Best GMV Media Podcasts (2024)

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Nicholas Samstag: The Intersection of Psychology and Leadership 39:41

2M ago39:41

39:41

Dr. Nicholas Samstag is a psychoanalyst and clinical psychologist based in New York City. With a diverse background spanning theater to ancient Greek and Latin studies, his journey into psychology and psychoanalysis has been influenced by a range of experiences. In this episode, Nicholas discusses how his varied path shaped his approach to psychoan…

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63 - Paradoxical Leadership with Ivo Brughmans 43:40

6M ago43:40

43:40

Immerse yourself on a journey of discovery in this conversation about Paradoxical Thinking and Leadership with author and philosopher, Ivo Brughmans. Get ready to challenge your own assumptions and self-perception. Ivo delivers an insightful message about embracing the ‘power of both sides’ of our personalities. Reaching out for the side of our per…

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62 - Transforming leadership with Taneli Rantala 42:10

8M ago42:10

42:10

🗨️"Create habits that create a good life." In this episode we catch up with Taneli Rantala, CEO of Lifted, and dip in to highlights of Taneli's journey from a strategy consultant to a visionary entrepreneur. Taneli´s philosophy emphasizes the importance of leadership style, organizational culture, personal development, and taking hard decisions to …

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61 - Connecting Opposites; a blueprint for a world of dilemmas, with Fons Trompenaars. 43:09

11M ago43:09

43:09

A warm and polished performance from Dutch organizational theorist Fons Trompenaars, recognized around the world for his work as a motivational speaker, consultant, and author of several books on culture and business. He spent over 30 years helping Fortune 500 leaders build meaningful connections to manage and solve business and cultural dilemmas t…

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60 - Environments in which Everyone Can Thrive with Celine Pasula 38:15

1y ago38:15

38:15

Celine Pasula has over a decade of leadership experience in top mobile gaming companies including startups and bigger companies. Today, as the Managing Director of Ubisoft RedLynx, she's working with experiences on all platforms, mobile, PC, and console. Celine is not only an expert in leadership, finance, legal and business development but also in…

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59 - Nitin Sawhney on the power of letting go 47:18

1+ y ago47:18

47:18

"Music attracts luck" - Nitin Sawhney In this episode we have a warm and uplifting chat with Nitin Sawhney, musician, producer and composer, known around the world for his albums, film scores, DJ skills, and collaborations with Paul McCartney, Sting, Jeff Beck, Ellie Golding, Annie Lennox, Will Young, Bob Geldof, Andy Serkis, Mira Nair, Anushka Sha…

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58 - Questions are the Answer with Hal Gregersen 52:48

1+ y ago52:48

52:48

You’ve probably heard of Hal Gregersen… A global name in leadership and academia. An author and senior lecturer in leadership and innovation at MIT's Sloan School of Management, a former executive director of the MIT Leadership Center, and ranked in the Thinkers50 global ranking of management thinkers in 2021. His latest book, Questions Are the Ans…

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57 - Johanna Småros; ‘an introvert engineer who gets stuff done on time’. 47:22

2y ago47:22

47:22

Now here’s a conversation we can all relate to, on the nature of working life today and how to navigate people, tech, and change, gracefully. Johanna is co-founder of RELEX Solutions, a huge success story and the world's coolest provider of retail planning solutions! Johanna describes what it’s like navigating the ‘hard skills’ world of engineering…

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56 - How People and Organisations Learn with Charles Jennings 54:02

2y ago54:02

54:02

Fail Smart: Lessons in Leadership & Life The brilliant Charles Jennings covers everything you need to know about life and learning in way less than an hour: Recognised as one of the world's leading experts on building and implementing learning and organisational performance strategies. He’s led pioneering work with the 70:20:10 model for 20 years +…

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55 - Fail Smart with Tendayi Viki 37:53

2y ago37:53

37:53

Tendayi Viki, Associate Partner at Strategyzer Fail Smart - Lessons in Leadership and Life: The new series from the Nordic Leaders. We couldn’t possibly imagine a better way to start our Fail Smart series than this sparkling conversation with Tendayi Viki. Tendayi advises leaders across the globe on strategy and innovation, helping companies to exp…

