Podcast appearances and mentions of london speaker bureau

Chandran Nair unpacks how global power shifts are reshaping trade, with China and the US at the center of it all. He shares why ASEAN can't afford to play small anymore and how countries need to rethink prosperity in today's unpredictable world. This episode explores how economic models are evolving, the challenges within China's governance, and why being adaptable matters more than ever. For anyone curious about what the future of global leadership might look like, this one's worth tuning in to.   Chapters 00:00 The Impact of US Tariffs on Global Trade 05:17 China's Preparedness and Response to US Policies 10:20 Shifting Economic Models and Global Manufacturing 15:29 ASEAN's Position in a Multipolar World 20:55 Understanding China's Role in the Global Order   --- Follow Chandran here: URL: https://global-inst.com/our-team/ X: @Cnomics LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chandran-nair-57184418a Columns:  South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/author/chandran-nair MalaysiaKini: https://www.malaysiakini.com/en/tag/chandran%20nair Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandran_Nair_(businessman) London Speaker Bureau: https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/chandran-nair/ --- Follow Chuang here:  URL: http://www.domore.my/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hsu-chuang-khoo-ab199343/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/khoo.chuang/ IG: https://www.instagram.com/khoohsuchuang/ --- Follow DoMore here:  WEBSITE: https://www.domore.my/ YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/DoMoreTakeChargeofYourLife ITUNES: https://apple.co/2lQ47mS GOOGLE PLAY: https://bit.ly/3b1l8iO SPOTIFY: https://tinyurl.com/y6zufvcp PODBEAN: https://domoreasia.podbean.com/ INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/domore.asia/  

There is a clear Cold War between the US and China, but it differs from the one between the US and the Soviet Union and is «far more dangerous». The warning is given by Anil Gupta, the renowned expert on globalization, emerging markets and innovation, who guarantees that China is not, in economic terms, a «pygmy» like the Soviet power was compared to the American «giant». Analysing what the specialist considers to be «the biggest geopolitical issue of our time», the expert argues that China is a «technological, industrial, economic and military power», pointing out that the relationship with the US is not really improving. In addition to the clash between superpowers, Anil Gupta says that «the growth of emerging markets» has also fuelled geopolitical tensions. While in 2000 there were 20 emerging economies, today their number has more than doubled. And the growth of these economies is expected to remain stable over the next few years, emphasizes the expert. This means that the emerging markets - China and India, but also Indonesia, Brazil and Nigeria - are becoming not only important in economic terms but also in political terms. Rated by Thinkers50 as «one of the world's most influential management thinkers», Anil Gupta recalls the risk associated with supply chains, which the pandemic has already highlighted. The case of medical equipment used in the US is paradigmatic. Over the last 20 years, most of the gloves used by US surgeons have come from China. ‘In the event of a conflict with China, ‘would the US want to be dependent on such a simple item?'. A positive aspect of globalization is technology. In this interview, Gupta considers that ‘Artificial Intelligence is the most powerful technology that mankind has ever invented'. But he reminds us of the risks associated with it in the long term. «In 50 years, will AI treat humans the way we treat ants today?». More on the topic: Official website «London Speaker Bureau» interview «Leading Authorities International» interview «The CrossroadTimes» podcast interview

Global Institute for Tomorrow (GIFT)'s Chandran Nair, an engineer, economist, entrepreneur and scholar, points out that Malaysia's political elites use the three very powerful levers of race, religion and royalty to instill fear into the public, giving them unlimited access to wealth and power.    (Many thanks to the Asia School of Business for their collaboration with The Do More Podcast, in whose studio this conversation was recorded. The Asia School of Business is a partnership between MIT's Sloan School of Management and Bank Negara Malaysia). CONTENTS:  00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:55 - Where is Malaysia Right Now?  00:04:34 - It's Time to Remove Politicians' Free Pass of Race-Religion-Royalty  00:06:15 - The UiTM Issue: People Are Afraid to Speak Out  00:07:20 - Political Allegations, Police Reports Inciting Race, Royalty Are One Way Streets  00:08:30 - There is Fear Everywhere - the ‘Red Line' of Race-Religion-Royalty   00:09:44 - Governance Rule #1: Malaysia Is Not Owned by One Racial Group  00:10:08 - Governance Rule #2: Political Elite Are Obliged to Protect All Minorities to Prevent Unrest  00:11:02 - Governance Rule #3: The State Must Prevent Any Racial Segment Receiving Undeserved Privilege  00:11:27 - Affirmative Action Must be Targeted And Not Used At the Expense of Chinese, Indians or Other Minorities  00:12:20 - Malay Political Elite's Power Abuse  00:12:50 - Racism is Institutionalised in Malaysia  00:13:37 - Institutionalised Racism Has Destroyed Malaysia's Institutions and Meritocracy is Dead   00:14:34 - The Enemy of Meritocracy Is ..  00:15:20 - Institutionalised Racism Is a Fundamental Threat to Malaysia Because ..  00:16:58 - Can Malaysia's Racist Policies Ever be Dismantled?  00:20:24 - Is There Even a Will to Dismantle These Policies?  00:23:14 - A Poor Deal: Incompetence and Corruption In a System of Elites to Grab Money and Power  00:26:00 - The System of Patronage Seems to Work And Is Even Aspirational - That's Why It's So Clever  00:26:52 - The Wealth Gap Between Malaysia ($12k/yr) and Singapore ($76k/yr): WHY  00:28:20 - Malaysia's Wealth is Not Shared: This Must Change   00:29:50 - We Have Twin Towers and Skyscrapers But 70% of Wastewater in KL is Untreated. WHY  00:30:33 - Basic Necessities Are Being Corroded: Rice Reserves: 21 Days Only  00:32:10 - Abuses of Political Elite Prevent Access to Basic Rights for the Poor Malay Majority  00:35:00 - Trigger Points for Positive Change?  00:38:40 - Was the Green Wave A Protest Vote Against Corruption?  00:39:10 - A Collapse of the Ringgit Could Trigger a ….  00:39:45 - A Food Shortage Could Trigger a ….  00:45:20 - Malaysia's Position in ASEAN  00:49:02 - ‘Stay and Build' on Malaysia's Strengths – Which Are .. ?  00:51:54 - What Does The World Look Like in 2044?  00:56:00 - Malaysia Does Not Have ANY Leaders  00:57:10 - Hope is Essential. Indonesia Once Was a Basket Case Too  00:58:22 - Singapore George Yeo Says These Three Leaders Are Legit  01:00:36 - What About China? Foreign Policy, War, Conquest, Power?  01:06:25 - How China Thinks About Malaysia and its Diaspora of 7m Chinese in Southeast Asia  01:08:25 - What is China's Soft Power?  01:12:42 - US Elections: Who is Less Likely To Throw Bombs?  01:14:22 - Who Would China Prefer? Trump or Biden?  01:16:25 - How Is Chandran Preparing Himself For His Own Future?  01:27:32 - Let's get the Best People Back Into Malaysia's Institutions to do the Best Job, Irrespective of Race of Religion, To Help ALL Malaysians   .. Some of Chandran's Key Articles Mentioned in the Podcast:  To whom does a country belong? https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2023/07/22/to-whom-does-a-country-belong/ Anti-corruption ‘revolution' imperative and long overdue https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/01/27/anti-corruption-revolution-imperative-and-long-overdue/ Now everyone prospers: new equity pathways https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/opinion/2024/03/23/now-everyone-prospers-new-equity-pathways/ FOLLOW CHANDRAN HERE:  URL: https://global-inst.com/our-team/ X: @Cnomics LinkedIn: https://hk.linkedin.com/in/chandran-nair-57184418a Columns:  South China Morning Post: https://www.scmp.com/author/chandran-nair MalaysiaKini: https://www.malaysiakini.com/en/tag/chandran%20nair Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chandran_Nair_(businessman) London Speaker Bureau: https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/chandran-nair/

