What does it take to be a quintessential serial entrepreneur, and how does it feel to have founded and exited multiple startups over nearly 30 years? In this episode, Dennis Mortensen shares insights from his nearly 30-year entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the importance of clear communication, setting realistic expectations for employees, and the necessity of strong sales skills for founders. We also explore his latest venture, LaunchBrightly, which automates product screenshots to keep he...
Sep 20, 2023•25 min
Join us on the Growth Leaders Podcast as we dive deep into the remarkable journey of Dao Chi Anh, a trailblazing entrepreneur with a passion for food and wellness. From her unconventional career start in sales and marketing to founding multiple successful ventures in Vietnam's food and beverage industry, her story is nothing short of inspiring. Tune in to learn how she balances entrepreneurship with motherhood, the challenges of fundraising while pregnant, and her exciting plans for the future a...
Sep 07, 2023•18 min
Join us on the Growth Leaders Podcast as we embark on a journey with Haji Munshi, Group CEO of Cloud Kinetics. From his adventurous spirit to building a thriving private equity-backed platform, Haji shares invaluable insights. Dive into lessons drawn from big tech - envisioning audacious goals, cultivating trust, and communication prowess, all while uncovering the unlearning required when transitioning from a tech giant to an entrepreneurial venture. Tune in for a masterclass in scaling, culture...
Aug 22, 2023•18 min
In this episode of the Growth Leaders Podcast, host Alison interviews Jose Antonio Benjamin (known as Banjo), a seasoned growth leader. Banjo shares key insights from his career, how he handled a range of challenges, and how it shaped his passion for helping others achieve their aspirations. They discuss Banjo's experiences as a young manager, leading more experienced personnel in a developing country, and later, managing people who were themselves managing others. Tune in to learn how curiosity...
Aug 01, 2023•20 min
Join host Alison Eyring on the Growth Leaders Podcast as she delves into the secrets of long-term growth with the world's top leaders. From innovative startups like Meta and LinkedIn to established giants like 3M and MasterCard, each episode offers entertaining and highly insightful conversations that uncover the remarkable journeys of these growth leaders. Prepare for another hard-hitting season as Masters of Growth share their successes, failures, and everything in between on the path to susta...
Jul 19, 2023•44 sec
Join us for an insightful discussion on future work insights in Episode 1 of the Growth Leaders Podcast. Renowned guests John Boudreau and Kevin Oakes share their expertise on fostering agility and driving cultural transformation in organizations. Discover the key strategies and approaches needed to thrive in an ever-changing work landscape. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation packed with valuable insights for the future of work! IN THIS EPISODE (00:00) Intro Audio (00:30) Introducing K...
Jul 13, 2023•19 min
Eunice Goh, CEO, SmartUp.Io shares the importance of having a Growth Mindset and how it has helped her and her team thrive in an environment where is there is no playbook for success.
Jul 22, 2021•11 min•Season 4Ep. 6
JY Pook, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, Tableau shares the importance of using data to develop talent and why everyone in a company should be given access to all the tools and data available so that their day to day decisions won’t be misguided by ambiguity but guided by data.
Jul 15, 2021•18 min•Season 4Ep. 5
Benjamin Joe, VP of SEA and Emerging Markets, Facebook shares the importance of developing successful growth plans and why companies should have a deprioritise list and only focus on the items that give the most impact to their business.
Jul 08, 2021•20 min•Season 4Ep. 4
Andrew Sotiropoulos, Vice President Asia Pacific/Japan, Pure Storage shares the importance of understanding team diversity, and the role of simple and thoughtful communication.
Jul 01, 2021•16 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Grace Ho, President, SWAT Mobility shares the importance of being market-focused and why businesses should use it to guide their strategy and innovation.
Jun 24, 2021•18 min•Season 4Ep. 2
Kevin McGuigan, Vice President & Managing Director, South East Asia Region & Country Leader of Singapore, 3M shares his experiences and tips on leading innovation in one of the world's most innovative companies.
Jun 17, 2021•25 min•Season 4Ep. 1
Arrif Ziaudeen, CEO and Founder of Chope, shares how companies can use technology to grow their value proposition by understanding the needs of their customers, and offering them customisable and scalable solutions.
Jul 15, 2020•29 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Dr. Carolyn Lam, Co-Founder of eko.ai, shares how outside-in thinking is helping her disrupt her industry and democratise echocardiography.
Jul 08, 2020•23 min•Season 3Ep. 8
Dennis Mortensen, Founder and CEO of x.ai, shares why society needs to shake the stigma that comes with potential failure in entrepreneurship and how this could lead to more people being willing to take a risk in their careers.