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54 - Harnessing Informal Power in your Organisation with Dr. Matt Offord 32:25

2+ y ago32:25

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In this episode we welcome Dr Matt Offord, esteemed lecturer in Leadership and Management from the Adam Smith Business School, Glasgow University. Matt is a former Naval Officer with extensive experience leading agile 21st-century teams in high tech and data rich environments. Matt shares many fascinating insights which include; · ‘Harnessing infor…

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53 - How improv principles can help leaders thrive in a changing environment - Patricia Ryan Madson 30:37

2+ y ago30:37

30:37

This week we host Patricia Ryan Madson. Patricia is the author of "improv wisdom" and a professor emerita at Stanford university, where she started teaching in 1977. In 1996 she founded the creativity initiative at Stanford, an interdisciplinary Alliance of faculty who share the belief that creativity can be taught. Among other things she taught De…

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52 - Why the next revolution is human with Perttu Pölönen 31:49

2+ y ago31:49

31:49

Perttu Pölönen is a futurist, inventor and author. In 2018 MIT Tech Review honored him among the 35 Innovators Under 35 in Europe. He has written two books and his latest, “Future Skills”, is out just now. In this book he argues that the next revolution is a human revolution. To counterbalance the world we digitalized, we need to develop creativity…

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51 - Emilia Järvinen - Vegfluencing the World 27:32

2+ y ago27:32

27:32

“Everyone should do something to make the world a better place.” Listen in to the inspiring tale of 17000+ vegetable boxes and recipes delivered to Finnish families. The social economy in the EU comprises 2.8 million enterprises and organizations, 13.6 million jobs and 8% of GDP. It’s an important part of the economy, and the influence is increasin…

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50 - Care, Trust, Transparency: how storytelling turns values into action with Essi Knuutila from Futurice 34:06

2+ y ago34:06

34:06

We explore the world of meaningful values, story telling and The Inclusion Canvas with Essi Knuutila of Futurice. Essi is Global Head of Digital Marketing and discusses how Futurice's values of 'Care, Trust, Transparency and Continuous Improvement' shape this global digital innovation and engineering company. Essi also describes how the values came…

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49. How to cultivate diversity and win over the algorithms - Mikko Alasaarela 33:14

3y ago33:14

33:14

We dive into the world of influence with Mikko Alasaarela, but influence with an algorithmic twist. Mikko is an impact-focused AI entrepreneur. He has founded and invested in several tech startups that have raised over $30M and employed over 700 people in Finland, Germany, and the USA. He currently serves as CTO of Cuckoo Workout and consults compa…

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48. Matt Abrahams and the secrets of communication: how to go from silence to brilliance 33:19

3y ago33:19

33:19

In today's episode we are delighted to welcome Matt Abrahams, communication expert and lecturer at Stanford University. We will talk all things communication. The episode is packed with insights so please take a notepad and make sure to take notes. We are going to explore: How communication has changed during the pandemic How to help our audience t…

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47. Adaptability, Extremely Fast Growth And How To Hire Amazing People - Kati Tammisto 27:25

3y ago27:25

27:25

In this episode, recorded in June 2021 our guest is Kati Tammisto, (then Head of CX at Sympa and now) CMO at Precisely. Kati is a modern leader with an entrepreneurial background who puts people front and centre in everything she does. Kati shares her insights on working in 'extremely fast growth' environments and the adaptability and flexibility t…

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46. Failure and redemption with Tommi Lähde 30:50

3y ago30:50

30:50

"I'm not a loser - the story I told myself for years" In this very frank episode Tommi Lähde - Founder and CEO of The Other Danish Guy brand - opens up with courage and radical candour. Listen in to this most candid of interviews with the only CEO in the world to work just in his underwear for the first two weeks on the job. What we cover: 🎧 being …

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45. Underpromise, overdeliver: how to win in the nordics with André Noël Chaker 31:04

