Lux and Friends

The focus of this episode of Lux and Friends is Permanent Reinvention, the one thing we (individuals and organizations)all need. That we all somehow do, and that we all fear. In nature, change is inevitable. Organisms either change or die. And yet, the human brain is resistant to change despite all evidence would suggest it is vital to one’s survival. My guest of today is Aidan McCullen, author of the best-selling book Undistruptable, A Mindset of Permanent Reinvention for Individuals, Orga...

The title of this episode is Art and Business, Music and Luxury and to discuss such a variety of topics, I’ve had the pleasure of interviewing a true artist and a businessman, Vincent Corver. Vincent is an acclaimed concert pianist and music composer, as well as an ambassador for Steinway & Sons, the most prestigious manufacturer of the finest musical instrument, the piano. With Vincent, I have discussed the intersection between art and luxury, what creativity can do in business, and the ...

This episode of the podcast is about Emotional Intelligence, a term popularized in the 90’s by the psychologist Daniel Goleman and, ever since, the corporate world has embraced it. Or so they say. In fact, that type of intelligence that makes individuals and groups of people aware of their emotions, and the emotions of others, is as rare as desirable. In a time when efficiency, productivity and market domination have become the standard definition of success, we need to go beyond Emotional In...

Today’s podcast is all about bringing humanity back to business! It is about putting customers back into the center of your business model Data alone can’t help you understand and empathize with your customers.” says my guest Janelle Estes, co-author of the newly released book User Tested. “No amount of data will take you inside your customers’’ heads, help you see the world through their eyes, or let you experience what it’s really like to be your customer. Only human insight from real...

In today’s episode, we had the pleasure of speaking with Andrew Hallam, a financial expert and author of many books of which “The Millionnaire expat”is at the center of our conversation. Yet, you don’t have to be an expat, nor a millionaire to benefit from listening to this podcast, from which you’ll learn, as a starter, that some of the most reputable insurance companies in the world sell retirement plans that will leave you broke. Andrew will tell you who they are, and what you can do to av...

Our journey in the world of NFTs continues and in today’s podcast, I have the pleasure of interviewing Seoyoung Kim the Author of NFT for Dummies. Seoyoung Kim is an Associate Professor of Finance and Business Analytics at Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business, where she teaches Financial Management, Financial Engineering, and FinTech. As the financial markets are plummeting all over the world, and the crypto and blockchain sectors make no exception, professor Kim's expertise in ...

The title of this podcast is Neuroscience at Work, and I had the immense pleasure of interviewing, for the second time, Dr. Helena Boschi, an organisational psychologist, a neuroscience expert and the author of the unmissable book Why we do what we do. This conversation with Dr. Boschi is a fascinating journey into our brain. Listening to it, you will understand what attracts people to luxury and what drives buying decisions at large. You will learn how your brain copes with the informa...

Today’s podcast is about innovation, the innovation that can and should come from within a corporation. Yes, Contrary to popular beliefs, large corporations are better off than startups at winning the innovation game, or so says my guest, Andrew Binns. Andrew is the co-author of the best-selling book, The corporate explorer, and a strategic advisor to Fortune 500 companies. Listening to this interview, you will learn there is a breed of managers, that are the corporate explorers, who have the...

The topic of today’s podcast is NFTs, non fungible tokens. Whether you think they are just a jpeg file people exchange for millions of dollars, or the next generation of contracts, whether you think they are the ultimate cultural phenomenon, a great investment or just a scam, you can’t ignore NFTs anymore, for they are changing the very idea of digital property. To set the record straight and help you, dear listener, understand NFTs well, I’ve interviewed QuHarrison Terry, a formed digital ar...

The title of today’s podcast is Rethinking Luxury Fashion. I had the pleasure of sitting with Thomaï Serdari, the director of the Fashion & Luxury Mba at the Leonard Stern School Of Business, at the New York university and the conversation that follows will open your eyes. You’ll learn that luxury is a universal certainty, that fashion is a cultural phenomenon before it is an industrial, or simply an aesthetical one. You will see through the strategies the most successful luxury brands in...

Our guest, Kelly Khan, is a professional soprano singer. She takes us through her daily singing exercises. Breathing & diction are core and benefit non singers. Why is improving one's voice valuable to all of us? Why are singing techniques useful for non singers? How to exercise and train our voice every day? Why can't we hear our own real voice? Why can't we trust our own ears? What do we need to know about our vocal chords? In this episode of Lux & Friends, Kelly explains to us ...

WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE TO WIN THE BATTLE OF CONTENT? You want to know the answers to key questions: Who will win the fierce battle of content? Which brands will be the kinds of content? What is too much content kills content? What can be defined as innovative content? Our guest, Julien Lévy, was head of global brand & digital communication at Firmenich. Now a brand strategic advisor, he gives us his tips to win the content battle. In this episode of Lux & Fri...

Stop worrying about money. Financial Literacy with Michael Gilmore In this episode of Lux and Friends, Michael Gilmore tells us why he has embarked on such an ambitious mission, teaching the world the power of money. He wants to improve life for humanity at large by removing poverty and giving financial freedom to people. To achieve his goal, he writes books and gives lectures. His financial literacy teaching method is simple, his 'freedom formula' or '7 dollar millionair...

The subject of today’s podcast is the importance of building strong and meaningful relationships at work and in life. Easier said than done, you may say, for human beings are complex machines and all wired differently. There is always a Problem A and a Problem B in every relationship, says my guest of today Paul Cowan, the author of the book “ “Connecting with Clients: For stronger, more rewarding and longer-lasting client relationships” Problem A is the task at hand, the very issue or subjec...

The title of today’s podcast is GO LIVE AND SELL. The sales education arena is a crowded one, and inevitably so because…..think about it although many companies and individuals don’t really like to use the word sales to describe what they do, most of the time nothing really happens in business until a sale is made. And so, the world is getting increasingly populated by people who write, talk, teach and preach about sales. Some of them are extremely good, others are neglectable, and only a few...