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,
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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 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
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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
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
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
March 16, 2021
Billy d’Arcy (Chief Executive of BAI Communications UK) 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 to make healthy corporate culture your
March 23, 2021
Thomas Jamet (CEO of IPG Mediabrands France, the fastest growing media agency group in France) 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
March 30, 2021
Abhishek Rungta (Founder & CEO of Indus Net Technologies, a premium digital strategy consulting and offshore outsourcing company providing services to Digital Agencies, Enterprises and Governments) 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
April 6, 2021
Hugo Fry (MD and Country Chair of Sanofi UK & Ireland) 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 Hugo repeatedly identified
April 13, 2021
In this episode, CEO CP Gurnani talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf to continue 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.CP Gurnani is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Tech Mahindra.
April 20, 2021
James Bain (CEO of electronic payments specialist Worldline UK&I) 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:2 strategies that James used to
April 27, 2021
Bob Bailkoski (CEO of Logicalis Group) 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 a non-technology background can be turned to an
May 4, 2021
Mark Makepeace (CEO of Wilshire) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We’re 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 Mark helped build FTSE Russell from 9 people to a
May 11, 2021
Dan Fiehn (Global COO of Markerstudy) talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf.We are continuing our season on “CEO Success Formulae”, where highly impactful CEOs – and in this case, a leading COO – share what’s driven their success to date – and explore what it will take to reach the next level.In this conversation, you’ll
May 18, 2021
Stephanie Hospital (CEO of OneRagtime) 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 Stephanie made the leap from big corporate to “ground
May 25, 2021
Ali Parsa (CEO of Babylon Health) 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.Ali is a serial healthcare entrepreneur and engineer. He’s the founder and CEO
June 1, 2021
Ali Fenn (President of ITRenew) 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 taking a sabbatical helped Ali find the perfect intersection
July 20, 2021
Peter Sweetbaum (CEO of Content + Cloud) 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:The “what do I do now moment” of
July 27, 2021
Helene Barnekow (CEO of Microsoft Sweden) 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:The differentiating factors that took Helene from marketing manager
October 19, 2021
Alex Cheatle, CEO of Ten Lifestyle Group, speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder, Richard Medcalf. Ten Lifestyle Group provides “Intelligent Support” concierge services to high net worth and affluent individuals around the world, with close to 1000 employees in 24 global offices.We are continuing our season on “CEO Success Formulae”, where highly impactful CEOs share what’s driven
January 11, 2022
Lori Jones (CEO of Avocet Communications) speaks to Xquadrant’s Founder, Richard Medcalf. We’re 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:Why marketing is often the ‘forgotten lever’ on
February 22, 2022
Olivier Anton (CEO of Sunshine-Me, a new platform helping enterprises provide employees with tools and services to simplify their personal life) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. In this conversation, you’ll discover:Why hiring 60 young employees in 6 months changes Olivier’s perspective on management foreverWhy employers should support employees in their personal, not just professional,
April 5, 2022
Evan Sohn (CEO of Recruiter.com, which is disrupting the $120 billion recruiting and staffing industry) speaks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Recruiter.com combines an AI and Video hiring platform with the world’s largest network of over 27,500 small and independent recruiters, to help businesses of all sizes recruit talent faster. We are continuing our season
Season 3 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
High Value-Creating Leadership Teams
In Season 3 of the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, we examine High Value-Creating Leadership Teams. Richard Medcalf is joined by Davina Stanley, CEO of the Clarity First Program, and we look at what you can do to transform your leadership team from a group of high performing people to a high value-creating team.
December 1, 2020
As a CEO or other senior leader how do you know if your executive team is under-performing? If they are, how do you get them to become a high performing team?Today we’re starting Season 3 of the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast: High Value-Creating Leadership Teams. Richard Medcalf is joined by Davina Stanley, CEO of the
December 8, 2020
As a CEO or other senior leader, how do you know what’s holding your executive team back? And holding it back from what?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss how to build an objective view of what’s holding your team back from greater impact. We also
December 15, 2020
As a CEO or other senior leader, do you think your team is not taking ownership of problems?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss what causes high achievers to fail to take ownership of problems. We also discuss specific strategies for CEOs who want to increase
January 5, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, what do you do when everyone in your leadership team is focused on their functional silos? What are the specific negative impacts of silo-thinking?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss what it looks like when your leadership team are
January 13, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, what do you think about the quality of conversations in your leadership team? Are they bold and honest, or are there important issues that are not being surfaced?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss how to create the right
January 19, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, how balanced are the discussions in your team meetings? Are they productive and inspiring or long-winded and unbalanced?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss how to deal with and improve the quality of your leadership team discussions permanently so
January 26, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, what do you do when your leadership team meetings aren’t the strategic decision-making powerhouses that you’d like and when they’re frankly a bit “meh”? What’s the #1 issue your team really needs to breakthrough right now?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and
February 2, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, how do you feel when after a leadership retreat you come up with a bunch of incredible ways to up-level your business, but a few months later, all those ideas have died a quiet death, and business is much the same as before?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused
February 9, 2021
As a CEO or other senior leader, how do you make sure you spend more time on the strategic topics you know really need to be addressed and not so much time on operational topics?Today we’re continuing Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf and Davina Stanley discuss senior leadership teams getting stuck
February 16, 2021
Today we’re wrapping up Season 3, focused on High Value-Creating Leadership Teams.Richard Medcalf recaps the main areas we’ve focused on in the season, and talks about how you can practically make some shifts in how your executive team creates value.You’ll learn:All the key themes we’ve covered in season 3Two key steps to move forward and turn
Season 2 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times
In the second season of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf interviews some very different CEOs to understand their leadership playbook for times of difficulty and challenge.