Sehen auch Sie sich manchmal missgünstigen Kollegen gegenüberstehen oder fühlen sich übervorteilt? Wer sich heute im Berufsalltag bewähren will, braucht neben fachlicher Kompetenz und Teamfähigkeit vor allem Durchsetzungsstärke. Der renommierte Aggressionsexperte und Managementtrainer Jens Weidner zeigt in diesem komplett überarbeiteten Bestseller, wie man die eigene Aggression im Berufsleben produktiv nutzen kann, um • seine Durchsetzungsfähigkeit zu verbessern, • auch unbequeme Entscheidungen zu treffen und • die eigenen Interessen nachhaltig zu vertreten. Vita Prof. Dr. Jens Weidner lehrt Kriminologie und Sozialisationstheorie an der Fakultät für Wirtschaft und Soziales der Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften in Hamburg. Er arbeitete mit Gangschlägern in Philadelphia und behandelte zehn Jahre lang Kriminelle für die deutsche Justiz. Er entwickelte das Anti-Aggressivitäts-Training (AAT®) für Gewalttäter mit dem heute über 2000 Aggressive in vier Ländern behandelt werden und ist Miteigentümer des Deutschen Instituts für Konfrontative Pädagogik. Gleichzeitig untersucht er seit zwei Jahrzehnten Machtspiele im Business und lehrte darüber am Schweizer Gottlieb Duttweiler Institut für Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft. Heute doziert er für das London Speaker Bureau und arbeitet als Management-Trainer am Schranner Negotiation Institute in Zürich. Sein Spezialgebiet: die Förderung der Durchsetzungsstärke und positiven Aggression bei Führungskräften. Er ist Autor des Wirtschafts-Bestsellers „Die Peperoni-Strategie. So setzen Sie Ihre natürliche Aggression konstruktiv ein“, der 33 Wochen Platz 1 im Wirtschaftsbuch-Ranking der Financial Times belegte. Weidner ist Vorstandsmitglied im ‚Wirtschafts-Club der Optimisten‘ und will mit seinem neuen Campus Ratgebers „Optimismus. Warum manche weiter kommen als andere“ die latent pessimistischen Deutschen zu „Best-of-Optimisten“ motivieren, damit sie noch erfolgreicher werden. Weidner ist bekannt für seinen schwarzen Humor, den Bloomberg Television mit einem Augenzwinkern kommentierte: „Passen Sie auf, dass Ihnen seine Schärfe nicht im Hals stecken bleibt.“

Do you want to be a speaker who gets paid?  What makes a good speaker?  What steps can you take to be a really memorable speaker?  Join Em as she chats all this and more with the brilliant Maria Franzoni – expect giggles, parrot chat and more! Follow Maria Franzoni: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakingBusiness   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni About Maria Franzoni: Former Speaker Bureau owner, Maria Franzoni has 25 years of speaking industry experience. She has held senior positions at CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau.  At London Speaker Bureau Maria played a major role in taking the bureau from one office to 25 offices globally and being named 'the only global speaker bureau' by the International New York Times.  She ran her own bureau for 14 years and was a founding member of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus.  More recently she founded Speaking Business Academy a training company showing speakers how to apply the strategies and tactics of speaker bureaus to grow their businesses. Maria has worked with the great and the good of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; Body shop founder and environmentalist Anita Roddick; survival expert Bear Grylls; business magnate Richard Branson and F1 and NASCAR racing champion Jacques Villeneuve …. To name (drop) a few. 

A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month – for the next 10 months! We are thrilled to bring you a Shiny Happy People Special, the limited podcast series ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur'. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this series is inspired by the stories featured in Dhruti's book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success'.  Kick-starting the series is today's episode featuring serial business builder and entrepreneur, the one and only Azran Osman-Rani, CEO of Naluri, a digital health technology company that helps its users manage chronic disease risks through behavioral and psychological coaching and digital tools to make it accessible and affordable. A Stanford University alumnus, Azran was the founding CEO of AirAsia X and was previously the CEO of iflix in Malaysia and its Group COO. Azran chronicles his lessons learned from all of this business building experiences in his book, 30 Days and 30 Years. Azran is also a professional speaker, rated as London Speaker Bureau's most booked Asian speaker for 2017, 2018 and 2019, and Top 10 globally, sharing his hands-on experiences with disruptive innovation, challenging the status quo, corporate entrepreneurship and agility.  Hit play for an inspiring conversation with this legend!   Find out more about Naluri at https://www.naluri.life/  Connect with Azran on LinkedIn  Connect with Dhruti on LinkedIn and Twitter    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Jio Saavn and more.  This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together'. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

Former Speaker Bureau owner, Maria Franzoni has 25 years of speaking industry experience. She has held senior positions at CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau. At London Speaker Bureau Maria played a major role in taking the bureau from one UK office to 25 offices globally and being recognised as the most international speaker bureau by the New York Times.  She ran her own international speaker bureau for 14 years, was a founding member and former co-chair of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus. More recently she founded Speaking Business Academy a training company teaching speakers how to apply the strategies and tactics of speaker bureaus to grow their businesses. Maria has worked with the great and the good of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; Body shop founder and environmentalist Anita Roddick; survival expert Bear Grylls; business magnate Richard Branson and F1 and NASCAR racing champion Jacques Villeneuve …. To name (drop) a few. You can find Speaking Business Academy here https://www.mariafranzoni.me/ You can find Maria Franzoni on Linked In here https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni/

Wouldn't it be easier for someone to just “give you the answer” and tell you what your purpose was in life?   Easier, maybe.  More meaningful?  Probably not.   Finding our purpose for why we're here requires walking the path and experiencing the journey, to a degree.  After all, crossing the finish line means little if we didn't take any of the steps to get there ourselves.  My guest today is Eloise Skinner. Eloise is an entrepreneur, author, and existential therapist. She is the founder of One Typical Day (an education technology start-up) and The Purpose Workshop (a social impact consultancy). In this episode, we'll hear about: Eloise's experience with experimental monasticism Her journey to existential therapy Why “introducing depth” is better than simply “giving the answers” The pressures of niching down  And much more!  Thanks again for listening to the Humanitarian Entrepreneur podcast! If you found this episode inspiring and meaningful, be sure to leave us a review wherever you're listening.  And don't forget to share this episode with someone that you know who might be feeling like they haven't found their purpose in life.  It can really help. I hope you enjoy my conversation with Eloise!   In This Episode: [1:16] – We're introduced to today's guest, Eloise Skinner and learn about her unique journey to finding a career in existential therapy. [3:44] – Eloise discusses what experimental monasticism is really like. [6:14] – The movement to existential therapy. [7:40] – Who were the people Eloise saw coming into a monastic life? [9:38] – This is how Eloise's experiences tie into her businesses, The Purpose Workshop and One Typical Day. [12:35] – The difference between “introducing the depth” versus “giving the answers”, according to Eloise. [15:00] – Throughout her 20s, Eloise wasn't sure what her path was meant to be. This is how she found her footing. [16:32] – Eloise addresses the pressures of niching down. [18:50] – “Finding the themes” helped Eloise find purpose and meaning in her professional and personal life. [20:06] – Eloise reveals some details about her new book that combines existentialism and well-being. [22:52] – Tiffany concludes the conversation.   Resources: To connect with Tiffany to solve problems or affect the kind of change you want: calendly.com/humanitarianentrepreneur   Website:https://humanitarian-entrepreneur.com  Connect with Eloise: @eloiseallexia   London Speaker Bureau:  https://londonspeakerbureau.com/speaker-profile/eloise-skinner/   Website:  www.eloiseskinner.com

Sometimes it's so good to relive the best of the insights from Becoming More Significant series.These things have a canny knack of reappearing at the right time.First: Maria -Maria Franzoni has held senior positions with 2 leading bureaus; CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau – named by the New York Times as “the only international speaker bureau”.  In 2007 she founded her own multi-million pound Speaker bureau whilst maintaining her role at London Speaker Bureau. She now spends most of her time working with professional speakers helping them to build profitable speaking businesses.  Maria has worked with the “who's who and the who's that?” of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; business magnate Richard Branson and racing champion Jacques Villeneuve …. To name a few.  Maria is former co-chair of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus. Director of We Do Things Differently cultural change consultancy founder of Speaking Business Academy and host of  Speaking Business podcast www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoniThen we revisit Adrian Murphy, CEO of Murphy Wealth - a large financial planning company, "Lighting the torch, creating the vision"https://www.murphywealth.co.uk/Then the ingenious idea from Jennifer Petch, "Share My Home" a brilliant solution allowing older people live in their home as long as possible, while also being an advocate for health and wellbeing with simple daily actions.https://www.sharemyhome.co.ukAnd finally, Tony J Selimi, International Speaker, Ted X Talk Speaker and filmmaker- on his passion of maximising human potential.https://tonyselimi.com/*                         *                            *                            *                           * Sylvia Baldock has been transforming lives from the tender age of 13 when she ran a youth group for deprived teenagers in Glasgow, Scotland.Throughout her varied career from Theatre Sister in Open heart Surgery to a Masterclass Facilitator, Speaker, Business Mentor/Coach and Author, Sylvia has inspired and motivated thousands of people to recognise the unique value they bring to the workplace and to live a life of purpose and impact by Becoming More Significant.Sylvia works with Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Teams and Individuals who want to increase visibility, credibility, confidence, clarity, communication, collaboration, motivation, productivity and growth.

