Point of View (POV) Business Podcast by Andrew Tran

Point of View (POV) Business Podcast by Andrew Tran

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Point of View (POV) Business Podcast by Andrew Tran episodes

  • EP36 - WHAT MAKES A BRAND ICONIC & LEADERSHIP IN ASIA: Interview with Luciana Cani

    My next guest is Luciana Cani, she is a creative with over 23 years of experience in four different continents. Currently she is the Executive Creative Director at Saatchi & Saatchi Tokyo.

    And before moving to Japan, Luciana has worked at Leo Burnett, both in Chicago and Lisbon and at some of the biggest agencies in her native São Paulo.

    During her career she was awarded “Best Creative Director” by the Creative Club of Portugal on three different occasions. And was also featured as one of the top 18 Executive Creative Directors in the U.S. by Adweek 100 Creative list in 2017.

    As a side project, Luciana wrote and illustrated a children’s book that is now part of the Portuguese National Reading Plan.

    Chapters of the interview

    • 0:00 - Intro
    • 5:21 - What makes a brand iconic?
    • 8:07 - How Nike has evolved their branding over time
    • 9:03 - Brands become iconic over time by adding depth and character in their brand
    • 9:36 - Favourite brand Luciana had worked for in the past? (Travel)
    • 11:44 - What brands in Tourism and Travel should be focussing on? (Marketing / Communication)
    • 16:33 - Leadership in Asia
    • 17:11 - What leadership tactics have worked communicating across cultures around the world?
    • 21:40 - Leadership difference between the East and West
    • 25:57 - Advice for creative directors articulating / identifying the actual creative problem to solve
    • Addition links for Luciana Cani
      • Follow Luciana on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/luciana-cani-2ab990ba/
      • Check out Luciana’s Instagram via Tokyo Bits: https://www.instagram.com/tokyo_bits/

      • About Andrew Tran Digital

        Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster partnering with brands to navigate the challenges in their market in order to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers.

        For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

        • Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/AndrewTranDigital
        • Instagram: https://instagram.com/andrewtrandigital
        • Twitter: https://twitter.com/iamayetee
        • 30 min
        • EP35 - GROWTH MARKETING SUCCESS PRINCIPALS: Interview with Kevin Mulrane

          My next guest is Kevin Mulrane, he is a seasoned sales professional, Coach, Mentor, and Co-Host on his podcast, the Addicted to Growth Show. 

          He has over 12 years in the sales and development game, and is currently the Vice President, Head of US Sales for Proquo AI which is a brand management platform that helps challenger brands get bigger, faster.  

          As an example, Proquo AI allows brands to see the impact of their marketing campaigns in real time, which is something that has not been done before.  

          Besides that, he's also a Pizza and Wine Enthusiast.

          My interview with Kevin was quick and straight to the point. I asked him the common mistakes that marketers make when they create their lead gen systems, the changes he’s seen on growth hacking over the last few years and advice for CEO’s and business owners on reframing a marketing/sales problem that they are facing.

          So, without further adieu, please welcome Kevin Mulrane.


          Chapters of the interview:

          • 0:00 - Introduction
          • 3:40 - Kevin’s Pizza etiquette
          • 5:23 - Common mistakes sales and marketing make when they are strategizing on lead gen programs
          • 8:11 - How has growth hack lead generation changed over the last 5 years
          • 10:43 - Creating lead generation programs  for complex deals / product
          • 15:07 - Advice to CMOs or C-suites on reframing a marketing/sales problem that they are facing

          • Links to reach out to Kevin Mulrane:

            • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinmulrane/
            • Podcast link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/addicted-to-growth/id1516222375

            • About Andrew Tran Digital

              Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

              19 min
            • EP34 - MARKETING AND LEADERSHIP: Interview with Kyle Lacy

              This episode talks about leadership and marketing with Lessonly Chief Marketing Officer, Kyle Lacy.

              Kyle is well respected marketing leader having published three books, talking at various marketing summits on a range of topics including: content marketing, collaborative consumption, consumer behavior, email marketing and more.

