Podcasts about international business strategy

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Dr. Alain Verbeke is a Professor of International Business Strategy and the McCaig Chair in Management at the University of Calgary. He also serves as the Alan M. Rugman Memorial Fellow at the University of Reading.  He is associated with the Solvay Business School (VUB) and has been a Visiting Professor at the Université Catholique de Louvain and an Associate Fellow of Templeton College. He has served two full terms as Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of International Business Studies – JIBS, during which time the journal's citation impact (without self-cites) doubled.   Dr. Verbeke's main contributions to the field of international business strategy include, inter alia:(1) making the critical distinction between location-bound and non-location bound firm-specific advantages of multinational enterprises; (2) the subsidiary specific advantage concept; (3) the bounded reliability concept; (4) the concept of bifurcation bias in family firms; (5) substantial work demonstrating the dominance of regional over global strategies.   Dr. Verbeke is an elected Fellow of the Academy of International Business (AIB) and the European International Business Academy (EIBA).  He is also an active member in the Strategic Management Society (SMS).  He was the recipient of the double Gold Medal awarded by the AIB for his intellectual contributions in JIBS and for his service to the journal. In 2023, the was bestowed with the AIB Exemplary Service Award for his role as Editor-in-Chief of JIBS.     Visit https://www.aib.world/frontline-ib/alain-verbeke-2024/ for the original video interview.

