Guest: NIC MARKS
Founder and Chief Statistician of Friday Pulse; Speaker and Author of ‘Happiness is a Serious Business’

Nic Marks is a statistician, speaker and author who pioneered the field of workplace wellbeing. After reading Mathematics at Cambridge, he trained in organisational change and psychotherapy before founding the Centre for Wellbeing at the New Economics Foundation. There, he created influential frameworks including the Happy Planet Index and the Five Ways to Wellbeing.

A sought-after international speaker, his TED talk has been viewed millions of times, and his TEDBook A Happiness Manifesto helped put measuring national wellbeing on the global agenda. Today, as founder of Friday Pulse, he helps organisations improve team happiness through science-led feedback. His latest book, Happiness is a Serious Business, shows why happy teams perform better.

Charity: This episode is in aid of the Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders to which we have donated as a thank you to Nic for joining us. This magnificent organization continues to support those in warzones, trauma and medical need everywhere. Please find out more and get involved here: https://www.msf.org/

Connect with Nic:
Nic’s book ‘Happiness is a Serious Business’: https://mybook.to/hiasb
Website: https://nicmarks.org
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marksnic/
Nic’s personal happiness at work test: https://fridayone.com

Guest: Mireia Mujika
Leadership strategist and founder of Bare&Brave.

Mireia Mujika is a leadership strategist, executive coach, and the founder of Bare & Brave.

She is an expert in digital era leadership, With a background in digital product management and experience working with global teams across GCC countries, Europe and America, Mireia helps leaders unlock clarity, effectiveness, and impact.

Mireia is known for her thoughtful, energizing approach to leadership transformation, blending evidence-based practices with human-centered coaching. Mireia blends proven leadership frameworks with deep human insight to support transformation from the inside out.

We discuss the difference between leading and managing today and what it takes to transition into a leadership role in an age where we are ever accelerating, with increasing uncertainty and unpredictability.

Mireia helps unlock two must-have capabilities for new (and existing) leaders everywhere

Charity: This episode is in aid of the Medecins Sans Frontieres / Doctors Without Borders to which we have donated as a thank you to Mireia for joining us. This magnificent organization continues to support those in warzones, trauma and medical need everywhere. Please find out more and get involved here: https://www.msf.org/

Connect with Mireia:
LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mireiamujika/
Website - https://www.bareandbrave.com
Email - mireia@bareandbrave.com

How the Asian Institute of Hospitality & Management (AIHM) is changing the game for students, young professionals, future talent, and the industry

Guest 1:
Chris Meylan,
Chief Operating Officer
Chris Meylan is the Chief Operating Officer of AIHM and a graduate of EHL with extensive international experience in the hospitality industry.
He has worked in five-star resorts and hotels in Switzerland, Thailand and Singapore and has spent the past 15 years in education as a hospitality educator, teaching undergraduate and postgraduate students and coaching faculty.
Chris has been recognized as an Apple Distinguished Educator and Apple Professional Learning Specialist and is passionate about using technology to transform education and make learning more engaging.

Guest 2:
Samantha Marion,
Director of Global Partnerships
Samantha Marion is the Director of Global Partnerships at AIHM and a hospitality management graduate from Temple University in the United States of America.
Samantha has spent more than a decade building and encouraging confidence in aspiring leaders and teams. By leveraging over a decade of rounded experience in operations, sales, communications, and customer relationship management she is actively bridging the gap between generations, cultures and industries through engaging events and executive training experiences held at AIHM campuses across Thailand.

Charity: This episode in aid of Wat Bang Nam Chon School, a neighbouring school to AIHM in Bangkok, where they need support to enhance their kindergarten classroom, including air purifiers and other materials. Find out more and help their efforts here: https://www.facebook.com/Bangnumchon?mibextid=ZbWKwL

Connect with AIHM:

Introduction Video, Website, AIHM Higher Blog, AIHM Executive Education

Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn

Connect with Samanatha here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/the-samantha-marion/
Connect with Chris here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismeylan/