Unvarnished Business

Episode 06 features Valeria Maltoni, a popular writer, speaker and business advisor, whose work has appeared in Fast Company, Forbes, Business Week, Inc., Advertising Age and other A-list publications. AdAge has ranked her blog, Conversation Agent in the top thirty on their Power 150 Top Marketing blogs in the world for three consecutive years.

A linguist, she has spent the past eighteen years studying digital culture and human behavior.

In this thoughtful conversation she shares her origin story, building community at Fast Company before the platforms we use today existed and how cultural differences influence how we connect and communicate.

John Bunting, Founder and CEO of Beeso Studio in Omaha, Nebraska is a disciplined and creative thinker and entrepreneur. In this episode he shares what makes a good founder, the keys to a successful startup, the importance of collaboration and much more. If you're a founder or are thinking of starting a company, this is for you.

Deb Ayerst represents some of the top multi disciplinary artists in the country from environmental to motion, music and photography. She's enjoyed a long career as a self-employed artist's agent and talks about what it takes to survive and thrive when the only constant is change. Especially now.

Accomplished Sales Director and audio industry veteran Ian Morrish talks about his sales career, connecting with integrity and giving back through his charity Together For Cinema.

Two polymaths go deep on how virtual reality and spatial storytelling shape who we are and how we share. And the potential to connect us all as one world.

Graeme Harrison is one of the most passionate and curious business leaders I've had the opportunity to work for and with. After leaving the chemical industry for pursuing his passion in music, he's enjoyed a storied career in the audio industry. In his nearly 27 years at Biamp he led 40 times growth by building and leading sales, marketing and product management.

Now in his next act as Vice President and General Manager for Bluesound professional, he leads a start-up within a larger group of companies. Hear Graeme talk about his creative muses and sources of inspiration that make him a better decision maker and top business leader.