Best Michael Sheppard Podcasts (2024)

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Michael Beverland 'Brand Management: Co-creating Meaningful Brands' 55:42

4d ago55:42

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Michael Beverland, Professor of Brand Strategy, Strategy & Marketing, at the University of Sussex Business School. He's an innovator in marketplace authenticity and strategic design research, as well as cultural marketing insights. Michael is also the author of 'Building Brand Authentici…

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S9 Ep51: Hiba Elchikhe, Neeta in Here And Now: The Steps Musical 35:26

4d ago35:26

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Hiba Elchikhe is starring as Neeta in the world premiere of Here And Now: The Steps Musical. Featuring the music of Steps, Here And Now has an original book by Shaun Kitchener and is directed by Rachel Kavanaugh, with choreography by Matt Cole. This show runs in Birmingham at the Alexandra Theatre this month. After covering Molly Ghost The Musical'…

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Phil Balagtas 'Making Futures Work: integrating futures thinking for design, innovation, and strategy' 49:35

7d ago49:35

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Phil Balagtas, author of the superb new book 'Making Futures Work'. Phil is also a former Design Director at McKinsey Design and General Electric (Digital & Aviation) with over 20yrs of experience as a Digital Interaction Designer and Design Leader working across sectors inc aviation, …

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S9 Ep50: Scott Alan, musical theatre songwriter 42:21

7d ago42:21

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Scott Alan is In The Frame! Scott is an internationally acclaimed songwriter who has worked with some of the biggest stars of theatre on both sides of the pond. On Sunday 10th November, Scott is returning to London for a very special concert produced by Fourth Wall Live, celebrating his 2007 debut album Dreaming Wide Awake. The album features some …

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S9 Ep49: Jordan Frazier, star of Hamilton, I'm Every Woman & You Are Here 1:03:38

12d ago1:03:38

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Jordan Frazier is In The Frame! Jordan recently completed her run as Angelica in the West End production of Hamilton. After growing up in the US, Jordan spent several years performing on multiple highly acclaimed cruise ships. After moving to London, Jordan was cast as Zahara in the international tour of Bat Out Of Hell. Despite completing rehearsa…

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S9 Ep48: Elena Skye, Janis in Mean Girls 43:04

19d ago43:04

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Elena Skye is playing Janis in the West End production of Mean Girls. Having premiered on Broadway in 2018, Mean Girls opened in London earlier this year. Tina Fey adapted the show from her 2004 film, collaborating with Jeff Richmond who composed the music and Nell Benjamin who wrote the lyrics. The show is directed and choreographed by Casey Nicho…

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Matt Boffey ‘Brands that move people, move the world’ 54:58

20d ago54:58

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Matt Boffey, Chief Strategy Officer at Design Bridge and Partners. He’s part of its Senior Leadership Team and Executive Committee, managing a business of nearly 300 people in London, where he leads a strategy team of ‘the brightest and best brand & design thinkers on the planet’! We dis…

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S9 Ep47: Tiffany Graves, Mrs Wormwood in Matilda 39:15

26d ago39:15

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Tiffany Graves recently took over as Mrs Wormwood in the West End production of Matilda The Musical. Having premiered in Stratford-upon-Avon in 2010, the Royal Shakespeare Company’s musical has been seen by 11 million people across 100 cities worldwide. Written by Dennis Kelly, Matilda has music and lyrics by Tim Minchin and direction by Matthew Wa…

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Stephanie Vilner-Sheppard 'Dare, disrupt and be kind' 52:25

1M ago52:25

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the brand innoventor & commercial strategist Stephanie Vilner-Sheppard, who consults globally on strategy to help clients innovate and futureproof their P&L (for people and planet). She’s a problem solver for brands and businesses, through a lens of planet-centred design-led thinking. Th…

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Max McKeown 'Innovation Strategy, Leadership & Culture' 46:06

