Five Things You Should Be Thinking About for Recession Planning in 2022-2023
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Dylan Jones talk about the vital business ingredient of employee value and growth, why marketing should be sustained in some form during a recession, how to approach fiscal savings measures, supply chain issue preparation, and the through-line of cash flow management in this episode. Dylan imparts logical, sound advice on how to work towards recession-proofing your business today.
Revisited: Catching Up
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Dominic Rubino, Martin’s first-ever podcast guest, address business and personal challenges, work/life balance, share stories from their friendship, and delve into what matters. They share concern for the environment and highlight companies doing good work in ecological solutions. And they explore their individual podcast successes: the hard word that pays off and the interesting people they get to meet.
Do The Opposite
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Neil Krauter Sr. discuss Neil’s lengthy career and how he leveraged his experience in launching his own brokerage. Neil shares his thoughts on HR, on creating a forum for conversation within an organization, and how success requires both planning and full commitment. Neil gives examples of how he achieved innovative breakthroughs in business by doing the opposite of what might be expected.
How To Become the First, the Best, and the Only to Be and Stay Undisruptable
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Isabelle Mercier-Turcotte discuss their shared dyslexia and how what was difficult about being dyslexic growing up has turned into a part of their genius in business. They dive into how Isabelle founded LeapZone Strategies, what her definition of being disruptive is, and the Big Four foundational ideas that she leads businesses into embracing on their paths to disruptive success.
Flexible Leadership
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Sean Pavlidis discuss what makes a great, and flexible, leader and what should be avoided. They share stories of influential leaders from their own lives, discuss Sean’s top three behaviors of a flexible leader, and break down why COVID has been so hard on the industry. Martin and Sean provide insight into leadership traits that can help you break free of inflexibility and share practical and useful advice to implement right away.
Your Brand Needs Therapy
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter and Graham North dive into what exactly makes (and breaks) a brand. They discuss what a brand is and is not, how to get to the core of what you actually do that defines your brand, why listening is a necessary part of identifying your brand, and some of Graham’s process in defining brands for clients.
Getting Our Lives Back
In this episode of What CEOs Talk About, host Martin Hunter dives into what Getting Our Lives Back really means when you’re the CEO or Founder of a business. Nigel and Martin discuss how to grow your business healthfully, bring talent from within your business to the forefront, build in time away devoted to your own innovation and creativity, and the importance of family. They discuss the morning routines that ground them and motivate their days. This episode will inspire you to seek balance and flow in your business and life.