Professor Mat Hughes Podcast

Futurist Bob Chernow joins the Professor Mat Hughes to explore what it truly takes to think beyond the immediate and anticipate the forces shaping tomorrow. Drawing on decades of trend forecasting and insights from his...

Professor Mat Hughes speaks with Dami Hastrup, founder of MOONHUB, in a compelling conversation about turning a student idea into a tech success story. From launching a VR training start-up straight out of university to...

Professor Mat Hughes speaks with leading, serial tech entrepreneur Ed Johnson, recognized in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 for Social Impact in 2022, and CEO and Co-Founder of uRoutine. We look at look at the journey to becoming...

Professor Mat Hughes interviews Dorothy Francis MBE about her experience as a social enterprise pioneer and thought leader. Dorothy Francis MBE has dedicated 38 years to the cooperative and social enterprise sector...

Professor Mat Hughes speaks with Bob Chernow, the former vice chairman of the World Future Society created to ignite the exchange of ideas about the future to understand and respond to our changing world. A stockbroker...

Professor Mat Hughes interviews Ryan Chute, the Wizard of Ads, about his journey from his family's furniture business to becoming his own entrepreneur as a leading strategic marketer and the Wizard of Ads. We talk about...

Professor Mat Hughes talks with Ryan Chute, the Wizard of Ads, about the value of great marketing for small businesses. We talk about how messaging and strategy are far more important than the channel, the importance of...

In this Podcast, Professor Mat Hughes looks into the debate about managing entrepreneurship. It is a contradiction to try to manage entrepreneurship? No. Good entrepreneurship requires good management! Entrepreneurship...

In this podcast I look at how innovation is fundamental to how businesses create value—for our markets, consumers, stakeholders, and shareholders. Innovation is the lifeblood of business, and I take the view that...

Despite the best intentions and even ideas, what entrepreneurs, innovators, and managers hope for when pursuing entrepreneurial or innovation strategies does not always materialize. At this point, we can start to...

In this podcast, I am joined by the esteemed R. Adam Smith, a seasoned strategic advisor, founder, board leader, financier, and dealmaker. Together, we delve into mergers and acquisitions (M&As) as a growth strategy for...

In this bite-sized podcast, Professor Mat Hughes talks about some of the things entrepreneurs can learn from well-run family businesses.

Professor Mat Hughes speaks with Contracts Lawyer entrepreneur and Podcaster Fahimah Adam about starting up and living life on your own terms. Starting up and growing your own business calls on every faculty, skill, and...

R. Adam Smith, creator of the Family Business Audiocast on LinkedIn, and a successful entrepreneur, investment banker, and board leader for over 25 years, interviews Professor Mat Hughes about all things family business...

Professor Mat Hughes, Senior Editor at www.FamilyBusiness.org, comments on some of the circumstances and challenges surrounding next-generation involvement in the family business.