In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Rajeev Kapur, President & CEO of 1105 Media, author of the book Chasing Greatness, and a seasoned executive who has managed three successful exits valued at over 60 mil. USD. They talk about how to develop better commercial and go-to-market strategies, how to market more effectively to Gen Z consumers, and how to overcome Imposter Syndrome on Boards.

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio talks with Shimi Shah, an independent Non-Executive Director at the UK's Royal Mint. Shimi is Chairperson at Miratech and Carousel Solutions Group Ltd. and is also co-founder of NEDx. Andrea and Shimi discuss how to create high-impact boards, how best to measure their impact, and how to migrate from NED to Board Chairperson roles.

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Bill Best, a business executive who has had a successful 40-year plus career holding a variety of senior roles and who is a seven-time Ironman finisher. Bill currently operates his own advisory and consulting company, Garrett Lanes Advisors, and he serves as COO and Partner at Regal Holdings in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Bill spoke about how to balance soft skills and hard skills, how to transform your company culture, and how to be an effective storyteller.

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at Henley Business School, University of Reading in the UK and emeritus professor at Cranfield University School of Management. Andrew has published 32 books, over 200 journal articles and 18 monographs. He talks about the renewed role of the Chairperson, about leadership traits, and about the main challenges Boards face today.

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Carmen Wee, a global C-suite HR Leader with over 25 years of international business experience at a number of tech companies such as SAP, Ariba and AVEVA. She is also a Board Member at HTX (the Home Team Science & Technology Agency of Singapore). Andrea and Carmen talk about the “People Factor” on Boards, how to better hire and retain talent, and what can we learn from Asia when it comes to Environment, Social Governance (ESG) and Diversity & Inclusion (D&I).

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Chris Rolfe, CEO at CR Advisory. Chris is an executive with 20+ years of international experience across operations and advisory (15 of which have been at the CEO/Director level in companies such as Virgin Active South Africa, Mobilitrix, and GoBeyond). Chris and Andrea talk about how to finance innovation, how to avoid the most common traps when funding growth, and how to jump from a corporate career to one in Private Equity. Enjoy!

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Lance Laubach, partner at Essentia Advisory Partners, former CEO of CapSpyre and VAB member, to talk about the what are the key characteristics of good Advisors from the point of view of CEOs, how to advise companies in different sectors, and how to establish trust in Board relationships. Enjoy!

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Shane Dempsey, Head of Human Resources at Thomson Reuters Enterprise Center, advisor to start-ups and VAB member, to talk about the the peculiarities of advising Start-ups, and about how to develop flexibility in Boards. Enjoy!

All this and more in this first episode of the VAB Podcast. Check out VAB at www.virtualadvisoryboard.co.uk

Host: Andrea Iorio @aiorio_br

Guest: Shane Dempsey

Produced by Podcast Lab (www.podcastlab.com.br)

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Andrew Hart, CEO at Cargostore Worldwide, advisor with a 25+ years career in Africa and a VAB member, to talk about the implications of the current logistics crisis for Boards, and about how you can leverage on an international career to become “board-ready”. All this and more in this episode of the VAB Podcast. Enjoy!

In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Christos Tsolkas, a business advisor who has held executive positions at Philip Morris across the globe for more than a decade. He is author of the book "The Gift of Crisis" and host of the podcast "Executive Mentoring”. Andrea spoke with Christos about how crises can be a “gift” and give leaders the chance to reinvent their businesses. They also discussed how Boards are subject to biases when it’s time to make decisions and what to do in order to avoid those biases.

All this and more in this first episode of the VAB Podcast. Check out VAB at www.virtualadvisoryboard.co.uk

Host: Andrea Iorio @aiorio_br

Guest: Christos Tsolkas @christos.tsolkas

Produced by Podcast Lab (www.podcastlab.com.br)