The Thoughtful Leader

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Ep 099 Making Sustainable Attainable Jan 26, 2023

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Caner is a true sustainability pioneer with over 15 years' of experience in building and scaling sustainable start-ups.

In 2020, he co-founded KIND Community, a growth marketing agency that launches and scales impact brands.

Caner's previous success includes founding and scaling Liquiproof, the global care brand that supports the circular economy by prolonging the life of garments and furniture. Liquiproof gained notoriety as one of the highest investments in Dragon's Den history, being named among the Top 100 UK Start-ups twice and has worked with global brands such as Adidas, Burberry, and IKEA.

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Caner Veli about sustainability.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

How business owners can impact the world.
The importance of putting ESG goals first in business.
The economics of more sustainable business practices.
The most sustainable features of humanity are communities.
Every individual is making their choices and together that has a compound effect.
Give yourself space to become thoughtful.

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Ep 098 A Better Way Jan 24, 2023

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Mike Anderson is the founder and managing director of Convex Foundation Limited. Before that Mike worked for a decade at McKinsey and company as an associate director where he was recognized for his software development and programme management. In between Convex and McKinsey, Mike has been the CTO of several firms. He graduated with two degrees from Cambridge University, mathematics and economics. Then Mike earned his MBA from Insead. He has lived in Singapore in more recent years.

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Mike Anderson about his new blockchain platform for the future.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

Replacing old blockchain inefficiency with new and more efficient platforms.
Convex is a non-profit organization.
The right values and mission will drive an organization.
You need to be agile and responsive to react to challenges appropriately.
Clear communication keeps everyone on track, no matter their role.
The ecological crisis is one of his most concerning things.
Always question your assumptions.
Mike has a passion for dancing in his spare time.

Connect with Mike:

mike@convex.world

https://convex.world

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Ep 097 Celebrating Your Beautiful Self Dec 29, 2022

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Catherine Chapman, Wellbeing and Vitality Coach, International Retreat Facilitator and creator of Vitality Rooms – the online wellbeing membership looking after the whole of you.

Through coaching, courses and Vitality Rooms, Catherine helps women feel joy and peace in their bodies, mind and spirit. Her passion is to help women make wellbeing their no.1 priority, helping them recognize and remove old stories and stuck emotions that limit them from living a life in flow.

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Catherine Chapman about celebrating your beautiful self.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

Catherine's passion for health and wellness.
The things that Catherine finds herself telling clients all the time that makes them become more thoughtful about their health.
Catherine has been more thoughtful lately about covering up with more clothing and how it affects your mindset.
The best advice for young women.
Celebrating yourself doesn't mean taking your clothes off.

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Ep 096 How Open Should You Be? Dec 22, 2022

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Mindy Gibbins-Klein is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant who teaches leaders on how to be thoughtful and to create a culture of thought leadership in organizations.

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Mindy Gibbins-Klein about being open and communication.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

Being open to a one-to-one conversation.
Your voice has influence and can create positive or negative feeling.
When talking to a group of people we communicate differently.
Ask yourself if this is something that you can address.
We are open more at certain times of the day.
How to allow yourself to be open to feedback.
The importance of thoughtful leadership through your writing.

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Ep 095 Let's Stop Calling it HR Dec 15, 2022

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Carri Nicholson is a mentor, advisor, consultant, and 7 times entrepreneur with a 32-year track record of delivering results for businesses and their leaders – as well as for national and regional governments and public sector agencies across Europe (and now the US).

Over this time, Carri has worked with over a thousand organizations, and has developed specialist expertise in company creation and growth; organizational transformation; and the Leadership Mindset. But her superpower is helping STEM Owner/Founders successfully scale then exit their businesses.

Known to her clients as the Leader Whisperer, one of Carri's key strengths as a mentor and business counsellor is that she's walked in her clients' shoes, as both business Owner/Founder and a "hired gun" CEO.

Carri's thousands of hours of 1-2-1 conversations with CEOs and business leaders means that there's virtually no business challenge that she's not previously seen or discussed

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Carri Nicholson about leading with intent and thought.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

There is direct correlation between profitability, productivity, and employee engagement.
How to change the culture by changing the terms.
Why you need to incorporate the Gallop Q12 into your company.
Not everyone in your company should be the same. You need some difference.
How to handle an employee that is not happy.
Why the term human resources needs to be eliminated.
Carri's book recommendation.

Connect with Carri:

https://www.carrinicholson.com

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Ep 094 Giving Others Hope Dec 08, 2022

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Paul Mercer is an entrepreneur and founder of Portable Power Technology, an off-grid power solutions company based in the UK. Starting out as an engineer with British Aerospace and then transitioning into technical sales, Paul accumulated his knowledge and began designing and supplying power products to Africa and leisure applications. This later led to the birth of Portable Power Technology in 2014.

Paul thrives off problem-solving, being in front of customers promoting the amazing work Portable Power Technology do and building the amazing team they have. Paul also suffers from a chronic pain condition which adds extra challenges to both life and business but has only made him stronger and more resilient.

