February 10th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL

In this interview I speak to Nissan Formula E Team Principal, Tommaso Volpe. Formula E is the world’s sole all-electric single-seater FIA World Championship and provides an elite motorsports platform for automotive manufacturers to accelerate EV innovation while delivering races in the heart of some of the world’s most iconic…

10-02-2025 10:01:55
Thought Economics

 

January 30th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Dr. Laurie Santos, one of the world’s foremost experts on happiness and human cognition. Laurie is the Chandrika and Ranjan Tandon Professor of Psychology and Head of Silliman College at Yale University and host of The Happiness Lab, one of the most popular podcasts…
30-01-2025 11:16:24
Thought Economics

 

December 18th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Dr. Martha Beck, PhD, bestselling author, coach, and speaker. She has spent a lifetime offering powerful, practical, and entertaining teachings that help people improve every aspect of their lives. Martha holds three Harvard degrees in social science, and Oprah Winfrey has called her “one…
18-12-2024 9:18:45
Thought Economics

 

November 19th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Rory Sutherland, Vice Chairman of Ogilvy and one of the world’s foremost experts in marketing, branding & human behaviour. We discuss how a deep understanding of human psychology and behaviour has enabled some of the world's most successful brands to succeed.
19-11-2024 10:58:57
Thought Economics

 

February 10th, 2025 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Danny Morel - life coach and spiritual leader, guiding millions globally to awaken, heal, and transform their lives. He leads his audiences through profound internal transformations, healing lifelong limiting beliefs and dismantling protective inner barriers that prevent abundance from entering their lives. His mission is to…
10-02-2025 10:09:56
Thought Economics

 

October 25th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Sir Laurie Bristow, former UK Ambassador to Azerbaijan, Russia and Afghanistan. We discuss the role of diplomacy in our world, the role of diplomats in global peace and security, and what we can learn from when diplomacy goes right, and when it goes wrong.
25-10-2024 19:40:38
Thought Economics

 

October 8th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Professor Marc Brackett, one of the world’s foremost experts in the science and psychology of emotion. Marc is the founding director of the Yale Centre for Emotional Intelligence, and author of the international best-selling book, Permission to Feel. In this powerful discussion, Marc helps…
08-10-2024 10:04:28
Thought Economics

 

October 4th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Professor Karthik Ramanna, one of the world’s foremost experts on governance and leadership in crisis. We discuss the reasons why our world feels so outraged- and how leaders can build resilient organisations which can make sense of outrage, turn down the temperature, progress through…
04-10-2024 14:23:44
Thought Economics

 

September 12th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to one of the world's most experienced kidnap-for-ransom negotiators, Scott Walker, who has successfully resolved over 300 life-or-death crises, facing down gang leaders, pirates, cyberhackers, and extortionists. Scott spent 16 years as a Scotland Yard detective engaged in counter-terrorism and kidnapping operations. He left the…
12-09-2024 12:20:55
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August 26th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Cady Coleman, a former NASA Astronaut & Retired US Air Force Colonel with more than 180 days in space including two shuttle missions and a six-month expedition to the International Space Station. In our conversation, we discuss the learnings we can take for our…
26-08-2024 14:52:21
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July 23rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
Mike Maples Jr. is a co-founding Partner at Floodgate.  He has been on the Forbes Midas List eight times in the last decade and was also named a “Rising Star” by FORTUNE and profiled by Harvard Business School for his lifetime contributions to entrepreneurship. Before becoming a full-time investor, Mike was…
23-07-2024 8:59:00
Thought Economics