Founders journey with Vidar Phoenix Christiansen and Social Vibes

Founders journey with Vidar Phoenix Christiansen and Social Vibes

How can we (re)connect, build meaningful relationships and create moments of joy? In this founders journey series, I sit down with Vidar Phoenix Leo Christiansen. He shares his founder's journey within Social Vibes [https://socialvibes.io/] , what he has learnt along the way and why he and the team create immersive experiences with the aim of ‘sparking connections and creating memories’. Vidar Phoenix Christiansen [https://www.linkedin.com/in/vidarphoenix/] is a Danish entrepreneur, leader, and creative strategist dedicated to fostering human connection through technology. As the founder of Social Vibes, he aims to combat loneliness and digital isolation by helping people create meaningful social experiences. With a background in business, leadership, and psychology, he blends creativity, empathy, and strategic execution to scale innovative ventures. Raised in Denmark, Vidar’s journey, from overcoming personal hardships to traveling the world and working in sales, shaped his resilient and visionary mindset. Now based in Sweden with his Moroccan wife, he is passionate about fitness, digital art, travel, and personal growth. With Social Vibes, he envisions building a global movement that empowers people to connect deeply, embrace new experiences, and make lasting memories. Related links Visit Social Vibes [https://socialvibes.io/] website  02:58 Meet Vidar Phoenix Christiansen 05:00 Social Vibes, becoming an app 08:55 Creating adventures   12:30 Developing the technology, keeping the motivation  15:46 Meeting the team, growing the team  22:40 Design choices   26:35 Founder to leader journey  39:32 Finding funding 44:10 Shares some advice  Continue listening… Digital ecologies with Attila Márton [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Digital-ecologies-with-Attila-Mrton-e2quhl9] This episode was: Hosted by ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prichelle-r-64b3504b/] Edited by ⁠ ⁠⁠Preneil Pillay ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preneil-pillay/] Original music by Jakob Ranum, ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠⁠ [https://www.studio25.dk/] Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay This podcast is powered by Station [https://www.station.dk/] and the Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship [https://cse.cbs.dk/].

The Art of Active Allyship with Dr. Poornima Luthra

What can we do? I sit down with Dr. Poornima Luthra. She shares her PracAdemic activities within academia and as a practitioner. Whether you listen to this for yourself, as a leader or for your business, she asks us to visualise our spaces and places and consider ‘What can I do?’. She does this through the core pillars within Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Dr. Poornima Luthra [https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-poornima-luthra-she-her-b09128100/] is a recognised author, keynote speaker, business consultant, [https://www.talented.dk/] and leading practitioner-academic in the field of talent management and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI).  As Associate professor at the Copenhagen Business School, she provides effective DEI thought-leadership from a global perspective, workshops, and consultancy services for organisations who are determined to nurture inclusive workplaces for their diverse talent. She has been ranked as one of the world’s 30 up-and-coming management thinkers by Thinkers50 and is a recipient of the Professional Women of Colour Denmark Impact Award and winner of the Nordic Blaze Inclusion Award.  She is the author of Leading Through Bias [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/204390247-leading-through-bias?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=oyIPF7EHe4&rank=1] (2023 (English)/ 2024 (Danish & Italian)), The Art of Active Allyship [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/65149614-the-art-of-active-allyship] (2022), and Diversifying Diversity [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58125954-diversifying-diversity?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=eJkO4fEkog&rank=1] (2021) and is a contributor to Harvard Business Review on topics related to DEI. Related links or mentioned in this podcast Selected publications [https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-organization/staff/pluioa] Website  [https://poornimaluthra.com/] Seeking qualitative rigor in inductive research: Notes on the Gioia methodology [https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/1094428112452151] 02:30 Meet Dr. Poornima Luthra 08:20 PracAdemic, activities as an academic and practitioner 13:50 Understanding the core pillars of her work  20:00 Shares an exercise, asked to visualise… 24:00 What can we do? 31:00 An interesting research idea, would you listen to… Continue listening... ⁠Futures Literacy Lab with Beatriz Carneiro⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Futures-Literacy-Lab-with-Beatriz-Carneiro-e2od3ju] ⁠Using the future in the present with Felipe Koch⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Using-the-future-in-the-present-with-Felipe-Koch-e2orvc0] ⁠Being open to emergence with Loes Damhof⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Being-open-to-emergence-with-Loes-Damhof-e2plrcr] This episode was: Edited by ⁠⁠Preneil Pillay ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preneil-pillay/] Hosted by ⁠⁠Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prichelle-r-64b3504b/] Original music by Jakob Ranum, ⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠ [https://www.studio25.dk/] Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay Powered by ⁠Station⁠ [https://www.station.dk/] and the ⁠Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship⁠ [https://cse.cbs.dk/].