In the latest episode of The Food Professor podcast, hosts Michael LeBlanc and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois are joined by the esteemed Dr. Ian Lee, an Associate Professor at Carleton University. Together, they delve into a series of pressing topics in food and agriculture, leveraging Dr. Lee's extensive knowledge and experience. The discussion covers competition in the food industry, the anticipated impact of the Code of Conduct, and Canada's economic outlook.The episode kicks off with a crucial conversation about the US Consumer Price Index (CPI) and its potential implications for Canada. The hosts then turn their attention to Statistics Canada's food basket pricing, a topic of significant interest and debate, questioning whether it underestimates or overestimates the real costs. They reference a Toronto Sun column penned by Sylvain that highlights some discrepancies in the pricing.Attention shifts to the upcoming US Farm Bill, which is anticipated to allocate $1.4 trillion over ten years, juxtaposed against Canada's comparatively modest $3.5 billion Canadian Agricultural Partnership (CAP) over five years. The hosts also correct a previous claim regarding Amazon's "just walk out" technology, clarifying misconceptions about the system's operation.The conversation further explores the evolving landscape of automation in meatpacking, highlighting Smithfield's initiative to deploy robots for tasks like rib pulling, significantly reducing waste and reassigning workers to less physically demanding roles. This shift toward automation, exemplified by Smithfield's strategy to reassign about 500 employees annually, marks a transformative phase in food production, aiming for higher efficiency and worker safety.Lastly, we touch upon the wine industry's challenges, noting a significant surplus in California's bulk wine market, showcasing the broader economic and logistical complexities facing today's food and agriculture sectors.Statistics Canada PHOTO BY TONY CALDWELL/POSTMEDIAhttps://www.wsj.com/business/meet-the-robots-slicing-your-barbecue-ribs-338a7794?mod=Searchresults_pos1&page=1About IanI am an Associate Professor at Carleton University in the Sprott School where I started in 1988, teaching the 4th year and(later) the MBA Strategic Management capstone course, as well as related courses such as International Business Strategy, from then to now. After dropping out of grade 12 in 1971, I worked at a series of minimum wage jobs for 3 years in the early 1970s. In 1974, I started with an American financial services multinational as a credit manager trainee eventually becoming a Branch Manager in several branches in Ottawa and Eastern Ontario. I was then recruited in 1977 by Canada's oldest bank (that predates Canada by a half century), where I was given outstanding training in banking, economics and management by British bankers. I was employed at the BMO Main Office Branch (4thlargest in all Canada at that time) at 144 Wellington and Sparks opposite Parliament Hill and beside the National Press Club (Parliament subsequently acquired, refurbished and renamed the branch as Sir John A. Macdonald Building for Parliament Hill receptions). As Loan and Mortgage Manager in my mid 20s, I dealt with cabinet ministers in the Trudeau Government, Senators, MPs, national journalists, Supreme Court judges, deputy ministers, national NGOs and staff of embassies including the Chinese and USSR Ambassadors, as well as national institutions such as the Bank of Canada. And in that capacity throughout those years, I evaluatedpersonal and corporate financial statements and lent millions and millions of dollars in demand loans, consumer loans, mortgage loans and business loans.  After completing my entire undergraduate degree on a part time basis in the evenings over 10 years while employed full time, I resigned from the bank to enroll full time in a master's degree in public policy in 1982 at Carleton University. However, I completed the second year of the master's degree full time in evenings in 1983-84 as I accepted a position as a full time policy analyst with Canada Post Corporation in Corporate Finance and Banking, Head Office. Upon graduation in 1984, I resigned from Canada Post to enroll in the PhD program in the public policy stream at Carleton University graduating in 1989. My 850 page PhD thesis was titled: The Canadian Post Office: Origins, growth and decay of the state postal function, 1765-1981. While completing my PhD, I was employed for one summer in 1985 in the Privy Council Office, Machinery of Government.Shortly after starting with the Sprott School on a tenure track in 1988, the Berlin Wall came down in October 1989. Then in 1990-91, Carleton University School of Business was awarded $3 million by Foreign Affairs Canada to establish a Canadian Business School in Poland at theprestigious Central School for Planning and Statistics – later renamed the Warsaw School of Economics. In April 1991, I became the first western professor to teach in a university in a former communist country under an OECD country funded business management program. I have continued to teach at Warsaw School of Economics (in the EMBA since 1997) where I have had a bird's eye view of the remarkable transformation of Poland from an impoverished, corrupt centralizedsocialist economy managed by the elite nomenklatura to a remarkably vibrant prosperous decentralized democratic country in transition.Since 1990, I have taught approximately 100 times across the Atlantic or Pacific Oceans, mostly in EMBA programs, in many different countries ranging from Poland to Russia to Iran to Ukraine to Cuba to Romania to Slovenia to Latvia to Czech to Argentina to Croatiato Mexico and after 1997 in China – always inAmerican or Canadian universities in partnership with a local university. I taught a number of times for the University of Washington (Seattle) with ASEBUSS in Bucharest, Romania; Katz Graduate School U Pittsburg in Prague; SUNY Buffalo with Riga Business School, Latvia; Carnegie-Mellon with IMI-Kiev, Ukraine; Carleton Sprott School with Qeshm Institute in Qeshm and Tehran, Iran; University of Ottawa in Hong Kong; Carleton Sprott School with Donghua University in Shanghai; UQAM at Warsaw School of Economics; Kozminski Academy of Entrepreneurship, Warsaw; Czech Management Center, Prague; IEDC, Bled, Slovenia; Zagreb, Croatia.These extensive international teaching experiencesover a third of a century, provided a much deeper understanding of non-western, often authoritarian, frequently deeply corrupt, state centrally planned or administered countries sometimes transitioning to western, rule of law, decentralized economies and societies.From 1996-98, I was appointed as Supervisor of the Bachelor of International Business in the Sprott School to address significant structural issues that emerged after this innovative new program had been operational for 2 years. In 2007, I was appointed as Chair of the MBA Restructuring Committee that led to the replacement of the former thesis based master's degree with a brand new professional MBA degree. We benchmarked key competitor MBA programs and completed extensive consultation with all relevant stakeholders that led to the proposed new structure including 50 new MBA graduate courses. I was then appointed the new MBA Director from 2007-2010 to implement the new program including staffing 50 new MBA courses with permanent faculty and contract instructors.I completed two sabbaticals in the USA: at American University in Washington DC in 1995 and Cal State Monterey Bay one hour south of Silicon Valley from 2001-2003. I am presently a member of the Carleton University Board of Governors, 2016-2019. I am also a member of the Sprott School MBA Committee, Carleton University EURUS Advisory Board and the Carleton University Graduate Appeal Committee since 2010.During the past 50 years, in addition to visiting every Canadian province, I completed road trips through 43 of 50 US states and visited 8 of 14 US Presidential libraries. I have visited most West, Central and East European countries including living for 2 years each at RCAF 3 Wing, Zweibrucken, West Germany andRCAF 1 Wing, Marville France in the mid 1950s (where my father flew F-86 Sabre jets and later F-104 Starfighter jets).Over the years, I appeared extensively in the media including CBC, CTV and Global National News, CBC TV On the Money weekly on The Roundup, and Power and Politics and CBC Radio Syndication. I am a weekly regular on CFRA Rob Snow program and Sirius-National Post Radio as well as the Corus Radio Networkin Toronto. Over the last 10 years, I published 45 Op-Eds in the Globe and Mail, New York Times, National Post, Financial Post and Ottawa Citizen concerning contemporary public policy issues as well as research monographs for the Macdonald-Laurier Institute concerning Canada Post, supply management, alternative payment instruments, deficits and the retirement income system.Since 2008, I appeared by invitation before House of Commons and Senate finance, banking, industry and trade committees 25 times concerning public policy debates. I have been invited by Global TV to attend every federal budget lockup as one of their expert witnesses since 2008.I have published multiple times in the annual edition of How Ottawa Spends concerning Canada's retirement system, the PBO, deficits, corporate income reform and the Liberal downsizing of 1995-97 and the Conservative Government downsizing of 2010-15. The Food Professor #podcast is presented by Caddle. About UsDr. Sylvain Charlebois is a Professor in food distribution and policy in the Faculties of Management and Agriculture at Dalhousie University in Halifax. He is also the Senior Director of the Agri-food Analytics Lab, also located at Dalhousie University. Before joining Dalhousie, he was affiliated with the University of Guelph's Arrell Food Institute, which he co-founded. Known as “The Food Professor”, his current research interest lies in the broad area of food distribution, security and safety. Google Scholar ranks him as one of the world's most cited scholars in food supply chain management, food value chains and traceability.He has authored five books on global food systems, his most recent one published in 2017 by Wiley-Blackwell entitled “Food Safety, Risk Intelligence and Benchmarking”. He has also published over 500 peer-reviewed journal articles in several academic publications. Furthermore, his research has been featured in several newspapers and media groups, including The Lancet, The Economist, the New York Times, the Boston Globe, the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, BBC, NBC, ABC, Fox News, Foreign Affairs, the Globe & Mail, the National Post and the Toronto Star.Dr. Charlebois sits on a few company boards, and supports many organizations as a special advisor, including some publicly traded companies. Charlebois is also a member of the Scientific Council of the Business Scientific Institute, based in Luxemburg. Dr. Charlebois is a member of the Global Food Traceability Centre's Advisory Board based in Washington DC, and a member of the National Scientific Committee of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) in Ottawa. About MichaelMichael is the president and founder of M.E. LeBlanc & Company Inc, a senior retail advisor, keynote speaker and media entrepreneur. He has been on the front lines of retail industry change for his entire career. He has delivered keynotes, hosted fire-side discussions and participated worldwide in thought leadership panels, most recently on the main stage in Toronto at Retail Council of Canada's Retail Secure conference with leaders from The Gap and Kroger talking about violence in retail stores, keynotes on the state & future of retail in Orlando and Halifax, and at the 2023 Canadian GroceryConnex conference, hosting the CEOs of Walmart Canada, Longo's and Save-On-Foods Canada. Michael brings 25+ years of brand/retail/marketing & eCommerce leadership experience with Levi's, Black & Decker, Hudson's Bay, Pandora Jewellery, The Shopping Channel and Retail Council of Canada to his advisory, speaking and media practice.Michael also produces and hosts a network of leading retail trade podcasts, including the award-winning No.1 independent retail industry podcast in North America, Remarkable Retail, Canada's top retail industry podcast; the Voice of Retail; Canada's top food industry and the top Canadian-produced management independent podcasts in the country, The Food Professor, with Dr. Sylvain Charlebois. Rethink Retail has recognized Michael as one of the top global retail influencers for the fourth year in a row, Coresight Research has named Michael a Retail AI Influencer, and you can tune into Michael's cooking show, Last Request BBQ, on YouTube, Instagram, X and yes, TikTok.Available for keynote presentations helping retailers, brands and retail industry insiders explaining the current state of the retail industry in Canada and the U.S., and the future of retail.

