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Global Workforce PodcastScaling beyond borders: How tomorrow’s entrepreneurs can build truly global companies with Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Børme Wehage of Global ClassIn an era where businesses are increasingly crossing borders, understanding how to successfully scale globally is essential. In this episode, Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Børme Wehage, both Founding Partners of Global Class, share their insights on global expansion, local adaptation and the importance of mindset in international growth.Key Takeaways:(04:22) Assumptions about what works at home may not apply internationally.(05:11) Cultural mindset and navigating bureaucracy are crucial.(07:00) Market opportunity doesn’t guarantee success.(16:08) Structured localization is key to efficient market entry....2024-09-241h 06
Astella PlaybookAaron McDaniel: Co-Autor do livro Global Class e a jornada para startups brasileiras trilharem o caminho do mundo.Aaron McDaniel, ao lado de Klaus Wehage, é o autor do livro de cabeceira para empreendedores que buscam uma jornada global em seus negócios.
Nesse episódio ele explora os diversos aspectos do processo de internacionalização de uma startup, o momento ideal, a cultura da empresa, o perfil dos founders, e também traz uma análise do Brasil no contexto dos negócios digitais globais.
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Global Class PodcastThink You Know What Leaders Need Most to Build Successful Global Organizations? Think Again | Xavier Mufraggi, CEO of SVN International CorporationIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Xavier Mufraggi, Chief Executive Officer of SVN International Corporation and Partner at Eloquem Consulting. Prior to his role at SVN, Xavier was the CEO at YPO where he achieved a new record of 34,000 members in 150 countries. He was also previously the President and CEO of Club Med Europe, Middle East, and Africa.
In this conversation, we talk about why speaking the same language as locals can increase your ability to develop an understanding of the culture that’s required to build a successful expansion strategy in that market, the power of th...2023-06-281h 01
Global Class PodcastFrom 0 to 90M Downloads - Strategies for Growing an Audience in Global Markets | Omar Zenhom, Co-Founder of WebinarNinja and host of the $100 MBA ShowIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Omar Zenhom, the Co-Founder and host of the award-winning $100 MBA Show, a top business podcast with over 90 million downloads. He’s also the Co-Founder & CEO of WebinarNinja, named one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in 2018. Omar is a former educator and university manager-turned-entrepreneur. Today, he applies his passion for teaching and learning to the business world.
In this conversation, we talk about Omar’s strategies for entering new markets and reaching customers, tips for giving timely and culturally sensitive feedback, examples of effective localized marketing campaigns, and why there's no such thin...2023-06-0743 min
Global Class PodcastHow Rentbrella is making it rain $$$ in global markets | Freddy Marcos, Founder of RentbrellaIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Freddy Marcos, Founder of Rentbrella, the world’s largest and most successful umbrella-sharing company. Today, Rentbrella has 800 stations with hubs present in the biggest urban centers of the world such as Sao Paolo, New York, and London. Freddy began his career as Finance Director and Consultant, then as an investment banker at Merrill Lynch. Before he launched Rentbrella in 2018, he lead the operations and developed business strategy as the Chief Operating Officer of Ezconet. Here, we discuss why it’s important to start with a global mindset from day one...2023-05-161h 07
Global Class PodcastLessons Learned from Executive Who Helped Expand 4 Unicorns to Global Markets | Troy Malone, Co-Founder of RelevantIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Troy Malone, the Co-Founder of Relevant, a company that helps SaaS startup founders successfully enter new markets. In this role, he supports founders in unlocking an unfair competitive advantage in new markets through a uniquely profitable marketing system.
Throughout his 15-year career as a growth and scale-up business leader, Troy has helped companies like Evernote, Weebly, All-Turtles, mmhmm and Drata to scale internationally. He loves the challenge of building teams for hyper-growth. Troy also embodies the global mindset and cultural empathy of a true “interpreneur,” as proven by his successful expansion effo...2023-04-2458 min
Global Class PodcastThe Benefits Of Workplace Diversity You’re Likely To Miss | Jack Mardack, Co-Founder of OysterIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Jack Mardack, Co-Founder of Oyster. Oyster is a global employment platform that empowers companies to hire, pay, and take care of their employees anywhere in the world. In Jack's career as a data-driven marketing and growth leader, he has helped broaden the global footprint of companies like Vonage, Chartcube, and Prezi.