29d ago46:06

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Series Four This episode of ‘The New Abnormal’ podcast features the strategic psychologist Dr Max McKeown - a writer, consultant & researcher specialising in innovation strategy, leadership and culture. He’s written a series of influential books and conducts research with Warwick Business School. An advocate of innovation culture, he also argues th…

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S9 Ep46: Lejaun Sheppard, star of 42 Balloons, Come From Away & Once On This Island 50:32

1M ago50:32

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Lejaun Sheppard is In The Frame! Most recently, Lejaun played Ron in the premiere of 42 Balloons at The Lowry. He appeared in Nick Bagnall's production of Hansel & Gretel at Shakespeare's Globe and starred as Papa Ge in the London revival of Once On This Island at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Lejaun's other theatre credits include Bob in Com…

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S9 Ep45: Daniel Bravo, Aaron Samuels in Mean Girls 42:44

2M ago42:44

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Daniel Bravo is playing Aaron Samuels in the West End production of Mean Girls. Having premiered on Broadway in 2018, Mean Girls opened in London earlier this year. Tina Fey adapted the show from her 2004 film, collaborating with Jeff Richmond who composed the music and Nell Benjamin who wrote the lyrics. The show is directed and choreographed by C…

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S9 Ep44: Michael Ahomka-Lindsay, star of Newsies, Cabaret, Reverberation, Legally Blonde & Choir Boy 57:22

2M ago57:22

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Michael Ahomka-Lindsay is back In The Frame! After leaving medical school to pursue a career as an actor, Michael trained at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. He made his professional debut as Benny in Luke Sheppard’s production of Rent at the Hope Mill Theatre and then toured as Maugrim in The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. Michael last feat…

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S9 Ep43: Aimée Fisher, star of Waitress, Wicked, Groundhog Day & Les Misérables 56:47

2M ago56:47

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Aimée Fisher is In The Frame! After graduating from ArtsEd, Aimée made her professional debut as cover Fantine in the West End production of Les Misérables (Sondheim Theatre). She went on to understudy Elphaba in Wicked (Apollo Victoria Theatre), Jenna/Dawn in Waitress (UK & Ireland Tour) and Jovie in Elf (Dominion Theatre). Aimée also played Joell…

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Sohail Inayatullah 'Visioning the Futures' 45:56

2M ago45:56

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features the political scientist and university professor Sohail Inayatullah, who is the inaugural UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability & Humanity, and instructs at the Metafuture think tank. He helps individuals and organisations create alternative and pre…

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S9 Ep42: Sharon Sexton, alternate Janis Joplin in A Night With Janis Joplin 31:20

2M ago31:20

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Sharon Sexton is back in the frame! Sharon is currently starring as the alternate Janis in A Night With Janis Joplin. Following a run on Broadway and various tours, the show is making its West End premiere at the Peacock Theatre. Sharon is celebrated for her iconic performance as Sloane in Jim Steinman and Meat Loaf’s musical Bat Out Of Hell. Sharo…

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Alexis Tennent 'The intricate relationship between memory, time and plurality' 41:38

2M ago41:38

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Series Four This episode of the New Abnormal podcast features Toronto-based Alexis Tennent, who is an innovative leader, design & foresight strategist. She firmly believes that foresight should not be confined to the realms of academia, politics, or privilege; rather, it should be an opportunity accessible to all. That's why Alexis aims to inspire …

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S9 Ep41: Gerardine Sacdalan, Juliet in And Juliet 32:30

2M ago32:30

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Gerardine Sacdalan is starring as Juliet in And Juliet. Following its triumphant West End run and ongoing Broadway engagement, And Juliet is touring the UK and Ireland for the first time. And Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Juliet’s new story bursts to life …

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S9 Ep40: Samuel Edwards, star of Anything Goes, Mrs Doubtfire, Ghost, Wicked & Xanadu 48:40

2M ago48:40

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Samuel Edwards is In The Frame! Most recently, Sam played Stuart in the original West End cast of Mrs Doubtfire (Shaftesbury Theatre) and starred as Billy Crocker in Kathleen Marshall’s revival of Anything Goes (Barbican Centre). After making his West End debut understudying Sam Wheat in Ghost The Musical, Sam covered Enjolras in Les Misérables, Ro…

