In this episode, Richard Medcalf, founder of Xquadrant, introduces a new season of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast: Business as a Force for Good. Richard speaks with recognized mission-driven CEOs from around the world, including those featured in the Real Leaders Impact Awards. He explores their origin story, their mission, how they’ve multiplied their impact


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Season 13 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Business as a Force for Good
Get ready for season 13 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast! Join Richard Medcalf, founder of Xquadrant, as he takes you on a journey into the world of mission-driven CEOs, with the new season: Business as a Force for Good. In this episode, Richard sits down with renowned leaders from across the globe, including those honored at the Real Leaders Impact Awards. Prepare to be captivated as he uncovers their extraordinary origin stories, delves into their powerful missions, and unravels the secrets behind their impact multiplication strategies. Subscribe now and be part of the movement that's shaping the future of business.
May 30, 2023
In this episode of our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Matt Hill, the Chief Environmental Evangelist at reforestation nonprofit, One Tree Planted. He founded the organization in 2015 and it has gone on to plant over 100 million trees in more than 80 countries. Matt is a winner of
June 6, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Haris Pylarinos, CEO of Hack the Box. Haris co-founded Hack The Box in 2017 because he was dissatisfied with traditional training options for cybersecurity and set out to change this through training that is hands-on, fun and practical. He now has over
June 15, 2023
In this episode, Richard speaks to Elaine Taylor-Klaus the co-founder of Impact Parents. Impact Parents is the first global coaching organization for parenting neurodiverse kids, and the co-creator of the award-winning Sanity School behavior training program for parents and professionals. Under her leadership, ImpactParents has certified hundreds of professionals globally to deliver neurodiversity-informed coach training in several
June 22, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, and today Richard speaks with Steve Bilt, CEO of Smile Brands. Steve has been recognised as EY Entrepreneur of the Year, the Wharton School Social Impact CEO of the Year and in the ADSO Hall of Fame. Smile Brands also was recognised in the Real
June 29, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. In this episode, Richard speaks with Wendy Strgar. Wendy is an award-winning entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of Good Clean Love, a woman-owned B corporation and Vaginal Biome Science, a pioneer in the organic personal care product industry. She holds multiple US patents
July 20, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Maria Carell, CEO of Revision Skincare & Goodier Cosmetics. Maria is helping the company build on its legacy of being first to market with innovative, science-driven, effective skincare that addresses the signs of aging and promotes overall skin health. She’s also leading
July 27, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Andy Hunter, the Founder & CEO of Bookshop.org, an e-commerce marketplace that helps independent, local bookstores compete with Amazon for online sales. Andy was recognized in the Real Leaders 2023 Impact Awards and is also the co-creator and publisher of the
August 3, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with James Citron, CEO of Pledge. Pledge’s mission is to power generosity by partnering with mission-driven companies, nonprofits, and charitable individuals to unlock billions in funding for over 2 million nonprofits around the world. Pledge has helped to fund clean water for
August 10, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with David Engel, CEO of Drake & Farrell. David has over 20 years of leadership experience across small, medium, and large enterprises. He co-founded 3 companies and successfully built from scratch, re-structured, and grew companies and corporate divisions in Europe and North
August 17, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Upkar Arora, CEO of Rally Assets, Canada’s leading impact investment management and advisory firm. Rally is a purpose-driven organisation and an award-winning B Corporation, committed to using business as a force for good. Prior to Rally, Upkar worked in finance and
August 24, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kirsty Leighton, CEO of Milk & Honey PR: a multi-award winning, energetic PR agency that has recently made the FT’s growing European company top 1000. In addition, Kirsty was recognised in the 2023 Real Leaders Impact Awards. In this conversation, you’ll
August 31, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Stuart McLachlan, CEO of Anthesis Group. He founded the business in 2013 and it has grown to over 1,000 people across several continents, with a client portfolio that includes many FTSE 100 and Fortune 500 Companies. In this conversation, you’ll learn:What
September 7, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Craig Lund, CEO of Mightier. Mightier is a digital program that uses biometric feedback and game-based play that has been clinically proven to help kids ages 6 to 14 prepare for life’s big emotions. To date, more than 2.5 million games
September 14, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. In this episode Richard speaks with James Boettcher, CEO of Righteous, Canada’s #1 Gelato Company. James has ensured that this little scoop shop that could would become a force for good and has charted the course for Righteous’ tremendous growth and earned several awards
September 21, 2023
S13E16: Turning a Private Equity fund into an impact investment firm, with Kevin Chin (CEO, Arowana)
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kevin Chin, CEO of Arowana. After 10 years as a finance-first Private Equity business, Kevin transformed it into one of the world’s highest ranking B Corps and impact investment groups in less than 5 years. Prior to Arowana, Kevin took over and
September 28, 2023
S13E17: How to ensure your organisation is purpose-driven, with Brad Stevens (CEO, Outsource Access)
