Podcasts about velocity global

In this episode we interview Deon Crasto.  Deon started his product management career at OnDeck Capital, a small business lending platform, where he focused on payments growth. He currently leads payments and ML- driven risk assessment at Velocity Global. Deon and I discussed the importance of curiosity and problem-solving in product management. We talked about the significance of metrics, and in particular, how to avoid vanity metrics. Deon shared some of the challenges of aligning teams with company goals and navigating regulations in experimentation.  Use the discount code PODCAST for $50 off a ticket to our upcoming Testing Business Ideas with ChatGPT Workshop on April 29th: www.eventbrite.com/e/1309306534089/?discount=PODCAST

This episode our Planning Aces emphasize the importance of leveraging one's breadth of experience, stepping beyond traditional FP&A roles, and focusing on execution to bring significant value to organizations. They also emphasize the evolving nature of finance professional interactions and the idea that strategic insights can serve as catalysts for organizational change, prompting shifts in product development, market strategy, and operational execution. This episode features the FP&A insights and commentary of CFO Jeff Woolard or Velocity Global, CFO Aaron Alt of Cardinal Health and CFO Bob Houghton of Pivot Bio.

This episode our Planning Aces emphasize the importance of leveraging one's breadth of experience, stepping beyond traditional FP&A roles, and focusing on execution to bring significant value to organizations. They also emphasize the evolving nature of finance professional interactions and the idea that strategic insights can serve as catalysts for organizational change, prompting shifts in product development, market strategy, and operational execution. This episode features the FP&A insights and commentary of CFO Jeff Woolard or Velocity Global, CFO Aaron Alt of Cardinal Health and CFO Bob Houghton of Pivot Bio.

Looking back at his 26 years at Intel Corp., Jeff Woolard has more than a few moments of important discernment from which to choose when we ask for a single finance strategic moment. Nevertheless, without hesitation, he takes us back in time to when the giant chipmaker was experiencing a recurring mismatch between the products that it was developing and the market's purchasing trends—specifically in the PC sector. “If you were to map both what people wanted to buy and what we were building, you would see this kind of disconnect,” recalls Woolard, who upon closer observation realized that while consumer buying behaviors had remained consistent, Intel's product designs and manufacturing processes had evolved without alignment. Woolard would propose a novel approach: redesigning Intel's product road map to focus on four specific cost points that matched consumer demand and the company's margin goals. This strategic insight led to a shift in how Intel approached product development, ensuring that new products were designed with these cost targets in mind from the outset. A recurring theme in Woolard's career journey has been the necessity of continuous learning and adaptability. He underscores the significance of making an impact and adding value within an organization. He illustrates how, at Intel, the expectation and opportunity to influence business outcomes were directly pivotal in his career growth. This aspect of being able to see and measure the impact of his work is highlighted by him as a distinctive and rewarding part of his experience at Intel.

In this episode, Amir interviews Siddharth Ram, the CTO of Velocity Global, about the impact of hackathons on innovation. They discuss the benefits and challenges of hackathons, as well as the importance of compliance in today's borderless work environment. Siddharth explains that Velocity Global helps companies navigate hiring and compliance regulations worldwide. The hackathons at Velocity Global provide engineers with four days of uninterrupted work, fostering creativity and collaboration. Tune in to learn more about the power of hackathons in driving innovation. Highlights: [00:02:45] Impactful hackathon projects. [00:05:58] Happiness and productivity in hackathons. [00:08:37] Surprising customer impact. [00:14:21] AI and generative AI. [00:15:10] Celebrating customer feedback. [00:19:07] The genesis of giving everyone three uninterrupted days. [00:23:07] R&D/hackathon budget. Guest: Siddharth Ram is the CTO of Velocity Global, which helps businesses hire and manage employees in 185 countries worldwide. Before Velocity Global, he was the CTO of Inflection.com/GoodHire.com, which was acquired by Checkr.com in 2022. He held leadership positions at Intuit before this. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/siddharthram/ --- Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and we would appreciate it if you would take a minute to rate and review us on your favorite podcast player. Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)

Frank Calderoni, CEO of Velocity Global Frank has been an executive at some of the most high-profile tech companies in the world, including IBM, SanDisk, QLogic, Cisco, Red Hat, Anaplan and Velocity Global. We get the inside track into his career progression, starting from IBM and its legendary internship and leadership development programs. He shares why he decided to go into tech instead of working at one of the Big Four accounting firms and what it was like working all around the world. Frank then gives us a good look into what it's like being a c-suite executive, CEO and board member of some public companies. We explore whether the adage "it's lonely at the top" rings true, which promotions were most challenging to earn in his career, and the most valuable skills he credits to his success today. You don't want to miss Frank's master class on c-suite roles, people management and leadership development. http://blindap.onelink.me/ttCg/9emoyqui

What is the next frontier in the Future of Work? Is it AI? Is it remote work? Ben Wright of Velocity Global joins Lloyd Wahed on the newest episode of Searching for Mana Future of Work to discuss what his take on this is - the ability to enable people everywhere to access fair employment and opportunities that will become life-changing. Ben is the Founder of Velocity Global, and has just moved from CEO to Executive Chairman. Speaking about the future of work, as well as his past experiences, this is a fantastic episode looking at a very tangible next step for Velocity and the world in terms of "lifting people up everywhere". Find out more about Velocity Global here: https://velocityglobal.com

AYO! Welcome back to The Luck Management Podcast! Today, we had the distinct and wonderful pleasure of having Ben Wright - a Notre Dame 1999 Graduate & Founder/Chairman of the Board of Velocity Global to discuss The Luck Management Lifestyle. Ben was an absolute pleasure to have on the podcast, he was thoughtful, interesting, and engaging, and told some great stories that anyone can take and utilize from a CEO of a BILLION dollar company.  Ben Wright is a living example of the Luck Management Lifestyle! Ben is candid and really gets into the deep nature of entrusting employees, finding talent in unknown spaces, and growing a culture of engagement all while being ready for an incredible ride of a lifetime! The Reid Option is a GEM (24:00-45:00) on Office Politics & Managing Up in the Workplace. The world is a funny place when you make plans! We have some big Baseball talk- We are big baseball fans and it was enjoyable to explore his thoughts on the game's evolution. (49:00-57:00) We also get into our Managing Expectations Questions at the 1-hour mark! Enjoy & Keep Living the Luck Management Lifestyle! Huge Shoutout & Thanks to Shane Bigelow for the Rec! Support the showInstagram: @the_luckmanagementpodcastApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1637190216Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4JsxM55BY6tRlGzJCiUnvzKeep living The Luck Management Lifestyle!All Episodes are presented and brought to you by CharmND. CharmND is a lucky charm business providing memories, nostalgia, and pieces of Notre Dame to hold in your hand! Check us out on Instagram @charm_ND & @CharmNDShop on Etsy for your piece of Notre Dame.

