Podcasts about wework labs

Osnat Benari joins Marjy Marj to discuss how to manage change in the workplace. Osnat is a product leader, strategist, builder, advisor, and a coach for startups and young professionals.Over her twenty-plus-year career in product management, she cofounded Dragons Can Fly, a Web3 product strategy and design agency, and led product partnerships for BBG Ventures. She has also led product and innovation groups at AOL Studios and Verizon. As part of the founding team at WeWork Labs, she helped build the company's physical and digital experiences, and she most recently served as senior vice president of Product Management at Diligent.Osnat was one of the product-led-growth top 25 influencers and currently serves on the advisory board for Audioburst and Hunter College. She is an alumni committee member at the American Friends of Tel Aviv University.Osnat is an advocate for resilience and mental health in the workplace and a founding member of Chief, a network focused on connecting and supporting women executive leaders.(Bio provided by Osnat Benari)Humanity Chats - a conversation about everyday issues that impact humans. Join us. Together, we can go far. Thank you for listening. Share with a friend. We are humans. From all around the world. One kind only. And that is humankind. Your friend, Marjy Marj

Kristin has a spontaneous chat with German digital nomad and entrepreneur, Elena Poughia. Hear Elena's insights on combining work, travel, and hobbies/interests for an epic life. Plus, why she recommends solo travel. Recorded live at Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal.   Pack light for your next trip with Unbound Merino wool clothing.   What You'll Learn: How to design your life around travel and your interests. Why Lisbon is a great city for digital nomads. Why you should consider going to Web Summit. “Finding your space” and settling down as an expat. The benefits of solo traveling and moving abroad. What attracted Elena to travel to Portugal and Lagos. The importance of prioritizing downtime and connecting to nature and your environment. Following your instincts when traveling and living abroad. The power of tuning into what you want in life.   Special Offers: Check out Anatomie Clothing for stylish travel apparel (affiliate) Get high-quality, travel-friendly clothing at Unbound Merino (affiliate) Web Summit Lisbon Buy Digital Nomads For Dummies Apply for Kristin's Ready to Relocate program   Meet This Week's Guest: Ms. Elena Poughia is the MD of Dataconomy, one of the top 10 AI magazines & educational platforms in the world, and the founder of Data Natives, Europe's largest data science community. As an advocate of data privacy and ethics, is an Evangelist for polypoly and support the EIC (European Innovation Council) as an expert in various working groups. She frequently mentors startups for Vision Health Pioneers, tech2impact, African Tech Vision, Applied Data Incubator, WeWork Labs and others. She is particularly committed to supporting womxn and marginalized communities by helping them become established in tech professions.   Connect with Kristin and Support the Show: *   Become a Patron *   Buy a Coffee *   Follow on Instagram *   Join the Facebook Group *   Leave a 5-Star Review *   Subscribe on YouTube       See the show notes pages on BadassDigitalNomads.com or TravelingwithKristin.com/podcast  for time stamps, transcripts, and more resources from this episode.  

Os has been in product for 20+ years, working for top companies in Senior Product roles including AOL, BBG Ventures and WeWork Labs. She is now the Co-founder and CPO of DragonsCanFly, a Web3 agency. Os is also the Co-Creator of Evolved Eggatha, an NFT project aimed to tell stories of women and she's an author. Os is taking all of her experience and expertise into writing her very own book, Starting From Scratch, which is all about managing change and making smart career choices.Enjoy!

Wendy Heilbut's legal practice bridges the gap between traditional law and innovative growth. In addition to advising early stage and high growth companies as their outside general counsel, she is a leader in managing domestic and international trademark portfolios, cross-border trademark strategies and the intellectual property direction for innovative companies large and small. As the firm Managing Partner and the founder of Jayaram Law's New York City practice, she has guided such visionary companies as Rebecca Minkoff's Female Founder Collective, Refinery29, Shatter Fund and Ankura Consulting Group to launch and execute their legal, IP and growth strategies.  Wendy is also an angel investor with 37 Angels and has offered mentoring through numerous accelerators including Monarq Incubator, WeWork/Labs and Backstage Capital. Prior to joining Jayaram Law, Wendy was an associate at Jones Day in New York and worked directly under Chief Judge Royce C. Lamberth in the Federal District Court for the District of Columbia. Wendy attended American University Washington College of Law and received her BA in comparative literature from Indiana University. Wendy can be contacted via email at wendy@jayaramlaw.com. About Emily: https://www.whistlerpartners.com/team/emily-witt Edited and Produced by Mark McDonald. Launch your podcast at  https://yourbusinesspodcast.net

Jeremy Parker made the unusual switch from documentary filmmaker to entrepreneur in 2007 and hasn't looked back. Since then, he founded promotional product platform Swag.com in January 2016, before it was acquired by major online apparel retailer Custom Ink in 2021. Adam sat down with Jeremy for a virtual chat to get the stories behind: How Swag.com landed Facebook as its first customer The importance of getting your foot in the door early on Why fully understanding your buyer is crucial to success Check out this week's partner WeWork Labs: https://www.wework.com/labs/

What you will learn in this episode:How data collection is a story of your businessHow small businesses can strengthen time managementHow to spend time with technology to have the best online and offline experienceWhy having coffee is Monica's best investmentHow to be more aware of cybersecurityHow trail running is similar to entrepreneurial lifeA collection of podcasts to queueResources mentioned:Startup MusterWe Work LabsDigital Love PodcastPlannZenify Nancy Pelosi and cyber securityMetigy.com/podcastCouch to 5k appWeCroakBooks and Podcasts mentioned:Hooked by Nir EyalDeepwork and Digital Minimalism by Cal NewportSwitched on PopFull Story from the Guardian Guy Roz How I Built ThisNo Such Thing As a FishSite HiveThe Surrender Experiment by Michael A. SingerDolly Parton's America podcastWhat I think of when I think about running by Ruku MurakamiThe Profit by Khalil GibranWhat business would you build on Mars?“I have a confession. I didn't get on the spaceship. I missed the flight. I honestly have no desire to go to Mars, let alone with Elon Musk. I decided to stay on earth and to help the businesses that are actually trying to be sustainable and have social impact and social integrity as well as e-commerce or commerce right now.”“If I had to go I would be another one of our lab's members, Sitehive. They have a software and hardware product that captures all the different environmental elements around a construction site. So dust sound, noise, vibration, and they can compute that back to the civil engineers and the engineering teams that are doing construction. So I think that their business would probably be, granted gravity and all those things and space, a useful one. I think there would be like Levi Strauss selling the shovels to the gold diggers.”Reach Monica here on:LinkedinTwitter

Angela is a trained Conscious Capitalist Consultant, who has over ten years of leadership building brands with purpose. As a champion of female founders in diverse CPG categories, she drives sustainability to the mass market. She has served as a social impact mentor in WeWork Labs, and a juror for Fashion Takes Action Design Forward, Canada's award for sustainable fashion. Angela led 100 partnerships as Director of Brands at a firm voted in 2018 in the top ten global social impact businesses by Real Leaders, with B lab. She's currently serving as COO/CSO at Bogobrush – an innovative made in America oral care brand made from plants and recycled materials, that gives back 10% of profits to causes in local communities.

