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Global Class Podcast
by Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage
Get the inside stories of how the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally and the unique career journeys of the internationally-minded business leaders who run these Global Class companies. International is the new agile and best-in-class companies are adapting to build products, operational models and company cultures that resonate with a worldwide audience. The Global Class Podcast explores best practices for effective international expansion and offers practical advice for anyone who aspires to build global companies and careers in international business.
Episodes
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Think You Know What Leaders Need Most to Build Successful Global Organizations? Think Again | Xavier Mufraggi, CEO of SVN International Corporation
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Xavier Mufraggi, Chief Executive Officer of SVN International Corporation and Partner at Eloquem Consulting. Prior to his role at SVN, Xavier was the CEO at YPO where he achieved a new record of 34,000 members in 150 countries. He was also previously the...
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From 0 to 90M Downloads - Strategies for Growing an Audience in Global Markets | Omar Zenhom, Co-Founder of WebinarNinja and host of the $100 MBA Show
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Omar Zenhom, the Co-Founder and host of the award-winning $100 MBA Show, a top business podcast with over 90 million downloads. He’s also the Co-Founder & CEO of WebinarNinja, named one of the fastest-growing SaaS companies in 2018. Omar is a former...
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How Rentbrella is making it rain $$$ in global markets | Freddy Marcos, Founder of Rentbrella
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Freddy Marcos, Founder of Rentbrella, the world’s largest and most successful umbrella-sharing company. Today, Rentbrella has 800 stations with hubs present in the biggest urban centers of the world such as Sao Paolo, New York, and London. Freddy began…
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Lessons Learned from Executive Who Helped Expand 4 Unicorns to Global Markets | Troy Malone, Co-Founder of Relevant
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Troy Malone, the Co-Founder of Relevant, a company that helps SaaS startup founders successfully enter new markets. In this role, he supports founders in unlocking an unfair competitive advantage in new markets through a uniquely profitable marketing...
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The Benefits Of Workplace Diversity You’re Likely To Miss | Jack Mardack, Co-Founder of Oyster
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Jack Mardack, Co-Founder of Oyster. Oyster is a global employment platform that empowers companies to hire, pay, and take care of their employees anywhere in the world. In Jack's career as a data-driven marketing and growth leader, he has helped broaden...
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You're destined to fail if you don't do this 1 thing when building international teams with Sébastien Marotte, President of Box (EMEA)
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Sébastien Marotte, the President of Box Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). Box is a Cloud Content Management company that empowers more than 87,000 businesses globally by revolutionizing how they work. In Sébastien’s 30+ year career, he has held...
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From a prominent Law Attorney to a U.S. Ambassador in Australia, to leading legal for global expansion with Jeffrey Bleich, Chief Legal Officer at Cruise
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Jeffrey Bleich, Chief Legal Officer at Cruise, a self-driving tech company. Jeff is a prominent attorney, and a former partner at both Munger, Tolles & Olson and Dentons. In his remarkable career, he has also served as special counsel to former President...
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From aerospace engineer to building Google's first international presence to cross-border investing, Antoine Colaço | Managing Partner, Valor Capital Group
In this episode we are excited to welcome Antoine Colaço, Managing Partner of Valor Capital Group, a cross border venture investment firm. Antoine was an early employee at Google and helped build one of the company's early international offices, then going on to global leadership roles overseeing...
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How Uber reached global scale by empowering localization | Emil Michael, Former Chief Business Officer, Uber
For our 25th episode, we are excited to welcome Emil Michael. Emil is the former Chief Business Officer of Uber, and played a huge role in the company's global expansion. Prior, Emil was the Chief Operating Officer of Klout, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Senior Vice President at...
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How experiencing 9/11 and the Fukushima disaster fueled Uber and WeWork's growth in Japan | Masami Takahashi, President of Scrum Studio & CEO of Japan at Miles
In this episode we are excited to welcome Masami Takahashi. Masami is the President of Scrum Studio CEO of Japan at Miles, an applications that offers rewards for traveling, allowing anyone with a smartphone to earn miles and rewards whether your commute is by car, rideshare, plane, train…
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How, for companies like LinkedIn and Firework, finding opportunities early on can be cornerstones for finding the right markets and reaching global scale | Jerry Luk, Co-Founder/President Firework
In this episode we are excited to welcome Jerry Luk. Jerry is the co-founder and president of Firework, which empowers businesses to better engage with customers through video. Prior, Jerry was one of the Head of Mobile Business Strategy at Edmodo, Co-Founder and CTO of Presdo and was an early...
