Pivot points powered by Brandpie
Pivot points powered by Brandpie
Podcast Description
Welcome to Pivot points powered by Brandpie. The podcast that delves deep into the expertise of visionary leaders who’ve successfully taken their business, through a complex pivotal moment to unlock growth. Each episode we'll share with you how CEOs handle these critical inflection points, from leadership changes, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to jumping an ‘S’ Curve or making a category pivot to drive future success. Pivot Points is for C-Suite executives and anyone aspiring to leadership who want to learn how the emotional levers of change – purpose, brand and culture – are critical to successfully navigating a pivotal moment. Successfully working through a pivotal moment for your business requires great leadership, coupled with clarity of purpose, ambition and strategy. Pivot points will aim to go deep on these topics to help you understand how great leaders excite people to drive change to create and build long term value – for their company, their people, their shareholders and for society.
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The podcast focuses on critical inflection points faced by C-Suite executives, covering themes such as leadership transitions, mergers, acquisitions, sustainability, and cultural change. Episodes include discussions on navigating the clean energy transition, the emotional dynamics of organizational change, and the importance of purpose-driven decision-making.

Welcome to Pivot points powered by Brandpie. The podcast that delves deep into the expertise of visionary leaders who’ve successfully taken their business, through a complex pivotal moment to unlock growth.
Each episode we’ll share with you how CEOs handle these critical inflection points, from leadership changes, mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures to jumping an ‘S’ Curve or making a category pivot to drive future success.
Pivot Points is for C-Suite executives and anyone aspiring to leadership who want to learn how the emotional levers of change – purpose, brand and culture – are critical to successfully navigating a pivotal moment.
Successfully working through a pivotal moment for your business requires great leadership, coupled with clarity of purpose, ambition and strategy. Pivot points will aim to go deep on these topics to help you understand how great leaders excite people to drive change to create and build long term value – for their company, their people, their shareholders and for society.
The path to success is rarely linear, and if anyone can help chart a course to the top, it’s Ordnance Survey’s CEO, Nick Bolton.
Nick’s unconventional career path – from software developer to product manager, marketing director and ultimately CEO – highlights the importance of adaptability, continuous learning and seizing unexpected opportunities.
In this episode of Pivot Points, Nick and Dave unpick how crisis management, team motivation and a holistic approach to business can transform organisations.
You will learn:
- How to rapidly realign organisational culture during challenging periods.
- Insights into building businesses that create sustainable value
- The importance of leveraging technical expertise across different leadership roles.
- How to balance risk reduction with strategic expansion.
Nick Bolton
https://www.linkedin.com/in/nick-bolton-19275627/
Ordnance Survey
https://www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/ordnance-survey/
Connect with Dave Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveallenbrandpie/
Learn more about Brandpie: https://www.brandpie.com/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/brandpie/

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