Best Neil Baxter Podcasts (2025)

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Speaking Out of Place - DAVID PALUMBO-LIU on Reclaiming Our Political Voices - Highlights 11:38

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On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival Our guest today is an activist scholar who believes the classroom is inseparable from the public square. David Palumbo-Liu is the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature at Stanford University a…

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Reclaiming the American Dream with DAVID PALUMBO-LIU – Stanford Professor, Author & Host, Speaking Out of Place 1:06:42

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On the urgent need to reclaim our political voices, the forces that silence dissent, and how art and poetry are crucial tools for survival “There is a dispute about what the American Dream is or how it would play out in different circumstances. The American dream has essentially been narrowed into a white Christian nationalist notion of things so t…

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What We’ve Learned From Running a Weekly Podcast as Business Owners| What One Thing 20:25

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What’s one thing about starting a podcast that you thought would be easy… but wasn’t? In this behind-the-scenes episode of What One Thing, hosts Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) and Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) reflect honestly on what it’s really like running a weekly podcast alongside two busy businesses. They share what surprised them, w…

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Taking Radical Responsibility in Business: How Jo Simpson Survived the 2008 Crash 31:45

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What do you do when your business looks successful on the outside… but the numbers tell a very different story? In this episode of What One Thing, Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) and Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) talk to Jo Simpson, an accountant who grew multiple businesses – including two multi–seven-figure ventures – before the 2008 cras…

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The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories 14:12

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How do writers develop their voice, showing us what is important in life? ADA LIMÓN (24th U.S. Poet Laureate, Startlement, The Carrying) explains that her poetry begins with a bodily sensation or curiosity, not an idea. She values the space and breath poetry offers for unknowing and mystery, finding solace in the making and the mess, not in answers…

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Writers on Memory, Language & the Power of the Unconscious 11:50

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How can we use negative spaces in fiction to engage with readers’ imaginations? How are memory and trauma passed onto us through language? How do we become more than the stories we tell ourselves? KATIE KITAMURA (Author, Audition, Intimacies) emphasizes that a book is created in collaboration with the reader, using negative spaces in the narrative …

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The AI Wager: Betting on Technology’s Future w/ Philosopher & Author SVEN NYHOLM - Highlights 16:29

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“ I think we're betting on AI as something that can help to solve a lot of problems for us. It's the future, we think, whether it's producing text or art, or doing medical research or planning our lives for us, etc., the bet is that AI is going to be great, that it's going to get us everything we want and make everything better. But at the same tim…

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The Ethics of AI w/ SVEN NYHOLM, Author & Lead Researcher, Munich Centre for Machine Learning 1:02:12

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As we move towards 2026, we are in a massive “upgrade moment” that most of us can feel. New pressures, new identities, new expectations on our work, our relationships, and our inner lives. Throughout the year, I've been speaking with professional creatives, climate and tech experts, teachers, neuroscientists, psychologists, and futureists about how…

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Can “Nice” Leaders Scale a Business? Systems, Culture & Growth with Neil Shaw | What One Thing Pod 22:45

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Can you really scale from 4 to nearly 40 people and keep a calm, positive, nice culture? In this episode of What One Thing, hosts Hayley Baxter (Corbarr Accounting) and Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) talk with former MSP owner Neil Shaw about growing an IT business fast – without losing your values or your mind. Neil shares how he: Grew an MSP…

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“Bums on Seats” Hiring: How Small Businesses Can Recruit & Keep the Right People 25:35

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Traditional recruitment is broken – especially for small businesses. In this episode of What One Thing, hosts Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) and Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) talk with Rebecca Morris from Benchmark Recruit about why “bums on seats” hiring is costing businesses far more than they realise. They dig into: How commission-led r…

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BASQUIAT: The Price of Fame w/ Author DOUG WOODHAM - Highlights 12:18

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“People today are so used to Basquiat's prices being extraordinarily high and rising that it's almost hard for people to understand that wasn't always the case. In the year he died, 1988, a terrific painting by Basquiat might have sold for $30,000. Relative to his other artistic peers, like a great Julian Schnabel painting that cost $800,000. After…

