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As a CEO or founder, you’re constantly solving problems—breaking through growth plateaus, managing a growing team, and trying to scale without losing control.That’s where Brilliance Talks comes in.Brilliance Talks is where we help business leaders scale with clarity,…

Podcast · By Simac Konkader · British English · Official site

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Sep 22, 2026
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  1. Episode · Sep 22, 2026

    SEO Is NOT Dead: The Future of SEO & AI Search (opens the original)

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    Is SEO dead? Sophie Brannon doesn't think so. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Simac Konkader sits down with Sophie Brannon, who leads StudioHawk's US operation, to explore how SEO is changing in the age of AI search. Sophie shares what she has learned from more than a decade in SEO and from building StudioHawk's US operation from the ground up. The conversation also goes behind the scenes of agency growth: what broke when StudioHawk crossed 100 people, why an Australian process failed in th

  2. Episode · Sep 15, 2026

    Working 75 Hours a Week? Your Business Has a Bigger Problem (opens the original)

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    How many hours are you working every week? If the answer is 60, 70 or even 75 hours, you might not have a workload problem. You might have a founder dependency problem. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Simac Konkader speaks with leadership coach Katharine Halpin about why founders become the bottleneck in their own businesses. Katharine has spent nearly three decades helping founders and leadership teams solve three invisible problems including founder dependency, c-suite misalignment, and r

  3. Episode · Sep 8, 2026

    AI Filmmaking: The Future of Film, Creativity & the Creator Economy (opens the original)

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    Mark Forstater has spent more than six decades in the film industry. After helping produce Monty Python and the Holy Grail, he went on to experience both major successes and failures, learning what makes a story last and what causes one to disappear. Now he's applying those lessons to AI filmmaking, Unreal Engine and the creator economy. 📝 Show Notes: 00:00 AI Filmmaking Is Changing Who Gets to Create 02:45 The Story Behind Monty Python's Unexpected Success 05:32 What Film Failure Can Teach You

  4. Episode · Sep 1, 2026

    AI Agents Will Change Jobs Forever - The Future of Work (opens the original)

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    AI agents are moving beyond chat, they're beginning to execute real work. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Xena Ugrinsky explores what happens when AI agents become digital co-workers inside modern businesses. After two decades working with major organisations including KPMG and Booz Allen, Xena has shifted her focus toward agentic AI, building systems designed to execute workflows across enterprise platforms. Xena also shares her thoughts on AI hallucinations, human-in-the-loop guardrails,

  5. Episode · Aug 25, 2026

    Why UX Design Matters More Than Adding More Features (opens the original)

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    What happens when a UX designer turns a freelance career into a global, fully remote agency? In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Marie Whittington, founder of Pepperplane, shares the lessons behind nine years of building a UX business across fintech, healthcare, security and technology. We talk about the transition from freelancer to founder, building a remote team, systemising a creative business, founder-led sales, and what happens when the founder becomes the bottleneck. Marie also shares he

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