Recorded in the midst of the COVID-19 lockdown, listen into get a fascinating insight into the minds and hearts of these top executives and consider how you can play at your very best when the chips are down.
June 17, 2020
S2E2: A conversation with top CEO Ben PageIn this first episode of our second series Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Ben Page, Chief Executive of Ipsos Mori UK and Ireland, a leading market research agency, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Ben is a frequent writer and speaker on trends, leadership and performance management. He is
June 11, 2020
S2E3: A conversation with top CEO Brooks BorcherdingIn this third episode of our series Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Brooks Borcherding, Chief Executive of Cloudreach, the leading multi-cloud services provider, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder, Richard Medcalf. Brooks is a tech savvy, results oriented senior executive with extensive go-to-market experience and a distinguished record building, operating and
October 20, 2020
S2E4: A conversation with top CEO Simon HillIn this episode of our series Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Simon Hill, founder and Chief Executive of Wazoku, an innovative platform, which focuses on releasing ideas and innovation, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Simon is an innovation leader and expert, as well as a software founder and
June 26, 2020
S2E5: A conversation with top CEO Fred TrinelIn this episode of our series Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Fred Trinel, co-Chief Executive and co-founder of Ecovadis talks with Xquadrant’s Founder, Richard Medcalf. Ecovadis is the most trusted provider of business sustainability ratings, intelligence and collaborative performance improvement tools, and has just raised $200M of financing
June 18, 2020
S2E6: A conversation with top CEO Christophe ColletIn this episode of Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Christophe Collet, Chief Executive of S4M, a high-growth AI-powered drive-to-store platform, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Christophe Collet is a results-oriented French entrepreneur, with a proven track record of creating successful start-ups: Followcom (Acquired by SBW-Paris in 2008) –
July 2, 2020
S2E7: A conversation with top CEO Alun BakerIn this episode of Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Alun Baker, Chief Executive of Clario Tech, a consumer-focused cybersecurity company, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Alun is a visionary and growth-driving CEO and Chairman. He’s passionate about rapidly growing or restructuring B2C and B2B technology-based companies and preparing
November 17, 2020
S2E8: A conversation with top CEO Bhavesh VaghelaIn this episode of our series Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Bhavesh Vaghela, Chief Executive of Singula Decisions, specialists in subscriber intelligence, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Bhavesh is a passionate b2b marketeer. He has over 20 years experience in the IT, software and data analytics industries and
November 24, 2020
S2E9: A conversation with top CEO Michel EmelianoffIn this episode of Leadership Lessons for Challenging Times, Michel Emelianoff, Chief Executive of Visiomed, a telemedicine solutions for healthcare professionals, talks with Xquadrant’s Founder Richard Medcalf. Michel has been developing and transforming technology businesses for the last 27 years, and has broad experience in BtoB, software/hardware and services.
Season 1 of The Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast
The 5 Impact Multipliers
In Season 1 of The Impact Multiplier CEO podcast, Richard Medcalf and Stephanie Frackowiak discuss how high achieving CEOs (and people who think like CEOs) scale their success without adding to the overload that's common to so many leaders. We explore five essential "impact multipliers" that, together, release the brakes and accelerate an organisation's success - but that are often overlooked in favour of operational tasks and short-term activities.
August 30, 2020
Discover how the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast can help you play a bigger gameIn the first episode of the Impact Multiplier CEO Podcast, Richard Medcalf (founder of Xquadrant) and co-host Stephanie Frackowiak break down the DNA of the show. You’ll understand what it’s all about, what you can expect from each episode, and a little bit
August 31, 2020
How do you create exponentially more impact than you’ve achieved so far?As a CEO or other senior leader, how can you create exponentially more impact than you’ve achieved so far? It can be easy to continue with the success formula that’s worked for you so far, so how and why do you then move on
August 31, 2020
How do you multiply focus and attention in your organisation both for yourself and your team?As a CEO or other senior leader you’re inevitably very busy. But what has your attention? How do you strategise your focus? In this episode we’re continuing our series on the 5 Impact Multipliers for high-achieving leaders. You’ll discover multiplier #1,
September 4, 2020
How do you release ownership from the people around you?As a CEO or other senior leader how do you release energy and commitment from the people around you? Sometimes it feels like the harder you push the less commitment you get. How do you adjust your leadership to create ownership in your team? In this
September 11, 2020
How do you accelerate learning to learn faster than your market?We live in a fast changing world, in 2020 more than ever. As a CEO or other senior leader, the key is adaptation and it’s all about learning. Are you learning faster than your market? Faster than your competitors? In this episode we’re continuing our series
September 17, 2020
How do you systematically address the limitations of collaboration?Ideally your organisation is a multiplier on your ambitions and goals. But sometimes it feels like our organisation creates more drama, friction and stress instead of a virtuous collaboration cycle. How, as CEOs or other senior leader, can we systematically address the limitation of collaboration? In this episode
September 22, 2020
How do you create sustained behaviour change within your team and organisation? In this episode we’re continuing our series on the 5 Impact Multipliers for high-achieving leaders. You’ll discover multiplier #5 and how to master transformation and build new habits and behaviours.You’ll learn:How focusing on critical leadership behaviours to create sustained behaviour change can have huge