Episode 020: The talent for future brands with Matsego Motsogi

05/03/22 • 31 min

One of my indulgences over the past Labour Day long weekend was to catch up with podcasts and videocasts that I've been tagging. Coincidently they all seem to focus on aspects of the Gig Economy, the shift in leadership style and demands, and new foundations of the new way of work that is fast becoming not so new.
This all reminded me of an interview I did recently with Masego Motsogi, MD of Grid Worldwide, a leading brand agency. This was following an article she wrote for MarkLives on what we are likely to see happening in and around the creative industry.
The future of brands has always been reliant on tapping into the right creative talent, whether literal or in the form of innovative leadership thinking. Masego's article highlights so many aspects of how to harvest and harvest talent as well as provides insight into many of the shifts that are taking place.
In this episode, I question Masego on her thinking and the backstory to several aspects of the article on www.marklives.com
If you are anywhere on the spectrum from looking for a new gig to ensuring the continued success of a brand, you will definitely come away with useful insights.

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Episode 019: The Debbi & Dawn Download: Ep. 1 Balancing food and exercise

In this episode of The Art of the Suit I am introducing something new. If you find it beneficial then I will drop in more episodes. It’s called the Debbi & Dawn Download. Let me share how this came about.
As I constantly promote, I believe that success is fueled by remaining open-minded, constantly learning, and collaborating. These are only three of the very many supporting pillars of success – but for me, the most essential.

These were some of the aspects of successful mentorship that I discussed with Eusebius McKaiser in our last podcast. I benefit enormously from my friendship and collaboration with Eusebius. He certainly challenges my thinking and there is a mutual open-mindedness and learning that we enjoy.

Another of my very closest friends is an incredibly knowledgeable woman and I have gained so much from being able to tap into her area of specialization. Debbi Nathan is so much more than a health and wellness expert. She is primarily a nutritionist specializing in Nutrigenomics, sport & health, and eating psychology.
She is a founding partner of Your Gene Team and the author of Cooking for your Genes of which I am the proud owner of a personalized copy. We have been friends for decades and even though Debbi now lives in London, it doesn’t stop us from exchanging ideas and experiences at least every week. Thank you whatsapp!
Of course, most of our conversations are simply the girls catching up and offering mutual support – but inevitably we get around to discussing our passions. For me, it is the power of the mind and the potential of the personal brand and for Debbi how knowledge of your gene profile can be used as a nutritional and dietary brief for addressing health, wellness, and longevity. She looks a decade less than her years so she’s a prime example of the benefits.

I’ve often jokingly suggested that we should record our catch-ups for my podcast, but some of the material hasn’t been for public consumption! But the idea keeps on creeping up on me so I’ve decided to try it out. As I said these episodes will be identified as The Debbi & Dawn Downloads. Our choice of the subject matter will be focused on what we believe would be of interest and benefit to our listeners with a focus on your wellbeing.

If you would like to find out more about Debbi’s credentials, visit her website or find her on Insta as Debbi Nathan or Your Gene Team.

Welcome to episode 1 of The Debbi & Dawn Download. In this episode, we are going to talk about how to maintain a balance between exercise and diet so that you can sustain both over the long term.

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Episode 021. The toxic workplace. The boss from hell.

This is a podcast within a podcast. I was invited by Eusebius McKaiser to take part in a podcast on this subject on his platform, In the Ring with Eusebius McKaiser. We are good friends, colleagues and mutual coaches. The motivation behind this episode was that we BOTH constantly have people sharing the pain the pain they experience as a result of a toxic workplace - very often as the result of having a boss from hell.
We unpack this issue along with a few recommendations of how to survive this type of environment.
Eusebius had such a great response to this episode that he kindly agreed to me repackaging it for my platform.
Hope this helps you if you are in this position. Or will encourage you, if you are such a boss, to change NOW!