Does the brain help or hinder our attempts to change? I am talking with Prof. Dr. Fadil Citaku on this very subject. He is a professor of Leadership and Emotional Intelligence at theAcademy of Leadership Sciences Switzerland (ALSS). He is the founder and CEO of the ALSS, the founder and director of the graduate program  Doctorate in Medical Education (DME) and professor of PhD program in Medical Education.  Prof.Çitaku has been teaching in graduate and postgraduate programs for more than 23...

Today's episode will be a little different. I started this podcast in February 2022. Back then, this podcast was finding its voice. It began with audio-only episodes, a small but dedicated community, and a humble number of subscribers. Fast forward to today, and we've expanded our reach to 50 countries, topping the podcast charts several times in careers sections in Bulgaria, Singapore, and Hong Kong.   Throughout each episode, I've asked all my extraordinary guests one vital question: What...

Today, I am excited to have Hedwige Nuyens, the CEO of the International Banking Federation and a prominent leader in the world of international banking, on our show. With over 37 years of experience in board and C-level roles, Hedwige has honed her expertise in strategy, risk, finance, compliance, regulatory, and digital transformation. But beyond her impressive professional achievements, Hedwige is also a passionate advocate for gender diversity. She serves as the Chair of European Women on...

This time, I have swapped roles and become the guest in my own podcast. I am an ex-banker, working at Citibank for 21 years. Ex Regional COO for Asia for Treasury and Trade Solutions, a division called "the jewel in the crown". I covered 16 countries in my last job; two of them were China and India.  And then, in 2021, I quit my job and moved the family to Europe to start a completely different life and a portfolio career.  I discuss my story with a guest host Eric Sim, another...

Ben Legg, the CEO and co-founder of The Portfolio Collective, is a skilled technology CEO, engineer, author, and former COO of Google Europe. Today he is focused on helping thousands of entrepreneurs to flourish - through hands-on mentoring, team building, consulting, investing, fundraising, board roles and career coaching.This episode caters to individuals at every stage of their careers, from graduates to mid and senior-level professionals, in both corporate and entrepreneurial...

She is leading Singpost, which is amongst the world's Top 10 Postal Service operators. Before that, she worked for Changi airport, which has been named the “world's best airport” for a record 12th time. I am privileged to have her as my guest Here is what we spoke about: (01:23) Intro (02:40) Su Yin's childhood, upbringing and joining the navy (07:38) Being a commanding officer of a ship vs corporate exec (09:53) Key skills and qualities learned in the navy (11:37) From the navy...

What do you get when you cross aeronautical engineering and a beekeeper?   Well…you will get our next guest – Sergey Petrov.   Join us as he takes us on an exciting journey from purely engineering work to tackling one of the biggest threats to our food supply - the extinction of bees.   And get ready to be inspired!   Here is what we spoke about:   (01:07) Intro (02:10) Sergey’s childhood, why he became an engineer (03: 31) First job (05:16) The engineering years (09:00) The moment when he...

Kajal's journey from a dentist to a jewellery designer is nothing short of remarkable. After 10 years of working in the more conventional career of dentistry, Kajal had the courage to step out of her comfort zone and make a profound change. With sheer dedication and hard work, she honed her skills and unleashed her creativity to establish "Kajal Naina Fine Jewellery" in January 2017. Since then, her brand has been going from strength to strength. Today, apart from her hugely successful...

Today we don’t have one but two guests. I'm delighted to introduce Anna Wong and Ines Gafsi, the co-founders of Female Entrepreneurs Worldwide (FEW), Asia-Pacific's largest platform for female founders with a growing community of over 20,000 members. Eight years ago, Anna and Ines took a leap of faith and left their traditional careers to start FEW. Since then, they've helped hundreds of women entrepreneurs scale their companies. But they didn't stop there. They also founded the FEW...

Hi everyone and welcome to Episode 25 of the Change is Possible podcast.  My guest is Simon Clarke. He is a Managing Director with Citibank Private bank, and his career spans 38 years.   You know how in the last several years people started to look for more meaning and flexibility. Many are looking for a career change. In this environment, Simon seems to have found a balance and purpose and enjoys his work and life.  Also, he has amassed 57000 people following on LinkedIn where he shares...

This is episode 24 and my guest today is an amazing young lady - Karolina Attspodina. She started her career in the digital marketing space, then founded her first company in the events industry, sold it, and started advising and mentoring startups around the world. Today she is the CEO and co-founder of a solar tech startup, We Do Solar. The company offers a smart balcony solar solution that can help people lower their dependence on grid energy while reducing their CO2 footprint by up to...

Hi everyone, Happy New Year! I hope you had a great festive season. I am excited to start the new year with my next guest - Dr. Elizabeth Lindsey. She  is the first Polynesian Explorer and female Fellow in the history of  the National Geographic Society. A cultural anthropologist and  award-winning filmmaker, she travels worldwide as a conservationist of  indigenous wisdom and an advocate for social, environmental and  cultural justice. Her keen insights and first-hand accounts  from the...

