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Minter Dialogue with Brenda Keesal Brenda Keesal is a writer, filmmaker and digital storyteller, based in Montreal. She's also the founder and Creative Director of The Village, a human and media platform, and an innovative model for interactive storytelling, transformative entertainment and social impact. Both online and in-person, it offers deep experiences and profound connection, through a live-stream and curated network of human stories. In this conversation, we discuss her career, including her award-winning film, Wanker, her blogging, Burns the Fire. We explore her new project, The Village, how it came about, what it entails and how she shepherds the conversations and personal storytelling from people around the world. We also discuss the work she's doing for UkraineNow, a decentralised organization launched by Artur Kiulian. Plenty of inspiring stories and learnings.  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

Minter Dialogue with John Andrews John Andrews is a career shopper marketer, entrepreneur and intrapreneur having worked for the likes of Newell Rubbermaid, Hanes and, on the retail side, Walmart where he built Walmart Elevenmoms. He has also founded and exited several startups. He is coauthor along with Ted Rubin of Retail Relevancy: How Brands and Retailers will Connect in a Post-Physical World. In this interview, we discuss John's career, the future of retail, who holds the power between brands and retailers, whether brands should own their channel (à la Nike and Apple), and solving some of the biggest retail challenges looming. 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.

Minter Dialogue with Alison Jones Alison Jones, MA MBA, has been a pioneer in publishing since 1992 from her days as an editor with Chambers Harrap and Oxford University Press to Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan, before setting up Practical Inspiration Publishing in 2014. Today she helps businesses leaders write and publish exceptional business and self-development books, and also champions the value of both reading and writing in business. She's a podcaster and author of #1 Amazon bestseller "This Book Means Business" (2018). Her new book, coming mid December 2022, is a treat: "Exploratory Writing: Everyday magic for life and work." We discuss her book, how writing can be such an amazing tool to figure out challenges and connect dots. We also look at some of the practical elements and exercises to create the right space to write. 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 min

Minter Dialogue with Anita Nowak Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy activist and expert, principal and founder of PVM Studio, a global advisory firm, that supports purpose-driven individuals, family offices, foundations, and companies. She's also author of "Purposeful Empathy, Tapping Our Hidden Superpower for Personal, Organizational and Social Change," which is due out in April 2023. In this conversation, we discuss her journey to becoming an empathy enthusiast, the power of the empathic embrace, new research on and the future of empathogens (such as MDMA), misconceptions about empathy, as well as some of the useful tools in her book around self-development, virtues and questions for reflection. 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.

Minter Dialogue with Alex Pattakos Alex Pattakos is the founder of the Global Meaning Institute, a political scientist, philosopher and bestselling author. He has written (or cowritten) "The OPA! Way", "Discovering Meaning through the Lens of Work," (for the Journal of Constructive Psychology) and most recently, "Prisoners of our Thoughts, Viktor Frankl's Principles for Discovering Meaning in Life and Work." In this conversation, we discuss his background, including as a US Army Veteran, his encounter with and importance of Viktor Frankl, how and why we're in a crisis of meaning, the notions of free will, relationships, sense of humour and much more. 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.

Minter Dialogue with Jesse Cole Jesse Cole is the owner of Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. Through his leadership, with his wife, Jesse has radically transformed how baseball is played. He's the author of two books, the last of which came out this year, "Fans First: Change the Game, Break the Rules & Create an Unforgettable Experience." In this conversation, we explore Jesse's epic entrepreneurial journey, and pick out some of the key ideas and lessons learned from the creation and running of this outlier baseball team, and going 'all in' on differentiation and making a fans first business. As Jesse clearly believes, every business could do the same thing.  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 Twitt

Minter Dialogue with Ruth Farenga Ruth Farenga is a facilitator, executive coach, speaker and author . She is founder of Conscious Leaders, a consultancy helping ambitious leaders in technology build a calm, collaborative and productive workplace. In 2019, Ruth started the Conscious Leaders Podcast, on which she showcases great people leaders, CEOs and founders who really step up for their employees. Her podcast interviews helped inform her new book, Next Level Leadership, from ReThink Press. In this conversation, we discuss her new book and podcast, what does it mean to be a conscious leader, how 'unconscious leaders' can become conscious leaders, showing emotions at work, with plenty of great tips and insights on how to become a better leader. 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 RateThisPodc

Minter Dialogue with Dr Emmanuel Nuesiri Dr. Emmanuel Nuesiri is the Program Leader for the Social Sciences at the African Leadership College (ALC) Mauritius, where he teaches courses in Feminist Economics, Environmental Politics, and Research Methods. He holds a PhD from St. Antony's College at the University of Oxford, UK. He has teaching and research experience from Africa, Europe, and the United States. In this conversation, we discuss his teaching philosophy and how he actively fosters debate and meaningful conversation in the classroom. We look at how he establishes a co-learning, co-sharing and knowledge co-creation space between himself and his students.  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 go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitt

Minter Dialogue with Heather Monahan Heather Monahan is a top ranked keynote speaker, podcaster, two-time bestselling author, and board member of Healthlynked Corporation. Her latest book Overcome Your Villains, Mastering Your Beliefs, Actions and Knowledge to Conquer any Adversity, has been a runaway success. We discuss her remarkable career and some of the key points and stories in her book, including how to turn the time machine on its head, managing the line between fear and excitement, why and how to show up as the real you, from whom to ask for advice, as well as Heather's brilliant way of narrating the audiobook with her behind the scenes vignettes.  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.

Minter Dialogue with Ming-Hui Huang Ming-Hui Huang is the Distinguished Professor of the Department of Information at the National Taiwan University. She recently co-authored with the Distinguished University Professor, Roland T Rust, the book, "The Feeling Economy: How Artificial Intelligence is Creating the Era of Empathy" published by Palgrave Macmillan. In this conversation, we discuss why and how AI is shifting the role of the service work from thinking to feeling, the frontiers of feeling AI, how it's creating an era of empathy, what are the consequences of business leaders and implications for governance.    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.

