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Aug 10, 202133:54

38. Crafting a Career Plan using Lessons from a Freelancer | Mike O’Toole, photographer, film maker, and creative tutor

In this episode we meet Mike O’Toole, a widely respected and vastly experienced photographer, film maker and creative tutor. Twice recognised by The Lürzers Archive as one of the 200 Best Advertising Photographers Worldwide.

Mike’s work has drawn accolades from The Association of Photographers (Uk) and his work recently received an award of excellence at 62nd Annual Communications Arts Competition in the US. His commercial photography is regularly featured in the highest profile publications internationally.

Mike lives in County Kildare, Ireland and is a family man, married with 2 daughters.

As we will discover Mike has found a way to remain relevant in an ever changing work environment. It’s these insights we will explore in this podcast: specifically

it’s about following a passion
always looking to make more from what you have
be interested in everything and not necessarily an ultra specialist
finding strength by looking inwards rather than searching outwardly for acceptance
and being prepared to do the hard work.. especially early in your career.

But first, Mike tells us what has helped link the various stages in his work career:

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Jul 27, 202134:51

37. The Future of Work and Diversity | Laura Stebbing, Co CEO of AccelerateHER

This week we catch up with Laura Stebbing, Laura is Co-CEO of accelerateHER, an organisation focused on addressing the under-representation of women in technology. She builds global partnerships that drive impact for purpose-driven organisations, on issues from technology and gender to entrepreneurship and human rights.

Laura was Partnerships Director for the Cherie Blair Foundation for Women and works extensively in the field of human rights;

In the next 45 mins we find out about growing up in an unstable Zimbabwe,
The important difference between mentorship and sponsorship
how Laura’s work at ExcellerateHer is changing gender equality
and how gender roles have been set back due to the pandemic

But first Laura explains why diversity is so important:

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Jul 13, 202141:09

36. The Evolution of Operations and How This Impacts The Future of Work | Ananth Avva, President and COO of Pipefy

In today’s podcast we have a critical conversation about the very essence of the future of work, with Ananth Avva, President and COO of Pipefy. Pipefy is a no-code workflow automation platform that empowers citizen developers to transform the way they work. Ananth brings over 15 years of leadership and experience in the tech industry, including executive roles for Wrike, cybersecurity leader Lastline, and cloud-based contact center solution LiveOps (now Serenova). Ananth’s prior experience also includes positions at Google, Voyant Advisors, and KPMG.

In the next 40 minutes we will discuss:

the expectation of knowledge workers to become citizen developers
the evolution from RPA (bots), to iPaaS to process orchestration
the need for chief people officers to groom future operational leaders
and the implications for companies and individuals in the ever more challenging workplace

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Jun 29, 202145:30

35. The Future of Work, through the eyes of Generation Z | Sara Barkat, a Gen Z writer, editor, and artist

We recently had the pleasure of spending an hour in the company of Sara Barkat, a Gen Z writer, editor, and artist who has potentially very different views on work and where it is going.

Sara loves amongst other things, art, science, and books. She is a Content SEO for Tweetspeak Poetry and a writer for Poetic Earth Month.

Today we give you the chance to look through the eyes of the current generation and see how they view work unfolding.

The aim is to leave you with more questions than answers and challenge your view of what is possible in the future of work.

And we’ll start right there, with Sara’s definition of work…

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Jun 08, 202132:05

34. The Role Innovation Needs to Play in the Future of Work | Alfia Ilicheva, Co-Founder of Women in Innovation

In this episode we catch up with innovation expert, Alfia Ilicheva. She is Co-Founder of WIN: Women in Innovation, a hugely successful nonprofit with an international mandate and a mission to close the gender gap in innovation. Alfia is a Russian immigrant who has completely rebuilt her life and believes you can do the same.

today we will:

see that with hope and resilience how Alfia has rebuilt her life
what innovation means in the context of a post-pandemic workplace
how WIN is actively closing the gender gap in boardrooms and how this process can be accelerated
and how us humans can make our lives better through embracing innovation

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May 25, 202140:28

33. The Future of Work and Building People Teams | Ira Wolfe, Founder of Success Performance Solutions

This episode we spend an enlightening hour with a “Millennial trapped in a Baby Boomer body, Ira Wolfe. Ira is President of Poised for the Future Company. Founder of Success Performance Solutions, a TEDx Speaker, and a global Thought Leader on the Future of Work and Recruitment. He hosts the Geeks Geezers Googlization podcast which was selected as one of the top 50 podcasts to listen to in 2021. No pressure from our side then…

In this session we:

get Ira’s take on what recruitment will look like in the next 5 years and the constraints we are putting ourselves under.
Why he sees the world as VUCA.
how work is fundamentally changing going forward
and how leaders need to find ways to help their people develop, change and take a risk

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May 11, 202147:43

32. The Future of Work and The Evolution of Workspaces | Fouad Samara, Award-Winning Architect

In this episode we meet Fouad Samara, an award-winning architect now living in Beirut with vast experience in the United Kingdom and Canada. In our conversation we:

learn how Fouad has developed a process driven architecture that when applied delivers guaranteed originality
we delve into how the pandemic has changed fundamentally how we think of work and personal spaces, and what that means for the future
and what Fouad means by relevant and original architecture.

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Apr 20, 202141:25

31. The Future of Work and Service Design | Puja Parekh, Service Designer

In this episode we meet Puja Parekh, a Service Designer based in the UK with a background in leading digital transformation projects across the public and private sectors around the world.

Puja’s work spans from working on service improvements, design strategy and organisational change.

