Minter Dialogue Episode #98 This interview is with Bjorn Ognibeni, founder and CEO of Buzzrank.de, a social media monitoring platform, out of Hamburg Germany. As I like to explore digital marketing around the world, I wanted to chat with Bjorn about the German market,...
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Can a CEO “get” the digital mindset without “being” digital?
Can an executive claim to have a digital mindset and understand how to use and invest in digital tools and applications if he/she is not actively using the digital tools and platforms? This is a profoundly important question for companies engaged in any project...
John Matherly, Shodan Founder and CEO – search engine for the internet of things #Netexplo
Minter Dialogue Episode #97 This interview is with John Matherly, founder and CEO of Shodan, one of the top 10 laureates at Netexplo 2014. Shodan is a search engine for the Internet of Things (IoT). John is at the cutting edge of online security and privacy...
Netexplo 2014 – Interview with Ian Fisher, Digital Journalism at New York Times
At this year’s Netexplo 2014 Forum, I had the good fortune to moderate two of the sessions on the main stage, including an interview with Ian Fisher, Assistant Managing Editor for digital operations at the New York Times. With Ian, we discussed Deepening Digital...
Netexplo Forum 2014 – Some fundamental trends in new tech #Netexplo
This year's Netexplo Forum* 2014 was original in more ways than one. For starters, the second day (of 3 days) was entirely distributed; i.e. it was held at a distance with live streaming. That's to say, all the panels were conducted in a studio and streamed online...
Wibbitz – the play button of the web and Netexplo 2014 Grand Prize Winner (MDE96)
Minter Dialogue Episode #96 Yotam Cohen (VP Business Development) and Zohar Dayan (CEO) - co-founders of Wibbitz This interview is with the two founders of Wibbitz, Zohar Dayan and Yotam Cohen. Wibbitz, the Netexplo Grand Prize Winner of 2014, is a service that...
Anonymous secret apps – Decrypting the business opportunity
Can you keep a secret? Privacy and security are hot topics this year, not just in social media. Guarding one's privacy is of paramount importance on a personal level. In business, the challenge is more about keeping strategic information and data under wraps. There is...
Wearable Devices – Comparing Fitbit versus FuelBand – hoax or coach
This may be the breakout year for wearable devices. [I see them as part of my top 10 marketing trends for this year]. The wearable fitness tracker market is still somewhat niche, but it is growing rapidly and is projected to reach 60+ million units by 2017 (various...
Interview With Charles Thornburgh, Ceo Of Civitas Learning – Big Data & Education (mde95)
Minter Dialogue Episode #95 This interview is with Charles Thornburgh, whom I met at SXSW. Charles is founder and CEO of Civitas Learning, with a mission that is close to my heart: to improve education. In this conversation, we hear about Civitas Learning’s...
Arlington Cemetery – Tomb of the Unknowns Jeopardy Question with some Surprising Answers (UPDATED Aug 10, 2015)
Arlington Cemetery Jeopardy Question: There has been an email circulating for well over 13 years. The email starts: "On Jeopardy the other night (MD: !), the final question was: "How many steps does the guard take during his walk across the Tomb of the Unknowns?" All...

To Book Minter!
I’m Minter Dial and I serve my clients by elevating the debate and energy, telling powerful stories and connecting people and ideas. My mission to insert more meaningfulness into our lives and at work. I relish being an engaging professional speaker on leadership, transformation and branding. I’m known for being someone who walks the talk and delivers on or above expectations. I’m the author of four award-winning books, including the second edition of my award-winning book, Heartificial Empathy (April 2023, available in English and French), You Lead published by Kogan Page that won the Business Book Award 2022, and Futureproof (FT-Press/Pearson) that won the Business Book Award 2018. I’m also the producer of the award-winning WWII book and documentary film The Last Ring Home.
My new project is Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that is being published weekly via Substack, which will be converted into a book end of 2023.