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”. Richard speaks with Brad Stevens, CEO of Outsource Access. Brad is a lifetime entrepreneur having built multiple businesses. He is currently the Founder & CEO of Outsource Access (OA), an offshore virtual services firm he has grown to 500 employees in just 3.5 years, which
October 5, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Alper Utku. Alper is CEO of Amsterdam Tech, a new generation university in Europe linking education and employment with a focus on leadership development. Alper is on a mission to provide tuition-free tech education with jobs to 100.000+ young professionals. In
October 12, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Kerry Siggins, the CEO of StoneAge Holdings, a fast growing manufacturing and technology company based in Colorado. Under Kerry’s leadership, StoneAge has experienced double digit growth, year over year. In 2015, she successfully transitioned the company’s ownership structure to an ESOP,
October 19, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Randell Leach, CEO of Beneficial State Bank. Randell is also on the Board of Directors of EarthAdvantage, a nonprofit whose mission is to accelerate the creation of better buildings. Randell is personally driven to help people achieve their sustainability and social
October 26, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard Medcalf speaks with Sebastian DiGrande, CEO of Plastic Credit Exchange (PCX). PCX was founded in the Philippines, one of the epicentres of the plastic pollution crisis, and the first in the world to establish a Plastic Pollution Reduction Standard and create a fully
November 2, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Sahra-Josephine Hjorth, co-founder and CEO of CanopyLAB. Sahra-Josephine has been at the forefront of transforming education through social learning and artificial intelligence since 2015. CanopyLAB is the world’s first-of-its-kind learning experience platform, and CanopyLAB has trained more than 500,000 youth and
November 16, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Aaron Cruikshank, the CEO of market intelligence agency CTRS. Aaron describes himself as “the Rock and Roll Bad Boy of Market Intelligence” and has committed to give 5-10% of agency resources to support NGOs. In this conversation, you’ll learn:How servant leadership
November 23, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Dave Simnick, the CEO and co-founder of Soapbox – a company whose mission is to empower customers with the ability to change the world through everyday, quality purchases. Soapbox has donated over 36 million bars of soap to local homeless shelters
November 30, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “business as a force for good”, Richard speaks with Jeff Grass, CEO of HUNGRY Marketplace. Jeff is a serial entrepreneur with three successful exits under his belt. What sets HUNGRY Marketplace apart is its strong sense of purpose and mission. Jeff shares how his previous businesses were more focused on
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Season 12 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Making TIME for Strategy
In Season 12 of the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, Davina Stanley speaks with Xquadrant's founder, Richard Medcalf, about his new book, Making TIME For Strategy. We explore how even top leaders get stuck in the weeds, look at why conventional approaches to time management don't work in today's connected age, and discuss the four essential pillars that every leader must implement if they are to become more strategic and effective.
November 22, 2022
In this season, Davina Stanley speaks with Xquadrant’s founder, Richard Medcalf, about his new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we explore why Richard wrote the book, understand how even top leaders struggle with overwork and tunnel vision, and look at why conventional approaches to time management don’t work in today’s connected age.In this conversation,
November 29, 2022
In this season, Davina Stanley speaks with Xquadrant’s founder, Richard Medcalf, about his new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we figure out what your most strategic issues are, and highlight the hidden trap that keeps most leaders stuck in the weeds.In this conversation, you’ll learn:Why you can’t free yourself up from operations, and what
December 6, 2022
In this season, Davina Stanley speaks with Xquadrant’s founder, Richard Medcalf, about his new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we dive into the Tactical Challenge, the very first issue to address if you are to elevate your attention as a leader.In this conversation, you’ll learn:The three tactical elements to put in place, if you
December 13, 2022
In this season, Davina Stanley speaks with Xquadrant’s founder, Richard Medcalf, about his new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we dive into the Influence Challenge, which is an absolutely essential topic to address if you want your more strategic focus to be accepted and supported by your stakeholders.In this conversation, you’ll learn:Why influence deeply
December 20, 2022
We continue to discuss Richard’s new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we dive into the Mindset Challenge, which is so incredibly important for every leader to address if you want to make more than minor tweaks to your use of time.In this conversation, you’ll learn:Why your mindset is keeping you in low-value tasks more
January 3, 2023
We continue to explore Richard’s new book, Making Time For Strategy. Today we dive into the Environment Challenge, which is an essential question for every leader: how can I shape the culture of my team and organisation so we extract ourselves from the busywork and fire-fighting … and align around what’s really important?In this conversation,
January 10, 2023
Today we wrap up this season, where we’ve been discussing Richard’s new book, Making Time For Strategy. We review the big lessons every leader needs to take away and look at how to turn the ideas from the book into meaningful and sustainable change.In this conversation, you’ll learn:Davina and Richard’s reflections on the main messages
Season 11 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
The CEO Rolodex
In Season 11 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, we plunge into "The CEO Rolodex". Xquadrant's Founder, Richard Medcalf, will be speaking to key business thought leaders about what it means for them to multiply their impact, and what insights their work is currently generating for CEOs and other ambitious execs.
