Competition is a reality that every company needs to either face as a challenge or succumb to it and stagnate. These days, it's either you think of ways to innovate or you'll end up closing your doors with more resilient and better coping companies taking over your market. That's what makes company culture very important. The kind of culture you build, is the kind of future you'll get.
In today's episode of BE Culture, we're glad to bring to you, Mr Innovation Insurgent himself - Jorge Barba. In this interview Jorge and I had the pleasure of discussing:
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Mobile apps are the greatest craze in today's generation. Whether you're looking for games, productivity tools, fitness, travel, and yes, even if you are trying to build a thriving company culture, well, there's an app for that! Today's guest is Taylor Wallace, co-founder of WeVue and creator of the Culture app. In this interview, Taylor and I had a really great exchange of thoughts on culture and how their app can do wonders in building a company's culture. Some of the topics we've covered include:
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Andrew Romans is the author of THE ENTREPRENEURIAL BIBLE TO VENTURE CAPITAL: Inside Secrets from the Leaders in the Startup Game, which Huffington Post calls "The most important book to be written for entrepreneurs since the Eric Ries classic, The Lean Startup."
He is also the founder of Rubicon Venture Capital, a venture capital fund that invests in technology startups.
In today's interview with Andrew, we've sliced and diced through the intricate world of VC funding. We've also talked about:
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Your company is only as good as the people who you bring to your team. So today, we'll help you level up your recruitment process and help you ensure that you get the best people, the best fit talent, to your team.
Today's guest is Jim Kim. Jim works for Cangrade, a revolutionary tool that lets you use data to make the right hire and match the culture you want to create with the candidate you have in front of you. Some of the topics we've covered in this interview include:
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A lot of things in life that we do are in some ways preparation for things to come. Though it may not always be obvious, in the end you'll find that the experience and the skills that we develop will serve us again in a variety of ways. Ken Dunn fits exactly that scenario. Ken served in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police for 14 years as an investigative officer, interrogating, working on undercover assignments buying and selling drugs. And when he came to a crossroad in life and left the police force, he soon found himself putting up a mortgage business and starting a network marketing company, using the same skills he has perfected in this policing career.
Be sure to listen to the whole interview as it's packed with great insights where we discussed:
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Getting a college education is important, but any person of character, dedication, perseverance and integrity has an equal opportunity to be a great leader. In today's episode, our guest, Tim Stevens' will share with us his story, how having no college degree was never a hindrance for him to serve and to lead, and even to write a book. Be sure to listen to the whole conversation as this is surely an insightful chat. To give you a brief overview, we've talked about:
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For many years, Jeff Davis has worked for multi-national companies and has traveled to different parts of the world. He has held key positions and managed teams. But his experiences weren't without times of failures and disappointments. In this interview, we'll get to know the impact of his experiences in the corporate world and how it has helped him in building his own company.
Some of the key points we've discussed include:
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In the wake of the 2009 financial crisis, many entrepreneurs had gone bankrupt, but a few have emerged and turned this downturn in the economy into their own advantage.
Today's guest, Brad Raney, author and CEO of Personal Performance Partnerships, shares with us his experience with the financial meltdown and how it impacted his career. Some of the topics we've covered in this interview include:
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Think about artificial intelligence building your website for you. While that is something we don't have right now, our guest, Oliver Christie is taking to the forefront to make it possible in the very near future.
In fact, they're trying that on their own website. Oliver Christie is a co-founder and CEO of XLABS. He leads an international team that builds enterprise software using artificial intelligence (AI). That's just the tip of the iceberg. In this interview, you'll also learn:
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Did it ever cross your mind what you would do if your business suddenly went bankrupt? Would you stop being an entrepreneur and just go back to a 9-5 job?
Today's guest, Marc Mawhinney will share with us exactly how his business closed out and how he managed to get back stronger and more successful. In this episode you will learn:
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Today's episode is not just any ordinary episode. I had the great opportunity to speak with the award-winning commercial real estate guru, Hal Stein, who was the recipient of CoStar Power Broker in 2012 and 2013. Hal is the current Executive Vice President and Managing Director of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank. In this brief 20 minute interview we've discussed:
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If you are an HR professional, let me tell you that this is the episode you shouldn't miss. Today's guest is James Scholes. He's an author, HR and labor relations professional and part of the BOLD Book Tour 2015. James has a fascinating story that is inspiring and will really make you think about how you're making your daily interactions a real and not just an automatic engagement.
In this interview we will discuss:
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Every organization has a leader who doesn't dress like the CEO or walk like the president, because the truth is, you don't need to carry a badge or a title to be one. In this episode, we'll discover and reveal who these hidden leaders are and how can you identify them. To help us out, we have Scott Edinger, the author and founder of Edinger Consulting Group, to share with us his wisdom.
Some of the topics we've covered in this 34 minute interview include:
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