Change Cultivators

Join us as we go behind the mic with Vince Thompson the CEO of Melt - a leading agency in the world of event and sports marketing. In this podcast episode, Vince shared a lot of the learnings that he has had through his 20 plus years as an entrepreneur pivoting his business in different disruptive times and helping clients such as Coca-Cola, NCAA, and ESPN all deal with disruption. He shared some things on this podcast about the world of disruption that's going on right now and all that's affecting live sports and sports sponsorships and how he leads his team to make the changes required in order to stay ahead of the game, sniff out new business opportunities in times of disruption and really pivot his organization to continue to be successful.

In this episode, we get to have a most insightful discussion with Alan Hosking, an internationally recognized future of work influencer, best selling author, and an award-winning publisher.

We cover bus driving to pathfinding, classical music to jazz music, and many other rich analogies with great insight and depth of wisdom as Alan takes us on a journey - unpacking the human element of seeing the unseen and developing truly impactful leadership qualities.

Alan is an experienced leadership development expert and has been preparing senior leaders for the Future of Work for almost two decades.

Traditional selling now has no choice but to fully meet a virtual world. The time for the old guard to gradually transition over to digital is over and being able to (almost) fully sell virtually is now a hard reality for the traditional sales sector.

John speaks to us about the changes he has seen in the sales industry over the past 20 years, and more so, how our increasingly remote world is changing sales even more into the future. He gives us some great tips from a sales perspective. Tips that apply to the industry as a whole as they are universal applications to managing change. Join us as we discuss: The keys to selling successfully in today’s climate, and, how many salespeople and businesses get the change in the sales process wrong.

In this episode, we go behind the mic with Paul Gardiner CEO of the Mantis Collection. Paul takes us through how they drove the constant re-invention of one of the world's most iconic travel and conservation brands. Join us as we dive into how this company bought into and were guided by a clear vision from an exemplary leader, how they made it their culture to be comfortable with constant change and shifting goalposts, and most importantly always operating with true purpose, passion and focus.

Duncan Wardle says that all humans are born with 4 distinct traits: creativity, intuition, curiosity, and imagination.

And throughout his career at Disney - and via his keynotes and workshops now - he has sought out and defined ways to help professionals unlock these uniquely human traits.

In this episode with Duncan, we explore the key change skills of creativity and innovation and exploring the stories and anecdotes from his powerful career.

In this Change Cultivators podcast episode, we chat with Mehul Kapadia, Ex-MD of the Formula 1 business for Tata Communications and now the COO of Motorsports network.

In this Change Cultivators podcast episode, we chat with Glen Caruso, a digital transformation expert.

Glen’s career through media and software has given him a unique lens on key disruptive and transformational moments and the impacts that these moments have -- from his early days when cable television was ‘new media’ to today’s world where user experience has to be data-driven and personalized nearly in real-time!

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In this episode, we go behind the mic with John to ask him his advice on how to position a company to adapt to fast-paced, constant change. With John’s operational and technical background, you're sure to get some insights on how to steer a ship that is constantly having to navigate the winds of change through a, largely, unpredictable journey. Some key advice points to listen out for: Focus | The need to go digital | Embrace configurable software platforms | Take care of your people.

Embracing disruption is not an easy task for a leader.  Yet in rapidly and constantly changing times, it is required.

In this episode we explore dimensions of organizational disruption, laying the groundwork for how they think about the topic from theirs and their client's perspectives, and setting the stage for the focus of the Change Cultivators series in the coming episodes.

Join Patrick and Rozz as they discuss putting the world of disruption in organizational context.