The Deep Dive

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with June Sarpong OBE; Director of Creative Diversity, BBC. We discuss June’s career as a Presenter on MTV UK, the lessons she learned growing up in London to Ghanian parents and how that informed her ideas toward diversity leading to her authoring the best selling and award winning book Diversify: Six Degrees of Integration.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119942/" target="_blank">Primary Colors</a> </p><p><strong>June Sarpong’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/guides/well/how-to-meditate" target="_blank">Meditation </a></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Martyn Sibley, Founder of Disability Horizons and author of <em>Everything is Possible</em>. We discuss how we met and shared our origin story, and also traced the evolution of Martyn’s lifestory and work and how it has impacted issues of inclusion for those with disabilities.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt8001106/" target="_blank">Giri/Haji via Netflix</a> </p><p><strong>Martyn Sibley’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://ryanholiday.net/" target="_blank">Stillness Is The Key – Ryan Holiday</a> </p><p><br></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Elizabeth Talerman: Founder and Strategy Director, The Nucleus Group&nbsp;</p><p>We discuss how being a self described tool builder and teacher impacts her work. We go through her storied career as a strategist and what she has learned in the quest to uncover insights and deliver value to clients.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop</strong>: <a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/38fEp48gj7QNEyNeVe3a6d" target="_blank">Tink “Hopeless Romantic”</a> </p><p><strong>Elizabeth Talerman’s Drop</strong>: <a href="https://www.oliversacks.com/" target="_blank">Any/All work of Dr. Oliver Sacks</a> </p><p><br></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Prof. Devon Powers, Associate Professor of Advertising at Temple University and the author of <em>On Trend: The Business of Forecasting the Future</em>. We discuss the trendy nature of predicting the future and what are the implications for business specifically and society more generally. Issues of diversity, rigor and time are all part of the conversation about how we talk about our potential futures.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop </strong>– The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10482560/" target="_blank">Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts</a></p><p><strong>Dr. Power’s Drop:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7767422/" target="_blank">Sex Education</a></p><p><strong>Black Software:</strong> <a href="https://global.oup.com/academic/product/black-software-9780190863845?cc=us&amp;lang=en&amp;" target="_blank">The Internet &amp; Racial Justice, from the Afronet to Black Lives Matter – Charlton D. McIlwain</a></p><p><br></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip interviews Rishad Tobaccowala, author of the bestselling book <em>Restoring the Soul of Business: Staying Human in the Age of Data</em>. Philip and Rishad discuss how business has become so data centric at the expense of the human condition and what can be done about it.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://groveatlantic.com/book/girl-woman-other/" target="_blank">Girl, Woman, Other by Bernandine Evaristo</a> </p><p><strong>Rishad’s Drop: </strong><a href="https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6751668/" target="_blank">Parasite </a></p><p><a href="https://www.criterionchannel.com/" target="_blank">The Criterion Channel</a> </p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Prof. Raz Godelnik, Assistant Professor of Strategic Design &amp; Management. We discuss the future of climate crisis and what are the roles of design, brand story and activism in creating a better connection between individual and collective action.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.akpress.org/joyful-militancy.html" target="_blank">Joyful Militancy by Carla Bergman and Nick Montgomery</a> </p><p><strong>Prof. Godelnik’s Drop:</strong> <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9780374712525" target="_blank">We Are The Weather by Jonathan Safran Foer</a> </p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Adam Merced aka DJ Mode, Music Supervisor/DJ New York City Football Club. We discuss Dj Mode’s journey as a DJ and artist, the shifts in NYC nightlife, how music is an essential source of cultural resonance and the ups/downs and challenges of pushing boundaries when working with brands in culture spaces.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://thisisnewpower.com/" target="_blank">New Power by Jeremy Heimans and Henry Timms</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>DJ Mode’s Drop:&nbsp;</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/artist/3AfDFNOpXAPEPlFFrBMOL3" target="_blank">Sectiontoo </a></li><li><a href="https://www.entreleadership.com/blog/podcast" target="_blank">EntreLeadership Podcast</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/album/4YoN0B9e2IfU0lX4x2VS7C" target="_blank">Queen &amp; Slim Soundtrack</a></li><li><a href="https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Stop-Making-Sense/Michael-J-Fanuele/9781642932294" target="_blank">Stop Making Sense by Michael J. Fanuele</a></li></ul>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Ron Principe, co-creator of the Scratch DJ Academy discussing the origin of the Academy the first of its kind school for the art form of DJing. They cover the impact of technology on music, the power of music in branding, and the inherent futurism of DJs.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:</strong>&nbsp;Phil’s Frida Kahlo obsession. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOUzQYqba4Y" target="_blank">Frida</a></p><p><a href="https://www.taschen.com/pages/en/catalogue/art/all/49222/facts.kahlo.htm" target="_blank">The book</a></p><p><strong>Rob Principe’s Drop</strong>: <a href="https://allpoetry.com/Conscientious-Objector" target="_blank">Conscientious Objector – Poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay</a></p><p>*as inspired by Maya Angelou&nbsp;</p><p><br></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip spends time with Adam Williams, CEO of Takumi a London/NYC based influencer marketing firm. In their conversation they discuss the evolution of influencer marketing and what is on the horizon for the fast growing but controversial marketing category.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show where both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Philip’s Drop:&nbsp;</strong><a href="https://www.michaelkiwanuka.com/" target="_blank">Michael Kiwanuka’s most recent album Kiwanuka</a></p><p><strong>Adam Williams’ Drop: </strong><a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84" target="_blank">The Missing Cryptoqueen</a></p><p><br></p>

<p>In this conversation, Philip and Faris discuss how the world of advertising has evolved and what that has meant for creative’s. Advertising has become a “collection of things” and they breakdown the mythology of binary.&nbsp;</p><p>Rigor vs. Measurement</p><p>Art vs. Science</p><p>Generalist vs. Specialist</p><p><br></p><p><strong>The Drop</strong> – The segment of the show were both Philip and his guest share tasty morsels of intellectual goodness and creative musings.&nbsp;</p><p>Philip’s Drop:&nbsp;</p><ul><li><a href="https://shoshanazuboff.com/book/" target="_blank">The Age of Surveillance Capitalism</a></li></ul><p>Faris Yakob’s Drop:</p><ul><li><a href="http://geniussteals.co/subscribe" target="_blank">Strands of Genius</a></li><li><a href="https://www.calm.com/" target="_blank">The Calm App</a></li></ul>