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The Curious Advantage Podcast

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Kathy Waller: Own Your Own Story, Curiosity, Trust and Leading at Scale (Former CFO, The Coca-Cola Company)

October 21, 2026 · 43 min

Kathy Waller joined Coca-Cola as an auditor in 1987 and left as CFO. She now runs the Atlanta Committee for Progress and sits on the boards of Delta Air Lines, CGI and Beyond Meat. She talks to Paul and Garrick about the power of the…
Andy Baldwin:AI Is a Contact Sport: Andy Baldwin on Leading Through the AI Shift

October 7, 2026 · 52 min

AI is a contact sport: you learn it by playing with it, not by watching. Andy Baldwin, Senior Vice President of Offerings and Growth at IBM Consulting and Chair of the IBM UK Board, explains why this technology shift is bigger than any he…
Sharmla Chetty: When Machines Have the Answers, Questions Are the Edge (Duke CE)

September 23, 2026 · 41 min

Most organisations have adopted AI faster than they can govern it. Among the companies Duke CE works with, close to six in ten have embedded AI into their operations, but fewer than one in five have the governance to match. Sharmla Chetty…
Dr Michael "House" Housman: The Culture of Agentic AI: Why Technology Is Easy and People Are Hard

September 9, 2026 · 51 min

AI is not just another tool cycle. Dr. Michael Housman says it is the third digital disruption, and most organizations are still underestimating how fast it will reshape work, jobs, and competitive advantage.Simon Brown, Paul Ashcroft, and…
Larry Robertson: The Power of Great Questions: Staying Human in the Age of AI

August 26, 2026 · 49 min

What makes a great question, and why might asking better ones be one of our most important human skills in the age of AI? In this episode, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones are joined by award-winning author and innovation advisor Larry…

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Markus Bernhardt: From Particle Physics to AI: Rewiring How Organisations Work (Endeavour Intelligence)

August 12, 2026 · 50 min

Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones are joined by Markus Bernhardt, founder of Endeavour Intelligence, to explore what is really changing as organisations adopt AI. Drawing on his background in particle physics and his research into AI…
Javier Echave: Inside Heathrow & Leading One of the World’s Most Complex Operations (COO, Heathrow Airport)

July 29, 2026 · 52 min

In this episode of The Curious Advantage Podcast, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones speak with Javier Echave, Chief Operating Officer of Heathrow Airport, about what it takes to lead one of the world’s most complex…
Brandon P. Fleming: Written Off by School. Recruited by Harvard: A Story on Curiosity, Mentorship and Potential

July 1, 2026 · 44 min

In this powerful episode of The Curious Advantage Podcast, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones speak with award-winning educator, author and entrepreneur Brandon Fleming about his extraordinary journey from joining a gang at 12 and selling drugs…
Dr Laura Sicola: Why "Just Be Yourself" Is Terrible Leadership Advice (Cognitive Linguist)

June 17, 2026 · 40 min

Most leaders focus on what they say. Dr. Laura Sicola argues that how you say it matters just as much. In this episode of The Curious Advantage Podcast, executive communication coach, cognitive linguist and author Dr. Laura Sicola explores…
100 Episodes Later: Why Curiosity Has Gone from an Advantage to an Imperative

June 3, 2026 · 28 min

In this milestone 100th episode of The Curious Advantage Podcast, Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown and Garrick Jones reflect on six years of conversations exploring curiosity, leadership, learning, AI and the future of work. What began during…
Prof. Robert Kegan on Curiosity, Self-Authorship, Adult Development and Why Change Is So Hard (Harvard Graduate School of Education)

May 20, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min

Professor Robert “Bob” Kegan (Harvard Graduate School of Education) joins The Curious Advantage Podcast to explore curiosity, adult development, and why meaningful change is often so difficult. Bob explains curiosity as a “delight in the…
FBF | Vas Narasimhan & Steven Baert: The CEO & The Chief People and Organization Officer Perspective

May 8, 2026 · 34 min

Vas Narasimhan, the Novartis CEO and Steven Baert, Novartis’ Ex-Chief People and Organization Officer join the authors of The Curious Advantage Simon Brown, Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones, to discuss the importance of Curiosity in…

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About the show

The Curious Advantage Podcast explores how curiosity drives success in the digital age. Hosted by authors and business leaders Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, and Garrick Jones, each episode features conversations with global experts across business, science, and culture. Paul Ashcroft and Garrick Jones are co-founders of Ludic Group and authors of The Curious Advantage and ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations. Simon Brown is Global Learning & Development Leader, Partner, Talent at EY, and co-author of The Curious Advantage. Together, they share insights and practical tools to help individuals and organizations unlock their potential through curiosity. Learn more at curiousadvantage.com.