Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Doug Stephens is the founder of Retail Prophet and one of the world's foremost retail industry futurists. He's a powerful speaker, retail columnist for CBC Radio Canada and has also penned two respected books on retail. In this conversation with Doug, we focused our discussion on Amazon following his provocative article in BoF, entitled The End of Amazon. We look at how Amazon is doing, parallax blind spots, the purchase of Whole Foods, retail brands and we explore how the future of Amazon and retail could look.   Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #302Marty Neumeier is a best-selling author, having published such venerable books as The Brand Gap, The Brand Flip and MetaSkills. His latest book is Scramble, How agile strategy can build epic brands in record time. In this conversation with Marty, we talk about the creative process of converting a business book into a business thriller and the process of self-publishing. On the business side, we look at what are the keys to making an agile strategy work, the importance of design and new leadership skills, and how important the role of the Board is in today's business world. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #301Dr Jack Kreindler is a Doctor, Technologist, Investor. Founder CHHP - The Centre for Health and Human Performance, based in London. He's also the founder (Chairman and Chief Medical Officer) of Sentrian, working to finally make remote patient management an affordable and effective reality for patients, payers and providers alike. And, also of note, he's co-Founder of Weird and Wonderful, building bridges across life sciences and creative arts. In this sprawling conversation with polymath Jack, we discuss how we can learn more about our own health and cure cancer studying high performance and extreme athletes. We learn about how Jack manages and collaborates across large multi-disciplinarian teams to pave trails, as well as what technologies excite him. Divinely intriguing.Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #300Lee Odden is author and an influencer in his own right. He's also CEO and co-founder of TopRank Marketing, an agency specialising in strategic internet marketing consulting services, such as content marketing, social media and influencer marketing. In this conversation, we discuss how Lee has gone about building his customer centric agency, a look under the hood of blogging, how to blog effectively, repurpose your content and execute influencer marketing.   Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #299With an MBA and a PhD in Astrophysics, Dr Kim Nilsson is a pioneer in many aspects. She is founder and CEO of Pivigo and, in 2017, was awarded Entrepreneur of the Year, in front of 1,000 business and technology leaders. Pivigo is a data science marketplace; connecting the data science community with companies and organisations looking to outsource their data science and AI needs. In this conversation, we look at how companies can better unleash the power of their data, the challenges with mining one's data and the business of Pivigo. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on minterdial.com. If you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #298Joshua March is founder and CEO of Conversocial, a leading social customer service solution, used by some of the world's biggest brands. Joshua is an expert in social media and customer service and just released his book, Message Me, The Future of Customer Service in the Era of Social Messaging and Artificial Intelligence. In this conversation with Joshua, we discuss the state of customer service, examples of companies and industries that are killing it on customer service, what it takes to get customer service right, the role of AI and much more.   Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #297Melanie Notkin founded a robust and thriving community, called SavvyAuntie. As such, Melanie is a leading voice of a group of women that has $61B in buying power. She's a national best-selling author having penned SavvyAuntie (2011) and Otherhood, Modern Women Finding a New Kind of Happiness (2014). She's also a speaker and marketing expert. In this conversation, we discuss how Melanie founded and built up the community, her insights and innovations, tips for marketers wanting to build or approach a community, plus she's provided us with a scoop.Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #296 Marie Miyashiro is an author, keynote speaker and trainer/consultant, specialised in bringing empathy into the workplace. Her book, The Empathy Factor - Your Competitive Advantage for Personal, Team, and Business Success, has been translated into several languages. In this conversation, we talk about why empathy is so important, the ways to bring empathy into the workplace, which companies and industries are getting onboard with her vision and much more. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #295 Liz Bacelar is a renowned entrepreneur and speaker, at the cutting edge of fashion, retail and technology. Credited with driving the link between fashion and technology, Liz is a dynamic and forward-thinking entrepreneur, who founded and sold Decoded Fashion. In this conversation with Liz, we discuss her journey with Decoded Fashion, some of the lessons learned within the fashion industry, and the constraints and opportunities in B2B. We hear about the launch and development of her latest initiative, TheCurrent, an innovation firm, providing outsourced innovation for companies around the world, including the reverse pitch concept they've created. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #294 Latia Curry, whom I first heard and met speaking at SXSW. After spending 20 years in communications, marketing, government, and the world of international NGOs, Latia Curry is now a Principal at RALLY, channeling her wide breadth of experience into laser-focused messaging, strategy, and campaigns. In this conversation, we discuss the objectives and challenges of inserting politics into your brand communications and general gestalt. We look at keys to success, the pitfalls to avoid, the critical needs for integrity and persistence, issues of governance and how best to persuade your stakeholders. Meanwhile, please send me your questions as an audio file (or normal email) 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 to rate/review the podcast. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter. Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)