Featuring Ruth Aguilera, the Darla and Frederick Brodsky Trustee Professor in Global Business and Distinguished Professor of International Business Strategy at D'Amore-McKim School of Business at Northeastern University and Visiting Professor at ESADE Business School in her native Barcelona.     (Recorded 3/28/24)  

About Maya Colombani:Maya's Profilelinkedin.com/in/maya-colombani-0a118369Websites:https://www.loreal.com/en/nordics/pages/commitments/l-oreal-for-the-future/Email:info@laurainserra.comLaura Inserra MAYA'S BIO:Maya Colombani - L'Oréal Canada - Chief Sustainability & Human Rights OfficerMaya Colombani has been appointed Chief Sustainability and Human Rights Officer of L'Oréal Canada in April 2022. With an international career of over 20 years at L'Oréal, Maya is distinguished by a rich and comprehensive professional background. She began her career in France, working for leading design and advertising agencies such as Dragon Rouge, Publicis, and Euro RSCG. She then joined L'Oréal's Professional Products division in 2001. There, she held positions in operational marketing and DMI (Direction Marketing International), for Kérastase and L'Oréal Professionnel. She carried out assignments in India and in the Western Europe zone, before moving to Brazil in June 2010 where she worked in marketing functions. Since the end of 2016, she has been Director of Sustainable Development for Brazil.In this role, she profoundly transformed L'Oréal Brazil's approach to sustainable development and human rights. She has implemented actions that inspired the L'Oréal Group and positioned L'Oréal Brazil as a national benchmark. L'Oréal Brazil is indeed regularly cited as an example and is used to fuel new reflections, both on environmental issues and on human rights issues, as well as with respect to the relations with the indigenous people of Brazil. Her projects have been rewarded by the best rankings such as Guia Exame 2017/2018/2019; recognized as the best company in climate change as well as biodiversity management; and has received the WEP gold award 2021 on women empowerment supported by ONU Women and Compact Global. In 2022, thanks to her strong inclusive social programs for indigenous and communities, the GLOBO recognized L'Oréal Brazil as “The company that makes the difference in term of inclusion and diversity.”In Canada, Maya's mission is to increase the positive footprint internally and externally in terms of sustainable development and human rights, and to accelerate the actions carried out within the framework of “L'Oréal For the Future.” Among her first projects, she has already focused, with the Canadian teams, on achieving the company's full carbon neutrality on all its sites, as well as accelerating ambitious targets on water management and implementing cleantech partnership and eco-design business with committed brands.Thanks to impactful projects in Canada, earned her the prestigious “Canada's Clean 50” award that "recognized the most impactful 50 individual LEADERs that have demonstrated measurable leadership in fighting climate change and helping Canada transition to a low-carbon economy." Another important achievement for Maya is being named President of the “Positive Impact Club” of the French CCI in Canada, to have a positive impact on our society and reinforce the bond between France and Canada. Maya graduated from Reims Business School and completed an MBA semester of International Business Strategy in Victoria University, Australia. She now lives in Montreal, Québec, Canada with her family.  SHOW INTRO:Welcome to the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast.These dynamic dialogues based on our acronym DATA - design, architecture, technology, and the arts crosses over disciplines but maintains a common thread of people who are passionate about the world we live in and human's influence on it, the ways we craft the built environment to maximize human experience, increasing our understanding of human behavior and searching for the New Possible.    The NXTLVL Experience Design podcast is presented by VMSD Magazine part of the Smartwork Media family of brands.VMSD brings us, in the brand experience world, the International Retail Design Conference. The IRDC is one of the best retail design conferences that there is bringing together the world of retailers, brands and experience place makers every year for two days of engaging conversations and pushing the discourse forward on what makes retailing relevant. You will find the archive of the NXTLVL Experience Design podcast on VMSD.com.Thanks also goes to Shop Association the only global retail trade association dedicated to elevating the in-store experience. SHOP Association represents companies and affiliates from 25 countries and brings value to their members through research, networking, education, events and awards. Check then out on SHOPAssociation.orgIn this episode I talk with Maya Colombani Chief Sustainability and Human Rights Officer of L'Oréal Canada. Maya is one of the most passionate proponents of rethinking sustainable business practices and supporting human rights that I have ever met. Her energy is infectious and her passion is a positive push to do more in support of people and the planet. First though, a few thoughts…             *                         *                         *Certain themes keep on emerging in my discussions with my guests. Health, wellness, and sustainability frequently come into the conversation regardless of whether or not I'm speaking to a designer, a neuroscientist, an artist or obviously someone who's work life is focused on sustainable design Practice within their business.We are more aware today of the influence of the built environment on our mind body state, our very psychology and neurophysiological makeup. I have often referred to this as ontological design - The fact that the things we design and bring into the world design us back.The field of neuroaesthetics that have come up in previous conversations with Susan Magsamen and Ivy Ross in the ir book Your Brain on Art or with Tasha Golden in my discussion with her and the work she does at the Arts and Mind Lab at Johns Hopkins have pointed out that the psychological effects of bad or simply banal buildings is part of our potential mental health crisis.Advances in neuroscience driven by technologies is allowing us to see into the human brain and understand the interrelationships between its functional areas and it's and our connection to the environment in a way that we have not been able to do so before. And because of this new ability we are more able to determine, with a very high degree of confidence, what goes on in our inner world when we are immersed in our outer world. We've talked about color and its influence on our mind body state with Valerie Corcias and we've talked about music and how the arts having a deeply resonant place in our collective experience of our social groups and culture.Sustainability keeps on emerging as an obvious focus in the guests that I speak to whether it was with Bruce Mau and talking about his book MC24 or Martin Kingdon and his relationship to the store fixture manufacturing world in Europe and then there was Denise Naguib, of VP of Sustanability and Vendor Diversity at Marriott International, who I won't soon forget reminded me that the planet will be just fine without us and that we just have to decide whether or not we want to live here.When I go to conferences and I listen to the subjects that are often talked about by keynote presenters, panelists and just the everyday conversations that happen outside of the lecture room, sustainable design practice quickly surfaces and becomes a focal point.I think to most of us now, we are aware that we are facing an existential crisis that will shape the course of humanity in the near future. There are some that say we are already too late that reversing the effects of climate change maybe a losing battle. There are others that soldier on believing that it is the responsible thing for us to do and that changing our approach to living, manufacturing, building and other human endeavours needs to be reconsidered so that we change to protecting the planet from ourselves, not so much for the planet itself but for the fact that if we want to live here we need to be able to preserve Mother Nature and be good stewards of the gift that we have been given. When you consider the length of time that this little blue dot has been spinning around our sun, somewhere in the neighborhood of 4.5 billion years, and you consider the amount of time that humans have been occupying the earth, it should be setting off alarm bells that in just a couple of centuries we've begun to destroy the ecosystem that was here long before we arrived. And that frankly will be here a long time after we are gone. The challenge is that I don't think we're going to be able to get off this planet and get on an interplanetary transport to Mars and build colonies there before this earth go through some significant changes that will affect all of humankind.Is it too late? It may be but one thing is for sure, if we don't change our practices and think about regenerating nature along with driving capitalism forward we will most definitely end up in a climate disaster. And so, this is why it is so important that the practices and policies that are being pushed forward by people like my guest on this episode, Maya Colombani, are so critical to the course of humanity. One of the obvious things is that sustainable design practices