My guest this week is Dr. Dan Gubler. In this episode, Dr. Dan and I discuss the power of plants for supporting brain function, behavior, ADHD, sleep, anxiety, and more. We talk specifically about how the bioactive compounds in plants, called phytonutrients, can be used therapeutically to improve specific symptoms and their necessity in overall health through diet. Plants used for medicine is anything but a new concept, however, more education in this area is needed for parents to feel confident in trying plant-based therapies for their children. So Dr. Dan and I cover what to look for in a quality supplement, safety with plant-based medicine, and concerns when combining natural supplements together or with other medications.   Dr. Dan Gubler is a natural product chemist that has traveled to every continent, discovering and researching bioactive compounds in plants and using them to help others. He has 16 patents and has developed 70 nutritional supplements. He is an expert on how phytonutrients can improve health conditions. He is a member of the London Speaker Bureau, has spoken at over 150 events in 40 countries, and is co-founder and chief scientific officer at Brilliant, an innovative proactive wellness company that creates nutritional supplements to help people unleash their innate brilliance. He is also the host of Discover with Dr. Dan, the proactive health podcast. Episode Timestamps: Plant Compounds and Phytonutrients … 00:05:38 When Pharmaceuticals are Necessary  … 00:09:38 Bioactive Compounds Plants & Anxiety … 00:11:39 Quality Standards to Look for in Supplements … 00:15:24 CBD, Hemp, Cannabis … 00:18:00 Safety and Awareness of Mixing Plant Compounds … 00:24:25 ADHD, Anxiety and PMDD: Supplements and Plant Compounds … 00:27:00 Therapeutic Dosage May Vary from Bottle Dosage … 00:31:27 Autism Spectrum Disorder & Natural Compounds … 00:33:27 Sleep Supplements & Kids … 00:36:06 Compounds for Mood & Emotional Balance … 00:37:52 Phytonutrient Resources  … 00:41.54 Connect with Dr. Nicole Beurkens on... Instagram Facebook Drbeurkens.com

Every year, we learn more and more about how incredibly important the bacteria in your body can be for your overall health! But what do you need to know in order to protect your microbiome, boost your good bacteria, and promote your own gut health?Today we are talking about your gut, how it is like our second brain, diving into new strategies that have been recently discovered in gut health, how your bacteria, both good and bad, communicate, how you can fix your gut health, and more with Dr. Dan Gubler!- We answer these questions:- What do we know about good bacteria and bad bacteria in our gut?- How do bacteria communicate and how can it affect us?- What probiotics can do to your microbiome?- What are biofilms?- What is quercetin, and can it be taken as a supplement?- What you can do to beat brain fog!- And more!-Schedule a consultation with Alexis: www.altfammed.comSupplements:Binding Fiber Support Capsules: https://drannmariebarter.com/product/binding-fiber-support-capsules/ - About Dr. Dan Gubler:Dr. Dan is a Caltech-trained natural product chemist that has traveled to every continent discovering and researching bioactive compounds in plants and using them to help others. Over the last 18 years, Dr. Dan has made numerous leaps in scientific discovery. His work has been recognized with the DSA Visionary Award, the Schering-Plough Science and Innovation Award, the American Cancer Society Fellowship, the Eli Lilly Fellowship, and the Best Educator Award from Brigham Young University–Hawaii. He has also been inducted into the London Speaker Bureau. His desired superpower? Dr. Dan wants “plant vision” to see every molecule in a plant. In the meantime, he's not going to let finding molecules the old-fashioned way slow him down.Dr. Dan is currently the Chief Scientific Officer at Brilliant Science and has years of experience in the health sciences community.You can find him at: https://feelbrilliant.com/ -Subscribe for more gut health content and share this podcast with a friend! Take a screenshot of this episode and tag Dr. Ann-Marie Barter:http://instagram.com/drannmariebarter-Dr. Ann-Marie Barter is a Functional Medicine and Chiropractic Doctor at Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic. She is the clinic founder of Alternative Family Medicine & Chiropractic that has two offices: one in Longmont and one in Denver. They treat an array of health conditions overlooked or under-treated by conventional medicine, called the "grey zone". https://altfammed.com/https://drannmariebarter.com/

In this episode Monika Bielskyte talks about a variety of topics concerning the present and future including the importance of language and stories when it comes to the future over colonialism, the marginalized, paradigms and stereotypes to protopian future. About Monika Bielskyte As a futures researcher, Monika Bielskyte has been on an 9-year nomadic journey exploring futures in 90+ countries. As a futurist and futures designer, Monika consults on and prototypes culturally expansive, socially and environmentally engaged future world designs for the media industry, technology companies, and cities/countries. With expertise in the immersive media space (XR/AI/UX) and edutainment, her work consists in connecting bleeding edge technological innovation with some of the world's most original creative visions that explores the relationship between speculative science fiction narratives (Dystopias, Utopias, &, most specifically, Protopias) & the unfolding Global Futures. Monika’s past clients include Universal, Google, Nike, DreamWorks, World Economic Forum, BBC, Microsoft, Mexico City, McKinsey, Anonymous Content, Ridley Scott Associates, Reliance JIO, Telefonica, Intel, MTN, Huawei, TATA, Xerox PARC & Rick Owens, among others. Monika is also an internationally renowned public speaker in the field of innovation represented by London Speaker Bureau & The Closer. Her talks cover the range of subject matter at the intersection of science and technology and its feedback loop with social, cultural and political realities across the world. She has spoken on panels and presented keynotes at The Royal Society, CERN, Unesco, C2, CPH:DOX, Future Of Storytelling, Sonar, among others. Most recently, Monika has been working on @ProtopiaFutures – a platform for research & creative collaborations challenging & offering alternatives to dystopian/utopian stereotypes. Protopia explores visions of radically hopeful & inclusive futures centering Queerness, Indigeneity, Disability & previously marginalized cultural perspectives in the context of futurism & foresight work. The framework of Protopia has been shaped by the urgent need for expanded futures literacy, to combat the rise of misinformation in the coming age of the increasingly immersive media. Links https://www.linkedin.com/in/monikabielskyte/ https://twitter.com/monikabielskyte https://medium.com/@monikabielskyte https://medium.com/protopia-futures https://www.instagram.com/monikabielskyte/ https://linktr.ee/monikabielskyte Books mentioned in the podcast The Future is History - Masha GessenThe Memory Code - Lynne Kelly Dark Emu - Bruce Pascoe

