questions around my passion and routines, and if you have any questions or comments, please reach out to me! Stay home, stay safe and be in touch! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2020-04-1618 minStories of Success PodcastSupply Chain and Returns in uncertain timesIn this week’s podcast I welcome Al Gerrie who is the Founder and CEO of ZigZag Global, a software solution to help e-commerce retailers manage returns domestically and globally. We recorded this at the peak internet time during the first week of national office closures due to the Corona virus, and unfortunately the connection dropped a few time. We speak about Corona/Covid-19 and how it impacts his business and the supply chain. ZigZag Global is connecting a global network of over 200 warehouses, 100 courier services and multiple international marketplaces. ZigZag whitelabels the solution to 9 international carriers and postal provider. Succes...2020-04-0247 minStories of Success PodcastLeadership in unprecedented timesMy podcast this week is with a former colleague and friend Luis Esteban (LinkedIn). Not often do I ask colleagues to be on the podcast, but after meeting Luis Esteban last year, we just hit it off and have so many things in common. Luis is now CEO of Initiative Spain, and I moved on too. His Twitter handle is @lesteban In wake of the Corona Virus, we actually recorded this episode only last week. It hangs over us, yet we are focusing on leadership in unprecedented times as well as his mantra, ‘be a warrior’. His bio reads like a dream p...2020-03-1943 minStories of Success PodcastRetaining TalentWhen recording this amazing episode with Wasim Benharch I was buzzing - and it wasn't only because of the caffeine I had that day. Meeting Wasim opened my eyes to Learning and Development in organisations and the role it plays for retaining the right talent. Wasim introduced an onboarding programme at Methods Business and Digital Technology that has seen attrition reduced from almost 30% to single digits in the space of 12 months! So that’s clearly a success, and a story I wanted to hear from him. He didn’t always work in L&D but gives us a good overview how he...2020-03-0556 minStories of Success PodcastTrust your gut or not - all about executive decision makingIn this week’s episode I welcome Dr. Gleb Tsipursky. We recorded it on a Friday night without having had a chance to talk about his topic in great detail before. What attracted me to Gleb's profile is that he is on a mission to protect leaders from dangerous judgement errors - widely known as cognitive biases. So his expertise is around decision making and gut instinct, and actually not relying on your gut instinct. An interesting episode where Gleb speaks about his life and how he came to the US from Moldovia as a child, a country which seems to...2020-02-2049 minStories of Success PodcastStart Being Yourself - Turn fear into confidenceThis episode of my podcast was another “cold interview". I enjoy those conversations, where you meet someone for the first time and record the conversation. This one is with Barbara Vercruysse. Apologies for some audio glimpses which are due to connectivity issues. Barbara is a coach, spiritual mentor, thought leader and public speaker. After facing several challenges in life and surviving stage 4 skin cancer at the age of 32, she decided to live her second life at the fullest. In this episode she shares her story of success. She also wrote a book, founded an online school, gives talks and inspires people to d...2020-02-0645 minStories of Success PodcastCompassionate LeadershipHappy 50th Episode! I sometimes do not believe that it has been a 2 year journey of ’Stories of Success’ and we arrived at episode 50. I have enjoyed the journey so far, and how my podcast has changed from interviewing ’successful adtech leaders’ to ‘leaders in personal development’. As my life is pivoting, so is the podcast, and maybe you see a refresh of positioning in 2020. The book I wrote on the back of the podcast has become a best seller and sold close to 10,000 copies by now. I am delighted to be able to bring you the tools and stories of leaders in...2020-01-2355 minStories of Success PodcastLet go of that fear of letting goI interviewed Sidar Ok, an executive coach and renowned independent management consultant in IT strategy, and founder of IQoach. His clients are Fortune 500 companies. However, despite his success, he had to evacuate his family home to record the podcast from a car, because he couldn’t risk waking up his two young children. So throughout the podcast we were worried he might be picked up by the police ;-) His journey is amazing; fleeing Turkey to avoid going to war and likely to die, working for Microsoft, working in the US, then Dublin and settling in Belgium. His motto is ’strug...2020-01-091h 05Stories of Success PodcastLiving with CancerInterviewing Andy Nobbs was an honour. Andy and I worked together, and I always enjoyed his management style. Down