
Corporate Unplugged
Corporate Unplugged puts the light on impact makers in business. In an informal and seriously playful way, Vesna Lucca is talking to people transforming business – entrepreneurs, leaders, activists, and other heroes from the business world, celebrities as well as hidden gems. It is a stripped-down dialogue with people from all over the world who share their dreams, experiences and what they would never give up. Listen, get inspired and share! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Latest episodes

Mar 15, 2021 • 36min
Creating A Fair, Equal & Private Internet
Kristof De Spiegeleer is a humanist and serial entrepreneur. And for the past few years, he's been laying the foundation for a decentralised internet, building the next generation of IT infrastructure, and leveraging the power of blockchain. He believes that respect and transparency is the basis for solid business, and that doing good for the world and providing return for investors can coexist.In this podcast:What is ThreeFold and who is it forHow to become a farmer of internet capacityFinding a balance and building trustThe importance of compassion Do less with the mind and more with the heartLinks:http://threefold.io Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 8, 2021 • 54min
Transforming Lives Through Caring Leadership
Bob Chapman imagines a world where every person matters. He plans to change the world to achieve this.Bob is chairman and CEO of Barry-Wehmiller, a global $3 billion capital equipment business with more than 12,000 team members. He was recently named the number three CEO in the world in an Inc. magazine article. And Bob is very intentional about using his platform as a business leader to build a better world. Bob was recently asked the question - what do you do, and his reply highlights quite how incredible he is - he said, ‘we build great people who build extraordinary things’.In this podcast:Why we need leadershipHow to care for your peopleThe cure for our world is our education systemThe importance of empathetic listeningLinks:Chapman and Co. Leadership InstituteBooks: Everybody MattersConscious Capitalismwww.trulyhumanleadership.comwww.barrywehmiller.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 25, 2021 • 39min
Why The Future Of Africa Is Bright
Bosun Tijani is a Nigerian British entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and Chief Executive of Co-Creation HUB, a pan-African hub for innovation. He drives the application of innovation and social capital for a better society across Africa. With a presence in 5 cities across Africa (Lagos, Nairobi, Abuja, Kigali and Ijebu Ode). CcHUB works closely with stakeholders - including entrepreneurs, technologists, civil society, government and private sector to identify and nurture novel solutions to pressing challenges in Africa. Bosun is a well awarded and celebrated leader and initiator of many groundbreaking innovations and tech clusters. In this podcast:Design and intentionCo Creation HUBOpportunities and challenges in AfricaSolving problems with science and technology The future is brightLong term business solutionsExperience, wisdom and empathy Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jan 11, 2021 • 49min
Creating A World Where Everyone Is A Changemaker
Marie Ringler is a member of Ashoka's Global Leadership Group and leads Ashoka's work in Europe. She founded Ashoka's Austrian office in 2011 and soon took over as Regional Director for Central and Eastern Europe. Ashoka envisions a world in which everyone is a changemaker; a world where all citizens are powerful and contribute to change in positive ways. Ashoka supports over 4,000 leading social entrepreneurs from all over the world, mobilising a large global community of changemakers, to solve some of the world’s toughest social problems. Marie's work is featured extensively in international media, and she is a frequent speaker at conferences focusing on social entrepreneurship and innovation. In this podcast:Redesigning the futureUsing rats to clear landminesBuilding resilient societies through social innovationThe power of businessesThe positives from COVIDTrust is the best way to leadWhat makes a social entrepreneurLinks:http://marieringler.at/Giant rats put noses to work on Mozambique's landmines Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 28, 2020 • 25min
Psychological Safety and Fearless Organisations
Amy Edmondson is the Novartis Professor of Leadership and Management at the Harvard Business School, studying human interactions that lead to the creation of successful companies for the betterment of society. She's been recognized by the Thinker's 50 Global ranking of management thinkers since 2011 and has received numerous top rankings and awards. She studies psychological safety and organizational learning.In this podcast:The ugly and beauty in transformational changeWhy don’t all companies create psychological safetyHer passion to create a better workplaceBuckminster FullerThe importance of system thinkingThe power of ‘I don’t know’Links:The Fearless Organization: Creating Psychological Safety in the Workplace for Learning, Innovation, and GrowthBuilding the Future: Big Teaming for Audacious Innovationhttps://fearlessorganization.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Dec 14, 2020 • 39min
Using Cultural Anthropology To Grow Business