3y ago31:04

31:04

Welcome to Season 4 of the Nordic Leaders Podcast! In this episode we interview André Noël Chaker, speaker, entrepreneur, executive and lawyer that came from Canada to Finland 30 years ago. What we cover: André's beginnings and his move from Quebec to Finland (4:54) What Arnold Schwarzenegger taught him (6:09) How he turned a hobby into a professio…

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44 - Nurturing a high trust culture - Merja Ranta-aho 34:38

3y ago34:38

34:38

Building on 140 years of engineering innovation, Merja Ranta-aho, Executive VP of HR at Elisa, Finland’s leading telecom, shares her own learning with Stefano, Nick and David on •Daily experimentation and continuous improvement as a way of life •How a high trust culture leads to deep learning •Embedding coaching in the leadership culture •Anticipat…

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43 - Joel Willans - How to create a buzz online. Bonus episode! 26:24

3y ago26:24

26:24

In this bonus episode we share some more Joel Willans with you. Joel describes how he works his magic online to build high value content which reaches more people, including pointers on: How to create more buzz, build a community online How to get get heard with your podcast How to lead your own creativity How to lead other creatives Joel also pond…

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42 - Leading with a big heart - Elli Holappa 33:57

3+ y ago33:57

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In this episode we explore with Elli Holappa, CEO of Jungle Juice Bar, values-based leadership during a crisis. Elli had spent just 12 days with her new management team in spring 2020 when the global pandemic struck. Listen in to our fascinating conversation with Elli on how values-based leadership has helped her: recruit and lay-off staff in diffi…

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41 - Making a Business Model out of Confusion - Alf Rehn 36:32

3+ y ago36:32

36:32

Alf Rehn, thinker, contrarian and provocateur leaves his day job as Professor of Innovation, Design and Management at the University of Southern Denmark, for half an hour to share with us his secrets including 🎧 What does it really mean to think? 🎧 Where to find a treasure trove of wackiness in design school 🎧 Teaching gender theory to engineering …

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40 - Find the Gandhi within – Professor Satu Teerikangas 35:34

3+ y ago35:34

35:34

🎧 How does change scale up from small actions to system level changes? 🎧How did Satu shift her mindset to become a positive change agent in academia? 🎧 What is - or could be - biodiversity respectful leadership? 🎧 Why does Satu discuss psychological safety and values to start every class and workshop ? 🎧 What is the role of trust, openness and resp…

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39 - Alexander Stubb - On sleep, gratitude and life after politics 39:26

3+ y ago39:26

39:26

What is Alexander Stubb, former prime minister and politician and now Director at the School of Transnational Governance, hopeful about in the future of Europe? How does he manage to achieve so much in life (and does he think of himself as an overachiever)? What's the problem with how media tell the world? And what's their role in the future? How i…

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38 - How to increase your online brand & presence - Joel Willans #VeryFinnishProblems 29:37

3+ y ago29:37

29:37

Season 3 kicks off with #VeryFinnishProblems creator Joel Willans. Join David, Nick and Stefano for our season opener with Joel; bestselling author, creative director, leader, and a man for our times - a master of the digital and social media world! If you're an individual or an organization hoping to increase your digital reach and impact, or just…

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37 – Learning: Always be improving & how do you spend your Tuesday Nights?- George Brontén 29:12

3+ y ago29:12

29:12

Ready to travel to Sweden and meet George Brontén, lifelong entrepreneur with a never ending passion for sales? Have a listen to Stefano, Nick and David getting insights from George about: 🎧 The secret to purposeful relationships – Trust, Align, Grow. 🎧 Understanding problems from the customer’s perspective. 🎧 How, after years of hiring and firing,…

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36 – How compound interest can make you super productive – Robin Lindahl 26:53

3+ y ago26:53

26:53

Robin Lindahl, CEO of Taaleri, the Finnish financial services company, chats with Nick and David about 🎧 leadership challenges in 2020 🎧 senior executive team-building 🎧 how diversity is helping Taaleri reach its goals 🎧trends in impact & sustainable investing 🎧 and the formula for super productivity Worth a listen if you’re interested in windmills…

