
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

May 13, 2019 • 28min
Innovating the fashion industry
Stanley Szeto is Executive Chairman of Lever Style, a Hong Kong-headquartered regional apparel supply partner for fashion leaders such as Theory, Hugo Boss, AllSaints, John Varvatos and Vince, and e-commerce pioneers including Bonobos, Stitch Fix, and Everlane. Today Stanley talks about innovation in the fashion industry, the importance of a team, sharing insights across companies, changing how clothes are made, how a company should be about its people, and why the world needs good leadership.On today’s podcast:Innovation in the fashion industryThe importance of a teamSharing insights across companiesChanging how clothes are madeA company is about people The world needs good leadershipLinks:LeverStyle.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 8, 2019 • 30min
Freedom and Finding Community
Sarah Grant was born in France and now lives in Rome. Her father introduced her to the world of cinema, and she now works as a director’s assistant and production assistant. Sarah is passionate about creating solutions to challenges and also works at Scomodo, a newspaper and community dedicated to growing a new cultural model for the city of Rome. Today Sarah talks about the goal of Scomodo, being passionate about freedom, impacting the lives of others through cinema, information overload in a world with the internet and social media, being grateful for difficult times, and creating something that lasts.On today’s podcast:Scomodo - a monthly newspaper to inspire a new cultural modelPassionate about freedomImpacting the lives of others through cinemaInformation overload, the internet, and social mediaBeing grateful for difficult timesCreating something that lastsLinks:LeggiScomodo.orgFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apr 1, 2019 • 36min
Finding power and purpose from the heart
Mark Sullivan is the acclaimed author of 18 novels including the #1 New York Times best selling Private series, which he writes with James Patterson, and Mark has received numerous awards for his writing. Today Mark talks about how the impossible just takes a little longer, the power of a story to change people’s lives, following your heart to find your power and purpose in life, the importance of balancing discipline and adventure, why everyone needs the skills of an investigative journalist, and choosing your values. For full show notes, scroll down. On today’s podcast:The impossible just takes a little longerThe power of a story to change people’s livesFollowing your heart to find your power and purpose in lifeA balance of discipline and adventureEveryone needs the skills of an investigative journalistWhat are the values you follow?Links:Beneath a Scarlet Sky: A NovelMarkSullivanBooks.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 25, 2019 • 33min
Staying Relevant in an Unpredictable Future
Sangbreeta Moitra is a voice of the millennial future. She’s a speaker, global strategist, and startup mentor, and she’s on a mission to make our future human-centric by transforming mindset and behaviors that trigger exponential change. Today Sangbreeta talks about making our future human-centric, change and transformation in organizations, being true to ourselves and surrounding ourselves with great people, sticking to solutions rather than titles or products, earning the role of leader, and prioritizing human connections.On today’s podcast:Making our future human-centricChange and transformationBe true to yourself and surround yourself with great peopleSticking to solutions, not titles or productsEarning the role of leaderPrioritizing human connectionLinks:SangbreetaMoitra.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 18, 2019 • 44min
The value of connection and being truly present
Hollis Carter is a serial entrepreneur from the digital space with an incredible background in internet marketing, sales, and strategy, with? a modern-day philosopher’s outlook on life, and zest for living. Today, Hollis talks about the Baby Bathwater Institute, maintaining balance when working with a partner, transparency in leadership, the importance of quality over quantity, establishing a brand personality, and why we need to be physically present and truly connect with people.On today’s podcast:What is the Baby Bathwater Institute?Maintaining balance when working with a partnerTransparency in leadershipQuality over quantityEstablishing a brand personalityThe importance of connection and being truly present with othersLinks:BabyBathwater.comBabyBathwaterInstitute.comFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 11, 2019 • 36min
Stop Lying to Yourself. Vulnerability
Esmond Baring is a former corporate finance professional turned writer, speaker, and the creator of a coaching methodology called paradigmensional training. Today Esmond talks about the dramatic shift in his life from being in corporate finance to focusing on awakening himself and humanity, how our beliefs create our life experience, how to stop lying to ourselves, the pursuit of our subjective truth, collaborating rather than competing, and the importance of vulnerability.On today’s podcast:12 years ago a realization sparked a dramatic shift in Esmond’s lifeOur beliefs define how we experience lifeStop lying to yourselfEsmond is passionate about the truthCollaboration rather than competitionThe importance of vulnerabilityLinks:EsmondBaring.comEsmond on Instagramwww.nyoude.comNYOUDEEsmond on FacebookFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mar 4, 2019 • 48min
The Man with a Microphone
Yash Vasant is an entrepreneur and one of the youngest leading speakers in India. Today Yash talks about one question that can supercharge everything that you’re doing, bringing change through communication, the difference between good and great, his passion for understanding how people tick, the four Cs of a great business or leader, the meaning of happiness, and why the world needs to slow down. On today’s podcast:One question that can supercharge everything that you’re doingBringing about change through communicationPride: the difference between good and greatA passion for understanding peopleThe four Cs of a great business or leaderThe meaning of happinessWhy the world needs to slow downLinks:Yash’s FacebookYash on InstagramFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 25, 2019 • 41min
Conscious Creativity and Self Love
Dorota Stanczyk is an award winning Polish visual artist, creative director, documentary filmmaker, speaker, and writer. Today Dorota talks about the intersection between fine arts and personal growth, what conscious creativity means and how to achieve it, the importance of self love, learning to be present, reuniting with ourselves, and learning how to reunite with others. On today’s podcast:The intersection between fine arts and personal growthWhat is conscious creativity?Accepting and loving yourself for who you areBeing more present and daring to let goReuniting with ourselves and with othersLinks:DorotaStanczyk.commoonkava.orgFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 18, 2019 • 52min
Health Comes Before Everything Else
Tim Gray is a speaker, biohacker and ketogenic and paleo advocate. Today Tim talks about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, how he applies psychology to digital marketing, why having empathy is so important, why it’s important for companies to formulate their value proposition properly, the millennial Tinder mindset and why he believes that the best thing to do is to combine pharmaceutical and alternative medicine.On today’s podcast:Advocating hyperbaric oxygen therapyApplying psychology to digital marketingWhy having empathy is so importantWhy it’s important for companies to formulate their value proposition properlyCombining pharmaceutical and alternative medicineThe millennial Tinder mindsetLinks:Tim’s InstagramHealth OptimisationFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Feb 11, 2019 • 35min
Accelerating women’s growth
Tiffany Dufu is the founder & CEO of The Cru, a peer coaching service for women looking to accelerate their professional and personal growth, and the author of the bestselling book “Drop The Ball”. Today Tiffany talks about why it’s so important to have a support network, why we need to be more intentional, what she learned from millennials, the attributes of a great leader, our deep desire to belong and why we need more women in leadership.On today’s podcast:The importance of having a support networkWe need to be more intentionalWhat Tiffany learned from millennialsWhat makes a great leaderOur deep desire to belongWe need more women in leadershipLinks:Drop The BallThe CruFull show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.