EPISODE · Dec 14, 2023 · 47 MIN
Liz Elting, Gary Polk Sr., Ivan Minser | Office Hours #563
from Office Hours with David Meltzer
Liz Elting [0:00]She’s an entrepreneur, business leader, linguaphile, philanthropist, feminist, & mother. After living, studying, & working in five countries across the globe, she founded TransPerfect out of an NYU dorm room in 1992 & served as Co-CEO until 2018. TransPerfect is the world's largest language solutions company, with over $1.1 billion in revenue & offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. Liz has been recognized as a NOW Woman of Power & Influence, American Express' and Entrepreneur magazine's Woman of the Year, and one of Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women every year since the list’s inception.Ivan Minser [11:50]He’s a NY Times & WSJ Bestselling author that's appeared on NBC’s Today Show, in Forbes, Fortune and many other national media outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and is Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI.com, the world's largest business networking organization, which he built from the ground up. Founded in 1985, BNI now has over 11,000 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Each year, BNI passes millions of referrals resulting in billions of dollars worth of business for its members.Gary Polk Sr. [29:20]He’s a Black businessman, CEO, business consultant, university professor and author, and is passionate about entrepreneurs… and why they succeed or fail. His initial book released in September 2019, “Why Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, is widely used as a textbook in college entrepreneurship programs helping serial and new entrepreneurs to learn about failure. “Why Black and Brown Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, published December 2020, is intended for entrepreneurs and those who want to be.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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Liz Elting [0:00]She’s an entrepreneur, business leader, linguaphile, philanthropist, feminist, & mother. After living, studying, & working in five countries across the globe, she founded TransPerfect out of an NYU dorm room in 1992 & served as Co-CEO until 2018. TransPerfect is the world's largest language solutions company, with over $1.1 billion in revenue & offices in more than 100 cities worldwide. Liz has been recognized as a NOW Woman of Power & Influence, American Express' and Entrepreneur magazine's Woman of the Year, and one of Forbes’ Richest Self-Made Women every year since the list’s inception.Ivan Minser [11:50]He’s a NY Times & WSJ Bestselling author that's appeared on NBC’s Today Show, in Forbes, Fortune and many other national media outlets. He holds a Ph.D. in Organizational Behavior and is Founder & Chief Visionary Officer of BNI.com, the world's largest business networking organization, which he built from the ground up. Founded in 1985, BNI now has over 11,000 chapters throughout every populated continent of the world. Each year, BNI passes millions of referrals resulting in billions of dollars worth of business for its members.Gary Polk Sr. [29:20]He’s a Black businessman, CEO, business consultant, university professor and author, and is passionate about entrepreneurs… and why they succeed or fail. His initial book released in September 2019, “Why Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, is widely used as a textbook in college entrepreneurship programs helping serial and new entrepreneurs to learn about failure. “Why Black and Brown Entrepreneurs Fail (to Win)”, published December 2020, is intended for entrepreneurs and those who want to be. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
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