A Conversation with Colin Coggins & Garrett Brown – Two of the World’s Foremost Experts on Sales & Sales Mindset.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
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 selling themselves, their ideas, or their products. Yet when people hear the word "sales" they think of an…

 

A Conversation with Substack Co-Founder, Hamish McKenzie.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Hamish McKenzie is co-founder of subscription publishing start-up Substack and author of Insane Mode: How Elon Musk’s Tesla Sparked an Electric Revolution to End the Age of Oil (November 2018). In recent years, he has been the lead writer for Tesla, an advisor to Kik, a tech reporter, and a…

 

A Conversation with Barry Jay, Founder of BARRY’S, on Entrepreneurship, Building a Movement, Succession & Success.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
It was 1998 when Barry’s first opened its doors in West Hollywood with an innovative new offering in fitness, combining HIIT interval training in a group setting. One part strength, one part cardio, 100% Barry Jay. This first site was founded by Barry Stich (Barry Jay) with help from his…

 

A Conversation with Dr. Joshua N. Weiss, One of the World’s Foremost Negotiation Experts.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Dr. Joshua N. Weiss is one of the world’s foremost experts in negotiation. He is co-founder of the Global Negotiation Initiative at Harvard University and a Senior Fellow at the Harvard Negotiation Project. He is also the Director and creator of the Master of Science degree in Leadership and Negotiation…

 

A Conversation with WHOOP Founder & CEO, Will Ahmed.

March 14th, 2026 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Will Ahmed is the Founder and CEO of WHOOP, which has developed next generation wearable technology for optimizing human performance and health. WHOOP members include professional athletes, Fortune 500 CEOs, fitness enthusiasts, military personnel, frontline workers, and a broad range of people looking to improve their performance. WHOOP has raised…

 

A Conversation with Christopher Payne, President of DoorDash.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
DoorDash is a remarkable business. Founded in 2013, the business now has millions of monthly active users, across 27 countries, who utilise the services of millions of Dashers on the platform to get, ‘restaurants and more, delivered to their door.’ DoorDash is empowering a whole new economic model - In…

 

Ideaflow – Why Creative Businesses Win – A Conversation with Jeremy Utley & Perry Klebahn of Stanford’s renowned Hasso Plattner Institute of Design

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
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 novel solutions to any given problem. Your ideaflow is the most crucial business metric that you've never considered.…

 

The Power of Unwavering Focus; A Conversation with Dandapani, Hindu Priest, Entrepreneur & Former Monk.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Dandapani is a Hindu priest, entrepreneur and a former monk of 10 years. After graduating university with a degree in Electrical Engineering he left it all behind to become a Hindu monk under the guidance of one of Hinduism’s foremost spiritual leaders of our time, Sivaya Subramuniyaswami. For 10 years…

 

Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone (Even Difficult People) – A Conversation with Amy Gallo.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Work relationships can be hard. The stress of dealing with difficult people dampens our creativity and productivity, degrades our ability to think clearly and make sound decisions, and causes us to disengage. We might lie awake at night worrying, withdraw from work, or react in ways we later regret—rolling our…

 

A Conversation with Dame Stephanie Shirley CH, Computing Pioneer, Entrepreneur & Philanthropist.

September 18th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
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, have produced a lifetime of exceptional achievements. Dame Stephanie’s story begins with her 1939 arrival in Britain as…

 

Designing Company Culture to Connect with Purpose: A Conversation with Melissa Daimler, Chief Learning Officer & UDEMY & Former Executive at WeWork & Twitter.

September 19th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
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 culture – one focused on behaviours, processes and practices – and integrate it with the company’s purpose and…