Developing 21st century skills with GLEAC Founder Sallyann Della Casa

Send a textWith the rise of AI and robots, what’s the future of work for us mere mortals? Our guest today has an answer to that question. Sallyann Della Casa is Founder and Chief Identity Hacker at GLEAC, an edtech company based in Dubai who benchmarks, maps, develops, and measures soft skills to current and future jobs. We talk about:The courage it takes to become an entrepreneur and follow your own pathThe challenges and pitfalls of launching a tech startup when you’re a non-tech founder How GLEAC helps Prada, Accenture, and Deloitte with sales training and augmented realityHow GLEAC tackles the forgetting curve and differentiates itself from well established players with a clear USPSallyann's growth mindset and approach to going for the $1 million dealHow to scale and manage a distributed teamThe challenges of product development when you’re a non-tech founderHow the COVID-19 crisis impacted the GLEAC business What GLEAC is doing to help people develop 21st century skills.Sallyann’s not-to-do list and why dropping sales leads is sometimes the right thing to doWhich tools Sallyann uses to manage product development with teams in different time zonesThe challenge of building a company culture in distributed teamSallyann’s advice to other startup leaders on managing their own psychologyFor detailed show notes and relevant links, visit www.stunandawe.com If you want to accelerate traction, hit the growth stage, and upgrade your scaling skills, check out our Growth Leap online course. It’s a step-by-step guide to design your tech startup for high performance and impact. It’s packed with actionable and proven frameworks and tools to improve your startups performance, from better customer acquisition to clear prioritization and more productive meetings.Learn more here: https://growth.stunandawe.com/course Support the show Do you have a question you'd like me to answer on the podcast or feedback to share? Leave me a message here. You'll find all the show notes, transcripts, and past guests at stunandawe.com Up your growth game with our hands-on Growth Marketing Course For inquiries about sponsoring the podcast, email [email protected]. Support the show on Patreon Follow us: LinkedIn Twitter