Linda Lee - Chief People and Culture Officer at Velocity Global (a platform that helps simplify onboarding, pay and compliance related business matters) joined as our guest in this episode to talk about a very crucial element in a typical organization: the people culture and its impact on overall growth: Key topics covered: Fundamentals in people and culture that brands in B2B should sport more of How tech brands can use HR experiences to not just drive company culture but also business and financial growth Future workplace trends and norms for B2B brands

SARAH FERN is the Chief People Officer of Velocity Global, a company that allows you to hire, manage, and pay global talent all from one platform. In this interview, we discuss why the hybrid model misses the mark, tips for global hiring and onboarding, and tips for work-life balance. For more stories of remote teams doing great things, visit https://www.collaborationsuperpowers.com.

This week Adam and Chris speak with Ben Wright, Founder and Chairman at Velocity Global. Ben founded Velocity Global in 2014 as a revolutionary way for companies to expand and hire across global markets. He bootstrapped the company for seven years, during which time the company went from zero to over $100 million in revenue. In this episode, Ben talks about the evolution of Colorado's tech scene, how employee ownership has impacted their culture, and discusses how balancing growth and success guided him to his biggest lesson.Listen now on: Amazon Music (Alexa) | Spotify | Apple Podcasts Velocity Global - https://velocityglobal.com/Check out more about what we're up to at Range.vc Connect with hosts Adam and Chris and the Range VC team on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/range-ventures/See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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It's now three years since the pandemic changed many people's work trajectories. While some companies have returned to the office and others are desperately trying to, remote and hybrid work continue to be the norm for many organizations.  So putting aside noisy narratives and vested interests trying to take us back to the pre-pandemic status quote, what are the actual benefits and challenges of a distributed workforce? Also, with the opening of global talent pools, what can employers do to position themselves as an employer of choice in 2023? My guest this week is Sarah Fern, Chief People Officer a Velocity Global. Velocity Global has employers working remotely across six timezones and 27 countries, and Sarah has some valuable insights to share on the benefits and challenges of being a distributed employer. In the interview, we discuss: The benefits remote work offer to employers Opening up access to the best global talent Why presentism doesn't drive high-performing work The genuine challenges of a distributed workforce Loneliness, disconnection, productivity, and burnout Turning challenges into opportunities How to stand out as a global employer of choice Crafting meaningful benefit packages for remote workers Rethinking recruitment marketing Building culture remotely What is the new future of work? Listen to this episode in Apple Podcasts

It's now three years since the pandemic changed many people's work trajectories. While some companies have returned to the office and others are desperately trying to, remote and hybrid work continue to be the norm for many organizations.  So putting aside noisy narratives and vested interests trying to take us back to the pre-pandemic status quote, what are the actual benefits and challenges of a distributed workforce? Also, with the opening of global talent pools, what can employers do to position themselves as an employer of choice in 2023? My guest this week is Sarah Fern, Chief People Officer a Velocity Global. Velocity Global has employers working remotely across six timezones and 27 countries, and Sarah has some valuable insights to share on the benefits and challenges of being a distributed employer. In the interview, we discuss: The benefits remote work offer to employers Opening up access to the best global talent Why presentism doesn't drive high-performing work The genuine challenges of a distributed workforce Loneliness, disconnection, productivity, and burnout Turning challenges into opportunities How to stand out as a global employer of choice Crafting meaningful benefit packages for remote workers Rethinking recruitment marketing Building culture remotely What is the new future of work? Listen to this episode in Apple Podcasts

It's now three years since the pandemic changed many people's work trajectories. While some companies have returned to the office and others are desperately trying to, remote and hybrid work continue to be the norm for many organizations.  So putting aside noisy narratives and vested interests trying to take us back to the pre-pandemic status quote, what are the actual benefits and challenges of a distributed workforce? Also, with the opening of global talent pools, what can employers do to position themselves as an employer of choice in 2023? My guest this week is Sarah Fern, Chief People Officer a Velocity Global. Velocity Global has employers working remotely across six timezones and 27 countries, and Sarah has some valuable insights to share on the benefits and challenges of being a distributed employer. In the interview, we discuss: The benefits remote work offer to employers Opening up access to the best global talent Why presentism doesn't drive high-performing work The genuine challenges of a distributed workforce Loneliness, disconnection, productivity, and burnout Turning challenges into opportunities How to stand out as a global employer of choice Crafting meaningful benefit packages for remote workers Rethinking recruitment marketing Building culture remotely What is the new future of work? Listen to this episode in Apple Podcasts

#saas #revops #revopswithanedge #revenueoperations Alex Theuma CEO and Founder of SaaStock joins Pete Jansons and Jamie Carney of the SAASholes Revenue Operations Podcast to give an update on the SAAStock show coming to Austin After 11 years of sales experience in IT, Telecoms & Cloud, Alex Theuma started a blog on SaaS called SaaScribe. This soon caught on and he built a powerful network across the SaaS founder and investor community. The blog soon led to the creation of the first ever podcast on B2B SaaS, called The SaaS Revolution show, and that led to the first exclusively SaaS themed meetups in London, Dublin and Berlin. That was 2016 and since then SaaStock has grown to be the biggest B2B SaaS Conference in Europe with five major conferences a year in five countries and many more local events. As an entrepreneur Alex Theuma knows the value of shared knowledge from those in a similar sector so it's his mission to share the newest ideas and connect the brightest minds in SaaS so everyone can benefit. https://www.saastock.com/ https://www.saastock.com/founder-membership/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/alextheuma/ Chapters: 0:00 1:43 Shout Outs 3:38 Alex Theuma Interview 4:30 SaaStock 4:43 SaaStock Austin 5:35 What is SaaStock? 6:42 David Cancel Drift Speaker Dublin 7:06 Chargify 7:14 Chris Cochran Founder Chargify 8:02 Alex Theuma Role at SaaStock 8:46 1st SaaStock Show Story 9:44 How did SaaStock Start and Grow? 12:04 Podcast Beginning 12:20 Mark Roberge Podcast 14:13 Selling: What is the Value to clients of SaaStock? 14:45 2 customer types 17:44 Chart Mogul 18:20 Profitwell 18:27 Patrick Campbell 18:46 Austin Show will increase NA exposure Velocity Global, Outreach and Zoom Info 19:57 Cap Chase 25:25 Recession Proofing Ideas for your business 25:24 Time to Close Rate 26:29 Taking Away the things from Sales Teams that are preventing them from selling 27:13 End of Day Sales Huddles 27:45 Do too many meetings create negative environments? 28:58 Does a leader jumping on every call with a rep create fear In rough times? 29:29 Get rid of Cadence Calls 30:00 Hubspot Example 30:32 Carney Doesn't like Forecast Calls 31:38 Sales Force Layoffs 32:15 Is Hubspot eating SalesForce's Lunch? 33:53 Marc Benioff getting advice from Will.I.AM 34:32 Docusign, SalesForce who is next? 35:06 Hoppin Example 35:49 Shopify Example 36:12 Elon Musk Warning 36:35 Dealing with companies backing out of deals 36:50 Sequoia Capital Warning to its Founders 38:41 SAASTR, Web Summit competitors 39:07 What Re the Earnings Multiples like out there? 41:40 Profitwell Patrick Campbell 42:38 Declining multiples good for VC 43:39 Lot of VC's Struggling 44:20 Rule of 40, ARR, GRR and NRR? 46:53 Passion 46:54 What is SaaStock Founder Membership? 50:54 Godard Abel CEO G2 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/saasholes/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/saasholes/support

