

WB-40
Matt Ballantine & Chris Weston
Conversations on how technology is changing how we work with guests most weeks helping us to navigate.
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Apr 15, 2024 • 40min
(294) Prevent plastic
On this week’s show, Matt and Julia are joined by enough.store founder Paul Keaveny to talk about his design-led mission to reduce plastic waste in retail.
You’ll be able to find out more soon at enough.store
Matt mentioned two books – Wasteland and Material World.

Mar 25, 2024 • 46min
(293) Burnout
On this week’s show, Matt and Julia are joined by Georgina Shute to talk about her business KindTwo and how she is helping leaders with ADHD to avoid burnout.

Mar 20, 2024 • 34min
(292) Reshaping Business
On this week’s show Chris and Michelle are joined by BillionMinds‘ Paul Slater to talk about organisations, leadership and delivering change.

Mar 12, 2024 • 51min
(291) IRL
On this week’s show, Lisa and Matt are joined by author Alice Sherwood to talk about what “In Real Life” means in 2024.
Alice’s book Authenticity was published in 2022.
You can read more about the Vice closures here.

Mar 4, 2024 • 39min
(290) Culture
On this week’s show Michelle and Chris talk with Paula Brockwell on her approach to helping organisations to better cultivate their own cultures.
You can find out more about Paula’s business at https://theexproject.com/

Feb 26, 2024 • 49min
(289) Ask WB-40
It’s another episode of Ask WB-40, this week with Julia Bellis answering listener questions alongside Matt for the first time. Views on the year ahead, AI, leadership mentoring, mental models and what really happened when Julia got left adrift in the Pacific.

Feb 24, 2024 • 40min
(288.1) Playful bonus episode
A special bonus episode for you as Lisa and Nick Drage host a conversation with Matt who has a new set of playing cards to flog. We talk about his Business Meerkat deck, and more broadly about the power of playfulness in work.
Order your own set of the Business Meerkat cards at https://theplaycards.myshopify.com/collections/business-meerkat
You can also get the Deckible version at https://www.deckible.com/card-decks/3Ny-business-meerkat-tarot-inspired-cards-to-spark-conversations-in-organisations-matt-ballantine
Normal service will be resumed on Monday.

Feb 19, 2024 • 50min
(288) Crowdfunding
Matt Webb, creator of the Poem/1 clock, discusses his journey from idea to Kickstarter campaign, sharing insights on hardware development challenges, community feedback, and financial considerations. The podcast also explores app development, coding projects, AI assistance in poetry creation, and upcoming exciting events in the guest's schedule.

Feb 5, 2024 • 41min
(287) Strategic Storytelling
On this week’s show Matt and Michelle are joined by Natalia Talkowska to talk about the importance of “the hook”, telling stories, creativity and other tales.
You can find Natalia’s business at natalkadesign.com
Matt mentioned his Business Meerkat cards (pre-order them here) and also the TBD Conference he is speaking at at the end of February (tickets available here).
He also talked about Marcus Brown’s Presentation Canvas which you can download and explore here.

Jan 29, 2024 • 39min
(286) Heat Exchange
On this week’s show, Chris and Julia interview Mark Bjornsgaard about his fascinating renewable energy and data hosting business Deep Green.