Best Hi Tech Nomad Podcasts (2025)

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Talk Nerdy to Me: Ray-Bans That Speak Your Language (Literally) 6:43

9h ago6:43

6:43

🎙️ Episode Summary: In this stylish episode, Terrence dives lens-first into the world of Ray-Ban Meta smart glasses—yes, the ones that whisper real-time translations right into your ears. Whether you're globe-trotting or people-watching at the local café, these aren’t just sunglasses—they’re travel tech with swagger. Terrence shares his firsthand e…

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I’ll Be Back… And Now I Am 4:03

17h ago4:03

4:03

🎙️ Episode Summary: In this comeback episode, Terrence dives into how AI tools have completely transformed the way content is created—from brainstorming to publishing. After a brief hiatus, he’s back with a sharper toolkit, a faster workflow, and a promise: more episodes, less fluff. If you've ever been bogged down by editing, scripting, graphics, …

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Faris Yakob 'Collaboration is the way to solve problems' 38:05

1M ago38:05

38:05

Series Five This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Faris Yakob, co-founder of Genius Steals, who began his career as a strategist during the first dot com explosion, before moving into agency world. He worked for some dynamic agencies inc Naked Communications (as their 20th employee) before moving on to be EVP Chief Tech Strat at McCann …

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Gareth Kay 'Creating tangible value from intangible assets' 33:28

3M ago33:28

33:28

Series Five This episode of The New Abnormal features Gareth Kay, Partner at The Intangibles 'the transformation consultancy for the intangible world'. He's spent over two decades working in, and learning from, some of the best creative companies in the world. In that time, Gareth realized there is no ‘one way’ to shape and deliver valuable brands …

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Epaminondas Christophilopoulos 'The Future is always uncertain...' 41:35

4M ago41:35

41:35

Series Five This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Epaminondas Christophilopoulos, who is a Foresight, Strategy, Innovation and long-term planning advisor to government, private corporations and NGOs. A highly experienced foresight researcher with an extensive track-record on international projects and sound academic credentials, he's an…

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Jan Berger 'Anticipating Change for Corporate Foresight' 43:54

4M ago43:54

43:54

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Jan Berger, the Founder & CEO of Themis Foresight. Based in Berlin, his company anticipates economic, technological, social and political drivers of future change. He and his team are driven by the conviction that outstanding futures research is key for the strategic direction of Europe'…

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Nils Muller 'Helping companies to stay relevant in the future' 40:26

5M ago40:26

40:26

Series Four In this episode of 'The New Abnormal' I interview Nils Muller, CEO & Founder of TrendONE - a specialist agency that's a market leader in identifying key trends in fast moving branches of business. In our discussion, Nils discusses their methodologies and approach to working for clients such as BMW and Airbus, his viewpoints on developin…

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Chris Arning 'Semiotics: how to make the invisible...visible' 53:07

5M ago53:07

53:07

Series Four In this episode of The New Abnormal, I interview Chris Arning, Founder of the boutique consultancy Creative Semiotics Ltd, co-founder of Semiofest, and course leader of 'How to do semiotics in seven weeks'. He works with best-in-class virtual teams to analyse brands in order to make them more coherent and true to themselves, more distin…

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Michael Beverland 'Brand Management: Co-creating Meaningful Brands' 55:42

6M ago55:42

55:42

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Michael Beverland, Professor of Brand Strategy, Strategy & Marketing, at the University of Sussex Business School. He's an innovator in marketplace authenticity and strategic design research, as well as cultural marketing insights. Michael is also the author of 'Building Brand Authentici…

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Phil Balagtas 'Making Futures Work: integrating futures thinking for design, innovation, and strategy' 49:35

6M ago49:35

49:35

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Phil Balagtas, author of the superb new book 'Making Futures Work'. Phil is also a former Design Director at McKinsey Design and General Electric (Digital & Aviation) with over 20yrs of experience as a Digital Interaction Designer and Design Leader working across sectors inc aviation, …