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Why Yahoo!'s strategy to give local teams near full autonomy cost them the global search market - Marvin Liao | Partner, Diaspora Ventures
In this episode we are excited to welcome Marvin Liao. Marvin is a partner at Diaspora Ventures and GAMEGROOVE Capital and previously was a partner at 500 Startups, where in total he has invested in over 400 companies. Prior, Marvin played a major role in the international expansion efforts (in...
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How a combination of decentralized localization, playbooks and building a community of trust can lead to global success | Joanna Harries, Sr. Vice President Global Expansion, Endeavor
In this episode we are excited to welcome Joanna Harries, Senior Vice President of Global Expansion at Endeavor, the world's leading organization working with high impact entrepreneurs. Prior, Joanna held other growth executive roles at the organization and was a brand manager at Unilever. In our...
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From working on a family farm to driving growth for the world's fastest growing food-tech company | Nick Halla, former Senior Vice President of International for Impossible Foods
In this episode we are excited to welcome Nick Halla, former Senior Vice President of International for Impossible Foods, a company transforming the global food system through animal free meat and dairy foods. As one of the company’s early employees Nick served in a number of other roles…
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How building for 2 markets accelerated BlaBlaCar’s international growth | Frederic Mazzella | Founder, Chairman & Fmr CEO, BlaBlaCar
In this episode we are excited to welcome Frédéric Mazzella, Founder, Chairman and Former CEO of BlaBlaCar, the world's largest carpooling platform. Frédéric is also an active investor, startup board member and Co-President Entrepreneur of France Digitale. In our conversation, Frédéric speaks to…
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Why trust in your organization is the backbone for global success | Bianca Martinelli | Partner, Alexia Ventures
In this episode we are excited to welcome Bianca Martinelli, Partner at Brazilian venture capital firm Alexia Ventures, Co-Founder of International Mastermind, a global network of professionals focused on international expansion. Previously, Bianca was the Senior Vice President of Global…
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When an internship in Israel can create the mindset to build a Brazilian unicorn company | Alessio Alionco | Founder & CEO, Pipefy
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Alessio Alionco, Founder and CEO of Pipefy, a work management platform that allows companies to streamline and automate business processes. Prior, Alessio was the Founder & CEO of Acessozero, a local commerce marketplace, and CEO of JR Consultoria. In…
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How a small Danish startup took on the wine industry and scaled to 50M users worldwide | Heini Zachariassen | Founder/Fmr CEO, Vivino & Founder of Vota
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Heini Zachariassen, Founder and Former CEO of Vivino, the world's largest wine app. Prior, Heini was the CEO of BullGuard, and a board member of NORRIQ and Faroese Telecom. He is also the founder and host of Raw Startup. Heini is now building Vota, the...
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Why companies aren’t successful when strategy isn’t localized | Claudia Makadristo | Head of Africa Expansion, Metamap
In this episode, we are excited to welcome Claudia Makadristo, Head of Africa Expansion for MetaMap, a fast-growing digital trust and reputation infrastructure layer that enables other service providers. Prior, Claudia was Head of Partnerships and Regional Manager for Seedstars. In our...
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Why the path to global growth isn’t linear | Marcello Schermer | Head of Int’l Expansion, Yoco
In this episode we are excited to welcome Marcello Schermer, Head of International Expansion at Yoco, a South Africa-based fintech startup helping SMEs accept payments and get data-driven insights. Prior, Marcello was Managing Director of Seedstars and strategy consultant at Detecon Inc. In our...
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Why it’s crucial for leaders to “get out on the floor” to experience global markets | Jivko Bojinov | Co-Founder, Shipbob
In this episode we are excited to welcome Jivko Bojinov, Co-Founder of ShipBob, a tech enabled 3PL (third party logistics provider) that offers simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands across 3 continents. Prior, Jivko worked in China at YESSAT, an education consulting and...
