The Chief Disruptor Podcast

Episode 6: Flexible Working and Employee Wellbeing w/ Dr Candice Schaefer, Head of Employee Health & Performance at Spring Health and Former Global Head of Employee Wellness at Twitter

Candice has a unique perspective on workplace well-being as a licensed psychologist and is a highly sought-after speaker and thought leader on the future of work. The episode offers unique insight into what it's like to work at pre-Elon Musk Twitter, thoughts on the current news surrounding the tech giant and explores strategies for building resilience, preventing burnout, and improving the employee experience.

Revisiting ‘Pandenomics’ 2 Years On with Mark Cliffe, Visiting Professor at LIBF, ex-Chief Economist at HSBC and ING Group, and Chief Disruptor Members’ Advisory Board member

We welcome Mark Cliffe. Back in 2020, Mark published a piece of work entitled “Pandenomics: How Covid-19 could change the world” which predicted how the external environment would look in a post-pandemic world. In this episode, we revisit these predictions, analyse them within our current economic, geopolitical and technological context and consider their significance to organisations today.

Making Boxed Wine Great Again with Laura Rosenberger, Co-Founder at Laylo

We welcome Laura Rosenberger, Co-Founder at Laylo. The episode explores changing customer trends around drinking, the challenges of a growing D2C business, the sustainability of the wine industry and, as always, provides our disruptive thoughts of the day.  
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Demystifying the Metaverse with Nick Rosa, Metaverse Strategy and Extended Reality Lead, Accenture

This episode explores the driving forces behind the growth of the metaverse, highlights the importance of addressing interoperability and provides some predictions for the future.

Preparing for the Future of Work with Josh Reynolds, Future Workplace Adoption Lead at Lloyds Banking Group

We were joined by Josh Reynolds, Future Workplace Adoption Lead at Lloyds Banking Group. Josh joined the people function group at Lloyds Banking Group during the pandemic and was involved in defining their hybrid, hub and home working strategy and, more recently, has been tasked with bringing the ‘vibe’ back to the office. Together, we explore the link between disruption, innovation and people, workplace tech, the role of the office and the workplace of the future. 

How to Disrupt an Age-Old Industry w/ Dan Garrett, CEO and Co-founder at Farewill

This week, we are joined by Dan Garrett, CEO and Co-Founder at Farewill. Farewill was founded in 2015 with the aim to make death simpler, more affordable and customer-centric. Through offering innovative products, such as online will-writing and direct cremation, and a customer experience that differs vastly from the type offered by solicitors and funeral directors, Farewill is now the UK’s favourite will-writer. We explore purpose-led disruption, the formative years for founders and inventors, challenging norms around the death industry through customer-centricity and running a hyper-growth start-up.