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Meridian Point

The Meridian Point Podcast explores the intersection of disruption and innovation in today"s rapidly evolving business landscape. While drawing on agile and lean principles, we focus on how leaders and organizations can harness disruption to drive positive change and create breakthrough innovations. Each episode features in-depth conversations with thought leaders, entrepreneurs, and change agents who share their real-world experiences and insights on transforming organizations, developing

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47:49

Co-Intelligence: Why Learning Together Beats Knowing...

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2026/04/21

Co-Intelligence: Why Learning Together Beats Knowing TogetherShow Notes | The Meridian Point Podcast Guest: Diana Larsen Here is a question worth sitting with for a moment. Your organization has spent years hiring smart people, building knowledge repositories, documenting processes, and training staff. You have accumulated a lot. So why does it feel like the moment something genuinely new shows up, the whole machine slows down? Diana Larsen has an answer. And it is not a comfortable

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33:54

Why Your Best People Keep Getting in Each Other's Way...

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2026/04/07

Why Your Best People Keep Getting in Each Other's Way | Ryan BehrmanGuest: Ryan Behrman, Owner & CEO of StrongSuits and Principal at Touchthink Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: April 7, 2025 Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen to This Episode Your best people are getting in each other's way. They are not doing it on purpose. Most of them do not even know it is happening. And the personality assessments you have been using to fix it are part of the problem. Ryan Behrman has

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54:21

Business Agility in Crisis: 2025 Trends with Evan...

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2026/03/24

The Meridian Point PodcastEpisode: Business Agility in Crisis: 2025 Trends with Evan Leybourn Air Date:March 24, 2026 EPISODE SUMMARY Is business agility dying—or just revealing its true colors? Evan Leybourn, founder and CEO of the Business Agility Institute, joins The Meridian Point with fresh data from the 2025 Business Agility Report covering organizations across 85 countries. The conversation reveals alarming trends: trust is fragile, authoritarian leadership is rising both

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43:53

Intentional by Design: Building Careers, Teams, and...

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2026/03/11

Intentional by Design — Building Careers, Teams, and Technology That WorkThe Meridian Point Podcast with Kumar Dattatreyan Guest: Patricia O'Shea, Senior Director, Product Management, ADUSA Episode Summary Patricia O'Shea spent 30 years in technology transformation, starting in the most unlikely place — raising funds for cancer research through telemarketing. That early experience gave her two lessons that still guide her today: say yes to things you don't know how to do, and never lose

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69:28

The Energy Revolution: Why Your Electric Bill Could...

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2026/02/17

Episode Show Notes: The Energy Revolution Nobody Saw Coming (Until Now)Guest: Glenn Marshall, Transformation Expert & Energy Economics Specialist Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Type: Fireside Chat (No Preset Agenda) Duration: ~1 Hour Ever wonder what it felt like to live through the automobile revolution—and not realize it? In 1903, a banker told Horace Rackham: "Don't invest in Mr. Ford's company. The automobile is merely a novelty, a fad. The horse is here to stay." Rackham ignored

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45:00

Career Disruption as Strategy: Solving Problems &...

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2026/02/04

Career Disruption as Strategy: Solving Problems & Moving OnThe Meridian Point Podcast Guest: Reha MalikHost: Kumar DattatreyanEpisode Date: February 2026Duration: ~45 minutes Watch on YouTube THE MOMENT SHE SAID NO Lucrative CTO offer. Swedish company. Work from anywhere. Great compensation. Then Reha read the fine print: Hubstaff—employee monitoring software that tracks screen time, takes screenshots, monitors everything you do. She asked the CEO directly in the final interview: "Do

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41:16

The Billion-Transaction Problem Everyone Ignores...

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2026/01/27

The Billion-Transaction Problem Everyone Ignores (Until Now)Guest: Ron Healy, Founder of EPAL Global Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: January 27, 2026 Duration: ~40 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen to This Episode Ever see a massive business opportunity hiding in plain sight—in the last place anyone would look? Ron Healy found one. In regulations. While most executives spend millions trying to comply with cross-border tax rules, Ron built a company solving a problem

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42:40

When Doing Scrum, Don't Do Scrum: Focus on Problems,...

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2026/01/20

When Doing Scrum, Don't Do Scrum: Focus on Problems, Not Frameworks The Meridian Point - Episode Show Notes Guest: Sven de Koning Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: January 2026 Duration: ~41 minutes Watch on YouTube Ever wonder why your certification didn't lead to that Scrum Master job? Meet Sven de Koning - who spent 11 years as a Scrum Master before doing something most coaches never do: he walked away to become a Product Owner. And he's got uncomfortable truths about why the Agile

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35:12

Cybersecurity as Culture Change: Why Tech Alone Won't...

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2026/01/14

Show Notes: Cybersecurity as Culture Change - Why Tech Alone Won't Protect YouGuest: Oksana Denesiuk, Product & Technology Transformation Leader, Cybersecurity Advocate Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date:January 13,2026 Duration: ~35 minutes Why You Need to Listen Right Now Your company probably has great cybersecurity tools. And you're still vulnerable. Why? Because cybersecurity isn't a technology problem anymore—it's a culture problem. And most organizations are fighting

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35:02

Laid off at 40, New Dad, Grieving: How I Rebuilt My...

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2026/01/07

Laid Off at 40, New Dad, Grieving: How I Rebuilt My Life Guest: Kreisler Ng, Founder of Right at Home Long Beach Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: January 06, 2026 Duration: ~35 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen to This Episode Ever wonder what happens when your entire life implodes in three months? Kreisler Ng lived it. He became a first-time father, lost the mother-in-law he'd been caring for during COVID, and got laid off from his corporate leadership role at

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41:19

The Abundance Paradox: Finding Wealth in Financial...