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Ep. 35 – Salla Seppä – Secrets of Customer Experience at Nordic Business Forum 28:45

3+ y ago28:45

28:45

Salla Seppä, Chief Customer Experience Officer at the Nordic Business Forum, shares with Stefano and David some of the secrets behind the legendary standard of customer experience at NBF; from focusing on the strategy right down to sewing buttons onto the guests’ coats. Have a listen to the story of how Salla came to work […]…

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Ep.34 Bonus – Mind Gym with Reidar Wasenius 14:02

3+ y ago14:02

14:02

Grab a pen and paper and join in the fun with Personal Brainer, Reidar Wasenius, and his mind gym. Listen in to this fun – free of charge! – bonus material and find out what happened when David, Stephano and Nick took a brain bungee jump with the most listened to voice in Finland, Reidar […]By David Goddard

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Ep. 33 – Reidar Wasenius – Influencing 25:18

3+ y ago25:18

25:18

How does it feel to be Finland’s most listened to voice? And what’s it like to post 3 videos on TikTok and get over 2 million views in just 3 weeks? Reidar Wasenius, Creative Director of Breaks Finland, voice actor (“the person you are trying to reach is speaking on the phone, please hold” – […]By David Goddard

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Ep. 32 – Antti Vasara – On leadership and innovation [replay] 27:35

3+ y ago27:35

27:35

We replay this episode recorded in May 2020: Antti Vasara President & CEO of VTT (Technical Research Centre of Finland Ltd) in a rich and fascinating chat with the Nordic Leadership Network’s Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about purpose driven leadership, motivating very smart people, being an optimist with the belief we will […]…

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Ep.31 – Meeri Haataja – Leading trustworthy AI 32:01

3+ y ago32:01

32:01

In this episode we chat with with Meeri Haataja, CEO of Saidot – a platform for teams to make their AI transparent and explainable – about how AI is impacting societies and everyday lives on a global scale, and what it’s like to be driving that as a positive change. Have a listen to insights […]By David Goddard

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Ep.30 – Peter Sarlin – AI for people 29:29

4y ago29:29

29:29

Peter Sarlin, CEO and Co-Founder of Silo.AI, the largest private artificial intelligence lab in the Nordics, chats with David, Nick and Stefano about leadership and what “AI for people” means in practice. Listen in for insights into: leadership in a rapid growth company cultivating a growth mindset and diversity in the thinking throughout the whole…

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Ep. 29 – Hans-Peter Siefen – NBF: Leaders who change the world (replay) 27:02

4y ago27:02

27:02

In occasion of the publication of the Nordic Business Forum documentary here is a replay of our podcast with Hans-Peter Siefen where he goes behind the scenes of the NBF history and chats with Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about building leaders who change the world. Speaking to us from his boat, we […]…

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Ep. 28 – Raghunath Koduvayur – Personal branding is a natural extension of who you are 28:11

4y ago28:11

28:11

Raghunath Koduvayur, international leader and polymath with a past in Nokia, Tieto and currently Head of Marketing and Communications at IQM Quantum Computers has a chat with David, Nick and Stefano on leadership topics ranging from diversity, to AI and personal branding. Listen in for an inspirational journey onto: how to get a more diverse […]…

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Episode 27 – Wilfrid Kroath – The future of digital education 27:28

4y ago27:28

27:28

Wilfrid Kroath, mobiliser and podcaster chats with David, Nick and Stefano about opening up entrepreneurship to high school age children. Listen in for insights into making his podcast – Dare to Suck – with his own children the importance of teaching entrepreneurship and soft skills in high schools how digital education is driving the need […]…

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Ep. 26 – Part 2/2 of Jarno Koponen – The future of news and a new media literacy. 25:56

4y ago25:56

25:56

Jarno Koponen, Head of AI and Personalization at Yle News Lab, goes deeper into the future of news with Stefano, Nick and David in Part 2: Social media is changing the role of traditional news media from gatekeepers to connectors. Journalists need a multidisciplinary approach – with data scientists and designers – to connect to […]…

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Ep. 25 Part 1- Jarno Koponen – The future of news in the era of artificial intelligence and social media. 25:40