to earth, a very active person, a family man and full of life. I am not only saying this. He used to go sailing and running, and his whole family was involved. On the other hand we went for long media lunches, had fun in Cannes and at dmexco. He was razor sharp from a business perspective, the prize always in mind. We had so much in common, and we still do, and shared so many experiences. Please note, due to s...2019-12-1246 minStories of Success PodcastSuccess through HealthThis week’s episode is of a different kind, but I am confident that you will enjoy it. I certainly learned a ton about healthcare, personal care and had huge take aways. I am sure you will too. The conversation is with Payal Mehta who was a GP for over 9 years! She has now founded her own business, a health clinic, called Nirmana Life. She is guiding her patients in understanding the root causes of chronic illnesses. This conversation is not all about ‘business success’ but about success and looking at it in a more holistic way of health. Payal is using...2019-11-2849 minStories of Success PodcastHow to win clients on LinkedIn as a coachI hardly laughed as much as with Catherine B. Roy in my latest episode of Stories of Success. She is just so much fun, I think I need to have her back for another chat sometime very soon. So we started with a great laugh (literally, if you tune in). We start the conversation around her IQ which is over 156, and she is a MENSA member; I actually did a test on the back of it. My result was less, still within the top 9% of people. She is a personal growth and business growth coach and developed a system for em...2019-11-1449 minStories of Success PodcastI am a hard working executive coach - lessons for CEOsStephen Gribben joined me in this podcast episode to discuss his career of over 30 years as an executive coach. He has coached numerous C-Level executives and explains how, as a new coach, you can win new clients; how do you position yourself and of course, how do you become more successful as a person and C-Level executive. He has a background in psychology and Emotional Intelligence. His two main fascinations are people and business. One of his revelations was that when coaching, he got paid for doing something he enjoyed, which made him passionate about executive coaching. Stephen defines success as...2019-10-311h 08Stories of Success PodcastIf you can’t fully recover, you cannot fully adapt.Claire Higgins joined me over the summer for a discussion on coaching and consulting, and looking at her work on positive psychology as well as martial arts. At time of recording, she was studying for a Masters in Exercise and Sport Psychology. She was raised in the UAE and worked across the Middle East in the humanitarian sector for 12 years, focusing on the protection of people affected by armed conflict. Influenced by Jean Claude Van Damme, watching his videos as a 12-year old in the 80's, she took up karate and twenty five years later, started teaching self-defence. Concerning for her and me is th...2019-10-1758 minStories of Success PodcastFind your why in life, and laugh along the way!I have known James Briscoe for many years, and I am delighted he joined me for this episode. We recorded this episode at the height of summer, and it turned into an amazing fun chat with a friend; which I am certain brings value and joy to you as you listen along. At time of recording, James is sitting in a cafe at the seaside, so apologies for the occasional dog bark and some wind noises. He manages to split his time between London and Dorset with focus on work or the family respectively. After studying tropical medicine, he ended u...2019-10-031h 01Stories of Success PodcastLife is change - change is constant - growth is optionalIn this week’s episode I welcome Karin Volo. She is known as a chief joy bringer and CEO and is the founder of Evoloshen. Based in Stockholm Sweden she helps companies transforming cultures and delivering high performance. Karin has been recognised as a global leader and employee engagement expert on the Engagement 101 list and recently named in the Top 30 HR Influencers and the 15 Most Influential Women in HR lists. She talks about her three words: Inspiration, Joy and Evolution - she recommends the listener to find out their three words too. Her definition of success is a ‘personal question’ - moments of joy...2019-09-1959 minStories of Success PodcastSeason 3 starter: Hossein Houssaini - Success in adtechOn a hot July day, Hossein Houssaini and I recorded this episode as a starter for season 3. A week before DMEXCO, we talk about the adtech and digital industry, and of course about success. Hossein recently launched his own consultancy and advisory company which can be found at www.houssaini.com - so the timing is right for him to tell us all about what success for him and in digital looks like, and if you want to meet with him at DMEXCO, please get in touch. Ho/Pe Advisory helps brands to understand the digital