Nzinga “Zing” Shaw is the first Senior Vice President and Global Chief Impact Officer of Velocity Global. She currently oversees their four centers of excellence: DEI, ESG, Community Engagement, and Philanthropy.  Zing is an experienced C-suite executive with extensive hands-on experience and knowledge spanning change and crisis management to human capital management, employee relations, talent acquisition, organizational and strategic planning, branding, and community engagement. She is known for her pioneering DEI work with the National Basketball Association, serving as the first D&I Officer, and representing the Atlanta Hawks & State Farm Arena franchise. Zing was the first Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer at four blue-chip organizations: Edelman, the NBA, Starbucks, and Marsh McLennan.  She has been recognized with numerous “40 Under 40” awards from the likes of Sports Business Journal, Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Network Journal, and PR Week.  Listen in for some great takeaways about how Zing has transformed some of the largest companies out there and continues to leave her mark on corporate America by making it better than she found it.  You will want to hear this episode if you are interested in... Learn more about Nzinga “Zing” Shaw and what led her to DEI work [4:08]  Why Zing walked away from multiple full-ride NCAA scholarships [10:20]  How being authentically herself shaped Zing's life and career [14:05]  What Zing learned from her time with the NFL, NBA, and Starbucks [17:52] Partnering with Vision to Learn to change the trajectory of a child's life [20:33]  Why Zing's career path was more of a jungle gym instead of a ladder [25:22]  How learning to push away what others think has led to Zing's success [29:02]  What people need to understand about diversity, equity, and inclusion [30:33] Why you should become part of the communities you want to support [35:16]  Zing shares some tips to help you build leadership in your organization [39:11]  What Zing did today that put her in the right mindset for success [44:27] Resources & People Mentioned Spelman College Vision to Learn Connect with Nzinga Shaw The website On Linkedin Connect With Mitlin Financial podcast*at*mitlinfinancial(dot)com - email us with your suggestions for topics or guests If you would like to learn more schedule a call: https://mitlin.us/FitCall https://mitlinfinancial.com  Follow on Twitter Follow on Instagram Subscribe on Youtube Follow on Linkedin Follow on Facebook Guests on the Mitlin Money Mindset Show are not affiliated with CWM, LLC, and opinions expressed herein may not be representative of CWM, LLC. CWM, LLC is not responsible for the guest's content linked on this site. Subscribe to Mitlin Money Mindset™ on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts

Given the past couple of years, it is apparent that remote work is here to stay. People have been given a taste of what it is like to work from home, and they don't want to give that up. There is a current struggle happening with companies wanting to bring people back into the office after they have been remote for the past couple of years, but now that employees know they can do their job from home without getting fully dressed, rushing out of the house, and commuting to sit in a cubicle, people are pushing back and wanting to keep working from the comfort of their own home. They proved they could do their job this long, so why go back? If you are a business owner or an employee going through this struggle, you should know there are tons of ways you can have a positive, productive, and thriving work culture with a fully remote team.Sarah Fern has over 20 years of experience as a people leader of global remote teams for international high-growth brands like Honeywell and Mattel. Sarah is the Chief People Officer for Velocity Global, a company that helps connect other companies to remote employees. Sarah is helping businesses worldwide identify, hire, and train top talent from over 185 countries, all while giving employees the freedom to work from anywhere.In this episode, Sarah addresses the challenges that we are facing in today's world with people being laid off or leaving their jobs due to various changes and circumstances. Luckily, we still have so many options and one thing that we have gotten to see with the pandemic is that there is not just one way to run a team, and all team members don't need to be in the same office in order to run a successful company with a thriving work culture. With her extensive HR experience, Sarah shares how companies can foster a thriving work culture with fully remote teams. Tune in for more! Key highlights:How Sarah got started with Velocity GlobalWhat are the challenges that HR is facing globally?What does Velocity Global do?How to build trust with your remote employeesDoes this mean companies are more likely to outsource overseas where it is cheaper?What are best practices for companies to connect with their remote teams to help them hit their goals?What has Zoom done for company culture?What Sarah thinks of personality tests in the workplaceHow do people get noticed for remote positions?The importance of prioritizing mental health to avoid burn-outEpisode resources:Velocity Global website: velocityglobal.comConnect with Eric:Be sure to connect with me in the Lead Sell Grow - The Human Experience Mastermind Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/leadsellgrow/Pick up your copy of B2B Sales Secrets HereLearn more about our services: www.TheGoalGuide.comImprove your sales and stay connected – Free Gifts Here https://shor.by/TheGoalGuide

Desire to Grow Beyond What I Was Doing - Ben Wright, CEO/Founder/Chairman; Velocity Global | The Riderflex Podcast Ben leads the strategy and growth of Velocity Global and its hundreds of global team members. He applies two decades of experience supporting companies' global business and remote teams. Ben founded Velocity Global in 2014 as a revolutionary way for companies to expand and hire across global markets. Velocity Global accelerates the future of work for anyone, anywhere, anyhow. The platform offers a full suite of talent solutions, including global Employer of Record and Contractor Management, to help companies onboard, manage, and pay talent in more than 185 countries and all 50 United States. Learn more about Velocity Global: https://velocityglobal.com/ Watch the Full Interview: https://youtu.be/dmGrqnJpfk8 We wrote a book! Get your copy of "The Riderflex Guide: Inspiring & Hiring". It contains 30+ years of experience in entrepreneurship and executive leadership. Managers don't always have all the answers. This guide can help with some of the most basic, but sought after answers. Get The Book: https://amzn.to/3TtfnQH Podcast sponsor: Marketing 360 is the #1 platform for small business and it's everything you need to grow your business. marketing360.com/riderflex #BenWright #VelocityGlobal #VirtualWork #theriderflexguide #theriderflexpodcast #podcast #interview #entrepreneur #BestColoradoRecruitingFirm #BestExecutiveRecruitingFirm #headhunter #staffingfirm #Denver #Colorado #National --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/riderflex/support

