Bernard Marr is an international best-selling author, keynote speaker, futurist, and strategic business and technology advisor. The AMBITION Podcast caught up with him to gain his perspective on the topic of AI and its implications for the future of commerce and Business Schools.

This episode of The AMBITION Podcast features interviews with Joël McConnell, Executive Director of Marketing, Recruitment and Admissions at Imperial College Business School, Imperial College London, and Sarah Seedsman, Executive Director, Engagement, Insights and Consulting at Media Minds Global. Joël shares his perspective on equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and why organisations should be investing in EDI. Sarah then shares some relevant insights on the powers of social media and how Business Schools can leverage their social media channels for success when they communicate to all stakeholders.

In this episode of The AMBITION Podcast we hear from Sharon Cunningham, Co-founder of Shorla Pharma LTD, and Stephanie Mullins, Managing Head of Practice at BlueSky Education. As the winner of AMBA & BGA's Entrepreneurial Venture Award 2020, Sharon shares her own perspective of completing her MBA at UCD Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School and the innovation that led to her creation of her company. Stephanie tackles the challenging issue of how Business Schools can communicate their distinctive attributes to the press.

The AMBITION Podcast has landed. Season one begins with an in-depth interview with Will Dawes, former Research and Insight manager at AMBA. Will discusses his career background and research findings from AMBA's latest ground-breaking research into technology in management education and outward-looking business strategies, and 'the business of Business Schools'.

Paul Kearns wrote a game-changing article for AMBA's magazine AMBITION back in November 2018 about the need to re-think the purpose of capitalism and the corporation. It also called for a complete re-design of the MBA to shift into a total stakeholder value way of teaching. We caught up with Paul to find out how his research had expanded since the article was published, and how his organisation the Maturity Institute was working with organisations to nurture more sustainable business models.

Josep Franch, Dean of ESADE Business School, and AMBA & BGA board member, shares his experiences of how ESADE Business School has continued to thrive during the challenging times caused by Covid-19, and outlines some of the innovative strategies the school is putting in place to continue to provide a word-class experience for students.

The importance of soft skills and behavioural strengths, in both admissions and student development within programs, is becoming increasingly recognised. During this special edition of The AMBITION Podcast, sponsored by ETS, Jay Bryant Strategic Advisor and Liaison for ETS to the Business Schools in the Western and Midwestern US, hosts a discussion on assessing behavioural strengths for Business Schools. Jay is joined by Dr Patrick Kyllonen, Distinguished Presidential Appointee at ETS, and Paula Amorim, Head of Admissions at IESE.

Ian Hawkings is Director of Business School Services at Carrington Crisp and a person with his ear close to the ground in terms of trends and issues in business education. Ian outlines his views about the future of the higher education sector and whether he thinks that Business Schools are evolving their offerings enough to keep up with the wants and needs of both students and their future employers. In this episode we are also joined by Harry Tucker – which is a name which you might recognise from Dragons Den. He is the entrepreneur behind P L A N E industries. Harry details his journey from the Den to where he is today, the creative mindset that led to the growth of his organisation, and his opinions on why sustainability is so central to him and the business.

Ben Renshaw started his career as a violinist but nine books later, he has established himself firmly as an expert on personal development. Ben focuses on unlocking people's potential to be the best they can be. We spoke to Ben about his new book Being: The Six Principles for Leading in an Age of Fast Change, as well as how managers can lead their teams to success, especially in the time of remote working. Ben also shared his advice on how to unleash your passion and discover your purpose. He offers encouragement on how to reach your goals: be happy and let being the person you want to be, guide you towards your ambitions.