Minter Dialogue with Brenda Keesal Brenda Keesal is a writer, filmmaker and digital storyteller, based in Montreal. She's also the founder and Creative Director of The Village, a human and media platform, and an innovative model for interactive storytelling,...
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The Top 5 Reasons to Fall in Love… with Padel
Have you ever tried or seen padel tennis? You might have spotted it on holiday while in Spain or Portugal or Italy or Sweden... and the list of other destinations with a burgeoning padel presence is starting to lengthen. For those of you who have started playing, have...
Retail Relevancy and the Future of Retailing, with author, entrepreneur and intrapreneur John Andrews (MDE496)
Minter Dialogue with John Andrews John Andrews is a career shopper marketer, entrepreneur and intrapreneur having worked for the likes of Newell Rubbermaid, Hanes and, on the retail side, Walmart where he built Walmart Elevenmoms. He has also founded and exited...
Exploratory Writing, Everyday Magic for Life and Work with author, Alison Jones (MDE495)
Minter Dialogue with Alison Jones Alison Jones, MA MBA, has been a pioneer in publishing since 1992 from her days as an editor with Chambers Harrap and Oxford University Press to Director of Innovation Strategy at Macmillan, before setting up Practical Inspiration...
Purposeful Empathy, Tapping Our Hidden Superpower with author Anita Nowak, PhD (MDE494)
Minter Dialogue with Anita Nowak Anita Nowak, PhD, is an empathy activist and expert, principal and founder of PVM Studio, a global advisory firm, that supports purpose-driven individuals, family offices, foundations, and companies. She's also an author, with a new...
Linking Up! Are You Getting Your Networking Right? 8 Do’s and Don’ts on LinkedIn
A couple of weeks before I was due to head up to Manchester to speak at the CIPD Annual Conference, I scrolled through my LinkedIn network to see who was in the area with whom I might be able to meet up. I found two first-degree connections. So, I reached out to both....
How to Avoid Being Prisoners of Our Thoughts, with author and speaker, Alex Pattakos aka Dr Meaning (MDE493)
Minter Dialogue with Alex Pattakos Alex Pattakos is the founder of the Global Meaning Institute, a political scientist, philosopher and bestselling author. He has written (with Elaine Dundon) "The OPA! Way", "Discovering Meaning through the Lens of Work," (for the...
The Growth of Padel Tennis Around the World – How many padel courts are there?
With the 2022 Padel World Championships in Dubai about to kick off this week, it's clear that padel tennis continues its explosive growth around the globe. The big question mark in the professional sport is being played out in an ongoing rumpus between several...
Fans First and the Savannah Bananas, An Epic Entrepreneurial Journey with Jesse Cole (MDE492)
Minter Dialogue with Jesse Cole Jesse Cole is the owner of Savannah Bananas, a minor league baseball team based in Savannah, Georgia. Through his leadership, with his wife, Jesse has radically transformed how baseball is played. He's the author of two books, the last...
Next Level Leadership, 9 Lessons from Conscious Leaders with author, speaker and executive coach, Ruth Farenga (MDE491)
Minter Dialogue with Ruth Farenga Ruth Farenga is a facilitator, executive coach, speaker and author. She is founder of Conscious Leaders, a consultancy helping ambitious leaders in technology build a calm, collaborative and productive workplace. In 2019, Ruth started...
To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.