Dermot Buffini, The Curious CEO, uses a mix of engaging conversations, poignant interviews, and authentic dialogue to tap into the top minds of our time to uncover tactics, strategies, lessons, and mindsets that help great leaders succeed through good times and bad.
Dermot Buffini, former CEO of Buffini & Company, believes his secret weapon as a leader has been his curiosity, and the willingness to ask others about their own leadership experiences.
Change vs. Transition: What No One Tells You About Starting Over with Craig Cooney
Have you outgrown a role you used to love? Or are you staying because there's too much to lose?
In this episode of The Curious CEO, Dermot Buffini sits down with Craig Cooney, pastor, leadership coach, and best-selling author of The Tension of Transition. After 20 years as a full-time pastor, Craig moved his family from Ireland to Australia, and he shares what that taught him about leading through change.
You'll learn:
Why change and transition are not the same thing
How to handle the transitions you didn't choose
The signs your season is ending, and why successful people overstay
How to plan a healthy exit and leave well
Why action brings clarity when you feel stuck
Find Craig's books on Amazon, including The Threshold, and follow him at dailyprophetic.com and @daily.prophetic on Instagram.
The Curious CEO: Dermot Buffini talks with the top minds in leadership to uncover the tactics, strategies, lessons, and mindsets that help great leaders succeed through good times and bad.
10 Sept 2026
The Art of Networking - Dr. Ivan Misner
Dr. Ivan Misner didn't set out to build the world's largest networking organization; he just wanted referrals for his consulting practice. Decades later, BNI spans thousands of chapters worldwide, and Misner joins host Dermot Buffini on The Curious CEO to unpack how he got there and what he's learned along the way.
In this episode:
• Why Misner trademarked his own name, and what it has to do with online dating scams
• The culture and core values behind BNI's growth, including “givers gain”
• How Misner discovered he tests as an introvert, and what that means for anyone who thinks they're bad at networking
• The VCP process: moving from visibility to credibility to profitability
• Why AI and disruption favor the businesses willing to reinvent themselves, told through the story of Kodak
• The difference between working in your flame and working in your wax
• His closing thought on why trust, not contacts, is what actually counts
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10 Aug 2026
A Cyber-Security Expert's Guide to Staying Safe Online
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