              Here are the key chapters of our podcast

              • 0:00 - Intro
              • 3:05 - Lessonly during COVID-19 situation regarding the remote training industry
              • 4:30 - The fundamentals in becoming world-class in marketing
              • 4:55 - Why being irrational is a good thing as a marketer
              • 5:20 - Displaying empathy as a marketer
              • 5:48 - Storytelling
              • 7:00 - The process of becoming world-class as a marketer
              • 8:53 - B2B and B2C convergence in marketing - Product led growth
              • 11:19 - Post-COVID era sales-led approach will dominate?
              • 13:24 - How CMOs handle stressful situations
              • 15:50 - Advice to other CMOs on reframing marketing and sales problem
              • 17:45 - Marketing has to be fun 

              • Links to reach out to Kyle Lacy: Kyle to place any relevant links below

                • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kylelacy/

                • About Andrew Tran Digital

                  Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                  21 min
                • EP33 - HOW TO LEAD IN TIMES OF CRISIS: Interview with Ralph Anania

                  How do you develop leadership excellence and instill confidence in your team during this time of change from COVID or geo-political shifts?

                  My latest Point of View show interviews Ralph Anania, an executive and business coach and a successful entrepreneur who's built 31 companies over a 35 year period, and has generated over $2BN in sales. 

                  Our chat introduces how he began his journey as an executive coach and from there we began to talk about specific areas in leadership and resilience.

                  Key chapters in the interview:

                  • 0:00 - Introduction
                  • 2:55 - How did Ralph get into executive coaching in the first place
                  • 5:55 - Why having a business coach is important for stability and growth
                  • 7:01 - What makes a good leader?
                  • 7:41 - The difference between a leader vs a manager?
                  • 8:21 - Coaching leaders out of being a manager
                  • 10:07 - Has COVID-19 has it changed the way leadership is conducted?
                  • 11:16 - What leaders should be doing in COVID-19
                  • 12:20 - How businesses can prepare for a crisis situation
                  • 14:17 - Preparing your mental state for a crisis
                  • 15:35 - Getting your business ready to pivot in COVID-19
                  • 23:39 - Advice for leaders to build resilience in their teams
                  • 25:27 - Investing in your team for success

                  • Links to reach out to Ralph Anania:

                    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ralphanania/ 
                    • Website: https://ralphanania.com/ 
                    • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ralph.anania/ 
                    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/bennysdragons
                    • Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ralphanania    

                    • About Andrew Tran Digital

                      Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                      21 min
                    • EP32 - BUSINESS LEADERSHIP IN ASIA: Interview with Khushboo Nangalia

                      The entrepreneurial journey is long and winding, there's many learnings to be made, how do you develop leadership that will inspire and motivate your team to keep going forward? I interviewed Khushboo Nangalia, a budding marketer, entrepreneur, award-winning marketer and founder of BEYOND99 and LinkedIn influencer,

                      Our chat talked about her agency and how she got started, digital marketing and what makes a good modern digital marker, but I wanted to really dive into leadership and get perspective on the characteristics of a good leader, what her style and advice to others around leadership for a small to medium sized agency.

                      Chapters of the interview:

                      • 0:00 - Introduction
                      • 2:45 - Starting her entrepreneurial journey in Malaysia
                      • 7:20 - What does leadership mean to you?
                      • 11:55 - Following and creating mentors
                      • 12:13 - Developing your leadership style - servitude
                      • 14:38 - Key learnings through leadership journey
                      • 21:55 - Advice to leaders about building leadership resilience

                      • Links to reach out to Khushboo Nangalia:

                        • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khushboonangalia/
                        • Website: https://www.beyond99.com/ 
                        • Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/b99digital 
                        • Twitter: https://twitter.com/B99digital 
                        • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUozcKBxgCXD9WGvL--eiJQ 

                        • About Andrew Tran Digital

                          Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                          27 min
                        • EP031 - WHY EXCEPTIONAL LEADERSHIP IS BUILT THROUGH TRUST: Interview with Dr Brian Harman

                          My next guest is Dr Brian Harman. He is an executive coach and leadership professor based in Los Angeles, California, USA.