Jul 01, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 7
Gunjan Soni, CEO of ZALORA, shares how technology has evolved with the customer to suit their needs and how businesses can adapt to thrive and succeed in their industry.
Jun 24, 2020•26 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Hari Krishnan, CEO of PropertyGuru, shares the importance of building a sustainable business model within an ecosystem by helping partners build capabilities that allow them to be ready for disruption.
Jun 17, 2020•26 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Anna Gong, Founder & CEO of Perx Technologies, shares the challenges she faced as she pivoted her business from a B2C to a B2B business model in order to meet a need she anticipated in the market.
Jun 10, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China) of Marriott International, shares his journey of self-reinvention and how he helped his team scale and build their capabilities as their portfolio doubled in size.
Jun 03, 2020•33 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Olivier Legrand, Managing Director and Vice President, Asia Pacific & China of LinkedIn shares his views on the importance of democratising networks and opportunities, and how LinkedIn is enabling companies to hire the right candidates by changing their mindset and getting them to hire based on skills and not job titles. Olivier also shares how levelling the playing field is helping to create equal opportunity for everyone in the workforce.
May 27, 2020•30 min•Season 3Ep. 2
Ling Hai, Co-President, Asia Pacific of Mastercard, shares the importance of how outside-in thinking and customer aligned innovation is helping Mastercard drive business growth and innovation. Ling Hai also shares with growth expert Dr. Alison Eyring how Mastercard is engaging their ecosystem to understand their pain points and come up with innovative solutions to help them and their commitment to create more inclusive growth around the world.
May 20, 2020•34 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Maya Hari, Vice President Asia-Pacific at Twitter, shares her insight on achieving rapid growth within leading-edge tech companies in Asia. Maya speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the value of making complexity understandable for people and creating a shared culture.
Nov 20, 2019•29 min•Season 2Ep. 6
Wilf Blackburn, CEO of Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, shares his insight on transforming the workplace to become future-fit while maintaining the organisation’s legacy. Wilf speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about putting customers first, and adapting the employee value proposition to attract and nurture talent across multiple generations.
Nov 13, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Troy Engle, Head of Academies and Clubs at Sport Singapore, shares his learnings about leadership and development based on his experience coaching elite athletes. Troy speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about tailoring leadership style to develop individuals and understanding how the whole system impacts performance.
Nov 06, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Joel Leong, Co-founder of ShopBack, shares his experience of leveraging partnerships to create a unique business model and rapidly diversifying across APAC markets. Joel speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the importance of empowering local leaders to help the business grow.
Oct 30, 2019•30 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Dan Neary, Vice President Asia-Pacific at Facebook, shares what he has learnt at the helm of some of Asia’s fastest-growing businesses. Dan talks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the value of influence over control when scaling your team to support hyper-growth.
Oct 23, 2019•28 min•Season 2Ep. 2
Rosaline Chow Koo, Founder and Group CEO of CXA Group, shares how she has focused on customer needs and involved her entire ecosystem to disrupt the healthcare industry in Asia and achieve growth. Rosaline talks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about applying outside-in thinking and having courage to be a disruptor.
Oct 16, 2019•27 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Welcome to Series 2 of Growth Leaders! We have a bumper-packed season featuring some of the most talented growth leaders in Asia and global business today. Make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode.
Oct 11, 2019•31 sec•Season 1Ep. 9
www.organisationsolutions.com @DrAlisonEyring Pacing For Growth: Why Restraint Drives Long-Term Success Alison Eyring LinkedIn www.shell.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/markgainsborough/ In this episode, Mark Gainsborough talks to Dr. Alison Eyring about leading Shell New Energies, a brand new business within the energy major that is focused on cleaner energy solutions and reducing carbon footprint. It covers areas like electric vehicles charging, wind, solar and biofuels. Mark talks about balan...
May 30, 2019•26 min•Season 1Ep. 8
www.organisationsolutions.com @DrAlisonEyring Pacing For Growth: Why Restraint Drives Long-Term Success Alison Eyring LinkedIn https://www.aligntech.com/ Julie Tay LinkedIn Julie Tay, Managing Director and Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific of Align Technology (best known for Invisalign clear dental aligners) on how maximum capacity is relative to what you are driving, growth beyond numbers and why we need more Asian leaders in top jobs. In this episode, Julie talks to Dr. Alison Eyring abou...
Apr 21, 2019•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
