Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Brant Menswar is a speaker, author and performance coach, specialized in helping people and organizations discover, align and activate their non-negotiable values to increase performance. On top of his life as a bona fide rock star for 20 years, Brant brings an energy and conviction that is entirely palpable. His book, Black Sheep, Unleash the Extraordinary Awe-inspiring, Undiscovered You, came out in Sept 2020 and it's a powerful read for anyone looking to sort through the chaotic messiness that is life. In this conversation, we discuss Brant's journey to finding his Black Sheep, the ability to to deal with messy spirituality, finding one's deepest and most earnest values and becoming a conscious creator. We also get an inside look at a new venture Brant is launching to reinvent how we discover books.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.

This week's interview is with Rebecca Macieira-Kaufmann, a seasoned CEO with broad leadership experience in sales and marketing, risk management, and international business operations. Rebecca, a bona fide polyglot, started up the RMK Group in 2020 to advise CEOs of start-ups in all phases of growth. She is also co-author with Lilian So of "FITCEO: Be the Leader of Your Life, Achieve holistic health in your busy life at work, home and play," published by Page Two. In this conversation, we discuss Rebecca's fascinating journey and dive into her new book, looking at the importance of fitness in mind, body and heart, why and how to bring personal values into work, managing your energies 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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #439Dorie Clark is a highly reputed author, consultant and keynote speaker, who teaches executive education at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business and Columbia Business School. She is the author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You and Stand Out, which was named the #1 Leadership Book of the Year by Inc. magazine. Dorie has been named one of the Top 50 business thinkers in the world by Thinkers50, and was recognized as the #1 Communication Coach in the world by the Marshall Goldsmith Leading Global Coaches Awards. Her latest book is THE LONG GAME, How to Be a Long-Term Thinker in a Short-Term World. In this conversation, we discuss Dorie's own journey, her documentary film, the work toward making her Broadway musical as well as some of the core concepts in her book, including good multi-tasking. 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.

Richard Stone is CEO of StoryWork International and has dedicated his career to the power of storytelling. He is co-author with Scott Livengood of the new book, Story Intelligence : Master Story, Master Life. In this conversation, we discuss what it is about storytelling that is so forceful, able to change our minds and shift our energies. We look at how stories can be used to heal and to live a more satisfying life. We explore how society is suffering from destorification and how we can build resilience through storytelling.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.

Tom Rainsford is Marketing Director of Beavertown Brewery, the fast-growing London-based brewery, that was set up just ten years ago, with such recognizable beers as Neck Oil, Bones and Gamma Ray. Previously, Tom was Director of Brand, Engagement and Culture at the mobile network operator, GiffGaff, where he spent 12 years. With a mission to "encourage everyone to unleash their creative potential," Beavertown is not your ordinary company. From an executive team that professes to be a group of failed musicians, to a brand that prefers to think as a band, Tom is leading a standout marketing effort. In this conversation, we look at how Beavertown has come to break through so fast, what drives their marketing tone and outputs, how to recruit when you want to do things differently and the lessons learned that might help unleash your creative potential.  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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #436Dr Margie Warrell, who has a PhD in the dynamics of power, gender and leadership, is passionate about helping people to live bigger, braver lives. Host of the Live Brave podcast, Margie is the author of five bestselling books, You've Got This! (2020), Make Your Mark (Wiley 2017), Brave (Wiley 2015), Stop Playing Safe (Wiley 2013, now out in a second edition) and Find Your Courage (McGraw-Hill 2008). Margie's also an international speaker and member of the advisory board of Forbes School of Business & Technology. We discuss the importance of language, tackling the fear that holds us back, how fear shows up differently in different contexts, how to find your passion and purpose, how to instils courage in people -- including your own kids, and much more. A most important conversation. 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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #435Jamie Wheal is polymath and coauthor with Steven Kotler of the global best-seller and Pulitzer Prize-nominated "Stealing Fire: How Silicon Valley, Navy SEALs and Maverick Scientists are Revolutionizing the Way We Live and Work. He is founder of the Flow Genome Project, an international organization dedicated to the research and training of ultimate human performance. Now he's just published his latest book, "Recapture the Rapture, Rethinking God, Sex and Death in a World That's Lost its Mind." In this conversation, we dive into Jamie's journey, the value of sports, his Flow Genome Project and what took him to write these last two powerhouse books. We specifically look at some of his core concepts including around Ecstasy, Catharsis and Communitas, society's apprehension of death and psychedelics 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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #434Jim Knight is a musician, expert in training and development, entrepreneur, renowned keynote speaker, podcaster and a bestselling author. He founded with Brant Manswar BookStarPR, a disruptive digital marketing agency for authors. In his speeches and work at KnightSpeaker, he teaches organizations of all sizes how to attain their own “rock star” status. He's best-selling author of Culture That Rocks: How to Revolutionize Your Company’s Culture, now in its 2nd edition, which Entrepreneur Magazine listed as one of the "Top 5 Books That Will Transform Your Business". Jim's new book, out in May 2021, is Leadership That Rocks: Take Your Brand's Culture to Eleven and Amp Up Results, which became an Amazon #1 Best Seller. In this conversation, we discuss Jim's powerful and formative experience as head of Global Training at Hard Rock International. We explore the fascinating and inspirational examples coming from rock stars, as well as the core ingredients that go into making a successful business culture, rockstar leadership and a fulfilling life. A powerful and energetic conversation.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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #433Amelia Sordell is a born entrepreneur, now founder of Klowt, a personal branding agency based in London, with an impressive following on Linkedin. We discuss Amelia's entrepreneurial journey, her philosophy and principles in leading Klowt, how she manages her own personal brand as well as providing useful tips and advice for other seeking to gain trust, be authentic and build a personal brand. You'll love Amelia's practical counsel and straight-talk approach.  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.

Minter Dialogue Episode #432Muyiwa Adebiyi is the quintessential life warrior, a motivational speaker and host of the Day In Day Out podcast. We discuss his journey, several of his enduring actions in support of charities, his presence online including his TikTok channel. We also delve in to some deeper conversations about race and some of the contemporary issues swirling around our society. As Muyiwa says: Fight today for a greater tomorrow.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.