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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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May 15, 2021 • 52min
Mastering Long-Distance Leadership and Work with Kevin Eikenberry (MDE421)
Minter Dialogue Episode #421Kevin Eikenberry is a world renowned leadership expert, speaker, consultant, and author of many books, including being a two-time bestseller, while being Chief Potential Officer at The Kevin Eikenberry Group. In January 2021, he published "The Long-Distance Teammate: Stay Engaged and Connected While Working Anywhere," co-written with Wayne Turmel, to go along with "The Long-Distance Leader" book they wrote together. In this conversation we discuss the challenges of making remote work work, the future of offices, how to insert serendipity into your distance relationships, ethics and practical tips to deal with the slog of emails and your remote communications.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)

May 8, 2021 • 54min
Filmmaking and Storytelling through a Third Culture Lens, with Mary Hasavari (MDE420)
Minter Dialogue Episode #420Mary Hasavari is a filmmaker and screenwriter based in Oslo Norway. With her mixed Thai/Iranian heritage, Mary has a most unique story and viewpoint in her filmmaking, leveraging her third culture life to make engaging films. In this conversation, we discuss her journey into filmmaking, how film and storytelling have been changing, as well as look at some of her ongoing projects, including her documentary Dhamma about female Buddhist monks and a feature length fiction, Persona.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)

May 1, 2021 • 54min
Success at The Self-Employed Life with Jeffrey Shaw, author, speaker and coach (MDE419)
Minter Dialogue Episode #419Jeffrey Shaw is a coach for small businesses, brand management consultant, TEDx speaker, host of The Self Employed Life Podcast as well as an author, with his newest book, The Self-Employed Life, Business and Personal Development Strategies that Create Sustainable Success. In this conversation, we discuss the notion of and nuances in authenticity, the power of the statement: "For the sake of...", Jeffrey's career as a photographer, how and why business is personal, the business model of multiples and building trust.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)

Apr 24, 2021 • 1h 4min
Why Leadership in Rugby Inspires Business Leaders with Lee Mears, former member of the British & Irish Lions (MDE418)
Minter Dialogue Episode #418Lee Mears is a hooker of repute. He played sixteen years as a professional rugby player, appearing in 263 matches for the Bath Rugby Club, earning 42 international caps representing England and playing for the prestigious British and Irish Lions. Today, Lee is an executive coach at The Preston Associates and co-founder of T-Cup, a technology that helps companies to measure and address well-being issues. In this conversation, we discuss the way rugby has been evolving, how does one define leadership in rugby and how it differs when you move from the club to national to the Lions team. We look at the importance of well-being, Lee's life lessons, useful and transferable elements for business executives as well as the T-Cup initiative.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)

Apr 17, 2021 • 44min
Innovation Starts with I - Driving Innovation with Saleema Vellani (MDE417)
Minter Dialogue Episode #417Saleema Vellani is a keynote speaker, innovation strategist, serial entrepreneur, adjunct Professor of Design Thinking + Entrepreneurship, an impact investor and author of the new book, Innovation Starts with I, Increase your influence, ignite your impact. In this conversation, we discuss innovation, how it's changed, some of the core concepts of her new book, including developing a life mission, the notion of hybridpreneur, and why and how entrepreneurship is an accelerated journey of personal transformation.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)

Apr 11, 2021 • 52min
Changing Work and Your World from the Inside Out with author and LinkedIn executive, Scott Shute (MDE416)
Minter Dialogue Episode #416Scott Shute is Head of the Mindfulness and Compassion Programs at LinkedIn, building characteristics like emotional intelligence, resilience, and a better sense of well-being. He is also an accomplished photographer and the author of Full Body Yes, Change your Work and your World from the Inside-Out, which comes out May 11, 2021. In this conversation with Scott, we discuss what it means to be inside-out, his journey toward becoming head of mindfulness and compassion at Linkedin, a simple technique to discover your purpose, the power of ikigai, his experience in writing his book and some of the great key messages within.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)

Mar 27, 2021 • 59min
How To Develop Your Swagger and Self-Belief with Leslie Ehm (MDE415)
Minter Dialogue Episode #415Leslie Ehm, former singer, TV host, advertising creative director, and now entrepreneur, training professional, and coach. In her words, she is “the Chief Fire Starter" at Combustion, a creativity-fuelled training company that transforms people so they can transform their organizations. Leslie is also the author of Swagger, Unleash Everything You Are and Become Everything You Want. In this conversation, we discuss the important difference between self-belief and self-confidence, swagger as an introvert, empathy and vulnerability and, of course, how to unleash your swagger!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)

Mar 20, 2021 • 38min
The Great Presentation Makeover with Presentation Expert and coFounder of Shufflrr, Alexanndra Ontra (MDE414)
Minter Dialogue Episode #414AlexAnndra Ontra is cofounder and President of Shufflrr, helping B2B sales and training teams who need a fast, simple way to create, give and share presentations, all while ensuring brand and message compliance. She also co-author of Presentation Management, The New Strategy for Enterprise Content. In this conversation, we look at the problems that companies face with creating the most effective presentations, how to avoid wasted time and resources in driving your sales and marketing efforts, and we take a look at the typical problems that Shufflrr solves.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)

Mar 13, 2021 • 50min
Accumulating your Advantage with Mark Schaefer, Author and Marketing Guru (MDE413)
Minter Dialogue Episode #413Mark Schaefer is a globally-recognized keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, and author. His blog {grow} is perennially considered as one of the top marketing blogs in the world. His latest (9th) book is a keeper: "Cumulative Advantage: How to Build Momentum for your Ideas, Business, and Life Against All Odds", which explores the art and science of momentum with great storytelling and verve. In this chat, we discuss key elements of his book, how individuals and companies can accumulate the right mix for their advantage and how the book gels with Mark's deeper purpose.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)

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Mar 6, 2021 • 54min
Getting Strategic and Building Success in the Non Profit Organization with Patrick Jinks (MDE412)
Certified leadership & strategy coach Patrick Jinks discusses leadership differences between nonprofit and for-profit organizations, the value of coaching, and strategic planning challenges in nonprofits. The conversation explores motivators for unpaid workers, translating plans into action, and the importance of purpose-driven initiatives.


