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  1. What Happens When Every Expert Says "No" | Erin Moroney | EP27

    1 DAY AGO

    What Happens When Every Expert Says "No" | Erin Moroney | EP27

    What do you do when every expert in the industry tells you, “This cannot be done”? In this episode, Erin Moroney shares the unglamorous reality of building an FMCG brand from scratch, from technical roadblocks and retail challenges to the hard truths founder stories often leave out. This is an honest conversation about clean ingredients, lower-sugar product development, and what it really takes to turn an idea into something that can survive in the real world. Erin reflects on the lessons she’s learned along the way, and why one of the biggest founder advantages is simply refusing to give up. 🔍 Inside the Episode: 00:01 — Why clean, lower-sugar products are so hard to make 05:35 — The market gap that started it all 13:48 — Why she walked away from a 17-year career 37:30 — The product detail that changed everything 41:32 — Four years trying to scale one product 42:16 — “This is un-manufacturable at scale” 43:59 — The moment she built her own facility 53:52 — The retail lesson founders learn too late

    1h 24m
  2. Your Tone Is Costing You | Anisa Telwar Kaicker

    22 JAN

    Your Tone Is Costing You | Anisa Telwar Kaicker

    What if the real reason people shut down around you is not your strategy, but your tone ? In this episode, Anisa Telwar Kaicker, the global founder of Anisa International, shares the unglamorous truth behind building multinational companies without a college degree, starting at 24 after her family business collapsed, and being “trained” by a formidable mother who insisted she be called by her name, not “mom.” The lesson stuck, but so did the hardness. She opens up about the moment she realised her harsh tone was creating fear, not results, and how a divorce, being humbled, and a Dale Carnegie training forced a brutal reset in how she leads, listens, and earns trust.

    1h 14m
  3. The AI Idea We’ve Been Missing | Shekhar Natarajan

    18/12/2025

    The AI Idea We’ve Been Missing | Shekhar Natarajan

    What if AI’s “next leap” isn’t more intelligence… but more humanity? In this episode, we sit down with Shekhar, CEO of Orchestro AI, to unpack his concept of “angelic intelligence” —technology designed to mimic what the best humans do, not just what’s average. We go deep into the personal story that shaped the philosophy: losing his mother, learning that “work is worship,” and using work as escape velocity from the context he grew up in, a slum in India.Then we get practical: first-principles thinking distilled into three fundamentals, space, relationships, adjustments and how that lens changes decision-making in business and life.

    2h 6m
  4. Extended Audio | Lessons From Two Creative Icons | Harry Pearce & Michael Bierut

    08/12/2025

    Extended Audio | Lessons From Two Creative Icons | Harry Pearce & Michael Bierut

    This extended audio cut includes the complete conversation, with extra insights and off-camera moments you won’t hear anywhere else. Two of the world’s most influential designers, Michael Bierut and Harry Pearce open the doors to Pentagram’s radically different way of working. From partner dynamics to creative longevity, this episode reveals why the studio’s structure shouldn’t work… yet continues to produce some of the most iconic design of our time. It’s a conversation about trust, responsibility, ego, character and what it truly takes to build work and a life that lasts.

    1h 57m
  5. Lessons From Two Creative Icons | Harry Pearce & Michael Bierut

    01/12/2025

    Lessons From Two Creative Icons | Harry Pearce & Michael Bierut

    Two of the world’s most influential designers, Michael Bierut and Harry Pearce open the doors to Pentagram’s radically different way of working. From partner dynamics to creative longevity, this episode reveals why the studio’s structure shouldn’t work… yet continues to produce some of the most iconic design of our time. It’s a conversation about trust, responsibility, ego, character and what it truly takes to build work and a life that lasts.

    49 min
  6. Redefining Leadership With Heart | Claude Silver

    19/11/2025

    Redefining Leadership With Heart | Claude Silver

    What if your company cared as much about feelings as it does about revenue? In this Oxford Talks Podcast episode, Waleed sits down with Claude Silver, Chief Heart Officer at VaynerMedia, to decode what “leading with heart” actually looks like when you’re responsible for thousands of people across the world. Claude shares how she’s turned HR into People & Experience, why every employee is trained in emotional intelligence and psychological safety and how she spots culture issues long before they explode.From her three-part framework of emotional optimism, bravery and efficiency to the idea of becoming a true “Vayner citizen”, Claude reveals the systems, language and habits that keep VaynerMedia human in a world obsessed with speed and scale. They dive into burnout, belonging, AI, return-to-office battles, and the uncomfortable truth that many of us were never taught how to deal with our own emotions, let alone anyone else’s.If you’ve ever wondered how to build teams that are both kind and high-performing, this episode is your new playbook.

    1 hr
  7. Success Has a Formula | Adolfo Gómez Sánchez

    05/11/2025

    Success Has a Formula | Adolfo Gómez Sánchez

    What separates world-class performers from everyone else?Adolfo Gómez Sánchez spent 35 years decoding that question and discovered a formula anyone can follow. From training with martial arts masters in Japan to coaching CEOs and ATP athletes, he reveals why most people fail not from lack of talent, but from lack of mindset.  Learn how the world’s top performers think, how to challenge limiting beliefs, and why “scoreboards don’t define success, process does.” If you’ve ever felt stuck, this episode will make you rethink everything you believe about growth, failure, and greatness.

    1h 9m
  8. The Cost of Not Knowing Yourself | Dr Barbara Morris Jensen

    08/10/2025

    The Cost of Not Knowing Yourself | Dr Barbara Morris Jensen

    We live in an age of noise, constant information, constant pressure, constant pretending but what happens when the mask finally cracks? In this conversation, clinical psychologist and hypnotherapist Dr Barbara Morris Jensen shares her life’s work: helping people rediscover their authentic selves. From growing up with a father who transformed from a man of war to a man of peace, to facing her own battles with fear, depression, and motherhood, Barbara explores what it really means to heal. Together we unpack: 👉 Why survival instincts can disconnect us from our true selves. 👉 How generational trauma silently shapes our choices. 👉 The link between modern disconnection, technology, and spiritual emptiness. 👉 The difference between pain that destroys and pain that transforms.

    2h 11m
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    2025 - 2026
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