Growth Leaders: Recent Episodes
Dr. Alison Eyring, Organisation Solutions
What does it take to lead growth successfully? How do you drive performance today while transforming your business for the future - and keep people energised along the way? Dr. Alison Eyring talks to some of the world’s best growth leaders about how they drive successful growth long-term.
What does it take to be a quintessential serial entrepreneur, and how does it feel to have founded and exited multiple startups over nearly 30 years? In this episode, Dennis Mortensen shares insights from his nearly 30-year entrepreneurial journey, highlighting the importance of clear communication, setting realistic expectations for employees, and the necessity of strong sales skills for founders. We also explore his latest venture, LaunchBrightly, which automates product screenshots to keep help websites up-to-date. Don't miss this conversation, tune in now!
IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Introducing the quintessential serial entrepreneur
(03:35) The things that got better with time
(07:18) Working at X.AI
(09:28) People's reaction to AI in workplace
(12:34) His latest venture - LaunchBrightly
(17:32) Important leadership qualities at an early stage startup
(20:52) Picking apart your ideas
(25:03) Dennnis’s Happiest exit
(26:23) Looking back, what would Dennis have done differently?
OUR GUEST: Dennis Mortensen: Serial Entrepreneur; CEO and Founder of LaunchBrightly
Dennis Mortensen is a serial entrepreneur with a track record of founding six startups and successfully exiting four of them. With nearly three decades of entrepreneurial experience, Dennis is known for his passion for solving real-world problems through technology. Dennis's latest venture, LaunchBrightly, reflects his commitment to making products better and more user-friendly.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennismortensen/
YOUR HOST: ALISON EYRING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She serves as Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and is author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success' '. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
Alison on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
Growth Leaders Community: https://community.produgie.com/home
“Pacing for Growth” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.sg/Pacing-Growth-Intelligent-Restraint-Long-term/dp/1626568170
ABOUT PRODUGIE
Produgie’s personalised, intelligent software drives manager and work team performance with immediate results. Businesses use Produgie to accelerate leader, team and organisation adaptation for sustained performance and growth.
https://www.produgie.com/
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Join us on the Growth Leaders Podcast as we dive deep into the remarkable journey of Dao Chi Anh, a trailblazing entrepreneur with a passion for food and wellness. From her unconventional career start in sales and marketing to founding multiple successful ventures in Vietnam's food and beverage industry, her story is nothing short of inspiring. Tune in to learn how she balances entrepreneurship with motherhood, the challenges of fundraising while pregnant, and her exciting plans for the future as she leads larger teams and ventures into new horizons. Don't miss this engaging conversation filled with valuable insights and a dash of entrepreneurial spirit!
IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Starting On Her Journey
(03:38) Selling Her Business
(04:53) Learning About Growing a Business
(06:32) Birth of a Child vs. Birth of a Business
(09:51) Shifting Businesses
(11:18) Finding Her Interest
(14:11) Managing Time After Having Twins
(15:27) Greatest Learning About Self
OUR GUEST: Dao Chi Anh
Dao Chi Anh is a dynamic entrepreneur with a background in sales and marketing. She left her corporate job to start four successful food and beverage companies in Vietnam within just six years, including Cafe Group Kitchen, Art Yung, Taiwanese Tea House and Dining (in collaboration with Golden Gate Group), and Vietnam's first creative food and beverage agency, D C A Holdings.
YOUR HOST: ALISON EYRING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She serves as Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and is author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success' '. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
Alison on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
Growth Leaders Community: https://community.produgie.com/home
“Pacing for Growth” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.sg/Pacing-Growth-Intelligent-Restraint-Long-term/dp/1626568170
ABOUT: PRODUGIE
Produgie’s personalised, intelligent software drives manager and work team performance with immediate results. Businesses use Produgie to accelerate leader, team and organisation adaptation for sustained performance and growth.
https://www.produgie.com/
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Join us on the Growth Leaders Podcast as we embark on a journey with Haji Munshi, Group CEO of Cloud Kinetics. From his adventurous spirit to building a thriving private equity-backed platform, Haji shares invaluable insights. Dive into lessons drawn from big tech - envisioning audacious goals, cultivating trust, and communication prowess, all while uncovering the unlearning required when transitioning from a tech giant to an entrepreneurial venture. Tune in for a masterclass in scaling, culture crafting, and competing with billion-dollar giants!
IN THIS EPISODE
- (00:00) About Haji Munshi, CEO of Cloud Kinetics
- (02:28) Three learnings from Big Tech that apply to startups
- (03:54) Things to unlearn from Big Tech for a startup
- (05:01) How a startup can compete with billion-dollar companies
- (07:32) 3 key things you build at each growth stage from 0 to 100M+
- (09:22) 3 common traits of successful growth leaders
- (10:48) How to set high standards without burning people out
- (12:20) How to give people autonomy
- (14:27) How leaders become leaders
- (16:29) Should you work at an established company or startup?
OUR GUEST: HAJI MUNSHI
Haji Munshi is the Group CEO of Cloud Kinetics, one of the largest Cloud Managed Service Providers (MSP) in SE Asia and India, focused on transforming customers’ business to realise the power of cloud in everything that they do. Haji partnered with I Squared capital, a US PE/Infrastructure fund to establish an Asia focused Cloud MSP investment platform to execute a ‘roll-up’ strategy in this industry segment, culminating in the concurrent buy-out & merger of Cloud Kinetics and InfoFabrica, both well-established Cloud MSPs with partnerships with AWS, Microsoft Azure, Google Cloud, IBM Cloud, Oracle Cloud and others. Cloud Kinetics will continue to grow their Cloud MSP business organically and via acquisitions.
Haji was previously with Google Cloud as their Managing Director, Corporate APAC, as well as ASEAN President ASEAN for Cisco Systems & HPE. He has been a member of the Young Presidents Organization for 5+ years.
Linkedin Profile: https://sg.linkedin.com/in/saleh-m-haji-munshi-15a391
YOUR HOST: ALISON EYRING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She serves as Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and is author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success' '. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
Alison on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
Growth Leaders Community: https://community.produgie.com/home
“Pacing for Growth” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.sg/Pacing-Growth-Intelligent-Restraint-Long-term/dp/1626568170
ABOUT PRODUGIE
Produgie’s personalised, intelligent software drives manager and work team performance with immediate results. Businesses use Produgie to accelerate leader, team and organisation adaptation for sustained performance and growth.
https://www.produgie.com/
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In this episode of the Growth Leaders Podcast, host Alison interviews Jose Antonio Benjamin (known as Banjo), a seasoned growth leader. Banjo shares key insights from his career, how he handled a range of challenges, and how it shaped his passion for helping others achieve their aspirations. They discuss Banjo's experiences as a young manager, leading more experienced personnel in a developing country, and later, managing people who were themselves managing others. Tune in to learn how curiosity, asking the right questions, and building trust played crucial roles in Banjo's journey as a growth leader.
IN THIS EPISODE
- 00:00 | Guest Introduction
- 01:09 | Learning to uncover people's aspirations even as a child
- 02:49 | Leading more experienced people straight out of college
- 02:58 | Leading a team right out of college
- 05:04 | The trick to winning over an experienced team
- 09:27 | Three things learnt as a country head
- 13:21 | Three qualities in early-stage startup founders
- 16:09 | Lives are the only asset class that matters
OUR GUESTS: Banjo Castillo
Banjo Castillo is a seasoned growth leader with an inspiring story. Coming from humble beginnings, Banjo's early life experiences fostered a natural curiosity and passion for helping others achieve their aspirations. With a career that started as a management trainee in sales and marketing for Unilever in the Philippines, he quickly rose to leadership positions, leading teams of various backgrounds and experiences. Banjo's journey took him to different countries, where he successfully managed people, guided their development, and navigated the challenges of driving sustained business growth while bringing diverse people along. Join us as we delve into Banjo's unique insights and learn from his remarkable leadership journey.
Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/banjo-castillo/
YOUR HOST: ALISON EYRING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She serves as Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and is author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success' '. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
Alison on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
Growth Leaders Community: https://community.produgie.com/home
“Pacing for Growth” on Amazon: https://www.amazon.sg/Pacing-Growth-Intelligent-Restraint-Long-term/dp/1626568170
ABOUT PRODUGIE
Produgie’s personalised, intelligent software drives manager and work team performance with immediate results. Businesses use Produgie to accelerate leader, team and organisation adaptation for sustained performance and growth.
https://www.produgie.com/
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Join host Alison Eyring on the Growth Leaders Podcast as she delves into the secrets of long-term growth with the world's top leaders. From innovative startups like Meta and LinkedIn to established giants like 3M and MasterCard, each episode offers entertaining and highly insightful conversations that uncover the remarkable journeys of these growth leaders. Prepare for another hard-hitting season as Masters of Growth share their successes, failures, and everything in between on the path to sustained, healthy business growth!
YOUR HOST, ALISON EYERING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She is also Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success' '. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
Alison on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
Growth Leaders Community: https://community.produgie.com/home
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ABOUT PRODUGIE
Produgie enables growing businesses to 3X manager impact on individuals, teams, and the business. Produgie education, coaching, and consulting partners use our software to scale coaching and personalised leadership development for their clients.
https://www.produgie.com/
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Join us for an insightful discussion on future work insights in Episode 1 of the Growth Leaders Podcast. Renowned guests John Boudreau and Kevin Oakes share their expertise on fostering agility and driving cultural transformation in organizations. Discover the key strategies and approaches needed to thrive in an ever-changing work landscape. Don't miss out on this engaging conversation packed with valuable insights for the future of work!
IN THIS EPISODE
- (00:00) Intro Audio
- (00:30) Introducing Kevin and John
- (01:44) Future managers have to learn to deploy capabilities vs jobs
- (04:49) Only 15% of organisations are agile enough to adapt
- (07:36) What organisations can do to be more culturally agile
- (09:13) Organisations might move from hierarchies into talent marketplaces
- (13:53) The best managers will act like they manage volunteers
- (14:57) What leaders should do today to prepare
OUR GUESTS: JOHN BOUDREAU AND KEVIN OAKES
John Boudreau is an accomplished thought leader and HR strategist with extensive experience in organizational effectiveness and workforce planning. He is the CEO of a leading consulting firm, providing innovative solutions for talent management and HR strategy. John's expertise lies in helping organizations navigate the complexities of the modern workplace and adapt to future workforce trends.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-boudreau-115500/
Kevin Oakes is a renowned author and speaker on talent management and learning. With a deep understanding of organizational development and employee engagement, he has worked with numerous global companies to drive performance and enhance employee experience. Kevin is the CEO of a cutting-edge software company that specializes in talent management solutions, empowering organizations to unlock their full potential.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kevinoakes/
YOUR HOST: ALISON EYERING
Alison is the Founder & CEO, Produgie and Chair of the Board at Organisation Solutions. She is also Adjunct Professor at the National University of Singapore and author of the award-winning book, "Pacing for Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success”. Alison is the creator of the Growth Leaders Podcast and the associated Growth Leaders Community.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/alisoneyring/
https://community.produgie.com/home
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ABOUT PRODUGIE
Produgie enables growing businesses to 3X manager impact on individuals, teams, and the business. Produgie education, coaching, and consulting partners use our software to scale coaching and personalized leadership development for their clients.
https://www.produgie.com/
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Eunice Goh, CEO, SmartUp.Io shares the importance of having a Growth Mindset and how it has helped her and her team thrive in an environment where is there is no playbook for success.
JY Pook, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Asia Pacific and Japan, Tableau shares the importance of using data to develop talent and why everyone in a company should be given access to all the tools and data available so that their day to day decisions won’t be misguided by ambiguity but guided by data.
Benjamin Joe, VP of SEA and Emerging Markets, Facebook shares the importance of developing successful growth plans and why companies should have a deprioritise list and only focus on the items that give the most impact to their business.
Andrew Sotiropoulos, Vice President Asia Pacific/Japan, Pure Storage shares the importance of understanding team diversity, and the role of simple and thoughtful communication.