Today Wasim Ahmad joins us to discuss how you can pass your digital assets to future generations using Vault12.    Wasim is a serial entrepreneur with five exits and an advisor in the fields of AI, the blockchain, cryptocurrency and encryption solutions. At Vault12, he led the private and public fundraising - one of the world’s first STOs and focuses today on expanding the Vault12 ecosystem. His crypto experience began with AlphaPoint, where he worked with the founding team to promote the world’s first crypto trading exchange solutions.    Previously he was a founding member of Voltage Security, a spinout from Stanford University, that launched Identity-Based Encryption (IBE), a breakthrough in Public Key Cryptography, and pioneered the use of sophisticated data encryption to protect sensitive data across the world’s payment systems.    Wasim serves as chair of non-profit, StartOut New York, and is a Seedcamp and WeWork Labs global mentor.    Wasim graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree in Physics and French from the University of Sussex.   Vault12: Vault12 is the first personal crypto security solution to provide distributed, decentralized backup of crypto assets for individual users. Vault12 is a Winklevoss-backed company that allows users around the world to entrust their friends and families with securing their wallets. The company uses the principles of Shamir’s Secret Sharing and proprietary technology to enable an individual’s network of trusted friends and family, known as Guardians, to safeguard their crypto assets. To incentivize Guardians to help secure assets, Guardians will be paid in Ethereum.   https://www.linkedin.com/in/wasima/

Hello and Welcome to Unearthing Wellbeing with me, Ask Elizabeth, Where Our Greatest Wealth Is Health. I was honoured to have the lovely Shelley Laslett on the show and wowza was she a wealth of knowledge and so incredibly humble.  Shelley Laslett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vitae - a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain based coaching and advisory services. Shelley is a social scientist, neuroscience coach with post-graduate qualifications in neuroscience and psychology.   Unfortunately during the episode we had technological issues and it did drop out. Yes there are pros and cons to this form of communication and this is one of the cons! Booo! Nonetheless, the crux of our conversation is available and I think we will all gain something from the podcast, I know I did! Shelley has helped a number of companies evolve, change and bring their new ideas to life. Some of the companies Shelley has worked with include; The Walt Disney Company, LinkedIn, Salesforce, NASDAQ, Techstars, Deloitte, Westpac, Swarovski ANZ, Diageo, Apple Australia,  AgriDigital, WeWork Labs, Founders Factory, marie claire, Qantas, Cover Genius, SKY Plc, Optus, Lloyds Banking Group, OMD, JayRide, Commonwealth Bank, Tank Stream Labs, Body Image Movement, the projects*, Verizon Media, Springboard Enterprises, ANZ Bank, Sunculture, Bupa Australia, VMware, Qantas, Dentsu Aegis Network, Fonterra, IBM, Royal Dutch Shell, Tech Ready Women and EY.  If you are interested in contacting Shelley for some assistance you can find her contact details via her website. Please note that if anything you hear has been triggering, please reach out to someone who can help keep you safe. Or remember you can find lifeline at any time. On 13 11 14 To find out what unfolded, tune into this week's episode.    Topics covered: mental health, mens health, communication, wellness, stress, self-care, burnout, startup, business, vitae.     + Follow Shelley Laslett here  + Announcements on Insta at @_askelizabeth + Subscribe to not miss out on the next instalment of Unearthing Wellbeing!   I really appreciate your support during this new venture of mine. I also hope you took something from the episode in the quest of discovery. Sending love & light, Ask Elizabeth.  

Guy Zbarsky the Managing Partner of Sabra Capital and Venture Partner at AltaIR Capital. Guy, also a mentor, judge and public speaker at startup accelerators and venture events: IBM AlphaZone, WeWork Labs, 365x by Sarona Ventures, VOX Angelis, national IL radio and more. Guy is a founder of Keepgo, Droam, SevenCarat. He holds three degrees from the Technion IIT; Executive PON from Harvard University. Guy is an IDF Major in reserve, NAUI Divemaster and Karate Dan II and proud father of three. FIND GUY ON SOCIAL MEDIA LinkedIn | Facebook ================================ SUPPORT & CONNECT: Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/denofrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/denofrich Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/denofrich YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/denofrich Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/den_of_rich/ Hashtag: #denofrich © Copyright 2022 Den of Rich. All rights reserved.

Guy Zbarsky the Managing Partner of Sabra Capital and Venture Partner at AltaIR Capital. Guy, also a mentor, judge and public speaker at startup accelerators and venture events: IBM AlphaZone, WeWork Labs, 365x by Sarona Ventures, VOX Angelis, national IL radio and more. Guy is a founder of Keepgo, Droam, SevenCarat. He holds three degrees from the Technion IIT; Executive PON from Harvard University. Guy is an IDF Major in reserve, NAUI Divemaster and Karate Dan II and proud father of three.FIND GUY ON SOCIAL MEDIALinkedIn | Facebookhttps://sabra.capital/

Jennifer von der Heydt of Loop-it joins me on the podcast today! Jennifer is CEO and Co-Founder of Loop-It, which is an easy, convenient and affordable reuse system for products. Their reusable coffee cups can already be found in cafes throughout Sweden.Jenn founded loop-it in 2019 after her Erasmus at Linköping University in Sweden where loop-it began as an idea at an innovation bootcamp. Jennifer and the other co-founders won second place and kept going with their idea. In September 2020, she moved to Stockholm to work on loop-it full time. Loop-it was most recently part of the +impact accelerator from Danske Bank, RISE, WeWork Labs and Ignite Sweden.In this episode, Jennifer tells us about Loop-it and shares her experience as a circular entrepreneur. You’ll hear about what she’s learned setting up loop-it and the one question she always gets asked -- and is ready to answer for the last time on the podcast! Resources and links discussed in this episode are available at gettinginthelooppodcast.com.About Today’s GuestJennifer von der Heydt has a background in Consumer Psychology and Circular Economy / Systems Design. She founded loop-it in 2019 after her Erasmus at Linköping University in Sweden where loop-it began as an idea at an innovation bootcamp. Jennifer and the other co-founders won second place and kept going with their idea. In September 2020, she moved to Stockholm to work on loop-it full time. Loop-it was most recently part of the +impact accelerator from Danske Bank, RISE, WeWork Labs and Ignite Sweden. 

WeWork launched its first Arkansas location in October 2020 on the second floor of the historic Massey Building in downtown Bentonville. WeWork Labs is WeWork's global digital platform connecting and supporting early-stage startups and small businesses. And this week, we're joined by Carlos Estrada, Senior Manager of WeWork based out of Houston Texas, and Chandler Abbott, team lead of the local coworking space in Bentonville to discuss some of the exciting programs they have in store for small businesses in 2021. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/endeavornorthamerica/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/endeavornorthamerica/support

I am thrilled for you to meet Keita Williams, professional butt-kicker and founder of Success Bully—an elite accountability practice dedicated to supporting high performing “Type A”s who are looking to take their great to GREATER. I talk to lots of performance coaches, but what interested me about Keita's work is the focus on systems of accountability. Research shows that if we set specific accountability appointments, goal accomplishment goes up to 95%. Success Bully merges this powerful combination of strategic goal setting and accountability for real action, and I am VERY interested in real action.The Success Bully team has facilitated workshops for notable brands like: Amazon, Alley to the Valley, Apptio, DomainTools, Facebook’, Ladies Get Paid, Microsoft, Meredith Corp., PartnerTap, O’Reilly Media, and WeWork Labs.So get ready and gird your loins. Because she’s about to kick butt, in the best possible way.

