With a specialisation in leadership we talk to Dr. David Kahn. David found that most leadership content is great, but the delivery is geared towards academics, not frontline leaders. True to his growth mindset nature he decided to do something about it and wrote ‘Cape, Spandex, Briefcase: Leadership Lessons from Superheroes” David is also Editor of the great blog Leadersayswhat. On this week’s show we talk to David about the traits of true leaders which can be drawn from superheroes. We also foc...
Apr 20, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 33
We talk to Anthony O'Callaghan, Director of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence with Johnson Controls. Anthony is vice chair of ITatCork and gives us a quick download of what the nonprofit does and about the upcoming event in Cork.
Apr 14, 2017•11 min
Founder of https://www.freecodecamp.com/ Quincy Larson gives us some low hanging fruit of how to protect our data, including browsing data. He tells us how to set up a VPN and some simple hacks to improve personal security. We talk to Anthony O'Callaghan, Director of Analytics and Artificial Intelligence Johnson Controls. Anthony is vice chair of Cork@IT and gives us a quick download of what the non profit does and about the upcoming event in Cork. https://www.itcork.ie/event/tech-summit-2017/ Q...
Apr 13, 2017•42 min•Season 1Ep. 32
Overcoming adversity: the story of Ben Ryan and his spider-inspired, 3D-printed hydraulic arm. Ben Ryan had 2 choices when he found out his new born son would lose his hand. He chose the road less travelled and founded ambionics and created a spider-inspired, 3D-printed hydraulic arm. Ben is crowdfunding the company and needs our help. http://www.ambionics.co.uk/ https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/ambionics-the-future-of-infant-prosthetics...
Apr 11, 2017•18 min
We have a fantastic chat with architect, maverick and author Pierluigi Serraino on the definition of creativity and innovation through architecture. We talk about how the creative and the architect are truly innovators, often misunderstood and often suppressed, but hugely resilient. In 1950 an amazing creativity study of the top architects, including Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Philip Johnson, Louis Kahn, Richard Neutra, George Nelson took place. Architect, maverick and author Pierluigi Serraino un...
Apr 06, 2017•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Niamh Sherwin Barry is one of the 4 founders of the Irish Fairy Door company. This is a great tale of adversity, imagination and influence. http://www.theirishfairydoorcompany.com/
Apr 03, 2017•32 min
We speak to Velocidi CEO David Dunne and MD Alan McNab. We hear their great back stories and how they met. We hear how and why they formed Velocidi and the ambitions behind the Marketing Automation and Intelligence Platform driven by AI. Niamh Sherwin Barry is one of the 4 founders of the Irish Fairy Door company. This is a tale of adversity, imagination and influence.
Apr 03, 2017•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Power achiever Dr. Phillip Matthews is an ex-British and Irish Lion, he captained is country Ireland, holds a PhD, has been a sales leader, MD, CEO and now focuses on executive coaching. Growth Mindset is at the heart of Phillip’s work, but also in his heart. It is what drives him to continuous success and now he wants to pass on the framework so that others can succeed.
Mar 26, 2017•33 min
On this week’s show we talk Grit and Growth Mindset with two leaders in their respective fields. Dr. Paul G. Stoltz is 38 years researching what makes the successful soar. He is founder and CEO of peaklearning.com and author of 5 books on GRIT and AQ, Adversity Quotient. Paul is considered the world's leading authority on the integration and application of grit, AQ and resilience. His newest book, GRIT — The New Science of What it Takes to Persevere, Flourish, Succeed is available now, in which ...
Mar 23, 2017•56 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield is a leader in brain science, multi-decorated and multiple time author, but also on the negative effects to over exposure of technology and screens to the brain. We discuss this from the perspective of children. We also discuss Susan’s childhood and how her varied background leads to the magic or diverse thinking.
Mar 18, 2017•31 min
Fred Jacobs is President and Founder of Jacobs Media. We have an honest no holding back chat about radio, the blockers to its future and indeed some ways it can survive in the future. Fred has emerged over the past two decades as one of radio’s leading visionaries. He founded Jacobs Media in 1983, when he had the notion that Album Rock could be fragmented by the creation of the Classic Rock format. Prior to launching the company, Fred spent the majority of his time designing and managing researc...
Mar 15, 2017•58 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Scott Galloway talks about the 4 horsemen, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. We talk about a future for traditional media, we talk retail and we talk voice. Scott is a Clinical Professor at the NYU Stern School of Business where he teaches brand strategy and digital marketing. In 2012, Professor Galloway was named “One of the World’s 50 Best Business School Professors” by Poets & Quants. He is also the founder of Red Envelope and Prophet Brand Strategy. Scott was elected to the World Econo...
Mar 14, 2017•33 min
We talk to Calum Chace. Calum is an author and speaker about artificial intelligence, and its likely future impact on society. His work is informed by the experience of a 30-year career in business. You can see some of his talks here. If you are new to the idea that machine consciousness and superintelligence may be with us soon (in decades rather than centuries), his novel Pandora’s Brain and his non-fiction books Surviving AI and The Economic Singularity are great places to start. http://www.p...
Mar 14, 2017•41 min
We have a very special guest with Robert Scoble, co-author of “The Age of Context” and “The Fourth Transformation” with Shel Israel. The Scobleizer tells us about what is coming down the track in the MR space. He tells us about Apple’s game changing moves, acquisitions. The Futurist with Upload VR also tells us about the great uses he has seen for AR, VR and MR. He talks Magic Leap, Hololens, HTC and much much more, worth a listen. Please forgive the crappy sound as we did this at a conference. ...
