#106 Martin Roll: Succession in real life & being a global citizen

In episode #106 I’m speaking to Martin Roll - an experienced global business strategist, senior advisor and mentor to Fortune 500 companies, Asian firms, family-owned businesses, and family offices.

Martin Roll works closely with global business families and family offices on strategy, leadership, stewardship, succession, governance, professionalization, impact and other critical topics for long-term, inter-generational success.

Martin is also a Distinguished Fellow at INSEAD Business School, and in fact, he is the editor and host of the “INSEAD Family Business Podcast”.

He has mentored 650+ Next Generations from global business families in private 101 conversations (1300 sessions), and run a successful INSEAD Next Gen Mentoring program for 100+ participants every year.

Author of two forthcoming books: Family Business Strategy (2024) and Family Office Strategy (2024).

Martin is a mentor to scale-up/unicorn founders and leaders across the world, and active in the venture capital and private equity space.

Over the last few years, he has also built a large following on LinkedIn where he shares key learnings from his career and personal life as well as advice for aspiring leaders and business owners.

We talk about:
* Martin's early years in Denmark and interests growing up
* Being a global citizen
* Passion for journalism, PR and communication
* Real-life succession and being a global advisor to Fortune 500 companies all over the world
* What today's top leaders and global companies get right
* Key tips for the younger generations
* How to leverage LinkedIn and build your brand
This is episode #106 and Martin Roll!