For nearly three decades, English has been the lingua franca of cross-border organizations, yet studies on corporate language strategies and their importance for globalization have been scarce. In her new book, The Language of Global Success , my guest today Tsedal Neeley provides an in-depth look at a single organization—the high-tech giant Rakuten—in the five years following its English lingua franca mandate. Neeley's behind-the-scenes account explores how language shapes the ways in which emp...
Nov 27, 2017•41 min
Today's interview is with Ash Kumra. He is the founder of Youngry : Youngry creates high-end viral content combined with a unique Mentorship App that provides bold yet easy to understand solutions on how to become a successful entrepreneur. We have now developed a 360 degree evolution track for new-age entrepreneurs to reach success and then provide Mentorship to the next generation of entrepreneurs. Ash is an award-winning entrepreneur, author, public speaker and talk show host. He has been rec...
Nov 26, 2017•27 min
Today's episode is with Stefan Pretty. He is an internet tech entrepreneur from Scotland with specialities in strategy, online inbound marketing, product, business development, UI design, backend development and subscription ecommerce. He made his first website at 12 years old and continued to develop those skills and teach himself design and coding. While he attended University of Glasgow to study Civil Engineering, he had side projects including: Unleashed: Student Pub Crawls for local student...
Nov 24, 2017•43 min
Today's interview is with Bri Seeley. She supports women around the world by helping them bring their visions to life. Bri is motivated by a deeply-held belief that every woman deserves to live a life that inspires her, and her work reflects this deep remembering that our desires are ultimately inevitable. Through her signature 6-month training Permission to Leap (plus best-selling book + podcast by the same name!) she will guide you through the process of leaping from the day you commit to your...
Nov 22, 2017•37 min
Today's interview is with marketing expert, best selling author and creative thinker Jeff Goins. Jeff presents a set of twelve easy-to-follow rules for artists to live by that translate artistic success to business success in his new book, Real Artists Don’t Starve: Timeless Strategies for Thriving in the New Creative Age . A sought-after keynote speaker with a reputation for challenging the status quo, in three years, Goins built a million-dollar business, published four books, and became an on...
Nov 20, 2017•34 min
Today's interview is with Meredith Wood. Meredith is the Head of Content and Editor-in-Chief at Fundera, an online marketplace for small business loans. Prior to Fundera, Meredith was the CCO at Funding Gates. The content team which Meredith runs is Fundera's largest and most reliable customer acquisition channel. She has built Fundera's blog into the most heavily-trafficked blog on small business finance in the country, and has secured content partnerships with over 40 sites including Inc, Entr...
Nov 15, 2017•38 min•Ep. 307
Amazon’s new grocery store has no cashiers, no baggers, no clerks. Is the end of the US worker near? Amazon isn’t the only company experimenting with artificial intelligence doing every day jobs. Soon many white-collar jobs will also become automated. When it comes to smart machines, we can’t beat them and we can’t join them—so what does that mean for us? In today's interview, I talk to Ed Hess one of the co-authors of Humility Is the New Smart: Rethinking Human Excellence in the Smart Machine A...
Nov 13, 2017•44 min
Today's interview is with Eli David. As a digital nomad since 2010, he has been changing locations every 2 months. In that period he lived in dozens of countries, while founding several Startups. (More about his lifestyle can be read in the CNN article). Eli is the CEO and co-founder of StartupBlink.com , a global Startup ecosystem map mentioned by dozens of magazines including Forbes , The Next Web , and Business Insider . Over the past few years Eli has given lectures on entrepreneurship and t...
Nov 08, 2017•32 min
Today's interview is with Michelle Khouri. Michelle is a natural-born storyteller with a keen eye and inquisitive spirit. A lengthy career in communications gifted her with a mind for strategy and project management. Michelle is a PR veteran and magazine editor whose multidisciplinary communications experience includes planning complex, large-scale events, art directing photo shoots, hosting travel videos, leading media outreach campaigns, and creating thousands of pieces of content. A longtime ...
Nov 06, 2017•33 min
Today's episode is with Adda Birnir. A bit of background on Adda and her company—When Adda founded Skillcrush in 2012, she did it with one specific mission in mind: to give students the technical skills they need to enter high-earning and flexible careers. She’d spent the four years prior doing work in media that wasn't particularly interesting, and she noticed that some of her colleagues seemed to have it completely made. While Adda sat chained to a desk doing rote tasks, this group of mostly m...
