In this episode of the Human Innovation Podcast, Jens Heitland speaks with Scott Murphy, co-founder of Clover, an e-bike subscription company in Valencia that offers unlimited battery swapping through an asset-light model in which the company owns none of its bikes. Scott shares how a planned sabbatical in Spain turned into Fin, a sustainable last-mile logistics startup in London, how investor pitching has changed since 2021, why he treats rejection as a necessary part of the founder journey, and how a teenage habit of applying every week to a local TV station shaped his persistence. 

The conversation also covers co-founder leadership, the principle of praising in public and correcting in private, how community has carried Clover’s growth on a small budget, and where urban mobility is heading as car ownership becomes harder to justify in European cities.

Sandra Silva, CEO of Veolia Portugal, joins Jens Heitland on the Human Innovation Podcast to talk about how leaders grow through uncomfortable moments, why a manager once told her to make herself dispensable, and how Veolia builds that thinking into its trainee program, its employee shareholder model, and its approach to new managers.

The conversation also covers ecological transformation across water, energy, and waste; the growing importance of resource sovereignty in Europe; and how Veolia is piloting full automation, with HR involved from the start, to protect the human skills efficiency could otherwise remove.

Amit Kasliwal, founder of Dehurdle and former Ford India leader, joins Jens Heitland on networking, reinvention, AI voice simulation and practice after training.

Explore Jason Skeesick's journey from Army veteran to successful entrepreneur on The Jens Heitland Show. Discover key insights on building robust businesses, overcoming obstacles, and driving success with effective strategies and community building.

Jimmy Burroughes is on a mission to change the way we lead teams. With years of experience as an Officer in the British Military and a track record of success as a people leader in top global organizations, Jimmy knows what it takes to build a high-performance culture that delivers results.

This is his second appearance after episode 179 where we go deep into his new book Beat burnout ignite performance

Dr. Kevin Gazzara is the CEO of Magna Leadership Solutions. He is Management & Leadership Expert, Executive Positive Intelligence Coach, Professor at 5 Universities, Speaker and Author of The Leader of OZ.

Kevin worked for 18 years at Intel Corporation in positions from Program and Product Management to Leadership Development. He holds a Bachelor in Science in Commerce and Engineering, an MBA and a Doctorate of Management in Organizational Leadership.

Jem Fuller has lived a colorful, global life. From barefoot backpacker to corporate leader, fire-dancer and traditional tattooist, kindergarten teacher to motorcycle courier, masseuse and reflexology to laborer and travel consultant.

Peter works as Executive Coach and a High Performance Team Engineer. He is a public speaker and has spoken at tedx at the time of the recording the ted talk has 1,5 million views.

In our conversation Peter shares the 2 rules of leadership and we explore how the rules can be applied by leaders.

Faris Aranki is the CEO of Shiageto Consultancy. Shiageto helps their clients to fundamentally solve complex problems with senior stakeholders, designing solutions that are right for individual businesses and engaging across organizations to turn complexity into business-as-usual.

Our wide ranging conversation covers emotional intelligence for Leaders, building strategies, how Faris got onto a billboard in London and many more nuggets.

Natalie is an experienced innovation specialist having spent over 25 years working as a corporate innovation director, a business consultant and entrepreneur. She has worked for and consulted with some of the world’s leading organizations including Cisco Systems, GSK, LEO Pharma Asia, Edgewell, and the Singapore Government, helping them build innovation systems, culture and capabilities as well as generating new ideas to help them grow their teams and businesses.

As Founder of The Entheo Network, based out of Singapore, she has made her passion for purpose and people driven innovation practical as well as inspirational to elevate people’s thinking on not only what they can create, but how - the mind, skill sets and cultural environments - that make everyday innovation happen.