November 8, 2022
In this brief episode Richard introduces season 11 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, The CEO Rolodex. Richard will be speaking to key business thought leaders about what it means for them to multiply their impact, and what insights their own work is currently generating for CEOs and other ambitious execs.Resources/sources mentioned:The Impact Multiplier CEO
November 15, 2022
In this episode, Richard speaks with author and speaker David Allen, who is the world’s leading expert on personal and organisational productivity. Time Magazine called his flagship book, Getting Things Done, “the definitive business self-help book of the decade.” Fast Company Magazine called David “one of the world’s most influential thinkers” in the arena of
February 28, 2023
As founder and CEO of The Speaker Lab, Grant Baldwin has helped thousands of people build successful and sustainable speaking businesses. Over the last 15 years Grant has become a sought after speaker, podcaster, author, and accomplished entrepreneur. In this conversation, you’ll learn:How to make the most of your critical speaking opportunities as an executiveHow
March 7, 2023
In this episode, Richard Medcalf speaks with Dan Miller, the New York Times best-selling author of 48 Days To The Work You Love. Over 140,000 people have subscribed to his weekly newsletter, and his 48 Days Podcast consistently ranks in the top 1% of all podcasts. Dan’s mission is to foster the process of imagining,
March 14, 2023
Richard Medcalf speaks with Jason Feifer, the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine. Jason is also a podcast host, book author, keynote speaker, startup advisor, and nonstop optimism machine. His goal is to help you become more resilient and adaptable in a world of constant change, and has recently released a new book, Build For
July 13, 2023
In this episode, we continue our “CEO Rolodex” season as Richard Medcalf speaks with Todd Herman, creator of the 90 Day Year leadership programme, author of the WSJ bestselling book ‘The Alter Ego Effect: The Power of Secret Identities to Transform Your Life’, and recipient of Inc. 500’s Fastest Growing Companies Award. In this conversation,
November 9, 2023
We’re continuing our season on “The CEO Rolodex”, Richard speaks with Mark Poppenborg, CEO of Intrinsify, a group of companies that leads businesses towards modern leadership, post-bureaucratic organisational design and purposeful work by advising and educating decision makers in key roles.Since he founded his first company in 2010 Mark has initiated several more ventures which
Season 10 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Secrets of Scaling 2
In this introduction to Season 10 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, Xquadrant's Founder Richard Medcalf talks about Secrets of Scaling 2, our second season looking at the insights from some of the world's fastest-growing businesses, as documented by the Financial Times in their FT1000 listing.
