As many of you know, we’re gradually expanding MIPtalk to include a range of new features including video. We continue to revise the program to make sure that it suits the needs and interests of our audience.

When we first launched our show in early 2009 it took some time to “find our groove’. Listener feedback helped us improve dramatically. The same is true of our new foray into video. As you’ll see in the videos we’ve posted from the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, the immediacy of video creates a different experience than what we’ve done thus far. And while we’re incredibly excited about the journey ahead, we still want to hear from you. Tell us what you think; what’s working, what’s not and what should we be doing differently? All feedback is greatly appreciated and don’t worry about sparing our feelings.

There’s much more to come so stay tuned and thanks for your continued support.

Brad and Noam

Jesus Mantas, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the North America General Business Leader for IBM Global Business Services.  In his role, he is responsible for all aspects of IBM’s consulting business, including marketing, sales, delivery, training, finance and operations for mid-size companies and general markets in the US.

His recent focus has been on understanding operational transformation, leadership and talent management requirements of companies as they transition from a production economy to a services economy.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode*:

*coming soon

Esther Jeles, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, has worked throughout North America as a personal coach, workshop leader, professional speaker, and author. Esther specializes in creating meaningful relationships in the workplace, yielding higher levels of productivity, creativity, profitability, and teamwork. By coaching individuals and teams in specialized Communication and “emotional intelligence,” Esther inspires a dynamic and effective work environment. Her holistic approach is literally awakening the spirit of the 21st century business world.

By emphasizing behavioral dynamics, she has developed a unique approach to achieving profitability and productivity, driven by the fundamentals of human behavior. Her soulful techniques, combined with her energetic personality, make each of her presentations a life-changing event.

Esther’s formal education consists of Civil Engineering Studies, and Bachelor of Arts in both Business Management and Consulting. She has been the founder and CEO of Aylet, Inc. since 2001.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode*:

Aylet Inc
Oprah’s Angel Network
Oprah Winfrey
Harpo Productions
Twentieth Century Fox
Chevrolet
Spiritual Psychology
YWCA
Opportunity International
Microfinance
Millennials
Mentorship

Adlai Wertman, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is a Professor of Clinical Management and Organization at the Marshall School of Business at the University of Southern California. In this position, Professor Wertman originated and spearheads the Marshall School’s efforts in the growing field of business and society, a major thrust for the School.

He is also the founding Director of the Society and Business Lab at Marshall, a center focused on creating new opportunities for civic engagement by the for-profit sector.

Prior to joining the faculty at Marshall, Adlai spent seven years as President and CEO of Chrysalis – the only non-profit in Los Angeles devoted solely to helping homeless change their lives through employment. As part of its award winning program, Chrysalis ran one of the larger social enterprises in the country. Prior to Chrysalis, Adlai spent 18 years as an Investment Banker. His last position was Managing Director and Manager of Prudential Securities’ West Coast Public Investment Banking Group. He also spent two years teaching non-profit management to second year Masters in Social Welfare candidates at UCLA.

Adlai was also MIPtalk’s very first guest. His episode entitled The Habit of Giving can be found here.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

Huffington Post
MBA Enterprise Corp
Joseph Schumpeter
Art Center College of Design
Peter Samuelson
Merck
IPhone Apps
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Transparency
Barney
Chrysalis
Scarcity
USC Marshall Society and Business Lab

Navi Radjou, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the Executive Director of the Centre for India & Global Business at the Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge.

The Centre brings together business, academic and policy leaders and young people from around the world eager to shape India’s leading role in the global knowledge economy. Previously, Navi was a vice president at Forrester Research, where he led the firm’s analysis of how globalized innovation is driving new collaborative market structures and organizational models. Navi is an Indian-born French national and is based in Cambridge, UK.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

Centre for India & Global Business
Judge Business School
University of Cambridge
Forrester Research
Made in India Blog
Cisco Systems
Tesco
Scarcity
The Tata Group
Ratan Tata
Dalai Lama
CSR

Robert C. Wolcott, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit,  is Lecturer of Entrepreneurship & Innovation at the Kellogg School of Management. He teaches corporate innovation and entrepreneurship in Evanston and for Kellogg’s Executive MBA Programs in Hong Kong (with HKUST) and Miami. In 2002 and 2005, he served as Visiting Professor at the Keio Business School (Tokyo).

Professor Wolcott’s article, Four Models of Corporate Entrepreneurship, with collaborator Dr. Mike Lippitz, appeared in the Fall 2007, issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review. His article with Mohan Sawhney and Inigo Arroniz, Twelve Different Ways for Companies to Innovate, was the most downloaded article of 2006 from the MIT Sloan Management Review.

His new book, with Dr. Michael Lippitz, Grow From Within: Mastering Corporate Entrepreneurship and Innovation provides frameworks and tools for new business design, along with advice on how to plan and lead an ongoing innovation program based on a company’s strategic objectives and corporate context.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

Kellogg School of Management
Kellogg Innovation Network
Four Models of Corporate Entrepreneurship
MIT Sloan Management Review
Mohan Sawhney
Twelve Different Ways for Companies to Innovate
Inigo Arroniz
Grow From Within: Mastering Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Clareo Partners
Allan Platt
Origin of the word entrepreneur
Keio Business School
Joseph Schumpeter
TJ Rogers
Cypress Semiconductor
University of Chicago
Arizona State University

P.K. Shukla, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the Vice Chancellor for Entrepreneurship at Chapman University.  In this position he is tasked with creating entrepreneurial opportunities and values across the entire campus. He also serves as the Director at the Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Ethics at Chapman University and the Director for Entrepreneurship Programs at Brandman University.

