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#15 – The artist in the Board Room – Mafalda Tenente – Board member, strategic advisor and award winning artist

When she is not helping boards and global companies drive their innovation and strategic agendas to craft more beautiful experiences for their users, Mafalda paints the world in Japanese ink (sumi) and creates her own objects of beauty. Here are some of the things we talk about in this episode of the podcast:1. Knowing your…

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#14 (My former boss!) – “I always wanted to see what ‘the best’ looked like” – Sofia Wingren – Nick’s old boss!, Business leader, mentor, podcast host and mum!

Sofia was my manager for about 3 years during my time with EF. She is an amazing woman and shares her insights on role-models, competition, ambition and achieving in business. It was genuinely one of my favourite conversations so far… as well as having been my boss, Sofia is also someone I consider a great…

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#13 “We’re all born with an empty suitcase.. what are you going to fill it with?” – Renee Watson – Head of Explosions, Entrepreneur, Scientist and Curiosity expert

Renee is awesome and has set up a couple of amazing companies. Parents (and uncles/auntys etc) – Check out https://curiosity-box.net/ We speak about activating curiosity, science and Renee shares her thoughts on running a modern company and her somewhat unconventional and inspiring path to getting there. You can watch the video of the episode here:…

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#12 – “Happiness equals winning” – Luca Marchiori – Writer, podcaster, chef, historian and lover of all things Italy.

Find all about Luca including his awesome podcast here: https://lucasitaly.com/ Find the video of the podcast here if you are interested: https://youtu.be/G5nHVR8LYEA Luca is a great friend and former colleague who I have worked closely with and got to know very well. He loves Italy, he is an awesome chef and he is also a…

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#11 “All of a sudden you are part of the symphony” – Benjamin Delahaye – Speaker, Trainer, Inspirer, Comedian, Podcaster, Youtuber, Writer.. among other things!

Find all you need here at his website: https://www.bendelahaye.com/ subscribe to his Youtube, Podcast and follow him on Twitter! Find the video here: https://youtu.be/jGz6a7KO1kU Ben is an old colleague of mine and we went to the same business school. We share a lot in common, especially deep interest in how people operate at their best….

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#10 – “Understand the ‘other’ in front of you” – Carmina Catena – Entrepreneur, educator and international woman of mystery!

Check out Carmina’s business at https://hipekids.com/ Youtube video is here: https://youtu.be/D0TWKMfso3g Carmina is an awesome energy bomb who has worked for a long time teaching English to all different types of people young and old. She has founded her second company Hipe Kids after winning a Hackathon competition and she now runs the company being…

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#9 – “Take a beat” – Rory Berry – Rejuvenating the mundane through play. Coach, Trainer, Speaker, Mentor, Play Advocate

Find Rory here: http://www.roaringberry.com/ and here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/roryberry15/ Rory is a certified coach and is now helping people achieve their dreams through the lens of play, mindfulness and focus “Busy does not equal productive” and “This year is helping us put the human back into humanity” are two of the points he made that resonated so…

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#8 – “I will do anything to win!” – Marnie Willis – A PE teacher turned entrepreneur and a dual sport international England representative athlete.

Competitive and unbelievably driven, Marnie has some very special qualities and it was an honour to have an in-depth chat with her on her journey and relationship to ‘winning’. Marnie has founded multiple companies including Sporty Minis, MyBizAcademy and Sportsfit. She has also taught young people PE and has also coached high-level athletes. She has…

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#7 – “Understand what winning means” – Angela Cheung – Media executive, coach, speaker and officially one of Hong Kong’s top 50 influencers of 2020

I am so grateful that Angela spent her time on the podcast to discuss what winning means to her, how she has experienced success herself and how she has observed the success of others throughout her fascinating career. Go check out and subscribe to her Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkQVrnXda5iWiEX-RwYxhEA Her linkedin is here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/angelawycheung/ Angela has…

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#6 – “Finding space to allow yourself to acknowledge your feelings” – Cynthia Ludlam – A pure awesome human

Easily one of my favorite conversations with an amazing and awesome woman. Founder of non-profit Bridging Mind and Body (https://bridgingmindandbody.org/), educator and visual artist. Her fields of particular interest and expertise include Expressive Arts, Yoga, meditation, teaching, and of course being a mom! An all-around incredible lady and I got to talk to her in-depth…

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