Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter Dialogue

Minter Dialogue Episode #186 -- This interview is with Jason Aplin, a serial entrepreneur and born disruptor. Jason is currently co-founder and EVP at PayX, an FDIC-insured white-label mobile wallet and and merchant processing that works in over 80 countries. PayX, a division of IFAN, is disintermediating the payments sector and has blazed an important trail in Denmark, helping to create one of the world’s first cashless society.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 #185 — This interview is with Chris Bates, Chief Security Officer at Bitland, an NGO that uses the blockchain technology to help register the cadastre of land, with a focus on African countries — specifically Ghana — for now. In this stimulating conversation with Chris, we unpack the blockchain and bitcoin technologies, unblock some of the preconceptions and misconceptions, and exchange on the challenges of implementation. We also look at some of the hot issues of cyber security, an ever present concern for any business on the Internet.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 #184 — This interview is with David Ring, co-founder and VP of R&D at Colu, a blockchain technology platform for enterprises and developers providing a toolbox for building blockchain-based applications. Colu was selected as a Netexplo Award Winner for the 2016 Forum. In this interview we look at the blockchain technology, how it is developing, what are the challenges with building out a business based on blockchain and how Colu is bringing blockchain 2.0 to reality.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 #183 — This interview is with AJ Brustein, co-founder and CEO of Wonolo, Work Now Locally, an on-demand staffing app that connects businesses with temporary workers. AJ was previously Global Senior Brand Manager at Coca Cola before leading the Innovation Accelerator at Coke where he created and then externalised Wonolo. An award winner at the Netexplo Forum, I hooked up with AJ to discuss the exciting Wonolo initiative, the challenges of signing up brands, the rating and remuneration system as well as what’s in store for the future.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 #182 — This interview is with Julie Legault, a designer out of MIT Media Lab, who makes scientific and technological innovations approachable to the public. With a background in interactive art and wearable tech, Julie founded and runs Amino Labs, where they have created Amino One, which she refers to as a tamagotchi for synthetic biology. A tamagotchi is a Japanese term used for handheld digital pets. A Netexplo 2016 award winner, I caught up with Julie to find out more about the Amino lab, how important and relevant design has been in the creation of this project, how she plans to help people to create insulin and fragrances at home and 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 #181 — This interview is with Chris Dessi, founder and CEO of Silverback Social, based out of New York. He is also the founder of the Westchester Digital Summit, an author and a frequent tv commentator and keynote speaker. In this conversation, we talk about Chris’ inspirations and convictions, how C-suite executives should better manage their personal brand, social media KPI as well as how films use social media and influencer marketing. A stimulating discussion. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on myndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you can follow me on Twitter on @mdial. And, if you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #180 — This interview is with Simon Barrow, a man with an illustrious career in brand management, agencies, who founded and ran People in Business for 21 years. Simon pioneered the notion "Employer Brand" and now helps businesses in their mergers and acquisitions, looking at those thorny people issues. In this podcast, Simon and I discuss today’s challenges of employer branding, and explore how can conglomerates manage an employer brand while allowing individual brands to thrive. We also look at some of the “soft” issues revolving around M&A. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on myndset.com where you can also sign up for my weekly newsletter. Or you can follow me on Twitter on @mdial. And, if you liked the podcast, please take a moment of your precious time to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Minter Dialogue Episode #179 — This interview is with Lily Tse, founder of ThinkDirty App. Based out of Toronto, Lily has made it her mission to make transparent the potential risks that are hidden in the list of ingredients of cosmetic products. With a database of over 300,000 products, ThinkDirty will grade and rank each product based on carcinogenic and toxicological criteria. In this podcast, we explore how Lily has set up ThinkDirty, how she uses the power of the crowds to help as well as exploring the ever important business model. As Lily says, it’s about empowering the ingredient conscious consumer. 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 #178 — This interview is with Massimo Fubini, CEO and founder of ContactLab, an Italian provider of digital marketing services with offices in five cities across Europe. Having evolved from email marketing services, ContactLab is now at the heart of the multichannel customer relationship challenge. In addition to having an extraordinary archive of newsletters over the years, Contactlab uses data in very interesting ways to create insightful reports on select industries (fashion, luxury…) on eCommerce and digital direct marketing trends.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 #177 — This interview is with Nick Wheeler, founder, owner and Chairman of Charles Tyrwhitt, the privately-held men’s fashion brand, based in London. The story of Charles Tyrwhitt is loaded with great lessons learned and certainly is an example of how to evolve and thrive in these changing times. In this conversation, we discuss the challenges of moving from a catalogue business to online retailer, the importance of stores in the mix, Nick’s key performance indicators and his single most important advice for entrepreneurs.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)