Minter Dialogue with Lena Rantsevich Lena Rantsevich is a rebel, treating life as an intellectual and emotional pursuit. Formerly head of Samsung Electronics in Belarus, Business Person of the Year, TEDx speaker and co-founder of businesses in decentralised justice, real estate and consultancy, Lena and her family left the Ukraine because of the war to set up in London. Her new venture, Reputy.io, is a "soul bound talent wallet" designed to help individuals find better jobs faster by matching...

Minter Dialogue with Ashley Dudarenok  Ashley Dudarenok is a Chinese serial entrepreneur, award-winning digital marketing professional and author. Recognised as a “guru on digital marketing and fast-evolving trends in China’’ by Thinkers50, Ashley is the founder of China-focused digital marketing agency Alarice and China digital consultancy ChoZan. She's also author of 10 books about digital China, including her latest, "Innovation Factory: China's Digital Playbook for Global Brands,"...

Minter Dialogue with Sir William Russell Sir William Russell was Lord Mayor of the City of London 2019-2021 and is currently Alderman of Bread Street Ward. He's also Board Member of CityUK, deputy chair of the Barbican Centre, and NED at Augmentum Fintech. Will was a classmate and housemate back from my time at Eton College where we shared many experiences on the sports field. In this conversation, we discuss his fascinating career, the influence of sports on his life, his appreciation of...

Minter Dialogue with Dennis Sherwood Dennis Sherwood, PhD, with a long and illustrious career in consulting, is the owner of The Silver Bullet Machine Manufacturing Co., an intelligent innovation consultancy, specialised in helping its clients gain competitive advantage by building organisational capacity to innovate. He's also a speaker and author of 15 books, including two recently that we explore here. The first, "Creativity for Scientists and Engineers: A practical guide" (IOP ebooks),...

Minter Dialogue with Lisa Leong Lisa Leong is an ABC (Australia) broadcaster, host of Sundays with Lisa Leong on ABC Radio Melbourne, Host of This Working Life podcast on ABC Radio National and coauthor with Monique Ross of the book, "This Working Life, How to navigate your career in uncertain times." In this conversation, we discuss a central tenet of work-life coherence, how to have ambition and manage the stresses that come with it, how to forge meaningful change, the power of...

Minter Dialogue with Ashley Recanati Ashley Recanati is a fellow French-American and now a fellow author. Living in Shanghai and working as the MD of the APAC region for a German industrial company, Ashely recently released his book, "AI Battle Royale, How to protect your job from disruption in the 4th Industrial Revolution," published by Copernicus Book, Springer (Mar 2023). In this conversation, we discuss the challenges faced by people working in business to have the right attitude and...

Minter Dialogue with Justin Hancock Justin Hancock, based in England, has been a relationships and sex educator for over 20 years. In that time he has worked with thousands of young people in schools, youth clubs, universities, and advice services. Justin created and still works at bishuk.com which is one of the leading relationships and sex education websites for young people over 14, this site attracts thousands of people per day. Justin provides training courses and RSE resources for...

Minter Dialogue with Josh Bernoff Josh Bernoff is the author, coauthor, editor or ghostwriter of eight business books. He's published "Writing Without B******t" which Toronto's Globe and Mail called, "a Strunk and White for the modern knowledge worker." He was the coauthor with Charlene Li of "Groundswell" which was a BusinessWeek best seller. His latest book, and the main subject of our discussion, is “Build a Better Business Book, How to Plan, Write and Promote a Book That Matters.” We...

Minter Dialogue with Ross Dawson Ross Dawson is globally recognized as a leading futurist, keynote speaker, strategy advisor, bestselling author, and entrepreneur. He is Founding Chairman of the Advanced Human Technologies Group of companies and Founder of Bondi Innovation. Previous books include the acclaimed book "Living Networks," which The New York Times credits with predicting the social networking revolution, and the bestseller "Developing Knowledge-Based Client Relationships." His...

Minter Dialogue with Petra Velzeboer Petra Velzeboer is a renowned author, psychotherapist, TEDx speaker and CEO of Mental Health Consultancy PVL. Born into a notorious cult, Petra was raised in a strict environment where individuality and self expression were discouraged. Travelling the globe, she learned firsthand about cultures and people but was sheltered from education, books or friendships outside of the community. Leading a double life for many years, she knows firsthand the toll it...

Minter Dialogue with Shelley Onderdonk and Adam Snow Shelley Onderdonk and Adam Snow, a couple who've spent their lives playing, rearing and taking care of sport horses. Shelley is a sport horse veterinarian, renowned among other things for being a pioneer in veterinary acupuncture. The success of her sport medicine principles is evidenced by the multitude of Best Playing Pony awards which their barn have accrued over the years, as well as by the longevity of their horses' careers. Shelley...

Minter Dialogue with Brooke Sellas Brooke Sellas is a digital customer experience consultant, social media customer service management and social media listening expert. She's founder and CEO of B Squared Media, is host of The Marketing Agency Show and is also author of Conversations that Connect, How to Connect, Converse, and Convert Through Social Media Listening and Social-Led Customer Care." In this conversation, we discuss the different types of conversations one can have as a brand with...