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: The Making of an Icon with DOUG WOODHAM, Fmr. President of Christie's Americas 1:34:30

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“All of the great artists are there for a reason: because they rebelled in some way. They created a visual vocabulary that felt fresh and new, which excited people. So, the great artists are not built on sort of anthills of sand. They're built on things of substance and of meaning. Though this is not a sufficient condition to become an icon, it's a…

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Why Discounting Could Destroy Your Business (and How to Avoid It) | Stuart Mason 28:33

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In this episode of What One Thing, Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) and Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) sit down with entrepreneur Stuart Mason to unpack a business collapse that no one saw coming—until it was too late. This conversation isn’t about doom and gloom. It’s about the real risks small and medium-sized businesses face, especially ar…

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Burnout, Crisis & Starting Again: Phil & Hayley Talk Real Leadership with Angela Hodgson 27:42

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This week on What One Thing, Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) and Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) sit down with leadership consultant Angela Hodgson (Ignite Improvement Ltd), who went from leading a global team through Barcelona riots, burnout and personal loss… to rebuilding her career with clarity, courage and a brand-new purpose. It’s a pow…

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Delegation, Trust & Turnaround: How One Business Owner Rebuilt After Losing £80K 25:05

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When everything seems to be going wrong, the hardest truth to face is that you might be the problem. In this episode, hosts Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) and Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) talk with Steve Knowles, who shares how a consultant’s brutal honesty turned his struggling accountancy practice around — and what that taught him about…

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On Mind Games, Power & Obsession - Showrunner HOWARD GORDON & Writer DANIEL PEARLE - Highlights 17:38

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“How do you render something interior filmically? How do you communicate the details of the lost child, of the amount of time of the stuck creative process, and even the exterior, or the externalization of the house as a kind of hellish thing that's barely staying together—literally flooding with waste—and that you can't afford? So those are the de…

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The Beast in Me starring CLAIRE DANES - Behind the Scenes w/ HOWARD GORDON & DANIEL PEARLE 46:26

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“And I think there's also just something about an unfettered or uncensored id that is so captivating. We all have that fantasy of doing exactly what we want with no consequences and sort of letting that go. I think when you see an athlete at the peak of their game, doing that embodied thing and living that dream, or when someone has actually done h…

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AI for SMEs: How Small Businesses Can Save Hours Every Week (with Neil MacDonald) 33:18

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AI isn’t just for big corporations — it’s for small businesses too. In this episode of What One Thing, Phil Davenport, Hayley Baxter, and Craig Millar sit down with Neil MacDonald from Technology4Business to explore how small businesses can use AI tools like ChatGPT and Microsoft Copilot to save time, simplify work, and get better results. Neil sha…

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On Oneness & Self-Healing w/ LD Chen - Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU - Highlights 10:19

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Today’s episode is about something most of us long for: feeling healthy in our bodies and calm in our minds – not by pushing harder, but by letting the body restore itself. Our guest today is LD Chen, an entrepreneur-turned-author who discovered the ancient wisdom that healing doesn’t come from trying harder, but from restoring the body’s natural i…

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Oneness: A Way of Living with LD Chen - Author & Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU 37:26

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“Oneness is actually not about learning in the usual way. Most teachings tell you how to learn – how to let go, how to calm down, how to manage anger. Oneness does the opposite: we stand, we train the body to correct the heart, and then we live from that heart.” Today’s episode is about something most of us long for: feeling healthy in our bodies a…

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Are You the Bottleneck in Your Business? How to Build a Team That Thrives | What One Thing with Dawn Baxter 30:34

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If your business can’t run without you, this episode is a must-listen. Phil Davenport (Affirm IT Services) and Hayley Baxter (Corbar Accounting) chat with Dawn Baxter, award-winning marketing agency owner, about the reality of burnout, over-delegation, and how to create frameworks that actually work. 💬 In this episode: Why so many business owners b…

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Jojo Smith: Build Your Brand 30:30

