Corporate Unplugged

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 clothes are madeA company is about people The world needs good leadershipLinks:LeverStyle.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 that lasts.On today’s podcast:Scomodo - a monthly newspaper to inspire a new cultural modelPassionate about freedomImpacting the lives of others through cinemaInformation overload, the internet, and social mediaBeing grateful for difficult timesCreating something that lastsLinks:LeggiScomodo.orgFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 podcast:The impossible just takes a little longerThe power of a story to change people’s livesFollowing your heart to find your power and purpose in lifeA balance of discipline and adventureEveryone needs the skills of an investigative journalistWhat are the values you follow?Links:Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A NovelMarkSullivanBooks.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out infor

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 surround yourself with great peopleSticking to solutions, not titles or productsEarning the role of leaderPrioritizing human connectionLinks:SangbreetaMoitra.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 quantityEstablishing a brand personalityThe importance of connection and being truly present with othersLinks:BabyBathwater.comBabyBathwaterInstitute.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 lifeStop lying to yourselfEsmond is passionate about the truthCollaboration rather than competitionThe importance of vulnerabilityLinks:EsmondBaring.comEsmond on Instagramwww.nyoude.comNYOUDEEsmond on FacebookFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 understanding peopleThe four Cs of a great business or leaderThe meaning of happinessWhy the world needs to slow downLinks:Yash’s FacebookYash on InstagramFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 othersLinks:DorotaStanczyk.commoonkava.orgFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 pharmaceutical and alternative medicineThe millennial Tinder mindsetLinks:Tim’s InstagramHealth OptimisationFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 intentionalWhat Tiffany learned from millennialsWhat makes a great leaderOur deep desire to belongWe need more women in leadershipLinks:Drop The BallThe CruFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 external innovation expertAll companies need a data planWhy you should be your best cheerleaderLinks:TheCurrentFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 changedLearning how to break rules professionallyA little bit of chaos will do us goodLinks:Be More PirateSam’s WebsiteFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 capabilityWe need to treat each other betterLinks:Get Better BookFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 successWe are all responsible for the futureLinks:AbocaFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 environmentWhat makes a good leaderWhy purpose-driven companies succeedCompanies should focus more on the presentWhy we all need to find our purposeWe need to be more open, vulnerable and matureLinks:Michaël BerglundMichaëla’s Podcast (in Swedish)Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 leadersThere is a generation of purposeful leaders emergingLinks:Impact InternationalFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 at this point.On today’s podcast:Choosing a future-proof business modelCompanies should be agile, principled and sustainableGetting globalization and digitization rightWhy we need to take about corporate board compositionOur job as leaders is to motivate all stakeholdersWhat the world needs the most right nowLinks:AllSaintsFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for

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 step forward and lead the changeLinks:The Ski WeekFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 comedy as a unifierSeeing disaster as a giftThe curse of our education systemJohn’s formula for long-lasting business successHis advice to leadersWe can change the world only by changing ourselvesLinks:QIFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

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 automationChoosing curiosity over fearLinks:Tiu’s WebsiteFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.