Jo Besford and Mark Swartz - The Teacherpreneurs

On Mourning, Happiness & Sadness: In this conversation, Aldo and Michael discuss the importance of happiness in life and how it becomes more apparent when reflecting back on one's life. They explore the idea that everything we do is ultimately in pursuit of happiness, whether... by Messy and Masterful

15 min listen

Kian Katanforoosh - How AI Will Forever Change the Way We Work: In this conversation, Aldo interviews Kian Katanforoosh, CEO of Workera; a platform that measures competencies and provides insights in how people can acquire the right job skills for the future. The two discuss the impact of AI on jobs... by Messy and Masterful

33 min listen

Pelonomi Moiloa - The Natural Language Processor: Aldo talks to Pelonomi Moiloa, CEO and co-founder of Lelapa AI and discusses the importance of building language models for African languages and the challenges faced in using models built in other places. Pelonomi emphasizes the need to make... by Messy and Masterful

35 min listen

Dr. Michael Vlerick - Happiness vs. Our Genes: In this first episode of a series of 7, Aldo interviews Dr. Michael Vlerick about his new book, 'Why We Are Not Happier.' They discuss the book launch and the reception it received. They explore the concept of happiness versus our genes,... by Messy and Masterful

62 min listen

AI in Education - An Ideal Match or a Bad Plan?: Join us in this round table conversation with education giants: Wendy Kopp, Cindy Mi, and Dr. Shannon May as we explore the potential impact of AI on teaching and learning globally. Aldo's guests discuss the importance of embracing AI... by Messy and Masterful

50 min listen

Cath Bishop - The Olympian: In this episode, Aldo interviews Cath Bishop, an Olympian and former war diplomat. Cath shares her journey from being a non-sporty child to becoming an Olympic rower, training rigorously and competing in three Olympic Games. She discusses the... by Messy and Masterful

69 min listen

Ben Nelson - The Minerva Project: Ben Nelson, founder of the Minerva Project, talks to Aldo about the meaning of innovation and the importance of purpose-driven reform in education. He emphasizes the need for institutions to have a clear mission and values that guide decision-making.... by Messy and Masterful

35 min listen

Isabelle Hau - The Stanford Accelerator for Learning: Isabelle Hau, Executive Director of the Stanford Accelerator for Learning, discusses with Aldo the difference between ‘Education' and ‘Learning’. Isabelle emphasises the importance of lifelong learning and why we should expand its definition... by Messy and Masterful

40 min listen

Dr. Michael Vlerick - The Philosopher Returns: Our very last episode of the year analyses what makes us human beings happy. Aldo speaks to Dr. Michael Vlerick, our most listened to guest of 2023, about his new book ‘Why We Are Not Happier’ and what makes us tick in an era of negative news... by Messy and Masterful

65 min listen

Reflections on WISE11: Aldo shares his reflections on attending WISE11 in Doha on November 28th and 29th, 2023. You can help out those who have been deprived of an education because of war by making a small donation to one of the following organisations: UNICEF for... by Messy and Masterful

20 min listen

The 12 Books I Read in 2023: Aldo takes you through the 12 books he read this year. Listen in and be inspired by this list of books, some of them recommended by previous guests on Messy and Masterful. 'A House for Mr. Biswas' by V.S. Naipaul: 'The Practice of... by Messy and Masterful

31 min listen

Dr Charles Wiles - The Technology Expert: A great conversation with Dr. Charles Wiles about entrepreneurship, education, software and AI. Charles shares with Aldo his experience and insights on working for and building technology companies and explains what drives him to ensure his... by Messy and Masterful

46 min listen

Laurence Dewaele - The Headhunter: A deep conversation about career choices, family life and health with professional negotiator and Headhunter Laurence Dewaele. Aldo speaks with Laurence about her journey from being a lawyer at one of the top firms on the planet to becoming an expert... by Messy and Masterful

66 min listen

Nandita Vij Tandan - The Digital Storyteller: A frank conversation with Nandita Vij Tan who speaks about her journey coming from India to France, studying to become a journalist at one of the best schools in the country. Nandita shares her professional insights and experiences (good and... by Messy and Masterful

62 min listen

Seb Francis - The Tequila Maker: Aldo speaks to serial entrepreneur Seb Francis about his turbulent journey starting a company in Education and creating his very own tequila. An open conversation about what does and doesn’t work when starting your own business. Find... by Messy and Masterful

