An interview with Word Lens founder, Otavio Good, award winner at the Netexplo Forum 2012, on March 15-16, held at the UNESCO headquarters in Paris. Netexplo is an observatory of new tech trends around the world, with which I have been associated for the last couple...
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Interview with Edwin Metcalf, Rainmaker, financing all things mobile
The world of mobile, viewed by investment banking Edwin Metcalf is partner at Rainmaker Capital, a boutique investment bank. Rainmaker represents both sellers and buyers in developing and executing corporate development strategies, with a major focus on...
Kris Sorbie – an innovative mLearning app for hairdressers
For anyone who is interested in mobile learning (aka mLearning), I highly recommend taking a look this wonderful new mobile app. You don't need to be a hairdresser to appreciate the quality of the experience. mLearning for professionals My good friends, Kris Sorbie...
What is your mark? Looking for the miracle beauty cream for your brand culture
Have you ever noticed, when you walk down the street, that you think you can tell the personality of a person by the wrinkles on his or her face? It seems obvious that the wrinkles caused by smiling or frowning often becomes embedded; we wear the past on our...
Interview with Lukas Maixner, co-founder of SocialBakers
Lukas Maixner is co-founder of Socialbakers.com, the world's largest Facebook statistics portal, and quickly gaining prominence for tracking the other major social media sites. Based out of Prague, Lukas is in charge of Socialbakers' Professional Services Unit called...
What are the eCommerce business models?
Have you ever tried to figure out the different (and viable) eCommerce business models? In this post, I will try to provide a lucid categorization and will happily hear your remarks. eCommerce - still in its infancy With the growing consumer acceptance of eCommerce...
RTBot – A spammy new search engine… Warning: stay away!
The latest form of spam Recently, I was contacted directly by someone announcing that I should check out RTBot (Real Time Bot) a new search engine, dare I say, yet another. So I checked it out. The RTBot search engine promises Real-Time information,...
Interview with Michael Goitein of UsableNet, Total Mobility
Going mobile: UsableNet makes your site fit for any mobile environment Recorded Feb 29, 2012, this interview is with my old friend Mike Goitein, tennis buddy, fellow musician, foodie, polyglot and senior project manager at UsableNet, the leading mobile and...
How can your brand use Pinterest effectively?
Pinterest, a pinboard for the visually inspired First, what is Pinterest? I think this image says it all: Pinterest hits the tipping point Pinterest is a huge success (at least in North America). While a picture can say a 1,000 words, a little text doesn't hurt...
Where Is The Value Added In An Ecommerce Site?
With some 500,000 eCommerce sites in the US and presumably over double that in Europe (considering that each country has to have its own language and that France alone has over 100,000), eCommerce is hitting the big time. If you take the USA and Europe combined,...

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.










