On Hope and Optimism - a conversation with Beto Funari Board Member, Venture Capital Founder, Former Chief Executive
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Hope and Optimism - a conversation with Beto Funari Board Member, Venture Capital Founder, Former Chief Executive

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Beto Funari. Together we delve into:

  • Acting as a humanist leader: Why human leadership matters to people feeling valued, enabled and motivated to contribute and create a better future, to learn and develop their potential; and how to do this through leading with empathy, actively listening, fostering diversity and inclusion

  • Balancing Profit and Purpose: How balancing purpose and profit is at the heart of building a compassionate and prosperous business whilst financial success is essential it should not come at the expense of human well-being or ethical principles.

  • Adopting a Customer-Centric Approach: How adopting a Customer-Centric Approach helps in understanding and meeting customer’s needs, through building trust and loyalty and through delivering high-quality products or services.

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Powering the Planet through Renewables and Bold Leadership – A conversation with Steen Broust Nielsen, Senior Vice President Sales at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Powering the Planet through Renewables and Bold Leadership – A conversation with Steen Broust Nielsen, Senior Vice President Sales at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Steen Broust Nielsen, Senior Vice President Sales at Wood Mackenzie Power & Renewables. Together, we delve into:

  • Trust – as a foundation for cohesive and high performing teams

  • Compassion – caring is at the core of authentic leadership

  • Meaning – fuels us all and gives us purpose

  • Humility and resilience – knowing it is never about you - and that’s ok

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On Being Significantly Insignificant - a conversation with Ellie Norman, Chief Communications Officer, Manchester United Football Club
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On Being Significantly Insignificant - a conversation with Ellie Norman, Chief Communications Officer, Manchester United Football Club

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Ellie Norman, Chief Communications Officer, Manchester United Football Club. Together we delve into:

  • How to manage your energies to be at your best, and to help others be their best through having people feel seen and validated;

  • How connecting with people and building relationships is key to business success, whatever the business you are in;

  • Why building a culture of belonging is so important, and what you can do to build one through hope and possibility.

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On Being Your Own Data Bank – a conversation with Rachel Eyre Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Being Your Own Data Bank – a conversation with Rachel Eyre Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Rachel Eyre, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Morrisons. We delve together into:

  • How influencing starts with self-awareness, you are your own data bank - use it;

  • How leading with pride, courage, and conviction and not being a ‘paranoid overachiever’ matter in leadership;

  • The importance of building your career around your strengths, whilst plugging the gaps;

  • The importance of being nice, and remembering we are all human beings.

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On Leading with Velocity and Audacity - a conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, bestselling author, entrepreneur and more!
Anni Townend Anni Townend

On Leading with Velocity and Audacity - a conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, bestselling author, entrepreneur and more!

In this episode I am delighted to be in conversation with Sophie Devonshire, global Chief Executive Officer, The Marketing Society, author and more!

Together we delve into:

  • Pacesetting and the principles for positivity, and how velocity can speed up success…..

  • How leadership is an iterative journey - and how to be the editor of your leadership, constantly creating, testing and revising….

  • Why marketing matters - now more than ever

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Making Working Lives Better - a conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song
Anni Townend Anni Townend

Making Working Lives Better - a conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Nina Holdaway, Managing Director at Accenture Song.

Together, we delve into:

The energy flywheel, and how managing your energy is key to feeling inspiring and inspiring others.

Playing to strengths as part of being your best, and helping others to be their best.

Being your authentic self and understanding human leadership - and why this is more important than ever.

How life and leadership are about the journey, not the destination, and making this journey an adventure.

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Being You - a conversation with Henrietta Norton, founder of Wild Nutrition
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Being You - a conversation with Henrietta Norton, founder of Wild Nutrition

In this episode, I am delighted to be in conversation with Henrietta Norton, Founder of Wild Nutrition

Together, we delve into:

Purpose - why purpose, instead of passion, is essential in sustainable leadership.

Authenticity - the greatest force we have - and how this is very much a personal journey, weaving the thread between personal and professional growth.

Balancing being and doing - why carving out the space to ‘be’ is the fuel that drives the being and how, historically, many work cultures have focused on the doing at the cost of being.

How Sustainable Leadership is really holistic leadership, and how it is about supporting ourselves in all aspects of our being: body, mind, emotion and soul wellbeing.

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