Nov 03, 2017•36 min
Today's interview is with Beverly Walthour. Beverly is a certified Business & Social Media Strategist for women who work full-time and have an online business (or want to start one). She has over 10 years of experience as an entrepreneur. She is also an award-winning educator and has done extensive training all over the United States. In her spare time, she loves reading, lying on the beach, serving in her church, and spending time with friends and family. Beverly was recently part of a book...
Oct 31, 2017•25 min
Today's interview is with Vern Oakley. Did you know that many of today’s employees are detached, disenchanted, and disengaged: 57% of employees only complete trainings because they have to69% of employees are actively seeking or are open to a new job offerThree out of four employees have forgotten some of all of the last mandatory training they completed“With over $160 billion spent in the U.S. alone on employee training and education, companies clearly need to make changes regarding how their c...
Oct 28, 2017•31 min
Today's episode is with the great Karen Tiber Leland. Over the past 25 years, she has successfully worked as a management and marketing consultant, freelance writer, keynote speaker, spokesperson, media guest, freelance writer and reporter, author, sometime exhibiting artist and occasional actress.Clearly, she is no one-trick pony!She believes the power of what she contributes lies precisely in the unique mix of who she is and what she has done over the years. Having sat on both sides of the med...
Oct 26, 2017•38 min
Today's interview is with Tony Wrighton. Tony is a familiar face on British TV, known to millions as a sports presenter on Sky Sports. His personal journey is punctuated by watershed moments where his commitment to Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) and its function in his own life have brought amazing opportunities, given him the energy and vitality to embrace those opportunities and helped him overcome great physical and emotional pain. His own experiences have brought him to a place where he ...
Oct 18, 2017•32 min
Today's interview is with Regina Huber. Regina is the founder & CEO of Transform Your Performance Drawing from her extensive corporate experience in six countries, Regina Huber is a TransformationalLeadership Coach for Business Women, Diversity & Co-Creation Advocate, Speaker with a Passion forDance, and Author of Speak up, Stand out and Shine – Speak Powerfully in Any Situation, reviewed onThe Huffington Post.With her signature system, Powerful Leadership Transformation (PLT), she works...
Oct 13, 2017•42 min
Gender inequality in the workplace is not new. With women still earning roughly 80% of what men are paid, corporate discrimination is more pertinent than ever. The discrepancies that affect women every single day exist not only in the form of pay, but in treatment, recognition, and respect. These issues are constantly talked about, but has anything really been done to change them?Today's guest, Holly Caplan, an award-winning sales leader for over two decades, is speaking up and fighting for chan...
Oct 09, 2017•28 min
The world’s wealthiest countries have donated over $2 trillion dollars in foreign aid to the world’s poorest people. Yet, despite this, 2.8 billion people worldwide still struggle to survive every day. We need a better solution.In GIVE WORK: Reversing Poverty One Job at a Time, social entrepreneur and Founder and CEO of Samasource and LXMI, Leila Janah contends that giving dignified, steady, fair-wage work is the most effective way to eradicate global poverty. Leila is the Founder and CEO of Sam...
Oct 06, 2017•41 min
Today's podcast is with Christos Shepherd. Fresh out of undergrad, Christos started – and later sold – Air Thalassa, a Greek airline. He went on to help governments and entrepreneurs in Africa to start airlines of their own. And during a stint at JetBlue, he launched award-winning products like Mint, America’s first-ever lie-flat experience.Born in Jamaica but given a Greek name, raised in London but now living in New York, married to a Nigerian and learning Chinese (very slowly), Christos’ stor...
Oct 04, 2017•48 min
The average person spends at least 100,000 hours working in their lifetime, yet half of all Americans are unhappy with their careers. It’s time to take control of your journey—whether you’re a millennial starting out or a workforce veteran who has hit a plateau. Over the past three decades, award-winning CEO Tim Cole has helped launch 20 new brands to the market and has been instrumental in six legitimate blockbusters. Known as a key player the highly competitive world of pharmaceuticals, he’s b...