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Matt Boffey ‘Brands that move people, move the world’ 54:58

7M ago54:58

54:58

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Matt Boffey, Chief Strategy Officer at Design Bridge and Partners. He’s part of its Senior Leadership Team and Executive Committee, managing a business of nearly 300 people in London, where he leads a strategy team of ‘the brightest and best brand & design thinkers on the planet’! We dis…

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Stephanie Vilner-Sheppard 'Dare, disrupt and be kind' 52:25

7M ago52:25

52:25

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the brand innoventor & commercial strategist Stephanie Vilner-Sheppard, who consults globally on strategy to help clients innovate and futureproof their P&L (for people and planet). She’s a problem solver for brands and businesses, through a lens of planet-centred design-led thinking. Th…

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Max McKeown 'Innovation Strategy, Leadership & Culture' 46:06

7M ago46:06

46:06

Series Four This episode of ‘The New Abnormal’ podcast features the strategic psychologist Dr Max McKeown - a writer, consultant & researcher specialising in innovation strategy, leadership and culture. He’s written a series of influential books and conducts research with Warwick Business School. An advocate of innovation culture, he also argues th…

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AI: The Double-Edged Circuit – Innovation or Invasion? 10:26

8M ago10:26

10:26

In this episode of *The Hi Tech Nomad’s Podcast*, Terrance dives into the fascinating world of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and breaks down both its bright side and its dark side. Join Terrance as he explains AI in the simplest terms, complete with humor, sarcasm, and those “aha” moments that make complex tech seem like a walk in the park. Is AI a …

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Facebook Account Hacked! 8:17

8M ago8:17

8:17

In this episode of *The Hi Tech Nomad’s Podcast*, Terrance shares a tale of tech terror: his Facebook account got hacked! Welcome to *The Hi Tech Nomad’s Podcast*, where we break down the tech you don’t understand, but desperately need! The host Terrance explains apps, gadgets, and websites like you're five (no shame in that). Expect laughs, sarcas…

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Sohail Inayatullah 'Visioning the Futures' 45:56

8M ago45:56

45:56

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features the political scientist and university professor Sohail Inayatullah, who is the inaugural UNESCO Chair in Futures Studies at the Sejahtera Centre for Sustainability & Humanity, and instructs at the Metafuture think tank. He helps individuals and organisations create alternative and pre…

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Alexis Tennent 'The intricate relationship between memory, time and plurality' 41:38

8M ago41:38

41:38

Series Four This episode of the New Abnormal podcast features Toronto-based Alexis Tennent, who is an innovative leader, design & foresight strategist. She firmly believes that foresight should not be confined to the realms of academia, politics, or privilege; rather, it should be an opportunity accessible to all. That's why Alexis aims to inspire …

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Crafting Your Digital Doppelgänger: Unlocking the Power of Custom AI Chats 15:25

8M ago15:25

15:25

Listen as Terrance (my AI British Cockney alter ego) gives you my thoughts how to create custom Chat GPT chats. Production: Talent: Terrence Gathers (Eleven Labs) Script Writer: Chetji Peightee (ChatGPT) Author/Producer: Orman Beckles aka "The Hi Tech Nomad" Check out: Subscribe to: ⁠⁠⁠The Hi Tech Nomad's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.TheHiTechNom…

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Foldable Phones? 6:20

9M ago6:20

6:20

Listen as Terrance (my AI British Cockney alter ego) gives you my thoughts on Foldable phones. Production: Talent: Terrence Gathers (Eleven Labs) Script Writer: Chetji Peightee (ChatGPT) Author/Producer: Orman Beckles aka "The Hi Tech Nomad" Check out: Subscribe to: ⁠⁠The Hi Tech Nomad's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠www.TheHiTechNomad.com⁠⁠ Videos: ⁠⁠Y…

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Scams: Protect Yourself! 11:09

