Future Directors Podcast

About Future Directors Podcast

Welcome to the Future Directors podcast hosted by award-winning author and Board Futurist, Paul Smith. Every episode brings you diverse perspectives and new ideas from the boardroom. His guests include thought leaders and board directors who are pushing the boundaries of governance around the world.

Publisher

Future Directors Institute

Category

business · education

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

25 Nov 2017

Latest episode

14 Mar 2025

Latest episodes

114 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   14 Mar 2025

   Ep. 112 - Become More Influential In The Boardroom

   Host Paul Smith interviews Erin Essenmacher, Future Directors Faculty Member and former NACD President, on leveraging positive psychology to boost boardroom influence and navigate human dynamics.

2. 

   1 Mar 2025

   Ep. 111 - Harnessing data for modern financial governance (w/ Dr David Bond)

   Host Paul Smith interviews Dr. David Bond, a university lecturer and board member, on leveraging real-time data for modern financial governance and asking critical questions of financial statements.

3. 

   15 Feb 2025

   Ep. 110 - The Go-Giver Way (w/ Bob Burg)

   Author Bob Burg shares the "Go-Giver" principles with host Paul Smith, revealing how focusing on giving value transforms business and board performance.

Who has been a guest on Future Directors Podcast

Names identified in recent episode analyses. Showing up to five guests.

• Erin Essenmacher
• Dr David Bond
• Bob Burg
• Bessi Graham
• Lisa Coletta

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Spotify

4.9 / 5

11 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 47 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

73

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

51

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Guest appearances

Does not typically book guests

Based on episode analysis; this does not confirm that the show is currently accepting guests.