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Overview Phil & Hayley interview Jojo Smith (CreativeSAS) on the difference between brand (values, beliefs, personality, purpose) and branding (visuals). Jojo shares how ditching a generic “corporate” persona unlocked connection and growth, and outlines the Creative SAS model — Creativity, Self-awareness, Strategy — as a practical framework for fou…

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Listening to the Planet - Writers' Perspectives on Nature, Place & Interconnectedness 12:31

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How do our environments shape who we are and how we care for the world and each other? There are many solutions to climate change, inequality, and poverty around the world. How can we learn from them and transform our society? Eiren Caffall (All the Water in the World) discusses the importance of embracing complexity and emotional flexibility in fa…

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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism & Why it Matters with CHRISTINE WEBB

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“There are many ways in which I think human exceptionalism has seeped into the sciences, but one of the many ways is through the methodologies we use when we compare the intelligence of humans and other species. In particular, in my field, I’m a primatologist by training, comparing the cognitive abilities of humans with the abilities of our closest…

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16 From subscription support to fractional HR — aligning pricing, promise and outcomes | Meg Fenny | What One Thing 35:06

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Overview Phil and Hayley sit down with Meg Fenney (Founder & Director, HR Download) to unpack the realities of leaving corporate HR, winning first clients through BNI, and the pivotal shift from low-cost helplines to a fractional HR model that actually moves the business: the right mix of HR Director, HR Business Partner, Advisory and Admin hours. …

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15 From AI Hype to Practical Wins: How Ewan Reid Used ChatGPT to Standardise Business Documentation 22:41

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This week on What One Thing? AI, hosts Phil Davenport and Hayley Baxter sit down with Ewan Reid, Head of Utilis, an Amsterdam-based IT support company with over 21 years of experience helping growing businesses across Europe. Ewan shares how he tackled one of the biggest challenges facing small businesses today — how to start with AI in a way that …

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14 Handling Client Complaints the Right Way: Playbook for Service Businesses | Donna Hall | 28:59

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Overview We sit down with Donna Hall (Specialist Cleaning Company; Cleaning Business Growth Academy) to explore how she built a multi–six-figure cleaning business with 20+ staff and now coaches other founders. Her one thing is deceptively simple: see the learning in every situation. Expect practical tools for managing emotion, responding to client …

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13 Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business — yet too many SMEs are still making it unnecessarily hard to get paid. | Ian Phillips Xero 32:46

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In this episode of What One Thing AI, hosts Hayley Baxter and Phil Davenport sit down with Ian Phillips, Head of Sales UK at Xero, to explore the most underutilised feature in Xero: payments integrated directly into invoices. Ian shares why enabling simple payment options (Stripe, GoCardless and others) can dramatically reduce debtor days, improve …

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How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH 38:26

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“Poetry is like one of the great loves of my life, and I think it's probably the longest relationship I'll ever have. I read a lot of poetry. I also wrote these short stories even when I was pretty young, like in second grade, and the stories kept getting shorter and shorter. My family used to go to Damascus in Syria and Lebanon every summer for th…

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12 The One Habit That Transforms Your Brand: Journaling for Founders | Regina Martin 31:07

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Episode theme: Journaling for self-discovery — the fastest path to authentic visibility In conversation with Regina Martin (visibility strategist, brand/web designer; founder, The Confidence Healer), Phil and Hayley explore how self-knowledge underpins brand clarity, marketing that resonates, and more sustainable leadership. Regina charts her move …

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Empire of AI: Dreams & Nightmares in Sam Altman's Open AI with KAREN HAO 43:40

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“My book is called Empire of AI because I'm trying to articulate this argument and illustrate that these companies operate exactly like empires of old. I highlight four features that essentially encapsulate the three things you read. However, I started talking about it in a different way after writing the book. The four features are: they lay claim…

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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“I feel that when you don't tell your story, it's as if you have a limited existence. We can always have some kind of choice, but I'm saying that the story we choose may be the most crucial choice that we make, because this story will affect all the other choices.” Etgar Keret is one of the most inventive and celebrated short story writers of his g…