On our latest podcast episode, we were joined by the VP of Product and Head of WeWork Labs, Osnat Benari. Osnat not only is a product creator, but also an active mentor to entrepreneurs. Before joining WeWork, she headed partnerships for BBG Ventures and led the product groups for AOL Video and Studios. Osnat shares with us the importance of developing the product mindset to “start from scratch." She also shares the impact that being a creator can have on mental health. Our podcast is hosted by Chelsea Corrine. To learn more about Her Product Lab, visit www.herproductlab.com.

João é mestre de Sucesso do Cliente E pra quem não sabe, Sucesso do Cliente é uma das principais áreas de qualquer startup. Ele já foi Supervisor de Sucesso do Cliente na Zygo e Coordenador de Sucesso do Cliente na GeekHunter, irado demais, né?! Hoje ainda é mentor de vários startupeiros pelo WeWork Labs. Nesse vídeo você conseguirá tirar diversos insights de como está sendo a sua trajetória em constante ascensão antes mesmo de se formar. Mostrando que você, universitário, que está assistindo esse vídeo é capaz de MUITO. #CargosDeLiderança #Universitário Não se esqueça de seguir a Academia do Universitário nas redes sociais e entrar na comunidadedoestagio.com

Since childhood, Elizabeth Scallon was always trying to think bigger and better. Her initial passion for science and all things research quickly fused into a career in business when she realized ‘all science people report to an MBA'. With vast experience in building up science and tech startups, Elizabeth eventually came to WeWork Labs to make an impact on a global scale. By having higher level conversations, Elizabeth became a true powerhouse in Seattle's startup ecosystem and has helped bring businesses of the PNW into the global sphere.

Das Gründertum bringt viele Learnings & Fallstricke mit sich. Gut, wenn man deshalb von den Erfahrungen anderer Unternehmer profitieren kann, die viele der einem selbst noch bevorstehenden Fehler schon gemacht haben. Diese Woche ist ein zweites Mal David Wohde zu Gast, einer der Manager von Wework Labs Deutschland. WeWork Labs ist die globale Innovationsplattform der We Company, um Start-ups und etablierte Unternehmen bei der Transformation von Industrie, Wirtschaft und Gesellschaft zu unterstützen. Wework Labs bietet verschiedene Arbeitsbereiche, die die globale Community aus Unternehmern zum Experimentieren, zur Zusammenarbeit und zum Wachstum inspirieren sollen. Außerdem bemüht sich Wework Labs, seine Member beim Aufbau von Beziehungen zwischen Start-ups und Ressourcen in den Bereichen Bildung, Mentoring und Finanzen zu unterstützen, um die Unternehmen voranzubringen. Thema im Gespräch mit Podcasthost Madeleine Heuts sind die wichtigsten Baustellen, die jeder Gründer auf dem Schirm haben sollte - von Venture Capital, der Arbeit mit Banken, Mitgründern und die Wahl des Unternehmensstandorts. Mehr über Davids eigene Gründerhistorie kannst du dir im Podcast vom 17. Mai anhören. Mehr Infos zu WeWork Labs findet ihr unter https://www.wework.com. Infos zu Raketenstart findet ihr auf Instagram unter @raketenstart.de, auf Facebook, LinkedIn oder auf unserer Website https://www.raketenstart.de. Kontaktiert uns gern über Social Media oder per Mail an podcast@raketenstart.de. Hier kannst du dich auch zum Raketenstart-Newsletter anmelden: https://mailchi.mp/c8e62dbf5ed9/raketenstart.

This conversation was recorded live on Founders Live with audience participation.A conversation about entrepreneurship and the journey in the startup world. We interviewed Elizabeth Scallon of WeWork Labs in front of a live virtual audience as Nick and Elizabeth have an engaging conversation online. We hear about her background, her experience in the startup and technology industry, lessons learned and address questions from the audience.

„Drei Gründungen, zwei Fails und eine Scheidung“. So fasst David Wohde, Gründer und Gesellschafter von Acomodeo, seine Gründerstory zusammen. Inzwischen ist er einer der beiden Manager in Deutschland von WeWork Labs, dem Acceleratorprogramm des internationalen Coworking-Giganten Wework. Bereits mit 17 Jahren gründete David sein erstes Unternehmen. Während des Masters seines BWL-Studium wollte er eigentlich nur einen Nebenjob annehmen. Doch statt die Agentur nur bei der Vermittlung von Unterkünften für Geschäftsreisen der Mitarbeiter großer Corporates zu unterstützen, verschwand der Geschäftsführer des Unternehmens kurz vor der Insolvenz der Firma & David rutschte in eine viel verantwortungsvollere Rolle. Gemeinsam mit dem Rest des Teams versuchte er die Agentur vor dem Ruin zu retten. Trotz aller Mühen misslang dies. Im Anschluss beschloss er, mit dem Wissen & Erfahrungen aus dieser Zeit mit seinem Mitgründer Eric eine digitale Vermittlungsplattform für derartige Geschäftsreisen zu gründen: Acomodeo. Acomodeo stellt Geschäftsreisenden eine Plattform & Software zur Buchung sogenannter Serviced Apartments zur Verfügung, um die längerfristige Anmietung von Unterkünften im B2B-Kontext effizient und übersichtlich zu gestalten. Im Podcast berichtet David Wohde Raketenstart-Gründerin Madeleine Heuts von seinen größten Learnings seiner gesamten Gründerlaufbahn, wie er Acomodeo aufgrund von Fehlern beim Thema Investoren und Finanzierung nur knapp vor der Insolvenz retten konnte und welche fatalen Auswirkungen fehlendes juristisches Wissen für den geplanten Unternehmensverlauf und auch einen eventuellen Exit haben kann. Mehr Infos zu David Wohde, Acomodeo und WeWork Labs findet ihr unter https://www.acomodeo.com und https://www.wework.com Infos zu Raketenstart findet ihr auf Instagram unter @raketenstart.de, auf Facebook, LinkedIn oder auf unserer Website https://www.raketenstart.de. Kontaktiert uns gern über Social Media oder per Mail an podcast@raketenstart.de. Hier kannst du dich auch zum Raketenstart-Newsletter anmelden: https://mailchi.mp/c8e62dbf5ed9/raketenstart.

Are you an entrepreneur in the tech space? Have a product or app that will change the market? Tune into todays episode with StartUp Attorney Vivek Boray as we discuss all things startup! He is the Entrepreneur in Residence for WeWork Labs and Founding Partner of DB Law LLP Today's Episode Will Cover: The true definition of a startup? The biggest mistakes startup founders make in doing business with friends and taking on investors Basic legal items startup and free resources founders should consider What to look for in StartUp Counsel WeWork Labs You can connect with Vivek on LinkedIn: HERE Resources Mentioned: Founders Institute Y Combinator --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Kim Raath of Topl.co which makes a blockchain infrastructure that enables companies and communities to prove and monetize their ethical and sustainable practices. In this episode, Kim talks about raising money during the "crypto winter," how she hosted educational events to build her investor network, going through Capital Factory's accelerator, Rice Accelerator, and WeWork Labs, the importance of telling stories and having "wicked resolve" and much more. The Company most recently raised $700,000 of seed funding from Samantha J. Lewis, Rice Accelerator, MassChallenge and various Houston angel investors and family offices. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

Prabhdeep Singh, Global Head of WeWork Labs, shares his insights on how to uncover product ideas, and how leaders can build and guide new ventures at fast-growing companies. Get the latest updates from the show at www.thisisproductmanagement.com.