In this discussion, we talked about why embracing diversity is the most important lesson when building a global company, how trust is a lynchpin for distributed organizations, and WHY aligning company strategy with core values enables growth for companies like...2023-03-3041 min
Global Class PodcastYou're destined to fail if you don't do this 1 thing when building international teams with Sébastien Marotte, President of Box (EMEA)In this episode, we are excited to welcome Sébastien Marotte, the President of Box Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Box is a Cloud Content Management company that empowers more than 87,000 businesses globally by revolutionizing how they work.
In Sébastien’s 30+ year career, he has held executive roles at high-profile software companies like Google, Hyperion, and Oracle. He led Google Cloud's EMEA Channels as Vice President, having also served as Vice President of Google Cloud EMEA for almost a decade. As an early leader at Google Cloud, Sebastien was responsible for much of the foundati...2023-03-1650 min
Global Class PodcastFrom a prominent Law Attorney to a U.S. Ambassador in Australia, to leading legal for global expansion with Jeffrey Bleich, Chief Legal Officer at CruiseIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Jeffrey Bleich, Chief Legal Officer at Cruise, a self-driving tech company. Jeff is a prominent attorney, and a former partner at both Munger, Tolles & Olson and Dentons. In his remarkable career, he has also served as special counsel to former President Barack Obama and as a U.S. ambassador to Australia. In addition to this, he was a former board chair at PG&E.
In our conversation, Jeffs shares the story of his time serving as U.S. Ambassador to Australia, the importance of trust-building in international relations, why ov...2023-02-2841 min
Global Class PodcastFrom aerospace engineer to building Google's first international presence to cross-border investing, Antoine Colaço | Managing Partner, Valor Capital GroupIn this episode we are excited to welcome Antoine Colaço, Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross border venture investment firm. Antoine was an early employee at Google and helped build one of the company's early international offices, then going on to global leadership roles overseeing Latin America, Asia and global business development. Prior Antoine had roles at Yahoo! and Goldman Sachs.
In our conversation, Antoine shares the story of Google's early expansion building teams in India, about the importance of relationships and internal alignment in expansion success, how international cannot be a side project bu...2023-01-1646 min
The Silicon Valley PodcastEp 165 Expanding into New Markets with Klaus Wehage and Aaron McDanielShownotes for Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage...Chief Executive Officer
Global Class is a #2 Walll Street Journal BestSeller
Global Class is a Silicon Valley-based consulting firm that works with companies expanding globally to implement best practices of the most successful global scale businesses. As we emerge from the COVID-19 Pandemic, companies have the opportunity to revisit their operation models and look to international markets for both target customers and talent - once that decision is made, the question become HOW.
The Global Class team (the same team that founded 10X Innovation Lab, a...2022-12-2846 min
Global Class PodcastHow Uber reached global scale by empowering localization | Emil Michael, Former Chief Business Officer, UberFor our 25th episode, we are excited to welcome Emil Michael. Emil is the former Chief Business Officer of Uber, and played a huge role in the company's global expansion. Prior, Emil was the Chief Operating Officer of Klout, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Senior Vice President at TellMe Networks, and has been a strategic advisor for many companies who have IPO'd or been acquired.
In our conversation, Emil shares many key insights around how Uber successfully reached global scale and empowered a distributed team including: the importance of thinking "glocally," why it's crucial to...2022-12-171h 00
Starting YHow To Scale GloballyHappy Thanksgiving guys!Today we bring you another episode on the Starting Y Podcast, where we talk about the WHY of Entrepreneurship. This time we talk to two guests about the mindset you have to have from the start in order to scale globally. The basis of our discussion is the experience Aaron and Klaus gained in their previous positions, their activities in 10X Innovation Lab, as well as their Wallstreet Journal bestselling book Global Class. Global scaling is one of the biggest challenges companies face in the business world today. In order to remain c...2022-11-2325 min.jpg)
Starting YHow To Scale GloballyHappy Thanksgiving guys!