October 18, 2022
In this brief episode, Richard introduces season 10 of the podcast: Secrets of Scaling 2. This is the second year we’ve spoken with leaders of the world’s fastest growing businesses, as documented by the Financial Times. It’s going to be another insightful journey, so get ready…Resources/sources mentioned:The Impact Multiplier CEO PodcastFind out about Richard’s new
October 18, 2022
We’re continuing this season looking at the insights from some of the world’s fastest-growing businesses. In this episode Richard speaks with Matthew Scullion, who founded data transformation firm Matillion in 2011, and has grown it to unicorn status, hitting #251 in the FT1000 list of Europe’s fastest growing companies. Along the way, Matthew also won
October 25, 2022
We’re continuing this season looking at the insights from some of the world’s fastest-growing businesses. In this episode Richard speaks with Erik Martinson, who founded solar panel firm Svea Solar in 2013, and has grown it to a 9-figure, 1000-employee business hitting #164 in the FT1000 list of Europe’s fastest growing companies.In this conversation, you’ll
November 1, 2022
We’re continuing our new season looking at the insights from some of the world’s fastest-growing businesses. In this episode, Xquadrant’s founder Richard Medcalf speaks with Chris Lee, the founder and CEO of Solgen Power. Founded in 2017, Solgen was recently recognised by Financial Times as the 6th fastest growing privately held company in the USA,
January 17, 2023
We’re continuing this season looking at the insights from some of the world’s fastest-growing businesses, as measured by the Financial Times in this years FT1000 ranking. In this episode, Xquadrant’s founder Richard Medcalf speaks with Don Wenner, founder and CEO of DLP Capital, which has experienced 300-600% annual growth over a three year period for
January 24, 2023
We’re continuing our season looking at the insights from some of the world’s fastest-growing businesses, as measured by the Financial Times in this years FT1000 ranking. In this episode, Xquadrant’s founder Richard Medcalf speaks with Darren Comber, the CEO of Scott Brownrigg, an architectural design firm that has repeatedly been listed as one of the
Season 9 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Mission-Driven CEOs
In Season 9 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, we dive into “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Xquadrant's Founder, Richard Medcalf, speaks with top Chief Execs about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials - in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy - and how they put that into practice on a daily basis.
June 14, 2022
In this brief episode, Richard introduces Season 9 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, “Mission-Driven CEOs”. In this season, top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how they put that into practice on
June 21, 2022
Ben Dorks (CEO of Ideagen Plc, an AIM-listed leader in the £31.2 billion regulatory, compliance and risk software market) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Ben was appointed CEO in 2018 having previously served as Chief Customer Officer for Ideagen.We’re kicking off our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want
June 28, 2022
Graeme Strachan (CEO of ViTL Solutions, a Denver-based management consulting firm) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how they put
July 5, 2022
Ben Crawford (CEO of CentralNic, a leading domain name and Internet services business) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how
July 12, 2022
Equal Experts engages 3,000 consultants across 5 continents and helps create leading digital products and services for corporates, scaleups and the public sector. In this episode their Founder & CEO, Thomas de Cad’oro Granier, speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season “Mission Driven CEOs”. Top CEOs discuss what drives them and we explore
July 19, 2022
Nigel Verdon (CEO, Railsbank, a leading embedded finance experience platform) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how they put that into
July 26, 2022
Richard Rankin (CEO of H&H Group, a diversified group delivering services mainly to rural communities) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and
September 6, 2022
Today Joshua Lachs speaks with Richard Medcalf. Joshua is CEO of Moneythink, a not-for-profit organisation on a mission to help students understand their financial options and the impact of their choices so they can have the best chance for college and career success.We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact
September 13, 2022
In this episode Richard Medcalf speaks with Adrian Weiler, who was CEO for over 35 years at Inform, an international software business focused on AI-based decision-making. We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”, where top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and
October 11, 2022
In this episode Richard talks with Frank Millar. Frank is CEO of CPI, a technology innovation centre that acts as a catalyst bringing together academia, businesses, government and investors to translate bright ideas and research into the marketplace.We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond
January 31, 2023
Today Richard Medcalf talks with Saket Kumar, the Chief Exec of Vitt, a business that helps software companies raise immediate, upfront growth capital – without debt or dilution.We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission
February 7, 2023
We’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how they put that into practice on a daily basis. Today Richard speaks with Michael Lahiff, former Navy SEAL and
February 14, 2023
Today we’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”. Richard speaks with Scott White, an experienced serial entrepreneur, now leading his sixth technology venture as CEO of PragmatIC Semiconductor. We talk about impact he wants to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how he
February 21, 2023
Today we’re continuing our season “Mission-Driven CEOs”, where top Chief Execs talk about the impact they want to make beyond just the financials – in terms of the company mission and their personal leadership legacy – and how they put that into practice on a daily basis. Today Richard speaks with Remco Samuels (CEO, EVBox, a
July 6, 2023
In this episode, Richard speaks with Stuart Tragheim, CEO of Holloway Friendly, a leading UK income protection specialist. Over the course of the last 7 years, Stuart has led a multi-award winning transformation programme to drive its mission to become the UK’s #1 most recommended specialist protection insurer. In this conversation, you’ll discover:Why the biggest
Season 8 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
The CEO Learning Curve
In Season 8 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, Richard Medcalf, Xquadrant Founder, talks about The CEO Learning Curve with the interesting and inspiring CEOs to reflect on what got them the top job, what they've learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In this short episode Richard introduces the season and explains what’s to come.
