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Mandeep Rai, The Values Compass: What 101 Countries Teach Us About Purpose, Life, and Leadership, Ep 121   Mandeep Rai’s meeting with a Sikh person in the middle of Panama during her sabbatical across Latin America led her on a journey to not only start to understand that the tropical country was a cultural melting pot, but was also a pivotal moment on her journey to write a book titled “The Values Compass”, which talks about the power she discovered from understanding the values and cultures of different countries and how we can learn from them to lead a more fulfilled life.   She’s only an international best-selling author, but also an investor, mentor, and broadcast journalist for the BBC World Service. Mandeep started her career in investment banking at JP Morgan, and has worked for the United Nations, the European Commission, and several grassroots NGOs.   I sat down with Mandeep to talk about how a short trip to Latin America served as inspiration for her international best-selling book. We also discuss the impact of value-driven businesses and how startup founders and investors can see eye to eye in terms of the values that they look for in the other. “My secret aim was to be a Cuban in Cuba” During her sabbatical, Mandeep traveled all over Latin America, enrolled in Spanish classes, learned to dive, and found her place in the most unexpected corner of the world. As she immersed herself in the cultures, she was met with levels of diversity and a celebration of life she had never seen anywhere else before. As she made her way along the Southern continent, she was inspired to document the variety of attributes and values that she found in each country and city.    Listen to this episode of Crossing Borders to learn more about the values Mandeep found during her travels across the globe. Building a business from a values standpoint Mandeep worked in venture capital firms before and after completing her studies at business school, and has several years of experience working in startups and advising their founders. One of her major observations is that investors and founders find that value-driven businesses have a greater chance of success. For investors, this means a greater return on their investment in startups that align with their values.   Learn more about how to build a value-driven organization in this episode of Crossing Borders. Inspired by Peru’s positivity Investors have to consider several factors before betting on a company, with one of the most important variables– that can sometimes be overlooked– being attitude. Mandeep explains that she was blown away by Peru’s optimism, which was reflected in their use of language and way of thinking. She learned from Peruvians that there lies great power in being able to transmit positivity within a team, startup, or organization.   Check out this episode of Crossing Borders to hear Mandeep elaborate on her choice of values for Chile and Colombia in her book.   Mandeep Rai gathers important lessons and insights in her book about how we can lead a more fulfilled life if we focus and make decisions based on our values. This mindset starts at a personal level but can achieve amazing things if applied to the way we think about building startups, organizations, or investing.    Outline of this episode: [3:31] - About “Values Compass” [5:16] - Motivation for travelling to +150 countries [6:27] - Becoming a Cuban in Cuba [9:45] - Pivotal moment in Panama [11:10] - Value-driven businesses  [14:05] - Tips on sustaining values in high growth companies [16:36] - Discovering a startup founders’ values  [17:45] - Asking employers about their values [18:36] - Latin American values: Chile, Peru, Colombia [24:15] - Advice to Mandeep’s younger self   Resources & people mentioned:  Mandeep Rai LinkedIn Facebook Instagram Twitter The Values Compass  

In this episode, we talk about travel to those places we are discouraged - or even forbidden - from visiting, what makes people go there anyway, and what happens when they arrive. We also talk with filmmaker and Explorers’ Club member Trevor Wallace (https://www.theworldwidewallace.com), about his experiences in the arctic and beyond. To read more on the topics we cover in this episode, check out: -How I Got Stranded in Cuba During a Forbidden Visit, Far and Wide https://www.farandwide.com/s/stranded-cuba-424b4c31ca8242a0 -North Sentinel Island tribespeople believed to have killed trespassing US 'missionary', CNN https://www.cnn.com/2018/11/21/asia/andaman-nicobar-us-missionary-killed-intl/index.html -Isolated Tribe Kills American With Bow and Arrow on Remote Indian Island, NY Times https://www.nytimes.com/2018/11/21/world/asia/american-killed-andaman-island-tribe.html -The white man’s blunders of ‘explorer’ Benedict Allen feed racist myths, The Guardian https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/nov/17/benedict-allen-explorer-racist-british-colonial

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey's, Empire's Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to...

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey’s, Empire’s Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to tell stories about their lives. This book encourages us to rethink this moment when labor and migration were at the heart of empire. Casey’s analysis of the role of the state, the significance of leisure and spirituality, and the dynamics of gender and race during this period are pathbreaking and make for fascinating reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey’s, Empire’s Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to tell stories about their lives. This book encourages us to rethink this moment when labor and migration were at the heart of empire. Casey’s analysis of the role of the state, the significance of leisure and spirituality, and the dynamics of gender and race during this period are pathbreaking and make for fascinating reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey’s, Empire’s Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey’s, Empire’s Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to tell stories about their lives. This book encourages us to rethink this moment when labor and migration were at the heart of empire. Casey’s analysis of the role of the state, the significance of leisure and spirituality, and the dynamics of gender and race during this period are pathbreaking and make for fascinating reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In the early 20th century, thousands of Haitian men, women and children traveled to Cuba in search of work and wages. In Matthew Casey’s, Empire’s Guestworkers: Haitian Migrants in Cuba During the Age of US Occupation (Cambridge University Press, 2017) digs deep into the archives, reading along and across the grain to tell stories about their lives. This book encourages us to rethink this moment when labor and migration were at the heart of empire. Casey’s analysis of the role of the state, the significance of leisure and spirituality, and the dynamics of gender and race during this period are pathbreaking and make for fascinating reading. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, Ben Greenfield interviews Michael Caron, a Spartan and SEALFit coach from GetBurly.com. After circumnavigating the globe via a "Semester at Sea Program", Michael completed Teach For America in Houston, Texas where he also attained a Masters Degree in Education. Strongly identifying with the struggles and hardships he witnessed through the international relations and global education of semester at sea, combined with his work to bridge the achievement gap with the Teach For America Program, Michael was reinforced with a desire to pursue a career bringing about positive change. Upon returning home to Boston, Michael took to teaching and coaching immediately, and has been coaching three sports at the high school level for 10 years. Michael's certifications include: Seal Fit Basic Training Certification Certified First Aid/CPR- American Red Cross Certified Spartan SGX Coach Child Light Yoga for Teens Certified High School Coach- Cambridge Rindge and Latin & Reading Memorial High School Certified Physical Education Teacher- Massachusetts Head Strength and Conditioning Coach Reading Memorial High School and Cambridge Rindge and Latin School Completion of Pikes Peak Study USARIEM with US Military Masters Degree in Education- University of St. Thomas, Houston, TX. Completion of Teach For America Program Bachelors Degree- Plymouth State University, Plymouth, NH University of Pittsburg Completion of International Studies: Semester at Sea Program-Japan, China, Vietnam, Malaysia, India, Kenya, South Africa, Brazil, Cuba During this episode, Michael and Ben discuss: -What it means to be "burly"... -Why Michael uses a "push-pull" format for Olympic weightlifting to develop speed and strength... -Laird Hamilton's book Force Of Nature... -How and why Michael does so much beach running... -Michaels' top grip strengthening exercises, including rock climber pullup equipment... -And much more! Questions, comments or feedback? Leave 'em below, and click here to leave your questions now... [audio src="http://traffic.libsyn.com/obstacledominator/ObstacleDominator64.mp3"]  Music courtesy Skorge - Sail (AWOLNATION Dubstep Rmx)