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/.

2024 will be the year AI gets real for many businesses. It is also the biggest election year ever as the US, the EU, the UK, India and many other countries head to the polls.  Against this meta backdrop, I am sharing my 10 Predictions for 2024. They cover AI, memes, video, deep fakes, what happens to CEO communications, the state of marketing and mission-driven companies.   I will be right on some and wrong on others, but it does help me to enter the new year with a clear hypothesis of where we are heading.  If you want “10 Predictions for 2024” in writing, make sure you are signed up to my newsletter where I will share these in early January.    Sign up using this link and you’ll also receive my Top 50 Presentation Hacks:  https://www.eoipsocommunications.com/newsletter/

Unicorn founder Naren Shaam discusses turning 'no' into 'yes', building a global brand like Omio, overcoming rejection, rebranding from GoEuro, fundraising during Covid, and anchoring diversity in business from the start. Insights on global transport challenges, fostering diversity, and CEO communication strategy.

“The human species thinks in metaphors, and learns through stories.”  Mary Catherine Bateson The best leaders and companies in the world use metaphors deliberately. Think Apple and Amazon – a nourishing fruit and the world’s longest river respectively.  Metaphors are a crucial part of the language of leadership, yet few of us use them deliberately.  Stories appeal to the emotional brain, which is why they are so effective.  But metaphors appeal to the instinctive brain – the oldest and most powerful part. They plant ideas deep in the instinctive mind. They affect attitudes, values, and behaviors.  That’s why metaphors give you superpowers of persuasion. In this podcast, I want to give you the blueprint to the language of leadership and how to build metaphors with intention.  Find the 8 Types of Metaphors here: