Sometimes the most difficult challenge senior leadership faces is finding purpose in their work.

It’s not that they don’t care about the company or their teams. It’s a more subtle sense that something is missing. The job is no longer fulfilling. That they are stagnating or are meaningless in their roles.

This can be particularly perplexing when overall you are successful at what you do – and it’s not like there’s something else that looks a lot better.

Today we are joined by the fabulous Marla Bace. Having successfully navigated several career transitions herself, Marla now helps senior leadership find renewed purpose in their work – or identify what their next - more fulfilling - role might be.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Marla will share

• Why leadership needs to look beyond self-awareness and emotional intelligence, and lean into intuition and purpose in order to find work that aligns with them.
• Practical strategies for senior executives who are facing career boredom that can help reignite excitement and identify strategic pivots.
• Balancing data-driven decisions with intuition to build greater team engagement and loyalty.

This episode is part of our new Leadership Edge series.

We developed this series because while performance gets you in the room.
Presence is what makes people listen.

We’re unpacking the leadership skills that help you stand out—create real influence, earn loyalty, and build the right relationships.

Because visibility isn’t luck. It’s built.

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Marla Bace on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marlabace/

Marla Bace's website: http://www.marlabace.com/

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One of the biggest challenges companies face is how to maintain their heritage while adapting to changing consumer preferences.

The task can be even more daunting for legacy brands that on the one hand have built their reputations on their brand or company history. But on the other, need to compete with newer brands that feel more modern.

Establishing that critical but delicate balance requires the skills of a branding master.

Today we are joined by Michael Kønig, a brand expert with two decades of experience leading transformations at companies like Bang & Olufsen, Georg Jensen, Wedgwood, Waterford, Royal Copenhagen and Moomin through shifts in product direction, brand positioning and operating model design.

Today he runs his own agency helping leadership teams use their heritage as a strategic advantage. His work focuses on making legacy brands culturally relevant again, simplifying their portfolios and enabling them to deliver at speed.

I can’t wait to sit down with Michael and find out what he did to give these legendary brands a modern makeover - without losing the essence of what makes them unique.

USEFUL LINKS:

Michael Konig Designs website: https://www.michaelkonig.design/

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Hiring remote staff is not a new concept. Companies get access to a wider talent pool. Can oftentimes arbitrage wages and find people who are eager to work with you.

The downside is managing those people. The fact that are often not even in the same country adds complexity. Especially when it comes to payroll or even basic HR functions.

Today we are joined by Richard Hogben, founder of Worldwide VA, a company that helps businesses recruit and manage virtual staff - from assistants to CFOs.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Richard will be discussing:

Best practices for managing virtual staff or remote workers
The key advantages of sourcing talent from outside your local area
Some of the biggest mistakes companies make when working with virtual staff - and how to avoid them.

So let’s sit down with Richard and find out why we might want to look at the global talent pool for our next hire.

USEFUL LINKS:

Connect with Richard Hogben: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-hogben-23723b2/

Website: https://www.worldwideva.com

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Sending international payments is no longer something only large companies do.

Increasingly everyone from startups to individuals are sending money to more destinations.

That’s led to a need for a system that offers ease-of-use, is safe and reliable – and ideally provides actual customer service. Not a chatbot, but support by real people who are they to help you.

Sound too good to be true? Stay tuned.

Today we are welcoming a long time friend and modern day visionary to our podcast community.

Stephen Patton seems to always be one step ahead – seeing opportunities and turning them into success stories.

On this episode of A Seat at The Table, Stephen is going to tell us about Banpay - a new fintech service he has recently launched and what the future of international payments could look like.

So let’s sit down with Stephen and get an insider view of what might be next for global payments.

USEFUL LINKS

Connect with Stephen Patton: https://www.linkedin.com/in/spatton1/

Learn more about Banpay: https://banpay.com/

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Everyone wants to build a brand. Not just a brand, but a power brand. A viral brand.

The problem is few companies know how. Most focus on creating of a super cool logo. A catchy tagline. Developing their vision of the perfect brand colors. Or adding lots of fun features.

And they’re disappointed when their brand literally dies on the vine.

How could something that fabulous not be a marketplace sensation?

Today we’re joined by Dr Pieter Steenkamp founder of Brand for Success, a boutique brand consultancy.

He holds a doctorate focused on brand strategy and is a multi-award-winning academic in the Marketing Department at a university in Cape Town and a visiting Professor in Germany.

In this podcast, Dr. Steenkamp will be discussing:

• Misconceptions behind brand building that lead to failure
• What winning brands do that helps them outperform competitors
• His science-based ‘Brand for Success’ process turns regular businesses into sophisticated brands

Let’s sit down with Dr. Pieter Steenkamp and learn how to get our brand strategy on the right track.

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One of the biggest challenges people in leadership roles face is steering the business while also managing their own careers.

It’s a delicate balance to be sure. Especially in times when the landscape is changing seemingly all the time.

Winning in this environment takes a new skills and new tactics.

If you’re looking take your professional and leadership skills to the next level then you’ll want to have Shelli Brunswick on speed dial.

She’s a tireless leader and bold visionary who has been a long time champion of the space industry.

Shelli has taken lessons learned from this science-based sector and created a modern day playbook that leadership in any industry can use.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Shelli will be talking about

• How Bold vision and self-leadership create momentum in uncertain times
• How to use storytelling to turn complexity into clarity.
• Why we need to build pathways and frameworks to open doors to growth.

If you’re ready to get wired up and fired up, then let’s sit down with Shelli.

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Sometimes the key to winning the contract, closing the sale - or even hiring the right team member - comes down to more than what that person says or their credentials.

Small tells like body language can offer big clues that can lead to greater success - or help you to avoid disaster.

Lots of people talk about how to ‘read’ another person. Few are actually able to master this.

One person who has mastered body language is the multi talented Terry Earthwind Nichols.

In fact, he’s got so good at it he actually wrote a book on the subject.

In “Profile for Profits” Terry walks us through exactly how to interpret basic body language, as well as how to successfully apply this to everyday business interactions.

On this episode of A Seat at The Table, Terry will share with us;

• How to identify non-verbal cues
• What to look for - and what it means
• Tactics for entering a room - especially at events or large meetings

Let’s sit down with Terry and find out how raise our game and win at interpersonal connections.

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Looking for a job is never easy - or fun. But if you’re a senior level executive, it can be particularly challenging and oftentimes demoralizing.

You’ve got expertise, experience – and that all important work ethic. Yet its seems like the supply of leadership jobs has evaporated.

Suddenly it seems that the once-valued ‘maturity’ that kept businesses on track and helped them avoid potential pitfalls, now makes you seem old - a workplace pariah.

Meet Darcy Bevelaqua a career coach who specializes in helping senior executives transition to their next career role. She’s parlays her former experience as an HR manager at 2 Fortune 500 companies to help people over 50 find great jobs that pay more, value your contributions, and re-energize you about their careers.

On this episode of A Seat at The Table Darcy will be sharing:

• How to overcome typical obstacles senior executives face when job hunting
• Tactics for more effective networking.
• Uncovering job opportunities that might be hiding in plain sight

So let’s sit down with Darcy and jumpstart our next career move!

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