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Ajaz Ahmed: AKQA Founder on Design & Innovation
In this interview I speak to Ajaz Ahmed, Founder & CEO of AKQA, a design & innovation agency who now employee over 7,000 people in 50 countries - and work with more…
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Business & Economics
Brian Smith on Building UGG Into a Billion Dollar Brand
From the sandy beaches of Australia to the bustling walkways of international fashion, Brian Smith has masterfully navigated his entrepreneurial journey with audacity, resilience, and a surfer's spirit. Born with an insatiable…
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Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown on Sales Mindset
What if the greatest salespeople on the planet are the opposite of who you think they are? Everyone sells, every day. It's why the most successful people are better than most at…
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Dr. Marshall Goldsmith: America’s #1 Executive Coach
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith, a New York Times #1 bestselling author, has written or edited 51 books which have sold over 3 million copies, been translated into 32 languages, and become bestsellers in…
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Mike Evans on Building GrubHub From $140 to $7B
Mike Evans is the founder of GrubHub. Hungry and tired one night, Mike wanted a pizza, but getting a pizza was a pain in the neck. He didn’t want to call a…
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Ideaflow – Why Creative Businesses Win
The single best way to have a great idea is to produce lots of ideas. The number of new ideas your organization can produce is a metric for its ability to generate…
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Mitch Lowe: Netflix Co-Founder & Redbox Pioneer
Mitch Lowe has been a leader in some of the most influential and disruptive companies in the entertainment business. Mitch never graduated from high school. After a youth spent smuggling goods and…
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Dame Stephanie Shirley: Computing Pioneer & Philanthropist
Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, also known as Steve, is a workplace revolutionary and successful IT entrepreneur turned ardent venture philanthropist. At 88 years old, her story has many strands which, woven together,…
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Reggie Fils-Aimé: Disrupting Gaming & Success
Reggie Fils-Aimé is a gaming legend. He was President & COO of Nintendo of America Inc, and from his humble childhood as the son of Haitian immigrants fleeing a dictatorship, he rose…
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Melissa Daimler on Designing Company Culture
In ReCulturing: Design Your Company Culture to Connect with Strategy and Purpose for Lasting Success, Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer of Udemy, argues that it’s crucial to take a systems approach to…
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Hakan Bulgurlu: Everest, Climate & Corporate Leadership
In May 2019, Hakan Bulgurlu - CEO of Arçelik, one of the largest white goods manufacturers in the world - became one of a few thousand individuals to have reached the summit of Mount Everest. His…
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Ousman Umar: Ghana to Europe Journey at 12
Ousman Umar is a shaman’s son, born in a small village in Ghana, and his mother died giving birth to him. The traditions of the Wala tribe dictate that this means the…