data-driven marketing landscape better by s...2019-09-0556 minStories of Success PodcastBe Fair - Be Firm. Another story of success.We made it through another season. From September 2019, we launch season 3, which will focus more on personal development than before. Of course, we still have some adtech and digital stars lined up, but with Ballueder Partners focus shifting towards more coaching work, things will change ever so slightly. Stay tuned and please subscribe on any major podcast outlet, and please rate me 5 stars :-) That is, if you like it of course. On our last show before the summer break, amazingly episode 40 overall, I welcome Martin Vinter who I met when we both freelanced and w...2019-07-111h 04Stories of Success PodcastTake it from a coach: Success and living in the here and now!This podcast came about after I was listening to Richard MacKinnon’s podcast ‘My Pocket Psych’ which resonates 100% with me. We met and discussed coaching and how one wants to live one’s life passion. He set up his own company 5 years ago, Worklifepsych and hasn't looked back. I am setting up my own coaching and consulting business, Ballueder Partners, as my main occupation. Being a coach based on 15+ years experience gives you credibility in terms of what you do, and we further discuss, how this helps others to become successful and achieve their dreams. That's what life is all about. I wa...2019-06-2753 minStories of Success PodcastBecome a successful paid speakerI don’t believe this was the first podcast Chris Baldwin recorded. I feel honoured. A successful TED Speaker, entrepreneur and digital agency owner. He made millions, gave loads of money away, lives minimalistically and just launched a new venture called 10x speaker which helps others to be successful as a speaker. We hopefully bring that concept to London soon, so stay tuned! We had so much to talk about and spend a good deal on how to become a great speaker, earn money as a speaker and he is the proof: the fastest growing speaker in 2018 and number 1 top 10 spea...2019-06-061h 09Stories of Success PodcastThe first time I understood that I work with humansInterviewing Dr. Heidger Marx from SAP was just awesome and eye opening! He is a mindfulness trainer at SAP. I first came across his profile, when Daniel Rieber interviewed him on his German podcast Im Hier und Jetzt, and I just had to speak to him. Actually, we didn’t start speaking about success for the first half of the podcast, but more about the ‘fluffy stuff’ which is meditation in a German Software Company. Heidger is a scientist, photographer become mindfulness trainer, and the conversation was absolutely eye opening. The benefits mindfulness practise brings to oneself and organisations is immense...2019-05-2354 minStories of Success PodcastSuccessful with DataAna Milicevic is originally from Serbia but describes herself as a European New Yorker. She has been named by Business Insider as one of top 23 people who fix advertising and runs her own consultancy with her sister in the data space called Sparrow Advisers! Ana is an entrepreneur, media executive and digital data innovator. She and her team of strategic consultants work with companies across adtech, martech, ecommerce, and media on strategy, product, go-to-market positioning, new market launches, innovation, services and global field enablement. Earlier in her career she has held key leadership roles across product, strategy, technology, and services in...2019-05-0956 minStories of Success PodcastSpend time to focusA fantastic conversation this week with Paul Frampton Calero, an industry friend I have known for many years; we speak about career choices and how he ended up at disruptive technology start-up Tink Labs now hi Inc and how he is building a successful culture there. Success and his business are both about improving people’s life, creating a success culture. The life/life balance which is important, and how one should find her/his ‘Why’ and purpose in life. But we also speak about leadership, women in business and how we still measure performance based on time and not on output...2019-04-231h 05Stories of Success PodcastAvoiding Burnout - Davida GinterMy episode this week is a conversation with Davida Ginter, who I met on a LinkedIn Group about personal development. We recorded the podcast early mornings after my exercise routine and before I was heading to work. She is based in Israel, lived in Sweden and has a keen interest to support others in preventing burnout. Her mantra is based on Jane Goodall: Everyday we make a difference and it is up to us, what kind of difference we want to make. One of her take aways she posted shortly after on LinkedIn, was that ‘even if it will take much lon...2019-04-0454 minStories of Success Podcast340 marathons blind - and countingI met Paul Watts when running my first marathon last November. He is an inspiration. He is blind and has run 340 marathons when we recorded the podcast end of last year. He also carried the