Katarina Graffman holds a PhD in cultural anthropology, and is a pioneer of consumer anthropology in a commercial context. She’s worked with clients such as IKEA, Volvo, Bloomberg, Swedish radio and BBC among many others. She’s there to help them understand consumer behaviour, preferences, and such like. But what is the real driver behind their eagerness to understand more about culture?In this podcast:How big business uses cultural anthropologyConsumer behaviour misconceptionsHow Katarina worksUnderstanding Gen ZDefault thinking and sense makingLinks:www.inculture.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 30, 2020 • 53min
Mastery Of Self With The Human Connection Facilitator
Virginia Salas Kastilio is a hyper connector and serial entrepreneur who was named one of Inc. Magazine's top 26 Women to Change the World. She's an internationally acclaimed speaker, marketer and activist and having built multiple empires, she is currently helping "reconnect" humanity and bring consciousness into the mainstream through The I Trust You Movement (after previously disputing the social media landscape through her agency, Gini.TV). In this podcast:Self mastery and I Trust You The importance of human connectionLaw of attractionBeing a responsible influencerHuman connection in Silicon ValleyUnderstanding Gen ZLinks:humantrustlogistics.com (Company Website)itrustuniversity.com (Portfolio) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 16, 2020 • 60min
Wisdom From A Faithkeeper Of The Turtle Clan
Chief Oren Lyons is a Native American Faithkeeper of the Turtle Clan of the Seneca Nations of the Iroquois Confederacy, the Haudenosaunee Peoples. He’s a member Chief of the Onondaga Council of Chiefs and the Grand Council of the Iroquois Confederacy. He's Professor Emeritus at University of Buffalo, New York and he has a doctorate law degree from Syracuse University. Oren is an accomplished artist, environmentalist, author, and founder and principal partner of One Bowl Productions, a purpose-driven film and television production company in LA. He's chairman of the board for Plantagon, and a world leader in Greenhouse Innovation. Oren is a leading voice at the United Nations permanent forum on human rights of indigenous peoples. And he's received numerous prestigious awards, such as the United Nations NGO World Peace Prize, and recently the prestigious Friends of the Children award with his colleague, the late Nelson Mandela. In this podcast:What is wisdomThe difference between listening and hearingWhy we need to slow our meetings downInternational Green CrossGreed is our existential problemOren’s advice to leadersCapitalism is not democracyThe importance of giving thanksIt ain’t over ‘til it’s over Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nov 9, 2020 • 46min
Disrupting The Charity World With Milkywire
Nina Siemiatkowski is the founder and CEO of Milkywire, a platform that brings people who want to improve our world closer to the people in the field who are working to protect and restore our planet. Milkywire is a crowdfunding platform that lets you connect with and support grassroots NGOs that fight climate change, preserve wildlife, protect and clean the oceans, and so much more. Every week the organisations on Milkywire share videos and photo updates so that anyone can follow their progress and learn what is being done. Milkywire is literally disrupting the charity sector, so that everyone can contribute and directly dive into action and participate.In this podcast:The genesis of MilkywireHow bullying and self doubt shaped Nina All roads lead to RomeLive outside of your comfort zoneWhat companies need right nowWhy leaders need to look in the mirrorThe impact of COVID on launching MilkywireLinks:www.milkywire.com Book of Leon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 14, 2020 • 40min
Humanising Business In The Age Of Machines
“In the wake of this pandemic, it's this impossible stretch between on the one hand restoring normalcy and making sure that the operations continue, and at the same time thinking ahead, looking forward and really adjusting to the new reality that we're going to experience in the wake of this crisis.”And what will this new reality look like for you? A more beautiful business that allows more human-centred growth strategies? Then Tim Leberecht, the German-American championing a more humanised future in the age of machines is the passionate voice you should listen to. “We're moving from the binary world in a binary way of running business to a non binary way of running business that is fluid, that is ambiguous, that is fuzzy.”Tim is an author and entrepreneur and the co-founder and co-CEO of The Business Romantic Society, a firm that helps organisations and individuals create transformative visions, stories and experiences. He's also the co-founder and co-curator of the House of Beautiful Business, a global think tank and a community for leaders and changemakers with a mission to humanise business in the age of machines. In this podcast:The cracks in Silicon ValleyHumanisation of businessThe Book of Beautiful BusinessTim’s definition of a leaderThe potential of not knowing the answers Why companies need to be ambidextrousLinks:Ted talk - 3 Ways to (Usefully) Lose Control of Your BrandTed talk - 4 Ways to Build a Human Company in the Age of MachinesBook - The Business Romantic Book - The Book of Beautiful Businesswww.houseofbeautifulbusiness.comwww.thegreatwave.house Oct 16-19th 2020 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.