Minter Dialogue with Jon Rennie Jon Rennie is a business leader, author, podcaster, and speaker. He is co-founder, president and CEO of Peak Demand Inc., a manufacturer of critical infrastructure products for electric utilities. He served as a U.S. naval officer on nuclear submarines and has close to 30 years leading industrial businesses in North America. He is also the author of several bestselling books, including "All in the Same Boat" and "I Have the Watch." In this interview, we discuss...

Minter Dialogue with Alicia Dunams Alicia Dunams is an international leadership speaker and peacemaker. She is a leading expert in facilitating difficult conversations and resolving conflicts in multiple settings, including the workplace, school, and home. With more than 20 years of experience working as an executive coach, with certifications as a mediator and diversity and inclusion specialist, she actively serves on the communication board of a restorative justice nonprofit. In this...

Minter Dialogue with Rae Shanahan Rae Shanahan is the CEO at Innovation Works, and Chief Strategy Officer of Businessolver, Benefits Administration technology. At Innovation Works, they support incubating new business strategies and opportunities focused on delivering delight to our clients and their employees. In this conversation with Rae, we discuss some of the key findings in the new Businessolver 2023 State of Workplace Empathy, in its 8th annual iteration. We talk about how the survey...

Minter Dialogue with Dr Michael Banissy Michael Banissy BSc, MSc, PhD is a Professor and Head of Psychological Science at the University of Bristol. An expert in social interactions and relationships, Michael has worked as a social neuroscientist for over ten years. He studies affection, communication, empathy, sleep, and touch. He's author of a timely book, "When We Touch, Handshakes, Hugs, High Fives and the new science of why touch matters" (Hachette). In this conversation, we discuss his...

Minter Dialogue with Bob Hunter Bob Hunter is the founder of Oxford Pierpont, based out of Atlanta GA, serving small businesses by providing the essential services required for any business to launch in a modern, interconnected world. In this discussion, we explore his entrepreneurial journey, how he overcame adversity, battling significant health challenges, and created a very successful consulting company. We look at his philosophy, how he's accumulated such a long client list of...

Minter Dialogue with Ulrik Nerløe Ulrik Nerløe is the Chief Energy Officer at Unified People ApS, a pioneer in heart leadership, founder of Invenio Lab, a public speaker and a bestselling author, having published "The Life Bridge, Your journey from an unconscious to a conscious life," as well as "The Energy Path, the Art of Leading with Love." In this conversation, we discuss his journey to becoming focused on heart leadership, how and when does one establish one's purposes, dreams and...

Minter Dialogue with Mike Linton Mike Linton is a veteran Chief Revenue Officer, Chief Marketing Officer, having been part of the senior teams at such big brands as Ancestry, Ebay and Best Buy. He's currently an active Board Member, Consultant, Speaker and Host of the CMO Confidential Podcast (part of the Evergreen Network). In this conversation, we discuss the state of branding today, the place for and importance of purpose, building community, privacy, the potential for AI to impact...

Minter Dialogue with Dr Baris Serifsoy Baris Serifsoy holds a Doctoral degree in Finance from Goethe University Frankfurt and the Diplom Kaufmann degree from the University of Regensburg, as well as an MBA degree. He has 20+ years of experience in wealth management and investment banking in 3 countries and is currently partner at GreenCap where he advises on M&A transaction in the renewable energy space. He's also coauthor with Nick Perryman of "Leadership in Wealth, Mastering the...

Minter Dialogue with Reverend Rob Schenck Over his 40+-year career, Rob Schenck has become known as an accessible public theologian. An ordained evangelical minister, he has directed a home for recovering heroin addicts, led pastoral and missionary work around the globe, took a 2000-mile walk to Mexico to benefit some of the poorest people on earth, and spent 30 years as an influential political activist on the religious right that put him at the epicenter of some of the US' most pivotal...

Minter Dialogue with Oscar Trimboli Oscar Trimboli is a speaker, author, listener, and an award-winning podcaster, who is also head of the Coaching Faculty at The Marketing Academy in Australia. He's the author of the PageTwo published, "How to Listen, Discover the hidden key to better communication," that came out in October 2022. In this conversation, we discuss his journey to become a great listener, how to encode listening into machines, the link between empathy and listening and between...

Minter Dialogue with Dr Alex Belser Dr. Alex Belser serves as the Chief Clinical Officer at Cybin and an investigator in psychedelic research trials at Yale University. For the last 20 years, he has been a leader in the psychedelic clinical community, having served as an investigator on a number of clinical trials of psilocybin and MDMA to treat depression, anxiety, substance use, OCD, PTSD, and end-of-life distress. He is the founding President of Nautilus Sanctuary, the first non-profit...

Minter Dialogue with Minette Norman Minette Norman is an inclusive leadership consultant and speaker, who spent the first thirty years of her professional career in the software industry. In her consulting business, Minette focuses on developing transformational leaders who create inclusive working environments with a foundation of psychological safety. In this conversation, we discuss her new book, coauthored with Karolin Helbig, "The Psychological Safety Playbook, Lead More Powerfully by...

Minter Dialogue with Charlie Gladstone Charlie Gladstone is a businessman, serial entrepreneur, creative director, speaker and author. With his second book, "Do Team, How to get the best from everyone," published by the Do Book Co., Charlie describes it as a manifesto for gentle leadership. In this conversation, we discuss his roots in music, the lessons learned through running a variety of businesses, some of the key pointers from his book on leadership when it comes to working with family,...