About Danny Forster:Danny's Profile: linkedin.com/in/danny-forster-4544b23Email: danny@dannyforster.comTwitter: dannyforsterWebsite: https://www.dannyforster.com Bio:Architect. TV host. Producer. Director. Speaker. Professor. Danny Forster is all these things, and through them all he has become a global advocate for architecture. The field of architecture may not appear to need much help: buildings surround us. But that very ubiquity has made it almost invisible; we move in and around buildings but barely notice them. Through his persistent and passionate advocacy, Danny gets people to notice, understand, and value the built environment.This quest began when Danny was hired, while still pursuing his master's in architecture at Harvard's Graduate School of Design, to host a television show about impressive feats of construction and engineering. The show would become Build It Bigger, one of Discovery Channel's most popular series, and run for nine seasons, during which Danny traveled to more than fifty countries, exploring everything from record-breaking skyscrapers to cutting-edge sports stadiums, from airports to tunnels to impossibly long bridges. Besides offering a matchless education for an aspiring architect, Build It Bigger taught Danny how to talk about architecture so an audience wouldn't just understand how and why a building was designed a certain way, it would care. The key was inviting them inside the process–not just saying what's important, but showing them in concrete and engaging ways.For inquiries regarding film and television work, please contact Danny's agent at William Morris Endeavor, Jim Ornstein: JOrnstein@WMEentertainment.com.For domestic speaking engagements, contact Julie Leventhal: JLeventhal@wmeentertainment.com.For international speaking engagements, contact Hugo Chittenden at The London Speaker Bureau: hugo@londonspeakerbureau.com.To purchase Rising: Rebuilding Ground Zero, click here. To purchase episodes on iTunes, click here.To watch selected episodes of Build It Bigger, click here. To purchase episodes on Amazon, click here. To purchase episodes on iTunes, click here.Show INTRO:Architecture is pretty complex and despite the fact that we spend most of our days inside buildings, I would hazard a guess that not many people know how great architecture actually comes into being.After a number of years in university programs and then internships, architects follow years of practice. It said that architecture one of those professions that takes a long time to really begin to flourish.      The great American architect Frank Lloyd Wright designed the Guggenheim museum in New York late in his career and it opened six months before, Wright died at the age of 92.With buildings all around us, some of which we pass by every day not paying them any concern, where do we go to find out what it really takes to make great buildings or why they should be particularly interesting in the first place?Well, you could go to books, movies or even podcasts like this one. Or you might also tune into television shows whose purpose it is to bring some of the great buildings of the world into your living room.By some way of unscripted serendipity, my guest on today's show did exactly that. As a student in the Graduate School of architecture at Harvard University Danny Forster was exhausted and looking to, as he explains, “run away from architecture.” In a strange twist of fate, he landed a job as the host of one of Discovery Channel's most successful shows.Build It Bigger ran for nine seasons  and became the highest rated show on the Science Channel, and won a 2010 Directors Guild of America Award.[8] The show took Forster and a camera crew around the world to investigate pioneering architectural and engineering projects, and put them in cultural, historical, and environmental context.Through his persistent and passionate advocacy, Danny gets people to notice, understand, and value the built environment.Besides offering a great education for an aspiring architect, Build It Bigger taught Danny how to talk about architecture so an audience wouldn't just understand how and why a building was designed a certain way, it would care.Danny Forster ‘ran away from architecture' to find he could bring architecture home to all of us.Today he wants us to care as much as he does about buildings and the effect it is having on our planet.Danny has put a spotlight on modular building and has partnered with MiTek Inc., a construction company owned by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway, on something called the Modular Activation Platform, a system designed to clear away some of the obstacles to widespread modular construction.Danny Forster is a multi-hyphenate creative spirit who believes that any modest progressive change to the building industry towards modular construction would be a paradigm shift for our planet. About David Kepron:LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582bWebsites: https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.comTwitter: DavidKepronPersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/Bio:David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why', ‘what's now' and ‘what's next'. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott's “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. David currently brings his creativity and insight on brand experiences to an international audience as a member of VMSD magazine's Editorial Advisory Board, as a Board Member of the Interactive Customer Experience Association (ICXA) and Sign Research Foundation's (SRF) Program Committee.He has held teaching positions at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com. 

My guest this week is me, Maria Franzoni, I'm talking to myself.  Well, I hope I'm not talking to myself.  Why am I here talking to you?  Well, I wanted to talk to you about what has been going on, there have been a lot of changes in the last year and a half and I wanted to share where I've come from and where we are going to next.  You may have heard the rumours; I've closed my speaker bureau and I am moving on to new things.  In fact, I'm going to be sharing a lot of knowledge that I have from my speaker bureau in forthcoming podcasts. Bio Maria Franzoni is Founder and Chief Enthusiast of Speaking Business Academy.  As one of the most experienced speaker bookers in Europe and recognised as a speaking industry expert, Maria supports speakers (established and new) to enter into new markets, develop content, make strategic decisions about their speaking business, develop longer relationships with clients and maximise their income.     Maria has held senior positions with 2 leading speaker bureaus: CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau.  In 2007 she founded her own multi-million pound bureau, Maria Franzoni Ltd.  She is founding member and former co-chair of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus, Director of Operations at We Do Things Differently cultural change consultancy and host of the Speaking Business Podcast.  Prior to working with speakers Maria worked in retail management, management consultancy, educational travel and as an entrepreneur.  Her experience in other industries has given her an excellent foundation and hands-on understanding of how to run and grow profitable businesses.  Recorded on: 5th July 2021 Links: More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week is a specialist on the world's largest and most secret asset segment – public asset. The hidden goldmine owned by you and me and seen all around us but yet kept in the dark by outdated public systems. He led the first effort by a European government to systematically address the ownership and management of government enterprises and real estate. He is the author of ‘The Public Wealth of Nations' – The Economist and Financial Time's best book of the year, as well as ‘The Public Wealth of Cities'. Please welcome my guest, Dag Detter. Bio  Dag Detter offers us a unique idea which will revolutionise they way we think of public finance, be it for a national government or a city. He has unrivalled hands-on experience, backed up by academic data and research, to demonstrate that this is an invaluable tool to boost the economy and fight corruption. The idea of the public wealth of nations identifies a problem that few people had realised exists. It shatters the tired categories of left and right. And it suggests a relatively pain-free way of boosting economic growth. As President of Stattum, the Swedish government holding company, and a Director at the Ministry of Industry, Dag Detter led the restructuring of the Swedish government's portfolio of state owned enterprises, representing some 25 per cent of the domestic economy. The first attempt by a government to systematically address the ownership and management of government enterprises, quickly yielded high returns and the portfolio ultimately outperformed the local stock market. Detter has worked extensively as an investment banker and an advisor in Asia and Europe and served as Non-Executive Director on a range of boards of private and public companies. He now specialises in advising on the restructuring of public sector balance sheets and the management of under-performing public assets. He assists governments and public institutions in designing and implementing strategies for restoring balance sheet strength. Dag Detter is the co-author of The Public Wealth of Nations, selected as; The Economist's Book of the Year 2015 and The FT's best book of the year 2015, as well as the forthcoming book The Public Wealth of Cities. Recorded on: 15th June 2021 Links: More about Dag Detter More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week is an Innovation Expert, he is the creator of the Innovators Tool, the first engaging innovation app that guides users to spot ideas worth pursuing and transforms them into successful innovations. He is the Founder of the leading consultancy firm, Innovators League, based in Geneva, Doha & Lebanon. Amongst his own many inventions are the Fertility Loan and Stem Cells Loan.  He shares his expertise through his patented Become an INNOVATOR® Methodology. On top of all of this he is also a talented musician.  He's an opera singer, a tenor, plays the piano, the flute and the drums, there is no end to this man's talent. My guest is Maher Mezher. Bio Maher Mezher is the Founder of the Innovators League®, a regional consulting and training firm that has been built on his theory that innovation is a science and can therefore be taught. He is an innovation expert and internationally recognised speaker who has delivered speeches in more than 25 countries. As a professional consultant and trainer with more than 20 years of experience, he has served more than 130 clients from a variety of industries including Telecom, Banking, Education, Oil and Gas, Retail and Pharmaceuticals, among many others. As a well-known public figure, he has been interviewed by more that 150 international media outlets including CNN, BBC, Russia Today, Kyodo, and Reuters regarding his cutting edge innovations. He is the creator of many inventions including the Innovators Tool®, the first innovation App built on Music, Sound effects, 3D animated images, Dynamic quotes and Startigec tailored questions that guides innovators to transform their ideas into profitable innovations, the Innovators Process®, Innovators Habits© and The Become an INNOVATOR® Methodology, as well as the Fertility Loan and Stem Cell Loan. His ideas are so notably ground breaking that they were mentioned as a case study in Professor Philip Kotler's university textbook, Principles of Marketing. In addition to his professional work, he has 15 years of university teaching experience where he strives to spread the culture of everyday simplified innovation. On a personal level, Maher is an accomplished musical artist who plays the piano flute and drums, in addition to performing as a classical Tenor Opera singer. Recorded on: 10th June 2021 Links: More about Maher Mezher More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week is an internationally known commentator on the world economy, technology and financial markets.He has served as a director for economic policy at The White House and advised such investment firms as the Soros Fund, Goldman Sachs, and Tiger Management, where he served as a managing director of the 15-billion-dollar investment fund.  He is the author of the acclaimed New Ideas from Dead Economists.  His latest book The Price of Prosperty: Why Rich Nations Fail and How to Renew Them, was called a “must-read by The Wall Street Journal.  He is a co-producer of the Broadway hit musical Jersey Boys.  The Associated Press has said that “he lights up economics with a wickedly sparkling wit."   Let's see if he can do that for us today … Joining me all the way from sunny California, please welcome Todd Buchholz. Bio  Todd Buchholz is an international economist, hedge fund manager, winner of Harvard's annual teaching prize and frequent TV and radio commentator. He has written several bestselling books on the economy, including New Ideas from Dead Economists, New Ideas from Dead CEOs and Market Shock. He is a widely sought after keynote speaker addressing a variety of topics, from the U.S. financial markets to geopolitical debates to economic policies that impact business strategies around the globe. With an incisive wit and entertaining style, Buchholz's keynote presentations reveal the economic challenges and opportunities faced by our changing society and propose important strategies for success. Todd Buchholz is routinely called upon to provide perspective on the headlines and trends that affect the financial markets. He has appeared as commentator on a wide variety of television and radio programs, including ABC News, PBS, NPR, and CBS. He hosted his on CNBC special, “Open Exchange with Todd Buchholz.” In 2012, he sat in the hot seat on HBO's “Real Time with Bill Maher.” He has jousted with James Carville and Ben Stein, and he has sat in debate with economists Lester Thurow and Joseph Stiglitz, Nobel Laureate in Economics. In his keynote speeches, Todd Buchholz draws on years of research into financial topics ranging from housing finance to fast-food lawsuits to the influence of competition on our lives as working members of society (Rush: Why You Need and Love the Rat Race). His work in historical economics (New Ideas from Dead Economists, New Ideas from Dead CEOs) brings to light past influences and trends that affect today's economic landscapes. From Here to Economy is a trusted guide to economic literacy, simply and clearly explained. In Lasting Lessons from the Corner Office, through “compelling and fast-reading narratives” (Booklist), Buchholz examines the great ideas, and some of the failures, of several CEOs and entrepreneurs whose businesses grew to become household names. Recorded on: 1st June 2021 Links: More about Todd Buccholz More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

