Change Cultivators

In this episode, we speak with entrepreneur and change maker, Neil Patel. Neil has a long history in tech startups and candidly speaks with Change Cultivators about the highs and lows of being an entrepreneur - what he has learned over decades of leadership and how he is constantly learning and growing - from his failures and successes.

With his new brand launch (Kabuni) looming in Q4 of 2021 - Neil talks to us about how the world is rapidly shifting from 2D to 3D and how the mixed reality immersive metaverse is going to yet again (like the Internet) change the world forever. He shares with us his vision to ‘Unlock The Design Potential In Every Human Being’ and how staying razor-sharp to your ‘why’ as a business is what makes companies successful and agile enough to move through the constant change we are living in.

A humble account from an entrepreneur that we feel is one to watch in the category-creating space of a brand in the world of mixed reality.

In this episode, we have the opportunity to speak to the highly respected Vinod Kumar - CEO of Vodafone Business and an accomplished leader in the telecoms industry - who has driven massive turnaround projects.

Amongst other things, Vinod shares his insight and experience on:

- Why he loves change

- How he has been dealing with change in disruptive times

- The role tech is playing in change

- How culture will always eat strategy for breakfast, lunch, and dinner

- The frog and elephant in the room

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Humans. They are fascinating creatures and humans in teams and organizations?  Even more fascinating. Humans in teams during disruption and change? Now we have some complexity, tension, and possible volatility. Recently my co-host Rozzyn Boy, our producer Gareth Hosking and I sat down to discuss observations from our first two seasons of our Change Cultivators podcast.

In this episode we speak with Ellen Windemuth - co-founder and CEO of the WaterBear Network - CEO of Off the Fence (a leading global non-fiction production and distribution content company) - and executive producer of My Octopus Teacher (currently on Netflix).

Ellen shares her insight and experience with us on how she navigated change in the industry since founding Off the Fence in 1994 until the exciting launch of the WaterBear network.

Under her leadership Off the Fence acquired, produced, and co-produced over 6,000 hours of content. Ellen is a seasoned Executive Producer and Distributor and has produced over 400 hours to date herself. She is the Treasurer of the Jackson Hole Trust and a Board Member of the Wild Talk Festival as well as an Advisory Board Member for Realscreen London.

Something Ellen spends a lot of time doing is asking people, ‘how do you experience life’? And learning how different people respond to different triggers when it comes to a strong story was something that every business has.

Ellen also shares about the groundbreaking first interactive streaming platform dedicated to the future of our planet. - the Waterbear Network.

In this episode, we have the opportunity to speak to the very accomplished marketing professional and entrepreneur in both start-up and corporate environments, Carol Kruse.

Carol is equally comfortable with consumer insights and creative delivery as with data and technology. She has been named #27 on Fast Company's annual "Top 100 Most Creative People in Business", Awarded Ad: Tech's Industry Achievement Award for pioneering contribution in Digital marketing, and awarded Media Post "All-Star".

With over 20 years of experience in Digital/Mobile/Social marketing, Carol shares her rich experience and insights with us on how human-centered design and the marriage of Art (creative) and Science (data and technology) is where the magic happens; and where true business value is created.

Coral is currently on the Board of Directors and Chapter President of the CMO Club and is a

Corporate Board Director with Valvoline. Some of her previous roles included - CMO of Cambria Health Solutions, SVP & CMO of ESPN, VP Global Digital Marketing Coca-Cola, and Co-Founder / EVP Marketing RocketCash.

In this episode, we have the opportunity to speak to a renowned expert in the consumer, shopper, and retail marketing space, Mike Anthony.

Mike shares his experience and proven insights with us around how he helps companies win at retail - building uncommon insights, ground-breaking strategies, as well as developing organizations and teams to continue to adapt and deliver growth in these challenging times.

As a leading global speaker, author, and CEO of Engage Ltd, Mike has spent almost thirty years in the consumer goods industry, serving some of the world's greatest consumer goods companies -  including Unilever, Nestle, Coca-Cola, Electrolux, Sony, Samsung, PepsiCo, Glaxo Smithkline and many others.