In this episode, we are having a very exciting in-person conversation with the Chief People Officer of Velocity Global, Sarah Fern. You'll hear all about Sarah's career, her first time as a Chief People Officer, what it's like when HR and talent teams work together, and how you can wind up on the wrong side of the business. Under no circumstances can you be passive in your pursuits, and today, Sarah shares how you can shape your life and be the CEO of your own career! We also discuss how to challenge excessive meetings and protect your time (even in a less senior position), and empowering yourself to take care of your mental health. Sarah tells us about the incredible scaling of her company before breaking down her team and what their roles are. Finally, she leaves us with some incredible pearls of wisdom on how to advance your career.  Key Points From This Episode: Introducing today's guest, in the flesh, Sarah Fern.  Sarah tells us what she is doing in Denver. What Sarah plans to do when she meets team members who joined Velocity during COVID. The challenges that come with remote work.  An overview of Sarah's background and how she landed her current role.  Sarah's experience with talent teams and HR teams working together.  How you wind up on the wrong side of business. Why she believes that you can shape your life and your future and why you can't be passive. Sarah's experience of being a first-time Chief People Officer for Velocity Global. The unforeseen challenges of working with Velocity Global.  Why Sarah challenges the need for constant video call meetings.  How you can protect your time at work if you're in a less senior position.  Why having more meetings makes you less productive.  The company's role in mental health and why you ultimately need to empower yourself.  The scale of Velocity Global and how that's impacting Sarah and her team.  Sarah explains the different roles in the talent team.  Why a startup mentality can be scrappy when you're expanding.  How Velocity approaches outgrowing systems.  Sarah shares some advice for people looking to advance their careers.    Tweetables:   “You should take the best of the best and you should put it together.” — Sarah Fern [0:07:37]   What I have learned over the years is that you can shape your life. You can shape the future.” — Sarah Fern [0:09:13]   “There isn't a playbook for this remote ‘work anywhere' world. You've got to continuously challenge yourself and go, is this sustainable? Mental health, work-life balance, boundaries, being at your best game.” — Sarah Fern [0:17:30]   “The days are gone when there's a linear career ladder. Those days are truly behind us.” — Sarah Fern [0:33:16]   Links Mentioned in Today's Episode:   Sarah Fern on LinkedIn Velocity Global Hired

“The world needed and needs a platform to employ people literally anywhere.” Ben Wright, Founder, Chairman and CEO, Velocity Global CEO Ben Wright of Velocity Global and I explored the future of remote/distributed work in our conversation that ran longer than most.  I poked and prodded around what I identified as the “four skepticisms of remote work:” successful collaboration of teams, impact on culture, integration of new employees, and a trusting an employer would receive a fair day's work.  We also discussed managing the tremendous growth that made Velocity Global one of Colorado's Colorado unicorn tech companies.  

Guest: Sarah Fern, Chief People Officer at Velocity Global When an organization decides it is ready to expand its workforce, meeting business needs and potential growth opportunities, where does the strategy for scaling begin? In this latest episode of the HR Works Podcast, we look at ways to quickly grow a workforce and standout in a competitive candidate marketplace with Sarah Fern, Velocity Global's Chief People Officer. Learn how Sarah was able to successfully lead scaling efforts at a breakneck pace, helping to add over 400 people to Velocity Global over the last year and a half, all while maintaining her focus on finding the perfect fit for each role. With over 20 years of experience in the HR community, Sarah share's her first-hand insight and advice to speedy scaling, as well as tips to avoid making the dreaded and costly "wrong hire".

In today's show, we have our guest, Quentin Hartman, VP of Infrastructure and DevOps Engineering, at Velocity Global, LLC. We cover a lot of DevOps ground... In this episode, we cover: What historically has been called the DevOps team. Balancing the DevOps engineers team and the value of splitting them. DevOps team structure Differences between tooling and operations DevOps pillars What's next with Quentin's team “Automation shelf life" DevOps career advice Connect with Quentin Hartman at: https://mastodon.social/@qhartman https://twitter.com/qhartman https://www.linkedin.com/in/qhartman About today's guest: Quentin has been living and breathing DevOps since before it had a name. He loves the tech, but he loves seeing how DevOps practices make software and the lives of people who build it better. Throughout his nearly 25-year career in technology, Quentin has worked in public education, higher education, non-profits, and private businesses from 3 to 300,000 employees. In those roles, he has managed telecom systems, data centers, and public and private clouds and acted as a sysadmin, a DBA, a network engineer, an incident responder, and a leader. That broad experience has given him an especially strong foundation for DevOps, which has been his primary focus since 2012. Wherever Quentin is, he puts people before tech and is only happy when working on a social-impact mission using Open Source tools. Quentin lives near Denver, Colorado, with his family and can often be found building things, cooking, and wandering in the woods. He can be reached as ‘qhartman' on many platforms, including Mastodon.social, Twitter, and LinkedIn ________ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Tech Trek, and if you enjoyed this episode, please take a minute and leave a quick rating and review on the Apple podcast app! Want to learn more about us? Head over at https://www.elevano.com Have questions or want to cover specific topics with our future guests? Please message me at https://www.linkedin.com/in/amirbormand (Amir Bormand)

Recruiter.com Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:RCRT) CEO Evan Sohn joined Proactive's Stephen Gunnion with details of a partnership with Velocity Global, a global work platform providing solutions for businesses and talent. Sohn said eliminating geographical barriers has helped to expand candidate pools and opportunities like never before. As Recruiter.com aims to find companies' ideal candidates, he said Velocity Global can help to manage their remote workforce, handling everything from onboarding to payments. #ProactiveInvestors #Recruiter.com #VelocityGlobal #recruitment #Nasdaq

In today's episode of the ‘Career Change Maker' podcast, I am talking with Sarah Fern about thriving in a remote working environment and how you can make it work in a remote working environment. I think there's no better person than Sarah for me to speak to and have a discussion around making remote working successful.The reason I am having a conversation with Sarah about remote working is that she's the Head of people at Velocity Global where they help people to work from anywhere. So, I want to dive in and have a very candid conversation about how it all works.Episode Highlights·       09:15 – Our policy says if you get your job done, that's your duty. You sign up to do your job and where you do that from and when you do that, that's in your control.·       11:15 - When we say ‘Be Bold' (One of our Company Values), it's especially important in this remote world because you don't always have someone next to you that you can check in with your co-worker or your team may not be around when you have a specific question and that forces you to make informed decisions. ·       33:28 - Empower yourself, don't hold back. There are a lot of spaces in the world where you're needed and your fire is needed and we need to unleash ourselves quite frankly. What you will learn:.The importance of culture - In our remote world, if we don't foster that healthy culture, if we don't foster and celebrate those behaviours and values, we wouldn't be where we are today so people-first approach that human approach to celebrating people for who they are. We have all religions and people of the world represented and we have to work like that. So, anyone who falls out of line has a very short career with us. Navigating working remotely - Working anywhere is probably not for everyone. If this is your first job, this is quite a task because you have to become an amazing network person. It can be a lonely journey and so, we try and have a lot of interactions, we have a buddy system, the new starters, we have team members in our team who look after our new starters. We need to be really good at sharing information and we have recently introduced a Virtual HQ. It is a platform where we share, communicate, and share recordings, pictures, or any updates.Aligning Your Values - Find a workplace that shares your values, but that doesn't always exist. So, if it doesn't exist, if you can't find it, find it within yourself, don't create it. Unleash that passion and go find your tribe who are already doing it or doing it differently. Learn from them too, because we have so many opportunities, and we haven't even started properly. About Guest:Sarah Fern (Today's guest), Chief People Officer at Velocity GlobalVelocity Global:  Website     LinkedIn Other episodes you may also enjoy:Episode174: How My Career Changed For The Better After Covid-19 Lock DownEpisode 175: What Common Career Mistake Lawyers Make That Keeps Them Feeling StuckTHIS EPISODE IS BOUGHT TO YOU BY THE CAREER CHANGE MAKER PROGRAMJoin the waitlist for the program >> www.careerchangemakers.com/ccmprogram

