Nordic Leaders

Hans-Peter Siefen, Co-founder and Chairman of the Nordic Business Forum, chats with Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about building leaders. Speaking to us from his boat, we found out Who is Hans-Peter Siefen’s favourite Nordic Business Forum speaker of all time? What did Jim Collins tell him over a cup of tea? What […]

Tim Segaller, leadership coach, resilience trainer and co-founder of Rising Minds – a social enterprise providing life coaching and mindfulness training – chats with Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about His personal journey into mindfulness What mindfulness is and what it isn’t How mindfulness helps “to and step into a more intentional, conscious state” How […]

In part 2 of this special edition, Lucian Hudson, communications expert moves the focus his chat with Michael Gates, cross-cultural expert, to the Nordic area and different government responses to Covid19. Nick Vertigans and David Goddard join in the exploration of learning for leaders on crisis communication, trust, reputation, decision-making and leadership. Lucian Hudson has had his fair share of […]

In the first part of this special edition of the NLN podcast, Lucian Hudson, a strategy and communications specialist from the UK, discusses effective communication and communication in a crisis. Michael Gates, a previous guest on the pod, gives David and Nick some easy listening as he chats with Lucian about his experience of leading […]

In this episode we are reversing the roles: this is an interview Stefano Mosconi gave to Saku Tihveräinen for his short film “Future Finland” that delves into the topic of diversity, inclusion and future workforce, with a special focus on Finland. While we discuss specifically about the Finnish situation the tips can be applied to […]

Antti Vasara President & CEO of VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd) in a rich and fascinating chat with the Nordic Leadership Network’s Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about purpose driven leadership, motivating very smart people, being an optimist with the belief we will emerge stronger from the crisis, testing our resolve […]

Maija Fast is HR Director for the law firm Bird & Bird in Helsinki. Maija is helping to create the law firm of the future, but right now she’s focusing hard on looking after her colleagues during Covid19. Nick Vertigans and David Goddard talk with Maija about creativity, connection, and entrepreneurship, and how smart organisations […]

Peppi Stünkel is Head of International Sales and Marketing at Innovation House, an innovative coworking concept – a modern-day campfire, where people are at the centre. Have a listen to the energizing chat with David Goddard and Nick Vertigans to find out about Peppi’s fascinating leadership journey, taking in electronic arts, the gaming industry and […]

Ville Simola is the CEO of Maria01 the biggest startup campus in the Nordics, with more than 1.000 guests between VCs, startups and corporate partners. This episode is a trove of treasures… Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard talk with Ville about: how to drive successful digital transformations how the startups in Maria01 are coping […]

Michael Gates gives tips on how to manage and benefit from cross-cultural diversity in the virtual world, in conversation with Nick Vertigans and David Goddard. Michael Gates is an Associate Fellow at Saïd Business School, University of Oxford and Vice Chairman at Richard Lewis Communications. Don’t forget to subscribe 😉 Music: Spark Of Inspiration by […]