Corporate Unplugged

Zameer Kassam is a jewelry designer and the founder of a fine jewelry brand carrying his name. Today Zameer talks about the transformation of the jewelry industry, his fresh business model, putting the consumer at the center of his business, what really brings us back to a brand, his advice to leaders, and why it’s important to always remember that we are all more similar than we are different.

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On today’s podcast:

• The change in the jewelry industry
• A fresh business model
• Putting the consumer at the center of your business
• What really brings us back to a brand
• Zameer’s advice to leaders
• We are all more similar than we are different

Links:

• Zameer Kassam

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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Dr. Srikumar Rao is one of the top MBA professors in the U.S, a legendary motivational teacher and a pioneer of practicing happiness. Today Srikumar talks about why nothing external will ever fulfill us, why we have to understand that we are all connected, why we should be able to recognize that we live in “a” reality, not in “the” reality, how to correctly deal with resolutions, why servant leadership is important, and why we have to mean what we say and do something about it.

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On today’s podcast:

• Nothing external will fulfill us
• There is no separation between us
• We live in “a” reality, not in “the” reality
• Implementing resolutions by an effort of will doesn’t work
• Leaders should be servant leaders
• We have to mean what we say and do something about it

Links:

• The Rao Institute

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Judith Glaser is an organizational anthropologist and a specialist in conversational intelligence. Today Judith talks about why it’s important to understand how our brains work, why it’s not healthy to know everything as a leader, how to deal with a conflict, why it’s important to give children a voice, why you should help other people grow as a leader, and why we should all have more compassionate conversations.

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On today’s podcast:

• Understanding how our brains work
• Don’t expect to know everything
• When in conflict, be a filmmaker
• The importance of giving children a voice
• Help other people grow
• Have more compassionate conversations

Links:

• Creating WE
• Conversational Intelligence

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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Zach Kuperstein is a cinematographer whose work earned nominations for Best Cinematography at the 2017 Independent Spirit Awards and Best Cinematography Debut at the Camera Image International Film Festival. Today Zach talks about his role as a cinematographer, the importance of collaboration, his need for friendlier environments on film sets, the Metoo movement, treating people like they are your friends, and the traits that lead to progress.

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On today’s podcast:

• What does a cinematographer do exactly?
• The importance of building strong collaborations
• A need for a friendlier environment on film sets
• The Metoo movement
• Treating people like they are your friends
• Curiosity and a desire to learn lead to progress

Links:

• Zach’s Website

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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Carl Rivera is the founder and CEO of Tictail, an NY-based e-commerce platform and social marketplace. Tictail houses online shops with thousands of brands from more than 140 countries and sells everything from ready to wear to original art, home goods, and beauty products. Today Carl talks about the uprise of story-driven commerce, reconstructing your identity through travel, the future of the shopping experience, the two ingredients for a sustainable business, the importance of challenging your status quo, and why stories can bring people together in a way that nothing else can.

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On today’s podcast:

• The uprise of story-driven commerce
• Redefining himself without the familiar context
• The future of the shopping experience
• The two key ingredients for any lasting, sustainable business
• The importance of challenging your status quo
• Why stories can bring people together in a way that nothing else can

Links:

• Tictail

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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Maksimilian Kallhed is the co-founder of the Pop Up Agency. He has travelled to over 30 countries and 50 cities with the mission of redefining how we use creativity in business. Today Maksimilian talks about having the right tools and mindset when it comes to creativity, the problem with the creative industry, turning towards a more agile approach, being open to change and movement, the way millennials consume products, and being generous with our knowledge. Photo by Emmanuel Andre

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On today’s podcast:

• Democratising creativity
• The problem with the creative industry
• Turning towards a more agile approach
• Embracing change and movement
• It’s important to have a clear purpose
• Why we should all share our knowledge and experiences

Links:

• The Pop Up Agency

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Marisa Peer is a coach to an extensive client list over the past 25 years, including royalty, rock stars, Hollywood actors, Olympic athletes, CEOs of multi-million companies, and political leaders. She’s a speaker, a therapist, a behavioural expert, and also a best-selling author.

Marisa talks about how small adjustments can lead to great results, why companies should focus on meeting the needs of their staff, why you need to be able to fix yourself, breaking the “I’m not enough” pattern, updating the software within us, how fame can change us, and why it’s never too late to have a happy childhood.

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On today’s podcast:

• We all have the same needs
• It’s important for companies to meet the needs of their staff
• Happiness is an inside job
• Breaking the “I’m not enough” pattern
• Updating the education system to a more reasonable approach
• Success can come very late in your life
• It’s never too late to have a happy childhood

Links:

• Marisa Peer

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Eric Edmeades is an author, international business speaker and serial entrepreneur. He works with entrepreneurs and business owners from all over the world to inspire and empower them to achieve their full potential. Today Eric talks about the intricate set of rules making us unhappy, the problem with having too many choices, why big decisions drain us, reassessing your past in order to build your future, approaching life without fear, dealing with low self-esteem, the key to public speaking, and nurturing our bodies in order to nurture our brains.

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On today’s podcast:

• The intricate set of rules making us unhappy
• The problem with having too many choices
• Why big decisions require so much energy
• Reassessing your past in order to build your future
• How to deal with low self-esteem
• The key to public speaking

Links:

• WildFit
• https://ericedmeades.com/

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Ezekiel Vicente is the Chief People Officer at Mindvalley, a company based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Mindvalley is all about innovating education by using mindfulness and personal development techniques. Today Ezekiel talks about what’s in the DNA of a true leader, the failures of our education system, the main values that guide them at Mindvalley, why people seek jobs at organizations they resonate with, why investing in yourself as a person will end up benefiting your business, and why it’s important to always remember that we are all in this together.

On today’s podcast:

• The DNA of a true leader
• We are taught to follow, not to think
• The three main values at Mindvalley
• People choose employers they resonate with
• Investing in yourself as a person will also benefit your business
• We need to remember to look at the bigger picture

Links:

• Mindvalley

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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Anurag Gupta is a lawyer-turned-social entrepreneur who made it his mission to figure out a way to hack bias. He is also a public speaker, a mindfulness teacher, and an educator. He founded Be More America in order to train professionals to eliminate conscious and unconscious biases. Today he talks about measuring and hacking bias using the PRISM framework, how compassion is the essence of us as human beings, increasing well-being by dealing with the emotions that form biases, remembering to love yourself, and healing the epidemic of loneliness and loss of connection in the modern world by getting out of our minds and going back to our bodies.

On today’s podcast:

• Biases can be measured and hacked
• The PRISM framework for rewiring your brain
• Compassion is the essence of us as human beings
• Addressing biases improves our mental health
• The importance of loving yourself
• Reversing the loss of connection and creating stable relationships and communities

Links:

• Be More America

Full show notes at: http://corporateunplugged.com/podcast/

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