are not just about saving the planet and providing a viable environment for humans but they also happen to be good for business. One of the opportunities here is to change our thinking about how we see innovation in the sustainable design space and make sure that we consider that it is something that brings value for business and societies.Retailers and manufacturers have a responsibility with the power they wield to address innovating our way into a sustainable future that addresses directly the effects of climate change.Part of this of course is going back to our roots - meaning engaging indigenous communities in understanding how to treat the planet better. A westernized mentality towards dominating the planet and its people have put us on a collision course with a disastrous future. If we could fully realized that indigenous communities can teach western societies a great deal about how to manage our resources we would ultimately be much better off.One school of thought is that we have created this problem and we can therefore therefore fix it, but my hunch is that we are not going to be able to continue to be so arrogant as to believe that we can do it on our own. Large corporations need to turn to the ancient wisdom of indigenous peoples and engage them in a collaborative process of sustainable and social responsibility which should be, in the end, at the center of all of the decisions that we make.L'Oreal Canada along with Maya Colombani wants to be a laboratory for good and they want to reinvent retail and corporate manufacturing policies that are good for society with the added benefit of it being also good for their business. That involves engaging the corporate structure including suppliers in the process of rethinking how they bring goods to market. Maya Colombani will say that it's not good enough just to fight climate change… what we have to do is regenerate nature and part of that is that sustainability is not about having good intentions it's about action and measurable outcomes.This of course requires a significant shift in mindsets which is very difficult, kind of like changing the direction of the aircraft carrier in the middle of the ocean because in the end the future belongs not in the hands of major companies but in those of the citizens of the world who have, through their buying power, the ability to vote for companies who are doing the right thing and to do so with their wallets.Maya Colombani would say that in sustainable development there is never an individual victory but only great collective victories that push us to grow further every day. Having won a number of awards for her efforts she sees these recognitions as an invitation to work even harder and faster to face the unprecedented global humanitarian and climate crisis that we are currently embroiled in.Maya Colombani was appointed Chief Sustainability and Human Rights Officer of L'Oreal Canada in April 2022. In her more than 20 years with the company prior to her current role, she had carried out assignments in India and Western Europe and then moved to Brazil in 2010 where she worked in marketing functions.In 2006 she was the director of sustainable development for Brazil. While in this role of she transformed L'Oreal Brazil into a national benchmark for how to rethink both environmental and human rights issue as well as our respect for relations with indigenous peoples.She has received many distinguished awards being recognized for her passionate approach to people and the planet. In Canada, Maya's mission is to increase the positive footprint internally and externally in terms of sustainable development and human rights and to accelerate the actions carried out within the framework of “L'Oreal For The Future.”She has been focused on achieving the company's full carbon neutrality on all of its sites as well as accelerating ambition targets on water management and implementing clean tech partnerships and eco design businesses with committed brands.Thanks to the impactful projects in Canada she earned the prestigious Canada's “Clean 50” award that recognized the 50 most impactful individual leaders that have demonstrated measurable leadership in fighting climate change and helping Canada transition to a low carbon economy.When I met Maya Colombani at the Bensadoun School of Retail Management Retail Summit in the fall of 2023, I was immediately struck by her energy and passion for this subject. I think you'll discover in this episode that to say that Maya is passionate about people on the planet might be an understatement.ABOUT DAVID KEPRON:LinkedIn Profile: linkedin.com/in/david-kepron-9a1582bWebsites:  https://www.davidkepron.com    (personal website)vmsd.com/taxonomy/term/8645  (Blog)Email: david.kepron@NXTLVLexperiencedesign.comTwitter: DavidKepronPersonal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/davidkepron/NXTLVL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nxtlvl_experience_design/Bio:David Kepron is a multifaceted creative professional with a deep curiosity to understand ‘why', ‘what's now' and ‘what's next'. He brings together his background as an architect, artist, educator, author, podcast host and builder to the making of meaningful and empathically-focused, community-centric customer connections at brand experience places around the globe. David is a former VP - Global Design Strategies at Marriott International. While at Marriott, his focus was on the creation of compelling customer experiences within Marriott's “Premium Distinctive” segment which included: Westin, Renaissance, Le Meridien, Autograph Collection, Tribute Portfolio, Design Hotels and Gaylord hotels. In 2020 Kepron founded NXTLVL Experience Design, a strategy and design consultancy, where he combines his multidisciplinary approach to the creation of relevant brand engagements with his passion for social and cultural anthropology, neuroscience and emerging digital technologies. As a frequently requested international speaker at corporate events and international conferences focusing on CX, digital transformation, retail, hospitality, emerging technology, David shares his expertise on subjects ranging from consumer behaviors and trends, brain science and buying behavior, store design and visual merchandising, hotel design and strategy as well as creativity and innovation. In his talks, David shares visionary ideas on how brand strategy, brain science and emerging technologies are changing guest expectations about relationships they want to have with brands and how companies can remain relevant in a digitally enabled marketplace. David currently shares his experience and insight on various industry boards including: VMSD magazine's Editorial Advisory Board, the Interactive Customer Experience Association, Sign Research Foundation's Program Committee as well as the Center For Retail Transformation at George Mason University.He has held teaching positions at New York's Fashion Institute of Technology (F.I.T.), the Department of Architecture & Interior Design of Drexel University in Philadelphia, the Laboratory Institute of Merchandising (L.I.M.) in New York, the International Academy of Merchandising and Design in Montreal and he served as the Director of the Visual Merchandising Department at LaSalle International Fashion School (L.I.F.S.) in Singapore.  In 2014 Kepron published his first book titled: “Retail (r)Evolution: Why Creating Right-Brain Stores Will Shape the Future of Shopping in a Digitally Driven World” and he is currently working on his second book to be published soon. David also writes a popular blog called “Brain Food” which is published monthly on vmsd.com.    The next level experience design podcast is presented by VMSD magazine and Smartwork Media. 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Special Guest: Rajesh Kumar As firms enhance their global presence they are confronted with a myriad of differences, ranging from the legal and the regulatory to cultural differences. Each culture has a set of cherished values/beliefs on the basis of which they operate and in cross-cultural interaction a conflict may potentially emerge between different sets of values. Asian cultures, for example, have a collectivistic orientation, whereas North American/European cultures are individualistic in their essence. Differences in national culture can impact global teamwork, prove a hindrance to successful negotiations, and or prevent trust building. In our conversation, we will explore the different ways in which national culture impacts global business and the steps that companies can take to enhance their cross-cultural effectiveness. Dr Kumar is an expert in International Business Strategy and Cross-Cultural Management. Originally from India, Dr Kumar has lived and worked in the United States, U.K., Denmark, France, Finland, Netherlands, and New Zealand. He has developed a deep appreciation and awareness of the importance of the cross-cultural dimension and how it impacts strategy formulation and implementation. He has a Ph.D. degree in International Business from New York University, an MBA from Rutgers University, and a Masters degree in Economics from the University of Delhi. He has published numerous research papers in academic journals and is the coauthor of a book on Doing Business in India which was published by Macmillan in 2005 and International Negotiations in China and India published by Macmillan in 2011.  Join us as we discuss the Cross Cultural Interface in International Business Listen Live (Archive Available) Host: Andy Goram

