Email hell is one of the major plights of any person in business. The nature of it can vary from big corporations to entrepreneurs because of things such as different devices, platforms, firewalls, etc. However, the basic principles of getting out of email hell relate...
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Future Marketing Trends 2014-2015 (MDE94)
Minter Dialogue Episode #94 This is a different kind of podcast than my usual interview of a digital star. This time, I am up! Invited by my old friend and colleague, Rodrigo Padilla (on behalf of Canada Post), I gave this webinar about the Future Marketing...
Polarizing Issues – Is your mind leading you down the wrong path?
The personal mindset sets the tone It should be no surprise, but the way we view life personally is important in business. I believe, however, that we are now entering a phase where the boundary between personal and professional is withering away. With the flattening...
An example of how not to be customer centric @ Heathrow’s Terminal 5
Heathrow Terminal 5 is in need of an urgent look at its customer journey… literally I recently took a British Airways flight in business class on a brand new 787 "Dreamliner" on one of the first ever non-stop flights between London and Austin Texas (it was for...
Why and how should you go to South by Southwest (aka SXSW)?
There are typically three schools of thought about South by Southwest (aka SXSW): It's over. It's over-hyped. It's passé. It's a zoo. It's a waste of time. I also heard "too much ass licking." This, or words to that effect, would be what the SXSW snobs would say...
Anupam Mittal, CEO of People Group, founder of Shaadi and Makaan (MDE93)
Minter Dialogue Episode #93 This interview is with Anupam Mittal, serial entrepreneur from Mumbai India, who has been recognised as one of the most influential people in India (as well as in North America) by numerous titles, including BusinessWeek, Business Today. As...
3 keys to great SEO – Strategic Executive Opportunity
SEO - search engine optimization - continues to be a central tenet of website strategies. However, it tends to be a moving feast and opinions on how best to do SEO vary as much as the weather. As long as search continues to be a dominant route to discovery, SEO will...
BYOD – 3 reasons why management needs to get with the program
In the ongoing evolution at the workplace, nothing makes the challenge of digital transformation more urgent and tangible than the question of access to the internet and the use of personal devices, characterized by the term BYOD (bring your own device). It is...
Interview with Nicolas Gaudreau – CMO of Yellow Pages Group Canada
Minter Dialogue Episode #92 This interview is with Nicolas Gaudreau, CMO of Yellow Pages Group in Canada. Based in Montreal and a former INSEAD classmate, Nicolas has been at the marketing helm through a most intensive digital transformation. In this interview we talk...

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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 last major published project was Dialogos, Fostering More Meaningful Conversations that was published weekly via Substack, over 79 weeks. I am currently working on a new book, The Avatar Trap.










