Patriek Karayil is a C-suite advisor, White House Presidential Innovation Fellow & Board Member of the American Education Board. Marianna chats to Patriek about the serendipitous nature of his career, digital transformation for the US government, & what it was really like working at The White House. Marianna and Patriek debate the merits of an Euro…

Pauline Li is the co-managing partner of Madonna Capital (https://www.madonna-capital.com), with over 15 years of experience across a variety of sectors. From high school to KPMG, from Christian Dior to the UK startup scene, from working in finance AND fashion in Sydney to supporting female founders in the UK, there is little Pauline hasn't done in…

Justin Butlion is the founder of projectBI, an analytics agency that specializes in helping eCommerce businesses unlock growth using data. Marianna chats to Justin about his digital nomad lifestyle, and his all time favourite city to work from (hint: it’s in Thailand). Justin talks about emerging digital trends, his BI consultancy, and why niche is…

Ard Matthews is the front man of South African band Just Jinjer, with their debut album title ‘All Comes Round’, becoming one of the biggest selling rock genre albums of all time in South Africa. Marianna chats to Ard about her memory of working with him (and how he is the nicest celebrity), the creative process, and how much he loves touring in Du…

Talia Savva is the co-founder of The Pilates Course (https://www.thepilatescourse.com/). Marianna and Talia reminisce about relay races at primary school, discuss New Zealand contract opportunities and their shared love for Auckland, along with delving deeper into Talia’s career trajectory and her passion for Pilates. Talia chats emerging Pilates t…

Alla Boguslavsky is Head of Global Projects at an EdTech giant (2U). She has 17 years experience, across three continents and 300+ projects, successfully implementing complex global projects. Marianna chats to Alla about work cultures in New Zealand vs US vs Singapore vs South Africa along with AI trends in Project Management. Alla also imparts som…

Josh Stirling is an American living in France. He's a talented content creative and video marketer who's currently working at a French B2B telecoms organisation where Marianna and Josh worked together circa 2022/2023. Marianna and Josh share their reflections on the French working culture, and answer the inevitable question of 'Is it anything like …

Interviewed ⁠Seb Pelan⁠ - a talented videographer I had the pleasure of working with back in 2018 when I was heading up the marketing team for a tech startup in Ljubljana. We chatted about AI's impact on the video content industry, why he is cautiously pessimistic about the rise of AI in relation to videography, & a few AI tools he can recommend fo…

Marianna Boguslavsky interviews one of South Africa’s most talented copywriters. We talk AI and copywriting - a hot topic right now. Should copywriters be scared, how AI is transforming content, plagiarism, plus some advice for newbie copywriters.

Richard Mulholland is a professional speaker, presenter, author, entrepreneur, and executive coach. Marianna chats to Richard about the one key thing anyone can do to overcome public speaking anxiety, the pitfalls of over-rehearsing, Malcolm Gladwell’s presentation style, and Richard’s distaste for Gary Vaynerchuk’s self promotion philosophy.…

Elan Lohmann is the Founder and CEO of SleekGeek SA. Marianna and Elan both worked in the tech industry in Cape Town back in the day, and they caught up to chat about following your career passion, the challenges of leaving a corporate role to become an entrepreneur, how to grow a niche wellness community, and what the future holds for SleekGeek.…

Brenden Hubbard is an award-winning filmmaker, writer and producer. He has managed productions and festival runs for variety of films. Marianna worked with Brenden when he was the associate producer and film festival manager for the US film 'Before I Disappear' (based on the Oscar winning short film 'Curfew') and Boguslavsky & Co was contracted to …

Hendrik Laubscher is the founder and chief analyst at Blue Cape Ventures. along with being an eCommerce and marketplaces expert. Marianna chats to Hendrik about working together at PriceCheck (South Africa's largest price & product comparison website), ​the importance of customer service in eCommerce​, and the current state of the eCommerce industr…

Our inaugural podcast for Boguslavsky & Co is an interview with with one of Marianna Boguslavsky's longtime friends, a past colleague, and an inspirational Brand & Product Manager for an international hair brand. Marianna chats to Catherine Williams about what being an air hostess taught her about marketing to consumers, how a customer centric role…