Grace Ho, President, SWAT Mobility shares the importance of being market-focused and why businesses should use it to guide their strategy and innovation.
Kevin McGuigan, Vice President & Managing Director, South East Asia Region & Country Leader of Singapore, 3M shares his experiences and tips on leading innovation in one of the world's most innovative companies.
Arrif Ziaudeen, CEO and Founder of Chope, shares how companies can use technology to grow their value proposition by understanding the needs of their customers, and offering them customisable and scalable solutions.
Dr. Carolyn Lam, Co-Founder of eko.ai, shares how outside-in thinking is helping her disrupt her industry and democratise echocardiography.
Dennis Mortensen, Founder and CEO of x.ai, shares why society needs to shake the stigma that comes with potential failure in entrepreneurship and how this could lead to more people being willing to take a risk in their careers.
Gunjan Soni, CEO of ZALORA, shares how technology has evolved with the customer to suit their needs and how businesses can adapt to thrive and succeed in their industry.
Hari Krishnan, CEO of PropertyGuru, shares the importance of building a sustainable business model within an ecosystem by helping partners build capabilities that allow them to be ready for disruption.
Anna Gong, Founder & CEO of Perx Technologies, shares the challenges she faced as she pivoted her business from a B2C to a B2B business model in order to meet a need she anticipated in the market.
Rajeev Menon, President, Asia Pacific (excluding Greater China) of Marriott International, shares his journey of self-reinvention and how he helped his team scale and build their capabilities as their portfolio doubled in size.
Olivier Legrand, Managing Director and Vice President, Asia Pacific & China of LinkedIn shares his views on the importance of democratising networks and opportunities, and how LinkedIn is enabling companies to hire the right candidates by changing their mindset and getting them to hire based on skills and not job titles.
Olivier also shares how levelling the playing field is helping to create equal opportunity for everyone in the workforce.
Ling Hai, Co-President, Asia Pacific of Mastercard, shares the importance of how outside-in thinking and customer aligned innovation is helping Mastercard drive business growth and innovation.
Ling Hai also shares with growth expert Dr. Alison Eyring how Mastercard is engaging their ecosystem to understand their pain points and come up with innovative solutions to help them and their commitment to create more inclusive growth around the world.
Maya Hari, Vice President Asia-Pacific at Twitter, shares her insight on achieving rapid growth within leading-edge tech companies in Asia. Maya speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the value of making complexity understandable for people and creating a shared culture.
Wilf Blackburn, CEO of Prudential Assurance Company Singapore, shares his insight on transforming the workplace to become future-fit while maintaining the organisation’s legacy. Wilf speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about putting customers first, and adapting the employee value proposition to attract and nurture talent across multiple generations.
Troy Engle, Head of Academies and Clubs at Sport Singapore, shares his learnings about leadership and development based on his experience coaching elite athletes. Troy speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about tailoring leadership style to develop individuals and understanding how the whole system impacts performance.
Joel Leong, Co-founder of ShopBack, shares his experience of leveraging partnerships to create a unique business model and rapidly diversifying across APAC markets. Joel speaks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the importance of empowering local leaders to help the business grow.
Dan Neary, Vice President Asia-Pacific at Facebook, shares what he has learnt at the helm of some of Asia’s fastest-growing businesses. Dan talks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about the value of influence over control when scaling your team to support hyper-growth.
Rosaline Chow Koo, Founder and Group CEO of CXA Group, shares how she has focused on customer needs and involved her entire ecosystem to disrupt the healthcare industry in Asia and achieve growth. Rosaline talks to growth expert, Dr. Alison Eyring, about applying outside-in thinking and having courage to be a disruptor.
Welcome to Series 2 of Growth Leaders! We have a bumper-packed season featuring some of the most talented growth leaders in Asia and global business today. Make sure to subscribe so that you don’t miss an episode.
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In this episode, Mark Gainsborough talks to Dr. Alison Eyring about leading Shell New Energies, a brand new business within the energy major that is focused on cleaner energy solutions and reducing carbon footprint. It covers areas like electric vehicles charging, wind, solar and biofuels.
