Culture isn’t the soft stuff, it’s the system that makes everything else work.

In this lively conversation, Marilyn Zakhour and Tala Ode from Cosmic Centaurs unpack how culture shows up not in slogans or posters, but in the invisible systems that shape how organizations operate: how decisions are made, how meetings run, how feedback flows, and how people feel when they show up to work.

Using the Omnichannel Organization™ framework, they explore how leaders can design culture through structure, process, people, and controls, so that it’s not an HR initiative, but a way of working that delivers results.

Together, they discuss:
🔹 Why culture isn’t a “project” but the operating system of an organization
🔹 How strategy and culture reinforce (or destroy) each other
🔹 The signals your org structure and workspace send about your values
🔹 How to measure and reward cultural behaviors, not just performance
🔹 What startups and fast-growing companies must know about scaling culture

This episode redefines culture as something built, measured, and lived. A system that connects purpose to practice.

Time is the one system every leader struggles to manage — and the one that reveals how well all the others work.

In this energizing conversation, Diren Bhatia, entrepreneur, coach, and founder of Cloudscape Technologies, joins Tala Ode to explore how leaders and founders can redesign their relationship with time. From his own journey of moving from a 14-hour-day founder to a “part-time CEO,” Diren shares how systems, rituals, and mindset shifts can help leaders free themselves from firefighting and refocus on what really matters.

Together, they explore:
🔹 Why working harder isn’t the answer — designing smarter systems is
🔹 How to move from founder to CEO and build teams that thrive without you
🔹 The art (and unlearning) of delegation and trust
🔹 Simple rituals and rhythms that reclaim focus, energy, and white space
🔹 Why every effective system must be agile, imperfect, and human

This conversation is a powerful reminder that time freedom isn’t about doing less — it’s about doing what matters most, by design.

What does it take to lead transformation across one of the region’s most complex organizations, and make it human?

In this powerful conversation, Ibraheem Sheerah, Chief Transformation Officer at Saudia Group, joins Marilyn Zakhour to share how he led one of the Kingdom’s most ambitious transformation journeys, reshaping not just an airline, but the ecosystem around it.

Through stories that span from listening to a security guard’s advice to engaging pilots, suppliers, and customers in change, Ibraheem reveals how transformation begins with humility, courage, and deep listening.

Together, they explore:
🔹 How to turn resistance into ownership across large systems
🔹 Why leaders must build connection before they build change
🔹 How to balance structure, speed, and humanity in transformation
🔹 What it means to lead through polarities: vision and detail, authority and service
🔹 Why every sustainable system starts with gratitude and self-work

This conversation is a masterclass in leading with purpose, conviction, and care, a reminder that real transformation is not about control, but about trust.