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Minter Dial

Minter Dial

Author, speaker and advisor on leadership & digital transformation

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London, United Kingdom
Joined December 2024
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Summary

Seasoned speaker and brand/leadership consultant: Minter has spent 16 years in senior roles at L'Oréal and, since 2009, has run his own speaking/consulting practice delivering bespoke programmes and keynote presentations on leadership, branding and digital transformation for global clients. minterdial+1
Thought‑leader on empathy and AI: Through his award-winning book Heartificial Empathy (2nd ed., 2023) and related talks, Minter argues for embedding empathy into organizations and into the design of AI-driven experiences. minterdial+1
Podcaster and media creator with sustained reach: He has hosted the Minter Dialogue podcast weekly since 2010 (600+ episodes, 1M+ downloads) and created The Joy of Padel podcast, using long-form interviews and storytelling to connect leaders, authors and practitioners. minterdial+1
Storyteller and filmmaker: Minter produced The Last Ring Home (book and award-winning documentary) — a personal project that demonstrates his skill turning family history and archival research into widely viewed film and book projects. thelastringhome+1
Padel evangelist and community builder: Beyond playing and writing about padel, Minter uses podcasting and events to promote the sport and create community (Joy of Padel, PANGO SPORTS initiative). minterdial+1

Work

Education

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Writing

Heartificial Empathy, 2nd Edition: Putting Heart into Business and Artificial Intelligence

January 1, 2023

Explores the role of empathy in business and how empathy can be encoded into organizations and AI; significantly updated second edition released April 2023.

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Dialogos, Fostering Meaningful Conversation

January 1, 2022

Series/collection on meaningful workplace communication and conversations (featured publication / Substack content).

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You Lead: How Being Yourself Makes You A Better Leader

January 1, 2021

Leadership book (Kogan Page, 2021) arguing for authenticity in leadership; won the Business Book Award 2022 (Leadership category).

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Futureproof (co-author, with Caleb Storkey)

January 1, 2017

Examines mindsets and technologies organisations need to prepare for disruption (Pearson/FT, 2017).

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The Last Ring Home (book)

January 1, 2016

Biographical account connected to the documentary film; winner of the Book Excellence Award 2018.

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Heartificial Empathy: French Edition

January 1, 2023

French edition of the significantly expanded second edition of Heartificial Empathy, exploring empathy in business and AI.

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Dialogos, Fostering Meaningful Conversation - Expanded Edition

January 1, 2022

Expanded edition of Dialogos, exploring meaningful workplace communication and conversations.

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Hobbies

Padel tennis — long‑time player, writer and promoter of the sport (plays multiple times per week and hosts Joy of Padel). minterdial+1

Fan of the Grateful Dead and broadly interested in music and languages. minterdial

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