Today we bring you another episode on the Starting Y Podcast, where we talk about the WHY of Entrepreneurship. This time we talk to two guests about the mindset you have to have from the start in order to scale globally. The basis of our discussion is the experience Aaron and Klaus gained in their previous positions, their activities in 10X Innovation Lab, as well as their Wallstreet Journal bestselling book Global Class.
Global scaling is one of the biggest challenges companies face in the business world today. In order to remain c...2022-11-2325 min
Global Class PodcastHow experiencing 9/11 and the Fukushima disaster fueled Uber and WeWork's growth in Japan | Masami Takahashi, President of Scrum Studio & CEO of Japan at MilesIn this episode we are excited to welcome Masami Takahashi. Masami is the President of Scrum Studio CEO of Japan at Miles, an applications that offers rewards for traveling, allowing anyone with a smartphone to earn miles and rewards whether your commute is by car, rideshare, plane, train, subway, bus, bicycle or on foot. Prior, Masami led expansion for WeWork & Uber and he's a perfect example of an Interpreneur as we have coined in our book.
In our conversation, Masami shares how to become a bridge between HQ and local teams when working on an international market (AND...2022-11-101h 04
Global Class PodcastHow, for companies like LinkedIn and Firework, finding opportunities early on can be cornerstones for finding the right markets and reaching global scale | Jerry Luk, Co-Founder/President FireworkIn this episode we are excited to welcome Jerry Luk. Jerry is the co-founder and president of Firework, which empowers businesses to better engage with customers through video. Prior, Jerry was one of the Head of Mobile Business Strategy at Edmodo, Co-Founder and CTO of Presdo and was an early LinkedIn employee and creator of LinkedIn Mobile.
In our conversation, Jerry offers insights into LinkedIn's global success, looking back on the growth of mobile technology, explains why in business today the opportunity is outside of the US, why it's best to think of the progression of an exp...2022-10-1855 min
Scaling Up Business with Bill GallagherAaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage — Going GlobalUS-based entrepreneurs often underestimate the potential of expanding to other countries, but scaling globally requires an understanding of both company knowledge and local culture. Klaus Wehage and Aaron McDaniel are the co-authors of Global Class: How the World’s Fastest Growing Companies Scale Globally. They have seen first-hand the challenges that entrepreneurs face in translating their local success into international markets. Global companies are expected to localize their products and services to each country they are present in, as well as compete with both local and global competition. Language is the first level of how yo...2022-10-1248 min
Global Class PodcastWhy Yahoo!'s strategy to give local teams near full autonomy cost them the global search market - Marvin Liao | Partner, Diaspora VenturesIn this episode we are excited to welcome Marvin Liao. Marvin is a partner at Diaspora Ventures and GAMEGROOVE Capital and previously was a partner at 500 Startups, where in total he has invested in over 400 companies. Prior, Marvin played a major role in the international expansion efforts (in APAC and EMEA) at Yahoo!