Minter Dialogue with Rob Volpe Rob Volpe is Empathy Activist, Chief Catalyst and CEO of Ignite 360, where he leads a team of insights, strategy and creative professionals helping leading brands release untapped potential. He's a speaker and, most recently, author of Tell Me More About That! Solving the Empathy Crisis one conversation at a time, published by PageTwo. In this chat, we look at his journey to becoming an empathy activist and specialist, Project THC, the state of empathy today, the art of asking good questions and a number of the key insights and great action points from his new book.  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 go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Dr Grin Lord Dr Grin Lord is a licensed clinical psychologist, based in Bellevue WA, who's also a repeat entrepreneur, and a pioneer in all things Empathy and AI. She was the first employee at Lyssn (using AI to help wellness and behavioral health providers improve the quality of service and outcomes) and has worked at Youper, and founded the community, Therapists in Tech. She's now founder and and CEO of Mpathic.AI, helping people and organizations develop skills for greater understanding, compassion, and insight via AI-powered analytics, correction, and training of empathy. In this conversation, we explore her journey, what is empathy, how to measure it, the evolutions of empathy in tech and AI, her startup Mpathic AI. 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 go over to iTunes or your favourite podc

Minter Dialogue with Bernard Marr Bernard Marr is an internationally recognised speaker and business strategist, a best-selling author and advisor to global companies and governments around the world. He's a renowned futurist who writes regularly for Forbes and is one of the world's most successful social media influencers at the intersection of tech and business. In this conversation, we discuss his book, Business Trends in Practice, overall winner of the Business Book Award 2022. We look at the scope and ambition of the book, some of the key business skills that leaders will need, including good citizenship, innovation, creativity and interpersonal skills. We exam the qualities of and need for resilience, authenticity and ethics.  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. Otherwis

Minter Dialogue with Sarah Rozenthuler Sarah Rozenthuler is a dialogue coach and leadership consultant, founder/CEO of BridgeWork Consulting, who has authored two interesting books, Powered by Purpose and How to Have Meaningful Conversations. In this conversation, we discuss her career trajectory, including her fascinating life as a busker, to her becoming a dialogue consultant and author. We look at what makes for a big conversation, the importance of self-awareness, the importance of meaningful conversation for mental health, cultural differences and much more.  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.

Minter Dialogue with Ian MacRae Ian MacRae is a work psychologist and psychometrician, author of six books, including the recent award-winning, "Dark Social, Understanding the darker side of work, personality and social media," published by Bloomsbury Press. In this discussion, we explore some of the core concepts in his book, how social media shapes behaviors, defining one's true self off- and online, self-responsibility, the difference between management by surveillance, oversight or for performance and the trickiness of hybrid work.  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.

Minter Dialogue with Jay Godfrey Jay Godfrey is an entrepreneur and cofounder of Nushama that provides medically supervised psychedelic treatments for sustained relief from depression, anxiety, chronic pain, PTSD and addiction. Previously, Jay built an eponymous fashion brand that had success around the world and was worn by celebrities, such as Jennifer Lopez, Viola Davis and Laverne Cox. In this discussion, we look at his career trajectory and pivot into Nushama. We explore the evolution of psychedelics and the pathologies it can help. We look at the business case and peak into the future of this exciting new field.  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.

Minter Dialogue with Penny Power Penny Power OBE, is an entrepreneur, cofounder with her husband Thomas of Ecademy, a Mastermind Host, who is obsessed by community-led growth, and also author of "Business is Personal, Be the leader of your life and business." In this discussion, we explore Penny's life trajectory, her extraordinary ups and downs, building businesses and suffering massive setbacks and how she cultivated resilience and persevered through them. We look at her book, the link between professional and personal spheres, as well her work today developing the BIP100. 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 go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Thomas Telving Thomas Telving, who is a Copywriter and Digital Content specialist, is the author of Killing Sophia: Empathy, Consciousness, and Reason in the Age of Intelligent Robots (published by University of Southern Denmark Studies), available in Danish and English. In this conversation, we discuss the dilemmas and ethical quandaries around ever more intelligent machines, the easy and hard problems of consciousness, the legal and moral rights of robots, cultural variations in our relationships to robots and much more.  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 go over to iTunes or your favourite podcast channel, to rate/review the show. Otherwise, you can find me @mdial on Twitter.

Minter Dialogue with Stephen Kelly Stephen Kelly is the chair at Tech Nation, the UK's leading growth platform for tech companies and entrepreneurs and The Algorithm People, a leading transport decarbonisation firm. He was appointed Chair of the Science & Technology Honours Committee in December 2021, and joined the No. 10 Innovation Fellowship Board in 2021. Previously, Stephen was CEO of three listed companies, including SAGE, Micro Focus and Chordiant. In this conversation, we discuss Stephen's experience as top executive, the ways that leadership has changed and the new demands on leaders, the different cultures of entrepreneurship, working on the customer experience, purpose and prioritization, we also look at issues of gaining trust, failing fast and learning better, and more.  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

Minter Dialogue with Tara Taubman-Bassirian Tara Taubman-Bassirian, lawyer by training, is a renowned expert in privacy, data protection, intellectual property, eCommerce and eReputation. Voted Privacy Hero of the Year in 2018, Tara is passionate about eradicating cyber bullying and improving online security. In this conversation, we discuss the biggest issues facing corporations and executives in terms of data privacy and cyber security. We explore some of the challenges around online regulation, especially the EU's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), protection versus prohibition, risk management, managing one's presence online as an executive, and much more.  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.