

The Brand Called You
The Brand Called You
Welcome to ‘The Brand Called You’, a platform that brings you Leadership Lessons, Knowledge, Experience and Wisdom from leading Global personalities from diverse backgrounds, who have contributed significantly to make the world a better place.
Listen to the brightest minds from the world of business, startups, technology, professionals, arts and social sector. Stay in the know as we talk to high achievers and gurus from across the world.
Find out what is shaping the world.
Listen to the brightest minds from the world of business, startups, technology, professionals, arts and social sector. Stay in the know as we talk to high achievers and gurus from across the world.
Find out what is shaping the world.
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Jun 2, 2023 • 28min
Making culture to make collaboration easier | David Price OBE | Lead for Culture | Power of Us Agency | Author | OPEN | The Power of Us |
David Price helps organizations and people to make sustainable change happen. He is a highly sought-after speaker, trainer and masterclass leader.
00:32- About David Price OBE and his journey.
I am also an experienced Public Speaker: talking about Learning, Innovation and Creativity.
I have my own training company: Educational Arts specializing in training to engage students and workers alike.
I am a board member of Vega Schools, New Delhi and an international advisor to the Canadian Education Association and the Mastery Transcript Initiative.
I have been at the forefront of innovation in organizational learning for over 30 years.
In 2009, I was made a member of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) by Her Majesty the Queen.

Jun 2, 2023 • 25min
Managing your e-waste | Dominic Tyler | CEO |Junari ERP and Recycly for ITAD Businesses |
Dominic Tyler is CEO of Junari ERP and Recycly for ITAD businesses. He is the chair of the board of trustees of Mid and North Essex Mind mental health charity.
00:32- About Dominic Tyler and his journey.
Dominic Tyle took the reins of Junari in 2018. He has worked in software since 1999 and has been passionate since then about making the most practical use of software in businesses.
Dominic became director of a well-established software company in Suffolk in 2006 and progressed to MD in 2012.
During this time, he was also elected as chair of Mid and North Essex Mind mental health charity, retiring from the role in 2018 to focus on Junari.
Outside of work, he is kept busy with his kids, has an active lifestyle, and a lot of audiobooks, and will probably always have a few more grey hairs than the most recent online photo.

Jun 2, 2023 • 30min
Understanding Human-Centric Design | Wendy Wong | Head & Co-founder, 55 Minutes Pte Ltd
When a business plans to design products to solve customer problems, one factor that often gets missing on the table discussion during the brief is the problems of real customers. User experience (UX) in designing has gained a lot of traction lately to be able to cater to the customers so that business eventually benefit from that. Tune in now to know about human-centric designing of products.
[00:33] - About Wendy Wong
Wendy is the head and co-founder of 55 Minutes Private Limited.
She is a human-centered designer and mentor.
She is a member of The Uncommon Community, and a mentor on the ADP list.

Jun 1, 2023 • 26min
How To Develop Critical Thinking? | Bethan Winn | Director; Critical Thinking Facilitator and Consultant
As human beings, we are always in the process of making decisions in our personal and professional lives. Critical thinking before making any decision is paramount to be able to make the right choices, as our decisions impact our current situations and future. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of developing critical thinking and how to go about it.
[00:33] - About Bethan Winn
Bethan is the Director of Critical Thinking Facilitator and a Consultant.
She is a keynote speaker and coach.

Jun 1, 2023 • 57min
What are EDI capabilities and How can Organizations incorporate them? | DeEtta Jones, Founder & CEO, DeEtta Jones and Associates
It is important for organizations to be just to their employees and the customers as well. Also, in today’s fast-changing era, it is smart to diversify the business and the talent that they hire so that it can handle the economic ups and downs and be more culturally mature. Today we have with us DeEtta to tell us about how she is helping organizations incorporate EDI capabilities.
About DeEtta Jones
She is the Founder & CEO of DeEtta Jones and Associates.
She is a first-generation college student in her family.
She has been the director of the human rights office for the city government.
She is also on the Executive Committee of The National Small Business Association.