In our conversation, Marvin shares why it's crucial to build an internal network and trust to be successful in new markets, the pitfalls of too much localization and autonomy, the importance of 2 way innovation, why bad economic times are great opportunities to expand in int...2022-09-2958 min
Embrace Into A Vivid Full Audiobook While Cooking.Global Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally by Klaus Wehage, Aaron McdanielPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617249to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Global Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally
Author: Klaus Wehage, Aaron Mcdaniel
Narrator: Aaron Mcdaniel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Release date: September 27, 2022
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
The business world has changed and to stay ahead companies have to think, operate, and scale differently. Companies need to adopt a new mindset and build distributed teams with a unique set of skills to succeed in new markets. A new strategic approach and revision to the agile methodology are necessary to better balance...2022-09-2710h 37
Stream Popular Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentGlobal Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally by Klaus Wehage, Aaron McdanielPlease visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617249 to listen full audiobooks. Title: Global Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally Author: Klaus Wehage, Aaron Mcdaniel Narrator: Aaron Mcdaniel Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 10 hours 37 minutes Release date: September 27, 2022 Genres: Business & Career Development Publisher's Summary: The business world has changed and to stay ahead companies have to think, operate, and scale differently. Companies need to adopt a new mindset and build distributed teams with a unique set of skills to succeed in new markets. A new strategic approach and revision to the agile methodology are necessary to better...2022-09-2730 minStream Popular Full Audiobooks in Business & Economics, Business & Career DevelopmentGlobal Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally by Klaus Wehage, Aaron McdanielPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/617249to listen full audiobooks.
Title: Global Class: How the World's Fastest-Growing Companies Scale Globally by Focusing Locally
Author: Klaus Wehage, Aaron Mcdaniel
Narrator: Aaron Mcdaniel
Format: Unabridged Audiobook
Length: 10 hours 37 minutes
Release date: September 27, 2022
Genres: Business & Career Development
Publisher's Summary:
The business world has changed and to stay ahead companies have to think, operate, and scale differently. Companies need to adopt a new mindset and build distributed teams with a unique set of skills to succeed in new markets. A new strategic approach and revision to the agile methodology are necessary to better balance...2022-09-2710h 37
Scaleup Valley Podcast243 - The Playbook For Building A Global Company With The Co - Authors Of Global ClassOn this episode of the Scaleup Valley podcast, Mike Dias speaks with Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage, Co-authors of the Book Global Class.
Key Takeaways
How the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally
How to successfully design an expansion strategy that actually works
The importance of knowing and respecting the culture where you want to expand to
Build a solid foundation before scaling up
Home market vs Initial market: What's the big difference?2022-09-2249 min
Global Class PodcastHow a combination of decentralized localization, playbooks and building a community of trust can lead to global success | Joanna Harries, Sr. Vice President Global Expansion, EndeavorIn this episode we are excited to welcome Joanna Harries, Senior Vice President of Global Expansion at Endeavor, the world's leading organization working with high impact entrepreneurs. Prior, Joanna held other growth executive roles at the organization and was a brand manager at Unilever.
In our conversation, Joanna offers great insights about taking a decentralized approach to localizing for new markets, but having the playbooks and structures, how to foster an owner's mentality and create a community of trust, how to develop local-to-local knowledge sharing (not always requiring HQ) and building a global mindset wi...2022-09-0758 min
Global Class PodcastFrom working on a family farm to driving growth for the world's fastest growing food-tech company | Nick Halla, former Senior Vice President of International for Impossible FoodsIn this episode we are excited to welcome Nick Halla, former Senior Vice President of International for Impossible Foods, a company transforming the global food system through animal free meat and dairy foods. As one of the company’s early employees Nick served in a number of other roles including as Chief Strategy Officer. Prior, Nick worked at Cogenra Solar and as an R&D Engineer for General Mills.
In our conversation, Nick shares his story that took him from working on a farm to the boardroom, giving insights into Impossible Foods’ localization journey in different global mark...2022-07-2945 min
Global Class PodcastHow building for 2 markets accelerated BlaBlaCar’s international growth | Frederic Mazzella | Founder, Chairman & Fmr CEO, BlaBlaCarIn this episode we are excited to welcome Frédéric Mazzella, Founder, Chairman and Former CEO of BlaBlaCar, the world's largest carpooling platform. Frédéric is also an active investor, startup board member and Co-President Entrepreneur of France Digitale.