Love recruiting news out of Germany? Then you're going to love this week's show. Deutschland is blowing up! The boys are talkin' Personio becoming Europe's most valuable privately-owned HR tech company, WorkMotion raising money to take on Remote, Deel, Oyster, Velocity Global and others in the global employer-of-record provider market, and unicorn-in-training NowJobs has opened its doors in Germany. We even interview NowJobs GM and cofounder Eline Davis on the state of the business. Plus, we all learn the meaning of the word bumpkin. Viel Spaß!

Sarah Fern is Chief People Officer of Velocity Global, a global Employer of Record organization with over nine hundred employees scattered around the globe.   Fresh off the heels of a $400 million Series B, they are one of the world's leading firms as an employer of record.  Employer record organizations help with global expansion. They help with global hiring, timely and accurate payroll processing ongoing compliance with local labor laws, additional HR related tasks, in layman's terms that you're watching this. If you have a company and you want to expand into a global market, They are the team to help you do it. As Chief People Officer, Sarah is responsible for overseeing the people side of this fast growing company. In today's episode, we go deep.  We chat about how Sarah's parents instinctively put trust in her at a young age.  How she used books as an early escape.  She learned early on that life is about giving gratitude to the hard times we've been through, especially in the face of adversity.In this episode, Sarah shares the brave story of having three miscarriages over a decade ago.  She teaches us that when things don't go to plan, you don't have to become bitter.  If you become bitter in the face of adversity, you have a tendency to develop post traumatic stress. But if you turn that adversity into and positivity, you can actually develop post traumatic growth.She teaches us that her moments of adversity taught her empathy, acceptance, self efficacy, appreciation, and so much more.You can't know gratitude without knowing pain.We tie the conversation back to her leadership at Velocity Global. She teaches us that leadership isn't just about writing policies, it's about building trust, and seeing the uniqueness in nine hundred people across the world. What courageous conversations do the people at velocity global need to have in order to show up every day inspired and ready to connect?What do you need to find in the workplace to give you wings?This is a brave and vulnerable conversation with one of the world's great leaders, please enjoy.

Assembled, the leader in workforce management for modern support teams, today announced it has closed $51 million in Series B funding, which reflects a more than 5x valuation increase in just one year.  Assembled's workforce management platform helps support teams at the world's fastest-growing companies efficiently respond to customer demand through accurate forecasting, automated scheduling, and robust realtime and historical reporting. Says co-founder and CEO Ryan Wang: “For many of our users, support is the biggest roadblock between mission and reality. Why is support so hard to get right? We believe it's because operational issues and people issues rhyme, and that's what we're out to solve.”  https://hrtechfeed.com/workforce-management-tool-gets-51-million/ RepVue, the world's largest and fastest-growing sales organization ratings platform, today announced that it has secured $5 million in seed financing led by S3 Ventures with significant participation from TDF Ventures and existing investors, including Knoll Ventures and Alerion Ventures. In addition, RepVue added new investors GTMfund and Triangle Tweener Fund.  Industry leaders such as Kyle Porter, (Salesloft CEO), Alex Estevez (former CFO, Atlassian), and Matt Green (CRO, Sales Assembly) also joined the round. Only two years after coming out of beta, RepVue users have contributed over 60,000 ratings of 11,000 sales organizations globally.  These ratings include data-points on quota attainment, culture, lead flow, compensation, product-market fit and more – making RepVue the most trusted resource for sales professionals seeking up-to-date, detailed insights into prospective employers. “Over my 20 years as both a sales professional and leader of large sales organizations, I've recognized an acute need for more balanced information in the hiring process, as well as more data-driven decisions by hiring teams. This funding helps realize RepVue's mission to drive transparency into sales organizations and enable sales professionals to discover career opportunities that best fit their skills and experience,” according to Ryan Walsh, founder and CEO of RepVue. “RepVue will use the funding to extend its leadership and accelerate growth by hiring additional top talent and expanding its dataset.” https://hrtechfeed.com/repvue-gets-5-million-in-new-funding-to-transform-how-sales-professionals-make-career-decisions/ Velocity Global, the leading provider of global talent solutions, announced today that it raised $400 million in its Series B funding round, increasing the company's valuation seven-fold since the same time last year. The platform offers a full suite of talent solutions, including global Employer of Record (EoR) and Contractor Management, to help thousands of companies compliantly onboard, manage, and pay full-time and part-time talent, contractors, and freelancers in more than 185 countries and all 50 United States. https://hrtechfeed.com/velocity-globals-gets-400-million/ ​​WorkReels has launched the world's first video storytelling platform built specifically for recruitment and employer branding teams. WorkReels enables talent acquisition professionals to easily make and share high-quality, affordable social media videos for recruiting for about 1/20 the price of video production. WorkReels enables talent acquisition professionals to attract and engage with both passive and active job seekers by reaching them where they spend the most time–viewing videos on social media. WorkReels is a solution for how hiring takes place today, which is more like digital marketing–attracting candidates through interesting video content and engaging with them over social media. How WorkReels works Using WorkReels requires no special video filming experience. It uses smartphone cameras and as little as 20 minutes of employee's time: Recruiters select from a library of customizable templates called Storylines to film scenes for the video story they want to tell, including “meet the team” and “a day in the life” videos that help illustrate their employee experience. Recording WorkReels videos is quick and easy with any smartphone and can be completed in as little as 20 minutes with participants filming separately or together, whenever it's convenient for them. WorkReels professional editors transform approved recordings into high-quality videos optimized for social media, a jobs page or any location frequented by a company's likely job seekers. The WorkReels branded player makes sharing and embedding videos easy across LinkedIn, Youtube, TikTok, Instagram and Facebook.   SmartRecruiters announced the launch of SmartOnboard, a native solution that delivers a seamless onboarding experience for new hires. The new solution allows HR teams to get new employees up and running through a simple, tailored, and engaging onboarding experience that can be managed at scale. With SmartOnboard new hires can easily find and complete their onboarding tasks, be introduced to their team, and familiarize themselves with their employer's brand and culture, all through a new hire portal. At the same time, automated onboarding activities free up onboarding teams from managing paperwork, allowing them to focus on getting new hires set up for success, all while easily controlling their data on one system. https://hrtechfeed.com/hr-tech-news-workreels-smartrecruiters/