Our guest this week is an internationally renowned Symphony and Opera Conductor. He has held posts as Principal Conductor of the BBC Welsh National Orchestra, Royal Northern Sinfonia, and the Royal Ballet Covent Garden in the UK.  He has also held Music Director positions developing no less than seven orchestras in his native Canada and guest conducted principal orchestras throughout the world including concerts at the Vatican for two popes John Paul II and Pope Francis. He uses his experience as a builder of orchestras to create useful analogies for corporations. His main topics are creativity, teamwork and leadership.   Please welcome my guest, Boris Brott. Bio Boris Brott is one of the most internationally recognised Canadian conductors.  He holds major posts as music director in both Canada and the United States. Boris enjoys an international career as guest conductor, educator, motivational speaker and cultural ambassador. Currently, Boris is Conductor and Music Director of the New West Symphony in California, the McGill Chamber Orchestra in Montreal, Canada, the National Academy Orchestra of Canada and Principal Youth and Family Conductor of the National Arts Center of Canada. In addition to his conducting career, Boris is a motivational speaker, presenting more than 35 talks annually around the world for Fortune 500 companies. Besides numerous film and radio commitments, he has conducted, produced, and hosted over 100 television programs on both sides of the Atlantic. He has recorded for CBC, Septre-Mace, Mercury, Pro-Arte Records and Sony Classical where CDs with the late Glenn Gould have been released. In 1988, Boris was awarded the Officer of the Order of Canada, Canada's highest civic honour. That same year, he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Law at McMaster University. Two years later, he was made a Knight of Malta. In 1992, he was selected International Man of the Year by the International Biographical Center in Cambridge, England. Later in 1996, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts of Great Britain. Then in 2006, he was appointed to the Order of Ontario. Recorded on: 25th May 2021 Links: More about Boris Brott Tone Bar App To contact Boris More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week works as an adviser to senior leadership teams on strategy, risk and performance.  As a former Red Arrows pilot, management consultant and senior manager in a global corporate, he is not a speaker who pontificates from the side lines, but has spent significant time on the pitch, in some of the most demanding of high-performance environments.  He has masters' degrees from Cambridge and London Business School, and is the author of The Business of Excellence.  Currently he helping to launch a green technology company.  Please welcome my guest, Justin Hughes. Bio As a former fighter pilot and Executive Officer of the Red Arrows, Justin Hughes know exactly how you plan, execute and adapt in situations characterised by ambiguity, imperfect information, speed of change and pressure to deliver. Justin Hughes has worked as a consultant on organisational performance to clients including Microsoft, the United Nations and Mercedes F1. And he has walked his own talk during the Covid-19 crisis, in a corporate role as L3Harris' Director Integrated Airline Services. In one of the hardest hit sectors, Justin managed a major change programme in a fast-moving environment, while also sitting on the global business continuity team. Prior to his current roles, Justin Hughes was an RAF fighter pilot.  He graduated as top cadet of his officer training and went on to fly the Tornado F3 air defence fighter.  He subsequently served for 3 years on the Red Arrows performing over 250 displays worldwide including 3 international tours.  Justin has an MBA with Distinction from London Business School and is currently studying International Relations at the University of Cambridge. Justin Hughes is the author of The Business of Excellence (Bloomsbury, 2016), has been profiled in the London Standard, Director and the Daily Telegraph), and interviewed for BBC World ‘Talking Business' and BBC Breakfast. During 2020, he has conducted a range of virtual deliveries: from a ‘traditional' style keynote to a more interactive format to a fully participatory workshop and am very comfortable across different platforms (Zoom, Microsoft Teams). Recorded on: 18th May 2021 Links: More about Justin Hughes More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest is a former England international rugby player, who has played at the highest level and against elite players such as Jonah Lomu, (and survived!). He won 11 trophies whilst playing with the English and European Champions, Leicester Tigers. Since retiring from playing the sport, he has gained a first-class honours degree in Leadership and Management, followed by an MBA receiving a Distinction. He has gone on to work with other elite organisations that include the SAS and the Premier League. His years of playing elite rugby and working with elite organisations, have given him remarkable insights into the entire life cycle of high performing teams. He has a deep understanding of how high performing teams are made, how they, or individual players can be crushed, and then rebuilt, and how they can go on to develop a sustainable winning mindset and culture. He is passionate about the importance of attitude and culture when it comes to achieving high performance. You cannot buy a culture. Together you have to create collective behaviours that have momentum. Please welcome Leon Lloyd. Bio Leon Lloyd is a former England international rugby player, who has played at the highest level and against elite players such as Jonah Lomu, (and survived!). He won 11 trophies whilst playing with the English and European Champions, Leicester Tigers. Since retiring from playing the sport, he has gained a first-class honours degree in Leadership and Management, followed by an MBA receiving a Distinction. He has gone on to work with other elite organisations that include the SAS and the Premier League. His years of playing elite rugby and working with elite organisations, have given him remarkable insights into the entire life cycle of high performing teams. He has a deep understanding of how high performing teams are made, how they, or individual players can be crushed, and then rebuilt, and how they can go on to develop a sustainable winning mindset and culture. He is passionate about the importance of attitude and culture when it comes to achieving high performance. You cannot buy a culture. Together you have to create collective behaviours that have momentum. He shares with his client’s innumerable insights, stories, practical tools, tips and techniques and his 5- point steps to building a winning team provides a practical framework for success. He also shares how you can go from the highest of the highs to the lowest of the lows, and then come back stronger. Leon grew up in Coventry and still maintains a dream to score the winning goal in an FA Cup Final for Coventry City. As the eldest of four children Leon left school at 16 to pursue a professional sports career and has benefitted from lots of support and guidance along his journey. As result of this, giving back to others less fortunate is high on his personal agenda and has been an Ambassador and Business Mentor for the Princes Trust since 2004 as well as being a Patron for Action Deafness. He is a co-founder of the Switch the Play Foundation, the first and only UK charity that assists professional sports people transition away from their sport. Having been the CEO that successfully led that organisation he stepped down in 2021 to pursue some of his other passions but remains an active Ambassador. Recorded on: 11th May 2021 Links: More about Leon Lloyd More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week is a world-leading expert on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and cultivating serendipity. He teaches at New York University, where he directs the CGA Global Economy Program, as well as at the London School of Economics.  Previously, he co-directed the LSE's Innovation and Co-Creation Lab. He is co-founder of Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators; and co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organisation convening leading CEOs and empowering them to integrate profit and purpose. His latest book, The Serendipity Mindset, has been highlighted as a "wise, exciting, and life-changing book" and a "bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control". Please welcome my guest, Dr Christian Busch Bio Dr. Christian Busch is a world-leading expert on innovation, purpose-driven leadership, and cultivating serendipity. He teaches at New York University (NYU), where he directs the CGA Global Economy Program, as well as at the London School of Economics (LSE). Previously, he co-directed the LSE’s Innovation and Co-Creation Lab. Christian is co-founder of Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators; and co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organisation convening leading CEOs and empowering them to integrate profit and purpose. He is a member of the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Expert Forum, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and among Diplomatic Courier’s “Top 99 Influencers”, JCI London’s “Ten Outstanding Persons of the World”, and the Thinkers50 Radar list of 30 management thinkers “most likely to shape the future of how organizations are managed and led.” Christian’s new book, The Serendipity Mindset (Penguin Random House), has been highlighted as a “wise, exciting, and life-changing book” (Arianna Huffington, Founder, Huffington Post); a “bracing and hopeful antidote to a world addicted to efficiency and control” (Daniel Pink, Bestselling author of Drive); “highly recommended” (Reid Hoffman, Co-Founder, LinkedIn); and offering “excellent practical guidance for all” (Paul Polman, former CEO, Unilever). His work has been published in world-leading journals such as the Strategic Management Journal and was featured in outlets such as Harvard Business Review, Stanford Social Innovation Review, Forbes, BBC, among others. He regularly speaks at conferences such as TEDx, World Economic Forum, and Financial Times Sustainability Summit. Christian received his PhD from the London School of Economics (LSE). Recorded on: 4th May 2021 Links: More about Christian Busch More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