9M ago11:09

11:09

Listen as Terrance (my AI British Cockney alter ego) tells you how to protect yourself from online scams! Production: Talent: Terrence Gathers (Eleven Labs) Script Writer: Chetji Peightee (ChatGPT) Author/Producer: Orman Beckles aka "The Hi Tech Nomad" Check out: Subscribe to: ⁠⁠⁠The Hi Tech Nomad's Newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠⁠⁠www.TheHiTechNomad.com…

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Grayson Hart: Curious Evolution, Absolute Truth and Non-duality 1:32:06

9M ago1:32:06

1:32:06

On this episode I got to catch up with Grayson Hart, former pro rugby player and founder of Puresport. It's been his more recent shares on exploring who we truly are, absolute truth, non-duality and cultural conditioning that inspired me to reach out and have him on the podcast. He shares more about his journey and evolution of understanding what's…

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Monika Bielskyte 'Challenging the binaries of dystopia vs utopia and society vs technology' 49:54

9M ago49:54

49:54

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist and speculative designer, Monika Bielskyte. She's also the founder of Protopia Futures, a life-centric design and collaborative foresight platform that centres previously marginalised perspectives. The project's mission is to inspire a new wave of future visions sho…

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New Google TV Streamer 6:57

9M ago6:57

6:57

Listen as Terrance (my AI british Cockney alter ego) gives you my thoughts on the soon-to-be-released Google TV Streamer Production: Talent: Terrence Gathers (Eleven Labs) Script Writer: Chetji Peightee (ChatGPT) Author/Producer: Orman Beckles aka "The Hi Tech Nomad" Check out: Subscribe to: ⁠The Hi Tech Nomad's Newsletter⁠⁠ Website: ⁠www.TheHiTech…

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Roman Krznaric 'History for Tomorrow: inspiration from the past for the future of humanity' 45:40

9M ago45:40

45:40

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features the leading social philosopher Roman Krznaric, whose books focus on the power of ideas to create change. His international bestsellers, which include The Good Ancestor, Empathy, and Carpe Diem Regained, have been published in more than twenty-five languages. His new book History for Tomorrow is …

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Falk Fuhrmann 'Investigative Anthropology, Cultural Empathy and Brand Strategy in China' 37:56

9M ago37:56

37:56

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Falk Fuhrmann, Executive Director at Shanghai HuiLue Business Consulting Co, and Visiting Professor teaching International Brand Communication & Innovation, Consumer Behaviour & Insights, at the China Academy of Art in Hangzhou. He also is an award-winning creative strategist with more t…

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Lesley-Ann Noel 'Design Social Change: take action, work towards equity, and challenge the status quo' 47:42

10M ago47:42

47:42

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the designer, researcher, and educator Lesley-Ann Noel, who is the author of Design Social Change and co-editor of The Black Experience in Design. She’s also created several design tools for critical reflection, such as The Designer’s Critical Alphabet and the Positionality Wheel. Lesley…

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Julian Boulding 'The Cannes Lions 2024 Review' 50:40

10M ago50:40

50:40

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features Julian Boulding, Owner of The Network One. They provide “open source creativity” and communications services from around 1200 independent agencies in 109 countries, worldwide. His annual review of the Cannes Lions Festival is always eagerly sought after, and the actual version will be sent out a…

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Catherine Roy 'Change Agents, Foresight Strategy and Organisational Disruption' 43:42

10M ago43:42

43:42

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal features Catherine Roy, Foresight & Design Leader at Thales. She sets their foresight and design strategy, and helps to drive futures thinking & business growth. Overall, she aligns futures, business, product and service strategy with the needs of users / consumers in order to achieve goals. In this podc…

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Chloe Markowicz 'Creativity is Contagious' 40:57

10M ago40:57

40:57

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Chloe Markowicz, Editor at Contagious, which helps agencies and brands supercharge their marketing by learning from the world's most creative and effective companies and campaigns. They do that via their IQ intelligence platform, consulting services, training and events. We discuss a r…

