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The VAB Podcast
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Welcome to VAB's official podcast featuring the leading Board Advisors and NEDs (Non-Executive Directors). Their expert commentary will include many insights on how to transform your career as a Board Advisor. Hosted by Andrea Iorio and produced by Podcast Lab, these sessions aim to expedite your journey to new advisory board and NED roles. Come join our community at VAB by visiting: www.virtualadvisoryboard.co.uk
Episodes
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Ep. 3 Season 2 | Reframing Diversity: Women Leading the Future of the Boardroom, with Carla Westphal and Sanja Tomovska
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, host Andrea Iorio explores why diversity in boardrooms truly matters — and how to ensure it becomes a driver of performance and culture, not just a buzzword. The conversation tackles some central questions related to corporate governance today: why do so many...
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Ep. 2 Season 2 | Breaking Barriers: Women, Leadership and the Future of Boardrooms — with Babs Ryan.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, host Andrea Iorio sits down with Babs Ryan, global board director, strategic advisor and former Chief Innovation Officer at GE Capital’s largest division, to discuss why, in 2025, women still face barriers to board roles — and what it takes to overcome them....
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Ep. 1 Season 2 | The Boardroom Blind Spot: Why Marketing Matters on Boards, with John Rose and jon Stamell.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, host Andrea Iorio discusses the critical underrepresentation of marketing professionals in boardrooms with VAB members and guests John Rose and Jon Stamell. They explore the findings of a global study they ran, revealing that while 71% of board members...
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Ep. 17 | Shefaly Yogendra on risk management, how fintech and edtech can work together, and approaches to teaching decision-making.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Shefaly Yogendra, an experienced non-executive board director who has sat on the boards of 2 FTSE 250 companies and served as a university governor. She is also ranked on the FTSE 100 Women to Watch. Shefaly and Andrea talk about…
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Ep. 16 | Jay Weiser on the Five Leadership Superpowers, why leaders fail, and the Board’s role in change management.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Jay Weiser, the chief catalyst and navigator at Jay Weiser Consulting. His company helps guide and enable boards, leadership teams, and their organisations to become future-fit so they thrive over the long term. Jay and Andrea talk...
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Ep. 15 | Peter Thommen on how to become future-ready, the skills of a future-proof Board member, and how companies can stay ahead of the curve.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Peter Thommen, the founder and CEO of the Global Strategist & Sparring Partner, a company that gets your organisation ready for the future and helps it establish true sustainability. Peter is a former IKEA executive , having worked…
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Ep. 14: Tanja Faller on climate finance’s role in achieving decarbonisation, on how Boards measure ESG impact, and what lies beyond ESG.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Tanja Faller, an international senior executive with 20+ years of experience at the crossroads between public and private sectors. Her career path focused on energy transition and impact with in-depth experience in finance, working…
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Ep. 13: Brian Hayward on the 3 main functions of a Chairperson, latest trends in governance and how to be an effective Board member.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Brian Hayward, President of Aldare Resources, a company that advises clients on governance, strategy, and business development. Brian was previously CEO of Agricore United - a $5 billion, publicly-traded agri-business - and Chair of...
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Ep. 12 - Mike Stenson on “Digital Twins”, decarbonization, and the power of data.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Mike Stenson, Head of Innovation for Kingspan Group and board member at Invicara and Synthesia Technology. For many years, he was responsible for the development and execution of Manufacturing and Supply Chain Strategy for a number…
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Ep. 11 - Amancio Sampaio on ESG, consumer trends, and experience vs. skills.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Amancio Sampaio, who has been at Philip Morris International for more than 25 years. For 15 of them, he served as President - CEO/Managing Director in highly-regulated and competitive environments such as Central America, Brazil, and...
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Ep. 10 - Rajeev Kapur on go-to-market strategies, Gen Z's consumer behaviour, and how to overcome Imposter Syndrome.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Rajeev Kapur, President & CEO of 1105 Media, author of the book Chasing Greatness, and a seasoned executive who has managed three successful exits valued at over 60 mil. USD. They talk about how to develop better commercial and...