Diese Woche ist der in der Business Punk Top 100 Watchlist für 2020 platzierte Gründer von Roamlike Jens Büschgens bei Madeleine Heuts zu Gast im Podcast! Während des Studiums musste Jens sich etwas dazuverdienen und vermietete seine Wohnung gelegentlich über Airbnb. Doch der Aufwand war größer als zunächst gedacht, denn Reisegäste sind anspruchsvoll, wenn es um die Unterkunft im Urlaub geht. Er bemühte sich also, seinen Gästen unvergessliche Aufenthalte in seiner Wohnung zu bieten. Doch die finanziellen Ausgaben waren enorm: Bettwäsche, Dekoration und Kleinigkeiten wie Shampoo und Snacks waren teuer. Schnell stellte sich die Frage: „Warum bezahle ich all diese Dinge eigentlich selbst? Ich mache doch Werbung, indem ich die Produkte in meiner Wohnung platziere und meinen Gästen zur Verfügung stelle.“ Als Marketing-Student wurde ihm schnell klar, dass dieser Werbeeffekt deutlich angenehmer und überzeugender ist, als bisherige Werbemaßnahmen im TV oder online. Die Geburtsstunde von Roamlike: Gemeinsam mit seinen Mitgründern Tim Kohlen, Martin Korus und Hendrik Schubert verfolgt Jens mit dem Startup nun die Vision, die "ehrlichste Werbeform der Welt" durch Erlebnisse zu entwickeln. Überzeugt von diesem neuen Marketingkanal sind auch bereits große Markenpartner wie L'Oréal, GROHE, pinqponq oder Tchibo. Welche Pläne der Gründer Jens und Roamlike für 2020 verfolgen und was Roamlike mit der Gründungsidee von Madeleine Heuts für Raketenstart zu tun hat, erfahrt ihr in der dieswöchigen Podcastfolge. Mehr Infos rund um Jens Büschgens und Roamlike findet ihr unter: https://roamlike.com/. Infos zu Raketenstart findet ihr auf Instagram unter @raketenstart.de, auf Facebook, LinkedIn oder auf unserer Website https://www.raketenstart.de. Kontaktiert uns gern über Social Media oder per Mail an podcast@raketenstart.de. Hier kannst du dich auch zum Raketenstart-Newsletter anmelden: https://mailchi.mp/c8e62dbf5ed9/raketenstart. Themen der Folge: Gründertum aus Heinsberg: Roamlike stellt sich vor. Jens Büschgens - vom “Superhost” zum Gründer. Das bietet Roamlike: der Mehrwert im Vergleich zu herkömmlicher Werbung (1:30) Vom Skateplatz zum Gründerteam, Erfahrungsbericht San Francisco und Silicon Valley mit dem German Accelerator, Aufenthalt im Super Startup Adventure Camp von Lex Rocket und Haufe in Los Angeles. Größte Learnings? Der Unterschied zwischen der deutschen und amerikanischen Gründerszene? Networking und Socializing - ein amerikanisches Erfolgsrezept? (4:20) Produktplatzierung in Airbnb- und Ferienwohnungen: Wie ist der Prozess und wer profitiert von diesem Konzept? Was ist das “WelcomeBook”? Wie überzeugt man große Consumer Brands, wie L´Oreal, Beiersdorf oder Tchibo? (11:30) Sind Accelerator-Programme, wie “WeWork Labs”, “German Accelerator” und “Startplatz Accelerator” sinnvoll und empfehlenswert? (15:45) Raketenstartjahr für Roamlike: Pläne für 2020? (17:15) Kooperation: Welche Voraussetzungen müssen Werbepartner erfüllen, um platziert zu werden? Welche Vorteile bieten sich für Startups hinsichtlich Produktentwicklung? (18:40) Die Markenrecherche und Namensänderung - aus “Plaze” wurde“Roamlike”. Wie sich das auf die Idee zu Raketenstart auswirkte. Legal Hacks und Fuckups zum Markenschutz (21:00) Tipps aus dem Sales und Marketing für Plattformen: Wie löse ich das Henne-Ei-Problem? (32:40) Scaling Up: Starke Markenpartner, lokale Businesses und Geheimtipps für ein unvergessliches Urlaubserlebnis (36:30)

Shelley Laslett is the CEO and Co-Founder of Vitae.Coach (Vitae) - a startup that takes neuroscience out of the lab and into life to help people grow themselves and their businesses. Using the latest neuroscience, Vitae helps businesses improve performance by empowering people, teams and leaders with practical neurological knowledge, tailored learning programs, brain based coaching and advisory services. Shelley is a Social Scientist and Neuroscience Coach. She is currently completing her Masters in Applied Neuroscience at King's College in London. As well, as being the CEO of Vitae, Shelley is also a startup advisor, startup mentor startup board member and international speaker. Previously, Shelley was the General Manager of YBF Ventures - a startup incubator and VC fund. Prior to entering the startup world, Shelley was an international strategy and innovation consultant with Accenture UK. She has helped a number of companies evolve, change and bring their new ideas to life. Some of the companies Shelley has worked with include; The Walt Disney, Company, LinkedIn, Salesforce, NASDAQ, Techstars, Deloitte, Westpac, Diageo, AgriDigital, WeWork Labs, Founders Factory, marie claire, Qantas, Cover Genius, SKY Plc, Optus, Lloyds Banking Group, OMD, Commonwealth Bank, Tank Stream Labs, Body Image Movement, the projects*, Verizon, Springboard Enterprises, ANZ Bank, Sunculture, Bupa, VMware, Qantas, Dentsu Aegis Network, Innovation Bay, Fonterra, IBM, Royal Dutch Shell, Tech Ready Women and EY. Poppy Renegade describes Shelley as; "...unlike anyone you've ever met before. She has an infectious, yet calming energy, a brilliant mind and a powerful presence. Shelley is blazing her own trail and lifting others to new heights along the way." We discuss a wide variety of topics from Meta cognition Social Pain and how it actually does affect us Male and Female differences or indifferences Shelley references a number of scientists Naomi Eisenberger The Flynn Effect Shelley can be reached at any of the links below: Company Website: https://www.vitae.coach/ Instagram: @shelley.vitae LinkedIn: Shelley Laslett & Vitae.Coach Facebook: Shelley Charnley-Laslett & Vitae.Coach If you're interested in coming on a Flow States Retreats offering head to the link for more info on our Byron Bay 2020 offerings. Instagram: @flowstatesretreats Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flowstatesretreats/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tyson-venables/message

Produced by Foundersuite.com, "How I Raised It" goes behind the scenes with startup founders who have raised capital. This episode is with Vansh Langer of BBy (http://bbyworld.com) a social app that connects nursing mothers and parents to by and sell breast milk. In this episode, Vansh talks about raising capital for an “out there” startup idea, why or why not to raise $$ on crowdfunding, the value of being in WeWork Labs, tips for networking at events and more. The Company most recently raised $750,000 of venture funding. Previously the company graduated from Quake Capital and raised $150,000. It is a member of WeWork Labs. This series is produced by Foundersuite, makers of software to raise capital and manage investor relations. Foundersuite's customers have raised over $2 Billion since 2016. Create a free account at www.foundersuite.com.

