Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Minter Dialogue Episode #404Trena White, principal of Page Two, a new kind of publishing house for non-fiction books. Based in Vancouver BC, Trena was a finalist for the RBC Women Entrepreneur's Award, cofounded Page Two in 2013 and has gone from strength to strength. In this conversation, we discuss Trena's entrepreneurial journey, the lessons learned, trends and shifts in the book publishing industry, insights into what it takes to make a successful book 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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #403George Brontén is the founder & CEO of Membrain, the Sales Enablement CRM that makes it easy to execute your sales strategy. A life-long entrepreneur with 20 years of experience in the software space and a passion for sales and marketing, with the life motto "Don't settle for mainstream", George is always looking for new ways to achieve improved business results using innovative software, skills, and processes. George is also the author of the book Stop Killing Deals. In this conversation, we discuss the role and importance of storytelling and purpose in sales, the power of beauty and enjoyment and many insights as to how to improve your sales function and CRM processes.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #402Matt Phelan is co-founder and co-CEO of The Happiness Index that provides real-time employee engagement tech to build stronger workplace cultures. His passion is to understand how people experience happiness and, in Matt's words, his vision is to use data to visualise culture in a similar way to how Google Maps visualises the world. He just released the delightful book, "Freedom to be Happy, The Business Case for Happiness." Previously, Matt cofounded and successfully exited a global data and digital marketing agency. In this conversation, we dissect the concept of happiness, his experience in writing this book, how business leaders can use data science, insights and storytelling to embed happiness into the culture, Zappos founder Tony Hsieh's legacy and much more. A candid and inspiring chat.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #401Molly Kellogg is the President and CEO of Hubbard-Hall, a specialty chemicals business that was founded in 1849. As the 6th generation head of the family business, Molly Kellogg is shepherding Hubbard-Hall through change, not least through the challenges of the pandemic. In this conversation, we discuss her leadership style, how she has led the company through a transformational journey, lessons learned and how and why purpose has been an important part of their success, as well as how ice hockey has played an important part in Molly's life.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #400Ian O'Connell is a British businessman, inventor, technology visionary and Pepper’s Ghost expert. He is the co-founder of Musion IP Limited, Musion Events Limited and Musion 3D Limited. Ian is widely recognized as a pioneer of holographic image capture and display technology. In this conversation, we discuss the founder story, how he became attached to the hologram, his entrepreneurial odyssey, the state of the art of holographic technology today, use cases 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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #399Dan Snow is a historian, author, reputed oarsman, adventurer, Television presenter and entrepreneur, having founded and now successfully sold HistoryHit.In this conversation, we discuss the journey that took Dan from the creation of the HistoryHit podcast to the HistoryHit TV network. We look at his experience and lessons learned along Dan's entrepreneurial journey. We explore how history telling has changed, how's it different on a TV versus a podcast, what content is working, how viewership has changed during the pandemic, and the importance and role of history in society.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #398Mitch Joel, who was my first ever guest, kindly accepted to return for the 10-year anniversary episode of my podcast.Mitch is an investor, best selling author, brilliant speaker and decoder of the future. His two books, Six Pixels of Separation & CTRL ALT Delete have both been deeply influential in my life. He's an active blogger and is one of the original pioneers in podcasting.In this conversation, we discuss the importance of art, fiction, music and comics. We look at the noxious issue of shame, take perspective on the last decade in the midst of the pandemic, and zoom in on how consumer habits and behaviours have changed. We also explore how communication has changed and look at what deregulation of the big tech cos could look like.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #397Jarrod Haning is an acclaimed classical musician, upcoming author and a stimulating speaker having been four times on TED. In this conversation, we discuss how our brains function when we listen to music and what that can tell us to make us better people and leaders. We look at the power of being, some kernels from his soon to be published book The Thinking Patterns of Success and the wisdom -- even need -- for each of us to find a bigger problem.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #396Amit Varma is the first journalist to win twice the prestigious Bastiat prize (2007 and 2015), which aims to honor writers "whose work cleverly and wittily promotes the institutions of the free society”. Based in Mumbai, Amit was named by BusinessWeek magazine in its India's 50 Most Powerful People 2009 list, for his blog India Uncut. He's an author and host of The Seen and the Unseen podcast, one of the most impressive podcasts you'll ever come across for its long-form interviews and superlative guests. In this conversation we discuss the state of India, the philosophy behind the man and the podcast, India's role in leadership and film, the importance of meaningful conversation and many more topics.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #395Abhishek Rungta is an enduring entrepreneur, founder and CEO of Indus Net Technologies, providing Digital Consulting, Web and Mobile Apps, Analytics and Cloud Infrastructure services; and he's self-described Gardener at Seeders Venture Capital. In this conversation, we talk about Abhishek's journey, his leadership style, insights into his success, the role of purpose, his significant lessons learned and many gems to become a successful leader.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.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)