                          He teaches around the world at top universities and his work on trust in the field of leadership psychology has been featured by Forbes and in peer-reviewed academic journals.


                          When he is not teaching, he is with his team at Business Management Hallmark. You can also see his incredible collaboration through his LinkedIn profile.


                          My chat with Dr Brian centred around the theme of Trust in the workplace and how to thinking about this for your organization.


                          So, without further adieu, please welcome Dr Brian Harman.


                          Chapters of the interview:

                          0:00 - Introduction

                          3:50 - What is trust?

                          4:46 - Why is building trust so important for organizations?

                          9:12 - How do you start the conversation of trust in an organization?

                          11:11 - The types of executive coaching

                          13:43 - Advice to leaders trying to implement a culture of trust


                          Links to reach out to Dr Brian Harman

                          • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianmharman/
                          • Website: www.bmhallmark.com

                          • Book Recommendations

                            • Trust Factor by Neuroscientist Paul Zak - https://amzn.to/33Lw5DW
                            • The SPEED of Trust: The One Thing That Changes Everything by Stephen M. R. Covey - https://amzn.to/3lvUO5d

                            • About Andrew Tran Digital

                              Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                              18 min
                            • EP030 - Creating Leadership Excellence in Asia: Interview with Angeline Yee, Organisational Expert Coach

                              Angeline Yee, is an organisational coach with over 18 years of experience helping organisation leaders, teams and individuals overcome mental, emotional & having a sustainable positive change from negative behavioural issues. 

                              She’s active on LinkedIn and has spoken about her work on various public platforms. And fun fact, she is a certified clinical hypnotherapist!

                              During the interview Angeline mentioned various statistics which really shines a light around the importance of organisational, executive and individual coaching to improve business operations and ultimately serving the customer better. 


                              Chapters of the episode

                              • 0:00 - Introduction
                              • 3:44 - Why leadership training is so important right now?
                              • 8:48 - What creates challenger leaders?
                              • 13:52 - Challenges organisations face in adopting this approach?
                              • 18:00 - The process to enable executives to be more effective as leaders
                              • 26:25 - Advice for leaders in effective communication

                              • 1. Willis Towers Watson Covid-19 Employee Pulse Survey : https://bit.ly/30ga263

                                2. Xpert HR Survey : https://bit.ly/3cAJ4em

                                3. World Health Organisation ROI : https://bit.ly/33aLrlc

                                4. Business Purpose Statistics : https://bit.ly/3kMRLoK

                                5. Purpose-Driven Companies Evolve Faster : https://bit.ly/343W9Jj

                                6. Most Millennials Work for Purpose-Driven Companies : https://bit.ly/2FZfun8

                                 

                                Links to reach out to Angeline Yee:

                                • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelineyee/ 
                                • Website: https://www.InspiredLifeInternational.com 
                                • Facebook: https://www.Facebook.com/GarYan.Angeline 

                                • About Andrew Tran Digital

                                  Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov

                                  30 min
                                • EP029 - LINKEDIN SECRETS TO BUILD YOUR 6-7 FIGURE SALES: Interview with Jess Hartono

                                  Jess is a B2B LinkedIn leads specialist, entrepreneur, business coach with years of experience working both in agency and client side organizations. 

                                  Living in Bali but growing up in Brisbane before taking her talents to Sydney, Jess is now honing her skills to help various startups, entrepreneurs, coaches and direct sellers improve their presence and reach. 

                                  Our conversation followed our theme over the last few episodes on business sales and with Jess and her business focussing on LinkedIn lead generation, I was curious to find out more around her knowledge and also getting some tips to improve your B2B sales via LinkedIn marketing.

