Coffee with Curtis

Robert is joined by Ben Morrison, CEO of Ben Morrison Consulting, a firm that specializes in working with charities and not for profits to power their fundraising strategies to raise more money for their organizations. Ben shares ideas for donation strategies, why working for and with charities is so rewarding and how the pay gap should narrow for those interested NFP's as a career choice. We also discuss the "sales and marketing" techniques required to deliver branding, messaging and fundraising strategies for strategies and the parallels with the business world. 

Robert is joined by Deb Coviello, CEO of Illumination Partners and host of the successful 'The Drop in CEO Podcast'. Deb discusses her own career journey from corporate America to entrepreneurialism and how you can reinvent yourself for success. She also shares her own strategies and methodologies when working with business leaders to get to the root of the issues in their own organizations and find solutions to deliver transformation. We also chat about the impact of her podcast on her work as well as some stellar advice on navigating purpose in your company. 

Lirone Glikman is CEO of The Human Factor by Lirone Glikman, a consulting firm working with companies around the world on their business development strategies. Lirone shares her story with us from 16 year old radio host to becoming a founder of a business that combines her passion for people, marketing, ideas and innovation. Lirone discusses her upbringing, period as an Israeli army spokesperson and what drives her in the world of business today as well as her role focusing on sustainability for the United Nations. 

Ilya (Eli) Spitalnik is the CEO of Powtoon, the world's leading animation software. Eli joins me on this episode to discuss the psychology of communication, how communication can be most effectively delivered, the future of work, artificial intelligence and an insight into his rocketship company that powers presentations for over 40 million users around the world. Eli is a special leader and he shares his leadership philosophy with us too. 

Alan or Azi Cutter as he likes to go by is the CEO entrepreneur of AC Lion International, a powerhouse recruitment firm specializing in tech company hires across functions. His firm was named a Forbes Best Recruiting Company in America four years in a row and they have placed thousands of people since being founded over 20 years ago. In addition Alan is an investor in tech through his AC Lion Venture Partners vehicle focusing on disruptive technologies for the talent acquisition market. We chat about a wide range of topics from the recruiting sectors changes over the years, where the innovation is coming from in the sector, how to navigate inclusion and diversity and the future of work and a whole lot more.
 
 

Gemma Claire is a non-executive director, chair and serial entrepreneur having led and founded multiple businesses. A former boardroom adviser to Arnold Schwarzenegger on The Apprentice, Gemma is also the business expert on ITV’s Good Morning Britain, contributor on a range of news channels as well as an ambassador for the charity Surviving Economic Abuse. She also advises the UK Government, most recently on its 10-year strategy to improve the nation’s financial wellbeing. On this episode of 'Coffee with Curtis', Gemma and I discuss her inspiring career, how to be a media personality for your sector, gender pay equality, the future of work and what the modern business leader looks like in today's world. 

Jonathan Raveh is the Head of Thought Leadership at the rocketship Israeli tech unicorn, Appsflyer. He is charged with driving the company strategy for demand generation and thought leadership. In his role, Jonathan is also the voice for over 70 Appsflyer employees, crafting messages and written content mainly for LinkedIn to showcase the company from a range of perspectives including technology, sales, marketing, people and more. He shares how he is able to curate his content at this scale, explains what is thought leadership and who can do it and some tips on compiling the perfect posts for social media. 

Mat Jacobson is the CEO of Ducere Global Business School and a leading ed-tech entrepreneur who is disrupting the higher education landscape to deliver outcomes based learning and degrees with no more exams and full online learning delivered by some of the biggest names in business and leadership. Mat shares his insights on the future of education, why universities are still relevant, enabling educational access for all regardless of status and much more. 

Amelia Sordell is the CEO of personal branding agency, Klowt that burst onto the scene in 2020. In this episode, Amelia shares her experiences of how to use human-centered marketing to acheive impactful business outcomes, what is personal branding and why it is so important in the post-social media era. Amelia discusses the power of platforms like LinkedIn where she has achieved incredible results not only for herself but for her clients this year. She also gives her top tips for developing your own personal branding immediately and how one of her recent posts got over one million views. So much value in this end of year episode. 

Rob Goldstone is a journalist, publicist, and podcaster who has represented some of the biggest names in the world like Richard Branson and Michael Jackson. He has created some of the best moments for named brands and individuals over his career. He was thrown into the limelight himself when a 137 word email he sent to the Trump organization and subsequent meeting with then candidate Donald J Trump created the storm that would be known as Russia-gate and dominate much of the Trump administration's narrative over the past four years. Rob discusses his experiences with these household names, views on how to become the greatest showman in your business, managing PR around a crisis and insights on the media opportunities in today's world.