Olympic torch in 2012. So this is a story of personal success. It is for runners and anyone interested in running or is looking for an inspiration and motivation to run a bit more than you currently do. For most of the population a marathon is a stretch, and Paul has done 340 being blind. What an amazing achievement. We speak about our running experience, share a...2019-03-2150 minStories of Success PodcastOnly Action Counts - Entrepreneur Lara MorganThis is so far my the most energetic podcast of 2019. I interviewed Lara Morgan last year, and her motto is ‘only actions count’ - I love jumping into these ‘cold’ conversation and see how those go. And this one was just purely amazing. At the end of the podcast I found out that Lara had actually written a book about her experience, something that I hadn’t been aware of. I now have a copy (thank you again) and her story of building a multi million business from scratch with hard work is utterly mind bobbling. For her success is all about choic...2019-02-2847 minStories of Success PodcastDigital Nomad living a simplified life - Conni BiesalskiThis week’s guest is Connie Biesalki who at time of recording was just launching her new website and brand Conni.me It was before I ran my marathon last year too. We both left Germany some time ago, and she also left a ‘conventional way of living’, but we both are still connected to Germany somehow, discussing the greater German unconsciousness; so besides us exploring the meaning of success, happiness and a simplified life, we are also drifting a bit in some interesting chats. I loved recording this episode! For her, success is all about helping others and improving other peop...2019-02-1453 minStories of Success PodcastHow to successfully scale businesses to 9 figures!Shane Spiers is a coach, mentor, consultant and facilitator. We have a fantastic chat about all things business this week. His career track record is dominated by leading and scaling 7, 8 & 9-figure rapid growth companies. He definitely knows a thing or two about success! We speak about growing companies from the start-up to the grown up stage and discuss leadership styles, giving back and goal setting. The latter leads us into productivity habits we discover we both have. GTD, goal setting, helicopter view and licenses as well as entrepreneurship and productivity. These days Shane’s thing is “Summit SCALE®: The 7 to 8-Figure...2019-01-3152 minStories of Success PodcastLeaders are Readers! Career Advice for 2019 and beyond!The first episode of the year is with a career coach and executive search consultant or recruiter Andrew MacAskill. Since I went through redundancy and career choices last year, I thought it would be great to kick off 2019 with some advice on career and job hunts. Given it is January, some of the listeners might consider a change in career this year, and this might just give you the right pointers where to start. If you are not looking, this is still relevant, as we discuss how the job market has changed, and how executive careers are different to where t...2019-01-1755 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success - Getting ready for 2019!This is a 12 minutes episode about my thoughts on 2018, 2019 and my podcast as well as life in general; the principles of success, mind hacking and how I want to go deeper and have more focus in 2019. It’s about ultimate balance, mind and body, thoughts and approach to life. Isn’t life just exciting? The book recommendations can be found here. The Principles Of Success can be downloaded here. My productivity book is available here. Let me know who you want me to interview in 2019 and let me kno...2019-01-1012 minStories of Success PodcastTake Life by the Throat - Nicki RyanThe last episode of the year features Nicki Ryan who works for Cisco. She started her career as a stewardess and moved into sales and from there she has been super successful with now leading a global team at Cisco being responsible for not only revenue but a lot of people. We speak about work ethics, family, and how to switch off. But we also discuss the corporate responsibility and how mentoring is important to her and how she gives back. From there we touch on gender equality or inequality and how to tackle those challenges. Her motto is to...2018-12-1148 minStories of Success PodcastGurman Hundal - Co-Founder of MiQ about simply being a successful entrepreneurThis episode with Gurman Hundal, co-founder of MiQ, is a bit shorter and has some audio challenges at the beginning (apologies, it gets better throughout the episode) but the content is a must listen for any entrepreneur. Gurman gives advice on building a successful start-up culture, about empowering people and having trust; working hard, yet having a work life balance and being content, and happy. An episode close to my heart as I met both Gurman and his co-founder Lee in 2010. They have made it in our industry and they are not done yet! I am delighted that Gurman made...2018-11-2737 