4y ago25:40

25:40

Jarno Koponen, Head of AI and Personalization at the Yle News Lab in Finland’s national public broadcaster, chats with Stefano, Nick and David about how the way news is gathered and distributed – and what is considered news – is being disrupted by the new information ecosystem. Listen in to this first episode to hear […]…

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Ep.24 – The future is already here – Replay with Taneli Tikka 24:47

4y ago24:47

24:47

Get warmed up for next week’s episode on the future of AI and journalism! Have a listen to the highly popular episode from our archive with Taneli Tikka “how to adjust to the future.” Taneli Tikka – investor, serial entrepreneur and future teller – runs 52nd Ventures, the first venture builder in Finland and Epistemic […]…

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Ep. 23 – Guy How – Life is stories: lessons from a violin shop 29:28

4y ago29:28

29:28

In this episode Nick, Stefano and David chat with Guy How, creator of the unique How Violins “experience shop”, on changing the culture in an old-fashioned field towards customer orientation in a way that everyone feels seen. Have a listen for insights into Radical transparency and being seen by the customer Using coaching skills to […]…

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Ep. 22 – Camilla Tuominen – Leading with emotions 31:06

4y ago31:06

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Camilla Tuominen is a speaker, illustrator, author and former CEO & co-founder of Emotion Tracker. Camilla talks with energy to David and Nick about showing-up and being authentic managing emotional energy producing better results in the virtual world and having the courage to be herself Great fun returning to season 2 of the podcast! Please contac…

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Ep. 21 – Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans, David Goddard – Learning Highlights Season 1 Bonus episode part 2 19:54

4y ago19:54

19:54

With 20 episodes behind us, Nick, Stefano and David reflect on the learning opportunities from our first bash at podcasting, including thoughts on Trustful collaboration in an emergent process Facilitating a conversation that balances a script with spontaneity The mechanics of hosting, producing and publishing a podcast Humility, openness, a learni…

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Ep. 20 – Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans, David Goddard – Highlights Season 1 Bonus episode part 1 19:41

4y ago19:41

19:41

In this first bonus episode, Stefano, Nick and David pick out the best bits from season one. We had huge amounts of fun, were brought closer together and got loads of insights into innovation resilience staying connected building a great culture the future of leadership And lots of ideas for season 2! Tune in to hear […]…

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#65: Alibaba & JD saw combined GMV of over $136 billion in mid-year shopping event 7:34

4y ago7:34

7:34

Baidu to build 5 million intelligent cloud servers by 2030, China has seen fast growth in its livestreaming industry over the past years, ByteDance made $5.6 billion in Q1, Alibaba Pictures to delist from Singapore Exchange, Huawei to get green light for $500m R&D center in UK, China’s TZTEK Technology to buy German chip tester for USD20.4 million…

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Ep.19 – Hans-Peter Siefen – Building good leaders 26:52

4y ago26:52

26:52

Hans-Peter Siefen, Co-founder and Chairman of the Nordic Business Forum, chats with Stefano Mosconi, Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about building leaders. Speaking to us from his boat, we found out Who is Hans-Peter Siefen’s favourite Nordic Business Forum speaker of all time? What did Jim Collins tell him over a cup of tea? What […]…

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Ep. 18 – Tim Segaller – Mindfulness, Leadership and Coaching 26:46

4y ago26:46

26:46

Tim Segaller, leadership coach, resilience trainer and co-founder of Rising Minds – a social enterprise providing life coaching and mindfulness training – chats with Nick Vertigans and David Goddard about His personal journey into mindfulness What mindfulness is and what it isn’t How mindfulness helps “to and step into a more intentional, conscious…

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Ep. 17 – Lucian Hudson Part 2/2 – Crisis Communications 22:05

4y ago22:05

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In part 2 of this special edition, Lucian Hudson, communications expert moves the focus his chat with Michael Gates, cross-cultural expert, to the Nordic area and different government responses to Covid19. Nick Vertigans and David Goddard join in the exploration of learning for leaders on crisis communication, trust, reputation, decision-making and…