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Associations Unpacked reveals the inner workings of successful associations, societies and federations, unpacking the strategies and innovations driving today's most impactful organizations.
Each episode uncovers the practical wisdom behind association excellence through in-depth conversations with senior executives and experts who share their hard-won insights and forward-thinking approaches. We investigate what truly works, discover emerging trends, and translate complex strategies into practical takeaways you can implement.
You will gain from diverse perspectives on a wide variety of issues, including: leadership, membership engagement, AI, digital transformations, conference & events strategy, professional development, communications and other initiatives.
Listen anytime & anywhere
Each edition of Associations Unpacked is crafted as a 30-40 minute journey — deliberately designed to fit seamlessly into the pockets of your day.
Download episodes for your commute, stream them while preparing for your workday, or listen during your evening wind-down routine. Associations Unpacked turns those small windows of availability into opportunities for significant professional growth—delivering association excellence in bite-sized, convenient episodes that work with your life, not against it.
Available on: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, Stitcher, iHeartRadio, TuneIn, Alexa, Overcast, PocketCasts, Castro, Castbox, Podchaser and this website.
Professional but fun style
Hosted by a professional business journalist, Yousef Anani, he asks the right questions at the right moment and has a manner that puts his interviewees at ease, helping them give their best. His interviews are engaging, informative and fun to listen to!
Yousef has been covering international news at the BBC for thirty years. He has edited and presented international business programmes for BBC Radio and Television and has written in-depth business stories for Bloomberg Television. He launched and edited the BBC Global Podcast which became one of the most downloaded podcasts in the world.
Yousef has been interviewing for the Association of Association Executives, periodically since 2017.
Be associated with the podcast
As the Supporter of the podcast, you will reach over 22,000 associations executives worldwide, with 12,000+ in mainland Europe and 6,000+ in the United Kingdom.
This fortnightly Associations Unpacked, is emailed to over 22,000 association executives, and is available on all major podcast channels.
The Supporter will work with our producer, formerly an award-winning Creative Director for Ogilvy and Mather where he ran global campaigns for Nescafe, IBM and Lenovo. He will work closely with clients to craft scripts and promotion that are on-brand, effective and compelling.
Quality production
High quality audio is essential so listeners can concentrate on the content and take in the value of what is being said.
Associations Unpacked is produced using professional software and equipment.