Hi, this is episode 22 of the “Change is a possible podcast”  and our last episode  for this year. My guest today is Mark Ross. He is one of these forever curious and interesting people who has made many unexpected and non-traditional career changes. But let’s start from the beginning – he is one of 13 children! As a child and young adult, he was not even thinking about a career, he wanted to be an entrepreneur; he was always thinking about different ways to make money and how to come up...

Hi everyone, this is episode 21 of the "Change is possible" podcast.  Let me introduce you to my guest today – Stella Kasdagli. She is the former editor-in-chief of Cosmopolitan magazine in Greece. And following over ten years of working there, Stella realized she needed to make a career change. During this period, she co-founded Women On Top as a side hustle. Today it is a non-profit organization for the professional development of women and gender equality in the public sphere. Stella is...

Hello, hello, and welcome to episode 20 of the Change is Possible podcast.  I can’t wait to introduce you to my guest today - Augusto Rozo. He is one of those people for whom change is a way of life. Augusto was 19 when he first moved to NYC. At 22, he was in Barcelona and started his first company with only $80. Eventually, the business took him around the world, selling his products, building fascinating connections, and discovering opportunities. While in his twenties, he also learned...

Hi everyone, my guest today is Paul McVeigh. He started his career in football and became a Premier League and International football player for Tottenham Hotspur, Norwich City, and Northern Ireland.  Paul competed with and against the best players  in the world on a daily basis , and this is what shaped his methodology of high performance.  He has a unique combination of reaching the pinnacle of elite sport as well as being the first Premier League footballer to qualify with a Master’s...

Jay Shaw is an entrepreneur with over 20 years of  experience in the IT industry and experience on both corporate and  non-profit organization boards. He had a very unusual start to his career – he was a commercial fisherman for 10 years. After that, he became an English teacher in China. Jay  co-founded and served as CEO of NetDimensions, a technology company  acquired in 2017 after listing on the London Stock Exchange AIM. He is  currently the CEO of Praxonomy, a UK-based software company...

My guest today is Naveed Sultan. He is a recognized banking industry leader who built a career at Citibank spanning almost 30 years.  His career is truly amazing. He has led multi-billion dollar global businesses working with most Fortune 500 global companies, banks, asset managers, and insurance companies in over 120 countries. He was the chairman of the Institutional Clients Group in Citi, and in this role, Naveed led Citi's Digital Policy, Strategy, and Advisory Practice for all types of...

My guest today is Sonia Wedrychowicz . She came from a family of lawyers but didn’t want to become one herself – she wanted to travel. She found out that in the Warsaw School of Economics, there was a program called International trade, and she knew that if she studied trade, she would sign international contracts on behalf of Poland with foreign countries. That was close enough to her dream to travel, and that was Sonia’s decision-making process to study economics. And this is how she...

Episode 15 of the “Change is possible podcast” is out! My guest is Rana Nawas. She is a 22-year corporate veteran who built her successful career around problem-solving, driving growth and building relationships. After graduating from Oxford with an Engineering degree, she worked in  McKinsey & Company’s London Office, the Dubai Government, and GE Capital in a variety of strategy and sales roles. Then she left the corporate world to found her hugely successful podcast "When women win",...

After a short summer break, Change is possible podcast is back with Episode # 14. My guest is Lenka Pinkot. Lenka is a leader in organizational transformation and strategic change. Her core expertise is building strategic transformation vision, driving complex change, creating customer value, and coaching agile teams. Lenka has 20 years long career. She started as a consultant, gained tech industry experience, worked for a non-profit organization, and finally joined the banking sector. When...

My guest today is Eugene Liang I  met Eugene more than six months ago to advise him on a product he was working on. I thought his career journey into banking was not  traditional. He  is someone who has spent ten years working for some of the top Asia  Unicorns, such as Lazada/Alibaba - LazGames, Grab, and OFO, to name a  few. He enjoys the zero-to-one process in established companies or startups, from ideation to go-to-market. His experience span gaming/gamification, e-commerce,...

My guest in this episode is Myladie Stoumbou. She  is the Regional Director for Partner Business Development in Microsoft  Corp. Myladie leads an innovative and fast-growing partner ecosystem  across 33 countries in Central and Eastern Europe. She works on new  business practices, services, and solutions that reimagine the way of  doing business. When  you tune into the podcast, you will discover that apart from everything  else, Myladie is a fabulous storyteller. This is how she described...

My guest in this episode is Morgan McKenney. She is the CEO of Provenance Blockchain Foundation, a public blockchain built specifically for financial services and used by over 50 financial institutions today. In this role, she is focused on helping financial services participants leverage the value of digital money, digital assets, and blockchain to transform financial services and deliver material business and customer value.   Before Provenance Blockchain, she was a special advisor to...

My guest in this episode is Eric Sim. A key opinion leader on LinkedIn, Eric Sim, CFA, is the author of the book Small Actions: Leading Your Career to Big Success. Previously, when based in Hong Kong, Sim served as a managing director at UBS Investment Bank and an adjunct associate professor of finance at HKUST. He founded the Institute of Life with a mission to train young professionals to be successful at work and in life. I met Eric Sim one year ago when I left my corporate career and...