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
Thought Economics

 

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
Thought Economics

 

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
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April 12th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International. Terry was captured in Beirut in 1987, and held captive for almost five years (nearly four of which were in solitary confinement). No information on his whereabouts or survival reaching the wider world for over four years.…
12-04-2024 9:44:51
Thought Economics

 

April 3rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Dr. Daniel Amen, one of the world’s most influential experts on brain health and mental health. We discuss his mission to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health, and look at the practical ways we all need to think about brain…
03-04-2024 15:51:38
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March 4th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts (EA). Trip is often credited as having sparked the creation of the modern gaming industry, with EA now being valued at almost $38bn and being home to some of the most influential games ever made. In this conversation…
04-03-2024 9:29:39
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April 10th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Elaine Lin Hering about the role and power of silence in having more authentic conversations, foster inclusive spaces and amplify all voices. As Elaine notes, “…only by unlearning silence can we fully unleash talent, speak our minds, and be more complete versions of ourselves...…
10-04-2024 15:08:06
Thought Economics