Sujata hangs out with Derek Ariss, a Canadian, Australian living in Singapore. Derek is presently Head of Innovation Education at Lightbulb Capital (a boutique specialising in assisting organisations in the area of innovation, through education and development of innovation cultures) Derek focuses on creativity, design thinking, technology, grit, adaptability, collaboration and mindset conducive to innovation. Before this Derek was Head of Innovation Asia, for LendLease, where he designed process to deliver processes and systems nurturing a culture of innovation in Asia. He has worked in Canada, throughout Australia, New Zealand, and South East Asia. He has run large companies with over 1500 employees and has worked in entrepreneurial ventures with 2 team members. Outside of work Derek is a traveller/explorer, visual artist, writer, and sports enthusiast. He holds a Master's degree in International Business Strategy, a Bachelor of Science in Psychology and Biology and loves playing dominoes whenever he gets a chance. Derek is an extraordinary guy living a less than ordinary life. Playlist included: 1 Frank Sinatra - High Hopes 2 Astrud Gilberto - The Girl from Ipanema 3 Van Halen - Eruption - Guitar Solo 4 Stevie Ray Vaughn and Double Trouble - The House Is Rocking 5 Kenny Rogers - The Gambler 6 Hunters and Collectors - Throw Your Arms Around Me 7 Massive Attack - Angel 8 Prince - Purple Rain 9 Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror 10 Andy Grammer - Fresh Eyes 11 Jason Mraz- Have It All 12 Leonard Cohen - Hallelujah 13 AC/DC Back In Black 14 Vivaldi - Four Seasons 15 Michael Learns to Rock - Take Me To Your Heart Enjoy!

We are all aware that business, as usual, is over. In many ways, agility is the new certainty. Every startup hopes and dreams that one day they'll have the power and leverage of an industry giant. However, in becoming so big, those industry giants lose a lot of their agility. But what if these two very different ways of doing business found a way to come together? What could the Gorillas of industry teach startups? Moreover, could the startup teach these gorillas how to dance? Let's find out, our guest for the next two episodes is Dr. Shameen Prashantham. Dr. Prashantham is a Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. He is teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. Dr. Prashantham is also the author of, Gorillas Can Dance. Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups. Website: https://gorillascandance.com Book: https://amzn.to/3C511hR Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/shameen-prashantham-34a95aa1 Part 2) None Ordinary Ally's Mastering the Asymmetric Dance Choreographing The 3 Areas of Asymmetry The Yin and The Yang of Gorilla and Startup Thinking The Why-How-Where of a Successful Union Revenge of The Toothless Tigers Changing leadership Why MEANING is The Future of Work.

We are all aware that business, as usual, is over. In many ways, agility is the new certainty. Every startup hopes and dreams that one day they'll have the power and leverage of an industry giant. However, in becoming so big, those industry giants lose a lot of their agility. But what if these two very different ways of doing business found a way to come together? What could the Gorillas of industry teach startups? Moreover, could the startup teach these gorillas how to dance? Let's find out, our guest for the next two episodes is Dr. Shameen Prashantham. Dr. Prashantham is a Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. He is teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. Dr. Prashantham is also the author of, Gorillas Can Dance. Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups. Website: https://gorillascandance.com Book: https://amzn.to/3C511hR Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/shameen-prashantham-34a95aa1 Part 1) The Dance of Trust Making a Difference From NGO to Start-ups and Microsoft Getting Past the Gatekeepers Getting Gorillas to Trust Startups Getting Startup's to Trust Gorillas Non-Peripheral Skunks The Big Lessons from Microsoft

We are all aware that business, as usual, is over. In many ways, agility is the new certainty. Every startup hopes and dreams that one day they'll have the power and leverage of an industry giant. However, in becoming so big, those industry giants lose a lot of their agility. But what if these two very different ways of doing business found a way to come together? What could the Gorillas of industry teach startups? Moreover, could the startup teach these gorillas how to dance? Let's find out, our guest for the next two episodes is Dr. Shameen Prashantham. Dr. Prashantham is a Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. He is teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. Dr. Prashantham is also the author of, Gorillas Can Dance. Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups. Website: https://gorillascandance.com Book: https://amzn.to/3C511hR Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/shameen-prashantham-34a95aa1 Part 2) None Ordinary Ally's Mastering the Asymmetric Dance Choreographing The 3 Areas of Asymmetry The Yin and The Yang of Gorilla and Startup Thinking The Why-How-Where of a Successful Union Revenge of The Toothless Tigers Changing leadership Why MEANING is The Future of Work.

