Minter Dialogue #60 This interview is with Doug Hewett, who is the co-founder -- along with Brook Calverly -- and Managing Director at the newly formed People-Made, a brand consultancy at the cross-section of brand, culture and social. Doug comes from a...
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Mind the Gap – The best productivity gains are found under foot
Companies will forever continue to look for ways to make productivity gains. Consultants are brought in, new bosses plant their flags with their new big ideas, HR is called in to reduce headcount. Sound familiar? Yet, one of the biggest opportunities for...
The exciting world of Visual Mapping of Networks and Spheres of Influence
As our worlds become evermore connected and inter-connected, a visible component to our networks could become more valuable. I have been quite fascinated by how different visual mapping tools help to visualize our networks and, more importantly, what they can help us...
Valorie Reavis – LinkUp Marketing and the Shout Lounge: Digital Marketing for Beauty
Minter Dialogue #59 This interview is with Valorie Reavis, the founder of the LinkUp Marketing Agency, based in Belmont Shore California, and dedicated to an industry I know only too well: hair and beauty! Valorie is also the mastermind behind the Shout Lounge, a...
Email Marketing: Is Transparency the Opposite of Anonymous?
The number of unwanted solicitations we all receive via the email inbox -- despite ever-improving spam filters -- is such a waste of time. According to Pingdom, there are some 2.2 billion email users and 144 billion emails sent per day. According to Symantec, 69% of...
Sphere of influence – In which topic are you influential?
Online influence measurement systems and schemes remain a hotly debated area. Intellectually, we understand that real influence is, of course, is a blend of off and online. Influence is also highly contextual. Influence is subdivisible into spheres of influence....
Francis Pisani, Journalist, Author and World Traveler on Innovation (MDE58) cc @FrancisPisani
Minter Dialogue #58 This interview is with Francis Pisani, a truly polyglot esteemed journalist, author and professor from France, who has taught at some of the most established institutions in the world, including Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Universidad Iberoamericana...
When Collaboration Goes Wrong – Why the Power of your Network is Vital
In today’s connected world, we have had to learn to find ways to break down silos, to work in networks and to collaborate with others. I believe that the power of your network is keenly related to your ability to survive. It is a key part of the so-called “web 2.0”...
What is the right leadership mindset for winning organizations today? The checklist!
In this era of fundamental transformation, it has never been more difficult to find the right leadership mindset. As I travel around the world and work in different organizations, I see women and men trying to get to grips with the trifecta of problems: no time no...
What’s the link between creating a learning organization and building a great brand?
If marketing has had to adapt to a new digitally enhanced environment and adopt new tools and terminologies, I think some of the same ingredients to building a great brand can cross over with the creation of a legitimate and powerful learning organization. Here's...

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 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.