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From struggling to get a job out of university, to running multiple businesses across the world, Tim Burgess is an entrepreneur with a passion for people. This passion led him and his business partner to open Shield GEO, an established global Employer of Record (EoR) provider based in Hong Kong with entities in the U.K. and Australia, and a global remote team. After growing the company to service thousands of international workers, Tim was approached by Velocity Global, the biggest player in the industry. While the terms of this deal were undisclosed, in this episode, Tim walks you through the relationship-building elements that landed him an 8-figure deal. Connect with Tim Burgess Website: https://shieldgeo.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/burgesstim/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/shieldgeo Connect with Simon Bedard LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/business-sales-sydney/ Website: https://buygrowsell.com/ Website: https://exitadvisory.com.au/

Have you ever wondered how you can set up patterns of success and be a leader in your field? In today's episode, Camille welcomes Kiri-Maree Moore, the CEO of The Leaders Movement and Decision Velocity Global, and helps leaders bring global change to leadership culture by identifying leadership solution pathways to close the gap from problem to solution. "I think the biggest thing that we've got to remember is that the problems we're seeing are only problems that are major because it's happening in so many places and it's not out of control. We have control over what we can do and what we can change in our sphere. And if everyone was just doing that, it would actually shift what is happening across the globe." – Kiri-Maree MooreKiri-Maree shares her journey from growing up with limited resources to now setting up successful pathways for global leaders. She shares her advice on how you can achieve your vision by identifying specific indicators and drivers in your life to help you make decisions without excuses and limitations. She also gives her insights into how you can deal with challenges and failures and turn them into amazing lessons."We all have seasons. We all have time. We all have those moments when life throws us a big one. It's like what if we could be prepared for that and then have different pathways, all same vision? The vision doesn't change, but sometimes the pathways there do." – Kiri-Maree MooreIf you're wondering how you can achieve success in your business and personal life, listen to this episode to learn how you can rewire and create new pathways to turn your challenges into solutions."We have to do it together. We have to support each other. We have to do this journey together and we need to see each other, hear each other, and have each other's backs. It is a time in life that I feel we need to have each other's backs even more. And when you don't have those things when you get stuck in those hurdles, that's when you just can't move forward at all." – Kiri-Maree MooreResources: Interested in becoming a virtual assistant? Join the VA Course Waitlist:camillewalker.co/divi_overlay/va-course-waitlistAccess the 5-day email sequence to help you discover your purpose:www.callmeceopodcast.comPlan your next visit at Mountain View Village:www.mountainviewvillage.comBe part of The One Percent Movement at: theonepercentmovement.comConnect with Kiri-Maree Moore:Follow Kiri-Maree on LinkedIn at: www.linkedin.com/in/kirimareemooreVisit her website at: theleadersmovement.comConnect with Camille Walker:Follow Camille on Instagram: www.instagram.com/CamilleWalker.coFollow Call Me CEO on Instagram: www.instagram.com/callmeceopodcast______________________________________________________________________________________The Global Phenomenon PodcastListen to the highest-earning online coaches in the world while learning about their strategies, mindset tricks, and calls to action for YOU to step up and achieve your full potential. Online marketing strategy, business models, and online presence methodologies will be dissected for you to take advantage of them EVEN if you are just starting out.

In the final edition of College Golf Talk presented by Velocity Global in 2021, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine are joined by Golfweek's Lance Ringler to break down the impact NIL has made on college golf, share which team, men's and women's, was the biggest surprise and disappointment this fall, as well as look ahead to this spring season to predict who will be the strongest team come NCAA's.

Sam Warren - a Colorado native, Sam is one of the first five team members of Icelantic Skis and the founder of The Pinecone Project. He has created and produced over 100 large-scale music festivals/experiences over the last decade and is the Founder and producer of Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks - the only Winter concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre. Sam continues to work in the SnowSports and Live Events industries and loves creating and producing unforgettable, premier experiences. Sam is passionate about building & assembling teams of incredible individuals that exceed the goals and objectives of his partners & clients. Some notable recent projects include seven years of Creative Direction for Bumbershoot Music Festival, VIP Design/Curation for Rocklahoma Music Festival and Born & Raised Music Festival, Creative Direction for The Climate Pledge Arena's Grand Opening Week of Festivities, Official Production partner for Red Bull's Illume, Production Partner and Chief Fun Officer for Velocity Global, and Managing Director for Casa Pacifico in Todos Santos, BCS. Bobby is joined by Sam to discuss Icelantic Skis, Skiing, Desing, Art, Travis Parr Studios, Backcountry Skiing, World Travel, Surf, Red Rocks Amphitheater, Winter on the Rocks, Colorado, Outdoor Life & much more. Please subscribe or like us on our social media platforms for updates on shows, events, and episode drops. Become a Mountain Side Patron Here for exclusive footage.www.TheMountainSidePodcast.comwww.ThePineconeProject.comwww.IcelanticSkis.comSponsor Linkswww.UnCanna.comMountain Side listeners use Discount code TMS to receive 10% off all Uncanna products!www.Drizly.comAlcohol delivery to your door Mountain Side listeners Discount Here!www.ONNIT.comMountain Side listeners use Discount code TMS to receive 10% off ONNIT products!Other Affiliates Links

On this special Signing Day edition of College Golf Talk presented by Velocity Global, Steve Burkowski and Brentley Romine break down Brentley's top signees and classes for the men and women. They also welcome Tennessee signee Caleb Surratt, who talks about his roots and expectations as he prepares for college golf.

It is through hardship and hard work that creativity grows and flourishes. When crunched for time or in a challenging situation, we have to find alternative, innovative solutions to our problems.Maria Goyer knows firsthand that necessity is the mother of invention.Maria is the Chief Innovation Officer at Velocity Global, where she drives strategic initiatives and innovative best practices across the organization to serve the growing global customer base. She served as senior vice president of Strategy for iWorkGlobal prior to Velocity Global's acquisition. Maria's efforts led to 2020 American Business Awards Silver medals in Growth and International Expansion. Maria applies more than 27 years of industry and strategic expertise in the development of all aspects of Business Process Outsourcing, including pioneering work in the Managed Service Providers (MSP), Vendor Management Systems (VMS), Employer of Record (EOR), Agent of Record (AOR) and Independent Contractor Compliance (ICC) industries and development of Software as a service (SaaS) applications for global contingent workforce programs. Additionally, Maria was named to Staffing Industry Analysts 2020 Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list for her incredible contributions across the industry.In this episode, Maria shares her wisdom on innovation, gratitude, and the future of work.Listen to this episode and learn about:The Virtual Gratitude Experience Maria and her team went through (4:12)The importance of reflecting about the past to achieve future goals (6:26)Stigma's around giving gratitude to your team (8:20)Cultivating innovation on your team (9:35)Growing and flourishing in times of hardship (11:56)What the last 20 months has been like for Velocity Global (13:32)The next big thing in business is staying small (19:48)How Velocity Global is expanding (23:36)The future of work being centered around self-care (25:48)Maria giving credit and thanks to her stepmother, Janice (27:56)LinksConnect with Maria on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-goyer-1770262/Velocity Global - https://velocityglobal.com