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S9 Ep39: Hannah Bristow, Chava in Fiddler on the Roof 29:48

2M ago29:48

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Hannah Bristow is playing Chava in the London revival of Fiddler on the Roof. Directed by Jordan Fein, the musical is running at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre. Fiddler on the Roof has book by Joseph Stein, music by Jerry Bock and lyrics by Sheldon Harnick. Having trained at Bristol Old Vic Theatre School, Hannah's theatre credits include: As Y…

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Monika Bielskyte 'Challenging the binaries of dystopia vs utopia and society vs technology' 49:54

3M ago49:54

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist and speculative designer, Monika Bielskyte. She's also the founder of Protopia Futures, a life-centric design and collaborative foresight platform that centres previously marginalised perspectives. The project's mission is to inspire a new wave of future visions sho…

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S9 Ep38: Posi Morakinyo, star of For Black Boys, Ain't Too Proud, Mandela & Tina 1:01:58

3M ago1:01:58

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Fresh from his run in For Black Boys, Posi Morakinyo is In The Frame! After training at Italia Conti, Posi made his professional debut in Madagascar The Musical (UK & International Tour). He went on to make his West End debut as Raymond and understudy Ike in Tina: The Tina Turner Musical (Aldwych Theatre) before playing Thembi Mandela in the premie…

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Nota Bene Episode 171: Hot Topics in International Antitrust and Cartels 33:11

3M ago33:11

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In this episode, Ann O’Brien, a partner at Sheppard Mullin and head of the firm’s Criminal Antitrust and Cartels Team, joins us to discuss recent trends in international antitrust enforcement, including emerging cartel issues related to government procurement, artificial intelligence, and ESG. What We Discussed in This Episode: What is a cartel fro…

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Roman Krznaric 'History for Tomorrow: inspiration from the past for the future of humanity' 45:40

3M ago45:40

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features the leading social philosopher Roman Krznaric, whose books focus on the power of ideas to create change. His international bestsellers, which include The Good Ancestor, Empathy, and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than twenty-five languages. His new book History for Tomorrow is …

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250th Episode: Zizi Strallen, Laurey in Oklahoma! & Marie Antoinette in Cake 49:28

3M ago49:28

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Olivier nominee Zizi Strallen is our special guest for the 250th episode of In The Frame! Zizi is starring as Laurey in the 80th anniversary concert production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's Oklahoma!, playing opposite Phil Dunster. The concert is directed and choreographed by Bill Deamer with the London Musical Theatre Orchestera playing the full 28…

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S9 Ep36: Collette Guitart, Alternate Nancy in Why Am I So Single? 29:48

3M ago29:48

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Collette Guitart is an Alternate Nancy in Why Am I So Single? Why Am I So Single? is a "big fancy" musical by Toby Marlow and Lucy Moss who wrote Six The Musical. Following public workshop performances last year, Why Am I So Single? will premiere in the West End at the Garrick Theatre with previews from 27th August. As an alternate, Collette will p…

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S9 Ep35: Aviva Tulley, Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz 38:10

3M ago38:10

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Aviva Tulley is currently starring as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. Aviva has been touring in The Wizard of Oz for the past seven months ahead of its upcoming West End run at the Gillian Lynne Theatre. She has received rave reviews for her performance and blew everyone away with her rendition of 'Somewhere Over The Rainbow' at The Big Night of Music…

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S9 Ep34: Mireia Mambo, Richie in A Chorus Line 46:05

3M ago46:05

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Mireia Mambo is playing Richie Walters in A Chorus Line. Following its run at Leicester Curve in 2021, Nikolai Foster's revival of A Chorus Line has returned for a tour and London run at Sadler's Wells. With iconic music by Marvin Hamlisch, this production is choreographed by Ellen Kane. Mireia is making theatrical history as the first woman to pla…

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S9 Ep33: Josefina Gabrielle, Denise in The Baker's Wife 30:03

