A SEAT at THE TABLE: Conversations with Today's Top Industry Leaders
Top international business leaders, entrepreneurs, innovators and authors share their experience, insights and outlook on how to drive business growth, build better companies, new fast growing technologies and where the next big opportunities are.
Episodes
215 episodes
A Road Map for Overcoming Analysis Paralysis
In a fast paced, complex business environment decision making has become increasingly difficult.We want to make good decisions. We’re told we need to make faster decisions. But often we end up in ‘analysis paralysis’.
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Season 15
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Episode 7
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59:01
Simple Steps To Get Control Over Even Your Worst Stress
When people talk about PTSD we usually think of returning military veterans or survivors of catastrophic events.Yet many other people suffer from stress-related issues that are not unlike PTSD. Terry Earthwind Nichols, is a ...
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Season 15
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Episode 6
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32:40
How To Build Brands that Sell
Everyone wants to build a brand. But few people actually know how.For most, a brand is a logo and a vague mission statement - and little more.And you can really blame them. Creating a unique brand identity - and arti...
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Season 15
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Episode 5
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36:55
The Future of Industry is People + AI
AI has become one of the most talked about technologies. A lot of the hype makes AI seem like a magic wand that can do anything or an evil demon that will leave massive numbers of people without jobs. While it's unlikely, at least ...
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Season 15
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Episode 4
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36:50
Why Being Sustainable is No Longer Enough - and what brands need to do now
The apparel industry is being forced to re-imagine itself in the face of pressure to meet new green standards.Suddenly, what we thought was sustainable turns out to be merely a ‘good try’ - but not enough.While apparel needs to ...
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Season 15
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Episode 3
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29:39
Retail Opportunities that Mass Market Brands Might Be Overlooking
Retail sales continue to outperform expectations - in both the US and in key European markets. Yet analysts are still waiting for that slowdown that was supposed to be driven first by inflation - and then by higher interest rates....
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Season 15
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Episode 2
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34:10
New HR Tech that's Reducing Documentation and Processing Problems
It seems we live an age of documentation. There are increasing levels of regulations around everything - and the supporting documentation around those regulations keeps getting more complex. Paper work that used to be handl...
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Season 15
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Episode 1
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36:16
How AI is Revolutionizing Healthcare
Telehealth got a serious toehold into healthcare during the pandemic. Now it looks set to be a massive disrupter to the healthcare industry, powered by greater digitization and the use of AI. If it comes to its full potential, mor...
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Season 14
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Episode 13
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28:18
Why Organizations Now Need Generalists
After decades of being counseled to become specialists - to find our niche - to be known as an expert in a specific field - it seems now the pendulum might be shifting in the opposite direction.Are we at the cusp of a new era that favor...
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Season 14
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Episode 12
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33:00
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The Current Outlook for Cotton Prices
One of the biggest supply chain concerns right now is materials costs.While most stakeholders would like to see costs go down, everyone would at least like some clarity on what prices might be like - especially for cotton, which plays a...
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Season 14
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Episode 11
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24:09
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The Next Big Thing in Sustainable Housing
After decades of wanting bigger and more, people have been starting to recognize the benefits of downsizing.It’s not just about buying less stuff or finally clearing out the closets, garage or basement. Over the past decade there ...
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Season 14
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Episode 10
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34:51
The Retail Leaders Roadmap: Practical Steps to Power Up Your Career
I just sat down with Brian Librach to discuss his new book "The Retail Leaders Roadmap" and the conversation was powerful!A lot to unpack!Some of the key insights you're going to get from Brian include:1. The five practi...
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Season 14
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Episode 9
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30:40
Using Holistic Branding to Stand Out in a Noisy Market
Competition is fierce these days. The solution, according to marketing experts, is to create a ‘brand story’ for your company or your product.Sounds simple. Until you actually try to do it.And then, well, sud...
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Season 14
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Episode 8
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32:58
Harnessing AI for Data-Driven Customer Engagement
In this episode of A Seat at The Table, I sit down with Nick Bond, founding partner and head of product at Apex, an AI-driven solution focused on customer research and business strategies. Nick shares valuable insights on how AI is chan...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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29:11
A Mindset Shift that Totally Changes Your Sales Game
In a market that gets increasingly competitive, “get more sales” is a directive that’s coming from more than just the sales manager.The concept is easy. Achieving it is a bit more challenging.Everyone is after everyone els...
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Season 14
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Episode 7
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29:49
Why More Int'l Companies are Partnering with Malaysia
A growing number of companies are looking for new supply chain opportunities. In some cases, they are looking for new capabilities. Others are targeting risk reduction. And of course, there’s the ongoing demand for bet...
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Season 14
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Episode 6
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26:12
How a Forward Thinking Manufacturer is Reshaping Apparel Manufacturing
Managing an apparel supply chain has never been easy - but in recent years its got far more complicated. The combination of greater uncertainty- and increased demands to be faster, better - and more transparent - has made it almos...
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Season 14
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Episode 5
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34:37
How To Successfully Source in India
Suddenly everyone is talking about India. And if you are working in India - or thinking of doing so - then this is episode is for you!After years of being in the shadows of China, Vietnam, Bangladesh and other key sourcing nations...
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Season 14
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Episode 4
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46:37
How Every Child Can Be an A+ Student
One of the most frustrating things a parent can face is watching their child struggle in school.Yet many children hit speed bumps during their early school years. For some children it’s trying to master math. For others it c...
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Season 14
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Episode 3
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37:13
Coping with Information Overload
For nearly 4 years I’ve had the opportunity to host so many fabulous leaders and innovators on this show. And help share their stories, their wisdom and their expertise with our audience in 133 countries.But in this episode I’m passing t...
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Season 14
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Episode 2
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34:25
How To Beat Burnout by Winning The Now
If you’re like most of us, sooner or later you face times when you’re just burnt out. You hit a wall. There’s nothing left in the tank.Yet we still need to keep going and moving ahead at work and in our personal lives. ...
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Season 14
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Episode 1
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31:42
The Critical New Role of Supplier Relationships in Highly Efficient Supply Chains
Supply chain management has become both an art and a science, with executives tasked with building more resiliency, while also increasing flexibility, reducing lead times, and jumping through hoops to comply with increasingly complex regu...
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Season 13
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Episode 13
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46:24
The Hidden Job Market for Senior Execs
The years of companies staffing up as they sprinted towards what they believed was going to be the next unicorn - or at the very least years of strong growth - have suddenly reversed course.One by one, banks, consulting firms, retailers...
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Season 13
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Episode 12
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37:13
Creating A New Mindset to Win the Day!
Sometimes just when everything seems to be stable, we get blindsided.It happens to everyone sooner or later.We can’t control some of the challenges that life throws at us, but we can control how we react to them.That was...
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Season 13
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Episode 11
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34:51
Using Customer Support to Scale Your Business
Customer service is often talked about but not often delivered. In fact, it is one of the biggest complaints that both businesses and consumers have. Most say that the companies they do business with offer poor service - or even n...
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Season 13
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Episode 10
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29:59
