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In this episode, Jürgen reflects on a visit to the Innovabiz Manila office and some changes - change is a constant!  He also recounts the story of the "wheel worms" and a restaurant visit...... and explains why protecting your brand and your reputation is so important.  

We introduce a tool to help with managing your online reputation.

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In this episode, my guest is Annabelle Chauncy, co-founder and CEO of the School for Life Foundation, which is a not-for profit organisation that runs 3 primary, secondary and vocational schools in rural Uganda.

The School for Life Foundation’s mission is to empower communities to help themselves and create their own opportunities.  To do that, they build schoos to provide education, vocational training and other services such as employment and healthcare services.

Stephanie Lorenzo in InnovaBuzz #103 recommended we interview Annabelle, who started the School for Life Foundation with her co-founder David in 2008 and has led quite rapid growth in ten years.

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Our guest in this episode is Ron Carucci, Cofounder and Managing Partner at Navalent, a regular contributor to the Harvard Business Review and Forbes , a TED speaker and bestselling author of 8 books.

Navalent work with CEOs and executives pursuing transformational change for their organizations, leaders, and industries.  Their list of clients is very impressive, and include Microsoft, Citibank, Starbucks, McDonald's, Price Waterhouse Coopers, Johnson&Johnson and even the CIA - just to name a few.

Ron has an endless passion for, and a 30-year track record, helping executives tackle challenges of strategy, organization and leadership.  We talk with him today about some of those challenges, the key attributes of great leaders, including the mindset of leadership and also about the irrelevance of the year you were born to what you will contribute!

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In this episode, of the InnovaBuzz Podcast, it's a great priviledge to welcome back Michael Mapes of Graveyard Innovation.

Michael is a bestselling author, strategist, and founder of Graveyard Innovation a results-driven innovation firm that helps businesses, entrepreneurs, leaders and organizations create and execute winning campaigns so they can grow.

Michael was my guest previously on Episode 51, a little under a year ago, so it's great to catch up again. Of course, we also had Janette Valentino, his business partner, on Episode 59.

We talked about the dramatic changes in technology and the internet and their impact on marketing; about generating new ideas and testing them and about the strategic storytelling process.

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In this episode, I'm privileged to talk on the InnovaBuzz podcast, with Gill Hicks, of MAD for Peace.

Gill is one of the most inspiring, thought provoking, powerful and life affirming speakers in Australia today. Her remarkable story of survival, courage and determination to triumph over the tragedy of nearly losing her life, but certainly having it totally disrupted when she was caught in the London terrorist bombings of July 2005, is nothing but inspirational.

Gill wrote the book "One Unknown", a moving account of the tragedy of that bombing, of her survival and inspirational journey to a new life.   She now operates an international not for profit M.A.D. for Peace network, is a sought after Public Speaker and an advocate for peace and understanding in the world.

Fiona Kerr on Episode 102 recommended we interview Gill.

This is an inspirational discussion with a vitally important message!  Listen to the podcast to find out more.

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In this episode, I'm privileged to welcome to the InnovaBuzz podcast Stephanie Lorenzo, the founder of Project Futures, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to ending human trafficking.

 

Stephanie started Project Futures 8 years ago after she had read the memoir of international human rights activist Somaly Mam, and her story of being sold into sexual slavery, and her work to help other young woman after she escaped.

 

The Project Futures community is now raising  $1 million a year for anti-trafficking projects in the Asia Pacific region.

Anthony Howard of the Confidere Group on Episode 99 recommended we interview Stephanie, so here we are.

Stephanie tells us about the launch of Project Futures and how to know when it's time for the founder to exit a business.

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In this episode, I'm excited to welcome to the InnovaBuzz podcast Dr Fiona Kerr, Industry Professor (Neural and Systems Complexity specialist) at the University of Adelaide.

Fiona advises and presents on a range of topics regarding the neuroscience around how leaders build better brains and creative, flourishing organisations.

This is a fascinating discussion about leadership and what we can learn from neuroscience and Fiona's research to become better leaders, improve our brains and those of the people around us. 

Listen to the podcast to find out more about leadership, building a better brain for yourself and others!

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In this episode, I'm excited to welcome to the InnovaBuzz podcast Luria Petrucci of Live Streaming Pros. Luria has appeared on TV shows, hosted corporate livestream events and is an expert in using video to grow and market any business.

Of course, we talked about the power of video to build relationships and share content, as well as the benefits of live video. 

Listen to the podcast to  explore the power of video.

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Part 2....

Yes, we’ve reached the magic 100 milestone! I want to begin by thanking you, my wonderful audience, who have been on this journey with me. I also want to thank the 85 or so guests that I’ve had on the podcast. It’s been a privilege to interview accomplished entrepreneurs from around the world on the InnovaBuzz podcast and spending often more than an hour with each one, learning about their keys to success - every one of them has been very generous with their time, their knowledge and I’ve learned a lot and been inspired by each of them!

I look forward to talking with many more awesome people on the next 100 episodes and we already have a number of fantastic interviews recorded and scheduled for future publication.

In this special anniversary episode, I’ll revisit the Innovation round from some of those interviews. Our innovation round, we call it the Buzz, is a series of five questions, the answers to which will inspire everyone and help them do something awesome!

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Part 2....

Yes, we’ve reached the magic 100 milestone! I want to begin by thanking you, my wonderful audience, who have been on this journey with me. I also want to thank the 85 or so guests that I’ve had on the podcast. It’s been a privilege to interview accomplished entrepreneurs from around the world on the InnovaBuzz podcast and spending often more than an hour with each one, learning about their keys to success - every one of them has been very generous with their time, their knowledge and I’ve learned a lot and been inspired by each of them!

I look forward to talking with many more awesome people on the next 100 episodes and we already have a number of fantastic interviews recorded and scheduled for future publication.

In this special anniversary episode, I’ll revisit the Innovation round from some of those interviews. Our innovation round, we call it the Buzz, is a series of five questions, the answers to which will inspire everyone and help them do something awesome!

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