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Ep. 1240: Tobias Dengel Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 11, 2023

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My guest today is Tobias Dengel, the President of WillowTree, a TELUS International Company. With over 20 years of technology expertise, Tobias has been recognized by Glassdoor as a Top CEO and featured as a VOICE Summit speaker at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2022 and 2023. Prior to WillowTree, Tobias helped steward strategic partnerships and acquisitions and drive innovation on behalf of companies including AOL and Kearney.

The topic is his book The Sound of the Future: The Coming Age of Voice Technology.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Growing up in Virginia
Voice technology and its current limitations
Implications on language translation and accessibility
Search engine optimization
Challenges with new voice technology
Effective trust and cognitive trust
Impact of human-like features

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I'm MICHAEL COVEL, the host of TREND FOLLOWING RADIO, and I'm proud to have delivered 10+ million podcast listens since 2012. Investments, economics, psychology, politics, decision-making, human behavior, entrepreneurship and trend following are all passionately explored and debated on my show.

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Ep. 1239: Inside the Mind with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 08, 2023

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Please enjoy my monologue Inside the Mind with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 1238: Will Cady Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 04, 2023

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My guest today is Will Cady, Reddit's Global Brand Ambassador and founding Head of Creative Strategy. In his role as strategist, Cady has leveraged his uniquely blended approach of creativity and mysticism to counsel business leaders toward impactful, empathetic marketing of power house brands in tech, including Apple, Google, Samsung, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Adobe. He has worked with major household brands such as Toyota, LEGO, McDonald's, Chipotle, and Coca-Cola.

The topic is his book Which Way Is North: A Creative Compass for Makers, Marketers, and Mystics.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Creativity and its origins
Balancing authenticity and delegation
Creativity with constraints and maximal control
The intersection of mysticism, marketing, and making
Letting go of attachments
Modern Western culture and individualism
Productivity and time management
Relationship of anxiety and creativity

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Ep. 1237: No Thought Control with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Dec 01, 2023

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Please enjoy my monologue No Thought Control with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 1236: Andrew McAfee Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 27, 2023

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My guest today is Andrew McAfee, a principal research scientist at MIT and co-founder and co-director of the MIT Initiative on the Digital Economy at the MIT Sloan School of Management. He studies how digital technologies are changing the world. Throughout his career, McAfee has written and co-written several books on digital technology and related topics. He speaks frequently to both academic and industry audiences.

The topic is The Geek Way: The Radical Mindset that Drives Extraordinary Results.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Geek way mindset
Evolution of technology
Successful geek-driven companies
Challenges faced by geeks in different industries
Netflix and its success
Quality vs quantity in content production
Opportunity and challenges faced by streaming platforms

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1235: Fight the Power with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 24, 2023

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Please enjoy my monologue Fight the Power with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 1234: Kristin Surak Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 20, 2023

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My guest today is Kristin Surak, an Associate Professor of Political Sociology at the London School Of Economics. Her research on elite mobility, international migration, nationalism, and politics has been translated into a half-dozen languages. She has held several internationally recognized positions, including Richard B. Fischer Member of the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, Fung Global Fellow at Princeton University, Sainsbury Fellow at the Sainsbury Institute for Japanese Arts and Cultures.

The topic is her book The Golden Passport: Global Mobility for Millionaires.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Golden passport programs
Citizenship by investment
Mobility vs. Immigration
Complexities of citizenship acquisition
Legal immigration and the concept of "buying" your way in
Common ways of illegal migration

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Ep. 1233: Trend Commandments with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 17, 2023

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Please enjoy my monologue Trend Commandments with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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Ep. 1232: Brennan Dunn Interview with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 13, 2023

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My guest today is Brennan Dunn, the founder of RightMessage. He focuses on helping high level creators and businesses turn more subscribers into customers through the wizardry of personalized marketing. He is on a quest to help marketers break free of "one-size-fits-all" and deliver bespoke, highly relevant messages to their customers: both present and future.

The topic is his book This Is Personal: The Art of Delivering the Right Email at the Right Time.

In this episode of Trend Following Radio we discuss:

Email marketing
Living in the UK
Personalized advertising and AI-generated content
Importance of engaging with recipients

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Ep. 1231: TurtleTraders In the Womb with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio Nov 10, 2023

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Please enjoy my monologue TurtleTraders In the Womb with Michael Covel on Trend Following Radio. This episode may also include great outside guests from my archive.

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