In our conversation, Frédéric speaks to us about how to think big but act small at the beginning of global expansion initiatives, how to create a business name with global appeal, building a community of trust within an organization, successful strategies like how to "build for 2 markets," and how to hire a talented, internationally-minded local...2022-07-0854 min
Global Class PodcastWhy trust in your organization is the backbone for global success | Bianca Martinelli | Partner, Alexia VenturesIn this episode we are excited to welcome Bianca Martinelli, Partner at Brazilian venture capital firm Alexia Ventures, Co-Founder of International Mastermind, a global network of professionals focused on international expansion. Previously, Bianca was the Senior Vice President of Global Operations at global entrepreneurial community Endeavor and Vice President of International Expansion for digital marketing and CRM platform company RD Station.
In our conversation, Bianca talks about the importance of having strong company values that can be universalized to have global appeal, how HQ can be an enabler of global growth and trust building instead of a...2022-06-0854 min
Global Class PodcastWhen an internship in Israel can create the mindset to build a Brazilian unicorn company | Alessio Alionco | Founder & CEO, PipefyIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Alessio Alionco, Founder and CEO of Pipefy, a work management platform that allows companies to streamline and automate business processes. Prior, Alessio was the Founder & CEO of Acessozero, a local commerce marketplace, and CEO of JR Consultoria.
In our conversation, Alessio talks about: the importance of thinking global from the beginning instead of just on the initial market, the importance of prioritizing people first and building a diverse team with unique perspectives, the role of agile when localizing a business, and much more.
This episode is sponsored b...2022-05-2651 min
Rise of the NextTips for Founders on Scaling GloballyKlaus Wehage and Aaron McDaniel of 10X Innovation Lab are coming out with a book called Global Class on August 23rd, which gives advice to founders on how to scale globally–an area familiar to 500 Global. In this episode, they share interesting and helpful tidbits on common mistakes founders make, as well as successful strategies, many based on interviews with companies, such as Airbnb, Zoom, Spotify, and Pinterest.Subscribe here to episodes of Rise of the Next on major streaming platforms.LEGAL DISCLAIMERTHIS PODCAST IS INTENDED SOLELY FOR GEN...2022-05-2029 min
Global Class PodcastHow a small Danish startup took on the wine industry and scaled to 50M users worldwide | Heini Zachariassen | Founder & Fmr CEO, VivinoIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Heini Zachariassen, Founder and Former CEO of Vivino, the world's largest wine app. Prior, Heini was the CEO of BullGuard, and a board member of NORRIQ and Faroese Telecom. He is also the founder and host of Raw Startup.
In our conversation, Heini talks about a number of topics including the importance of hiring a strong team and how the roles and expertise of the team need to change as an organization grows in new markets, building a decentralized organization, the tradeoffs of localization in markets and when to...2022-05-1045 min
Global Class PodcastWhy companies aren’t successful when strategy isn’t localized | Claudia Makadristo | Head of Africa Expansion, MetamapIn this episode, we are excited to welcome Claudia Makadristo, Head of Africa Expansion for MetaMap, a fast-growing digital trust and reputation infrastructure layer that enables other service providers. Prior, Claudia was Head of Partnerships and Regional Manager for Seedstars.
In our conversation, Claudia talks about the importance of building relationships in emerging markets to understand local dynamics - especially with government regulators, introducing your company the right way, why you don't want to underestimate local competitors who fully understand the local market well, the importance of having a solid local team to navigate local nuances in...2022-04-1956 min
Global Class PodcastWhy the path to global growth isn’t linear | Marcello Schermer | Head of Int’l Expansion, YocoIn this episode we are excited to welcome Marcello Schermer, Head of International Expansion at Yoco, a South Africa-based fintech startup helping SMEs accept payments and get data-driven insights. Prior, Marcello was Managing Director of Seedstars and strategy consultant at Detecon Inc.
In our conversation, Marcello talks about the importance of immersing yourself in a new market to understand how trust is built, why it's crucial to build a cross-cultural team from early on within the whole company and not just within the expansion team, as well as the growing opportunities across the continent of Africa with i...2022-04-0552 min
Global Class PodcastWhy it’s crucial for leaders to “get out on the floor” to experience global markets | Jivko Bojinov | Co-Founder, ShipbobIn this episode we are excited to welcome Jivko Bojinov, Co-Founder of ShipBob, a tech enabled 3PL (third party logistics provider) that offers simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands across 3 continents. Prior, Jivko worked in China at YESSAT, an education consulting and training company and founder of Ivy League Travels.