Maria Franzoni has worked in the Speaking industry for over 23 years. She has held senior positions with 2 leading bureaus; CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau – named by the New York Times as “the only international speaker bureau”. From 2007 to 2021 she ran her own multi-million-pound company representing the good and the great of the speaking world including First man on the moon Neil Armstrong; business magnate Richard Branson; Body shop founder and environmentalist Anita Roddick; singer songwriter and political activist Bob Geldof; and former trader and author of Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb …. To name a few. https://speakingbusinessacademy.com/Source: https://businessinnovatorsradio.com/maria-franzoni-speaking-industry-expert-mark-stephen-pooler

My guest this week is a business Psychologist and Humourologist who packs a punchline. In the world of elite speakers, how many people have a background as a performer, comedian, TV psychologist, pop star and business guru? Not many! Having had considerable success in all those areas, my guest is now the host of the award-winning Humourology Podcast where he interviews a glittering line-up of guests from the worlds of business, sport, politics and entertainment.  His mission is to show leaders how to drive the success of their business through the scientific application of humour. Paul Boross - welcome to the show. Bio Paul Boross is an inspirational business psychologist and humourologist who packs a punchline. Paul has refined the art of making corporate audiences laugh while they learn, communicating the most vital messages at an emotional level that stays with people, long after the event comes to a close. Drawing on a career that has taken him from primetime TV, music and stand-up comedy to business, consultancy and motivational psychology, he trains celebrities and executives in the art and craft of communication. Paul’s frontline experience of performance at London’s legendary Comedy Store and strong commercial instincts enable him to deliver focused and effective training to clients from across the industry spectrum, from the BBC to Barclays via Google, Nestlé, WPP, Virgin and MTV. Paul is a much in demand international keynote speaker and his four bestselling books continue to sit high in the Amazon charts. Later this year, his fifth book Humourology – The Serious Business of Comedy at Work, will be released with contributions by some of the world’s most renowned business leaders and comedians.  Recorded on: 27th April 2021 Links: More about Paul Boross More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest this week is a multinational CEO having led The Body Shop, Pandora and Conival PLC.  He is also the former Managing Director for L’Oréal UK and Marketing Director for Coca-Cola and Sainsbury’s supermarkets.  With experience covering diverse cultures, channels and products he has a unique perspective and insight on leadership. He gives business leaders concrete tools to make the extraordinary happen with new ways to lead individuals and teams and create consumer first companies that make more money and most importantly Save Tomorrow’s Planet. Please welcome my guest, Jeremy Schwartz. Bio Jeremy Schwartz is a multinational CEO having led The Body Shop, Pandora and Conival PLC, been Managing Director for L’Oréal UK and Marketing Director for Coca-Cola and Sainsbury’s supermarkets. His experience covers a diversity of cultures, channels and products which gives him a unique perspective and insight on leadership for C Suite, country leadership teams and investors worldwide. Specifically, Jeremy has overseen operations in North and South America, throughout China and Asia, Greater Europe and the Middle East. He has driven e-commerce and omnichannel global expansion and overseen, owned and franchised direct-to-consumer retailing across 3500 stores in 90 countries. Jeremy has overseen a number of multi-million dollar product and business transformations and is a senior advisor to McKinsey in this field. Jeremy is an expert speaker and consultant on the “New Rules of Leadership for a Post Pandemic World.” These give business leaders concrete tools to make the extraordinary happen and to create and operationalise: An inspiring purpose, a transformation in e-commerce & sustainability, new ways to lead individuals and teams and be a consumer first company. All to make more money every day and at the same time Save Tomorrows Planet.  Recorded on: 13th April 2021 Links: More about Jeremy Schwartz More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest is a globally recognised author, speaker, podcaster, and business consultant. He is a prolific writer and speaker whose work sits at the intersection of marketing, technology, and humanity. He has advanced degrees in marketing and organisational development … holds seven patents … and is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University. He is the best-selling author of nine popular books … including the very first book on influence marketing. His blog, GROW, and podcast “The Marketing Companion” are ranked among the top rated publications in the marketing field. All the way from Tennessee… where his very own bees make honey that wins blue ribbons at the State Fair… Please welcome… Mark Schaefer! Bio Mark Schaefer is a globally-recognised keynote speaker, educator, business consultant, and author. His blog {grow} is hailed as one of the top marketing blogs in the world. Mark has worked in global sales, PR, and marketing positions for more than 30 years and provides consulting services as Executive Director of Schaefer Marketing Solutions. He has advanced degrees in marketing and organisational development; holds seven patents; and is a faculty member of the graduate studies program at Rutgers University. For three years, Mark studied under the late Peter Drucker (a world-renowned consultant and author, hailed as the founder of modern management). Customised for every audience, Mark’s programs specialise in marketing strategies for content marketing, digital marketing, social media, and personal branding. His clients range from successful start-ups to global brands such as Adidas, Johnson & Johnson, Dell, Pfizer, The U.S. Air Force, and the UK Government. Mark is the author of six best-selling marketing books: KNOWN, Social Media Explained, Return on Influence, Born to Blog, The Content Code, and The Tao of Twitter – named the best-selling book on Twitter in the world. Return on Influence was named to the elite list of top academic titles of the year by the American Library Association, which declared it an “essential” and “pathfinding” book. The Content Code was named one of the top five marketing books of 2015 by INC. Magazine. Mark’s books are used as textbooks at more than 50 universities, have been translated into 12 languages, and can be found in more than 750 libraries worldwide. He is the co-host of The Marketing Companion, one of the top 10 marketing podcasts on iTunes. Mark is also a popular and entertaining commentator and has appeared on many national television shows and periodicals including the Wall Street Journal, Wired, The New York Times, CNN, National Public Radio, CNBC, the BBC and the CBS NEWS. He is a regular contributing columnist to The Harvard Business Review. Recorded on: 23rd March 2021 Links: More about Mark Schaefer More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guest is the first female film Director/Producer in the United Arab Emirates. She has written and directed both for film and television. As a working professional, her accolades include being ranked among the Top 50 most powerful personalities in Arab Cinema, and 100 most powerful Arabs under 40 by Arabian Business Magazine. She’s been awarded the Visionary of the Year Award at the Arabian Business Awards and has been Brand Ambassador for Canon Middle East since 2011. She was recently received the Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment - Asia One 2019, and Businesswoman of the Year Award – in the Gulf Business Awards 2020. Please welcome, film producer Nayla Al Khaja. Bio Nayla Al Khaja is the first female film Director/Producer in the United Arab Emirates and is CEO of Nayla Al Khaja Films (previously D-Seven Motion Pictures). In 2007 Nayla also founded The Scene Club, Dubai’s first film club, which now counts over 22,000 registered members.  She has written and directed several films, all presented and awarded in international film festivals. She is currently developing her first feature film, Animal. In 2006, she was awarded the title of Best Emirati Filmmaker during the Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF). She then shot three short films: Once (2009), Malal (2010) and The Neighbor (2013). Malal received the Muhr Emirati Award at DIFF 2010 and The Neighbor was awarded Best Emirati Film at the 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival. In 2016, she shot the pilot of her first feature film, Animal, nominated for the Muhr Emirati Awards at DIFF 2016. The short film received the Jury’s Special Prize for Best Short Fiction at the Italian Movie Award in Pompeii, Italy, in September 2017. Al Khaja’s accolades include being ranked among the Top 50 most powerful personalities in Arab Cinema, and 100 most powerful Arabs under 40 by Arabian Business Magazine. She’s also been awarded the Visionary of the Year Award at the Arabian Business Awards, and she is Brand Ambassador for Canon Middle East since 2011. She was recently declared Entrepreneur of the Year during the Gulf Business Awards 2017. Her topics range from Women Empowerment in the Middle East to Women Entrepreneurs. She can also discuss how to combat fear and chase one’s dreams, based on her extraordinary true-life story being the first female filmmaker in the UAE. She has also tackled taboo topics, such as breaking down the Arab Woman stereotype and how to stand out in a male dominated industry. Over the years, Al Khaja’s dedication to develop the UAE’s film industry and her advocacy for Women in Cinema, helped her reputation of trustworthy professional grow. Today, she keeps supporting and mentoring local talents, and is considered a reference in the Middle East. Recorded on: 16th March 2021 Links: More about Nayla More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: Podfollow Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