Stephanie has gone from Miss Georgia Cherry Blossom to three decades of working as an attorney, state legislature and eventually Chief Resilience Officer of the City of Atlanta before taking over the Stuckey’s family business as CEO in November of 2019. She. She knew she had a fixer-upper on her hands. Since then, Stephanie has been learning from businesses that have managed to reinvent themselves after suffering a downfall and takes the time to share with us her experience and insights along her comeback journey.

Stuckey’s was founded Stpehanie’s grandfather as a roadside pecan stand in Eastman, GA, in the midst of the Great Depression. From these humble origins, he built a veritable roadside oasis of stores that were famous for pecan log rolls and kitschy souvenirs. At their peak, Stuckey’s included almost 370 stores nationwide, a candy plant, a billboard company, and a trucking operation. They reached the pinnacle when family vacations meant taking to the open road in a station wagon and stopping at fun attractions like South of the Border, Wig Wam Motels, and Stuckey’s.

Fast forward 35 years … Stuckey’s is still on America’s highways, albeit fewer stores (and many in need of some TLC). It’s back in family hands and on a comeback journey.

Starting as a criminal prosecutor, Joshua Reynolds is now a strategic advisor to executives at publicly-traded corporations and disruptive startups. He believes in the profound power of finding the truest thing to say in any given moment.

We get to have the FIRST EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW with Joshua Reynolds around his recent research conducted on B2B Decision making in which Josh unpacks insightful findings around trust, peer counsel & business purpose

.Josh has been a Gartner analyst, the CEO of a WPP agency, and the CMO of a data science startup. He’s worked with C-suite executives, in-house teams, agency partners, and industry associations around the world as a consultant, coach, and trainer. He’s also a frequent author, speaker, and lecturer on the topics of innovation, persuasion, and the human impact of technological disruption. He was named a Top 25 Innovator by the Holmes Report in 2014 for his creation of a persuasive storytelling model that’s now in use across multiple sectors in 10+ countries, as well as for his work with innovation hype cycles to inform thought leadership

As an individual or a business leader, it’s time to live a life full of thriving and flourishing. Break barriers and limitations. You don’t have to be trapped by the old, outdated ways of thinking that hold you back. Science has proven that there are real, reliable ways to increase your longevity and open the path to your full potential.

TALK ABOUT CHANGE! From WWE wrestling personality to Doctor of Chiropractic, Board Certified Holistic Health Doctor, Masters of Science in Health & Wellness and Epigenetic Precision Performance Coaching. WOW!

With over 20 years of experience in the wellness industry, Dr Melissa Petersen works with Health & Wellness Leaders and Purpose Driven Visionaries to get in the ring and go for the win - by more fully tapping into their limitless potential to thrive!

You don’t want to miss this journey of adapting to and thriving in constant change as Doc Melissa share’s her proven experience and insight with us - sharing how to uncover and leverage your true Human Design and Performance Blueprint for maximum impact in your business, career and life.

Are you truly owning change? Cassandra Worthy certainly does and shares with us how you also can Transform Your Culture from Surviving Change to Growing Through Change

From chemical Engineer to Change Enthusiast, Cassandra is one of the most enthusiastic and vocal change enthusiasts we have had the pleasure of speaking to.

THREE KEY NUGGETS

Recognize Your Change Signals

During change, your people are inundated with high-priority messages from leaders. These messages may be conflicting, and require compliance without clarity. As a result, your people experience fear, anger, anxiety, and grief. Recognizing these emotions as ‘change signals’ is the first step.

See Change As An Opportunity

Change creates an infinite supply of emotions. The Change Enthusiast language, mindset, and tools empower your people to ‘develop a conscious mindset of opportunity’. They are now able to transform their change-stalling emotions into change-accelerating behaviors.

Choose Your Better

Change is constant. When people intentionally shift how they feel, see and act during change events, they ‘uncover a unique signature of resilience’ during turbulent times. As a result, they are able to transform the tension of change into growth opportunities for themselves and their organization.