In this episode of the Business Transformation Podcast, host Heath Gascoigne—Founder & CEO of HOBA Tech, creator of the HOBA® framework, and author of The Business Transformation Playbook—sits down with Jarrett Bunnin, a U.S. government transformation leader working at the intersection of digital innovation, policy, and ethical AI.

What we cover

• The difference between real transformation and "tech theatre," and why over-complication kills outcomes.

• How to escape pilot purgatory and build systems that actually scale in government.

• Governance, adoption, and the critical role of middle management in change that sticks.

• Using a framework of frameworks—choosing only what accelerates value for your context.

• Where agentic AI helps (and where human judgment still matters).

Quotable

• "The biggest risk in government transformation isn't AI — it's inaction. Pilot purgatory is the new bureaucracy." — Heath

• "You can't regulate trust, but you can design for it." — Jarrett

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Host: Heath Gascoigne | HOBA Tech®
Guest: Jarrett Bunnin

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🚨 Culture eats strategy for breakfast — but who's feeding culture in your organisation?

In this episode of the Business Transformation Podcast, host Heath Gascoigne sits down with Larry Mendelberg—boardroom strategist, C-suite whisperer, and transformation consultant with 30+ years experience helping leadership teams drive sustainable change.

This episode is for anyone who's ever faced executive resistance, change fatigue, or stakeholder inertia while trying to transform an organisation that says the right things—but does the wrong ones.

Larry breaks down the psychology of leadership teams, the trap of top-down transformation, and the frameworks he uses to unblock decisions, align values, and create traction at the very top.

🔍 What You'll Learn in This Episode:

⏱️ Chapters & Timestamps:

00:00 – Intro: Meet Larry Mendelberg
02:46 – Why strategy fails when culture is misaligned
06:20 – Executive misalignment: What it is and how to fix it
10:45 – "That's not my job" – Breaking down silo mentality
14:30 – How to identify the real root cause of resistance
20:22 – Strategic facilitation at the board level
25:40 – Trust, transparency, and how to rebuild them fast
31:10 – Redesigning incentives to support transformation
35:05 – The difference between agreement vs. alignment
42:30 – What most orgs get wrong about the transformation journey
46:10 – Larry's closing advice to leaders driving change

🧠 Big Ideas from This Episode:

Culture doesn't start at the middle—it starts at the top

Most resistance is misdiagnosed (and mishandled)

Executive teams think they're aligned, but their behaviours tell another story

You can't "project manage" your way out of a leadership vacuum

Facilitation isn't fluff—it's strategy execution

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🔗 Website: https://www.larrymendelberg.com

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🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymendelberg

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📈 Take the AI Readiness Scorecard → https://hoba.tech/scorecards/ai-transformation-readiness/
🎓 Upcoming Webinar: AI for Business Transformation Professionals → https://hoba.tech/webinars/ai-for-transformation-professionals-webinar-apply-ai-with-hoba-framework/

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🔎 In this episode of The Business Transformation Podcast, we go deep into the realities of transforming businesses in Mexico and Latin America with the team from Innorendering, HOBA Tech's certified partner in the region.

🎯 What you'll learn:

• Why most "digital transformations" fail without a strategic business architecture
• How to adapt your transformation to Mexican cultural and regulatory contexts
• Real success stories from logistics and fintech companies
• How global trade tensions are accelerating transformation opportunities in Mexico
• The future of AI, nearshoring, and ESG through a Latin American lens

👥 Featuring:
Ruben Bravo | Marco Virueta | Jorge Uriega | Alicia Rodríguez

📌 Chapters:

0:00 – Intro: Why Mexico is at an inflection point
2:34 – What is Innorendering?
5:12 – Transformation beyond technology: What's missing
8:47 – Case study: Logistics company redesign
12:30 – HOBA Tech in Latin America
15:55 – Cultural & regulatory realities in Mexico
20:00 – The government's nearshoring response
24:12 – AI & automation: Use it wisely
27:30 – Final message to business leaders
30:10 – Be architects, not firefighters

🎧 Available on Spotify, Apple, and wherever you listen to podcasts.
💬 Comment below with your thoughts or transformation questions!
📥 Download our AI Readiness Scorecard: hoba.tech/scorecards

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🎙️ Business Transformation Podcast – Episode #43
People Science Over Process: The No-Nonsense Truth About Change Management with Ron Leeman

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👇 LISTEN TO THIS if you're in change, transformation, or leadership! 👇

In this no-BS, high-value episode, Heath Gascoigne sits down with Ron Leeman — the legendary change manager with 40+ years of global experience — to unpack the myths, truths, and overlooked realities of driving transformation that sticks.

From the fallacy of the "70% failure rate" to why "people science" is the future of change, this conversation is jam-packed with war stories, practical wisdom, and takeaways every transformation leader needs to hear.