3M ago30:03

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Olivier nominee Josefina Gabrielle is playing Denise in the London revival of The Baker's Wife. Featuring the iconic song 'Meadowlark', The Baker's Wife is written by Stephen Schwartz and Joseph Stein. The show first ran in the West End in 1989 and is being revived at the Menier Chocolate Factory directed by Gordon Greenberg. Josefina received her …

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Lesley-Ann Noel 'Design Social Change: take action, work towards equity, and challenge the status quo' 47:42

3M ago47:42

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the designer, researcher, and educator Lesley-Ann Noel, who is the author of Design Social Change and co-editor of The Black Experience in Design. She’s also created several design tools for critical reflection, such as The Designer’s Critical Alphabet and the Positionality Wheel. Lesley…

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S9 Ep32: Jack Wolfe, Gabe in Next To Normal 1:03:18

4M ago1:03:18

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Olivier nominee Jack Wolfe is currently starring as Gabe in the UK premiere of Next To Normal. Following an acclaimed, sold-out run at the Donmar Warehouse, Michael Longhurst’s production has transferred to the West End for a limited run at the Wyndham’s Theatre. Tom Kitt and Brian Yorkey’s musical premiered on Broadway in 2010, winning three Tony …

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Falk Fuhrmann 'Investigative Anthropology, Cultural Empathy and Brand Strategy in China' 37:56

4M ago37:56

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Falk Fuhrmann, Executive Director at Shanghai HuiLue Business Consulting Co, and Visiting Professor teaching International Brand Communication & Innovation, Consumer Behaviour & Insights, at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. He also is an award-winning creative strategist with more t…

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S9 Ep31: Jamie Muscato, star of Moulin Rouge, Heathers, Carousel & Les Misérables 33:00

4M ago33:00

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Jamie Muscato is preparing to play three solo concerts at Cadogan Hall. Celebrating his career and favourite things, the first two shows sold out in minutes before a third was added. This weekend Jamie will star as Billy Bigelow in Rodgers & Hammerstein's Carousel in Concert at the Royal Festival Hall with a 30-piece orchestra. Some of Jamie’s most…

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Nota Bene Episode 170: Threats and Opportunities in the Global Supply Chain 39:50

4M ago39:50

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In this episode, Lisa Mays, an international trade attorney with Sheppard Mullin and leader of the firm’s Supply Chain Industry Team, joins host Scott Maberry to discuss the state of the global supply chain, including the impact of the war in Russia, and the intensifying trade war with China. What We Discussed in This Episode: Most trade lawyers ar…

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Julian Boulding 'The Cannes Lions 2024 Review' 50:40

4M ago50:40

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features Julian Boulding, Owner of The Network One. They provide “open source creativity” and communications services from around 1200 independent agencies in 109 countries, worldwide. His annual review of the Cannes Lions Festival is always eagerly sought after, and the actual version will be sent out a…

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S9 Ep30: Lara Denning, Anne in And Juliet 41:32

4M ago41:32

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Lara Denning is currently starring as Anne in And Juliet. Following its triumphant West End run and ongoing Broadway engagement, And Juliet is touring the UK and Ireland for the first time. And Juliet flips the script on the greatest love story and asks, what would happen next if Juliet didn’t end it all over Romeo? Juliet’s new story bursts to lif…

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Catherine Roy 'Change Agents, Foresight Strategy and Organisational Disruption' 43:42

4M ago43:42

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features Catherine Roy, Foresight & Design Leader at Thales. She sets their foresight and design strategy, and helps to drive futures thinking & business growth. Overall, she aligns futures, business, product and service strategy with the needs of users / consumers in order to achieve goals. In this podc…

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Chloe Markowicz 'Creativity is Contagious' 40:57

4M ago40:57

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Chloe Markowicz, Editor at Contagious, which helps agencies and brands supercharge their marketing by learning from the world's most creative and effective companies and campaigns. They do that via their IQ intelligence platform, consulting services, training and events. We discuss a r…