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Paolo Gallo 'The Seven Games of Leadership' 46:42

10M ago46:42

46:42

Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Paolo Gallo, a renowned executive coach, bestselling author and keynote speaker. He's the author of two superb books: 'The Compass and the Radar - the art of building a rewarding career while remaining true to yourself' and the newly published 'The Seven Games of Leadership - navigating t…

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Ari Wallach 'A Brief History of the Future' 46:13

10M ago46:13

46:13

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Ari Wallach, who is a futurist and social systems strategist. He's also the author of 'Longpath: becoming the great ancestors our future needs' and host of 'A Brief History of the Future' (which premiers on PBS in April 2024) c/o Futurific Studios, a new production studio focused on sh…

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Philippa Wagner 'PeoplePlacesSpaces' 44:29

10M ago44:29

44:29

Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the renowned Philippa Wagner, a creative thinker who connects people, places & spaces across a range of lifestyle industries with a particular focus on F&B, hospitality, wellness & retail. She's a highly creative, commercially-driven strategist with extensive big-brand experience, having …

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Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen 'Futures Capabilities, Progressive Endeavours and Strategic Transformation' 42:52

10M ago42:52

42:52

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Jonas Gissel Mikkelsen, Futurist and Director at The Copenhagen Institute for Futures Studies, where he heads up business development. Jonas is responsible for creating new initiatives, collaborations and joint-ventures, as well as overseeing publications and managing the Institute's b…

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Colin Strong 'Behavioural Change and Behavioural Science' 50:36

11M ago50:36

50:36

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Colin Strong, who is Head of Behavioural Science at Ipsos, and a Professor at Nottingham University Business School. He works with a wide range of organisations (both private and public sector) to design and deliver behavioural change through the use of behavioural science. His new boo…

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Hilary Sutcliffe 'The Seven Signals of Trustworthiness' 43:23

11M ago43:23

43:23

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Hilary Sutcliffe, Director of SocietyInside, who bring together people and ideas to help tech and its governance earn the trust of society. The name #SocietyInside is a riff off the famous brand ‘IntelInside’ and aims to encapsulate their aspiration that we reverse-engineer innovation …

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Diego Gilardoni 'Connecting the dots...helping leadership teams to navigate complexity' 51:53

11M ago51:53

51:53

Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features the Leadership Advisor & Speaker, Diego Gilardoni, who helps leaders navigate uncertainty by achieving clarity through a future-proofed vision. In the interview, we discuss issues such as cross-cultural management theory, strategic foresight, geopolitical depression (with a focus on the p…

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Tom Morton 'How to create value c/o new experiences and new technology' 46:09

11M ago46:09

46:09

Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Tom Morton, Global Chief Strategy Officer at R/GA. He helps brands solve the biggest challenges of a changing world: launching and scaling innovation, turning revolutionary technologies into legitimate brands, identifying and winning a radically different next generation of users, definin…

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Tom Lombardo 'A Masterclass in Sci-Fi Movies' 57:39

11M ago57:39

57:39

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. Back by popular demand (and having previously covered 'Top Futurist Books') this time he returns t…

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Shermon Cruz 'From Future Shock to Gamification to Indigenous Futures' 54:09

11M ago54:09

54:09

Series Four The episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Shermon Cruz, the Founder & Chief Futurist of the Center for Engaged Foresight, a global futures innovation and strategic foresight hub.. He serves as the UNESCO Chair on Anticipatory Governance and Regenerative Cities at Northwestern University, Philippines. As a full member of the World…

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Hermanos Koumori: Hi-Tech Nomads, Mexican Culture and Post Running High 1:23:17

11M ago1:23:17

1:23:17

On episode 93 of the podcast, I'm back with Hermanos Koumori founders Alex Leon and Alex Sandler, as well as Emiliano Hernandez. We dive into how Alex and Alex met, the beginnings of the brand and how it evolved into running. The has a unique design aesthetic and is rare in that it's brought Mexican running culture to the global stage. They share o…