We are all aware that business, as usual, is over. In many ways, agility is the new certainty. Every startup hopes and dreams that one day they'll have the power and leverage of an industry giant. However, in becoming so big, those industry giants lose a lot of their agility. But what if these two very different ways of doing business found a way to come together? What could the Gorillas of industry teach startups? Moreover, could the startup teach these gorillas how to dance? Let's find out, our guest for the next two episodes is Dr. Shameen Prashantham. Dr. Prashantham is a Professor of International Business & Strategy and Associate Dean (MBA) at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai, China. He is teaching executives or giving talks around the world, including in Bangalore, Beijing, Berlin, Edinburgh, Johannesburg, Lagos, London, Mexico City, Munich, Nairobi, New Delhi, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, and Zurich. Dr. Prashantham is also the author of, Gorillas Can Dance. Lessons from Microsoft and Other Corporations on Partnering with Startups. Website: https://gorillascandance.com Book: https://amzn.to/3C511hR Social Media https://www.linkedin.com/in/shameen-prashantham-34a95aa1 Part 1) The Dance of Trust Making a Difference From NGO to Start-ups and Microsoft Getting Past the Gatekeepers Getting Gorillas to Trust Startups Getting Startup's to Trust Gorillas Non-Peripheral Skunks The Big Lessons from Microsoft

Prof. Ursula F. Ott is Professor of International Business and Director of the Centre for International Business Strategy and Decisions (CIBSD) at Nottingham Business School, UK. She has a PhD in Economics and Social Sciences from the University of Vienna and was afterwards in academic positions at the University of Vienna, London School of Economics as Schrödinger Fellow, Loughborough University and Kingston University London, as Director of the Centre for Experimental Research in International Business (CERIB). Her research combines game theoretical reasoning of interactive decision-making in applications of bargaining, signaling and agency theory with organizational and cultural problems in international business. Her theoretical insights are tested with experienced negotiators and managers in experiments and also analyzed with configurational analysis (fsQCA). Her research has been published in top journals such as the Journal of International Business Studies, Journal of Management Studies, Organization Studies, Journal of Business Research, International Business Review, and as research monographs/books on international joint ventures and international negotiations. She is the recipient of Best Paper Awards at leading international conferences in International Business and Global Innovation and Knowledge. Her research projects received funding of the British Academy, the Leverhulme Trust, the Engineering, Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC) and the Austrian Science Fund (FWF). She is on the AIB Research Methods SIG Board as Vice-President of Webinars after receiving the Best Research Methods Paper Award in 2019. Her research has an impact in industry and politics (Integration/Migration and Brexit Negotiations). Visit https://www.aib.world/frontline-ib/ursula-ott/ for the original video interview.  

Sandeep Maheshwari is a name among millions who struggled, failed and surged ahead in search of success, happiness and contentment. Just like any middle class guy, he too had a bunch of unclear dreams and a blurred vision of his goals in life. All he had was an undying learning attitude to hold on to. Rowing through ups and downs, it was time that taught him the true meaning of his life.

Ravi Ramamurti is University Distinguished Professor of International Business & Strategy and Founding Director of the Center for Emerging Markets at Northeastern U. Ravi obtained his BSc (Physics) from Delhi University, his MBA from IIM-A, where he graduated at the top of his class, and his DBA from HBS. Besides Northeastern U, Ravi has been a visiting professor at HBS, Wharton School, MIT-Sloan, Fletcher School, CEIBS-Shanghai, and IMD-Switzerland. Prior to academia, Ravi worked in the Indian Planning Commission and as executive assistant to the CEO of a large Indian SOE, and as a UN Adviser to Bangladesh and South Korea. Ravi works on strategy and innovation in emerging markets. He was elected as an AIB Fellow in 2008. He is the author of eight books, including three published by Cambridge University Press and one by HBR Press. He was elected in 2007 to the Executive Committee of the IM Division of AOM. In 2017, The Globals (London) named him the “most innovative thinker on strategy and innovation in emerging markets.” He is a six-time winner of the ADL Prize for teaching. Ravi's article “Reverse innovation, emerging markets, and global strategy,” won the 2012 EBS prize and the inaugural GSJ prize for Best Article.  His article on “What is really different about emerging market multinationals?” is the most cited article in GSJ. Ravi also published “Delivering world class health care, affordably,” in HBR (Nov 2013) “Transforming health care from the ground up,” HBR (July-August 2018), and several others in HBR Online, including two on reverse innovation to fight COVID-19. He coauthored the book, Reverse innovation in health care (HBR Press, 2018). Ravi has done research and consulting in more than 20 emerging economies. He has been an adviser to the UN, USAID, Fulbright, World Bank, and The Economist group., and to more than two dozen companies. He is frequently quoted in the business press. Visit https://www.aib.world/frontline-ib/ravi-ramamurti/ for the original video interview.

