Win Building

When she is not helping boards and global companies drive their innovation and strategic agendas to craft more beautiful experiences for their users, Mafalda paints the world in Japanese ink (sumi) and creates her own objects of beauty.

Here are some of the things we talk about in this episode of the podcast:
1. Knowing your vision, and the core value leading Mafalda's personal journey – creativity
2. Learning as a lifelong habit, and how winning that “big goal” once boosts your confidence
for attempting to win, time and again
3. Evolving priorities at company board level, and some of the challenges ahead
4. How the principles of Japanese ink painting practice are relevant in a business context, and
as a board member
5. Mafalda's lifelong connection to art, and how it led her to Japan

You can find out more and buy Mafalda's art here: https://mafaldatenente.com/

Sofia was my manager for about 3 years during my time with EF. She is an amazing woman and shares her insights on role-models, competition, ambition and achieving in business.
It was genuinely one of my favourite conversations so far... as well as having been my boss, Sofia is also someone I consider a great friend!

You can watch the video of the episode here: https://youtu.be/ajKRhVzxBuo

Check out Sofia's podcast here: https://poddtoppen.se/podcast/1521791512/rat-race-din-guide-i-ekorrhjulet (Swedish mostly!)

Renee is awesome and has set up a couple of amazing companies. Parents (and uncles/auntys etc) - Check out https://curiosity-box.net/

We speak about activating curiosity, science and Renee shares her thoughts on running a modern company and her somewhat unconventional and inspiring path to getting there.

You can watch the video of the episode here: https://youtu.be/PdxsEjh0bBY

Thanks for listening!

Find all about Luca including his awesome podcast here: https://lucasitaly.com/

Find the video of the podcast here if you are interested: https://youtu.be/G5nHVR8LYEA

Luca is a great friend and former colleague who I have worked closely with and got to know very well. He loves Italy, he is an awesome chef and he is also a very nerdy and interesting historian! This has combined to have him develop a brilliant blog and podcast.

Thanks so much for listening!

Find all you need here at his website: https://www.bendelahaye.com/ subscribe to his Youtube, Podcast and follow him on Twitter!
Find the video here: https://youtu.be/jGz6a7KO1kU

Ben is an old colleague of mine and we went to the same business school. We share a lot in common, especially deep interest in how people operate at their best.

His podcast “Superpower of confidence” has already had some awesome guests speaking about the intricacies of gaining and sustaining confidence and the potential pitfalls and challenges that come along with it.

Ben and I had a great conversation over a glass of wine once our kids were asleep! He also shares with me a very personal challenge that he himself was faced with. I am concerned that this may trigger some people. Therefore, should you need help, please either reach out to Ben or I, or call a helpline. You can find most countries support lines here: http://www.suicide.org/international-suicide-hotlines.html
Thanks for listening.. and reading all this.. You're awesome! :)

Check out Carmina's business at https://hipekids.com/
Youtube video is here: https://youtu.be/D0TWKMfso3g

Carmina is an awesome energy bomb who has worked for a long time teaching English to all different types of people young and old. She has founded her second company Hipe Kids after winning a Hackathon competition and she now runs the company being based in both the south of France and the south of England.

I love her postive and solution oriented approach to life!
Thanks for listening!

Find Rory here: http://www.roaringberry.com/

and here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roryberry15/

Rory is a certified coach and is now helping people achieve their dreams through the lens of play, mindfulness and focus
"Busy does not equal productive" and "This year is helping us put the human back into humanity" are two of the points he made that resonated so well with me!
He is yet another awesome human and I am so happy that he agreed to come on the podcast!

Competitive and unbelievably driven, Marnie has some very special qualities and it was an honour to have an in-depth chat with her on her journey and relationship to 'winning'.

Marnie has founded multiple companies including Sporty Minis, MyBizAcademy and Sportsfit. She has also taught young people PE and has also coached high-level athletes. She has also competed at the highest level in both Indoor Netball (Nets) and Touch Rugby, representing England in both on an international level.
She now divides her time between all these businesses alongside business coaching, co-hostng the podcast @inspiringnurseries, mummying and of course, continuing her pursuit of sporting excellence.

I am so grateful that Angela spent her time on the podcast to discuss what winning means to her, how she has experienced success herself and how she has observed the success of others throughout her fascinating career.

Go check out and subscribe to her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQVrnXda5iWiEX-RwYxhEA

Her linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawycheung/

Angela has worked with some of the best known content companies including 9 years at Disney as Regional Director of Production, Head of Production at FremantleMedia Asia and senior producer at MTV. With that work she also had the fortune to work alongside some incredible talent, like Dwayne Johnson, Jacky Chan, Peter Jackson, David Hasselhoff, Britney Spears, Angela Baby, The Muppets and the legends known as The Wiggles.

Her workshops and speeches regularly graded amongst the most popular among audiences at NYU, Northwestern, GeorgeTown University.

Easily one of my favorite conversations with an amazing and awesome woman.
Founder of non-profit Bridging Mind and Body (https://bridgingmindandbody.org/), educator and visual artist. Her fields of particular interest and expertise include Expressive Arts, Yoga, meditation, teaching, and of course being a mom!
An all-around incredible lady and I got to talk to her in-depth about her thoughts around the art world and relating it back to the win-building concept, how finding value and worth, especially in the arts is so tough and how she has helped people to find their way.
We touched on the importance of understanding your self and your behaviours and responses to the external forces that challenge us all.