Trauma, adversities, and insecurities are things we all experience. But opening up about these things can be challenging.The upside of being vulnerable and authentic about the things that scare us is creating connections with others—forging genuine relationships that stand the test of time.Rob Wellner knows just how powerful being vulnerable can be.Rob Wellner leads Sales, Marketing, Strategic Partnerships, and Customer Success at Velocity Global. Rob is an entrepreneurial professional who brings over 20 years of executive sales and business development experience to Velocity Global. He has a proven track record of helping organizations reach their international strategic goals. Before joining Velocity Global, Rob worked in Capital Markets for 12 years. His experience gives him a unique take on the pitfalls that can sidetrack global deals and transactions. He is a frequent speaker on topics including employment, payroll, expatriates, and global M&A. He is a graduate of Colgate University, sits on the Board of Trustees for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, and is an Advisory Board member for Glialogix, a Bay Area biotech company.In this episode, Rob gets vulnerable by sharing key lessons from his life.Listen to this episode and learn about:Rob giving credit and thanks to his father, Bob (3:44)Stopping to thank yourself (6:45)Opening up and being vulnerable (11:18)Staying humble (15:32)Imposter syndrome (18:32)Slowing down to speed back up (21:54)The balance between productivity and rest (26:06)Sharing gratitude with others (31:55)LinksConnect with Rob on LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertwellnerjr/Velocity Global - https://velocityglobal.com

Guest: Chris Schembra is the bestselling author of "Gratitude and Pasta: The Secret Sauce for Human Connection." Forbes ranks his book as the #2 book of 2020 to create Human Connection; USA Today calls him their "Gratitude Guru," and he's a Founding Member of Rolling Stone's Culture Council. He is the founder of the 7:47 Gratitude Experience — an evidence-based framework used to strengthen client and team relationships in profound ways. He's used the principles of gratitude to spark over 500,000 relationships around the dinner table, serving Fortune 50 CEOs, Olympians, Academy Award Winners, Grammy Award Winning #1 Recording Artists, Super Bowl Champions, and more. He's been selected #5 on the "10 Motivational Speakers that will Rock your next event" by Marketing Insider Group. He was named "Entrepreneur of the Year" by Smart Hustle Magazine and "People of 2017" by Clientele Luxury Magazine. Recently, he was honored alongside Michael Phelps, Chris Evans, Kid Cudi, and several others as "6 Successful Men Smashing the Mental Health Stigma" by Good Men Project. Episode in a Tweet: Resilient people are people that have a purpose. They are chasing a North star such as be less shitty tomorrow and solve other people's problems. If this is your purpose in life, then you will weather that next storm. Quick Background: I met Chris from my fellow YPOer Ben Wright, founder, and CEO of Velocity Global. Chris and I hit it off immediately, and I asked him to do a gratitude experience for my employees at StoneAge and it was a hit! I've joined him on his show: 7:47 Conversations (you can listen here), and now the tables are turned. Chris shares a raw and deeply personal story of growing up in a bubble that caused him to be entitled and a troublemaker. His doctors put him on meds at a young age which numbed him and dumbed him. Not remembering much of his childhood, anger and resentment ripped through him like a hurricane, destroying relationships and driving him to addiction. Rehab and jail set him on a new path, but there was still something missing. After coming back from working on a Broadway play in Italy, he found himself miserable and alone. Deciding he was not going back down the path of destruction, he started cooking, creating a signature pasta sauce. Then he began hosting dinners. And before he knew it, people from all over were joining his Gratitude Experiences, talking about who and what they are most grateful for. At every experience, Chris asks his signature questions – "If you could give credit or thanks to one person in your life that you DON'T give enough credit or thanks to, who would it be and what would you say?" People connect deeply on this question and the ensuing conversations, which forever changed Chris's life. He is now called the gratitude guru and is making headlines wherever he goes.

Josh Datko, Founder of Cryptotronix, is our feature guest this week and are interviewed by Jason Jaques. News from Outrider, Velocity Global, Cloudrise, Red Canary, Coalfire, Lares and a lot more! Support us on Patreon! Fun swag available - all proceeds will directly support the Colorado = Security infrastructure. Come join us on the new Colorado = Security Slack channel to meet old and new friends. Sign up for our mailing list on the main site to receive weekly updates - https://www.colorado-security.com/. If you have any questions or comments, or any organizations or events we should highlight, contact Alex and Robb at info@colorado-security.com This week’s news: Join the Colorado = Security Slack channel Denver's Coors Field will host MLB All-Star game Colorado is on track to take its most significant step toward a Front Range passenger train system Outrider and Rite-Hite partner to accelerate the adoption of yard automation With $100M funding and acquisition, Denver's Velocity Global prepares to hit $1B in revenue Cloudrise moves HQ to Grand Junction Data privacy bill could affect consumer-facing companies across Colorado Meet the Winners of AFCEA’s Rocky Mountain Cyberspace Symposium Capture the Flag Automatically block IPs and domains with Red Canary + Microsoft Waking up to the new realities of privacy risk and the need for focused expertise Emails and Malicious Macros - What Can Go Wrong? Job Openings: Holland & Hart - CISO Lunchbox - VP of Infrastructure and Security Alteryx - Manager, Cyber Security Operations Nutanix - Manager, Security Engineering CommonSpirit Health - Privacy Info Security Analyst II Workiva - Cyber Security Compliance Engineer RingCentral - Security Engineer Red Canary - Information Security Specialist Redwood Trust - Information Security Analyst McAfee - Sales Engineer - West Upcoming Events: This Week and Next: CTA - COLORADO PRIVACY ACT WEBINAR - 4/13 ISSA Denver - April Chapter Meeting - 4/14 ASIS - WIS : COFFEE CHAT WITH KATIE JUMP - 4/15 Put the "Sec" in DevOps - Security's role in Software Quality - 4/16 ISSA C.Springs - April Meeting - 4/20 CSA - April Meeting - 4/20 ISSA COS Cyberfocus Days - 4/20-22 OWASP - April Meeting - 4/21 ISACA Denver - April General Meeting - 4/21-23 View our events page for a full list of upcoming events * Thanks to CJ Adams for our intro and exit! If you need any voiceover work, you can contact him here at carrrladams@gmail.com. Check out his other voice work here. * Intro and exit song: "The Language of Blame" by The Agrarians is licensed under CC BY 2.0

On this episode of Game Day Routine, I'm talking to someone who I have looked up to since I was 17: Kevin Daley, aka Special K. Kevin, is a former pro basketball player who spent 10-years as leader and captain of the Harlem Globetrotters. He is now an established author, public speaker, and Director of Sales for Velocity Global. Before charting a path that would take him to over 99 countries, Kevin was a young Panamanian kid hooping out of basketball powerhouse Artesia High School. What skills and routines did he pick up throughout his basketball journey, from Artesia to the Harlem Globetrotters and everything in between? To stay focused and to define your goals for yourself. Kevin's story is truly one of perseverance and dedication to the grind. To hear even more from Kevin, head to his website: https://www.kevindaleyspeaks.com: And for more on what Recreation Dallas (the advertising agency that I manage) is doing to build content and stories for brands and people, head to our website: www.recreationdallas.com Of course, you can always find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robhowe21/

