Manageable Conversations Farley Thomas

James Hollow is the Founder and CEO of Fabric, a Strategic Design and Sustainability consultancy based in Japan.

In this episode, James talks about: 
✳ The power of vulnerability and not knowing everything
✳ Healthy reflective practices in business
✳ What being “inclusive by design” means as a leadership principle
✳ The importance of making values tangible through behaviours
✳ His experience leading businesses and people in Japan for decades

James leads Fabric with a focus on entrepreneurship, regenerative business practices, and brand strategy. He has extensive experience working with global brands including Apple, Amazon, Unilever, P&G, and Salesforce, as well as being an advisor to leading startups scaling in Japan, a mentor for 500 Startups, and Chair of the Board of Trustees at British School in Tokyo. In 2022, James was awarded an Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE) for services to education and the wider community in Japan.

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Chia-Lin Simmons is the CEO of LogicMark and an early leader in AI and IoT.
 
In this episode, Chia-Lin talks about:
What she means by her personal brand of ‘kindness leadership’Being a futurist as part of managing career transitionsThe value of code-switching and thinking like a startup and a large companyWhy vision fit is more important to her than culture fitMisunderstandings with AI and its human dimensionFinding time to focus on others and self-healAs a tech veteran with more than 25 years of experience founding and leading companies (and working at places like Google, Samsung, AOL and Audible), Chia-Lin has helped rebrand and shift LogicMark to become a leader in the care economy.
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Tony Jamous is the CEO and Founder of Osyter, the automated global employment platform that removes barriers to remote work and distributed hiring. Oyster is the second Unicorn that Tony has founded.

In this episode, Tony talks about:
What he means by sustainable leadership and what caused him to embrace itAchieving higher performance without taxing yourself and others as muchSetting the bar high and being ready to be disappointedWhen to use your heart rather than your brainHow he enables a fully remote organisation with people in 60+ countriesThe importance of connecting in person at a deeper level with others in the teamTony is passionate about empowering talented individuals from emerging economies through access to global career opportunities. Before launching Oyster with co-founder Jack Mardack in early 2020, Tony was the co-founder and CEO of Nexmo (now Vonage).
Oyster is a fully distributed organisation driven by the mission to create a more equal world of work. The platform enables people-centric hiring anywhere in the world with reliable, compliant contracts, payroll, and great local benefits and perks.

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Kathrin Jesse is CEO of BBDO Germany, one of the top ten creative agencies in Germany, working with clients such as Allianz, Porsche, Lidl, Meta, 1&1 and E.ON. 

In this episode, Kathrin talks about:
Being a real person as a leader, and being a good fit for the timesHow parenting has strengthened her predictability, consistency and intentionalityWhy taking on the CEO role was a risk for her and the firmSticking to plans and yet being able to handle curve ballsThe power of being transparentSeeing the learning opportunity in every challengeKathrin joined BBDO in January 2023 from the Switzerland-based Wirz Group, where she was Chief Strategy Officer and co-owner from 2021. Before this, Kathrin was a member of the management team at DDB Berlin. She has almost 20 years of professional experience gained at well-known creative agencies including Scholz & Friends, Grey and Saatchi & Saatchi.

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Jennifer Nuckles is Chairperson & CEO at R-Zero, the biosafety technology company dedicated to making indoor spaces safer, healthier and more productive.

In this episode, Jennifer talks about:
Being kind rather than niceHow Chief Marketing Officers can become CEOsThe danger of vanity metricsBeing a role model for her daughtersPlaying to people's strengthsGetting out of your comfort zoneJennifer has over 25 years of experience leading and accelerating revenue growth and profitability for companies including high-growth, venture-backed and public companies. Prior to R-Zero, Jennifer was Executive Vice President and Group Business Leader at SoFi, and Chief Marketing Officer of HealthTech leader Doctor on Demand and social gaming giant Zynga.
R-Zero combines the power of UV-C light, IoT-connected hardware and sensors, and AI to enable organisations to create safe shared environments for education, healthcare, corporate, and public sector communities to thrive.

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Petr Baron is CEO of tbi, the challenger bank that is one of the most profitable in Southeastern Europe. In this episode, Petr talks about:
The importance of authenticitySeeing the teacher in everyoneAlgorithms and hacks that free him up to create valueProtecting ourselves from digital noiseSeeking out problem-solving partnersWays in which banks need to changePetr belongs to a new wave of entrepreneurial bankers leveraging deep knowledge of the financial ecosystem. In a career spanning over 20 years, he's held a variety of senior banking roles across Europe, culminating in leading tbi for the past seven years.
With a customer base of two million, tbi is a mobile-first challenger bank in Southeastern Europe and a regional leader in alternative payment solutions. It focuses on helping SMEs grow their businesses and making consumers' lives easier through innovative financial products.

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