                                  In this episode you will learn:  

                                  • 0:00 - Intro to Jess and her career 
                                  • 09:45 - The selling style of using LinkedIn 
                                  • 13:40 - Why It’s important to create various strategies based on your audience persona (or archetypes) 
                                  • 14:28 - How LinkedIn has changed the way we use it for marketing  
                                  • 17:32 - How to optimize your LinkedIn marketing for COVID19 
                                  • 19:25 - The tips and tricks to level-up and improve your game via LinkedIn 
                                  • 23:21 - How long should your LinkedIn video be? 
                                  • 24:41 - Advice to LinkedIn selling 101
                                  • So, without further adieu, please welcome Jess Hartono.


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                                      Links to reach out to Jess Hartono:

                                      Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jesshartono/

                                      Website: www.jdleadsonline.com or https://www.linkednrevenuegeneratingmachine.com


                                      About Andrew Tran Digital

                                      Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov Or connect via LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                                      29 min
                                    • EP028 - HOW COMMUNICATION IMPROVES YOUR SELLING: Interview with Ravi Rajani

                                      How communication is so important when it comes to improving your sales and closing your deals. 

                                      My next guest is Ravi Rajani. He’s a coach who’s developed his sales skills from the trading floor of Citibank in London, through to building a robust and effective sales team for Europe’s number 1 travel tech firm, Fly Now Pay Later.

                                      After years of acting in theatre, appearing on live TV & radio, and delivering presentations in the world of investment banking and startups, Ravi focuses on helping business leaders become confident speakers so they can deliver impactful presentations that sell.

                                      We talked about

                                      • Authenticity as a communicator to help you build rapport with your audience
                                      • His methodology around effective communication and sales and,
                                      • 3 practical tips that will help you pitch from the boardroom doors to the salesroom floor. 
                                      • So, without further adieu, please welcome Ravi Rajani.

                                        Chapter links for this interview: 

                                        • 0:00 - Introduction 
                                        • 4:43 - How did Ravi Rajani get started 
                                        • 5:35 - How Ravi got into sales leadership - The importance of delivery (communication) 
                                        • 7:11 - Creating world class communication impact for your presentation 
                                        • 8:55 - Process for effective communication 
                                        • 14:02 - What is your sales style? How to be effective in sales 
                                        • 19:00 - How has your sales style changed through time? 
                                        • 24:20 - 2 tips to sell your product/service/idea in a powerful way
                                        • Reach out to Ravi Rajani via Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ravirajani/

                                          About Andrew Tran Digital

                                          Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov or connect on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrewtrandigital/

                                          31 min
                                        • EP027 - HOW TO START SELLING B2B: Interview with sales & training expert David Masover

                                          My next guest is David Masover, he’s a 30-year veteran of B2B sales, has written several books and eBooks mostly around sales process and management effectiveness, hosts a podcast called Driving B2B Sales Revenue and works as an independent sales coach and consultant.

                                          David posts a ton of great content on LinkedIn so it’s easy to find him there or you can learn more and connect with him at his web site, www.davidmasover.com.

                                          Key points of the interview: 

                                          • 0:00 - Introduction, David's background, LinkedIn focus for his business 
                                          • 5:14 - What is David's B2B selling style? - Solving problems 
                                          • 9:57 - What makes David's B2B selling style effective 
                                          • 16:16 - Advice for CEOs/Executive Management: How to sell your idea to senior board level
                                          • Links to reach out to David Masover:

                                            • Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/masover/
                                            • Website: https://davidmasover.com/
                                            • Podcast: https://davidmasover.com/podcast/
                                            • About Andrew Tran Digital

                                              Andrew Tran (AT) Digital is an independent marketing consultant, strategist and podcaster helping brands navigate the challenges in their market to perform better, realise their brand’s purpose and develop value to their customers. For more information, please visit the website - https://www.andrewtran.asia/pov

                                              22 min

                                            About Point of View (POV) Business Podcast by Andrew Tran

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                                            Hosted by Andrew Tran, and aimed at business professionals in leadership and management, Point of View (POV) is a series that interviews experts in their field with advice to help you lead and inspire those around you.