Digital independence with Mikkel Flyverbom

How are we seen, known and governed through our visibilities? I sit down with Mikkel Flyverbom. If you are new to this podcast, we host conversations related to technology, research, innovation and the emerging future. This conversation covers all these areas and highlights important topics and emerging ideas that we may benefit from paying attention to.  Mikkel Flyverbom [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikkelflyverbom/] is Professor of Communication and Digital Transformations at the Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School (CBS), Denmark. Also, he is founding academic director of the BSc in Business Administration and Digital Management program at CBS. His research on digital transformations, data, internet governance, and tech companies has been published in leading international journals, such as Business & Society, The Information Society, Telecommunications Policy, Organization Studies, Management Communication Quarterly, Organization, as well as a number of books. His most recent book, The Digital Prism: Transparency and Managed Visibilities in a Datafied World [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/digital-prism/46CE745595EA8322B99458F21A7EA39F] has been published by Cambridge University Press. He has been a visiting professor at Stanford University, University of California, Santa Barbara, Rutgers University, Bamberg University and Luiss University. He is a member of the Danish government’s Data Ethics Council, a member of the Expert Group for the AI Task Force [https://via.ritzau.dk/pressemeddelelse/14221434/ny-ekspertgruppe-skal-understotte-den-digitale-taskforce-for-kunstig-intelligens?publisherId=13560322&lang=da&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaZZQh6_xeIUcqg_kb_wRQAjiNoVl2rx0movX-DdAqtnmj2Uma86SOa4Gg8_aem_d9VgEFmO2J_kDZCSsTDjyQ] and former chairman of the Expert Group on Tech Giants [https://www.digmin.dk/digitalisering/publikationer/2024/tech-giganters-rolle-som-digital-infrastruktur]. He also writes a regular tech column for the Danish newspaper Politiken, and is a widely used media expert on digital transformations and the tech industry. Related links or mentioned in this podcast Selected publications [https://www.cbs.dk/en/research/departments-and-centres/department-of-management-society-and-communication/staff/mfmsc] from Mikkel Flyverbom The Digital Prism: Transparency and Managed Visibilities in a Datafied World [https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/digital-prism/46CE745595EA8322B99458F21A7EA39F] Tech giants' role as digital infrastructure - Report 3 from the government's expert group on tech giants [https://www.digmin.dk/digitalisering/publikationer/2024/tech-giganters-rolle-som-digital-infrastruktur] Shoshana Zuboff’s website [https://shoshanazuboff.com/book/] and publications  [https://www.hbs.edu/faculty/research/publications/Pages/default.aspx?faculty=szuboff] 02:00 Meet Mikkel Flyverbom 08:10 As a member of the Data Ethics Council 13:00 Discussing the Expert Group on Tech Giants 18:00 Digital Prism 22:22 Leadership considerations  24:00 Shares his upcoming research interests 29:00 Vinyl Continue listening... ⁠Using the future in the present with Felipe Koch⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Using-the-future-in-the-present-with-Felipe-Koch-e2orvc0] ⁠Being open to emergence with Loes Damhof⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Being-open-to-emergence-with-Loes-Damhof-e2plrcr] Digital ecologies with Attila Márton [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Digital-ecologies-with-Attila-Mrton-e2quhl9] Blockchain use cases with Jonas Sveistrup Søgaard [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Blockchain-use-cases-with-Jonas-Sveistrup-Sgaard-e2rselj] This episode was: Edited by ⁠⁠Preneil Pillay [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preneil-pillay/] Hosted by ⁠⁠Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prichelle-r-64b3504b/] Original music by Jakob Ranum, ⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠ [https://www.studio25.dk/] Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay Powered by ⁠ Station⁠ [https://www.station.dk/] and the ⁠ Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship⁠ [https://cse.cbs.dk/].