January 18, 2022
Welcome to Season 8 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast. This season is entitled “The CEO Learning Curve”, where interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In today’s brief episode Richard explains the rationale behind
January 25, 2022
Thomas Zanzinger (CEO of inriver, a fast-growing Product Information Management software firm) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In
February 1, 2022
In this episode Julian Dixon (CEO of Napier) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Julian founded Napier in 2015 and has grown it to 200 employees around the world. Napier is a leading-edge Fintech/Regtech business with the mission to dramatically reduce money-laundering and related criminal activities. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”.
February 8, 2022
Alex Shevchenko (CEO of Guavus, a big data analytics firm specialising in real-time telecoms network optimisation) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and
February 15, 2022
Michel Robert (CEO of Epsilon Telecommunications) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Michel had an extensive career in tech and telecoms, with positions at Dimension Data and Claranet before becoming CEO of Epsilon Telecommunications, a global connectivity provider that is simplifying how businesses connect applications and data in the cloud and around the world through
March 1, 2022
Christopher Traggio (CEO of VOO, a Belgian cable operator) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Christopher has led organisations in 7 countries through challenging turn-arounds and for the past 17 months has been CEO and leading the transformation at the regional Belgian cable operator, VOO, with over 1300 employees and €500M revenues. We are continuing
March 8, 2022
Miguel Giribet Giral (CEO, Cash Converters España) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Miguel was formerly VP at Stubhub and Chief Commercial Officer at the high-growth e-commerce business Privalia, before joining Cash Converters España as CEO in 2020. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got
March 15, 2022
Gurjodhpal Singh (CEO, Tide India) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Tide is the #1 SME-focused challenger bank in the UK and India is both a development centre and the business’s #2 commercial market, representing 10% of the worldwide opportunity. Gurjodhpal joined in 2021 and is overseeing a 3-4X growth plan over just a couple
March 22, 2022
John Maynard (CEO of Adarma Security, a fast-growing cybersecurity solutions provider) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In this
March 29, 2022
Thomas Crary (CEO of Pond5, the world’s largest content marketplace for video content, with over 100K creators) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role,
April 12, 2022
Silke Zschweigert (CEO of Jonckers, a leading translation solutions provider) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In this conversation,
April 19, 2022
Matthias Berlit (CEO of Inform GmbH, a provider of advanced decision-making solutions to some of the world’s most complex businesses) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters
April 26, 2022
Timo Buetefisch (CEO of Cooltra, the largest provider of sustainable mobility solutions on two wheels in Europe) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.Born in Germany, Timo is a former consultant and MBA student at IESE who has been based in Barcelona for 20 years. His entrepreneurial nature always made him want to start his own
May 3, 2022
Cahê Kuczera Toporowicz (EVP, Amaris Consulting) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Cahê started as an Intern and now runs the entire 900+ person Asia region of this 6000-strong technical consulting business We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve
May 10, 2022
Jason Wojahn (CEO of Thirdera, a global services provider that uses ServiceNow to help enterprises move their workflows to the cloud) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Thirdera has gone from zero to a 600+ person business in just one year!Prior to this role, Jason was President and Chief Operating Officer at Lemongrass, as well
May 17, 2022
Kelly Schmitt (CEO of Benevity, a certified B Corporation and the global leader in corporate purpose software) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and
May 24, 2022
HG Insights provides Technology intelligence for any company in the world. In this episode, Elizabeth Cholawsky (CEO) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and
May 31, 2022
Stephen Foreshew-Cain (CEO, Scott Logic, a leading IT services company) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what lies ahead. In this conversation, you’ll
June 7, 2022
Rory McKeand (CEO of TSG, one of the UK’s leading IT companies providing local IT services) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the role, and what
August 2, 2022
Enrique Sacau (CEO of Kneip, a leader in fund data management and reporting solutions for the asset management industry) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season “The CEO Learning Curve”. Interesting and inspiring CEOs reflect on what got them the top job, what they’ve learned over the first few quarters in the
Season 7 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Questions to Multiply Your Impact
In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they'll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new realm of possibility.
