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.
On the surface, it took just two lengths of an Olympic swimming pool to change Duncan Goodhew’s life.
But as any elite athlete will tell you, success like Duncan’s isn’t about what you do on the day.
What counts is the person that you – and those around you – shape yourself to become before you even compete.
The parallels between sport and business are easy to draw, and through the Swimathon Foundation – for which he is the President – he’s combined the best of both worlds to make a monumental impact.
Join us as Duncan shares the architecture that makes a victorious leader, why your hardest work should come on your worst day, and the mental models that’ll transform the team around you.
You will learn:
- How Duncan used dyslexia, setbacks, and self-doubt as fuel to build a winning mindset
- Why the “permission” we receive from mentors, and leaders can be the difference that unlocks our full potential
- Practical ways to “work hardest on your worst days” and turn emotional lows into your strongest performances
- How swimming in multiple “lanes” of life can strengthen your confidence, resilience, and leadership
- What it really means to redefine success on your own terms
🔑 Key Themes
- The Psychology of Winning and Being Given “Permission”
- Defining Success on Your Own Terms
- Translating an Elite Athlete’s Mindset into Leadership and Business
- The Power of Multiple “Lanes” in Life
- Giving Back and Building Something Bigger Than Yourself
Swimathon Foundation
https://www.swimathonfoundation.org/
https://www.linkedin.com/company/swimathon-foundation/
Connect with Dave Allen: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daveallenbrandpie/
Learn more about Brandpie: https://www.brandpie.com/
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