59 min listen

Dr. Marion Debruyne - "The Dean": Aldo speaks with Dr. Marion Debruyne, Dean of the top-ranked Vlerick Business School about her remarkable career to date. Dr. Debruyne speaks about how she is finding her way through the hallways of business and academia, her ambitions to grow... by Messy and Masterful

54 min listen

Anthony Ward Thomas: ‘The House Remover’: Aldo speaks to Anthony Ward Thomas, founder of one of the biggest removal companies in the United Kingdom. In this Episode this very grounded guest shares more about his life-long career building a huge company from nothing. Anthony speaks... by Messy and Masterful

66 min listen

Alison Jones: 'The Business Book Publisher’: This is an Episode for those who love to write!! Aldo speaks to the wonderful Alison Jones, founder of Practical Inspiration Publishing about her journey as an author, coach and publishing entrepreneur. Alison shares the details of her... by Messy and Masterful

63 min listen

Dr. Amy Brand: "The Academic": Amy Brand is an American Academic and the Executive Producer of the Emmy nominated Documentary 'Picture A Scientist'. She is the Director of MIT Press and a cognitive scientist by training. Aldo speaks to Amy about her life-long career in... by Messy and Masterful

60 min listen

Mike France: “The Watch Maker”: Listen to an in-depth conversation with Mike France, CEO and co-founder of Christopher Ward. Mike takes us through his challenges in building a premium British watch brand, why it is a perfect piece of men’s jewelry and explains us why we should... by Messy and Masterful

87 min listen

Annelies Verlinden: “The Minister of the Interior”: Yes, yes, yes! We are ready for a next Season of Messy & Masterful. And we are opening with an absolute smasher as we have an in-depth conversation with Annelies Verlinden, the Belgian Minister of the Interior, Institutional Reform and... by Messy and Masterful

56 min listen

Dr. Michael Trayford - ‘The Functional Neurologist’: We are going to talk about the power of our brain today with an expert neurologist who has extensive knowledge as a Chiropractic brain specialist about how our brain adapts, how it grows, how it responds throughout our entire life. Dr. Michael... by Messy and Masterful

62 min listen

Audio Aficionado Interview with Drew Vernon: Happy Thursday all and welcome to our very first Audio Aficionado Episode. So different to our Messy & Masterful Interviews these conversations are all about the power of Audio and more particularly podcasting. We dive into other podcast... by Messy and Masterful

40 min listen

Paz Levinson: ’The Sommelier’: It is so good to be back with our Podcast Program. A new series of episodes brought to you every week with also (as you might have noticed) a brand new name. So we took a short break from podcasting taking some time to work with a professional... by Messy and Masterful

53 min listen

Introducing The Audio Aficionado: We live in an era of absolute information overload. I am sure you are aware but there is so much content to find out there. Visually you have your pictures, videos, reels and images all over our social media. Audibly you have your audiobooks, Twitter... by Messy and Masterful

8 min listen

Notes to Nono 9: ‘Stay hungry, stay humble, keep setting big goals and work tirelessly towards those goals.’ with John J Wood: “The world starts with educated children.” is the tagline of Room to Read, a globally active charitable organization that has made incredible strides to provide high quality access to millions of children in this world. Interviewing its... by Messy and Masterful

24 min listen

Kristan Serafino - ‘The Hollywood Hairstylist’: We are glamming it up today and we are taking you to Hollywood! In our continuous search for the world’s most unique jobs and careers we surely found a diamond today as we had the great honor and pleasure to interview Kristan Serafino. Now... by Messy and Masterful

61 min listen

Notes to Nono 8: "Just do it, the most important thing is to start and learn from your mistakes. If you stick with it, eventually you will get to where you envisioned it would be.” with Naza Alakija: Naza is a Philanthropist who with her organisation the SAGE Foundation, is doing some amazing work funding projects that focus on Education, Girl Empowerment and Environmental Preservation. She is an Iranian refugee who arrived in the United... by Messy and Masterful

9 min listen

Dr. Michael Vlerick - ‘The ‘Philosopher’: The next Episode is one for the deep thinkers among us. I really enjoyed this interview and definitely would like to have this guest come back to our show many more times as he has the talent, experience and words to make us all properly... by Messy and Masterful

67 min listen

Notes to Nono 7: ‘Give girls all over the world the ability to negotiate for themselves!’ with Jessica Posner-Odede, CEO of Girl Effect: So conversations like the one I had with Jessica Posner-Odede are actually the reason that we came up with the Episode format of ‘Notes to Nono’ brought to you every Monday. It really opened my eyes to how inequitable our world is today for young... by Messy and Masterful

10 min listen

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Jo Besford and Mark Swartz - The Teacherpreneurs

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