My guests today co-host a podcast called The Advanced Selling Podcast.     They started this podcast 14 years ago and have over 800 episodes up — and boast a LinkedIn following of 12,000 group members.    They each have their own sales coaching practice and team up every week to deliver tips strategies and attitudes for today’s professional salesperson.  Please welcome Bill Caskey and Bryan Neale. Bio Bill Caskey Bill Caskey is a sales development leader and experimenter who has been improving B2B sales teams and executives since 1990. His philosophies and strategies have fuelled explosive growth in sales and profits for his clients. Bill is passionate about sharing his ideas about selling, business life, money and meaning. But his work expands beyond business-to-business and individual training and coaching. He is the author of Same Game New Rules, Rewire The Sales Mind, The Sales Playbook and Email It! He also co-hosts with Bryan Neale, The Advanced Selling Podcast (iTunes), a weekly podcast counselling sales forces and leaders all over the globe, who seek to improve their business. The program is the top sales podcasts with downloads of over 150,000/ month with 7,500,000 downloads in 13 years. He also blogs extensively at www.billcaskey.com. Bryan Neale Bio Bryan Neale grew up in a small town on the border of Indiana and Kentucky (He speaks fluent hillbilly). He went to Indiana University (he co-founded the IU Dance Marathon in 1991- now one of the largest student-led fund raisers in the country). He sold, managed people, trained people at one of the world’s largest consumer goods companies headquartered in Cincinnati, OH that sounds like “Shocked Her and Ramble” (but shall remain nameless). He won a refrigerator on The Price is Right in 1995. He’s a self-taught pianist, drummer and guitarist and writes movies for fun. He owned a Harley when he was 25. He hosts The Advanced Selling Podcast with my friend Bill Caskey. Bryan trains, coaches and advises salespeople, sales managers and CEOs on anything to do with the sales function in their company. He has a passion for keynote speaking. Recorded on: 1st March 2021  Links: More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: https://podfollow.com/speaking-business-podcast

My guest is a leading macroeconomist and recognised as a top-100 financial-services influencer.  He is a member of several international think tanks, with a wealth of policy experience working in the private sector and academia and advising market participants, fortune 100 corporations, policy makers and institutions. He worked at the Bank of England, in the Bank’s Markets and Financial Stability divisions and its Centre for Central Banking Studies. He co-founded the independent macro-financial and geo-political advisory firm, Rosa and Roubini Associates with the renowned economist Nouriel Roubini.    Please welcome my guest, Brunello Rosa. BIO Brunello Rosa is a leading macroeconomist, included in the list of the top-100 financial-services influencers in the world by Onalytica, with a wealth of policy experience working in the private sector and academia and advising market participants, fortune 100 corporations, policy makers and institutions. He is a member of the Chief Economists Advisory Board of the European Investment Bank and of the Advisory Board of the Ambassador of Italy to the UK. He travels extensively for business-related, academic and policy reasons in Europe, North America, and Asia. He co-founded, together with the renowned economist Nouriel Roubini, Rosa & Roubini Associates, an independent macro-financial and geo-political advisory firm. He is also an active member of several leading think tanks, such as the Chatham House (The Royal Institute of International Affairs), the UK’s Institute of Directors, the International Institute of Strategic Studies (IISS) and the Bretton Woods Committee. Brunello Rosa joined Nouriel Roubini coming from the Bank of England, where he had mainly worked in Markets, in the division that implements monetary policy and provides liquidity insurance. He also briefly served in the Bank’s Financial Stability area and its Centre for Central Banking Studies. Brunello Rosa holds a number of academic positions. He is a Visiting Professor at the Department of Social and Political Sciences of Bocconi University (Italy), a Visiting Lecturer at the Department of International Politics and a Research fellow of the City Political Economy Research Centre at City, University of London. He is a Research Associate of the Systemic Risk Centre of the London School of Economics and Political Science, where he is a practitioner lecturer in finance for MSc students and in macroeconomics for professionals undertaking executive education. He is a Guest Speaker at the MSc in Central Banking and Financial Regulation co-organised by the Warwick University Business School and the Bank of England, within the module on Behavioural Finance. He is author of several publications in leading periodicals and is regularly and widely quoted in the most relevant media outlets. He is often invited as a guest in tv and radio programs to comment the current geopolitical and macro-financial events. Recorded on: 4th February 2021 Links: More about Maria Franzoni Ltd Connect with Maria on LinkedIn Connect with Maria on FaceBook More about London Speaker Bureau Connect with London Speaker Bureau on LinkedIn To book any of the speakers featured on the Speaking Business podcast, click here Listen here: https://podfollow.com/speaking-business-podcast Libsyn  Itunes  Stitcher Spotify

Maria Franzoni has held senior positions with 2 leading bureaus; CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau – named by the New York Times as “the only international speaker bureau”.  In 2007 she founded her own multi-million pound Speaker bureau whilst maintaining her role at London Speaker Bureau. She now spends most of her time working with professional speakers helping them to build profitable speaking businesses.  Maria has worked with the “who's who and the who's that?” of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; business magnate Richard Branson and racing champion Jacques Villeneuve …. To name a few.  Maria is former co-chair of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus. Director of We Do Things Differently cultural change consultancy founder of Speaking Business Academy and host of  Speaking Business podcast  Recommended Books – The One thing. bit.ly/onethingMFProfit First  bit.ly/profitfirstmfTwitter https://twitter.com/MariaFranzoniwww.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoniFB - https://www.facebook.com/TheMariaFranzoniFB group for speakers https://www.facebook.com/groups/SpeakingBusiness/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speaking.business/Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/user/franzonimariawww.mfl.globalwww.speakingbusinessacademy.comwww.WDTD.co.ukwww.LondonSpeakerBureau.com*                             *                                    *                                  *Sylvia Baldock has been transforming lives from the tender age of 13 when she ran a youth group for deprived teenagers in Glasgow, Scotland.Throughout her varied career from Theatre Sister in Open heart Surgery to a Masterclass Facilitator, Speaker, Business Mentor/Coach and Author, Sylvia has inspired and motivated thousands of people to recognise the unique value they bring to the workplace and to live a life of purpose and impact by Becoming More Significant.Sylvia works with Leaders, Aspiring Leaders, Teams and Individuals who want to increase visibility, confidence, focus, clarity, communication, collaboration, motivation, productivity and growth.If you would like to know how you can Become More Significant right now, book a 20 minute free coaching call by emailing  sylvia@sylviabaldock.com CONNECT WITH SYLVIA BOOK A FREE 15 MINUTE CALL.https://calendly.com/sylviabaldock/15min

