Recent Episodes

How Amazon’s Innovation Framework Can Transform Your Startup

In this episode, Marcelo Calbucci breaks down the innovation habits that shaped his career at Microsoft, Amazon, and across six startups. He explains why small, fast iterations beat big plans, how narrative driven strategy unlocks clarity, and why today’s founders should embrace niche, hyper specialized solutions.

How to Turn Information Overload into Signal with Syncro Founder Yunsu Tang

In this episode of Innovators Inside, Hong Kong–raised entrepreneur and two-time TEDx speaker Yunsu Tang shares her journey from a stable corporate career in Hong Kong and Shanghai to rebuilding in London’s startup ecosystem.

Why High Achievers Burn Out and How Conscious Leaders Break Through

Why do so many high achievers hit every goal, earn the title, build the company, and still feel lost or unfulfilled? In this episode, Dr. Sharon Spano PhD explains what actually happens when driven founders and executives outgrow hustle and need a deeper way to lead.

About AlchemistX:
Innovators Inside

What is new in Corporate Innovation, and why is it so hard?
Join us for a series of interviews with thought leaders and high achievers in Corporate Innovation. Through intimate conversations with host Ian Bergman, we explore what makes Corporate Innovation so hard. Guests range from established stars to the most exciting up-and-comers. Innovators Inside is a must-listen for anyone trying to instill a culture of curiosity into a large corporation.

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Ian Bergman
Podcast Host,
Managing Director AlchemistX
As a self-described general-purpose nerd and corporate innovation agitator, Ian loves working at the intersection of emerging tech startups and the innovation needs of established organizations.
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Layne Fawns
Marketing Manager,
AlchemistX
Mercedes has been working as a writer, editor, and communications professional for nearly 10 years and brings a passion for words and communicating the human experience into the digital marketing space.
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