Better Monday podcast

Usually, on Better Monday podcast we interview inspiring guests all over the world. This year we've had so many great guests and learned so much about them and their business culture. This won't stop here, and we have some amazing guests coming up.

But since Christmas time is right around the corner, we wanted to do something special. This time in the episode, we have warm and calming meditation to ease your stress. Take this time only for yourself because you definitely deserved it.

For this meditation, you don't have to get into your yoga pants. The only thing you need is a warm drink, a comfortable place to sit, and yourself. Go get yourself a nice cup of your favorite warm beverage and tune in for the episode. This won't take you a long time, but you'll feel even calmer after this. Spending even a few minutes on meditation will reduce stress and restore your inner peace.

In this Better Monday podcast episode, author and keynote speaker Camilla Tuominen explains how both organizations and individuals can benefit from bringing emotions to the workplace. She also shares many great tips on how to become the best version of oneself by balancing out work tasks according to current mood and mindset.

Our first guest on the second season of Better Monday podcast is Jan-Philipp Martini from Boston Consulting Group.

In this episode, Jan-Philipp, who loves nature and meditation, explains how mindfulness shapes the nature of work and how it can help both people and organizations succeed.

Bonus: A 3-minute attention meditation at the end of the episode

On his solo backpacking trip to Vietnam, Indiez founder Nitesh Agrawal met digital nomads from all around the world. He was amazed to hear their stories and convinced by their high levels of productivity and healthy work-life balance. "Why can't everyone work like this?" he thought, and from that thought Indiez was born.

Today Indiez is a platform company that hires freelance coders and designers from all over the world. It operates 100% remotely and after the acquisition with CrewScale, the organization offers work for around 16,000 programmers.

After the global coronavirus outbreak remote is becoming the new normal. In this Better Monday podcast episode, Milla and Nitesh talk about remote work and how to build an organizational culture that supports employees who are working remotely.

In the eight Better Monday podcast episode Milla and Mari talk about corporate responsibility. While building a strong career in the field of sustainability consulting, Mari has also managed to prioritise her own well-being and take care of her family life. In this episode Mari shares her tips on how to be a good parent and simultaneously have a kick-ass career.

For this Better Monday podcast episode, Milla interviewed Bruce Wang, who works as Director of Engineering at Netflix. This American media-services provider and production company has advised its employees to work from home instead of coming to the office because of the corona virus, which is spreading all over the world. In this episode Bruce explains how Netflix’s employees are coping with the situation and gives some insights to Netflix’s organizational culture and recruiting process.

Åsa Caap is a Stockholm based entrepreneur, intrapreneur and author of the book Corporate Hacker, which is a survival guide for entrepreneurs in the corporate world. She is known for being “a warrior that get things done”, and she is a strong leader known for building healthy and productive teams. In the sixth Better Monday podcast episode Milla Heikkilä interviews Åsa about intrapreneurship and happiness at work.

What skills do we need in the future? What differs us from the robots? Listen to this episode and you’ll know!

In the future the nature of work gets more demanding and intense. Robots can tackle many issues faster than humans and thus, some jobs will disappear and stop existing completely.

In the fifth episode of Better Monday podcast Milla interviews Perttu Pölönen (a 25-year-old entrepreneur, author of Tulevaisuuden lukujärjestys/Curriculum for future, keynote speaker and futurist) about the soft skills that will be in high demand in the future, when automatization increases.

Is it possible to have them both? A successful career and a healthy and loving family life? Yes, it is if you ask Monika Werthén. A super woman, who wakes up at 5:30 to do her morning workout, after which she heads to the office to lead Uber’s marketing in the Nordics.

Monika has managed to build a successful career and simultaneously retain her work-life balance and take care of her family with three children. Her current job at Uber allows her to invest in her own well-being and family, without leaving behind in business and career.

In the fourth Better Monday podcast episode we’ll be discussing about retaining balance in this hectic life.

How does the eco-system of innovation and startups work in a continent where 18 million youths enter the job markets every year? How can companies address the issue of skills mismatch? Can we use technology to solve the most pressing global issues? In this episode Teemu interviews Jumanne Mtambalike, the CEO of Sahara Ventures.