The Brand Called You

This episode is about doing the work that matters the most to you. Your Great Work might involve building a business, inciting a movement, creating breath-taking art, writing world-changing books, or helping other people to heal and grow into their potential. Cognitive psychologist and coach, Dr Amanda Crowell, combines a fascination for human achievement with a passion for helping others to explore how to get YOUR Great Work out into the world where it belongs. 00:34- About Dr Amanda Crowell and her journey. Dr Amanda Crowell is a cognitive psychologist, speaker, author and creator of the Great Work journals. She educates future teachers, coaches accidental entrepreneurs, and speaks about how to make progress on great work to colleges and corporate teams. She is the author of the book, Great Work, Do What Matters Most Without Sacrificing Everything Else. Amanda's TEDx talk: Three Reasons You Aren’t Doing What You Say You Will Do has received 1.5 million views and has been featured on TED's Ideas blog and TED Shorts.

Helping leaders and organizations connect and communicate digitally with the people and audiences that matter. Kevin Bryant is CEO of Educated Change, a London-based reputation management, communication, and social media consulting firm 00:32- About Kevin Bryant and his journey. In 2010, Kevin co-founded one of the most innovative consulting firms in the social media arena, building close relationships with senior executives determined to enhance their firm and reputation. In 2016, Educated Change was named a Red Herring Top 100 Tech firm. Kevin has also served on the boards of two public companies and the board of Babson College, America’s leading private university in the field of entrepreneurship. He lectures on social media and social marketing at Brunel University’s business school and has taught Tai Chi to hundreds at his Surrey and Brighton (UK), Tai Chi schools.

AGA BAJER, A culture strategist who works with leaders and teams around the globe to help them shape a culture that brings their vision to life. 00:36- About Aga Bajer and her journey. For the past 20 years, I’ve been helping companies pay attention to their culture in a way that produces desirable results. From VC-courting startups to Fortune 500, I’ve worked on cultivating remarkable cultures that scale and that help people do the best work of their careers – first, as part of consultancies such as HayGroup, Korn Ferry, and PwC – and later as the founder of my firm. I also lived the start-up, scale-up and corporate world myself – both as a leadership team member and as a founder. I know what you are going through – I’ve been there myself.

Leaders are the ones who motivate the teams to achieve organizational goals. They lead by example and actions, and their decisions form the parameters of business success and growth. With a huge thigh process and decision-making responsibility, it becomes important to be able to think clearly. Coaching plays an important role in enabling leaders to have a clear mind as they make important decisions that impact employees, stakeholders, and business goodwill. Tune in now to learn more about the importance of coaching in developing leadership skills. [00:36] - About Gagan Adlakha Gagan is a leadership coach. He is a mentor and a senior partner, at Vyaktitva, a boutique consulting firm.

We read and hear about new technologies coming up almost every day. Sometimes, these seem to be too complex to understand, But when broken down, it all boils down to effective communication that needs to be done in companies to enable achieving organizational goals. Futurist sees the impact of new technologies well in advance and become early adopters to enable those around them to see the benefits and adopt them. In today’s episode, we discuss what does a convergence futurist role entail and how they see these new technologies. [00:37] - About Scott Brown Scott is a convergence futurist. He is also the founder and chief executive officer of MOS Future. He is also an author and has written extensively about new technologies and marketing.

Quantum Computing has garnered attention for quite some time now, but the concept remains too technical for the common man to understand. In this episode, our two guests, who are physicists and have done Ph.D. in Quantum Computing from University of Oxford, break down the everyday applications of quantum computing. Tune in now, to understand more about the scope and trend of this hot technology. [00:10] - About Dr. Chris Ballance and Dr. Tom Harty Chris and Tom have been working together at the forefront of Quantum Computing for over a decade. They earned their PhDs in Quantum Computing from the University of Oxford focusing on trapped ion quantum computing. They founded Oxford Ionics in 2019 to continue the journey towards world-changing quantum computers. Tom joined the ion-trapping research group at Oxford to start his Ph.D. in Quantum Computing in 2009, and Chris the year after in 2010. They've also collaborated with other UK academic institutions involved in the field, notably on the NQIT program, a grand challenge inside UK academia to build a quantum computer, which ran from 2014 to 2019 and was succeeded by the Quantum Computing & Simulation Hub.

Current business environments across the world have become encouraging for entrepreneurship. But, not every startup is a success, and not every entrepreneur can sustain in the fierce competition. There are several parameters involved in long-term growth and success, however, the basic and sometimes overlooked one is the impact that a business has on society. In today’s episode, we discuss the importance of the social impact that startups need to cater to. [00:17] - About Rob Panepinto Rob is the managing partner of Global Venture Partners. He serves many other roles, including Director of Innovation Districts Strategy at UCF, CEO of Entrepreneurs in Action, and several other board and advisory positions. Rob works with early-stage entrepreneurs, to scale their businesses.

With the recently launched ChatGPT, there has been an increased dialogue about the emerging technologies of artificial intelligence, NFTs, Metaverse Web 3, etc. With their definitions often becoming similar and confusing. In today's episode, we discuss in depth some of these technologies and the changes and challenges associated with them. [00:38] - About Cory Lopes-Warfield Cory is the Chief Growth Officer of Agora World. He is a thought leader in the areas of Web3, NFTs, and the Metaverse. Cory has spent around 20 years of his career in the hospitality industry. He started a B2B SaaS company, helping make the scheduling and restaurants more predictable.

Effective leadership is critical for any organization’s success. There are several elements of being a good leader, with each having its own importance. Today’s episode discusses how curiosity and courage form an impactful leader. Tune in now to understand how you can cultivate these skills to enhance your leadership. [00:36] - About Joanne Irving Joanne is an executive advisor and a leadership expert. She is an author of a book titled “The C² Factor for Leadership.” Joanne is a trained clinical psychologist and started her career as a therapist.

Following an extensive career focusing on environment and development in government and international organizations, Erik Solheim was Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme between May 2016 and November 2018. 00:33- About Erik Solheim and his journey. Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat and former politician. He served in the Norwegian government from 2005 to 2012 as Minister of International Development and Minister of the Environment, and as Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme from 2016 to 2018. Mr Solheim is a member of the Green Party. Solheim was formerly a politician for the Socialist Left Party (SV); he led its youth branch, the Socialist Youth, from 1977 to 1981, was party secretary from 1981 to 1985, and served as a member of the Parliament of Norway from 1989 to 2001. Born in Oslo, Solheim attended high school at Oslo Cathedral School, after serving conscription for the Norwegian Air Force in Bodø (1974–75), and graduated from the University of Oslo in 1980 after studying history, sociology & political science.