Corporate Unplugged

In this podcast:Changing cultural perceptions of parenthood and workDesigning a learning experience around parenthood Riccarda’s dream for Ma’am is that they become useless with no more clientsWhy Riccarda is passionate about making sense and maintaining consistencyWhat makes a business work today is what will hinder its growth in the futureWhy the current thinking on retirement needs to be re-examinedThe link between power and responsibilityWhy the world really needs more care at this timeLinks:https://www.maam.life/en/http://www.opesfund.eu/What if businesses looked at parenthood as a training model and were empowered to do good in the world with an ethics-first approach? Learn how Riccarda Zezza, founder of MAAM, is aiming to do just that. Based in Milano, Italy, MAAM is the world's first and only digital training program turning parenthood into a masters in key skills for business.MAAM delivers a powerful digital and life-based program that builds employees’ soft skills by up to 35% in a very engaging and rewarding way, in order to boost employee motivation and company productivity.MAAM’s goal is to transform life experiences into business skills and shape a world of work where everyone can fulfill their potential. To date, MAAM has been used by over 40 Italian and international organizations to train over 4,500 participants. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Harish Hande is founder and chairman of Selco Foundation, a social enterprise seeking to inspire and implement socially, financially and environmentally inclusive solutions, by improving access to sustainable energy. Selco have made under-served communities the central focus of their thoughts, words and actions. Harish has a doctorate in energy engineering from the University of Massachusetts and he serves on the boards of many organisations, both national and international.In this podcast:What Selco is and who it’s servingThe impact Selco has in India and what they hope to doHow Harish defines his passion for leveling the playing field of opportunity for the poor, no matter where people come fromWhat social enterprise is, and what it should beWhy Harish would like to innovate the education systemWhy Harish hopes to see Selco kill itselfLinks:http://www.selcofoundation.org/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nivi Sharma is COO of BRCK, a company connecting Africa to the internet. BRCK is at the cutting edge of frontier market technology needs for connectivity, whether that’s for people or things.Nivi is involved because she has dedicated her career to creating digital access for children, youth, and adults. Nivi is passionate about the potential impact the internet can have on the economic and social development for the 800 million Africans who are currently not connected, although they all have devices designed for a digital world.In 2011, Nivi co-founded eLimu, the first company to digitize the Kenyan Primary School curriculum for revision and literacy. Nivi’s other passion is creating children’s playgrounds and enabling connectivity in an analogue way. In this podcast:Why Nivi is passionate about connectivityNivi’s dreams for BRCK and overcoming barriers to connectivityWhy we need to connect in a more meaningful wayThe transformational points in Nivi’s life that have influenced her so farWhy Nivi wants to make the idea of public spaces differentWhy leaders need to listen with an open heart and with empathyThe importance of listening to yourself Why companies should be focusing on integrity and creating valuesNivi’s answer for the world is more love and empathyLinks:www.BRCK.comwww.e-Limu.org Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Future of Education With A Techno OptimistRaya Bidshahri is a serial entrepreneur, writer, educator, futurist and keynote speaker. She has been described as a techno optimist, a communicator of popular science, and an advocate of curiosity, critical thinking, wonder, and awe. Raya is the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Awecademy, a future-focussed educational organization that is disrupting traditional high school curricula and inspiring students to bring about civilization-level change.In this podcast:Why traditional education models, systems and curriculum are outdatedWhy almost all global challenges, man-made ones especially, boil down to human limitationsHow parents can look to challenge the traditional education experienceHow exponential technologies can be used to tackle global and existential challenges facing our worldWho Raya thinks we actually are (from a cosmic perspective)Raya’s passion—the one that she is willing to suffer forWhat the transformational points in Raya’s life have beenWhy the future of education takes a more blended, hybrid approach, it isn’t just online and digitalWhy the most challenging part of fundraising is subjectivityRaya’s advice to leadersWhat Raya believes the world needs most right nowLinks:SciFest DubaiRobin Farmanfarmaian - The thought leaders formulaIntelligent optimismA New Earth - Eckhart Tollehttps://www.rayabidshahri.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Nicklas Bergman has spent the past 25 years working as an entrepreneur and a technology investor, mostly focusing on investments and business development in emerging markets. A couple of years ago he embarked on a journey to understand where technology is taking us and if we are ready for the upcoming tech storm. Today Nicklas talks about accepting uncertainty, being curious but skeptical, his book “Navigating the Tech Storm,” a three-way process for innovation in technology, tech trends he finds interesting right now, and why the world needs to get better at listening to different opinions.On today’s podcast:Accepting uncertaintyBeing curious but skepticalNavigating the Tech StormA three-way process for innovation in technology Interesting tech trendsListening to different opinionsLinks:Navigating the Tech StormNicklasBergman.