🧠 What You'll Learn in This Episode:
00:00 - Intro: Who is Ron Leeman?
03:00 - Surviving Ponzi schemes, transformation war stories, and global experience
10:00 - Why industry-specific experience in change is overrated
18:00 - The rise of AI in change management – and the risks of blind adoption
23:00 - People Science vs. People Side: The evolution of change thinking
31:00 - Sponsors, vision, and why your business case is NOT a one-off document
42:00 - Measuring success: Ron's take on balanced business scorecards
50:00 - Transformation vs. Change – are we just relabeling?
58:00 - Final advice: What Ron would do differently (so you don't have to)

💡 Whether you're a consultant, change lead, C-suite exec, or just getting started, this is your shortcut to decades of lived experience.

📣 About Ron Leeman:
Ron is an award-winning global change expert, speaker, trainer, and founder of The Highway of Change. Based in Thailand, he's delivered change programs across Europe, Asia, and the US in over 25 industries — from government and pharmaceuticals to construction and banking.

🌐 Connect with Ron:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronleeman/
📚 Website: https://www.thehighwayofchange.com

🎧 Listen to the full podcast on:
Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts | Amazon Music

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🔗 Follow HOBA TECH: https://www.linkedin.com/company/hoba-tech
🌍 Visit: https://www.hoba.tech
📩 Join the waitlist for our AI for Business Transformation Consultants course: https://www.hoba.tech/ai-for-consultants

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What happens when leadership stops following the rules—and starts rewriting them?

In this bold and insightful episode of the Business Transformation Podcast, host Heath Gascoigne sits down with Brian Gorman — a transformation veteran with over 50 years of experience and the self-described Maverick Coach.

Together, they explore what it really means to lead transformation in today's world. Forget top-down command and control. Brian champions a people-first, emotionally intelligent, story-driven approach rooted in neuroscience, culture, and connection.

🎧 In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why emotional intelligence is now mission-critical for effective leadership

• What Maverick leaders do differently—and why they're thriving in disruption

• How to replace outdated hierarchies with network-based organizations

• The role of storytelling and "a story from the future" in driving commitment

• Why culture lives in muscle memory (and how to change it with coaching)

• How the Hero's Journey helps leaders and organizations navigate transformation

• The lessons from Brian's 50-year journey through Fortune 500 transformations and personal coaching alike

🔥 Whether you're a transformation consultant, team leader, C-suite executive, or simply someone who wants to lead with courage—this is the episode for you.

🎙️ About Our Guest:
Brian Gorman is a transformational coach, speaker, and author with over five decades of leadership experience. Known as "The Maverick Coach," Brian helps bold leaders redefine what's possible in organizational change. He's the founder of TransformingLives.coach and the author of The Hero and the Sherpa, his take on the Hero's Journey for leaders.

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📌 Connect with Brian Gorman:
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/briangorman07030
🌍 Website: https://www.transforminglives.coach

🎧 Available on:
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What happens when analog wisdom meets the chaos of digital transformation?

In this deep-dive conversation, Heath Gascoigne sits down with business cartographer and author Jim Landgraf to explore how organizations can cut through the noise and build lasting transformation — by slowing down, aligning their architecture to value, and learning to listen.

🔥 Topics covered:

• Why business architecture isn't just another framework — it's a practice
• The difference between "noise" and "signal" in transformation
• The liminal layer: creating space for constructive tension
• The illusion of efficiency and the myths of automation
• The role of fractional business architects
• How to use maturity models the right way
• Why your operating model may be your biggest barrier to omnichannel success

Jim shares insights from his new book, "Slow is Fast: Analog Wisdom in a Digital Storm", and why transformation success comes from getting the basics right, not overengineering with frameworks or tech.

💡 "We're the caretakers of the guest house — the place where business and strategy finally meet on neutral ground."

📘 Get Jim's book: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Slow-Fast-Analog-Wisdom-Digital-ebook/dp/B0F4BBV2DY

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In this episode of the Business Transformation Podcast, host Heath Gascoigne sits down with Kameel Gaines, Founder & CEO of Rig on Wheels, to break down the real challenges and opportunities shaping the future of trucking—no fluff, just straight value.

With over 15 years in trucking and logistics recruitment, Kameel brings 🔥 insight into:
✅ How trucking is evolving—with better margins and smarter regulation
✅ The overlooked secret to driver retention: culture & fit
✅ Why diversity in the boardroom matters more than ever
✅ The tech gap in trucking vs. logistics—and how to close it
✅ Kameel's powerful 4-step recruitment process
✅ What she'd do differently if she had to start all over again

We also get a preview of her upcoming talk at Manifest 2025 in Las Vegas, where she'll share her vision for a more innovative, inclusive, and future-proof industry.

🛠️ Whether you're in logistics, HR, leadership or business transformation, this episode is a masterclass in recruiting, retaining, and rethinking the future of trucking.

🎧 Listen now and learn why trucking is not just part of the supply chain—it is the supply chain.

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