minStories of Success PodcastDominic Powers on success in AsiaAnother great chat this week. Dominic Powers, CEO of Ctrl/Shift and I speak about the adtech industry but quickly venture out on a few tangent. A conversation that leads you to understand how to be successful in Asia, which leadership style works and how to stay in a company for over 14 years. We speak about the sitting order in a Japanese taxi, the Ocean Clean up and how Dominic’s upbringing in the UK, and his work ethics got him where he is today. A successful business leader with lots of advice on how to bring focus back into one’s...2018-11-1350 minStories of Success PodcastDon't stop until you finish - Emma LoiselThis week’s episode features Emma Loisel, currently an investor in Volcano Coffee Works . I met her back in 2013 when she was already very successful as founding member and COO of The Exchange Lab. We discuss her story of success as a Kiwi in the UK, cultural differences and whether a commute from New Zealand to London is the same as Brighton to London. For her success is about choice and not about money. Her motivation is about problem solving, and she makes the business she works for her ‘riddles’ to be solved. Another tangent we went on was how to defin...2018-10-3051 minStories of Success PodcastIs Success boring? A view from a high performance coach!This episode is one of my favourite ones. Folkert wonders if success is boring? Really? I recorded it a while back but it is all about what success means, and what we can achieve based on our own capabilities. Folkert Behrends has a similar passion to myself: helping and motivating people. Folkert supports individuals, teams and companies in finding unused personality, leadership and communication potentials. He develops strategies which translate into future skills, having worked with big blue chip companies. We discuss how the younger generation has to be managed differently and how people need to be empowered. Given he is an...2018-10-161h 03Stories of Success PodcastGavin Stirrat - Say yes to everythingI recorded the episode with Gavin Stirrat over a few Brewdog beers. A lovely chat with a man I have known for many years, with a similar history to myself and similar experience. We of course discuss success but also speak a lot about the importance of family, and how to make big decisions, taking risks and which habits he has. Gavin tells a good story, including one about being hands on with toilet brushes, and almost meeting Gary V. Yet he doesn’t have heroes or reads personal development books. An action packed, leisurely chat of two industry veterans ab...2018-10-021h 04Stories of Success PodcastIkigai - a topical podcast - ‘to live the realisation one hopes for’This is a new format I want to try out, a topical podcast, so please give me some feedback. I read Philip Perry’s article on Ikigai a few months back. Ikigai is a Japanese concept about what you love, what you and the world needs and what you are good at. It translates into your passion, mission, vocation and profession. And the overlap is Ikigai, which translates as ‘to live the realisation one hopes for’. As an expert on the topic I invited Philip to tell us about Ikigai and what it means in relation to success. Would finding Ikigai...2018-09-1836 minStories of Success PodcastBegin with the end in mind and more productivity tips from Kate LavenderThis week I interview Kate Lavender, a superstar I wanted to interview for a long time, and we finally found some time in both of our diaries. She seems to be a mega-juggler, between family and a successful career, and we discuss work life balance, productivity and get a little bit philosophical around life in general. Kate and I chat about success and happiness, having this undisturbed time to being able to let go and enjoy the moment. Her mantra is ‘begin with the end in mind’ (Stephen Corvey’s 7 habits is a classic book often quoted and you can find it...2018-09-0653 minStories of Success PodcastSeason 2 kick off with entrepreneurial learning from native advertising!We are starting season two with a recording of a conversation with two guests over beers, so it’s a bit longer than the usual one. We kick it off with Dale Lovell and Francis Turner from AdYouLike. So we talk a lot about native advertising and have a lot of fun. Whilst we joke and chat a lot, we also go deep into the entrepreneurial spirit of launching a startup, growing it and joining forces with another company, managing cultures, people, job titles and growing pains. For any entrepreneur this episode is a guide on what you should or sh...2018-08-281h 11Stories of Success PodcastSuccess from Poland to the world, scaling an influencer networkThis week's episode is with Barbara Soltysinska. She is the CEO of indaHash and whilst living in Poland she has international experience of scaling businesses across Europe and globally. For her, success is about the satisfaction one gains from doing what one is doing on a daily basis. It is a