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Speech Bubbles with Charlotte Otter

Speech Bubbles with Charlotte Otter

著者： Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard
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 Be seen and heard as the leader you are. A podcast that has conversations about reputation, diversity, and leadership with leaders from diverse backgrounds and diverse identities so that we can normalise their success, accept new models of leadership, take back power, and start to change the leadership status quo once and for all.Solid Gold Podcasts #BeHeard 経済学
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  • Crossing Borders with Kave Bulambo

    Crossing Borders with Kave Bulambo
    2026/03/17
    Building leadership across borders, systems, and cultures.

    In this episode, Charlotte Otter speaks with Kave Bulambo: founder, TEDx speaker, talent expert, and cultural transformation advocate. Kave is the force behind BlackInTech Berlin, the first community of people of African descent in tech in Germany, and the founder of Talent Diverse, which connects diverse talent with inclusive organisations.

    Born in Congo, raised in Durban, South Africa, and now based in Berlin, Kave brings a rich and deeply human perspective to leadership, diversity, and work. She shares how crossing borders geographically, socially, and professionally shaped her ability to connect with people from all walks of life and gave her the confidence to become a natural bridge builder.

    Together, Charlotte and Kave explore one of the biggest myths in the diversity conversation: that Europe lacks underrepresented talent. Kave argues the real problem is not talent, but systems. Too many organisations still lack the structures, promotion pathways, and inclusive hiring practices needed to bring diverse talent in and help it thrive once inside.

    This is a warm, thoughtful conversation about leadership, inclusion, personal branding, community building, and changing the old archetype of who gets to lead.

    In this episode, you’ll hear:
    * Why underrepresented talent is being failed by systems, not ambition
    * What inclusive organisations do differently
    * How to think about personal branding and reputation with integrity
    * Why leadership often begins before anyone officially gives you the title

    This episode is for anyone interested in leadership, diversity, inclusion, reputation, women in tech, underrepresented talent, career growth, and building a more human future of work. Follow Kave on LinkedIn · BlackInTech Berlin · Check out the Emerging Women Leaders Conference · · Follow Charlotte on LinkedIn · Subscribe to Speech Bubbles the newsletter · Link to buy We Need New Leaders
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    35 分
  • Fixing Credibility with Debbie Jenkins

    Fixing Credibility with Debbie Jenkins
    2026/03/02
    (And using AI to write your book won't help)

    In this episode of Speech Bubbles, host Charlotte Otter is joined by Debbie Jenkins - founder, publisher, author, marketing strategist, Stevie Award winner, and self-described horse tickler and wine enthusiast. Jenkins has written 18 books under her own name (plus ghostwritten others) and has been mentoring authors since 2004. Her company Intellectual Perspective Press is one of many businesses she runs.

    Debbie's central message around AI and publishing is clear: Faster isn’t better, it’s just faster.

    Charlotte and Debbie explore what AI is doing to publishing, leadership, and credibility and why the biggest risk isn’t speed, but reputation. Debbie says that when authors outsource their words to AI, they risk creating work they can’t defend over time. If someone can’t stand behind what they publish in 10 years, they may be building a trust liability rather than a lasting asset.

    The conversation also celebrates the messy creative process: nonlinear thinking, detours, doubt, and effort. She describes this as ideas being forged in fire - where the struggle is not a bug, but the source of authenticity, depth, and value.

    Debbie shares insights from her award-winning book Stop the Credibility Crisis, which introduces a practical framework: credibility sits at the intersection of trust and desirability. In a world where AI can fake both, she encourages genuine experts and leaders to take control of their trust and desirability clues.

    To get better leaders, we must become better followers, says Debbie. The onus is on us to be more discerning about who we elevate in an age of manufactured personas. Follow Debbie on LinkedIn · More about Debbie · Find Debbie's books · · Follow Charlotte on LinkedIn · Subscribe to Speech Bubbles the newsletter · Link to buy We Need New Leaders
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    37 分
  • Don't Be a Hero with Michael Gerharz

    Don't Be a Hero with Michael Gerharz
    2026/02/16
    From computer scientist to communications advisor.

    In this episode of Speech Bubbles, Charlotte Otter talks with Dr. Michael Gerharz — author, speaker, podcaster, and former computer scientist — about why brilliant ideas so often fail for one painfully simple reason: people don’t find the right words.

    Michael shares his journey from the world of code (during the mobile phone revolution) into the world of communication, after watching smart teams get stuck, not because the problems were too complex, but because the language was. He explains why simplicity isn’t the enemy of complexity — it’s the doorway in. When you make something feel clear and personally relevant, you don’t have to persuade. People move.

    Together, Charlotte and Michael explore:
    * Why clarity creates progress — and confusion quietly kills momentum
    * How simple language can actually reveal deeper strategic truth (and expose the flaws fast)
    * Michael’s framework for communication that drives action
    * Why strategy launches fade within months — and what to do instead
    * A more modern leadership model: step off the hero pedestal, ask better questions, and tap into collective brilliance

    There’s also a brilliant detour into Michael’s unexpectedly non-linear creative life — from daily blogging discipline, to writing in English as a second language, to toy licensing and a children’s book success story (The Grumble Troll), all tied together by the same thread: making ideas land with both logic and emotion.

    Michael closes with three clear tips for emerging leaders: stop trying to be the smartest person in the room, don’t confuse leadership with having all the answers, and choose plain, simple language over grand statements — every time.

    If you care about leadership, strategy, and communication that actually changes behaviour, this conversation will land with you. Follow Michael on LinkedIn · Sign up for Michael's newsletter · Check out Michael's website · · Follow Charlotte on LinkedIn · Subscribe to Speech Bubbles the newsletter · Link to buy We Need New Leaders
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    40 分
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