In the new episode of Play Bold, we have Melissa Rancourt, a Parsons New School of design professor, leading their Global Executive Masters Degree in Strategic Design & Management in Paris, NYC, and Shanghai. With her Entrepreneurial hat, one of her companies, very near and dear to her heart, is Greenlight for Girls, an organization she founded to address the issue of the declining or stagnant percentage of women in several STEM. STEM stands for science, engineering, technology & mathematics. In just a few years, it has reached more than 50,000 students, families & communities with its hands-on fun-filled science events focused on inspiring the future generation. With a team of more than 8,500 volunteers worldwide, the organization has conducted more than 300 events on 6 continents. For the work with Green Light she has been appointed as a top 100 Women in Social Enterprises. Wow, what an achievement. Meet Melissa, a design professor at the world´s leading design university, an entrepreneur, speaker, motivator, and a global game-changer for young girls. For her, nothing is impossible.
Play Bold: Melissa Rancourt, Tell me it is impossible and I do it
Play Bold: Melissa Rancourt, Tell me it is impossible and I do it
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Season 2
Play Bold: Best of Season 2
Episode 2 is now at the end, and we summarize the best moments from all our fantastic guests sharing their wisdom in this last episode. It has been a privilege to have you all.
Play Bold: Dear madam, please help me I lost my focus
Many call her the Swedish 007. Christina Bengtsson is a global thought leader on mastering focus, a former military officer and world champion precision shooter, as well as a praised author and coach.
Play Bold: Sun Zi your self with the original translator team
Sun Zi your self with Henrik Friman and the original translator team of The Art of War
Play Bold: Finnovate in the air!
Finnovate in the air with Gerry Purcell – get the wisdom and insights on Fintech and emerging financial trands.
Play Bold: The circular entrepreneur, taking you to places you did not know existed
We have Circular Economy facilitator and former top executive, Fredrik Anderson, as a guest. He is a global transformer and advocate of circular economic models.
Play Bold: Turning around with Greg Spillane
In this episode, we have Greg Spillane as a guest. Greg is one of the most renowned turnaround specialists, who is now turning Fancy.com around.
Play Bold: Disruption Proof with the bestselling author Brant Cooper
Brant Cooper, the New York Times bestselling author of The Lean Entrepreneur and CEO of Moves the Needle is our next guest on Play Bold. He is a very bold coach, getting you to think fast and slowly at the same time.
Play Bold: Carl-Magnus Norden about Always be Selling your Dream
Meet the bold serial entrepreneur Carl-Magnus Norden. He gets the job done; the more impact it has, the better it is. The latest venture is Volta Trucks, a startup based in Stockholm reshaping the inner-city logistics…
Play Bold: Use your body for cognitive completion with Andrea Álvares at Natura
If you want to learn about suitability, this is the podcast for you. In this episode, we’ll be listening to one of the most influential and knowledgeable persons, Andrea Alvares.
Play Bold: Smart cities on water with CIO Luca Pronzati
Welcome to the third episode of Play Bold. and Magnus’ guest Luca Pronzati serves as the Chief Business Innovation Officer for the world-leading cruising company MSC…
Play Bold: Balancing the forces with the EmbraerX CEO Daniel Moczydlower
Welcome to Play Bold episode 2. We’ll be listening to the Star Wars fan and CEO of EmbraerX Daniel Moczydlower. He is resharpening the urban mobility industry with flying autonomous vehicles…
Play Bold: Work hard and play hard with Johan Roos, Chief Academic Officer at HULT
In this first episode of Play Bold, we hear Johan Roos sharing insights and stories on how to transform an industry. Johan Roos is Professor and Chief Academic Officer of HULT as well as the inventor of LEGO Serious Play
Season 1
Play Bold: Holiday Special
It has been 17 fantastic interviews with NASA executives, space designers, priests, Islamic leadership experts, super entrepreneurs, professors from the world-leading universities, Hollywood folks, authors, and experts on innovation and transformations, as well as corporate executives.
Play Bold: Create your resume of failure
If you want to learn how to get executives to open up and engineers to be playful, and how to really learn from mistakes, going beyond what you thought was possible, this is the episode for you.
Play Bold: Inside the brain of an entrepreneur
This 30-minute podcast might change your life. Get ready for a deep dive into entrepreneurship, the mind of an entrepreneur, and how entrepreneurship is going to save the world.
Play Bold: Islamic leadership in getting together
Di Siti, a leading expert in Islamic leadership with wisdom spanning multiple sectors and a message of unity, togetherness, and awareness of how our actions affect the population of the entire planet, answers questions in Play Bold.
Play Bold: Swing hard and grow with new roles
Tonight, we have Jens Saltin, who made an unbelievable career staring in the early days at Klarna, today Europe’s higher valued FinTech Company, ending up in the global team, and now decided to start up his entrepreneurial career.
Play Bold: Art has been hijacked by critics
Tonight we have the bestselling writer, Oscar-nominated producer, the creative veteran, and the businessman Michael Hjorth as a guest.
Play Bold: How sport and art puts light on board work
Tonight LG Frojd is my guest. He is the sports teacher who became a global advisor and sounding board for companies such as Astra Zeneca, as well as the foundation of Piet Hein, the Scandinavia’s most famous designer.
Play Bold: Designing space underwear for Richard Branson
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Play Bold: Envision the future like Medici
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Play Bold: Bring African Ubuntu to the table
Isaiah C. Engelbrecht, member of the South African National Advisory Council of Innovation and the executive…
Play Bold: The Theological approach
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Play Bold: Bolder Leaders of our Time
The award-winning Stanford, Harvard, Rise, and Northwestern Professor Dr. Lynn W. Phillips epical interview where he discussed…
Play Bold: Whose story are you?
In this episode, Magnus Penker interviews the Hollywood producer, actor, performance artist, and Parsons New School Professor…
Play Bold: Moonshot Projects with John Saiz
In this episode, we listen to John Saiz, former CTO of the Johnson Space Center, who explains what itís like to send people into space…
Play Bold: The ride to the next level
How do you build an electric motorcycle that can be composted but can still be an icon for the fashionable set…
Play Bold: The Excellence of innovation José Pires
Mr. José Pires give his perspective of the “I love myself” wall, what it felt like to be confronted by his new Japanese boss on his first day at…
Play Bold: Special guest the brain of the Year Professor Leif Edvinsson
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Play Bold: Magnus Penker with guests
Let Magnus Penker and friends inspire you to tackle innovation and growth. We are getting back on track in the podcast series Play Bold…