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Ep. 9 - Shimi Shah on how to create high-impact boards and measure their impact; plus how to migrate from an NED to a Chairperson position
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio talks with Shimi Shah, an independent Non-Executive Director at the UK's Royal Mint. Shimi is Chairperson at Miratech and Carousel Solutions Group Ltd. and is also co-founder of NEDx. Andrea and Shimi discuss how to create high-impact boards, how...
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Ep. 8: Bill Best on soft skills & hard skills on Boards, the importance of culture, and storytelling.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Bill Best, a business executive who has had a successful 40-year plus career holding a variety of senior roles and who is a seven-time Ironman finisher. Bill currently operates his own advisory and consulting company, Garrett Lanes...
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Ep. 7: Andrew Kakabadse on the Board Chairperson role, leadership and the main challenges Boards are facing
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Andrew Kakabadse, professor of governance and leadership at Henley Business School, University of Reading in the UK and emeritus professor at Cranfield University School of Management. Andrew has published 32 books, over 200 journal...
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Ep. 6: Carmen Wee on the “People Factor” on boards, how to better hire and train talent, and what we can learn from Asia when it comes to ESG and D&I
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Carmen Wee, a global C-suite HR Leader with over 25 years of international business experience at a number of tech companies such as SAP, Ariba and AVEVA. She is also a Board Member at HTX (the Home Team Science & Technology Agency…
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Ep. 5: Chris Rolfe on how to finance innovation and how to jump from a corporate career to one in Private Equity
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Chris Rolfe, CEO at CR Advisory. Chris is an executive with 20+ years of international experience across operations and advisory (15 of which have been at the CEO/Director level in companies such as Virgin Active South Africa,...
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Ep.4: Lance Laubach on the characteristics of great Advisors, on advising across sectors, and on trust and authenticity in Boards.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Lance Laubach, partner at Essentia Advisory Partners, former CEO of CapSpyre and VAB member, to talk about the what are the key characteristics of good Advisors from the point of view of CEOs, how to advise companies in different...
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Ep.3: Shane Dempsey on how to advise Start-ups, manage talent and develop the necessary flexibility for Boards.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Shane Dempsey, Head of Human Resources at Thomson Reuters Enterprise Center, advisor to start-ups and VAB member, to talk about the the peculiarities of advising Start-ups, and about how to develop flexibility in Boards. Enjoy! All...
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Ep.2: Andrew Hart on how to build an international advisory career, dealing with the logistics crisis, and becoming “board-ready”.
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Andrew Hart, CEO at Cargostore Worldwide, advisor with a 25+ years career in Africa and a VAB member, to talk about the implications of the current logistics crisis for Boards, and about how you can leverage on an international…
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Ep. 1: Christos Tsolkas on how Boards can avoid biases, develop and retain talent, and embrace "The Gift of Crisis”
In this episode of the VAB Podcast, Andrea Iorio sits down with Christos Tsolkas, a business advisor who has held executive positions at Philip Morris across the globe for more than a decade. He is author of the book "The Gift of Crisis" and host of the podcast "Executive Mentoring”. Andrea spoke...
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A warm welcome by VAB cofounders, Mark Hamill and David Fernández (& special guest Nirit Harel)
In this first episode of The VAB Podcast, Andrea sits down and chats with Mark Hamill and David Fernández about VAB's plans for 2022 and about what can we expect from this podcast series. This episode also features special guest, Nirit Harel of Impact Israel. Nirit shares with us some details…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to VAB's official podcast featuring the leading Board Advisors and NEDs (Non-Executive Directors). Their expert commentary will include many insights on how to transform your career as a Board Advisor. Hosted by Andrea Iorio and produced by Podcast Lab, these sessions aim to expedite your journey to new advisory board and NED roles. Come join our community at VAB by visiting: www.virtualadvisoryboard.co.uk
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