personal thing and something we should all enjoy. Barbara works with a coach for many years and has very high standards and values, something we find in a lot of successful entrepreneurs; she deeply cares about helping others and passing on her knowledge. Her deep insights into different cultures...2018-07-2349 minStories of Success PodcastJames Booth - Stories of a technical entrepreneurJames and I met many moons ago when he ran a company called Tangozebra which was acquired by DoubleClick as it went into Google; the soft toy zebra has been with me ever since. He is a true technical entrepreneur and one of the original rich media people in the industry. His interest in audio lead his career from music to the internet via a dial up connection to running a programmatic tech company called Scoota. Throughout his successes, James has stayed humble and follows his mantra of 'money is only interesting if you do something good with it' when inv...2018-07-1655 minStories of Success PodcastStephen Robertson - See it, Do it!Today’s episode is with the CEO of the Big Issue Foundation, Stephen Robertson. We speak about the serendipity on how he got into charity work and he tells us the story of success from his point of view. We touch on social inequality and discuss how the Big Issue gives homeless people a new perspective. Stephen’s contribution to tackle homelessness are immense. I enjoyed speaking to him, and this episode is showing the need for charities in this country but also touch on his own system to ensure continuous learning and growth. The question he asks himself is ‘Do I m...2018-07-0553 minStories of Success PodcastSuki Thompson - Be FearlessSuki Thompson is an amazing woman, to the extend I was actually nervous interviewing her. But she made me feel at ease so quickly and we touched on so many interesting topics as we sat down and tuned in. These include her building the Oystercatchers and sell it to Centaur Media, whilst juggling two children and family. We discussed gender equality and her upbringing in Cornwall. Whilst doing all that she used to do triathlons which she now tuned down a bit due her history of having cancer. She openly speaks about this and when we touched on her role...2018-06-2654 minStories of Success PodcastTim Drake - Generation CherryToday I welcome Tim Drake on the podcast. Tim used to run a successful business he sold years ago. For various reason, the sale did not give him enough to live on in comfort for the next thirty or forty years. There was no way he wanted to go into conventional work in an organisation, so he created multiple – independent – income streams. He founded Think Tanks for Chief Executives, did selective consultancy work, and wrote books on his experiences. His latest book is called ‘Generation Cherry’. It is a toolkit for a generation of people who are looking for a richer an...2018-06-1451 minStories of Success PodcastEmily Penn - Ocean AdvocateThis is an episode close to my heart. Emily Penn is an ocean advocate, skipper and campaigner. She is on a mission to get us all to save our oceans and understand the impact of plastic pollution on particularly female health. So whilst we speak about success, there have been few routines in Emily’s life, but ambitious goals to make this world a better and cleaner place. Her journey is amazing and what I took away from this episode is even more awareness on how many plastic bags we use, how polluted the oceans are and that it isn’t to...2018-06-0659 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success - Jana Schuberth Peak Performance CoachThis week’s episode features Peak Performance Coach Jana Schuberth. She specialises in fulfilment psychology for male execs and business owners in the 30s and 40s helping them create a deeper sense of meaning, freedom and wealth in their lives. As a native German, a world traveller and living in the US, Jana’s perspective in life is amazing and very deep. She has a lot of take aways as we discuss NLP techniques, parts integration and what quality of life really means. And I learned a lot about her routines from making good coffee and journaling. If you want to f...2018-05-291h 02Stories of Success PodcastSpencer Gallagher - Serial Entrepreneur & MentorSpencer Gallagher who runs Cactus is a serial entrepreneur, successfully sold companies and has been very successful; however he comes from humble beginnings and continues to be conscious about what he does in order to not loose all he has achieved. A fascinating conversation with an optimistic and outgoing person! He has been my mentor for many years, and we both love Jim Rohn, who already said: practise things daily. Spencer has lots of take aways like keeping a journal, help others and love what you do. He quotes Steve Jobs and we discuss how he learns one thing every d...2018-05-1754 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success - Sophie Newton on success and gender equalityThis week’s podcast is with Sophie Newton, the COO of Brainlabs. It was a quicker than usual conversation, mainly because Sophie is super smart, quick to the point and knows what she is talking about. We discuss a lot of personal development and routines, and really touch on values, how contribution to society matters and gender equality; for the latter Sophie won awards. A selection of her endless book list can be seen on my recommendations page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-05-0846 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success with Jim BrigdenInterviewing Jim Brigden was an absolute pleasure. We drifted a bit into politics, spoke about success, family and being at the right time, right place to maximise one’s opportunity. He told me loads I didn't know, and explained how he had a few exits so far; he made me think and hope you can take a ton away from this conversation. Success is more about happiness than cash, and wealth, so Jim, cannot be measured in cash. He is a man of strong values and an "Entrepreneurial GM". I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did! If...2018-04-2651 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success - Katie LedgerInterviewing Katie Ledger for my podcast was amazing. After a career as a TV news journalist and her reinventing herself a couple of times, Katie is now developing leaders and teams to inspirational performance. Her approach to life seems simple, yet very profound. I enjoyed every minute of our conversation about coaching, morning routines, and what life has in stock for us. We didn’t drift too much into the philosophical side of things, but discovered a lot around success, discussed portfolio careers and how mentors come into your life for a reason. I hope you enjoy this episode as muc...2018-04-181h 03Stories of Success PodcastStories of Success with Mike Pegg the Positive EncouragerThis week’s episode is with Mike Pegg (@mikepegg1) who is a positive encourager and mentor who has helped many people to develop their vocation. He speaks about success in a different way, and how knowledge workers can be encouraged to do their best work. It is an amazing story of success where we investigate leadership principles and positive contribution and experiences that lead to success. We examine happiness and how vocation, positive encouragement and hope lead to stronger personalities that achieve more. His mantra is BE KIND - a fascinating episode with lots of take aways. If you want to...2018-04-091h 22Stories of Success PodcastStories of Success with Chris JanzenThis week's podcast is with Canadian Chris Janzen - an experienced strategist, coach and facilitator taking high achievers to the next level. He is also an Ironman triathlete, marathon runner and award winning photographer. We spend almost an hour speaking about success across the globe, peak performance and leadership. Having known Chris for many years and having worked with him, this is almost like an hour of free coaching. Get your pen and paper ready. You can find out more about him on www.theignitionco.com Also remember to go to www.volkerballueder.com/recommendations for any books that my guest...2018-03-2859 minStories of Success PodcastStories of Success with Pascal FinetteThis week’s episode features Pascal Finette. A heretic (http://theheretic.org), a productivityist (https://gyshido.com) and the founder of the Singularity University (https://su.org) or you can find out more about him on www.finette.com. In our first meeting we discussed a wide range of topics. How failure leaves dark spots on your mind, yet might increase your chances of success. About entrepreneurship, global culture and how habits (also see Volker’s book: www.volkerballueder.com/bebetter) help you to improve your performance. We touch on global culture and how we should all take ourselves a bit le...2018-02-0841 minStories of Success PodcastStories Of Success with Brian FitzpatrickIn this inaugural episode Volker Ballueder welcomes Brian Fitzpatrick. They have known each other for many years and discuss Brian’s Story Of Success. Originally from Ireland, Brian is known as a veteran of the adtech industry who talks about mentoring and martial arts. They also speak about the differences of success and work life balance as perceived in different countries, as well as the importance of family and happiness as part of success. For anyone who wants to reach out to Brian, please look him up on LinkedIn. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informatio2018-01-1947 minStories of Success PodcastIntroduction to Stories of SuccessIn this podcast episode, Volker Ballueder will introduce both the podcast of 'Stories Of Success' as well as himself. It will be a short intro an helps the listener to understand the motivation behind the podcast and whether this is something s/he finds relevant moving forward. The first episode with guests being interviewed will be published in due course. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2018-01-1022 min