Human Centric Growth : "Leadership with Soul" Podcast

Episode 6 : Leadership with Soul with AI thoughtleader - Lionel Sim

In this episode, I invited Lionel Sim, founder of AI Capital and a fellow former CMO in Singapore to discuss on all things AI and how to lead with soul with the help of AI.  Lionel is an AI strategist, entrepreneur, and thought leader, recognized for his ability to help organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive transformative business outcomes. With over a decade of hands on experience in digital marketing, digital transformation, and strategic innovation, Lionel has advised and partnered with companies across industries, from agile startups to global enterprises. We discssed topics on :  1. How to drive change with AI?  2. What are the opportunities and risks on AI implementation? 3. How should one approach AI? 4. How can one combine AI with human-centricity and soul?

Episode 5: Leadership with Soul with a fellow CMO - Valerie Thill

Joining me today is Valerie Thill, Senior Marketing Director, Snacking, Mondelez International, AMEA.   She is the first fellow CMO whom I am interviewing in my podcast.  Valerie is a fellow CMO with near to two decades of consumer marketing experience across beauty, skincare, personal care and snack food with J&J, Bieserdof and most recently Mondelez. Valerie is Born & raised as a European, crossing many cultures. She is passionate and hungry to continuously discover & learn new consumer behaviors and translating these into growth driving businesses around the world. She is based in Singapore and responsible for the AMEA region. (Africa, Middle East, Asia). In this episode, we discussed our passion and love for the marketing craft, how to build brands with soul, how to strengthen our marketing craft in this era of AI. In addition, our shared passion in understanding human insights to help unlock growth for business, brands and organizations.

Epsode 4 : Leadership with Soul with Carmen Wee - A Board Director, Global CHRO and Author

In this episode, I am extremely honoured to invite Carmen Wee, an established Board Director and CHRO to talk about  all things leadership.  Carmen is a seasoned board director and an accomplished global CHRO with over 25 years of international business experience, driving large-scale business transformation and change management within fast growing companies with multiple and complex mergers and acquisitions.  Not only that, she’s also an author of 2 books. She recently published her second book titled “Board Vibes” to share her knowledge on her board journey. We had an engaging session speaking about:  - Her review on my book.  - What is her advice to aspiring board director  - Her perspective of future of work and what it takes to succeed as an individual, corporation, nation and board.  - What her vivid definition of 'soul' is . Don't miss out this exciting conversation with an established and generous leader!

Leadership with Soul Episode 3 with Brett Townsend - An Insights Thought Leader

In this episode of Leadership with Soul, I welcome Brett Townsend , SVP of Quester and Author of "Insights on the Brink". Brett brings with him 2 decades of leading insights across diverse categories on the corporate and agency sides of the industry, and worked with major brands like Lay's, Pepsi, Doritos, Frigidaire, and Lowe's. Brett is a well known and industry leading insights leader who is a firm believer that insights leads to activation for both sales and marketing and is passionate about turning insights and data into stories. He has recently co-authored a books with Tim Hoskins Titled : "Insights on the Brink: Revitalizing the Market Research and Analytics Industry." We chatted about how marketing and insights need to have a soul and at the heart of everything - the importance of emotional storytelling.   It is an amazing conversation with an insights industry thought leader on building business with soul and leading with soul and emotion. Don't miss out this exciting episode!

Leadership with Soul Episode 2 - In conversation with Philip Ryan

In this podcast- Leadership with Soul, I invite  CEOs, CMOs, business leaders, board directors and CXOs to discuss all things leadership. In this second episode, I am honoured to invite a good friend and partner in many of my transformation journey - Philip Ryan to join me in this podcast. Philip Ryan is the Managing Partner of Ipsos S3, North America. He leads the consulting and brand strategy department of Ipsos.  We had an amazing discussion on what does 'soul' means to him in building brands and leading organizations. He shared amazing insights on the importance of customer centricity and some of his foresights into the future.