Our guest today is the inventor of FOMO. Patrick McGinnis is an international venture capitalist, the host of the hit podcast FOMO Sapiens, startup coach and the author of two books: "Fear of Missing Out" and "The 10% Entrepreneur." Patrick coined the terms FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) and FOBO (Fear of a Better Option) in a 2004 article he wrote for the Harvard Business School student newspaper. In this wide-ranging conversation, Patrick shares the origin story of FOMO, why it has become a global phenomenon, and how it impacts our decision-making. We also discuss how we can make better decisions in the age of AI, whether it is wise for startup founders to use FOMO with investors, why some investors suffer from FOLS (Fear of Looking Stupid), and why we should all be 10% entrepreneurs.   Would you like to receive weekly tips from me on how the top 1% of CEOs communicate? If so, subscribe to the Speak Like a CEO newsletter. It is highly actionable and provides a ton of insights that you can immediately apply to your own career or business.  https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/

In this two-part series, I interview 9 thought leaders about the impact of AI on all aspects of communications. These thought leaders are world-renowned CEOs, business school professors, company builders and crisis communications experts. With their combined expertise, my aim is to give you the most complete and actionable overview on the topic.  In this episode we will discuss how AI can be rocket fuel for your internal communication, how you can use it to boost recruiting and employer branding, how it can help you build a business and craft your own story, and what the risks are if you are not clear with your team about how you plan to use AI.  My first guest is Nicole Büttner, an entrepreneur, economist and a tech optimist as well as a WEF Digital Leader for Europe. As the founder & CEO Merantix Momentum, she enables companies to unlock the value of artificial intelligence.  Next up: Dries Faems is professor for entrepreneurship at leading business school WHU and self-proclaimed GenAI nerd. He is also the co-host of the Most Awesome Founder podcast.  Our third expert is Benedikt Ilg. He is CEO & Co-Founder of Flip, a fast growing startup that empowers hundreds of companies including the likes of McDonalds and Porsche to communicate better, cheaper and faster with their frontline workers - with the help of AI.   Our last guests are Jasmin Meilner and Maximilian Neukirchner. They are the founders and co-CEOs of MyRecruity. They are experts on social recruiting and the use of AI in recruitment. Would you like to receive weekly tips from me on how the top 1% of CEOs communicate? If so, subscribe to the Speak Like a CEO newsletter. It is highly actionable and provides a ton of insights that you can immediately apply to your own career or business.  https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/

Who has all the answers when it comes to AI and communications? In my view: no single person.  Which is why I asked not one, but nine thought leaders about the impact of AI on all aspects of communications. They are world-renowned CEOs, business school professors, company builders and crisis communications experts. With their combined expertise, my aim is to give you the most complete and actionable overview on the topic in this two-part special.  Our four guests this week:  Matt Abrahams is one of the world’s leading communications experts. As a lecturer at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Business, he instructs future leaders in strategic communication. Matt is also the host of the popular podcast Think Fast, Talk Smart and the author of Think Faster, Talk Smarter. Simon Lancaster is one of the best speechwriters in the world, author of several books, and multiple TedX speaker, Simon knows all the secrets to captivate an audience with words. He is an expert on the language of leadership who explains how we can all use ChatGPT to help draft our speeches and presentations – a huge time saver.  Our third expert is my close friend Bettina Hausmann. As a truly international executive coach, she has worked with CEOs, board members, and policymakers from over 100 countries to help them develop their signature presence, master the media, and manage crises.  Our last guest is Arne Schepker, the visionary CEO behind language-learning powerhouse Babbel. The company has become synonymous with language mastery. With millions of subscribers and over 16 million users so far, Babbel has revolutionized the way we learn languages. Arne explains how AI can help us learn and master a foreign language faster than ever.  PS: You may have noticed that Speak Like a CEO looks different. We launched the podcast in 2018. After five and half years, we wanted to create a new visual identity that reflects where we are in 2024 as well as our ambition for the coming years. We are curious to hear what you think, so please DM Oliver. 