Ben Wright is the founder of Velocity Global, a global employment solutions firm based in Denver, Colorado. Velocity Global is a full-service international business expansion firm, specializing in global talent acquisition and international PEO (Professional Employer Organization), global payroll, and immigration services. It’s one of Colorado’s fastest-growing companies, winning dozens of awards for its leadership, culture, and growth. Ben founded Velocity Global as a first-time entrepreneur in 2014 and shares the lessons and insights he’s gained along the way. He is one of the most humble and authentic leaders I know. We share lots of laughs in this podcast and I know you will love it as much as I do. And you don’t want to miss my introduction of Ben as I share a story of the Master’s golf tournament, Billy Horschel, and a Velocity Global hat. And stick around till the end where I discuss my top three tips on how to build an exceptional team.

Companies looking to expand globally might be hesitant to tap into new markets given how the business environment has changed so dramatically as a result of the pandemic. This moment in time is an inflection point for businesses to redefine their approach and strategy for global growth and a time to transform their old ways of doing such things as workforce planning, hiring. As CEO and co-founder of Velocity Global, Ben Wright helps companies to place the "new normal" in context for business that want to expand globally in today’s climate and while staying agile and controlling risk.  

Featuring Ben Wright, CEO of Velocity Global. Ben and Cheryl discuss how companies can scale and expand globally through their technology and how to prepare for the future of work. Download on iTunes

“When you expand outside of your domestic market, you introduce a wide host of challenges that your teams are going to have to work through.” Ryan Medine, vice president of marketing at Velocity Global, is a results-driven, global marketing executive with over 13 years of experience in B2B and B2C marketing. He is a creative brand visionary that excels at bringing brands to life by tapping into human emotions through messaging, content, and storytelling. He is an analytical leader with a proven track record of developing integrated marketing strategies that deliver exponential business growth and maximize ROI. Since joining Velocity, Ryan has delivered revenue growth of over 300 percent – surpassing $50MM – and helped the company reach #4 on the Inc. 500 list of fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Additionally, he transformed the marketing function from a two-person inbound-only team with stagnating results into a 13-person, cross-channel, inbound and outbound marketing engine. Listen & Learn: Ways to test a market without investing heavily in resources. When you do – and when you don’t – need boots on the ground in a new foreign market. How brand personas differ domestically vs globally. Defining your brand’s One Singular Truth. The importance of research and a strong strategy when launching a global expansion. The cultural challenges and complexities marketing teams face when introducing a brand to the global market. TO LEARN MORE ABOUT, VELOCITY GLOBAL, CLICK HERE. TO FIND RYAN MEDINE ON LINKEDIN, CLICK HERE.  

Discover how to hire the best employees with one of the fastest-growing companies in the 2018 Inc Magazine List. Founder and CEO, Ben Wright, shares how Velocity Global grew so fast. He decided only to hire 10s. He wanted a culture of the best employees. Get the details on how to hire the best employees in this interview with Ben. He shares the five steps and why he does not start with looking at the employee's resume. Get the show notes for How to Hire the Best Employees with Ben Wright at Velocity Global Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Growth Think Tank Featuring Ben Wright with your host @GeneHammett https://www.genehammett.com/442 #HowtoHiretheBestEmployees #Leadership #GHepisode442 #GTTepisodes #Podcasts Give Growth Think Tank a review on iTunes!

Ben Wright is Founder and CEO of Velocity Global, the leading provider of global business expansion solutions. The company is the first in the industry to provide end-to-end services that help companies expand globally using just one partner. Today, Velocity Global has over 120 employees with 10 international offices and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado. In 2018, Wright was named Entrepreneur of the Year for the Mountain Desert Region by EY and his company ranked number 4 on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies in America.Check out what Ben is up to at: https://velocityglobal.com/

Rapid growth as a company can be challenging...but growing over 39,000% brings its own set of headaches. Learn from Ben Wright, CEO of Velocity Global on how they only hire 10's. Get the show notes for Ben Wright: How to Hire Next Generation Rockstars Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Next Generation Rockstars featuring @velocity_global with your host @AmandaHammett #NextGenerationRockstars #GenZ #NGRepisode4 #Podcasts Give Next Generation Rockstars a review on iTunes!

What are the elements that you and your company should consider when you start planning an expansion into any new territory? That’s what I talked about with Rob Wellner, Senior VP of Sales at Velocity Global, in this episode of B2B Revenue Acceleration. Rob shared his expertise on the advantages and challenges that come with global expansion, along with a few things companies commonly overlook.

Join us as Velocity Global Founder and CEO Ben Wright shares insights on transforming the world of work. In this episode, you’ll learn about: -How Velocity Global grew to #4 on the Inc 5000 list in just 4 years -The importance of mentorships in growing employees -Measuring client satisfaction, revenue, cash, and employee turnover You can connect with Ben on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentwright/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Talking with Ben Wright the CEO Founder of Velocity Global the 4th Fastest Growing Private Company on the Inc. 5000 List. Ben discussing the importance of company Culture, hiring 10’s and helping companies grow internationally. We talk about the starting Velocity Global, the importance of speed, hiring talent, best advice received, protips for growth, favorite books, music and his words to live by.   Velocity Global is an international employment services firm ensuring companies get the fastest entry into market, reduce costs, and maintain the highest level of flexibility by adjusting to your business demands. https://velocityglobal.com/ https://twitter.com/velocity_global https://www.linkedin.com/in/bentwright/

Today we talk about the lessons of growth from the 4th fastest-growing private company. I am talking to the CEO of Velocity Global, Ben Wright. Ben lead Velocity Global to a staggering 3-year growth that is 39,817%. They have revenues of $49+ million. You may not relate to that pace of growth, but what can you learn from Ben’s experience of this level of growth. He shares his lessons of growth so you can see where his focus has paid off. We talk about the value of vision and values. Ben shares why coaching has been so valuable for his leadership. Get the show notes for 375 | Lessons of Growth from the 4th Fastest Growing Private Company Velocity Global Click to Tweet: Listening to an amazing episode on Leaders in the Trenches featuring Ben Wright with your host @GeneHammett  #LessonofGrowth #Leadership #GHepisode375 #Podcasts Give Leaders in the Trenches a review on iTunes!

Ben Wright, the founder and CEO of Velocity Global, one of the worlds fastest growing Global Employment Solutions providers is our guest on this Globig Podcast to talk about employment alternatives in different countries, the differences between contractors and employees, things to watch out for, risks of non-compliance, and how to set up your team faster and cheaper when going abroad.