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Leadership, Brand Strategy & Transformation - Minter DialogueMeaningful interviews with diverse and intriguing personalities, entrepreneurs, authors and business leaders. Author: Evergreen Podcasts Minter Dialogue
With the Minter Dialogue podcast, your host Minter Dial is on a mission to help elevate the debate and insert more meaningfulness into our lives. He gives weekly interviews around leadership, brand strategy and transformation, featuring top business leaders, personalities, entrepreneurs and authors from around the world who are making things happen! This show has had multiple awards and citations over the years, including the #2 Brand Strategy podcast worldwide by Feedspot in 2025 (#1 in the UK), as well as #22 among all Leadership podcasts. It was also listed as a Top 50 leadership podcast by LeadersHum for 2022 and Top 50 Marketing Blog/Podcasts by Linkedin. Minter Dial is a filmmaker and author of multiple award-winning books, including The Last Ring Home, Futureproof (FT Press), You Lead (Kogan Page) and Heartificial Empathy, 2nd edition (2023). He also hosts The Joy of Padel podcast. Podcast show notes are on minterdial.com. To rate & review: RateThisPodcast. Language: en-us Genres: Business, Management, Marketing Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Living Your Dash: Linda Ellis Discusses Meaning, Mortality, and Authenticity (MDE673)
Episode 673
Saturday, 26 September, 2026
In this moving conversation, Minter Dial welcomes poet Linda Ellis, whose work—most notably the widely-shared poem "The Dash"—has touched millions around the world, often at the most poignant moments of their lives. Linda Ellis reflects on her journey from a corporate environment to becoming a poet whose words are read at funerals, inscribed as tattoos, and woven into the fabric of people's daily lives. The discussion delves into the profound impact of contemplating mortality—not to dwell on death, but to enrich the meaning found within the ‘dash’ between life’s dates. Linda Ellis shares candidly about her own struggles with being closely associated with loss and funerals, and how she intentionally reframed her message to champion the celebration of life as much as its inevitable end. Together, they examine why, as a society, we so often shy away from conversations about death, and how embracing the finite nature of existence can inspire more authentic living. The episode also explores the art of creating poetry that is universally accessible without sacrificing emotional depth. Linda Ellis offers insights into fostering legacy, communicating authentically in both personal and professional settings, and the significance of expressing love and gratitude while there is still time. Whether you seek greater meaning in daily routines, guidance in dealing with loss at work, or simply a nudge to live more intentionally, this conversation offers warmth, wisdom, and practical inspiration. Join Minter Dial and Linda Ellis as they discuss the delicate balance between silliness and seriousness, and invite listeners to consider: how will you spend your own dash?