Oct 02, 2017•39 min
Today's interview is with Dr. Cristal Glangchai. Dr. Cristal Glangchai has worked in intellectual property, technology commercialization, and product development. She received her B.A. in Plan II, B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, and M.S. and Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from The University of Texas at Austin, where she was recently a featured alumni. In addition, she holds two doctoral certificates in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, and Molecular Imaging for Diagnostic and Therapeutics.She is...
Sep 29, 2017•34 min
Today's interview is with Eyal Lifshitz. Eyal is a third generation entrepreneur who has seen first hand the challenges small businesses face in building a company from the group up. His father ran his own small physical therapy clinic in New York, while his grandfather was an electrical supplies store owner in Israel.Eyal was a Principal at Greylock IL, Greylock Partners’ dedicated fund for Israel and Europe, where he was involved in investing over $100 million in capital in start-up companies....
Sep 25, 2017•30 min
Today's episode is with Heather Marie Ditmars. On August 14th, 2015 she left her life in the United States behind with the intention to never look back. With only a backpack, she traveled across Europe, South East Asia and then on to Africa. And now she's a full-time international traveler, writer and business consultant. Her work has been published in the New York Times, Huffing Post and Thought Catalog. In our interview, she takes us on her crazy cross-cultural adventures.Resources Mentioned I...
Sep 20, 2017•42 min
Did you know that it is estimated that seventy percent of US workers hate their jobs and don't want to show up on Monday morning. The majority of employees find little value in their work and dread going into the office. CEO Dudley R. Slater believes that some of the reasons for this phenomenon can be laid at the door of leaders.Today's interview is with Dudley Slater. Dudley is the author of Fusion Leadership: Unleashing the Movement of Monday Morning Enthusiasts. Slater was the co-founder and ...
Sep 18, 2017•31 min
Today's interview is with Julian Hayes II. After pursuing the dream of becoming a doctor, he left after one year of school to pursue a bigger purpose, which was striving to make his difference & impact through inspiring others to use wellness as their impetus for growth & expansion in all facets of their lives at theartoffitnessandlife.com. He is an author, health & wellness consultant, nutrition coach, and sleep science coach who also writes a weekly column for Inc and many other pu...
Sep 12, 2017•38 min
Today's interview is with Naomi Hattaway. I met her about 4 years ago when I was just starting UYD and she was just starting I Am A Triangle. Fast forward to today, it is now a thriving community of over 14,000 individuals who are expats, global nomads, internationals and other folks who have lived abroad (or are exploring the idea of it).This growing community reached 14,000 members in less than three years following the viral blog post called I Am A Triangle, and other thoughts on repatriation...
Sep 08, 2017•38 min
Hola Family! This is a special bonus episode featuring some of of my top travel podcaster friends! You will hear from each host for a couple of minutes so you can get a better feel for what they are like. Immersing yourself in a variety of travel, lifestyle, digital nomad, expat, and adventure podcasts is the best way to accelerate your learning on the topics! Of course there are some great shows in addition to this list, but have a listen and see what piques your interest!The 6 Packs w/Expats i...
Sep 05, 2017•14 min
Today's episode is with 2 of Akuaro's founders: Claudio Henriquez and Ekei Salgueiro. Founded in Barcelona, Spain in October 2014, Akuaro was born as a networking agency that created a new methodology where the selection consultant becomes a business consultant for professionals in the Information Technology sector. Mediating between companies and projects, and seeking synergies between the aspirations of both. Ekei Salgueiro, Raimon Luques and Claudio Henríquez M. met 4 years ago while working ...
Aug 30, 2017•33 min
In today’s episode, I discuss 4 ways that you can connect with anyone in the world. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 28, 2017•13 min
Today's interview is with 3 time CEO Jude Rake. He's an expert, specifically, on servant leadership and has a new book out in early July. He has some interesting ideas on how to bring these ideas into the forefront with real world examples. In his new book, The Bridge to Growth , he shows how servant leaders—those who serve employees by giving them what they need to fully engage and commit to achieving the company's goals—producer better results than leaders who put themselves first. We discuss ...
Aug 24, 2017•31 min
Being a thought leader isn't something that happens magically and developing your brand as one takes some strategizing and intentionality. In today's episode, I discuss 7 ways that you can position yourself as an expert recognized in your niche online and offline. Hope you enjoy! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Aug 21, 2017•13 min