In this episode, hear about how the tech startup ecosystem in NYC as well as AI's growing influence in the industry with Mina Salib, Labs Manager at WeWork Labs. WeWorks Labs is WeWork’s global innovation platform powering the next generation of industry transformation by helping startups and corporations create the future. Mina is also the founder & host of AI in the Wild, a podcast focused on helping professionals across industries apply AI in their organizations. Visit Mina on his LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minasalib/ Our Featured Executive Spotlight is Adam Turinas: Adam Turinas is the founder of Turinas Consulting, which which provides sales and marketing consulting to help technology and business services firms increase sales and build stronger, more profitable customer relationships. In 2013, he also founded Uniphy Health - a multi-million dollar SaaS business that provides applications to leading healthcare organizations. Visit Adam on his company website at: https://www.turinas.com/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Michael Rodov with AdNode, a company that brings accountability to digital marketing by putting advertising delivery onto blockchain with a smart contract so that dollars are only spent for ads that deliver, at https://www.adnode.io/. Kershel Anthony with KerboomKidz, an energetic and challenging dance exercise program that is especially designed for students (grades Pre K-12) and special need students, at http://www.kerboomkidz.com/. Visit the https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

In this episode, hear about how the tech startup ecosystem in NYC as well as AI's growing influence in the industry with Mina Salib, Labs Manager at WeWork Labs. WeWorks Labs is WeWork’s global innovation platform powering the next generation of industry transformation by helping startups and corporations create the future. Mina is also the founder & host of AI in the Wild, a podcast focused on helping professionals across industries apply AI in their organizations. Visit Mina on his LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/minasalib/ Our Featured Executive Spotlight is Adam Turinas: Adam Turinas is the founder of Turinas Consulting, which which provides sales and marketing consulting to help technology and business services firms increase sales and build stronger, more profitable customer relationships. In 2013, he also founded Uniphy Health - a multi-million dollar SaaS business that provides applications to leading healthcare organizations. Visit Adam on his company website at: https://www.turinas.com/ Featured Pitch Presenters: Michael Rodov with AdNode, a company that brings accountability to digital marketing by putting advertising delivery onto blockchain with a smart contract so that dollars are only spent for ads that deliver, at https://www.adnode.io/. Kershel Anthony with KerboomKidz, an energetic and challenging dance exercise program that is especially designed for students (grades Pre K-12) and special need students, at http://www.kerboomkidz.com/. Visit the https://passagetoprofitshow.com/ for updates and the current pitch contest.

Originally from Hefei, China, Rebecca Liang migrated to Shanghai where she became an entrepreneur. And then her company failed spectacularly. She was jobless, homeless and went through a bad breakup. Rebecca walks us through the story of her first venture, how it seemed like a cant-miss opportunity, and then how, in the aftermath, the Startup Grind community, along with the entrepreneurs that she worked with in her subsequent job at WeWork, gave her support and mentorship that was more valuable than an MBA program. Now, as the Lead of WeWork Labs in Shanghai and Co-director of the local Startup Grind chapter, she pays that support forward by helping new entrepreneurs navigate the local startup ecosystem and find success.To learn more about Startup Grind and to find a chapter near you, visit them on the web at https://www.startupgrind.com. You can also follow them on social media here: TwitterInstagramFacebookLinkedIn Stay in touch and send us comments, suggestions or interview recommendations; we're on Instagram at @PopAbroad, or you can reach out by email: michelle.ibarra@migrationmedia.net Pop Abroad is a proud member of the Migration Media network. Follow us on Twitter at @MigrationMedia_ or check us out at www.migrationmedia.net to learn about our other shows. Please take a moment to "Like" us and leave a review on Apple Podcasts, Podbean or wherever you get your podcasts... and subscribe!

Lamia Pardo is the Founder of Journify, a burnout prevention and personal coaching platform, and a product, marketing and growth strategy leader with more than 11+ years of experience across the fintech, CPG, media, and health and wellness industries. She specializes in building performance-driven brands, bringing successful tech platforms/apps to market, and optimizing customer lifetime value. She started her career at the advertising agency Leo Burnett working with global companies (P&G, Samsung, and McDonald’s) and pitching to new potential clients.  Years later, her passion for data-driven programs and leveraging new technologies to solve systemic problems led her to the startup world where she has thrived for the past 8 years. First, she built and scaled Marketing, Product and Data Analytics teams at Pangea Money Transfer, a Fintech startup in the US helping immigrants access affordable financial services. Then, she moved across the world to Singapore to launch Helo (a live streaming app for college students) and Consentium (the first crypto app with a community monetization model). In early 2019, after a burnout-related epiphany, she brought Journify to life.  Lamia also has experience fundraising and managing B2B sales programs, and is a mentor at several programs including WeWork Labs and Start Small Think Big. She believes in constantly learning by doing and she also has a M.S Integrated Marketing Communications from Northwestern University. If you’re interested in talking more about burnout or mental wellness corporate programs, email her at lamia@journify.co.

We interview Jon Chang, a Mental Health Advocate and Marketer who was named in Forbes’ 30 Under 30 list for Marketing & Advertising. He recently started a new role as head of consumer growth at Klarna, a financial services shopping site. In addition to teaching at NYU and General Assembly, he’s a startup mentor at WeWork Labs and advises the education non-profit Exploration Summer Programs. He manages all of this while living with bipolar disorder. Jonathan didn’t know he had bipolar disorder until he reached college. For a while, he didn’t understand why he felt so different and why he was engaging in irresponsible behavior. In this episode we talk to Jonathan about: What having bipolar disorder feels like Prejudices about mental health in the Asian community Managing his career with his disorder Opening the dialogue about mental health at work And the importance of preventative care and taking sick days for mental health Resources And Episode Citations: Links to Videos/Articles: Follow Jon Chang at @changahroo His Website: https://www.jonchang.co/ To Learn More about Bipolar Disorder: https://www.nami.org/learn-more/mental-health-conditions/bipolar-disorder Mental Health Facts: https://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/issues/state-mental-health-america https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2019/06/07/730404539/mental-health-parity-is-still-an-elusive-goal-in-u-s-insurance-coverage Woebot: https://woebot.io/ Show Credits: Thanks to our writer Liz Roberts for writing this episode. Liz works full-time at CNN Digital as an Associate Producer of Content Development. She’s been told that food is not a passion, but she disagrees. We do too! Additional thanks to Kessyl Lim, our assistant producer; Debbie Wong & Kim Hernandez, our social media coordinators; and Rachel Chou our sound editor who mixed and edited this episode. --- Season 3 of Rock The Boat features Asian Americans who’ve succeeded Against All Odds. Follow Rock the Boat on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @rocktheboatnyc. You can reach us at hello@gorocktheboat.com. If you’re a fan of the podcast, please subscribe, share, and leave us a 5-star rating on iTunes! We really appreciate your help in spreading the word. ---- --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/rocktheboat/message