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Today’s guest is the Founder and Executive Chairman of Copia Global, Tracey Turner. Passionate about social businesses, social investing and international development, Tracey talks to us about using capitalism to end global poverty.  Inspired by a class she took in her first semester at Dartmouth called “The Politics of Starvation,” and by her travels to Africa, Asia and Latin America, Tracey has seen first-hand that people in the developing world are incredibly talented, hardworking and intelligent. What they lack is opportunity. And having worked in microfinance before founding Copia Global, Tracey is a firm believer that capital constraints keep people trapped in poverty. In fact, in America alone, 98% of venture capital goes to white men and the remaining 2% to white women and minorities. According to Tracey, if minorities and low-income people had access to venture capital, the world would be a dramatically different place.On today’s podcast:How using capitalism can end global povertyThe advantages of running a for-profit over a not-for-profit when trying to help the world’s poorest peopleWhy startups need to stay lean in the beginningThe world’s greatest evil, besides oil, is an under-utilised mindMicrofinance is what is good about capitalism, it helps people raise themselves out of povertyWhy entrepreneurs should embrace failureLinks:AndelaThe Lean Startup Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What if you knew exactly what you wanted, and went after it without a doubt? Today, TEDx keynote speaker Chris Baldwin talks about the importance of gaining clarity through curiosity, action-taking, and adventure, why your success is measured by your impact on others, the difference between happiness and fulfillment, and how storytelling is the cornerstone of creating a connection with your audience.On today’s podcast:How do you get to clarity, and what do you do with it.The most beautiful gift you can give is to have the courage and tenacity to be yourself, and helping others do the same.Effective communication is the foundation of all growth, success, and happiness in life.If you can speak effectively to children, you can speak effectively to adults.Happiness is acquired by getting things. Fulfillment is found by giving back. Having a story and a giving mentality are key to long term business success.Links:https://www.chrisbaldwin.nl/https://www.10xspeaker.com/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Imagine a world in which the vast majority of us wake up inspired, feel safe at work, and return home fulfilled at the end of the day. Simon Sinek and his team commit to finding and building the leaders who will work to make this vision a reality. Today Simon talks about playing the infinite game with a finite mindset, why companies have to believe in their purpose, how trust is essential to play in the infinite game, rivalry versus competition, the courage it takes to go against the status quo, and that the world needs love and connection the most right now..On today’s podcast:Playing the infinite game with a finite mindsetFor companies to have purpose, they first have to believe in that purposeTrust is essential to play in the infinite gameRivalry versus competitionIt takes courage to go against the status quoWhat the world needs most right now is love and connectionLinks:SimonSinek.comSubscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Acast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sahar Hashemi is a keynote speaker, author, entrepreneur, and powerful authority on innovation. She is the co-founder of Coffee Republic, the first UK coffee bar chain, and she created Skinny Candy, the guilt-free confectionery brand. Today Sahar talks about her new book “Startup Forever,” abandoning institutionalized corporate culture, bringing 100% of yourself to your work, transformational points in her life, a company’s purpose, how bureaucracy is holding companies back, and daring as a leader.On today’s podcast:Sahar’s new book “Startup Forever”Abandoning institutionalized corporate cultureBringing 100% of yourself to your workTransformational points in Sahar’s lifeA company’s purposeBureaucracy is holding companies backDaring as a leaderLinks:SaharHashemi.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Marco Bertini is professor of marketing at ESADE Business School, Barcelona. He is a co-founder of the school’s Institute for Data-Driven Decisions, and previously served as department chair. He completed his doctoral studies at Harvard Business School and was previously on the faculty of the London Business School. Today Marco talks about the shift from selling products to selling value, why companies are generally bad at turning a competitive advantage into revenue, his passion for behavioral economics, a four-step framework for monetizing anything, and why few organizations take customer orientation all the way to its logical end.On today’s podcast:The shift from selling products to selling valueCompanies are generally bad at pricing strategiesMarco’s passion for behavioral economicsFour-step framework for revenue strategyCustomer orientation is a ongoing, cyclical processThe slow erosion of differentiationLinks:MarcoBertini.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.