We all want to grow our businesses, but often get stuck trying to make that happen.

This can be especially true for leadership at smaller to medium sized companies that are trying to scale but struggle to find ways to differentiate themselves in a hyper competitive market.

Today we’re joined by the remarkable Ian Wilby, a founder-coach who helps entrepreneurs and senior leaders scale their businesses by fixing what gets in the way of sales, confidence, and decision-making.

Ian helps founders cut through self-doubt, sharpen their thinking, and lead with purpose and impact—so their ambition becomes something they can execute on, not just aspire to.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Ian will be discussing

Why every executive needs a cheerleader or a mentor
The critical value of turning your differences into a superpower
The one shift executives need to make this year in order to move forward

If you’re looking to get this new year off to a fast start, then join me as I sit down with Ian and learn how to power up our business.

Connect with Ian Whilby:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ianwhilby/

https://iwcoaching.co.uk/

https://www.youtube.com/@ianwhilby9100

Ian's Recommended Books:

https://amzn.eu/d/cCPJFRz

https://amzn.eu/d/45l4cPG

https://www.iwcoaching.co.uk/recommended-books-list

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Most companies don’t realize that bad UX shows up in support ticket patterns before it shows up in their metrics.

As more organizations lean into greater automation, a poorly designed UX results in slowdowns and user frustration, as support teams scramble to respond to a surge in support tickets.

If you are in charge of enterprise systems or evaluating new IT installations, then this is the podcast for you.

Today we are joined by the brilliant Tanya Donska. Tanya works with companies like Deutsche Telekom, IQVIA, and D.E. Shaw Group - fixing UX problems at enterprise scale where one bad flow impacts thousands of users and support costs alone can justify a redesign. She's a UK Global Talent visa recipient and Creative Director at DNSK WORK.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Tanya will be discussing:

The hidden cost of UX debt at enterprise scale - when "just fix it later" costs 6 months of engineering time

How to make design decisions with 17 stakeholders without everything becoming beige (or taking 9 months)

Why design systems fail at 90% of companies (and it's not lack of documentation)

Wow, there’s so much to unpack here. So let’s sit down with Tanya and find out what UX Band-Aids might be hiding at our organizations.

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Connect with Tanya Donska:

• Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/donska/
• Website: https://dnsk.work/

Visit A Seat at The Table's website at https://seat.fm

What if we are hardwired to fall victim to data illusions?

Those spurious patterns, those misleading headlines, and and those cognitive traps - often result in costly human mistakes.

It turns out that we can avoid these mental traps once we understand the statistical principles underlying games, chance and the role of luck in various aspects of life.

Today we are joined by Dr. Michael Orkin, a renowned statistician,
data scientist, and consultant whose career has spanned advising casino
odds-makers, coaching Fortune-100 strategy teams, and debunking
statistical myths in health, finance, and beyond. He currently serves on the the mathematics faculty at Berkeley City College.

In this episode of A Seat at The Table, Dr. Orkin will be discussing:

What the vaccine-autism myth teach us about leaping from correlation to causation

How can a tiny shift in sample size can turn a reliable poll into clickbait fodder

How a self-styled Wall Street guru racked up a flawless crash-prediction
record, and why that streak misleads

This is such an exciting topic. So let’s dive in and learn about the statistics behind the headlines.

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Connect with Dr. Michael Orkin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-mike-orkin-5600584/

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