Luis Sarre, the CEO and Co-Founder of Free Entrepreneurs, with Matthieu David about creating an entrepreneur network in China. In this China business podcast, we learn about the Chinese innovation ecosystem and how Sarre can balance so many exciting projects at once. This podcast wouldn't be possible without the contribution from WeWork Labs. Highlights for this China business podcast include: 1:14 Statistics of Free Entrepreneurs 2:20 Experiences in China and the introduction of Free Entrepreneurs 3:46 Example of connecting start-up hubs in the West and in China 4:53 Charting Start-up hubs 6:23 Knowing sales volume 8:06 Financing efforts to find clients 10:11 Example of a company that Free Entrepreneurs assisted 15:04 Defining “network” 17:09 Understanding the work of Free Entrepreneurs 19:21 Example of Innovation workshops 20:54 Partners of Free Entrepreneurs 22:44 Learnings from Luis’ past experiences 24:50 Balancing commitments to two missions: Free Entrepreneurs and InnOvation 29:41 Types of products that could be designed 31:49 Understanding how to communicate with the factory 35:54 How to create the necessary documents for communicating with related parties when creating a product 38:14 Projected cost to work on a project 39:29 Inspiration from books 41:00 What Luis’ reads to stay up to date on China 43:20 Recommended book on China 44: 38 Productivity tools used 45:53 An idea that Luis would like to work on 46:50 What makes China interesting to Luis 49:52 Unexpected success in China More about Free Entrepreneurs: https://www.freeentrepreneurs.net/ More about InnOvation: https://www.innovatio.cn/ More about WeWork Labs: https://www.wework.com/labs ====================================================== China Paradigms is the China Business Podcast for entrepreneurs and China watchers. Learn from business professionals in China on our China Paradigms website: http://chinaparadigm.com/ Daxue Consulting is a market research and management consulting firm focusing on the Chinese market. We are leveraging a multiple-methodology approach in order to support clients’ needs, auctioning traditional methodologies as well as technology-driven tools. More about Daxue Consulting: https://daxueconsulting.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daxueconsulting/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/daxue-consulting/?viewAsMember=true Twitter: https://twitter.com/DaxueConsulting

Angela Wallace Impact Agency builds brave consumer brands for a better world, with a purpose beyond profit. We deliver best in class strategies to maximize company mission, sell with soul, and share stronger stories to make magic happen in the market. Angela focuses on empowering female founders, currently mentors start-ups on social impact and sustainability design in the global WeWork Labs network and will be officially certified as a Conscious Capitalism Consultant after 2020. Connect with Angela on Instagram, Twitter and LinkedIn. Join us on The Mompreneur Model Show Thurdsay August 15th at 1pmET/10amPT and anytime after in archive. Thank you to our sponsors Safety Bags, Inc and StadiumBags.com. We continue to shine a light on raising awareness with No Such Thing as a Bully.  Thanks to Smith Sisters Bluegrass for our fabulous theme song, She is You! Connect with #WoMMedia on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.   Email dori@wordofmomradio.com to become a guest or sponsor! #WordofMom Radio ~ Sharing the Wisdom of Women in Business and in Life.

Hello, listeners! Welcome back to Tech Forward. For this week’s rebroadcast, we're featuring my conversation with Wes Kao, a marketing strategy and product launch expert who works as a consultant and advisor to multiple consumer brands and tech startups. She serves as a mentor to entrepreneurs through her roles with WeWork Labs and Backstage Capital. Previously, Wes was the founding Executive Director of Seth Godin's altMBA. Today on the show, we’ll be talking about the leadership lessons she’s learned during her career, and her advice to other managers on how to adequately encourage and support women in the workplace. After years of working in the corporate retail space, Wes found herself drawn to the rigorous thinking and problem solving aspect of the tech sector. She worked with Seth Godin to launch altMBA, an online leadership and management workshop which under her leadership grew from zero to 550 cities in 45 countries over a three year period of high-growth. She brings her wealth of experience to the table when mentoring entrepreneurs through Backstage Capital and WeWork Labs, advising founders and CEOs on effective leadership and avoiding the pitfalls of bias. One key piece of advice Wes has for other managers is to conduct regular self-checks for bias. “The minute we think we’re above bias, or prejudice, or discrimination, that’s when we get into a dangerous spot.” Often, workplace culture permits pushback from white male employees — but punishes women or people of color for the same resistance, marking them as selfish or uncooperative. Though managerial roles often require split-second calculations in order to optimize the workday, Wes encourages managers to ask this question: “Would I react the same way to a white/male employee in this situation?” She also encourages similar self-checks when it comes to using language that reflects equitable treatment of employees. “Our automatic reaction might be to criticize, but those criticisms add up to a place where employees might not feel safe to lead, to challenge authority, and to ask questions.” Wes also emphasizes that it’s not solely the responsibility of leadership to effect change: “We can always positively influence the lives of our coworkers.” She cites moments from her own  career journey when her allies have taken seemingly small, but powerful actions to support her. When clients assumed her male colleagues were in charge, those men redirected the conversation both verbally and physically — asserting that Wes was at the helm, and turning to face her. In situations where you suspect bias or discrimination, Wes advises, “Go to your allies in the company first. They probably notice it too. When you do talk to the person, bring it up in a respectful way. Above all, don’t suffer in silence! If you don’t feel comfortable and confident to do your best work, nobody is winning.” Wes, I’ve really enjoyed hearing your insights and your stories, and I know that our listeners will too. Thank you again for coming onto the show this week. Thank you also to all of you out there listening, subscribing, and sharing the show. See you next week! Connect with us Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

Edwin Lee (https://www.instagram.com/kimchi.breath/) is Design Lead at WeWork Labs (https://www.wework.com/labs) . For over a decade, Edwin has worked alongside strategists, user researchers, and fellow designers to help companies develop new products ideas and place people at the center of the design process. He co-founded Ghost Lab (https://ghostlabdesign.com/) —an independent design studio combining design thinking and design craft—to prototype early-stage product designs and brand identity systems. He currently works at WeWork Labs—the We Company’s global innovation platform. WeWork Labs provides opportunities for early-stage startups and forward-thinking enterprise companies to connect with fellow entrepreneurs, mentors, and provides access to education resources and programming needed to scale their business. Edwin is dad to his 5-month-old son. In this episode, Edwin wades through the fog and “firsts” of early fatherhood. Blurry-eyed and sleep deprived, Edwin explains how he and his wife share the demands (and the doting) in these early days; the importance of paternity leave for perspective and prioritization; and how he plans to sidestep traditional “Korean dad” tendencies through open affection and open-mindedness when it comes to his son’s career choices. Keep up with Edwin → Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/kimchi.breath/) BK12 Challenge (http://bk12challenge.com)