Dr. Shukla recounts that his high school guidance counselor told him he was unlikely to excel in a college environment and should consider a career as an auto mechanic. 6 advanced degrees later, Dr. Shukla is considered one of the preeminent entrepreneurship experts in the nation.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship at Chapman University
Brandman University
National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance
Conjoint Analysis
Right Sizing
Management Information Systems
Perfect Information
What are Clickers?
Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs
Earning Serendipity
Glenn Llopis

Jason M. Jenkins, one of the featured delegates at the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit, is the CEO and VP of the Board of Directors of the International Institute for Human Factor Development (USA), Inc. (IIFHD), a nonprofit company building the Human Factor Leadership Academy in Akatsi, Ghana, Africa. Working with IIFHD’s President and Founder Senyo Adjibolosoo, Jenkins lead-by-example attitude and determination manifests the vision for the Academy:

To improve the condition through programs that will generate Honest and Compassionate leaders who will transform lives through knowledge and understanding.

Jason is a visionary entrepreneur who incorporates a “giving back” philosophy in his businesses and his life.

As the CEO and founder of Causeworth Insurance, he brings to the company his successful financial and business strategies and extensive business experience with large and small organizations and nonprofits.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

International Institute for Human Factor Development Inc.
Human Factor Leadership Academy
Innovation & Humanity Summit
Causeworth Insurance Company
Grameen Bank
Dead Aid by Dambisa Moyo
Muhammad Yunus
Ronald McDonald House
Civil Disobedience – San Diego
Tom’s Shoes
Senyo Adjibolosoo
Stand Up for Kids
The Human Factor In Leadership Effectiveness by Senyo Adjibolosoo

Greetings to all of you out there in the MIPtalk Nation (with apologies to Stephen Colbert). We’ve been teasing some exciting developments about the show these past few weeks and although the image accompanying this post might lead you to believe that we’ve landed the mother of all interviews with Bill Gates, we’re not there quite yet (although there should be no doubt that such opportunities are on the horizon). What we do have to share is equally as exciting since it represents an important milestone in the journey we’ve taken thus far.

After we conducted our recent interview with author and entrepreneur Glenn Llopis he was gracious enough to extend a unique opportunity for us to work together. The results of that collaboration led to some conversations with a number of exceptional business and thought leaders who will be participating as delegates in the 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit being held at Chapman University on January 23, 2010. Here’s a brief summary about the event (you can register here):

The 2010 Innovation and Humanity Summit will seek to represent a collaboration of the brightest / entrepreneurial minds in industry, academics, non-profit and government sectors. The Summit objective is to teach, guide and embrace one another’s ideas and ideals in order to discover and renew the ways we must think and act to propel positive social change through ethical innovation.

In addition to continuing our core mission of seeking out and engaging some of the world’s “most interesting people”, we were able to garner unique insights into strategies that can help us address the challenges we face as we tackle uncertain social and economic changes in the world around us. Some of the individuals you’ll be hearing from in the coming days include:

• Jason Jenkins –  CEO, Causeworth Insurance and Co-Founder of Human Factor Leadership Academy
• P.K. Shukla, Ph.D. – Vice Chancellor, Chapman University; Director, Leatherby Center for Entrepreneurship
• Robert C. Wolcott – Founder & Executive Director, Kellogg Innovation Network
• Navi Radjou – Executive Director, Centre for India & Global Business
• Adlai Wertman – Director of the Society / Business Lab at USC, Marshall School of Business (and MIPtalk’s very first guest)
• Esther Jeles – President, Aylet Inc. and Author, Louder Listening

One of the significant things we learned from this group is the importance of innovation in a rapidly changing marketplace. With that in mind, we also decided to make some refinements to the MIPtalk format which we’ll be introducing soon. MIPtalk is very much a labor of love for both of us but we are committed to building a community that presents non-traditional voices sharing their passion, experience and expertise.

We’re just getting started.

Your input is always welcome and greatly appreciated. Whether you prefer e-mail, Facebook, Twitter or any other form of digital communication we’d love to hear your suggestions, feedback and criticisms (and also any good recipes you can recommend).

To sum it all up, we’ll leave you with the words of an old Russian proverb:

“There is no shame in not knowing; the shame lies in not finding out.”

Stay tuned.

Your friends,

Brad and Noam

This week’s guest is Glenn Llopis.  He is the prototype of the new entrepreneur whose success lies in steadfast character, passion for life and an ability to marry social responsibility with ground-breaking products and services. He combines a celebrated UCLA education with fast-tracked years at the Gallo Wine Company and Sunkist where he became the youngest senior manager in the company’s 100 year history. Leading the successful turnaround of Sunkist’s juice beverage division opened the door for his next endeavor, the vice president of the $1 billion Norway Seafood Company at only 30 years old.

In the decade since, Llopis has parlayed his traditional experience into nontraditional ventures that have been featured in The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, Fortune, Larry King Live, Good Morning America, The Financial Times, Advertising Age, Brandweek, MSNBC, Yahoo! News and others. He has also authored more than 30 articles appearing in these and other business publications.

For additional reference we’ve included links to some of the people, places and things discussed in this episode:

Earning Serendipity by Glenn Llopis
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom
Camagüey, Cuba
Massanutten Military Academy
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cornell University
Los Llopis
Cuban Revolution
Corona del Mar High School
University of California, Irvine
Center For Hispanic Leadership
Generation Y/Millennials
Meetup.com
Panera Bread
The Denver Idea Cafe Meetup Group
Chapman University
Entrepreneur
Seeing With Circular Vision
Sowing Entrepreneurial Seeds
Growing Seeds of Greatest Potential
Sharing The Harvest
Donald Trump
Miller Light
San Miguel de Allende
Chef’s Harvest