Today we will unpack:

what is service design and how is it used in large organisations like governments as well as smaller agile companies.
How Pujah’s early carrier working at the Clinton Global Initiative, and Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg Foundation has shaped the service design she does today.
and why the transformation of public service is key to us living our best lives

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Apr 06, 202134:18

30. The‌ ‌Future‌ ‌of‌ ‌Work‌ ‌and‌ ‌the‌ ‌Hospitality‌ ‌Industry | Ciara Crossan, Founder & CEO of WeddingDates

The pandemic might have almost closed Hotels and the hospitality industry, but that doesn’t stop us from chatting to Ciara Crossan, a tech entrepreneur who combined a degree in Business Information Systems with a family background in hotels to found WeddingDates 13 years ago.

Ciara is an expert in sales, marketing, and PR for small businesses. Under the leadership of her infectious enthusiasm, industry knowledge, and entrepreneurial drive, She has won numerous awards including Innovative Business 2019 at the All Ireland Business Awards and Best Online PR at the 2011 Social Media Awards.

She was also accredited as a Thought Leader in International Hospitality Marketing by the All Ireland Business Foundation in December 2019.

Today Ciara enlightens us on

how the hospitality industry plans to bounce back after the pandemic
how your hotel stay will change with the introduction of AI
and will there even be jobs in hospitality once the robots arrive

But we start with a close look at the current state of the hospitality industry.

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Mar 23, 202141:16

29. Social Impact investing and Conscious Capitalism | Eva Yazhari, Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital

In this episode we spend a very interesting hour in the company of Social impact investor, Eva Yazhari. Eva is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital, an impact investment fund that believes that investing is a powerful mindset that can inspire good and improve lives.

Eva Yazhari is the Co-Founder and CEO of Beyond Capital, an impact investment fund founded on the belief that investing is a powerful mindset that can inspire good and improve lives. Throughout her 16-year career, Eva has worked in the impact investment, finance, and asset management industries.

Eva built Beyond Capital to be a recognized global brand. Its portfolio improves the lives of a growing 7 million low-income individuals, including investments in Kasha, a technology-driven e-commerce women's health company in East Africa; and Frontier Markets, a fast-growing distribution business providing goods and services for consumers living throughout rural India. Both companies are targeting addressable markets numbering billions of consumers and are uniquely poised for commercial financial returns as well as social returns. When it comes to impact measurement, Beyond Capital partners with pioneering firm Proof of Impact to independently verify and track the growth of outcome-linked metrics.

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Mar 09, 202137:36

28. The Future of Work and the role AI has to play in it | Phil Harvey, Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Data & AI at Microsoft

Today we have a treat in store for you, as we step into the fascinating data-driven world of Phil Harvey. A self-confessed beardy data geek he has worked in a wide range of industries and currently his interest lies in the impact of data on what we know and how we know it.

In this deep dive into data you will discover:

The difference between ethical and unethical AI
Robotics, AI, automation and machine learning 101
and what work in the future will be like, when the robots have arrived

Phil is a big beardy data geek who loves working with data and solving interesting data problems. He is especially interested in software skills for technical people in data, empathy, ethics, and in the impact of data on what people know and how they know it. Starting his career with a BA in AI, he has worked in a wide range of industries from surveying, to architecture, to advertising, to being the CTO and technical founder of a data start-up. Phil now works at Microsoft as a Senior Cloud Solution Architect for Data & AI in One Commercial Partner.

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This week we look at the future of work and art, by stepping into the world of Joyce Goss.

Feb 23, 202150:17

27. The Future of Work and Art | Joyce Goss, Executive Director of The Goss-Michael Foundation

Joyce Goss is the Executive Director of The Goss-Michael Foundation, which is internationally renowned for its Goss-Michael Collection of important contemporary and modern British art. She is a leading philanthropist and activist in the art world and has served in executive positions, a board member and chair of key events for The Family Place, MTV RE:DEFINE, U.S. Fund for UNICEF, Dallas Women’s Foundation, The Nasher Sculpture Center, Planned Parenthood of North Texas, The Dallas Contemporary and the Dallas Opera among others.

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Feb 16, 202133:03

26. The future of work and what you need to work remotely | Peter Coppinger, Co-founder and CEO of Teamwork

Today we spend an hour with Co-founder and CEO of Teamwork, Peter Coppinger. We find out how Peter built Teamwork from a small start-up to a leader in the field on a minimal budget. How Peter is on the whole ‘in person-virtual’ topic, his hands-on approach to leading Teamwork, and much more.

Peter Coppinger is the Co-founder and CEO of Teamwork. As CEO he leads the company towards its vision: to help teams all over the world be efficient, organized, and happy. Since the early days of running his web agency, Peter has been obsessed with helping teams work better together. Today, Teamwork’s business management apps power 24,000 companies worldwide. One of Peter’s ambitions in life is to help Ireland develop more indigenous SaaS companies and he is involved in a number of startup initiatives that help promote and encourage this. Peter is a dad to two daughters, he’s an avid reader and loves to travel with his family.

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Feb 02, 202134:59

25. How philanthropy is shaping the future of work | GOWRI SHARMA, activist for issues concerning women and children, Co-Owner at Top Pot Doughnuts and The Lookout at Lake

In this episode we tackle the future of work and philanthropy by seeing the world through the eyes of architect turned philanthropist Gowri Sharma.

She currently sits on the boards, among others, of talkSTEM, the Dallas Museum of Art, the Texas Women's Foundation and the regional UNICEF board. And as if that isn't enough to fill your day, she works with the Seattle based company Top Pot Doughnuts and is the architect advisor for her family real estate development business. Gowri, her husband and daughter live in Dallas and Boston.

Gowri speaks with our hosts, Claire Haidar (CEO at Wndyr) and Doug Foulkes about where she feels philanthropy is shaping the future of work.

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