October 26, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a
November 2, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new
November 9, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a
November 16, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new
November 23, 2021
We’re continuing our season on powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new realm of possibility. In this conversation, you’ll learn:Why the “new normal” is a myth (and what there is instead)Why minimalism, optimisation, and
November 30, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new
December 7, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a new
December 14, 2021
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a
December 20, 2021
Happy Christmas! In this semi-festive edition of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore three powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on to set themselves up for a fantastic New Year. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into
January 4, 2022
It’s not about having better answers but about having better questions. In this season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and co-host Davina Stanley explore some powerful questions that every CEO, entrepreneur or senior business leader should reflect on. Engage with them fully, and they’ll provoke deeper thinking and shift you into a
Season 6 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Secrets of Scaling
In Season 6 of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, we explore "secrets of scaling". CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) speak with Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) about what's propelled their growth, what's held them back - and what it will take to reach the next level.
August 3, 2021
We’re introducing our new season on “Secrets of Scaling”. CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back – and explore what it will take to reach the next level. In this short episode
August 10, 2021
Matthijs Welle (CEO of Mews Systems) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re introducing our new season on “Secrets of Scaling”. CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back – and explore what it
August 17, 2021
Jonathan Satchell (CEO of Learning Technologies Group) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back – and explore
August 24, 2021
Konrad Weiske (CEO of Spyrosoft) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back – and explore what it
August 31, 2021
Modestas Sudnius (CEO of Eleving Group) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back – and explore what
September 7, 2021
Zoisa North-Bond (CEO of Octopus Energy Business & Generation) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth, what’s held them back –
September 14, 2021
Today Rob van den Heuvel, CEO of Sendcloud, joins Richard Medcalf to discuss how he navigated almost 70% annual growth over several years to become Europe’s #1 e-commerce shipping platform.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the
September 21, 2021
Janus Nielsen (CEO of AnyTech365, Europe’s 27th fastest growing company and #2 in Spain) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by the Financial Times top 1000 rankings) share what’s propelled their growth,
September 28, 2021
Ian Jackson talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Ian is the CEO and Co-Founder of Enshored, America’s 106th fastest growing company, which powers the growth of disruptive startups by delivering tailored outsourcing solutions. We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as
October 5, 2021
Rohit Arora talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Rohit is the CEO of Biz2Credit, America’s 412th fastest growing company, which develops industry-leading digital platform solutions for banks and other financial institutions. We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of Scaling”, where the CEOs from some of the fastest-growing companies in Europe and the USA (as measured by
October 12, 2021
André Prado, CEO of the 342nd fastest-growing business in the Americas, BBM Logística, speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. André has led the business to 500% growth in 4 years, an incredible achievement for a bricks-and-mortar logistics business making 15M deliveries and shipping 12M tonnes of material each year.We’re continuing our season on “Secrets of
Season 5 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
From Ideas to Impact
In Season 5 of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better. Davina is CEO of the Clarity First Program and she helps leaders of all levels communicate complex ideas.
June 8, 2021
In season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team of seven
June 15, 2021
We continue season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – where Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team
June 22, 2021
We continue season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – where Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team
June 29, 2021
We continue season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – where Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team
July 6, 2021
S5E5: From Ideas to Impact, “How to get the information you need to prepare powerful communications”
We continue season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – where Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team
July 13, 2021
We continue season 5 – “From Ideas to Impact” – where Richard Medcalf (Founder of Xquadrant) speaks with Davina Stanley of the Clarity First Program, to explore specific strategies that will help us communicate complex ideas better.Davina Stanley helps leaders communicate complex ideas. Having started her communication career at McKinsey, she now leads a team
Season 4 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
CEO Success Formulae
In Series 4 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, we dive into “CEO Success Formulae”. Xquadrant's Founder, Richard Medcalf, speaks with highly impactful CEOs to discover what’s driven their success to date and explore what it will take for them to reach the next level.
February 23, 2021
Today Xquadrant Founder Richard Medcalf introduces our new podcast season. Season 4 is entitled “CEO Success Formulae”. Highly impactful CEOs share what’s driven their success to date – and explore what it will take to reach the next level.Resources & sources mentioned: The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast Subscribe to The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast Listen
March 2, 2021
Keri Gilder (CEO of Colt Technology) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season on “CEO Success Formulae”, where highly impactful CEOs share what’s driven their success to date – and explore what it will take to reach the next level.In this conversation, you’ll learn:How Keri has used “connection thinking” to consistently catapult
March 9, 2021
J Schwan (CEO of Kin + Carta) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season on “CEO Success Formulae”, where highly impactful CEOs share what’s driven their success to date – and explore what it will take to reach the next level.In this conversation, you’ll discover the story of how J built a