Mar 13, 2017•30 min
We also talk to Niklas Jansen, co-founder of the awesome app Blinkist. Blinkist summarises top books in audio and text format so you can try before you buy. It is a must have app at a very affordable price. www.blinkist.com
Mar 10, 2017•15 min
We have a very special guest with Robert Scoble, co-author of “The Age of Context” and “The Fourth Transformation” with Shel Israel. The Scobleizer tells us about what is coming down the track in the MR space. He tells us about Apple’s game changing moves, acquisitions. The Futurist with Upload VR also tells us about the great uses he has seen for AR, VR and MR. He talks Magic Leap, Hololens, HTC and much much more, worth a listen. Please forgive the crappy sound as we did this at a conference. ...
Mar 09, 2017•45 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Brains and Drones, Baroness Professor Susan Greenfield is a leader in brain science, but also on the negative effects to over exposure of technology and screens to the brain. We discuss this from the perspective of children. We also discuss Susan's childhood and how her varied background leads to the magic or diverse thinking. http://www.susangreenfield.com/ We speak to Ian Kiely, COO of drones consulting Ireland and is running the drone event in Dublin on Friday 10th until Sunday 12th March. Ia...
Mar 02, 2017•48 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Damien Browne, Founder, CEO of Standard access tells us about his Startup. Standard access does what it says on the tin, a keyless entry management system, where the key is the smartphone. Highly focussed on security with encrypted sound opening locks. http://web.standardaccess.co/
Feb 28, 2017•14 min
We are joined by Ash Maurya, CEO of LeanStack, creator of #LeanCanvas and author of Running Lean and Scaling Lean. https://app.leanstack.com/
Feb 28, 2017•46 min
We are joined by Ash Maurya, CEO of LeanStack and author of Running and Scaling Lean. Damien Browne, Founder, CEO of Standard access tells us about his Startup.
Feb 23, 2017•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 25
We talk to the author of ‘The Habit Factor’ (and ‘Pressure Paradox’) Martin Grunburg. Martin is also founder of the top productivity (iOS and Android) app sharing the very same name The Habit Factor’. The book laid the important foundation; the ideas about habit development and habit alignment for more efficient goal achievement, and the app supplied the readers a real-life tool that enabled them to apply those ideas. http://www.thehabitfactor.com/
Feb 21, 2017•36 min
We are rejoined by the Prophet of Habit forming products Nir Eyal. Nir discusses the ethics around habit forming products, gives us a recap of his Hook model and tells us about his great upcoming summit, the Habit Summit in San Fran on April 4th and 5th 2017 http://habitsummit.com/ . Also find Nir on www.NirandFar.com .
Feb 21, 2017•24 min
This week we talk habits, from habit-forming products to positive habits to corporate habits, even down to your gym routine we have it on the show. We talk to author of ‘Habit Factor’ (and ‘Pressure Paradox’) Martin Grunberg. Martin is also founder of the top productivity (iOS and Android) app sharing the very same name The Habit Factor’. The book laid the important foundation; the ideas about habit development and habit alignment for more efficient goal achievement, and the app supplied the rea...
Feb 16, 20170•Season 1Ep. 24
We talk to Gisela Hausmann, author of nine books, including award-winning "Naked Determination" Gisela is an email evangelist, and an expert Amazon reviewer and review coach.
Feb 12, 2017•26 min
We talk to No.1 Global “Digital Marketing Influencer”, 2016 and Forbes “Top 20 Influencers of CMO’s” in 2017, Jeff Bullas. As an influencer Jeff tells us how to engage an influencer to excel at influence marketing. He also lets us know a bit about his mindset and what drives him. We talk to Gisela Hausmann, author of nine books, including award-winning "Naked Determination" Gisela is an email evangelist, and an expert Amazon reviewer and review coach. Finally, we talk to Lisa Marie Clinton, foun...
Feb 09, 20170•Season 1Ep. 23
Gene Fein is a serial entrepreneur, inventor and innovator. He tells us about his illustrious career from organizing gigs with Bob Dylan to developing a miracle product with CBD called Therajoy. We also talk about the pitfalls of innovation and change.
Feb 04, 2017•33 min
We talk to 2 wonderful guests. Scott Galloway talks about the 4 horsemen, Apple, Google, Facebook and Amazon. We talk about a future for traditional media, we talk retail and we talk voice. Gene Fein is a serial entrepreneur, inventor and innovator. He tells us about his illustrious career from organizing gigs with Bob Dylan to developing a miracle product with CBD called Therajoy. We also talk about the pitfalls of innovation and change.
Feb 02, 20170•Season 1Ep. 22
We speak to Buddy Rizer of Loudoun County Data Centre during his tour of Europe. We talk data clusters and the opportunities they can bring. Finally, we speak to Wikimedia Foundation Director Juliet Barbara. We get an insight into how Wikipedia was founded, how it operates and how it is funded.
Jan 29, 2017•15 min
Best-selling author of ‘Sell with Style’ Carlo Pignataro. Carlo works with the most prestigious luxury brands all over the World. Carlo tells us about the psychology of luxury sales from active listening to CRM to NLP.
Jan 27, 2017•27 min
On this week’s Innovation Show, we talk to best-selling author of ‘Sell with Style’ Carlo Pignataro. Carlo works with the most prestigious luxury brands all over the World. Carlo tells us about the psychology of luxury sales from active listening to CRM to NLP. We speak to Buddy Rizer of Loudoun County Data Centre during his tour of Europe. We talk data clusters and the opportunities they can bring. Finally, we speak to Wikimedia Foundation Director Juliet Barbara. We get an insight into how Wik...
Jan 26, 20170•Season 1Ep. 21
