Corporate Unplugged

Carl Rivera is the founder and CEO of Tictail, an NY-based e-commerce platform and social marketplace. Tictail houses online shops with thousands of brands from more than 140 countries and sells everything from ready to wear to original art, home goods, and beauty products. Today Carl talks about the uprise of story-driven commerce, reconstructing your identity through travel, the future of the shopping experience, the two ingredients for a sustainable business, the importance of challenging your status quo, and why stories can bring people together in a way that nothing else can.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:The uprise of story-driven commerceRedefining himself without the familiar contextThe future of the shopping experienceThe two key ingredients for any lasting, sustainable businessThe importance of challenging your status quoWhy stories can bring people together in a way that nothing else canLinks:TictailFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Maksimilian Kallhed is the co-founder of the Pop Up Agency. He has travelled to over 30 countries and 50 cities with the mission of redefining how we use creativity in business. Today Maksimilian talks about having the right tools and mindset when it comes to creativity, the problem with the creative industry, turning towards a more agile approach, being open to change and movement, the way millennials consume products, and being generous with our knowledge. Photo by Emmanuel AndreFor full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:Democratising creativityThe problem with the creative industryTurning towards a more agile approachEmbracing change and movementIt’s important to have a clear purposeWhy we should all share our knowledge and experiencesLinks:The Pop Up AgencyFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marisa Peer is a coach to an extensive client list over the past 25 years, including royalty, rock stars, Hollywood actors, Olympic athletes, CEOs of multi-million companies, and political leaders. She’s a speaker, a therapist, a behavioural expert, and also a best-selling author.Marisa talks about how small adjustments can lead to great results, why companies should focus on meeting the needs of their staff, why you need to be able to fix yourself, breaking the “I’m not enough” pattern, updating the software within us, how fame can change us, and why it’s never too late to have a happy childhood.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:We all have the same needsIt’s important for companies to meet the needs of their staffHappiness is an inside jobBreaking the “I’m not enough” patternUpdating the education system to a more reasonable approachSuccess can come very late in your lifeIt’s never too late to have a happy childhoodLinks:Marisa PeerFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Edmeades is an author, international business speaker and serial entrepreneur. He works with entrepreneurs and business owners from all over the world to inspire and empower them to achieve their full potential. Today Eric talks about the intricate set of rules making us unhappy, the problem with having too many choices, why big decisions drain us, reassessing your past in order to build your future, approaching life without fear, dealing with low self-esteem, the key to public speaking, and nurturing our bodies in order to nurture our brains.For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:The intricate set of rules making us unhappyThe problem with having too many choicesWhy big decisions require so much energyReassessing your past in order to build your futureHow to deal with low self-esteemThe key to public speakingLinks:WildFithttps://ericedmeades.com/Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ezekiel Vicente is the Chief People Officer at Mindvalley, a company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mindvalley is all about innovating education by using mindfulness and personal development techniques. Today Ezekiel talks about what’s in the DNA of a true leader, the failures of our education system, the main values that guide them at Mindvalley, why people seek jobs at organizations they resonate with, why investing in yourself as a person will end up benefiting your business, and why it’s important to always remember that we are all in this together.On today’s podcast:The DNA of a true leaderWe are taught to follow, not to thinkThe three main values at MindvalleyPeople choose employers they resonate withInvesting in yourself as a person will also benefit your businessWe need to remember to look at the bigger pictureLinks:MindvalleyFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Anurag Gupta is a lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur who made it his mission to figure out a way to hack bias. He is also a public speaker, a mindfulness teacher, and an educator. He founded Be More America in order to train professionals to eliminate conscious and unconscious biases. Today he talks about measuring and hacking bias using the PRISM framework, how compassion is the essence of us as human beings, increasing well-being by dealing with the emotions that form biases, remembering to love yourself, and healing the epidemic of loneliness and loss of connection in the modern world by getting out of our minds and going back to our bodies.On today’s podcast:Biases can be measured and hackedThe PRISM framework for rewiring your brainCompassion is the essence of us as human beingsAddressing biases improves our mental healthThe importance of loving yourselfReversing the loss of connection and creating stable relationships and communitiesLinks:Be More AmericaFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Scott Goodson is the author of Uprising: How to Build a Brand and Change the World By Sparking Cultural Movements, the founder of creative agency StrawberryFrog and the person who brought movement marketing to the world. His groundbreaking work involves award-winning movement campaigns and innovative communications for some of the world’s most iconic brands. Today he talks about the strong appeal of purpose, empathy-based marketing, the immeasurable power of movements, why advertising has become obsolete, a response to corporate culture, why being an anthropologist will help your business, authenticity vs greenwashing, and the strange power of confidence.On today’s podcast:The strong appeal of purposeBuilding strategies from empathyWhat sparks movementsWhy advertising has become obsoleteMovement marketing vs corporate cultureBeing an anthropologist will benefit your businessAuthenticity vs greenwashingMore optimism is neededLinks:StrawberryFrogUprising MovementsUprising: How to Build a Brand-and Change the World-By Sparking Cultural MovementsUprising!!! PodcastFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Seth Godin is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and speaker, and owner of one of the most popular and influential blogs in the world. Today he talks about dancing with fear, why there is no such thing as authenticity, what makes someone remarkable, the old way of doing education and his antidote to it, unlimited resources and possibilities, the difference between leadership and management, and what to ask ourselves more often.On today’s podcast:Dancing with fear;Why there is no such thing as authenticity;What is a remarkable person?;A new way of doing education;There is no limit to what we can do;It’s important to fail more often in the service of generosity;Leadership vs management;What to ask ourselves more often;Links:Stop Stealing DreamsSeth’s altMBAAkimbo PodcastFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eric Edmeades talks about why it’s important to have the bigger picture in mind and protect the environment, how tough phases can translate into something greater, baby boomers and Brexit, the future of economies, automated workforce, changing buying patterns in order to influence manufacturers, and why companies should value their employees more.On today’s podcast:Keeping the bigger picture in mind and thinking long-term about the environmentImpacting people without running for governmentBaby boomers and BrexitThe flaws of democracyThe future of economiesResetting your relationship with foodWhy companies should value their employees moreLinks:WildFitFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rachel talks about who we trust and why, pockets of stillness, companies that will win, how we got lost, living with trust scores, the missing human voice, how you can reframe your business, education factories, the power of communities, and where Facebook is going.On today’s podcast:A deeper understanding of trustMomentum follows pockets of stillnessWhat is the future of trust?Why it’s important to shift our perspective regarding educationThe future of FacebookIn praise of tolerance and local communitiesLinks:Who Can You Trust?: How Technology Brought Us Together and Why It Might Drive Us ApartFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.