Label Sessions Presents...

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... the podcast bringing you what you need to know right now if you want to lead change at work, and introducing you to the leaders from the world's leading innovation expert network.This week, join Nick Sherrard and Fuzlin Esau of Label Sessions alongside leaders Shafik Nasser and Raj Kapoor to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest innovation in business, tech, sustainability, and more.For the full list of stories mentioned in this episode check out:How should we all find the best use cases for AI? And when should we not be using it all? https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20250206545502/en/Eco-friendly-Toilet-Paper-Brand-Who-Gives-A-Crap-Announces-%E2%80%98World-Dump-Day%E2%80%99-Breakup-Service-to-Combat-Use-of-AI-Chatbots https://www.adweek.com/media/alexis-ohanian-plot-4-1m/ https://youtu.be/lvmmk85ArWg?si=MUkJhX423qZGOnmF https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/public-sector-must-take-risks-nao-7146306/ How should the world of sustainability respond to the ‘mask off’ era? That at least is the phrase being used for the times we are living in, where people have no filter. And corporations are getting sued for complying with ESG rules. https://archive.is/2025.02.03-001421/https://www.ft.com/content/7c825624-8afc- 4581-85d9-4f524fcb047a Sabre, one of the biggest tech companies in travel, announced big changes in their leadership team this week How important is the leadership team really in a big company? https://www.travelandtourworld.com/news/article/southlake-texas-sabres-leadership-transition-marks-a-new-era-in-travel-technology-innovation-for-the-global-tourism-industry/ It was the Super Bowl last night, does it matter outside America? As an event and as something we can learn from as innovators in business? https://adage.com/article/special-report-super-bowl/super-bowl-2025-ad-trends-ai-influencers-humor-nostalgia/2601581

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... a conversational roundtable with our team and Labelmates, new and old, to discuss and bring their unique perspectives to news and thought-provoking stories across the globe in business and beyond.This week, join Nick Sherrard, Fuzlin Esau and Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside Labelmates Michelle Koh and Elisa Michelet to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest happenings in music, tech, sustainability, and more.The full list of stories mentioned in this episode you can find out more about here:A new fintech app has launched with big backing and big buzz and getting younger people investing. What should the rest of the world of finance learn from Dub?https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/02/dub-the-copy-trading-app-that-has-teens-talking/Lululemon have announced big growth goals for the future. How do we think they can achieve that? Also what can the rest of the world of business and brands learn from Lululemon’s success?https://fashionunited.uk/press/business/lululemons-plan-to-double-its-business-and-continue-global-expansion/2025013179913OpenAI have launched a new brand platform with Sonic branding at its heart. How can companies in the sea of new brands in the AI stand out?https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=k3d_xeVxEOE&themeRefresh=1This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... a conversational roundtable with our team and Labelmates, new and old, to discuss and bring their unique perspectives to news and thought-provoking stories across the globe in business and beyond. This week, join Nick Sherrard, Fuzlin Esau and Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside Labelmates Rafael Castelo Branco, Tim Metz and Hilde Franzsen to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest happenings in music, tech, sustainability, and more. The full list of stories mentioned in this episode you can find out more about here: American investors had a panic about the rise of Chinese AI with the release of Deepseek’s new model in recent weeks.In the rest of the world, do we think US AI firms still have an advantage over Chinese firms? Do we think it’s even worth talking in those terms?https://www.ai-supremacy.com/p/china-deepseek-ai-founder-background?utm_source=%2Fbrowse%2Ftechnology&utm_medium=reader2 CEOs are losing their jobs faster and faster, why is CEO turnover so high?At the same time, for the first time since 2007, more young people in the US are fed up with their jobs than older workers.Has something gone wrong in the modern corporation?https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/ceo-turnover-jumps-to-new-high-7141410/https://archive.is/2025.01.27-091405/https://www.businessinsider.com/gen-z-employee-engagement-workplace-morale-careers-boomers-gen-x-2025-1 Blackrock has created a fund to allow investors to back ‘climate improvers’ as well as purely green companies.Should ESG always guide us to showcase and invest in the greenest of companies? Or is it important to back companies making a transition?https://www.esgtoday.com/blackrock-launches-first-fund-using-fcas-sustainability-improvers-label-targeting-brown-to-green-materials-opportunities/ Mastercard say the future of payments is tokenization Is this the future of payments? Where might we see this future emerge first?https://wired.me/business/future-for-payments-mastercard-tokenization/ Is the luxury as a category back on the rise?LVMH’s financial results might suggest that things are looking up.But also what is luxury now? The NFL now has a fashion director and high end designers and sport are getting closer and closer.https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/luxury-sector-eyes-rebound-6302644/ This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network. To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... we have a special episode for you introducing our first Labelmate Accelerator with classical pianst and sonic branding maestro Vincent Corver.Vincent too is the brains behind the music inside Mercedes-Benz Cars. He bridges music and business through his work as a Steinway musician/composer and works with brands advising them on how to connect with audiences.He's joined by Nick Sherrard and Keishia Quijano of Label Sessions to walk you through his sonic offering. Find out more at www.labelsessions.com/accelerators/the-sonic-brand-accelerator.This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... a conversational roundtable with our team and Labelmates, new and old, to discuss and bring their unique perspectives to news and thought-provoking stories across the globe in business and beyond.This week, join Nick Sherrard, Fuzlin Esau and Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside Labelmates Douglas McDaniel and Dalia Abd-Allah to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest happenings in music, tech, sustainability, and more.The full list of stories mentioned in this episode you can find out more about here:HSBC set to close Zing app:https://www.fintechfutures.com/2025/01/hsbc-set-to-close-zing-app/https://www.share-talk.com/hsbc-is-discontinuing-its-global-payments-application-zing/Is there a disconnect between employees and employers when it comes to green initiatives?:https://esgtoday.us10.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f89d68518db6e2585b0808206&id=c69bf33ee8&e=1eb9d81940https://news.samsung.com/global/galaxy-unpacked-2025-galaxy-tech-forum-%E2%91%A0-sustainability-driving-innovation-for-a-sustainable-futurehttps://www.esgtoday.com/bnp-paribas-am-raises-179-million-for-cleantech-venture-fund/How will the modern workplace change with the combination of AI rising alongside a push to return to the office, what are the potential frictions there?:https://www.fastcompany.com/91258869/workers-are-being-called-back-to-the-office-full-time-can-gen-z-handle-rtohttps://www.linkedin.com/news/story/employers-prefer-ai-to-new-grads-6288700/The rise of “lo-fi content”: should we all be scaling our photo shoots?:https://www.instagram.com/p/DFDAY9DNzsG/?igsh=MXJqaHNka242NmEydA==This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