Mark talks about balancing resourcing and investment capability with a start-up mentality. They talk about the importance of an external market view, working customer-back and maintaining exposure to high-growth markets and striking the right growth ambitions.
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Pacing For Growth: Why Restraint Drives Long-Term Success
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Julie Tay LinkedIn
Julie Tay, Managing Director and Senior Vice President for Asia-Pacific of Align Technology (best known for Invisalign clear dental aligners) on how maximum capacity is relative to what you are driving, growth beyond numbers and why we need more Asian leaders in top jobs.
In this episode, Julie talks to Dr. Alison Eyring about being at the helm of one of the fastest growing healthcare businesses in Asia. She talks about how maximum capacity makes for a difficult conversation in such a fast-growing category, how growth is a mindset rather than a number and why we need more Asian leaders in top jobs.
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Joachim Ackermann, Managing Director Global Product Partnerships at Google speaks to Dr. Alison Eyring about how you scale an idea for mega growth.
Joachim talks about how he manages a growth portfolio, so he can seed lots of different ideas and then scale the ones that can grow fast. He shares about the importance of scaling people in parallel with the capabilities and experiences to support the growth. Joachim also talks about how Google’s 10x growth strategy is at the heart of the company’s growth mindset and drives employees to scale ambitiously and fast.
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Pacing For Growth: Why Restraint Drives Long-Term Success
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In this episode, Julian Persaud of AirBnB talks to Dr. Alison Eyring about how he retains a growth mindset. A self-professed 46 year old millennial, Julian is Head of Global Operations at AirBnB Experiences. He talks about how he retains a hunger to grow and surrounds himself with life-long learners.
Julian shares what his experience in several high-growth environments has taught him about pace, the importance of being able to press pause and why growth leaders need to be able to say no.
Key Links:
- Organisation Solutions
- Pacing For Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success
- Dr. Alison Eyring’s LinkedIn
- Twitter: @DrAlisonEyring
- Vikram Rupani’s LinkedIn
When opportunities abound it’s easy to get caught up in the execution of pursuing them and not build the capabilities you will need for the future. So how do you focus your energy on what really matters?
Vikram Rupani, Co-founder and President of RedMart, talks about how he and his partners have used customer focus to scale up RedMart to be one of Asia’s fastest growing retailers, recently acquired by Lazada, owned by tech giant, Alibaba.
Key Links:
- Organisation Solutions
- Pacing For Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success
- Dr. Alison Eyring’s LinkedIn
- Twitter: @DrAlisonEyring
- Vladimir Makatsaria’s LinkedIn
How do you build an organisation with growth leaders at every level? Over the past decade, the healthcare industry has seen unprecedented growth in Asia. Johnson & Johnson President, Vladimir Makatsaria talks about why people are at the heart of growth.
How having the right leaders in his team, listening to his employees and remaining true to the company’s credo have allowed him to balance driving results today with transforming the business for tomorrow, all the while keeping people energised.
Key Links:
- Organisation Solutions
- Pacing For Growth: Why Intelligent Restraint Drives Long-Term Success
- Dr. Alison Eyring’s LinkedIn
- Twitter: @DrAlisonEyring
- Parry Singh’s LinkedIn
Parry Singh, Chief Commercial & Digital Officer at MediaCorp, shares insights he has developed during his career in the technology and media industries on continually navigating our new disruptive normality to be successful in the future. He talks about how in this age of disruption, it is essential for companies to hard-bake transformation into their business. But they first need to have a clear understanding of why they exist and what they are good at.
Parry shares how his experiences at Google taught him that the pace of growth needs to be adapted to cultural context in global organisations.
He talks about how technology can dilute focus if there is not a clear understanding of the company’s direction. He calls out today’s ‘reply all’ syndrome that is rampant in many businesses and how it saps focus and energy in organisation. He also share how he uses routines to manage his own energy and that of his teams - conserving precious energy for important decisions.
Parry gives us an insight on how he uses an abundance mindset to identify talent and hire and promote growth leaders.