"The odd thing about being a startup founder is it requires probably the broadest set of skills of almost any job out there. You need to know a little bit about marketing, operations, everything. Yet despite the fact that it has this huge requirement for different skill sets, it's one of the very few jobs on the planet that requires absolutely no prior experience.You can't get a job in a restaurant as a waiter unless you waited someplace else. You can't get a job most places unless you have experience. Here we have a complex job with dozens of skills needed, and you can just wake up one day and go, I'm a founder. That's when the hard work starts."I love this quote by our guest and fellow Startup Founder Coach Tony Clemendor! Tony entered the startup ecosystem straight out of Harvard Business School and has loved startups ever since. For over 25 years, he's been a founder, an investor, an advisor, a mentor, a teacher, and now a founder coach who works primarily with early stage founders and first time CEOs. Tony became a coach because during his early startups, he'd wished that he'd had frequent access to someone who could help him accelerate his startup education and reduce his "rookie mistakes". Having learned the ropes, Tony is happily serving the next generation of founders.Tony works and lives in the heart of Silicon Valley where in addition to coaching founders and volunteering as a mentor at WeWork Labs, Tony also serves as the Silicon Valley Chair for The Founders Network, a peer to peer support and networking group. Tony shares actionable advice and a deep understanding of the Startup Founder's journey, including tips for:* what you need to know when presenting to investors* which investments will further the business vs. wasting money* why customer inertia is the most underestimated challenges facing a founder* aspirin vs. vitamin litmus test* understanding the difference between "end of the world events" and a not so bad problem* dissolving chokeholds on the business and the founder's mindset* managing isolationPlease connect with Tony via:Website: http://getfoundercoaching.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tclemendor/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/tclemendorPlease leave questions in the comment section or email me ande@andelyons.com.If you have a startup story you’d like to share on the Startup Life Show podcast, please reach out to me via email – ande@andelyons.com.To receive an alert whenever I post a new episode, please subscribe to the podcast on your favorite platform... Stitcher iTunes Spotify or Google Podcasts… and let’s connect on social media, too! @AndeLyonsYou'll find tons of curated DIY startup advice on my YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/AndeliciousAdvice and my Pinterest Boards: https://www.pinterest.com/andelyons/boards/.Are you ready for startup mentoring or some delicious DIY advice for your new business? Then please visit my website, http://andelyons.com where you’ll find all the ways I can add value to your startup journey: strategy calls, pitch deck and one page business snapshot coaching, WBENC application support for women business owners - I’d be honored to mentor you through whatever you’re going through – so please don’t hesitate to reach out.Listeners - thank you so much for tuning in - I am genuinely grateful for your time and presence. Stay strong, stay focused – and please remember – you’ve got this – Cheers!Ande ♥

Will advances in artificial intelligence, geoengineering, and bioengineering save or destroy the human race? That’s debatable. KUOW and Town Hall invited you to join us at the Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on Sunday, March 24 for the latest event in KUOW’s That’s Debatable series. At this Oxford-style debate, a panel of smart Seattlites squared off on the proposition, “Technology will save us.” The conversation kicked off with an audience vote. Then both sides gave their arguments and then you, the audience, vote again. The team that convinces more people to join their side wins. Will you change your mind? ARGUING YES Elizabeth Scallon is the head of WeWork Labs, Northwest, a global entrepreneurship program which enables Startups in Seattle to leverage the WeWork global platform to accelerate their Growth. Vinay Narayan is the Vice President of Product Management and Operations for HTC VIVE as well as a Board Member and Adviser for numerous VR and AR companies. ARGUING NO Hanson Hosein is the Director University of Washington Communication Leadership Program and the President of HRH Media Group LLC, a media production and communications strategy firm that has worked with organizations such as Microsoft, Intel, and Facebook. Amy Webb is a quantitative futurist, author, and Founder of the Future Today Institute, a leading foresight and strategy firm that helps leaders and their organizations prepare for complex futures. Presented by Town Hall Seattle and KUOW. Recorded live at Langston Hughes Performing Arts Institute on March 24, 2019. 

WeWork Labs, the coworking giant's startup program that relaunched just over a year ago, is announcing a new initiative focused on food and agriculture startups — WeWork Food Labs. Roee Adler, the global head of WeWork Labs, told me that there will be two main pieces to the Food Labs program.

פרק חדש PRcast - פודקאסט על יחסי ציבור ושיווק בג'ונגל הדיגיטלי "לא עוד אקסלרטור לסטארטאפים" בהמשך לראיון המעניין שהיה לי עם מנהלת השיווק של גוגל קמפוס (פרק 6), החלטתי להמשיך ולבחון איך מותגים ענקיים יוצאים עם מוצר/ פרוייקט חדש לשוק ומנגישים אותו לקהל היעד. מסתבר שזה לא תמיד פשוט כמו שזה נשמע - גם הם פועלים כסטארטאפ בפני עצמו ומשתנים כל הזמן בהתאם לצרכי השוק. הפרק הבא עם מור ברק, מנהלת תכנית הסטראטאפים החדשה של WeWork ישראל בשיחה חשובה על שיווק נכון לסטארטאפים וגם לסטארטאפ האישי שלה (סוג של ) - WeWork Labs. ותודה Rise Tel Aviv על האולפן החם.

Forty. Episodes (!!!). This live pod comes from a discussion I had last week in collaboration with WeWork Labs, featuring past Hurdlers Adam Kallen of Jane Motorcycles, Jessy Dover of Dagne Dover, and Marah Lidey and Naomi Hirabayashi of Shine. We laughed a lot, and we talked about a lot of great stuff—from what it means to live a balanced lifestyle (and what that looks like for busy entrepreneurs) to really rad book suggestions and what “joy” is all about. SOCIAL @wework @shinetext @janemotorcycles @adam_janemoto @dagnedover @jessydover @hurdlepodcast OFFERS SHINE | Head to shinetext.com/hurdle to get 50 percent off a premium plan. DAGNER DOVER | Head to dagnedover.com and use the code “HURDLE20” at checkout for 20 percent off your purchase, now through February 31, 2019. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/hurdle/message

Hello, listeners! Welcome back to Tech Forward. On this week’s episode, I’m speaking with Wes Kao, a marketing strategy and product launch expert who works as a consultant and advisor to multiple consumer brands and tech startups. She serves as a mentor to entrepreneurs through her roles with WeWork Labs and Backstage Capital. Previously, Wes was the founding Executive Director of Seth Godin's altMBA. Today on the show, we’ll be talking about the leadership lessons she’s learned during her career, and her advice to other managers on how to adequately encourage and support women in the workplace. After years of working in the corporate retail space, Wes found herself drawn to the rigorous thinking and problem solving aspect of the tech sector. She worked with Seth Godin to launch altMBA, an online leadership and management workshop which under her leadership grew from zero to 550 cities in 45 countries over a three year period of high-growth. She brings her wealth of experience to the table when mentoring entrepreneurs through Backstage Capital and WeWork Labs, advising founders and CEOs on effective leadership and avoiding the pitfalls of bias. One key piece of advice Wes has for other managers is to conduct regular self-checks for bias. “The minute we think we’re above bias, or prejudice, or discrimination, that’s when we get into a dangerous spot.” Often, workplace culture permits pushback from white male employees — but punishes women or people of color for the same resistance, marking them as selfish or uncooperative. Though managerial roles often require split-second calculations in order to optimize the workday, Wes encourages managers to ask this question: “Would I react the same way to a white/male employee in this situation?” She also encourages similar self-checks when it comes to using language that reflects equitable treatment of employees. “Our automatic reaction might be to criticize, but those criticisms add up to a place where employees might not feel safe to lead, to challenge authority, and to ask questions.” Wes also emphasizes that it’s not solely the responsibility of leadership to effect change: “We can always positively influence the lives of our coworkers.” She cites moments from her own  career journey when her allies have taken seemingly small, but powerful actions to support her. When clients assumed her male colleagues were in charge, those men redirected the conversation both verbally and physically — asserting that Wes was at the helm, and turning to face her. In situations where you suspect bias or discrimination, Wes advises, “Go to your allies in the company first. They probably notice it too. When you do talk to the person, bring it up in a respectful way. Above all, don’t suffer in silence! If you don’t feel comfortable and confident to do your best work, nobody is winning.” Wes, I’ve really enjoyed hearing your insights and your stories, and I know that our listeners will too. Thank you again for coming onto the show this week. Thank you also to all of you out there listening, subscribing, and sharing the show. See you next week! Connect with us Website | Twitter | Instagram | Facebook

This week’s special guest is Jooch Nam from WeWork Labs. Korea is the first country in Asia where WeWork Labs launched and Jooch manages one of the four locations in Seoul.   Before joining WeWork, Jooch spent the past 11 years at EBS (Korea’s leading educational television and radio) & Arirang Radio hosting and writing various English programs. Together, we discuss his biggest takeaways from interviewing people from all walks of life and how he is applying his learnings to help his WeWork Lab members.  Also, Jooch highlights the importance of networking and why successful people build good relationships.

