Oh Ship! Show

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Trevor Kaufman, CEO of Piano. Freddie and Trevor will dive into how Piano is helping the economics around a new and very prevalent human behavior - reading digital articles. They’ll talk about the business and leadership that drives success at Piano. Tune in for an interesting and multi-faceted discussion!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Tom Dehnel, SEO Consultant, and commonly referred to as “The Gordon Ramsay of SEO.” A member of Chameleon Collective, Tom is a successful independent consultant with a lot of advice to share - both successes and Oh Ship! moments he's learned from. If you’re considering a career switch into consulting, this show’s for you!

Freddie Laker is joined by Lisa Kauffman, CMO of Starboard Cruise Services - part of LVMH. They will be discussing differences, merits and challenges of pragmatic, realistic leadership and idealistic, visionary leadership. Join the discussion as Freddie and Lisa unpack their own leadership styles and even share some Oh Ship! Moments!

On this week’s episode, host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Pete Sena, Founder and Chief Creative Officer of Digital Surgeons. Freddie and Pete will be covering a host of topics including entrepreneurship, creative concepts, design thinking, and more - all under the umbrella of “Attempting the Impossible.” If you’re a big thinker, or just need some inspiration to spark your next project, big or small, this show will be for you. Join us for an engaging discussion and Freddie and Pete might even share some Oh Ship! moments!

Host Freddie Laker welcomes guest Isabelle Andrieu, Co-Founder of Translated, for a robust discussion on building understanding, trust, and teams across cultures. As our teams and partners are increasingly diverse, the best thriving companies are able to build understanding and culture across, well....cultures. Join us for this week’s episode and learn a thing or two from Freddie and Isabelle's Oh Ship! moments.

Freddie Laker is joined by Jim Fosina, Founder and CEO of Amora Coffee. They will be discussing customer needs and wants, approaches to customer service for product vs service businesses, and some entrepreneurial Oh Ship! lessons learned. Join the discussion as Freddie and Jim dive deep on the old adage “the customer is always right.”

Freddie Laker is joined by Marc Billings, Founder of Blackdove Art Gallery. They will be discussing how NFTs/digital art are making their way into homes. Listen in and join the discussion as Freddie and Marc discuss this collision of art and technology.

Freddie Laker is joined by Bonin Bough, Chief Growth Officer of Triller and Bonin Ventures. They will be discussing strategies to recruit, retain, and grow talent across organizations of all sizes. This timely topic is sure to hit home given today’s tight talent market!

Freddie Laker is joined by Andrea Moore, SVP Digital, E-Commerce and Consumer Insights at NEST New York to discuss what it takes to succeed in eCommerce. They'll cover lessons learned at both a tactical and strategic level.

Freddie is joined by Eric Eden, the Executive in Residence of Information Venture Partners, to dive into how to drive your company's growth by identifying where to focus, where the market is going, and how people will do things differently in the future including digital currency. They also discuss what Eric has learned from his own struggles and his best advice for new entrepreneurs.