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The difference between being an “international” vs. “global” business and how to develop the right mindset to succeed | Tiffany Stevenson | Chief People Officer, Patreon
In this episode we are excited to welcome Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer of Patreon, a membership platform that supports over 200,000 creators and their 7 million fans, powering the creator economy. Prior, Tiffany was the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer at Box and held executive roles…
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How a Bangladeshi startup took on Uber and became a market leader | Elius Hussain | Co-Founder & Fmr CEO, Pathao
In this episode we are excited to welcome Elius Hussain, co-founder and former CEO of Pathao, a Bangladeshi super app that offers ride sharing, food delivery, and content streaming, among other services. In our conversation Elius shares more about the Bangladeshi market, the importance of…
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Why leaning into small scale is key for successful international expansion | Kathryn Hymes | Fmr Head of Int’l Product, Slack
In this episode we are excited to welcome Kathryn Hymes, former Head of International Product Expansion for Slack. Prior, Kathryn held product leadership roles at Nextdoor and Facebook and currently runs Thorny Games, a company that builds games at the intersection of language and crytography. In...
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Why a Silicon Valley startup chose Rwanda as an initial market and how they used it as a foundation for scale | Israel Bimpe | Director Africa GTM, Zipline
Join us as we speak with Israel Bimpe, head of Africa Go-To-Market for Zipline, a drone delivery company focused on building the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drone and logistics network to ensure every person on the planet can have instant access to vital medical supplies. In our...
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Why culturally conscious management gives you an edge in running a global business | Jennifer Cornelius | Chief People Officer, Ritual
In this episode, we speak with Jenn Cornelius, Chief People Officer at Ritual, an LA-based direct-to-consumer health brand. Prior, Jenn was the Head of Future of Work and Organizational Design at Pinterest, Chief People Officer at Sweetgreen and Head of Organization Design for Apple's Retail...
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How Coco, the digital monkey, sparks serendipitous moments and increases engagement within a distributed team | Gabriel Engel | Founder & CEO, Rocket.Chat
In this episode, we speak with Gabriel Engel, CEO and Co-Founder of Rocket.Chat, a fast growing Brazilian enterprise messaging platform born through open source. We cover a number of topics relevant to international expansion: from the benefits of having a distributed team to serve a distributed...
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Why arbitrary uniqueness is the poison to any global growth initiative | Jan van Casteren | VP Europe, Flexport
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...
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The two forms of localization to master to achieve global scale | Chang Wen Lai | CEO & Co-Founder, Ninja Van
In this episode, we welcome Chang Wen Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of Ninja Van, Southeast Asia's largest tech-enabled express delivery service as we discuss how to balance a strong direction from headquarters (like choosing the right mountain to scale) along with proper localization strategies, why...
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From trading Pokemon cards in a Colombian village to leading a startup alleviating poverty through digital education | Freddy Vega | CEO & Co-Founder, Platzi
Join us in our discussion with Freddy Vega, Co-Founder and CEO of Platzi, Latin America's largest online education platform, as we discuss a diverse set of topics from: poverty and positivity to Pokemon and Psychology, from Trust and Technology to Soft Skills and the Latin American business...
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Why entrepreneurs from small countries have advantages over startups from Silicon Valley (and large markets) | Imre Hild | Managing Partner, Global Traction
As our episode's guest says, "Don't treat an international expansion as an extension of your business, treat it as a startup." Get key insights from Imre Hild, Managing Director of startup advisory firm Global Traction. AKA the "Godfather" of the Hungarian startup ecosystem, Imre will share keys…
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Why community culture (tribes) can be your catalyst for successful scale | Jennifer Yuen | Fmr Head of Americas Marketing, Airbnb
Join us in a conversation with Jennifer Yuen, former Global Marketing Executive & Head of Americas Marketing at Airbnb to talk about the company's global growth story. Hear great insights Jennifer learned as one of the first people to expand the brand into APAC and about some of the best…
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From teaching English in a tiny Japanese fishing village to leading growth at a $32B unicorn | Abe Smith | Head of International, Zoom
Learn how Abe Smith, Head of International @ Zoom, went from teaching English in a rural Japanese fishing village, to learning the trade of international business & sales at a bagel company, to leading international at one of the fastest growing companies in the world. Careers aren't linear and...
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Introducing The Global Class Podcast with Aaron McDaniel & Klaus Wehage
Calling all those interested in international business... Get the inside stories of how the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally and the unique career journeys of the internationally-minded business leaders who run these Global Class companies. International is the new agile and...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Get the inside stories of how the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally and the unique career journeys of the internationally-minded business leaders who run these Global Class companies. International is the new agile and best-in-class companies are adapting to build products, operational models and company cultures that resonate with a worldwide audience. The Global Class Podcast explores best practices for effective international expansion and offers practical advice for anyone who aspires to build global companies and careers in international business.
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Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage
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