

Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue
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With the Minter Dialogue podcast, your host Minter Dial is on a mission to help elevate the debate and insert more meaningfulness into our lives. He gives weekly interviews around leadership, brand strategy and transformation, featuring top business leaders, personalities, entrepreneurs and authors from around the world who are making things happen! This show has had multiple awards and citations over the years, including the #2 Brand Strategy podcast worldwide by Feedspot in 2025 (#1 in the UK), as well as #22 among all Leadership podcasts. It was also listed as a Top 50 leadership podcast by LeadersHum for 2022 and Top 50 Marketing Blog/Podcasts by Linkedin.Minter Dial is a filmmaker and author of multiple award-winning books, including The Last Ring Home, Futureproof (FT Press), You Lead (Kogan Page) and Heartificial Empathy, 2nd edition (2023). He also hosts The Joy of Padel podcast.Podcast show notes are on minterdial.com. To rate & review: RateThisPodcast.
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Mar 5, 2022 • 1h 6min
Going from Z- to A-Lister with TV Personality, Actress and Author, Jennifer Su (MDE462)
Minter Dialogue with Jen SuJen Su is a global citizen, polyglot, and multi-talented celebrity, as a TV/Radio Presenter, Actress, Corporate Master of Ceremonies, Singer, Author, and Voiceover Artist. She is best known as a Television News Anchor for Business Day TV and Sky News "The African Business News", in Johannesburg, South Africa. Jen is also a writer for the SA Sunday Times, covering red carpet events around the globe. In addition, Jen is author of the book, "From Z to A-Lister: Building Your Personal Brand." We discuss her profound personal journey, her life's work as someone who rose to become an A-Lister on red carpets around the world, personal branding and much more.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Feb 26, 2022 • 49min
Hitting the C-Suite Spot with Winmark CEO and author, John Jeffcock (MDE461)
Minter Dialogue with John JeffcockJohn Jeffcock is founder and CEO of Winmark, an EdTech business that includes 16 C-Suite networks with 700 multinationals across 18 countries. He's also a decorated former captain in the British Army. We discuss his recently published book, "The Suite Spot: Reaching, Leading and Delivering the C-Suite," by Bloomsbury Press. We discuss his work at Winmark, how being an officer in the army informed his leadership style, what defines success, the profound importance of governance, ethical frameworks, purpose and much more.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Feb 19, 2022 • 60min
A New Retail Experience with Situ.Live Founder and CEO, Warren Richmond (MDE460)
Minter Dialogue with Warren RichmondWarren Richmond is founder and CEO of Situ.Live, a completely new concept for retail based in West London. Warren is also Chair of the Retail Marketing Group, connecting tech brands with consumers across the world. In this conversation, we discuss the Situ.Live concept, how they strive to create a novel experience for shoppers, their business model, choice of brands, selection of personnel and much more around the future of retail. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Feb 13, 2022 • 60min
No Typical Moments with Andrew Gottlieb (MDE459)
Minter Dialogue with Andrew GottliebAndrew Gottlieb is founder and CEO of No Typical Moments, a highly specialised digital marketing agency that works exclusively with purpose-driven and social impact-focused businesses to collectively advance humanity. In this discussion, we explore his pursuit of a career in football (soccer), how we might redefine success, traits of the Generation Y, and heightening the consciousness of business leaders. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Jan 29, 2022 • 58min
Living Your Four Thousand Weeks with Oliver Burkeman (MDE457)
Minter Dialogue with Oliver BurkemanOliver Burkeman is a journalist who wrote the long-running column for the Guardian, "This Column Will Change Your Life." He was the winner of the Foreign Press Association's Young Journalist of the Year award, and has been shortlisted for the Orwell Prize. Beyond blogging and The Imperfectionist newsletter, Oliver has also written several bestselling books, including "The Antidote: Happiness for People who Can’t Stand Positive Thinking" and "Help! How to Become Slightly Happier and Get a Bit More Done." His last book, "Four Thousand Weeks: Time and How to Use It. Embrace your limits. Change your life," is a runaway success. We discuss his book, time management, the essence of enough, cosmic insignificance, and how to make the most of our life on this planet.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Jan 22, 2022 • 56min
Creating Big Little Legends with Gair Maxwell (MDE456)
Minter Dialogue with Gair MaxwellGair Maxwell is a brand strategist and renowned speaker. He's also author of the recently released Big Little Legends, How everyday leaders build irresistible brands, published by Page Two. In this conversation, we discuss his new book, what success looks like, the importance of storytelling, how to find your unique story, the importance of instinct and personal history. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Jan 15, 2022 • 1h
Defining Your Social Legacy and Leading with Authentic Purpose with Emily Chang, CEO McCann Worldgroup-China (MDE455)
Minter Dialogue MDE455Emily Chang is CEO, McCann Worldgroup-China. Prior to joining McCann, Emily has been the CMO for Starbucks China, CCO for InterContinental Hotels Group, Greater China, headed Retail Marketing for Apple across APAC and spent the first eleven years of her career at Procter & Gamble. She’s also author of “The Spare Room: Define Your Social Legacy to Live a More Intentional Life and Lead with Authentic Purpose.” In this conversation, we discuss how she came up with her social legacy, including how she shared it within her household. We talk about her book, how to combine your offer and offence, how to effectively and authentically bring your personal life into the professional sphere, the place for empathy as a leader and much more. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Jan 8, 2022 • 59min
Futureproof Your Career, Resilience and Pluralistic Leadership Skills with Dr Naeema Pasha (MDE454)
Minter Dialogue with Dr Naeema PashaDr Naeema Pasha is Director of Careers and Professional Development at Henley Business School and Founder of World of Work, an annual conference on the future of work. She named as one of the IFPC-online Top 50 Worldwide Influencers on AI Ethics in 2020. She's also coauthor with Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj of "Futureproof your career, How to lead and Succeed in A Changing World," from Bloomsbury Press. In this conversation, we discuss career resilience, pluralistic leadership skills, fitting in versus belonging, the link between science and empathy and more. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Jan 1, 2022 • 55min
The Wisdom of Trauma, Life Lessons and Filmmaking with Maurizio and Zaya Benazzo (MDE453)
Minter Dialogue 453Zaya and Maurizio Benazzo are the co-founders of the Science and Non-Duality (SAND) not-for-profit community. At SAND, they like to explore the big questions of life while celebrating the mystery of being. Zaya and Maurizio are also filmmakers and their last film, The Wisdom of Trauma, featuring Dr Gabor Mate, has been a runaway success. In the conversation, we talk about the making of this film, we explore the definition of success, and the timeliness of this film. We also look at their use of social media and other films (especially The Art of Life) they've produced. A scintillating discussion.If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Dec 18, 2021 • 56min
How Music Can Be Just the Tonic, with author of Wellness, Wellplayed, Jennifer Buchanan (MDE452)
Minter Dialogue Episode 452Jennifer Buchanan is a health entrepreneur, keynote speaker, certified and award-winning Music Therapist and author. Her latest book is a treat: "Wellness, Wellplayed – The Power of a Playlist" (published by Page Two). In this discussion, we talk about the language of music, how it can be used to heal, why music is harmonious, the power of silence, making intentional playlists and much more. If you've got comments or questions you'd like to see answered, send your email or audio file to nminterdial@gmail.com; or you can find the show notes and comment on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment to rate/review the show on RateThisPodcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.


