Technological change is almost always told as a story of destruction. A new thing is invented, and it crushes everything in its path. From Frankenstein’s monster terrorising villagers in 1818, through post-nuclear Godzilla stomping Tokyo flat, we have ended up in 2015...
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Steve Brazell, the Hitman talks about the best ways to break through the noise and build a great brand (MDE252)
Minter Dialogue with Steve Brazell Steve Brazell is known as and running Your Hitman. He is also founder of Limelight, the world’s first patent-pending on-line brand builder, and Whetstone — the first on-line re-branding tool developed for the Department...
The Disruption Via All Things Web-Enabled – Guest post by Jeremy Goldman
The Web-enabled Force is the most importance force. There, I said it. It’s hard to imagine anything more important than the flexibility of the Internet accessed through a browser. The scary thing? We have quite a bit of untapped potential left with respect to the...
What’s The Expected Lifespan Of Your Company? Why Should You Care?
The average lifespan of a publicly traded company continues to fall. Depending on who you listen to, the number is now below 18 years. That number has dropped from 61 in 1958 and 25 in 1980. That’s what was reported in this 2012 Innosight study. Richard Foster, a...
Collaborative Economy Disruption – Guest Post by @ScottMonty
As consumers can whip out their phones to get instant, on-demand access to products and services they want, we’re seeing a shift in thinking from ownership to access. It’s almost expected at this point. If your business can’t offer something to compete with this...
How Purpose Can Drive The Entrepreneurial Spirit and Success with Alex Tonelli (MDE251)
Minter Dialogue with Alex Tonelli Alex Tonelli is a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur, having been among other ventures, co-founder of Funding Circle USA, the immensely successful peer to peer lending network. He’s now founder and CEO of Vocate, an online career...
A Stream of Meaningfulness – Guest Post by Yu Du and Orlando Fernando
A Dialogue between Yu Du and Orlando Fernando Yu and Orlando are the co-leaders of the Meaningfulness Movement. This dialogue was one of their many discussions that led to start of the movement. The Essence Orlando: Our search for meaning is not a luxury but a...
Entry Point—Ethical Hacking Goes Mainstream – Guest Post By Jennifer Arcuri
There’s a worldwide war underway, and without exception, every man, woman and child is under attack. Are you worried? Possibly, although it’s more likely that you’ll feel apathetic towards the vicious battle that surrounds you. Despite the prevalence, persistence, and...
How To Analyze Amazon’s Acquisition of Whole Foods – Check Their Missionary Position
Will Amazon transform Whole Foods or vice versa? As this WSJ article posits, so far the impact seems to be the former. Naturally, the...
Home61 in Miami Florida – A Great Example of Tech+People in Action with Olivier Grinda (MDE250)
Minter Dialogue with Olivier Grinda Olivier Grinda is a repeat entrepreneur, based in Miami, who is co-founder and CEO of Home61, building up a disruptive real estate business that promises the “greatest real estate experience that you can find in Miami.” At its core,...

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.










