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EPISODE · Oct 19, 2021 · 50 MIN

Why arbitrary uniqueness is the poison to any global growth initiative | Jan van Casteren | VP Europe, Flexport

from Global Class Podcast · host Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage

In 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 international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In 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 international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

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