In our conversation, Jivko talks about why international expansion is both easier and also more difficult than you think it is, what characteristics to look for when building out a team in international markets, knowing what can and cannot change when figuring out what t...2022-03-0851 min
Global Class PodcastThe difference between being an “international” vs. “global” business and how to develop the right mindset to succeed | Tiffany Stevenson | Chief People Officer, PatreonIn this episode we are excited to welcome Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer of Patreon, a membership platform that supports over 200,000 creators and their 7 million fans, powering the creator economy. Prior, Tiffany was the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer at Box and held executive roles at Sephora and Charles Schwab. In our conversation, Tiffany talks about the differences between a company being "international" vs. being "global," the importance of curiosity within the team to understand a local market and translate this knowledge back to localizing the business, how culture moves a company forward, how autonomy allows scale to happen and...2022-02-0855 min
Global Class PodcastHow a Bangladeshi startup took on Uber and became a market leader | Elius Hussain | Co-Founder & Fmr CEO, PathaoIn this episode we are excited to welcome Elius Hussain, co-founder and former CEO of Pathao, a Bangladeshi super app that offers ride sharing, food delivery, and content streaming, among other services. In our conversation Elius shares more about the Bangladeshi market, the importance of building a solid local team that knows the market better than HQ does and empowering them to make important decisions, and how to think global day one, purposely building the company to work in multiple markets and transcend borders.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the Z...2022-01-2550 min
Global Class PodcastWhy leaning into small scale is key for successful international expansion | Kathryn Hymes | Fmr Head of Int’l Product, SlackIn this episode we are excited to welcome Kathryn Hymes, former Head of International Product Expansion for Slack. Prior, Kathryn held product leadership roles at Nextdoor and Facebook and currently runs Thorny Games, a company that builds games at the intersection of language and crytography.
In our conversation, Kathryn offers some awesome insights into a vast number of topics: from how to be successful entering new markets (a hint being not to launch and leave, but to build for sustainability and scalability), the importance of curiosity, energy, passion and understanding a functional cross-section of the business in b...2021-12-2252 min
Global Class PodcastWhy a Silicon Valley startup chose Rwanda as an initial market and how they used it as a foundation for scale | Israel Bimpe | Director Africa GTM, ZiplineJoin us as we speak with Israel Bimpe, head of Africa Go-To-Market for Zipline, a drone delivery company focused on building the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drone and logistics network to ensure every person on the planet can have instant access to vital medical supplies. In our conversation, we discuss how emerging markets are leapfrogging mature markets in a number of key areas, the benefits of cultural diversity and valuing the voice of teams in local markets when scaling a business globally and how Zipline is building strong teams in the markets they are expanding into.