A society of innovators makes the world a better place. That’s according to David Rhotert, the CEO and founder of Companisto.  Based in Berlin, Companisto has pioneered digital angel investing at scale. They have already facilitated the investment of over 150 million Euros in startups.  David and his team achieved this by building a tech company and at the same time building one of the largest networks of Angel investors anywhere in the world.  We talk about how they created a community of 150,000, how they managed to get a law changed to allow for digital angel investing, and his mission to bring about an “innovation society”. Get my free tactical guide “Presentation Hacks: 50 Powerful Strategies to Captivate Any Audience” and join thousands of founders and CEOs worldwide who level up their presentation skills with these strategies: https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/. Enjoy the episode!

Laura Lewandowski, founder of SmartChiefs, and top CEO advisor Julius Bachmann discuss the rise of creator CEOs and the importance of integrating creation and creativity into busy lives. They explore the concept of working smart, the importance of authenticity and originality for CEOs, and the significance of clarity, sense-making, and storytelling in communication.

World-renowned expert Julian Treasure shares secrets of powerful speaking, The Seven Deadly Sins of Speaking, impact of language on society, importance of open-mindedness and effective listening, and role of sound in branding. Learn how holding a viral TED talk changed his life.

Simon Alexander Ong, a celebrated author, speaker, and award-winning life coach, shares strategies for shifting personal and team energy towards a positive state. He discusses the role of CEOs as Chief Energy Officers, the importance of vulnerability for connection, and the impact of stories in energizing a room. Ong also provides tips on maintaining energy during video calls and reveals how living the wrong life led to his dedication to energizing teams worldwide.

Netflix has “No Rules Rules”. Caroline Kroll has “Nø Rules”.  Caroline is the impressive young founder and CEO of Nø Cosmetics, a disruptor in the clean beauty realm that is taking the retail world by storm.  In her very first podcast interview in English, Caroline shares why Nø Cosmetics breaks the rules of branding and marketing.  We go deep on her social media strategy, especially Instagram and TikTok, which Nø Cosmetics use for community building, market research, and even the co-creation of new products. Caroline tells us why she has a "behind the scenes channel“ on Instagram (that is both genius marketing and next generation CEO communications), why they close shop on Black Friday, and why she doesn’t believe in influencer marketing. We also talk about how she communicates with her co-founders — her sister and her parents — and what it takes to be successful in a tough retail environment. Get my free tactical guide “Presentation Hacks: 50 Powerful Strategies to Captivate Any Audience” and join thousands of founders and CEOs worldwide who level up their presentation skills with these strategies: https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/ Enjoy the episode!

Lubomila Jordanova is an Obama Leader, MIT Under 35 Innovator and the CEO & founder of Plan A. She is also the co-founder of the Greentech Alliance. Together with her team, she helps 1500 businesses including many global brands become more sustainable. Expect to learn how to create 100x partnerships, how companies can become more sustainable and avoid accusations of greenwashing, and what kind of storytelling can be a catalyst for change. At a more personal level, we also talk about humor and leadership, the books she recommends to her team, and what surprising thing Barack Obama said to her at their first meeting. Get my free tactical guide “Presentation Hacks: 50 Powerful Strategies to Captivate Any Audience” and join thousands of founders and CEOs worldwide who level up their presentation skills with these strategies: https://eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/ Enjoy the episode!

What’s the future of advertising, branding and performance marketing?  To answer these questions, Dimitri Gärtner kicks off the year on Speak Like a CEO. Dimitri is the founder and CEO of Framen, a fast-growing media tech scale-up based in Berlin that is rapidly becoming one of the major players in advertising and creating communities around the world.  Dimitri’s insights into the future of advertising and marketing are particularly valuable right now. Customer acquisition costs keep rising and we tune out of the thousands of ads we get bombarded with on our phones every day. Dimitri and I are also getting personal. We discuss why "you can't outsource your personality“, whether Dimitri writes his own social media posts, what role AI plays in content, and what his plans for Framen are. Get my free tactical guide “Presentation Hacks: 50 Powerful Strategies to Captivate Any Audience” and join thousands of founders and CEOs worldwide who level up their presentation skills with these strategies: https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/.