Welcome to The Business Transformation podcast! This show is for Business Transformators - part-strategist, part-designer, part-collaborator and part-negotiator, who has moved beyond just design, and includes oversight of implementation, stakeholder management, coordination and negotiation).
If you've a business owner, business consultant or entrepreneur, and worked on strategy development or strategy implementation and ensured that they're aligned with the businesses' design and technology — then you're probably a business Transformator!
Learn from Heath Gascoigne, author of the best selling book The Business Transformation Playbook, creator of HOBA® (House of Business Architecture®) Business Transformation Framework and founder of HOBA TECH.
In each episode, Heath shares his biggest secrets and "a-ha moments" and business transformation secrets with complete transparency.
Heath will be talking to industry experts and professionals to also share their stories, strategies and insights to help you start, turnaround or grow your business transformation.
🎙️ AI, Ethics & Government Transformation with Jarrett Bunnin (Ep. 047)
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
Listen on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube & more.
Host: Heath Gascoigne | HOBA Tech®
Guest: Jarrett Bunnin
Call to action (free resource)
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25 Aug 2025
🎙️ Transforming Culture from the C-Suite: Larry Mendelberg on Resistance, Buy-In & Strategic Execution
🚨 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
🎧 Want more from Larry Mendelberg?
🔗 Website: https://www.larrymendelberg.com
📘 Book: [Insert book name if applicable]
🔗 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrymendelberg
📌 Also Mentioned:
🎯 HOBA® Business Transformation Framework → https://hoba.tech/what-is-hoba/hoba-and-agile/
📈 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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9 Aug 2025
🇲🇽 Ep. 45 - Business Transformation in Mexico: Why Strategy Comes Before Tech | Innorendering x HOBA Tech 🎙️
🔎 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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