Welcome to Label Sessions Presents... a conversational roundtable with our team and Labelmates, new and old, to discuss and bring their unique perspectives to news and thought-provoking stories across the globe in business and beyond.This week, join Nick Sherrard, Fuzlin Esau and Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside Labelmates Simon Dean and Rene de la Cruz to showcase their stories as well as delve into the latest happenings in music, tech, sustainability, and more.The full list of stories mentioned in this episode you can find out more about here:The TikTok Ban (and Reversal):https://www.npr.org/2025/01/13/nx-s1-5258151/tiktok-ban-us-impact-prepare-workaroundHow Smart Is AI in FinTech?:https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2025/01/credit-score-authorized-usership-parenting/681255/https://www.wired.com/story/ai-financial-advisers-apps-chatbots/How Do We Make Our Supply Chains More Sustainable?:https://www.esgtoday.com/ev-startup-harbinger-raises-100-million-to-meet-demand-for-electric-trucks/https://www.esgtoday.com/amazon-to-invest-over-1-billion-to-decarbonize-transport-network-in-europe/This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

A new season of Label Sessions Presents is upon us, a perfect time to shake things up a bit. We're evolving the podcast into a format that's a richer, more dynamic experience for you to get your teeth (and most importantly, ears) into. A conversational roundtable with our team and Labelmates, new and old, to discuss and bring their unique perspectives to news and thought-provoking stories across the globe in business and beyond.To kick us off, join Nick Sherrard, Fuzlin Esau and Josh Nixon of Label Sessions alongside Labelmate Vincent Corver to showcase Vincent's story as well as delve into the latest happenings in music, tech, sustainability, and more.The full list of stories mentioned in this episode you can find out more about here:Meta’s AI “Users” Are The Last Thing Social Media Needs: https://www.readtpa.com/p/metas-ai-users-are-the-last-thing?utm_source=%2Fbrowse%2Ftechnology&utm_medium=reader2 How the “Greenlash” is sinking sustainability: https://lloydalter.substack.com/p/how-the-greenlash-is-sinking-sustainability?utm_source=%2Fbrowse%2Fclimate&utm_medium=reader2 The Anti-Social Century – Atlantic magazine lead on the loneliness and isolation epidemic in America: https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2025/02/american-loneliness-personality-politics/681091/ You can listen to more from Vincent here in his previous episode with us: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6Sm0amQLIjC9ZzIMaFhVVa?si=1f1fa217b6144754This podcast is produced by Label Sessions, the world's leading innovation expert network.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world make progress head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

In this episode, Keishia Quijano of Label Sessions talks to leader Jonny Wood.Jonny is a strategist who has guided some of the world's biggest brands through their innovation challenges. From crafting foresight-driven strategies for Dell's future of collaboration to reimagining hotel experiences for IHG's Chinese business travelers, Jonny excels at blending creativity with actionable solutions in order to bridge long-term vision with immediate action. He is known for his ability to frame complex problems and deliver tangible outcomes and is the person you call when you need fresh perspectives that work. We signed Jonny to Label Sessions for his expertise in answering the critical question of "What do we do next?"Label Sessions is the world’s leading innovation expert network. In this series, you’ll meet some of the most interesting leaders anywhere, from across the worlds of business, design, tech. culture and sustainability. All signed to the Label Sessions roster.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world take on their big opportunities for them in the future, head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

In this episode, Keishia Quijano of Label Sessions talks to leader Cedric Galopin.Cédric is a celebrated designer with a passion for crafting innovative and captivating packaging solutions. From luxury champagne to non-alcoholic beverages, his expertise spans the design spectrum, blending creativity with strategic precision. Known for his ability to balance big ideas with brand heritage, Cédric consistently delivers standout designs that elevate products and brands.Label Sessions is the world’s leading innovation expert network. In this series, you’ll meet some of the most interesting leaders anywhere, from across the worlds of business, design, tech. culture and sustainability. All signed to the Label Sessions roster.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world take on their big opportunities for them in the future, head to labelsessions.com to find out more.

In this episode, Josh Nixon of Label Sessions talks to leader Artémis PsathasArtémis is a branding expert known for turning creative concepts into standout designs that resonate across industries. From crafting visual identities for international film festivals to directing branding for cutting-edge fintech platforms, he has a flair for storytelling and a passion for publication design. Artemis brings a dynamic approach to every project, creating brands that endure while adapting to contemporary trends.Label Sessions is the world’s leading innovation expert network. In this series, you’ll meet some of the most interesting leaders anywhere, from across the worlds of business, design, tech. culture and sustainability. All signed to the Label Sessions roster.To find out more about our work helping brands and institutions around the world take on their big opportunities for them in the future, head to labelsessions.com to find out more.