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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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Sep 30, 2012 • 14min
MDE35: Andrew Grill, CEO of Kred, measuring your influence with transparency
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #35. This interview is with Andrew Grill, CEO of KRED, for real-time transparent community-based influence measurement. A hot field and one that typically galvanizes conversation, Andrew has a strong vision of how to make influence measurement credible and viable. I met Andrew at the LikeMinds conferences for Social Media Week 2012. and we recorded this interview on the fly. I think you will find it very stimulating. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Sep 27, 2012 • 19min
MDE34: Caspar Craven, Director at Trovus, experts in customer intelligence
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #34. This interview is with Caspar Craven, whom I met thanks to Jane Gomez at the Supper Club. Caspar is co-founder and Director of Trovus, an award winning agency working on gleaning and refining customer intelligence, especially for B2B companies. Casper has a very strong point of view on customer intelligence and about what makes for success in creating customer driven sustainable growth. I'm sure you will enjoy his insights. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast. Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Sep 21, 2012 • 35min
MDE33: Marc Wright, Publisher of Simply Communicate for Internal Communications Professional
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #33. This interview is with Marc Wright, the founder and publisher of Simply Communicate which, at its core, is a community of some 9,000 professionals involved in internal communications. Marc also founded and runs an events and video production agency, "Simply Experience," and internal communications consultancy, called "Simply Good Advice." Marc is at the heart of what I consider the killer app for business these days: internal communications. In this interview, Marc provides some great insights and advice.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Sep 10, 2012 • 21min
MDE32: Dario Cotroneo, Celebrity Stylist, founder of DCI, MyCurl and his eponymous salon
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #32. This interview is with someone whom I met back in my L'Oreal days. At the time, I found Dario Cotroneo to be a true visionary. Aside from being one of the top ranked stylists in Sydney, much less Australia, Dario is a dynamic entrepreneur, on a mission. He innovated well before any of the manufacturers in creating online learning with a global reach. He has also launched an appliance and runs a highly celebrated salon in Sydney. We hooked up on my recent trip down under and got caught up on his activities, especially what he is doing online. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Jul 13, 2012 • 21min
MDE31: Dominic Tremblay, President of Tuxedo Agency, author of Zombie Boy
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #31. This interview is with my friend and former colleague, Dominic Tremblay, who left L'Oreal to launch his own creative agency, TUXEDO. Dominic is on the cutting of marketing and digital marketing, in particular. His agency has gained huge traction in North America, making several wildly successful viral videos. We'll get some inside scoops and tricks of the trade in this interview.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Jul 7, 2012 • 28min
MDE30: Vincent Dutot, Professor of eCommerce: the state of the business
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #30. This interview is with Vincent Dutot, phD, Associate Professor at the E.S.G. business school in Paris and specialized in the world of eCommerce. With 10 years spent in Canada and now based in Paris, Vincent has a very wide-ranging understanding of eCommerce. In this interview, we look at the major trends, the challenges and how the business models are evolving. Borderline Gen Y, Vincent is sharp as tacks. I'm sure you'll enjoy hearing his perspective.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Apr 14, 2012 • 53min
MDE29: Joe Jaffe, Chief Interruptor and Innovator
Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #29. This interview is with Joe Jaffe. Joe is the author of the groundbreaking book "Life after the 30 second spot" as well as "Join The Conversation." He founded the Crayon agency, is author of a power blog Jaffe Juice as well as Jaffe Juice TV and a renowned thought leader in marketing and innovation. I have had the pleasure to know Joe for a good many years and it was after hearing about his latest venture, Evolution, that we thought we'd record a show together. Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Mar 28, 2012 • 20min
MDE28: Sean Keyes, co-founder of Avalanshare: giving value to sharing
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #28. This interview is with Sean Keyes, who is CMO and co-owner of Avalanshare. AvalanShare is an interesting start-up that gives value to sharing with your network. It's a social media tool whose purpose is to turn existing clients into "vocal" supporters, rewarding them for sharing their purchase across their social networks. I think brand marketers will be interested to hear about this initiative.Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Mar 24, 2012 • 14min
MDE27: Brian Platz, COO and co-founder of SilkRoad Point
Welcome to the Minter Dialogue Radio Show number #27. I attended the Netexplo Forum 2012 on March 15-16, held at the marvelous UNESCO headquarters, in Paris. Netexplo is an observatory of new tech trends around the world, with which I have been associated for the last couple of years. There were ten award winners highlighted at the event, each coming from the four corners of the world and each with a very interesting angle. In the fifth and last of this series, I caught up with Brian Platz, COO and co founder of Silkroad Point. Silkroad Point is cloud-based system providing social talent management software and solutions for HR… Among its many facets, it will help HR calculate an employee's level of influence in social media circles… A most fascinating concept, based on a sound principle: that, especially in knowledge work, employees work better when they are better appreciated and understood! Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)

Mar 23, 2012 • 25min
MDE25: Joe Salesky, Freemonee founder, winner at #Netexplo 2012
Joe Salesky is Chief Strategy Officer and founder of Freemonee, a system that allows for merchants and/or brands to provide gift cards to clients and prospective clients in a frictionless manner. Freemonee was one of the top ten award winners at the Netexplo 2012 Forum where I met Joe.The key is Freemonee's relationship with the banks and their credit card holders. At the core of the question, is the ability to data mine all the while respecting privacy concerns. For merchants and brands, Freemonee represents a fascinating opportunity. They already have a reach of 280 million cardholders... Come take a listen!Meanwhile, you can comment and find the show notes on themyndset.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 to go over to iTunes to rate the podcast.Enjoy the show!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/minterdial)