S11E18: The Leader-Innovator: Why innovation is no longer a nice-to-have but a fundamental requirement for modern leadership

Guest: Tom Pullen CEO of Innovinco® and award-winning author of INNOVATOR: 10 simple steps to innovate with speed, scale, and confidence Tom Pullen is the award-winning author of INNOVATOR and CEO of Innovinco®, a company that helps large corporations to maximise business growth by accelerating innovation. Tom spent the first 18 years of his career driving business growth inside major companies, including Boots, Mars, and Danone, where he became Global Innovation Director. Since founding Innovinco® in 2017, he has had the privilege of helping over 30 of the world’s leading companies to accelerate innovation performance. These include Danone, Essilor, Estée Lauder, The Coca-Cola Company, Toyota, Unilever, and many more. Tom holds an Executive MBA with an Innovation major from HEC Paris, frequently ranked Europe’s number one business school, where he now regularly teaches innovation to executives. Charity: We have made a donation to Great Ormond Street Hospital Children's Charity – in London, UK as a thank you to Tom for joining me.  Specifically to an initiative established by a friend of Tom's, who has raised £355k for Great Ormond Street Hospital in memory of her daughter, who received treatment there. For further information and to participate, please get involved here: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/anna-lewis-bff   Connect with Tom and find out more: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomjpullen/ Get hold of Tom’s book here:  https://www.amazon.co.uk/INNOVATOR-simple-steps-innovation-success/dp/1788607708/ Website: https://innovinco.com