Impact Talks #21: Thomas Udesen (Chief Procurement Bayer, Co-Founder Sustainable Procurement Pledge)

Join Our Facebook Group Community here: http://bit.ly/sfe-community Listen to our SFE podcast - Impact Talks on Anchor or Spotify: https://startupfundingevent.com/podcast/ ... 00:00 Introduction and Vacation 07:50 What is the role of a Procurement Officer? 13:55 How does a procurement officer collaborate with startups? 22:19 Leadership philosophy  27:40 Ghana experience 33:40 Study, MBA and Meeting wife 41:20 Lessons learned from the MBA experience 46:45 Learning from mentors  50:20 How do you know when to switch employees' roles and when to fire? 59:04 Sharing your career path with your wife 01:01:25 Moving on from Johnson&Johnson to Bayer 01:08:53 Why is a value-based work or life so important? 01:12:11 The project with the biggest impact: SPP.earth  & What led you to start this project? 01:26:30 Biggest unexpected failures and learning lessons & How to spot bad leaders that are affecting others? 01:36:33 What are you currently doing, not related to business, that gives you energy? 01:42:19 Book recommendations and Closing ... We bring inspiring startups and world-class founders on 1 stage to pitch for our Innovation Funding Award. Be part of our next event full of inspiration and great ideas! Get a FREE VIP Ticket for our next event: http://www.startupfundingevent.com Created by https://www.lightningvideoeditors.com