Our guest today is Ed Howard — founder of One Breath Leadership, a new human-centred leadership framework combining neuroscience, psychology, AI and three decades of Zen training. Before becoming a founder, Ed spent 20 years as a Regional Head of Compliance in global investment banking, where he saw firsthand how burnout, overwhelm, and cognitive overload were affecting leaders. Today he teaches practical tools for clarity, resilience, and peak decision-making in the age of AI. He’s also the author of the upcoming book One Breath Leadership, and he helps leaders apply ancient wisdom and modern science to perform at their best.”

Rain Bennett

Rain Bennett, author of The Chief Storytelling Officer | Emmy-Nominated Filmmaker | Host, The Storytelling Lab

Rain Bennett is the CSO of Elemmir, as well as an award-winning filmmaker, author, and storytelling coach. He hosts a weekly podcast called The Storytelling Lab which features the top storytellers in the world and is the author of the upcoming 2026 book, The Chief Storytelling Officer. In 20 years and over 1000 interviews, he has realized one consistent truth: stories hold a profound power, but only if one knows how to tell them effectively to who need to hear them most.

Gilad Rom

Gilad Rom is the founder of GetOpener, a platform helping brands get into retail and actually sell once they’re there. Before this, he worked with companies like Shopify, Clearco, and Google, and is now on a mission to fix what he sees as a broken distribution system where brands fight to get on shelves but fail to move product once they do. His work focuses on helping brands go direct to retailers, cut out middlemen, and turn cold outreach into real retail growth.

Most brands think getting into retail is the hard part. It’s not. The real challenge is what happens after you’re on the shelf—and that’s where most brands fail. I’ve worked with companies like Shopify, Clearco, and Google, and now I’m the founder of GetOpener, where we’re fixing what I believe is a broken distribution system. Today, brands rely on brokers and middlemen, fight to get into stores, and still struggle with sell-through once they’re there.

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