Never miss a show, get notifications direct to your inbox. http://bit.ly/TheLoveldaShow This Episode Covers: Biggest mistakes speakers make pitching to speaker bookers Speaker topics that speaker bookers are most drawn to Navigating the unconscious bias in the speaking industry Connect to the World Class Female Speakers Community https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldClassFemaleSpeakers/ Remember to subscribe and drop us a 5 star review on iTunes. About Your Host: Entrepreneur & international MC, Moderator & host, Lovelda Vincenzi has been speaking and performing on stages since the age of 13 (www.lovelda.com). On a mission to unleash authentic powerful female voices, Lovelda runs World Class Female Speakers supporting women to get found, booked, and paid as speakers. As an MC and Moderator Lovelda has been trusted by organisers to introduce and facilitate conversations with political figureheads such as Margrethe Vestagar (European Commissioner for Competition) & Toomas Hendric Ilves (Former President of Estonia). In addition to celebrities such as Monica Lewinsky, Kunal Nayyar (Big Bang Theory), and Business Executives and Entrepreneurs such as Paul Polman (Former Unilever CEO). Connect with Lovelda: YouTube:  https://www.youtube.com/c/LoveldaVincenzi FB Community:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/WorldClassFemaleSpeakers/ FB: https://www.facebook.com/LoveldaVincenzi/ Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/loveldavincenzi/ About our Guest: Maria Franzoni - Speaking industry expert. Maria Franzoni is one of the most experienced speaker bookers in Europe and a recognised speaking industry expert. She has held senior positions with 2 of Europes leading bureaus; CSA Celebrity Speakers and the London Speaker Bureau named by the New York Times as the only international speaker bureau. In 2007 she founded her own boutique bureau imaginatively named Maria Franzoni Ltd. In the 20 plus years that she has been working in the industry Maria has strived to raise standards of bureaus, agents and speakers alike constantly innovating and doing things differently. In that time, she has mentored and trained many top speakers and bookers. Over the years she has worked with the whos who and the whos that? of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; Body shop founder and environmentalist Anita Roddick; singer-songwriter and political activist Bob Geldof; business magnate Richard Branson; international singing legend Lisa Minnelli; former trader and author of Black Swan Nassim Nicholas Taleb and F1 and NASCAR racing champion Jacques Villeneuve . To name a few. .Connect with Maria Franzoni: LinkedIn:  www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/TheMariaFranzoni Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/speaking.business/

Maria Franzoni is the Director of the Speaker Bureau Maria Franzoni Ltd. Maria has held senior positions with 2 leading bureaus: CSA Celebrity Speakers and London Speaker Bureau – named by the New York Times as “the only international speaker bureau”. In 2007 she founded her own boutique bureau. She has worked with the “who's who and the who's that?” of the speaking world, including first man on the moon Neil Armstrong; business magnate Richard Branson and racing champion Jacques Villeneuve …. To name a few. Maria is former co-chair of the European Association of Speaker Bureaus. Director of We Do Things Differently cultural change consultancy and founder of Speaking Business Academy and host of Speaking Business podcast. Here's what we talked about: - Understanding the audience - What does she look for when choosing a speaker? - What does her top clients are looking for in a speaker? - The best question you can ask your client when they booked you to speak at their event - If you want to get more paid speaking gigs, you need to do what Beyonce does - What qualifies you to be an expert in your subject? - Bigger stages: why size doesn't matter - Creating a great outro - On "sharing the stage” - How to enter into new markets - Top trending topics for 2020 - The key components of a good bio - And much more A book recommended by Maria: - Profit First by Mike Michalowicz We hope you enjoy it! +++ If you'd like to learn more about effective public speaking and presentation skills, join us for one of our upcoming Livestream Masterclasses: http://ideasonstageuk.eventbrite.com

Looking for Motivational Speakers for Corporate Events in India? Simerjeet Singh offers you plenty of motivation, food for thought and self reflection, stories and humour to achieve the transformation in your life that you've always been aiming for in this LIVE motivational seminar. With his down-to-earth and witty approach, he shares with you the success strategies that he has personally implemented in his life. Simerjeet Singh | Live Seminar Audio in Hindi + English and Hinglish | Keynote Speakers in India We won't describe him as the Best Motivational Speaker in India. There can't just be one great motivational speaker in a country of more than a billion people! He may prove to be the best keynote speaker in India for your conference. And that's the reason we have made available hours and hours of live and studio recorded footage - for you to decide if he is the right fit for your audience, for your workplace culture and for your business and employee development goals. This audio has some of his best motivational speeches which are sure to rouse you to take action on the most important things in your life. Shot with an audience of 800 at the Siri Fort Auditorium in Delhi, this video contains excerpts from a Sales Motivational Keynote. Could this motivational audio be life changing for you? Only if you use these ideas in your life. Otherwise, it will be another feel-good inspirational audio that you listened and it will all end at that. As Mr. Simerjeet Singh likes to say - Ideas are useless unless they are used. There are countless lists of top 10 motivational speakers in India available on the internet but Mr. Singh believes that since every speaker is unique and adds value in different ways, therefore it is difficult to quantify and rank the speakers in any such sequence. Therefore, a conference organiser must be clear about her audience, her budget, her objectives and the conference theme and then select a professional speaker who would work best for them. This is not an industry where one size will fit all. There is a huge variety to choose from in India. You can either enlist the services of a trusted speakers bureau such as simply life speaker bureau, London Speaker Bureau, Outstanding Speaker Bureau or Celebrity Speakers India. Or your best bet is to search Google and YouTube for Motivational Speakers in India and go through the search results and contact the ones that resonate with you. Endorsed by the leaders of corporate India as one of the best keynote speakers and widely counted among the top 10 motivational speakers in India, Mr. Simerjeet Singh has devoted his life to improving the lives of others. #MotivationalSpeakerIndia #SimerjeetSinghHindiAudios #KeynoteSpeakerIndia If you're a conference organizer looking for Indian Motivational Speakers in English or Motivational Speakers for Sales Conference- please visit his official site - https://www.simerjeetsingh.com/ Follow us on: Facebook Page: https://tinyurl.com/wbc3fh4 Blog: https://tinyurl.com/tk3qhgf LinkedIn: https://tinyurl.com/rvrez72 Instagram: https://tinyurl.com/rombwaw Twitter: https://tinyurl.com/qlbdcet Soundcloud: https://tinyurl.com/r5hk5pr Tik-Tok : https://tinyurl.com/umsoqfd Spotify: http://ow.ly/Jf0v50yYqTI Apple Podcasts: http://ow.ly/dmrM50yYqTU Anchor : http://ow.ly/mDGQ50yYqTF Google Podcasts: http://ow.ly/1VB750yYqTP Breaker: http://ow.ly/R5AH50yYqTQ Pocket Casts: http://ow.ly/piSu50yYqTE RadioPublic: http://ow.ly/IKN050yYqTV Castbox: https://tinyurl.com/qlh5y5j Overcast: https://tinyurl.com/wskz54j Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/CuttingEdgeINDIA

ABOUT:    We're delighted to welcome Maria Franzoni to the studio with us to get some tips on what it takes to be a great speaker and how to hire the right person for you event, conference or workshop.   We cover: - accents - storytelling and presentation structure   - personal profiles & showreels  - how to get more bookings as a speaker - why you should take a comedy course - Simon Cowell…?     MARIA FRANZONI:   Founder of Maria Franzoni Ltd  – a speaker bureau doing things differently. Licensed office and “Elder” (long serving) at The London Speaker Bureau – named “The only international Speaker Bureau” by the New York Times. A founding member and current co-Chair of the EASB European Association of Speaker Bureaus. Director of Operations at We Do Things Differently, a cultural change consultancy.   Founder of Speaking Business – providing top training for speakers wanting to create successful and profitable speaking businesses.   Host of the Speaking Business Podcast, where every week I talk to one of the brilliant speakers on my bureau roster and give you a sneak peek into the person who is the speaker behind the mic.       FOLLOW US: ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Mark / WE ARE Spectacular⠀ https://twitter.com/spectacularmark https://twitter.com/spectacularchat  https://www.instagram.com/spectacularmark/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/markmcculloch/      Maria / MFL (Maria Franzoni Limited)   https://mfl.global/  https://twitter.com/mariafranzoni  https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-franzoni/  https://www.facebook.com/SpeakingBusiness.co  Do you want to be on the next Spectacular Marketing Podcast? Email gabby@wearespectacular.com