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Global Class PodcastWhy culturally conscious management gives you an edge in running a global business | Jennifer Cornelius | Chief People Officer, RitualIn this episode, we speak with Jenn Cornelius, Chief People Officer at Ritual, an LA-based direct-to-consumer health brand. Prior, Jenn was the Head of Future of Work and Organizational Design at Pinterest, Chief People Officer at Sweetgreen and Head of Organization Design for Apple's Retail division. In our conversation, Jenn discusses a number of important topics including: how virtual work affects organizational design, the role of HQ in creating serendipity and ensuring employee readiness (when it relates to launching teams in new markets), balancing decision-rights to empower local market team, as well as the importance of company culture and...2021-11-2257 min
Global Class PodcastHow Coco, the digital monkey, sparks serendipitous moments and increases engagement within a distributed team | Gabriel Engel | Founder & CEO, Rocket.ChatIn this episode, we speak with Gabriel Engel, CEO and Co-Founder of Rocket.Chat, a fast growing Brazilian enterprise messaging platform born through open source. We cover a number of topics relevant to international expansion: from the benefits of having a distributed team to serve a distributed customer base, the importance of creating a physical working space that represents the values of the company and how common values can help you connect across cultures and geographies.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to ne...2021-11-0558 min
Global Class PodcastWhy arbitrary uniqueness is the poison to any global growth initiative | Jan van Casteren | VP Europe, FlexportIn this episode we have a conversation with Jan van Casteren, Head of Europe for Flexport, the fast growing next generation freight forwarding company who has raised over $1.3B in funding and has over 10,000 clients in over 100 countries. We will discuss best practices for managing a fast growing organization and why it's important to avoid "arbitrary uniqueness" when localizing a business for a new market.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com
If you are i...2021-10-1950 min
Global Class PodcastThe two forms of localization to master to achieve global scale | Chang Wen Lai | CEO & Co-Founder, Ninja VanIn this episode, we welcome Chang Wen Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of Ninja Van, Southeast Asia's largest tech-enabled express delivery service as we discuss how to balance a strong direction from headquarters (like choosing the right mountain to scale) along with proper localization strategies, why it's better to "train the trainers" and the importance of building scalability within your business.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/
Interested in learning more about our book Global...2021-10-0553 min
Global Class PodcastFrom trading Pokemon cards in a Colombian village to leading a startup alleviating poverty through digital education | Freddy Vega | CEO & Co-Founder, PlatziJoin us in our discussion with Freddy Vega, Co-Founder and CEO of Platzi, Latin America's largest online education platform, as we discuss a diverse set of topics from: poverty and positivity to Pokemon and Psychology, from Trust and Technology to Soft Skills and the Latin American business ecosystem. Freddy shares his story and the story of how Platzi is improving the careers (and lives) of its over 2 million students.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/
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Global Class PodcastWhy entrepreneurs from small countries have advantages over startups from Silicon Valley (and large markets) | Imre Hild | Managing Partner, Global TractionAs our episode's guest says, "Don't treat an international expansion as an extension of your business, treat it as a startup." Get key insights from Imre Hild, Managing Director of startup advisory firm Global Traction. AKA the "Godfather" of the Hungarian startup ecosystem, Imre will share keys to success in expanding your company beyond your borders.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/
Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first...2021-09-0250 min
Global Class PodcastWhy community culture (tribes) can be your catalyst for successful scale | Jennifer Yuen | Fmr Head of Americas Marketing, AirbnbJoin us in a conversation with Jennifer Yuen, former Global Marketing Executive & Head of Americas Marketing at Airbnb to talk about the company's global growth story. Hear great insights Jennifer learned as one of the first people to expand the brand into APAC and about some of the best practices in expanding to new markets including: the importance of immersing yourself in other cultures, how diversity can be a company's core strength, how to create balance between HQ and Local Offices and much more.
This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the...2021-08-101h 12
Global Class PodcastFrom teaching English in a tiny Japanese fishing village to leading growth at a $32B unicorn | Abe Smith | Head of International, ZoomLearn how Abe Smith, Head of International @ Zoom, went from teaching English in a rural Japanese fishing village, to learning the trade of international business & sales at a bagel company, to leading international at one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Careers aren't linear and formative experiences (as well as serendipitous moments) often takes careers to new heights. With Abe, we'll explore the keys to Zoom's incredible growth and delve into some of the personal pivotal moments as well as how his early experiences have shaped him into the leader he is today.
This episode...2021-07-1355 min
Global Class PodcastIntroducing The Global Class Podcast with Aaron McDaniel & Klaus WehageCalling all those interested in international business... Get the inside stories of how the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally and the unique career journeys of the internationally-minded business leaders who run these Global Class companies. International is the new agile and best-in-class companies are adapting to build products, operational models and company cultures that resonate with a worldwide audience. The Global Class Podcast explores best practices for effective international expansion and offers practical advice for anyone who aspires to build global companies and careers in international business.2021-06-2502 min