Ever Wondered Why Even Successful Professionals Join The PrivacyPro's Academy? We speak to Mojisola Abi Sowemimo, Privacy Pro Accelerator Mentee who reveals all. Moji reveals what it's really like to be mentored by Jamal Ahmed - The King of Data Protection. She explains why she joined the Privacy Pros Signature 12 week mentoring programme and pursue a career in Data Privacy despite already attaining success in her career. Moji shares her experience of the Privacy Pro Accelerator Programme and the highs and lows of her journey so far towards building a successful, meaningful and rewarding career in Data Privacy. Moji is a Senior Business Process Analyst working with GemaltoThales, a leading firm in the IT industry. Moji has over fifteen years of experience in leading projects to improve processes, create and implement processes leading to increased revenue generation and eliminate redundancies. Moji previously worked in the Financial industry with leading blue-chip corporations including Wells Fargo, Fannie Mae and Capital One. She has a zeal for adding value and increasing revenue for organizations. Moji is currently expanding her risk management skill set, starting with Data Privacy. She is CIPPE trained, has an MBA from the University of Hertfordshire majoring in International Business Strategy. Moji holds a B.Sc in Accounting from the University of Lagos, a Post Graduate Diploma in Economics, H.R. and Statistics from her alma mater. If you want to make it as a successful Privacy Pro and take your career to a new level - You can't afford to miss out on this episode! Listen Now... Connect with Jamal on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmjahmed/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kmjahmed/) Connect with Mojisola on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/moseymour/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/moseymour/) Apply to Join the PrivacyPros Academy Facebook Group here: Free Weekly LIVE Training Free Data Privacy ‘How To' Guides Latest Data Protection Updates Reports on GDPR Enforcement Action Get Your Questions Answered by The King of Data Protection https://www.facebook.com/groups/privacypro (https://www.facebook.com/groups/privacypro) ocUm2njI4vk7hlPsfge0

澳洲龙虾产业能找到替代市场吗？南澳大学国际商务战略专家唐炜强博士（Dr Ryan Tang, International Business Strategy, University of SA）说：“新的市场总是有的，但是规模不够大。就好比以前龙虾业是开在高速路上，现在要转入乡间的泥泞小路。”点击图片收听详细信息。

Sometimes the best way to think creatively is to shift one's energy entirely outside of the status quo. Some have achieved this 'outside the box' strategic thinking state through travel, engaging or entertaining activities, and other methods that shift our thinking away from the immediate rigors of work.In this episode, we meet CEO Amanda Laden, whose International Business Strategy and Leadership Consultancy has a very powerful and unique way of helping leaders reboot their growth plans and think outside the box.My Favorite Quotes from Amanda Laden in this episode, (paraphrased):“We should never look at people as numbers!”“Strive to treat employees at least as well as we try to treat customers!”“Wine tasting works for strategic thinking!”The best ways to connect with Amanda Laden online are:Website: https://www.amandaladen.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amandaladen/About the PROFITABLE HAPPINESS™ Podcast:The Profitable Happiness™ Podcast features stories from highly successful happiness professionals, executive coaches, experts, and entrepreneurs. Each week, our guests show us how they’ve used the art and science of happiness to build profitable workplace cultures. https://drpele.comSupport the show (https://drpele.com)

The financial imperatives for finishing league seasons | The slow return to activity in China | How to plan for a comeback. Episode 81 of the Leaders Sport Business Podcast is brought to you in partnership with Onside Law, specialist lawyers providing solutions to the sports industry from offices in London, Geneva, and Sydney. Onside Law are conscious of the pressures many in our industry are facing and, as a gesture of help, they are offering a number of free sports law clinics for those grappling with issues arising from Covid-19. Request a free session here. Joining David Cushnan, James Emmett, and Onside Law's Jamie Singer for this episode are football finance expert Ian Dixon (conversation begins at 22:26) and senior sports media executive Sam Li (conversation begins at 35:05). Dixon is the former Managing Director and Analytical Head of EMEA and APAC Infrastructure & Project Finance Group at Fitch Ratings. He was worked on financing projects across top tier sport, and notably structured the stadium bond financing for Arsenal in the mid-2000s while at Ambac Assurance. Li is Head of International Business Strategy at Sina Sports, and has been instrumental in the evolution of the Weibo-affiliated entity into one of China's most active and engaged sports events and media platforms. On the conversational agenda: - How and when paused sports leagues could come back; - The legal and financial challenges associated with discontinuing; - The slow return to activity in China's sports and events economy; - How to plan for a comeback without knowing when that will be.

Sam takes us into a deep dive tour of the fascinating world of SINA Sports, part of Sina- Weibo Group, China's largest Social Media group (the Facebook, Twitter, Instagram of China, all rolled into one).  Key Highlights China perspective on Covid-19, Sina Sports planning Early eye on sports thru law Degree – well established route Go back to his roots – NBA China first role in sports China Sports Social Media 101 – Sina – Weibo (Micro Blog) Weibo – the Twitter, Facebook, Instagram blend of China (biggest open Social Media platform in China) Wechat – closed social media in comparison plus other functions (Whatsapp on steroids) Business model – advertising driven, driven by large traffic Sina Sports – how it started and where it is now The Crazy years of Chinese Sports Media rights Monetization of Content, Chinese learning & the same challenge everywhere  Sina Sports three pillars : Digital Media Social Media Offline Events Offline events – owning events, IP and content (3-on-3 Basketball, Futsal and Skiing) – massive numbers Large logistics across the whole country, over 100 stops for most of the sports, including Skiing, venturing overseas Focus on “Mobile friendly” sports, core audience of Weibo Events are very sponsor friendly and driven, fully integrated with their Social Media platforms From Amateur to Elite League His advisory roles for various groups, entrepreneurship, learning   About Sam Li is the Head of International Business Strategy for Sina Sports where he is responsible for domestic and international sports rights acquisition; strategic partnerships with rights holders, teams and individual athletes; and international sponsorships and marketing. He was previously an Associate Vice President with the National Basketball Association. Sam has a Juris Doctor degree from University of Michigan Law School and dual bachelor degrees from University of California, Los Angeles.

