Podcasts
Our CEO and Founder, Hadie, likes to talk! And one of her favourite things is chatting to senior leadership about their work and life passions, the industry landscape, customer and employee behaviour, psychology and entrepreneurialism.
Here, you’ll find all her recent and past podcasts. Grab a cup of tea, unwind and watch or listen in!
2024
3 things organisations need to remember going into peak and beyond
An interview with Anna Uprichard, VP Commerce, EMEA, BHN
Card vs account linking and positive incrementality
An interview with Sina Saidinayer, VP Global Revenue, Finfare
Prepaid and B2B Gift Card Growth, Partnerships and Hiking!
Meet the leadership team at OneConcepts AG
Meet the leadership team at OneConcepts AG in this 6 minute promocast hosted by Hadie, our CEO.
Brands should create a 'habitual' environment to boost behavioural loyalty.
By Dave Allen, Epsilon
Partner Podcast: Poignant moments of our gift card journey and how digital payments are sweeping the Middle East
Interview the CEO of YOUGotaGift on gift cards and digital payments in the middle East
2023
An interview with James Malia, President – Europe, Prezzee
An Interview With Denis Huré, CEO Of Reward The World.
A catch up with Benita Johnson, Snr Gift Card Manager, Home Chef
An interview with Todd Tomlin, Co-Founder and COO at Ncentiva
An interview with Prem Patel, VP Managing Director, Catalina UK
An interview with Katie Wilkinson, MD, Jigsaw Business Solutions
An interview with Dominik Megert, CEO, Offerz
A candid chin wag on taking a big fat light bulb moment to become the largest digital gift card marketplace in Australia.
Listen to this 8 minute promocast and learn how BitCard has established itself as a very safe conduit to buying bitcoin through gift cards.
An interview with Dave Allen, Group Commercial Director at Epsilon.
A frank heart to heart about what it’s really like to be a Founder and CEO – no bullshit here!
Our founder, Hadie, catches up with industry leader Richard Robertson.
Our founder Hadie, chats to marketing and loyalty entrepreneur, Nohelia Rambal . She’s the Founder and CEO of Goodfind.io who has a real passion for social impact, especially equality.
B4B is now entering its 17th year and was recently bought by Banking Circle, the fintech bank, with a view to providing card issuance services.
Our founder Hadie, catches up with loyalty tech guru, Ben Chesser. He’s the founder and CEO of Coniq who specialise in providing expertise and technology solutions for physical retailers and malls.
An off the cuff, honest and raw chat with courageous people who founded successful businesses within the gift card, benefits and loyalty industry hosted and produced by our own CEO, Hadie.
2022
Founders and CEOs: Their Why, Their Will, Their Way – with Alex Preece, CEO of Tillo
An 18 minute dialogue on quitting school without any qualifications, joining the military after encouragement from grandpa and navigating bankruptcy before joining the adult world of business success and a rich family life.
CEO Soapbox: An Interview with Julie Barbier-Leblan, CEO of Merit Incentives, Dubai
In this next episode of our CEO Soap Box collection, our Founder, Hadie, speaks with Julie Barbier-Leblan, CEO of Merit Incentives based in Dubai. Merit is a global engagement technology company offering innovative products leveraged by a global merchant network.
CEO Soapbox: An Interview with Managing Director of Catalina UK, Premal Patel
Our Founder, Hadie, meets VP and Managing Director of Catalina UK, Premal Patel in this casual chat about shopper behaviour and how savvy customers are challenging the value of loyalty.
An interview with Chris Ronald, VP EMEA at Blackhawk Network • August 30th, 2022
CEO Soapbox: Member Podcast Alert! How the cost of living crisis is affecting the responsibilities of employers
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • June 23, 2022
Inside Stories – Podcast with IGCC President Benita Johnson – How the Association Supports the Gift Card Industry
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • June 9, 2022
Member Podcast Alert! Starting a Swiss Digital Gift Card business at just 17 years old – an interview with Dominik Megert, from Offerz
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • May 16, 2022
Member Podcast Alert! The experience of Human Interaction and the value irrelevance of a gift if it isn’t personalised with James Malia, MD, Prezzee UK
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • May 9, 2022
Inside Stories – How the Loyalty Landscape has changed since the Launch of the Advantage Card 25 years ago
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Apr 22, 2022
Member Podcast Alert! How trading in unwanted devices for digital gift cards empowers the consumer to support social communities and charities with Todd Tomlin, Co-Founder of Ncentiva
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Mar 31, 2022
The importance of omnichannel coverage for a successful and profitable gift card programme with Katie Wilkinson, MD, Jigsaw Business Solutions
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 20, 2022
How our Industry can save the World – Part Four. At What Cost?
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 10, 2022
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 10, 2022
How our Industry can save the World – Part Three. At What Cost?
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 4, 2022
How Social Employment is the new phrase for aligning communities with employee engagement An interview with Nik Butcher at SEE Rewards
2021
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • May 10, 2021
Raising the Profile of Fashion Retail using Gift card Malls and 3rd Parties – An interview with Roly Gordon, Senior B2B Partnerships Manager, New Look
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Apr 9, 2021
Lia is a Loyalty and Data-Driven Marketing Expert Spanning 20 Years of Experience in the Retail and Financial Services Industries
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Mar 8, 2021
Steve Hoban, CEO of Suresite shares his learnings and experience of launching the first loyalty program in Africa
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 22, 2021
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 22, 2021
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Jan 22, 2021
2020
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Dec 8, 2020
Flora Leoni from Carrefour, Italy, talks to us about the Italian Gift Card Market
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Dec 8, 2020
Gift Card Q&A with Benita Johnson at Petsmart, US about Dogs, Design and Distance-Giving Gift Cards!
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Oct 5, 2020
How to create a supercharged engaged workforce through leadership mind-set & reward & recognition
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Sep 14, 2020
John Frith, Chief People Officer at Checkatrade shares his thoughts on Employee Engagement in a Covid World
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Dec 8, 2020
tcc are leading the way in retail loyalty – we talk to CEO, Simon Hay
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Oct 26, 2020
Mervyn Dinnen, Talent & HR Tech Expert, on how software can retain & engage staff
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Sep 16, 2020
Let’s talk about the digital gift card market in Australia……
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Dec 8, 2020
Chris Ronald, VP EMEA Incentives & Operations at Blackhawk Network Europe talk about their 12 Days of Christmas Shopping Report
Mervyn Dinnen, Talent & HR Tech Expert, on how software can retain & engage staff
Perry Timms – Market leading employee reward platforms – what are HR & business leaders looking for?
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Sep 16, 2020
Do customers buy from brands on the basis of Love?
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Dec 8, 2020
HR Tech and Rewards – By Hazel Robinson, Rewards and Benefits Partner at Arsenal FC
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Oct 5, 2020
Data vs Humans and how retailers can amplify their digital offering – with Craig Smith, Ted Baker
The Gift Club Show • By Hadie Perkas • Sep 14, 2020
Bindu Menon Raj – Thought leadership on bringing loyalty to retail through digital innovations