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23

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“When I write my stories, I don't want to solve things in life. I just want to persuade myself that there is a way out. Maybe I am in a cell, maybe I'm trapped. Maybe I won't make it, but if I can imagine a plan for escape, then I'll be less trapped because at least in my mind, there is a way. I think that my parents are survivors. They always talk…

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Speaking Out of Place - DAVID PALUMBO-LIU on Reclaiming Our Political Voices - Highlights 11:38

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Reclaiming the American Dream with DAVID PALUMBO-LIU – Stanford Professor, Author & Host, Speaking Out of Place 1:06:42

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What We’ve Learned From Running a Weekly Podcast as Business Owners| What One Thing 20:25

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Taking Radical Responsibility in Business: How Jo Simpson Survived the 2008 Crash 31:45

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The Writer's Voice: Novelists, Poets, Memoirists & Editors Share Their Stories 14:12

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Writers on Memory, Language & the Power of the Unconscious 11:50

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The AI Wager: Betting on Technology’s Future w/ Philosopher & Author SVEN NYHOLM - Highlights 16:29

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The Ethics of AI w/ SVEN NYHOLM, Author & Lead Researcher, Munich Centre for Machine Learning 1:02:12

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Can “Nice” Leaders Scale a Business? Systems, Culture & Growth with Neil Shaw | What One Thing Pod 22:45

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“Bums on Seats” Hiring: How Small Businesses Can Recruit & Keep the Right People 25:35

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BASQUIAT: The Price of Fame w/ Author DOUG WOODHAM - Highlights 12:18

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JEAN-MICHEL BASQUIAT: The Making of an Icon with DOUG WOODHAM, Fmr. President of Christie's Americas 1:34:30

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Why Discounting Could Destroy Your Business (and How to Avoid It) | Stuart Mason 28:33

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Burnout, Crisis & Starting Again: Phil & Hayley Talk Real Leadership with Angela Hodgson 27:42

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Delegation, Trust & Turnaround: How One Business Owner Rebuilt After Losing £80K 25:05

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On Mind Games, Power & Obsession - Showrunner HOWARD GORDON & Writer DANIEL PEARLE - Highlights 17:38

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The Beast in Me starring CLAIRE DANES - Behind the Scenes w/ HOWARD GORDON & DANIEL PEARLE 46:26

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AI for SMEs: How Small Businesses Can Save Hours Every Week (with Neil MacDonald) 33:18

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On Oneness & Self-Healing w/ LD Chen - Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU - Highlights 10:19

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Oneness: A Way of Living with LD Chen - Author & Head Coach, Oneness Institute, US & EU 37:26

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Are You the Bottleneck in Your Business? How to Build a Team That Thrives | What One Thing with Dawn Baxter 30:34

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Jojo Smith: Build Your Brand 30:30

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Listening to the Planet - Writers' Perspectives on Nature, Place & Interconnectedness 12:31

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The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism & Why it Matters with CHRISTINE WEBB

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16 From subscription support to fractional HR — aligning pricing, promise and outcomes | Meg Fenny | What One Thing 35:06

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15 From AI Hype to Practical Wins: How Ewan Reid Used ChatGPT to Standardise Business Documentation 22:41

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14 Handling Client Complaints the Right Way: Playbook for Service Businesses | Donna Hall | 28:59

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13 Cashflow is the lifeblood of any business — yet too many SMEs are still making it unnecessarily hard to get paid. | Ian Phillips Xero 32:46

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How to Make an Algorithm in the Microwave with Poet MAYA SALAMEH 38:26

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12 The One Habit That Transforms Your Brand: Journaling for Founders | Regina Martin 31:07

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Empire of AI: Dreams & Nightmares in Sam Altman's Open AI with KAREN HAO 43:40

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Why We Need Stories in Times of Crisis: ETGAR KERET on Healing, Connection & Creativity in the Age of AI - Highlights 19:13

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Finding Humanity Through Storytelling with Author & Filmmaker ETGAR KERET 1:08:23