Listen to this inspirational episode of The Thoughtful Leader with Paul Mercer about being vulnerable when leading teams.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

How Paul got into power solutions.
Why you need to be the right thoughtful instead of just thoughtful.
Challenges Paul has had and how it changed his life.
A mastermind group helped Paul through the pandemic.
Paul's thoughtful behavior during the pandemic.
How to be vulnerable instead of just talking about it.
A thoughtful leader doesn't stop pushing themselves.

Connect with Paul:

www.portablepowertech.com

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Ep 093 Back Yourself and Commit Dec 01, 2022

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Michael Borrelli is a compliance and regulatory specialist with an unrelenting passion for the blockchain sector. He has almost a decade in financial services at both buy-side and sell-side firms putting in place tailored regulatory architecture for FICC trading as well as crypto assets. He has held senior positions in firms regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority and at a virtual asset service provider working across and with teams in the back-, middle- and front-office.

Michael acts as the chief operating officer for Convex, a real-time decentralised blockchain platform, and continues to drive change in the cryptoasset sector. He has a passion for using academic rigour and research capabilities to solve the challenges faced by firms today.

Michael has a BA in economics, a master's in law, an MBA and has completed the renowned courses in crypto at the University of Oxford and the Massachusetts institute of Technology.

Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode with Michael Borrelli about taking a leap of faith.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

Michael's approach to working with new people.
Why age is not relevant is you're adding value.
What's exciting about the blockchain world?
What appeals to you most about Web 3?
Do you think people need to become more savvy with the technicality or will it become ubiquitous like the internet?
The parallel between the thoughtful leader and the marathon runner.
The transition between sleep and awake is exhausting

Connect with Michael:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-borrelli-mba-llm-6a557253/

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Ep 092 Stay Humble and Curious Nov 24, 2022

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Bob Eckert is CEO at New & Improved. His focus is on helping organizations harness and develop the innovative brain power of their people to deliver new and improved results.

A sought-after facilitator, trainer and speaker, Bob uses his organizational design experience to make change efforts stick. Fast Company calls him an "Innovation thought leader" and he has been quoted in publications such as Forbes and Inc.com. He has written extensively about innovation leadership in both Demystifying Innovation Culture Efforts and More Lightning, Less Thunder: How to Energize Innovation Teams (co-authored with Jonathan Vehar).

He has been globally impacting the creativity/innovation world for more than 30 years.

A Scoutmaster and avid outdoorsman who's as comfortable driving a tractor as he is driving meetings in corporate boardrooms, Bob lives with his wife on their active tree farm in the Adirondack Park, where they also operate Adirondack Adventure Base together.

Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode with Bob Eckert about creativity.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

How much the average person uses their creative potential.
The importance of being humble and curious in your work.
Bob has three businesses and what are they?
You can bring creativity to anything you do.
Mental clutter and how it controls us.
Bob's most challenging thing in his career.
How do you overcome the feeling of low impact?
How do you know if you're making an impact?
There's no such thing as a "grown-up".

Connect with Bob:

www.newandimproved.com

www.adirondackadventurebase

https://www.linkedin.com/in/innovationspecialist/

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Ep 091 Your Heart's Content Nov 17, 2022

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Mindy Gibbins-Klein is an international speaker, trainer, and consultant who teaches leaders on how to be thoughtful and to create a culture of thought leadership in organizations.

Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode about being content.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

● If your heart is content, what does it mean?

● The importance of being aware of and managing your state.

● You can be content with what you have and what you've achieved.

● The best kind of writing is the kind that comes from the heart.

● Your best insights and ideas come from your heart.

● If something isn't working, then it's time to change it.

● Mindy's thoughts on doing what you want to do.

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Ep 090 Finding Your Heartspace Nov 10, 2022

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Martin Cowart, Founder and CEO of Financial Heart Space, is a Spiritual Mindset Coach helping LGBTQ+ Entrepreneurs, Business Leaders, Change Agents and Influencers, open the heart, quiet the mind, and unlock the gate of infinite potential.

Martin is the host of "Speak'n the Truth About Money with Martin Cowart and Joy the Wise Woman", a weekly live broadcast/podcast for anyone ready and willing to examine their negative thinking about money, let go of the false narrative of the scarcity mindset, and have the courage to change the way they think and talk about money.

Martin is on a mission to bring everyone into the creative energy, frequency, and vibration of unconditional love.

Listen to this inspirational The Thoughtful Leader episode with Martin Cowart about connecting and building a community.

Here is what to expect on this week's show:

● The Global LGBTQ Community Coaching Program.

● Martin's defining moment.

● Letting things go is the way to live a happy and fulfilling life.

● What does thoughtful leadership mean to Martin?

● Humans are 100% energy.

● What is an ego shadow work coach?

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https://www.facebook.com/martin.cowart

https://www.instagram.com/martincowartcoaching/