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Paolo Gallo 'The Seven Games of Leadership' 46:42

4M ago46:42

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Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Paolo Gallo, a renowned executive coach, bestselling author and keynote speaker. He's the author of two superb books: 'The Compass and the Radar - the art of building a rewarding career while remaining true to yourself' and the newly published 'The Seven Games of Leadership - navigating t…

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Ari Wallach 'A Brief History of the Future' 46:13

4M ago46:13

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Ari Wallach, who is a futurist and social systems strategist. He's also the author of 'Longpath: becoming the great ancestors our future needs' and host of 'A Brief History of the Future' (which premiers on PBS in April 2024) c/o Futurific Studios, a new production studio focused on sh…

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Philippa Wagner 'PeoplePlacesSpaces' 44:29

4M ago44:29

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Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the renowned Philippa Wagner, a creative thinker who connects people, places & spaces across a range of lifestyle industries with a particular focus on F&B, hospitality, wellness & retail. She's a highly creative, commercially-driven strategist with extensive big-brand experience, having …

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Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen 'Futures Capabilities, Progressive Endeavours and Strategic Transformation' 42:52

4M ago42:52

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen, Futurist and Director at The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where he heads up business development. Jonas is responsible for creating new initiatives, collaborations and joint-ventures, as well as overseeing publications and managing the Institute's b…

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S9 Ep29: Carly Anderson, Polly in Crazy For You & Glinda in Wicked 52:36

4M ago52:36

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Carly Anderson most recently starred as Polly in Susan Stroman's revival of Crazy For You. The production opened at the Chichester Festival Theatre before transferring to the Gillian Lynne Theatre for an acclaimed West End run. Some of Carly's early theatre credits include The Sound of Music (UK Tour), South Pacific (Barbican Centre & National Tour…

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Colin Strong 'Behavioural Change and Behavioural Science' 50:36

4M ago50:36

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Colin Strong, who is Head of Behavioural Science at Ipsos, and a Professor at Nottingham University Business School. He works with a wide range of organisations (both private and public sector) to design and deliver behavioural change through the use of behavioural science. His new boo…

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Hilary Sutcliffe 'The Seven Signals of Trustworthiness' 43:23

4M ago43:23

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Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Hilary Sutcliffe, Director of SocietyInside, who bring together people and ideas to help tech and its governance earn the trust of society. The name #SocietyInside is a riff off the famous brand ‘IntelInside’ and aims to encapsulate their aspiration that we reverse-engineer innovation …

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Diego Gilardoni 'Connecting the dots...helping leadership teams to navigate complexity' 51:53

4M ago51:53

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Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the Leadership Advisor & Speaker, Diego Gilardoni, who helps leaders navigate uncertainty by achieving clarity through a future-proofed vision. In the interview, we discuss issues such as cross-cultural management theory, strategic foresight, geopolitical depression (with a focus on the p…

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2024 Mock Draft Extravaganza 2:15:47

4M ago2:15:47

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The guys break from the formula and draft all 58 picks in the upcoming draft For thoughts on almost all players taken, listen back to these breakdowns! The top pick - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scouting-gli-part-1-ron-holland-matas-buzelis-izan-almansa/id1561566975?i=1000652522500 2 & 3 - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/scouting-co…

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Scouting International Upside Swings: Pacome Dadiet, Melvin Ajinca, Nikola Djurisic, AJ Johnson, & Ulrich Chomche 1:15:13

4M ago1:15:13

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The guys scout some funky wings and bigs from overseas

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Tom Morton 'How to create value c/o new experiences and new technology' 46:09

5M ago46:09

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Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Tom Morton, Global Chief Strategy Officer at R/GA. He helps brands solve the biggest challenges of a changing world: launching and scaling innovation, turning revolutionary technologies into legitimate brands, identifying and winning a radically different next generation of users, definin…

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Tom Lombardo 'A Masterclass in Sci-Fi Movies' 57:39

5M ago57:39

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Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. Back by popular demand (and having previously covered 'Top Futurist Books') this time he returns t…

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