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Hosted by Thinkers50 & Deloitte · business · EN-US · 46 episodes
Provocateurs offer fresh insights, novel perspectives and unique ways forward in the face of uncertainty. A collaboration between Thinkers50 and Deloitte, the monthly Provocateurs podcast gives you direct access to the thoughts, experiences, stories and insights of remarkable leaders from around the world. The aim is simple: to provoke you to think and act differently through candid and thought provoking conversations with fantastic leaders.
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Signup to Generate a PitchProvocateurs offer fresh insights, novel perspectives and unique ways forward in the face of uncertainty. A collaboration between Thinkers50 and Deloitte, the monthly Provocateurs podcast gives you direct access to the thoughts, experiences, stories and insights of remarkable leaders from around the world.
The Provocateurs is hosted by Thinkers50 & Deloitte. The show has published 46 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Spencer Glendon: What’s Not in the Model" (16 July 2026, 51 minutes), "Samuel Monnie: The Case for Values-Driven Growth" (18 June 2026, 37 minutes), and "André Hoffmann: Profit Alone is No Measure of Success" (16 April 2026, 38 minutes).
The Provocateurs publishes roughly monthly, with episodes averaging 42 minutes across 46 episodes.
Booking probability for The Provocateurs is 30%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Provocateurs requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Provocateurs's contact route on record: public web form.
The strongest fits for The Provocateurs are Business & Management Consulting and Holding Companies & Corporate HQs. The Provocateurs has a business audience.
Thinkers50 & Deloitte hosts The Provocateurs, a business show with 46 episodes published.
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Episode #45
What happens when the biggest risk to business isn’t in the model? Most financial models have a silent assumption buried at their core: that the climate will stay stable. Spencer Glendon spent nearly two decades in...
Episode #44
What if the biggest problem with marketing today is the way we’ve been taught to think about it? Samuel Monnie , once a “reformed marketer” but now “marketing reformer,” argues that traditional marketing frameworks like...
Episode #43
<p>What if the real purpose of business is not simply to make money, but to serve humanity?</p><p>André Hoffmann is vice chairman of Roche Holding, co-founder of Intent, board member of the World Economic Forum, and...
Episode #42
<p>Cécile Béliot is the first female CEO of Bel Group, known for iconic cheese brands The Laughing Cow, Babybel, and Boursin, as well as GoGo squeeZ fruit pouches.<br/><br/>As only the second executive from outside the...
Episode #41
<p><b>Frances Frei: Why Speed Doesn't Have to Break Things</b></p><p>Frances Frei is a professor of technology and operations management at Harvard Business School and, together with her partner Anne Morriss, is the...
Episode #40
<p><b>Dan Pink: Why Leaders Keep Getting Motivation Wrong (and How to Fix It)</b></p><p>Daniel Pink is one of the world's foremost authorities on work motivation and human behavior. His seven best-selling books include...
Episode #39
<p>Steve Goldbach, Geoff Tuff, and Kulleni Gebreyes of Deloitte join Stuart Crainer and Des Dearlove of Thinkers50 to reflect on their highlights and insights from the 2025 Provocateurs series.</p><p>Featuring in-depth...
Episode #38
<p>In this Provocateurs podcast special recorded at the 2025 Thinkers50 London Summit & Awards Gala, creativity strategist Natalie Nixon discusses how organizations can harness creativity as a strategic business...
Episode #37
<p><b>Anke Hampel: Recorded Live at Climate Week New York</b></p><p>Anke Hampel is chief sustainability officer at ABB, a global technology leader in electrification and automation based in Zurich, and a member of the...
Episode #36
<p>Award-winning chef, chocolatier, and founder of Midunu, Selassie Atadika is a Time 2025 Earth Award honoree and Yale’s inaugural Global Table Fellow. In this compelling episode of Provocateurs, Selassie demonstrates...
Episode #35
<p><b>Eileen Collins: The First Female Space Commander</b></p><p>Trailblazer Eileen Collins is a retired NASA astronaut and former Air Force Colonel. In 1995, she became the first woman to pilot a space shuttle and in...
Episode #34
<p><b>Leading in the Age of Outrage</b></p><p>Karthik Ramanna is a professor of business and public policy at the University of Oxford's Blavatnik School of Government and author of The Age of Outrage: How to Lead in a...
Episode #33
<p>Rajendra Pratap Gupta is a policymaker and author, a former advisor to the Health Minister of India, and a leading provocateur in digital health initiatives across the world. <br/><br/>He is the founder of the Global...
Episode #32
<p><b>The economic case for climate-smart transformation</b><br/><br/>Katie McGinty is the vice president and chief sustainability and external relations officer at Johnson Controls. In this episode she shares insights...
Episode #31
<p>A sustainable systems scientist, Weslynne Ashton is professor of environmental management and sustainability at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where she also co-directs ID’s Food Systems Action...
Episode #30
<p>The 2024 Provocateurs series featured nine inspiring thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and business authors who challenged us to re-think conventional approaches to leadership and management. <br/><br/>Neri Karra...
Episode #29
<p><b>Transforming Barbie</b><br/><br/>Executive vice president and chief brand officer of Mattel, Lisa McKnight is credited with leading the transformation of the Barbie brand. Under her leadership, Barbie became the...
Episode #28
<p><b>Recorded Live at Climate Week, New York<br/><br/></b>Paul Polman is a business leader, campaigner, and co-author (with Andrew Winston) of Net Positive: How Courageous Companies Thrive By Giving More Than They...
Episode #27
<p><b>The Courage to be Net Positive</b><br/><br/>Andrew Winston is one of the most widely read writers and thinkers on sustainable business. His books on sustainability strategy include Green to Gold, The Big Pivot...
Episode #26
<p><b>Atif Rafiq: Digital Disruptor</b></p><p>Provocateur of the C-Suite, Atif Rafiq has been disrupting companies for more than 25 years in Silicon Valley, the Fortune 500, and through a variety of his own startups...
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