Jun 1, 2023 • 26min
Embedding Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) in the DNA of Your Organization | Manoj K Saxena | Country Division Head | Bayer Pharmaceuticals and MD | Bayer Zydus Pharma |
Broad, versatile, and visionary leader with a twenty-five-year record of exceptional performance in surpassing business goals through strategic management of all critical business functions including business planning, stakeholder engagement, operational leadership, partnership building and team development. Manoj K Saxena is recognized for his ability to translate corporate vision and mission into strategies that exceed business targets and contribute to better profitability, cost controls, customer satisfaction, process optimization, and service delivery.
00:35- About Manoj K Saxena and his journey.
Manoj Saxena is the Managing Director of Bayer Zydus Pharma since April 2017.
He is also the Country Division Head of South Asia for the Pharmaceuticals division of Bayer.
Manoj is passionate about Inclusion and Diversity (I&D) and represents the I&D Council of Bayer Pharma globally.
He has a deep understanding of the healthcare industry along with immense experience across functions through senior roles in sales and marketing, business analysis and general management.
Manoj is a graduate with a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics (Hons) and has completed his Master's in Business Administration (MBA) in Marketing.

Jun 1, 2023 • 47min
What are the Opportunities for Africa and How it can Progress Better | Dimitri Syrris, Founder and CEO, Baotree
Africa is not a single country, it has 54 individual nations. It has a lot of untapped resources in terms of material and talent, but climate change is one of the hindrances to its progress. The governance of the country is also one of the factors that will decide its future. Today we have Dimitri with us to tell us more about Africa and what he is doing for its progress.
About Dimitri Syrris
He is the Founder & CEO of Baotree.
He joined the army in Greece and learned Greek.
He lived in London till the age of 29.
He has worked as a sales executive in London but his heart brought him back to Africa.

May 31, 2023 • 28min
How To Grow In Times of Disruptions? | Jonathan Brill | Author, Rogue Waves, Future-Proof Your Business to Survive and Profit from Radical
We live in an ever evolving and volatile world, with trends of disruptions only seeing an elevated growth. But how do businesses adapt to these trends? In today’s episode, we discuss the two options that the leaders have, with the tendency to finding growth opportunities as the key to survive and grow. Tune in now, to know more about such trends.
[00:35] - About Jonathan Brill
Jonathan is a Fortune 50 futurist.
He is a speaker, a trusted advisor, and a serial inventor.
He is an author of a book titled, “Rogue Waves, Future Proof Your Business to Survive”.
Inc magazine has called him a Silicon Valley Legend. Harvard Business Review refers to him as the world's leading transformation architect.

May 31, 2023 • 27min
What is Inclusion in Photography? | Raj Bandyopadhyay | Owner, Photographer, Series A Photography
Who doesn’t like to be photographed? Well, all of you might have had instances when you didn’t feel confident to pose or have friends who are hesitant to get photographed. Besides the personal choice, there are several other reasons impacting the choice, a lot of them being perfect body, skin colour, etc. In today’s episode, we discuss the stereotypes that the photography field has set in the world and how can artists step in to change the narrative.
[00:40] - About Raj Bandyopadhyay
Raj is an owner and photographer of Series A Photography.
He was earlier a data scientist and a software engineer.
He is a B.Tech in computer science from IIT Bombay, and a Ph.D. from Rice University.

May 31, 2023 • 25min
Trends & Ideas Changing The World | Jeremy Kourdi | CEO, Kourdi Associates; Commentator; Executive Coach; Author
The pandemic has shown, how volatile and ever-changing the world is. Businesses and leaders ended to be able to adapt themselves and their teams to continue sustaining and growing in these changing environments. In today’s episode, we discuss some of the trends that are changing the world and how they are impacting leaders.
[00:34] - About Jeremy Kourdi
Jeremy is a writer and founder.
He is an expert leader.
Jeremy is the Chief Executive Officer of Cody Associates, a commentator, and an executive coach.
He has a forthcoming book titled, “50 Ideas that Changed the World of Work.”


