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The Curious Advantage Podcast

Paul Ashcroft, Simon Brown, Garrick Jones

Booking Overview

An interview-led business and leadership show focused on curiosity, organizational transformation, artificial intelligence, and human potential, typically featuring senior executives, authors, founders, and recognized experts. Credible pitches include business leaders, innovation advisers, educators, communication specialists, and authors with practical frameworks or significant organizational experience; booking difficulty is high because recent guests include a major-airport COO, award-winning authors, founders, and established specialists.

Metrics

Episodes: 112

Frequency: Every two weeks

Rating: 5.0/5.0

Estimated listeners: 100 - 1,000

Gender skew: Neutral

Listener location: United Kingdom

Contact Information

Publicly listed emails

jessica.wickham@curiousadvantage.com

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Host

Paul Ashcroft - Co-founder of Ludic Group and co-author of The Curious Advantage and ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations.

Simon Brown - Global Learning & Development Leader, Partner, Talent at EY and co-author of The Curious Advantage.

Garrick Jones - Co-founder of Ludic Group and co-author of The Curious Advantage and ALIVE: Digital Humans and Their Organizations.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Senior business executives, founders, authors, award-winning educators, innovation advisers, and established specialists with substantial experience in leadership, organizational change, communication, education, or artificial intelligence.
Required Achievements:  
Published books, Founded organizations or companies, Held senior executive leadership roles, Developed recognized frameworks or advisory practices, Received professional awards

Recent Guest Discussions

Larry Robertson - Great Questions, Curiosity, Intellectual Humility, Uncertainty, Artificial Intelligence, And Preserving Human Judgment.

Markus Bernhardt - Artificial Intelligence Adoption, Organizational Redesign, AI Fluency, Agentic AI, Governance, Workflow Transformation, And Human Judgment.

Javier Echave - Complex Operations, Crisis Leadership, Decision-making Under Uncertainty, Communication, Psychological Safety, Reliability, And Organizational Leadership.

Brandon P. Fleming - Education, Mentorship, Leadership, Underserved Communities, Critical Thinking, Student Potential, Belonging, And Learning In The Age Of Artificial Intelligence.

Laura Sicola - Leadership Communication, Influence, Authenticity, Executive Presence, Emotional Intelligence, Adaptive Communication, And Communication Blind Spots.

Recent Topics

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
The Curious Advantage Podcast
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108: Andy Baldwin:AI Is a Contact Sport: Andy Baldwin on Leading Through the AI Shift

October 07, 2026

AI is a contact sport: you learn it by playing with it, not by watching. Andy Baldwin, Senior Vice President of Offerings and Growth at IBM Consulting and Chair of the IBM UK Board, explains why this technology shift is bigger than any he has seen in 30 years of consulting.Garrick Jones and Paul Ashcroft talk with Andy, formerly Global Managing Partner at EY, about what AI is really changing for organisations, for consulting firms and for the people inside them. He explains why most companies...

107: Sharmla Chetty: When Machines Have the Answers, Questions Are the Edge (Duke CE)

September 23, 2026

Most organisations have adopted AI faster than they can govern it. Among the companies Duke CE works with, close to six in ten have embedded AI into their operations, but fewer than one in five have the governance to match.Sharmla Chetty is chief executive of Duke Corporate Education, which works with leaders in more than 80 countries. She joins Garrick Jones and Simon Brown to argue that AI readiness is not a technology test. It is three tests: capability, trust and governance and organisati...

106: Dr Michael "House" Housman: The Culture of Agentic AI: Why Technology Is Easy and People Are Hard

September 09, 2026

AI is not just another tool cycle. Dr. Michael Housman says it is the third digital disruption, and most organizations are still underestimating how fast it will reshape work, jobs, and competitive advantage.Simon Brown, Paul Ashcroft, and Garrick Jones sit down with Housman, founder and CEO of AI Accelerator and author of Future Proof: Transform Your Business with AI or Get Left Behind to unpack why curiosity, not just technology, is the real edge in an AI-driven world.Housman shares how a c...

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Frequently asked questions

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The Curious Advantage Podcast
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How do I get in touch with The Curious Advantage Podcast?

The Curious Advantage Podcast is hosted by Paul Ashcroft and Simon Brown. Its publicly listed email is jessica.wickham@curiousadvantage.com. For guest bookings, the host or producer is usually the best person to reach. Podseeker helps you find direct host and producer contacts and pitch from your own inbox.

What is the email for The Curious Advantage Podcast?

The publicly listed email for The Curious Advantage Podcast: jessica.wickham@curiousadvantage.com.

How many listeners does The Curious Advantage Podcast have?

Podseeker estimates The Curious Advantage Podcast reaches 100 to 1,000 listeners per episode. Only the publisher has exact numbers.

Who is an ideal guest for The Curious Advantage Podcast?

The Curious Advantage Podcast typically books industry leaders. Typical guest background: Senior business executives, founders, authors, award-winning educators, innovation advisers, and established specialists with substantial experience in leadership, organizational change, communication, education, or artificial intelligence. Common among recent guests: Published books; Founded organizations or companies; Held senior executive leadership roles. Recent guests include Larry Robertson, Markus Bernhardt, and Javier Echave.

How hard is it to get booked on The Curious Advantage Podcast?

High. It mostly books established leaders in its field.

What topics does The Curious Advantage Podcast cover?

Recent episodes cover Curiosity, Leadership, Artificial Intelligence, Innovation, and Education. Pitch an idea tied to one of these topics and mention a recent episode.

Publicly listed emails

jessica.wickham@curiousadvantage.com

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