Blockchain Healthcare use cases with Filippo Frangioni

Discovering use cases for Blockchain within Healthcare I sit down with Filippo Frangioni. He shares his journey into Blockchain, 3 Blockchain use cases within healthcare and adoption challenges within the industry. We also get to talk about ‘Community of practice’ and the Blockchain Communities of Practice he has started.  Filippo Frangioni [https://www.linkedin.com/in/filippo-frangioni-987b9b97/] is a Product Manager at Novo Nordisk, where he has spearheaded innovation in AI and blockchain, driving the development of digital products within the pharmaceuticals sectors. With a blend of technical expertise and commercial insight, he has been instrumental in advancing digital transformation projects within healthcare. Filippo also serves as Head of Partnerships at the Nordic Blockchain Association, fostering connections within the Web3 community through memberships, regulatory initiatives, and events like the Nordic Blockchain Conference. Related links or mentioned in this podcast Communities of practice: A brief introduction⁠ [http://hdl.handle.net/1794/11736] (Journal) Blockchain in clinical trials [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0169260724003146] (ScienceDirect Journal) Decentralized science (DeSci) [https://ethereum.org/en/desci/] (Website) The Emergence of Biotech DAOs [https://medium.com/molecule-blog/the-emergence-of-biotech-daos-407e31748cd4] (Blog) Decentralized Science: The Future of Scientific Exploration Inspired by Meta- and Open-Science Principles [https://www.molecule.xyz/blog/decentralized-science-inspired-by-meta-and-open-science-principles] (Blog) Leading on post-quantum technology [https://algorand.co/technology/post-quantum](Website) 02:00 Meet Filippo Frangioni 04:25 What is a public and a private Blockchain  05:40 What is a Blockchain distributed ledger 07:16 Background into healthcare and pharmaceutical industry 07:40 Use Case: Product traceability  08:44 Use Case: Clinical trials 11:40 Use Case: Decentralised science (DeSci) 14:30 Encryption 15:40 Adoption challenges 18:30 Blockchain Communities of Practice 28:42 A parting thought and a quote Continue listening, up next ⁠Digital ecologies with Attila Márton⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Digital-ecologies-with-Attila-Mrton-e2quhl9] ⁠Blockchain use cases with Jonas Sveistrup Søgaard⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Blockchain-use-cases-with-Jonas-Sveistrup-Sgaard-e2rselj] This episode was: Edited by⁠ ⁠⁠Preneil Pillay ⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preneil-pillay/] Hosted by⁠ ⁠⁠Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prichelle-r-64b3504b/] Original music by Jakob Ranum,⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠⁠ [https://www.studio25.dk/] Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay Powered by ⁠Station⁠ [https://www.station.dk/] and the⁠ Copenhagen School of Entrepreneurship⁠ [https://cse.cbs.dk/].

Blockchain use cases with Jonas Sveistrup Søgaard

Considering shifts in business models and collaborative advantages Today I sit down with Jonas Sveistrup Søgaard. We talk about a business transaction; as it is today, as it is on Blockchain and why we may start to see more Blockchain use cases emerge. He also shares concepts and reasons related to shifts in business models and explains differences between AI and blockchain adoption cycles.  Jonas Sveistrup Søgaard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonassveistrup/] is an expert in blockchain technology and innovation and works as Technology Director at Devoteam. His focus spans a range of technologies, including blockchain, IoT, and GenAI, with a specific emphasis on applications in the public sector, industrial processing, and banking compliance. As part of an industrial PhD program, Jonas collaborated with organizations like Erhvervsstyrelsen, CBS, and Deloitte to research the impact of blockchain technology on market practices, particularly in the areas of domestic and cross-border transactions. This work involved benchmarking and simulating trade finance applications across multiple blockchain platforms. With his extensive background spanning technology, policy, and real-world implementations, Jonas offers a unique perspective on the evolving landscape of blockchain and related innovations. Related links or mentioned in this podcast Cost of Trust [https://jbba.scholasticahq.com/article/5037-the-cost-of-trust-a-pilot-study] (RMIT, Paper)  Unlocking Privacy on Ethereum with Paul Brody [https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/unlocking-privacy-on-ethereum-with-paul-brody/id1499409058?i=1000596454995](podcast) Evaluating trust infrastructure of emergent technologies [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/evaluating-trust-infrastructure-emergent-technologies-s%25C3%25B8gaard-vlmvf/?trackingId=z%2BBGaU3sTLyxIXLe%2FnGxkg%3D%3D] (LinkedIn post) AI’s impact of Business Models: A New Paradigm for Organizations [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/ais-impact-business-models-new-paradigm-organizations-s%C3%B8gaard-8ulef/?trackingId=zFE%2B0bCp99JXbHNAHJAP1A%3D%3D] (LinkedIn post) 00:60 How I met Jonas Sveistrup Søgaar  03:40 Jonas shares his study and career journey  08:00 Blockchain, a coordination mechanism  13:00 Green Act of Europe and the Digital product passport   16:15 Shift in business models, Scope 1, 2, 3 19:00 Collaborative advantage, co-innovation risk and adoption chain risk 24:33 Trust, transparency and traceability 28:56 Skills, the job market and adoption cycles  33:55 Ecosystems thinking, shares an example 36:00 Discussing de-dollarisation Continue listening, up next ⁠Digital ecologies with Attila Márton⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Digital-ecologies-with-Attila-Mrton-e2quhl9] ⁠Blockchain Healthcare use cases with Filippo Frangioni⁠ [https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/prichelle-rugdeo/episodes/Blockchain-Healthcare-use-cases-with-Filippo-Frangioni-e2ukpk2] This episode was, Edited by ⁠⁠⁠Preneil Pillay ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/preneil-pillay/] Hosted by⁠⁠⁠ Prichelle Rugdeo ⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prichelle-r-64b3504b/] Original music and sound mastering by Jakob Ranum, ⁠⁠⁠⁠Studio25⁠⁠ [https://www.studio25.dk/] Produced by Prichelle Rugdeo and Preneil Pillay