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2025/12/23

Rising from the Ashes: Breaking Generational Patterns Through Radical TransparencyThe Meridian Point - Episode Show Notes Guest: Rafael Ribeiro Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Duration: ~45 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Watch or Listen to This Episode Rafael Ribeiro had everything on paper—successful agile coach, multiple ventures, respected in his field. But inside? He was drowning in financial collapse, identity crisis, and the weight of maintaining a perfect facade. For four

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37:36

Trial by Fire: Building Leaders of Significance |...

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2025/12/16

Trial by Fire: Building Leaders of SignificanceThe Meridian Point Podcast with Kumar DattatreyanGuest: Dr. Mosongo MoukwaWatch onYouTube --- THE MOMENT EVERYTHING CHANGED Fresh from his PhD, Mosongo expected to work in a lab creating patents. Instead, his VP called him in and said, "We're making you a manager." No training. No preparation. Just "You'll be fine, don't worry." That trial by fire launched a 30-year journey from accidental manager to VP at SC Johnson—and taught him that growth

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40:51

From Strategy to Action: How OKRs Transform Fortune...

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2025/12/09

From Strategy to Action: How OKRs Transform Fortune 100 OrganizationsThe Meridian Point - Episode Show Notes Guest: Sevak MarkarianHost: Kumar DattatreyanDuration: ~ 41 minutesWatch on YouTube Why You Need to Watch or Listen to This Episode Ever been in a strategy meeting where everyone nods along to a brilliant plan, only to watch it completely fall apart three months later? Most organizations don't fail because they have bad strategies. They fail because no one can figure out how to

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37:04

Agile Without the Jargon: Coaching Executives Beyond IT

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2025/12/02

Agile Without the Jargon: Coaching Executives Beyond ITGuest: Om Patel, Enterprise Business Agility Coach at ClearlyAgile & Co-host of Arguing Agile Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: December 2, 2025 Duration: ~38 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen to This Episode Ever tried coaching a Type A executive who thinks collaboration is a threat to their authority? Om Patel has cracked the code—and he does it without ever saying the word "agile." In this conversation, Om

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44:07

AGILE VS TRADITIONAL? Breaking the False Binary with...

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2025/11/25

Guest: Alan Zucker, Founder of Project Management Essentials Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: November 25, 2025 Duration: ~45 minutes Watch on YouTubeWhy You Need to Listen Right Now Ever feel like the whole "Agile vs Traditional" debate is just... exhausting? Alan Zucker was doing agile at MCI Communications in the 90s—before the manifesto even existed. He launched a 48-state product in 5 months with almost no bureaucracy. Then he went to Fannie Mae and watched what happens when you

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44:42

Management Myths Busted: Johanna Rothman on Real...

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2025/10/28

Episode Show Notes: Management Myths Busted with Johanna RothmanGuest: Johanna Rothman, The "Pragmatic Manager" & Author of 20+ Books Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: October 21, 2025 Duration: ~41 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen Right Now Ever look around your "agile" organization and wonder why nothing's getting faster? Got all the JIRA boards, daily stand-ups, and sticky notes but teams still can't ship? Johanna Rothman calls this the "Agile Veneer." And she

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From Agile to AI: Avoiding the Same Transformation...

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2025/10/21

Episode Show Notes: From Agile to AI - Avoiding the Same Transformation MistakesGuest: Sanjiv Augustine, Founder & CEO of LitheSpeed Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: October 2025 Duration: ~41 minutes Watch on YouTube Ever wonder why your company's AI initiative feels like that disastrous Agile rollout all over again? Meet Sanjiv Augustine - who's spent 30 years watching companies make the same mistakes with every shiny new thing. First Scrum. Then SAFe. Now AI. And he's got the

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32:21

From Agile Burnout to Reinvention Coach: Todd Kamens'...

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2025/10/07

Episode Show Notes: The Titanic Is Sinking (And Your Business Might Be Too)Guest: Todd Kamens, Reinvention Coach & Agile Transformation Expert Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Duration: ~ 32 minutes Watch on YouTube Why Listen Right Now The Titanic had binoculars. Radios. Multiple iceberg warnings from nearby ships. They still hit the iceberg. Your company is doing the exact same thing right now. You're getting signals—AI announcements, market shifts, your best people quietly updating

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39:53

Top-Down vs Bottom-Up: Two Transformation Methods,...

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2025/09/24

Episode Show Notes: The Great Transformation Showdown - Top Down vs Bottom UpGuest: Glenn Marshall, Creator of Next Level Co-Creation Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: Duration: ~ 39 minutes Watch on YouTube Why You Need to Listen Right Now Ever been part of a transformation that felt like it was happening TO you instead of WITH you? Glenn Marshall and Kumar just discovered something incredible: they've both created transformation methods that seem completely opposite—but they end up

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35:27

He Acquired a Company - Now It's Disrupting 200+...

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2025/09/09

Episode Show Notes: He Acquired a Company - Now It's Disrupting 200+ UniversitiesGuest: Samir Penkar, CEO of Simulation Powered Learning & Co-founder of RuckFit Host: Kumar Dattatreyan Episode Date: September 9, 2025 Duration: ~ 35 minutes Watch on YouTube Ever wonder what happens when you acquire a company that everyone else wants to shut down? Meet Samir Penkar - who went from Java developer to Agile trainer to education disruptor. And it all started with seeing potential in a dying

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