This is the third and final episode from our Chinaccelerator 8x8 Speakers Series. Twice a year, we invite some of the most accomplished and thoughtful members of the China startup ecosystem to share key lessons for startups in eight minutes or less.Our theme for this episode is partnerships and relationships in the startup world. We have three fantastic speakers who will talk about this theme from different angles: Jill Tang, Shameen Prashantham, and Catherine Kang.[1:55] Jill Tang, Building Community-Based Startups[9:55] Shameen Prashantham, "Dancing With Gorillas": How Startups and Large Companies Work Together[18:29] Catherine Kang, How to Choose a Co-FounderJill Tang is a serial entrepreneur, community builder, and business KOL. She is the co-founder of Ladies Who Tech, China's first and largest community dedicated to promoting gender diversity and inclusion in STEM. She is also the co-founder and managing partner of Cosmic Venture, which combines lean methodology and proprietary algorithm to assess brands with real time market validation.Dr. Shameen Prashantham is an Associate Professor of International Business & Strategy at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS) in Shanghai. He previously taught at Nottingham University Business School and Glasgow University Business School, after earning his PhD from the University of Strathclyde in Scotland, UK. His research focuses on how new ventures and large multinationals partner with each other.Catherine is a leading professional in the Health and Beauty, Luxury Goods, High-end Service and Retail industry with more than 20 years of experience in Sales, Marketing and General Management. She is now the founder and CEO of PHISKIN, a leading brand on female anti-aging therapy, functional cosmetics, beauty cosmetology and plastic surgery. Many thanks to our host Oscar Ramos; our guests Jill, Shameen, and Catherine; editors David and Geep; producers Eva Shi and Matthew Wu; organizer Chinaccelerator; and sponsors People Squared and Himalaya. Be sure to check out our website www.chinaccelerator.comIf you like us, please give us a review and share with your friends!Follow us on Linkedin: www.linkedin.com/company/the-china-startup-pulse/Email us: team@chinastartuppulse.com

Albert A Zbily Albert A. ZBILY is the founding chairman of the International Federation of Corporate Football (FIFCO), headquarters in Montreal, Canada – the world governing body of the sport with over 60 country members and 2.5 million players. Albert spent the better part of the last 10 years building the federation which culminated with the first World Corporate Champions Cup in 2018 in Montreal, where 16 country corporate teams attended this prestigious first edition. Albert is also the founder of the Canadian Corporate Soccer League, with over 12,000 players participating in active corporate fun and competition.  Albert is a former Economic advisor to the US State Department on Canada/US Trade Relations and a former Economist for the Canadian Department of Finance, where he headed the Latin America bureau assisting in Canadian trade relations. Mr. ZBILY, was the Québec bureau chief of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and has also worked for the World Bank in the Middle East and was the former Resident Advisor for USAID in Agadir, Morocco. Albert teaches International Business Strategy at McGill University in Montréal, Canada. Albert holds a Master in International Economics from the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) of the Johns Hopkins University in Washington, DC, and a Bachelor in International Business from the John Molson School of Business at Concordia University. Albert has also spent study tours in France and Italy. He is a fluent speaker in English, French and Italian. Listen to another #12minconvo  

The term International Business Strategy is typically used to describe U.S. or Western companies looking to maximize profits through offshoring or outsourcing, or extending their sales into foreign markets. But Andres Barreto is doing things in the opposite direction. He’s working to encourage Latin American startups to focus on the U.S. Market and scale there, as well as encourage American companies to look to Latin America for the talented engineers and developers they need. Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not. What does it mean for US companies? One of my favorite sound bytes from this conversation with Andres Barrito is the moment when he said, “Talent is everywhere but opportunity is not.” He was speaking to the fact that many Latin American software engineers are immensely talented, equal to their U.S. based counterparts but simply don’t have the opportunity to put their skills to use. Andres believes that U.S. companies that are able to get over the cultural difference and search out team members in Latin America can not only cut costs but give worthy individuals the opportunity to improve their lives and their local economies. Andres is passionate about this topic so you’ll get a much better feel for how he views it by listening to him describe it on this episode. Follow the advice to move to Silicon Valley to begin your startup and you’ll waste money. Traditionally, Silicon Valley has been the place founders are advised to move in order to make a go at a tech startup. But is that the smartest decision? With the advances in technology that enable remote work and communication, being in the heart of Silicon Valley is no longer the only viable option. Andres Barreto shares how he has seen many Latin American companies build a huge presence in the U.S. Market without making the shift to a Silicon Valley location. He also shares insights into the benefits those companies experience from staying in Latin America and the impact it has on the value they deliver to their customers. When going up against a big competitor, build less and do it better. Andres Barreto says that he’d much rather build an online marketplace to compete with Amazon than try to build a company that is attempting to be the “Amazon of Latin America.” In his mind, the key to success is to focus on building less and doing it better than the giant competitor. This not only enables the company to scale faster, it also sets it up for a very profitable acquisition down the line. As a venture capitalist, if you think you’re doing a startup a favor, you shouldn’t invest in it. Though we talked a lot about International business strategy, Andres Barreto is really a venture capitalist, running a very successful venture capital firm, First Rock Capital. His advice to those who want to invest in ventures is to keep their perspective clear. He says as a VC partner you need to find companies where you believe the founder will do a much better job than you ever could. That’s a team you can believe in and put your money behind. If you ever find yourself getting excited about a potential venture because you think you’re going to be able to help them out with your money and your expertise, you should walk away from the deal - because if what you’re thinking is true - the company isn’t ready. Outline of This Episode [0:03] Andres Baretto, Columbian entrepreneur turned venture capitalist. [2:12] The types of companies Andres’ fund is looking to invest in. [4:15] Why it’s advantageous for US companies to use Latin American engineers. [9:09] Andres’ 3-part test for startups. [11:00] What Andres says to Latin American entrepreneurs who are intimidated by entering the US Market. [14:12] How Andres moved to the US initially. [19:50] The ignorant notions US companies must overcome. [31:34] Why Latin American VCs are missing Latin American market deals. [43:37] Andres’ advice to entrepreneurs in Latin America considering US Markets. [48:33] The top mistakes startup founders make when pitching to VCs. [54:41] Andres’ advice to beginning entrepreneurs and beginning VC investors. Resources & People Mentioned First Rock Capital - Andres’ VC Firm Groove Shark On Swipe Publishing Uber Yelp Workep CORFO Authy Mercado Libre Despegar Rappi Snapchat Pulso social Skype Bluesmart Trulia Mercenaries: Post by Fred Wilson Fomin Inadem Bancoldex Cambly The Intern Group Connect With Nathan www.NathanLustig.com www.MagmaPartners.com On Twitter On LinkedIn If you enjoyed this episode - would you mind subscribing and leaving a rating and review? SUBSCRIBE, RATE, AND REVIEW ON iTunes SUBSCRIBE, RATE AND REVIEW ON Stitcher

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Paul Bell, President, Europe, Middle East and Africa and Steve Felice, President, Asia-Pacific and Japan provided an overview of the company’s international business strategy and took questions from analysts. This is the second installment of Dell’s executive conference calls this year between Dell business leaders and analysts.