Technical skills alone aren't enough anymore. In this talk geared toward engineers, technologists, and founders, Wes reveals the top mistakes technical leaders make when describing their ideas–and shares frameworks to help better market your product. Headliners will learn:  Why product features don't matter as much as you think  How to confidently talk about yourself and the impact of your work  When to simplify technical topics when telling your story Wes is a marketing consultant with 10+ years of in-house experience at Fortune 500 brands and venture-funded startups. Prior to consulting, she led digital marketing and brand management at Flite (acquired by Snapchat), Bare Escentuals, L'Oreal, and Gap Inc. Wes also serves as a mentor for Backstage and WeWork Labs.

Jesse Middleton is a startup founder and one of the early executives at WeWork who tackled a bunch of growth and operations challenges before launching WeWork Labs, their own global startup incubator, investment fund, business and digital product development lab. But before jumping into the world of venture capital, Jesse launched and sold a few companies of his own and then spent 5 years as part of the early team at WeWork, growing the company from a few buildings to a worldwide network and pioneer of the coworking and remote work industries. Jesse joins us to share his story, what it was like building WeWork and WeWork Labs, what it was like transitioning into venture capital, his two investment rules at Flybridge, and much more.

Co founder of Wework Labs and Investor. Jesse’s investment interests includes mobile, SaaS, big data, consumer and e-commerce. Prior to joining Flybridge in 2016, Jesse was an early executive at WeWork, one of the fastest growing and most valuable startups in history. He co-founded WeWork Labs in 2011, which became WeWork’s global startup incubator, and ran WeWork X, M&A, startup investments, business and digital product development as well as inside sales during his five-year tenure at the company. Prior to WeWork, Jesse was the co-founder and CEO of Backstory, a venture backed startup. Jesse began his career traveling across the United States, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Israel and China as a network security engineer based in Philadelphia. He moved to New York City where he became the head of information technology at LivePerson in 2010.

Over the years WeWork has grown to become a $16 billion empire of co-working office spaces that are disrupting the traditional real estate markets all over the world. Our guest today, Jesse Middleton, joined the team as the founder of WeWork Labs, the company’s startup focused community. Since then he has helped the company grow into the giant it is today. Recently he has just joined the venture capital firm Flybridge as a General Partner. Early on with entrepreneurial parents, Jesse learned that he did not have to take the traditional path in life and that he could forge his own future. He started to do just that, as he founded his first company before even going to college. Fast forward to Fast Company magazine once comparing Jesse to Jack Dorsey, then onto his time building WeWork Labs, and now his time as a VC at Flybridge. Jesse has a great story full of many lessons, such as: + Recognizing at an early age the ability to create your own path in life. + The importance of keeping a clear focus at the early stages of a new company. + How Jesse founded WeWork Labs. + Just get started and go. + The lessons from actively helping grow a $16 billion company. + Why long term vision is so important for the founders of companies. + What is next for WeWork Labs. + The intersection of community building and being an investor. + The future of Venture Capital. Ambition Today Question of the Day™: “What does Ambition mean to you and how has it driven you?” ========== Follow Kevin Siskar on Twitter: twitter.com/TheSiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Instagram: instagram.com/thesiskar Follow Kevin Siskar on Facebook: facebook.com/kevin.siskar Add Kevin Siskar on Snapchat: snapchat.com/add/krsiskar Visit Ambition Today on the Web: www.siskar.co/ambitiontoday Kevin Siskar brings you ambitious entrepreneurs inspired by Tim Ferriss, Entrepreneur on Fire, NPR, HBR, TED Radio Hour, the StartUp podcast, Pat Flynn, Tony Robbins, The Uncertain Hour, Bigger Pockets, Art of Charm, Dave Ramsey, Planet Money, Jocko Podcast, EntreLeadership, Zigler, APM Marketplace, Mixergy, Seth Godin, #AskGaryVee, Monocle 24 and The $100 MBA Show with Omar Zenhom, and Casey Neistat. Be sure to listen and subscribe to Ambition Today in the iTunes Store for iOS (apple.co/1NRRPzL), on Google Play Music (goo.gl/LmmciJ), or on Stitcher for Android (bit.ly/1Rn01dy).

Jesse Middleton is a General Partner @ Flybridge Capital Partners. Prior to joining Flybridge, Jesse was an early executive at WeWork, one of the fastest growing and most valuable startups in history. He co-founded WeWork Labs in 2011, and ran WeWork X, M&A, startup investments, business and digital product development as well as inside sales during his five-year tenure at the company. Prior to WeWork, Jesse was the co-founder and CEO of Backstory, a venture backed startup. Jesse also has experience as a prolific angel investor having invested in the like of Fitmob (acq by ClassPass) YourTrove acq by LiveNation and inDinero, who you might remember we had Jessica Mah, Founder @ inDinero on the show.   In Today’s Episode You Will Learn: 1.) How Jesse made the transition from operator with WeWork to General Partner @ Flybridge? 2.) At what stage does founder vision transition to become stubbornness? How does Jesse approach the situation of telling a founder when it is not working? 3.) How does Jesse's investment mindset shift from making the move from angel to VC with fiduciary responsibility? 4.) How does Jesse look to develop pattern recognition as a new entrant to VC? How important a role does mentorship play for Jesse? 5.) What are the characteristics Jesse looks for in a founder that suggest an innate problem solver? How does Jesse deal with problems when the 'shit hits the fan?' Items Mentioned In Today’s Show: Jesse’s Fave Blog and Newsletter: Purple, The Skimm Jesse’s Fave Book: Leadership & The Challenge of Self Deception Jesse’s Most Recent Investment: Squire As always you can follow Harry, The Twenty Minute VC and Jesse on Twitter here! Likewise, you can follow Harry on Snapchat here for mojito madness and all things 20VC. Eve make 1 perfect mattress – made with 3 layer technology and next generation memory foam. It comes packaged in a beautiful box and arrives the day after you order. You get 100 nights to try it with free return pick-up – it really is the perfect mattress for everyone. Just go online to evemattress.co.ukand enter the code 20VC for £50 off. Everybody deserves the perfect start with Eve.

Go inside the thinking behind a $16B startup -- worth more than Twitter, Pinterest or Dropbox as of this recording. Today's guest, Jesse Middleton, is a co-founder of WeWork Labs, the company's global startup incubator, and currently the head of WeWork X, which includes Labs and also the new WeWork investing and M&A activities. Jesse was also among the first to join the co-founders of WeWork when it started.    Jesse shares insights on everything from mission and hiring to community development to the scrappy and clever tactics they used early on at WeWork. We also peer ahead to the future of what WeWork could be doing globally.   Follow Jesse at twitter.com/srcasm and visit wework.com to learn more.   Follow Jay at twitter.com/jayacunzo and check out his new weekly show for creatives and makers, Unthinkable, at Unthinkable.fm, soundcloud.com/unthinkablepod, or on iTunes at bit.ly/unthinkablefm   Lastly, you can subscribe to the NextView weekly newsletter about startup traction at bit.ly/nvsubscribe