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Cecile Cremer 'How to start a Ministry for the Future' 46:32

11M ago46:32

46:32

Series Four This episode of #TheNewAbnormal podcast features Cecile Cremer, Founder of 'Wandering the Future'. She's a renowned trends expert who explores the 'Added Value of the Future' by translating trends into future-proof business solutions. She's also the first female and youngest ever President of LaFutura Global Trend Network, and Co-Founde…

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Andrew McLuhan 'The Medium is the Message' 55:29

11M ago55:29

55:29

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features 'poet for hire' Andrew McLuhan, who also just happens to be the grandson of media-theorist Marshall McLuhan and son of Dr Eric McLuhan. He writes, teaches, coaches and consults about culture and technology from a McLuhan perspective. We therefore discuss his work regarding his explorat…

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Adam Chmielowski 'How brands can avoid being cultural parasites' 49:48

11M ago49:48

49:48

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Adam Chmielowski, co-founder at the specialist cultural insight and brand strategy practice, Starling Strategy, who work for clients including Google, Nike, PepsiCo, Pan Macmillan and the National Trust. Adam has worked in the insight and brand strategy industry for nearly 25 years, du…

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Erik Korsvik Ostergaard 'Reinventing Organisations c/o Anticipatory Leadership' 45:56

11M ago45:56

45:56

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features the futures thinker and leadership advisor Eric Korsvik Ostergaard, who specialises in exploring and evaluating possible and preferable futures of work. He's also the author of 'The Responsive Leader' which described the paradigm shift towards future organisations, and 'Teal Dots in an…

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Louise Mowbray 'Future-focused Leadership' 49:51

11M ago49:51

49:51

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Louise Mowbray, founder of Mowbray by Design, author of 'Relevant: Future-Focused Leadership' and co-author of 'Uncertainty: Making Sense of the World for Better, Bolder Outcomes'. She specialises in the future of work & future of leadership, working with some of the world's most respe…

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Tom Lombardo ‘Review: The Most Inspiring/Informative Futures Books’ 1:00:48

11M ago1:00:48

1:00:48

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the renowned futurist Tom Lombardo, Director at the Center for Future Consciousness, Exec Board Member of the World Futures Studies Federation, and Editor at the Journal of Futures Studies. He returns to the series to give an overview of his choices of the top futures books in science fi…

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Keely Adler 'Helping brands understand themselves in shifting contexts' 48:13

11M ago48:13

48:13

Series Four This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features Chicago-based Keely Adler, cultural futurist at Dentsu and core team at Radar. A brand strategist by trade, time-traveling futurist at heart and with a nearly decade-long career grounded in creative strategy and qualitative consumer research, Keely has spent her time working across a ran…

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Suzette Brooks Masters 'Actioning futures-thinking for a better tomorrow' 50:00

11M ago50:00

50:00

This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features NYC-based Suzette Brooks Masters, a serial social entrepreneur with a long track record of creating positive change in society on a range of issues. A thought leader and strategist in the fields of democracy, governance and futures. Suzette uses her extensive philanthropic, non-profit, research, a…

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Maarten Leyts 'Generation ZAlpha - connecting with the next micro generation' 46:44

11M ago46:44

46:44

Series Four This episode of 'The New Abnormal' podcast features Maarten Leyts, the Founder of Trendwolves and an expert on translating trends into products, strategies campaigns and future brand value. He’s also the author of ‘Generation ZAlpha – Connecting with the Next Micro-Generation’. Maarten believes that generational thinking, when used corr…

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Victoria Robson 'Sirens Bay, and the Real Writers Circle' 41:10

11M ago41:10

41:10

This episode of The New Abnormal podcast features the novelist and journalist Victoria Robson, who has more than 20 years experience reporting on business and finance in the UK and Middle East. Her newly-published debut novel 'Sirens Bay' is an 'enemies to lovers' small-town romance set in Maine. She wrote it under the pen name Cassie Bruce, and is…

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