Today's conversation is with Belinda Coker. Belinda is an entrepreneur that assists start-ups, entrepreneurs and existing companies negotiate production sourcing in China and Taiwan.  In 2004, she launched Envirosax, which eventually became the most renowned reusable bag globally.  The brand was successful in Australia, Canada Europe, and the USA.While she still designs and oversees manufacturing for Envirosax, she now runs Bellouco Consulting where she helps others negotiate the vast vortex of manufacturing in China.  It pains her to see young companies, with positive, energetic people behind some great ideas, get unstuck with dealing with unscrupulous suppliers - some of them even losing everything before they get started.  She also does a lot of charitable work one of them being the Rescue Mission for Children in Chang Rai in Thailand?We discuss her success with this company and some of the challenges that come with running a multinational company and what doing business in China is...

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Vinh Ly is an Asian -French entrepreneur who used to be a private jet salesman traveling around the world who was also a contestant on the French version of the Apprentice.Now he is a digital nomad with a Conversion Optimization business. We talked about and what it was like leaving a prestigious corporate job to becoming an entrepreneur and nomad.Another thing we discussed was what it was like being raised by Asian parents in France and how that helped him improve his cultural flexibility. Other fun facts about him:He is an Amazon best selling authorHe has practiced competitive Karate and Kung Fu for more than 20 yearsHe sometimes vouches for supervillains in superhero moviesHe hates running, but he still does it

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Pat  Helmers is the author of the Selling With Confidence sales system. He believes great sales is based on having the mindset “I’m here to help and add value”. He believes that anyone can become a skilled seller with their current personality. By drawing upon their passion for their business, they too can become a master seller. Pat is the host of the weekly Sales Babble podcast. He is a former Bell Labs software developer, inventor, account executive, and Vice President of Sales.? Website www.salesbabble.com? Facebook www.facebook.com/salesbabble? Twitter @pathelmers? LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/patrickhelmers? Email [email protected]? Pat's Podcast He was gracious enough to offer UYDers a free 20 Secrets for Sales Success resource. You can access it here.

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Oana Amaria is an intercultural trainer and organizational development consultant with a specialization in workforce development and over 7 years of international development experience in countries such as Ghana, India, Mexico, Romania, and China. She is an expert in leveraging technology and social media to achieve blended learning outcomes that go beyond a single classroom experience. She is a skilled presenter with extensive global experience in conducting high volume training, curriculum development, and e-learning. Oana is also an expert in leveraging technology and social media to achieve blended learning outcomes that go beyond a single classroom experience.In today's interview, Oana and I talk about the global millennial mindset and what exactly that is. We also announced her Global Millennials column.

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Evo Terra and Sheila Dee describe themselves as opportunistic travelers. They are a couple of successful pros in their mid-40s who sold everything they had in January and are currently traveling the world -- wherever opportunity takes them.Because they've been on the bleeding edge of digital innovation since their early 20s, they're documenting their new lives as they live it, letting armchair travelers the world over live vicariously through them. This experiential style of travel and being digital nomads blends nicely with their catch-as-catch-can style of destination "planning" to create a unique experience for their listeners, readers, watchers and followers on various social properties. Join them on their journey here and make sure to check out their podcast here.I talk to them about how they are sustaining this type of digital nomad lifestyle and traveling all over the world.

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Michael Cooper is a business coach and facilitator with over 15 years of work with some of the most innovative and influential people on the planet. From years in software development building the first internet car ordering system to the first wireless web platform that enables everything on your smartphones today, to managing one of the very first user experience teams, to coaching TED Fellows in India, to coaching one of the Top 50 designers and advising one of the top 50 innovative companies in America for the past 12 years, he understands innovators and influencers. He knows how we think, how we process information, what motivates us, what our greatest fears are and what we naturally avoid and ignore (blind spots) when running a team or a business. He uses the secrets he’s learned coaching executives and training leaders in companies like Sony, Wells Fargo, Southwest Airlines, Novell and others to help small and medium-sized business thrive, find what lights them up and turn it into a lucrative, fun...

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Janice Cantieri is a Fulbright Scholar for National Geographic covering the people of Kiribati, an island that'll completely disappear in the next 50 years because of global warming. She's in Fiji now, speaking to the people who are from Kiribati but were forced to leave by the British in the 1940s. After this, she'll be heading to Kiribati to stay there for 9 months.

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Here's a crazy story for you!Last week at the Mid-Atlantic Conference I met a guy called Ivan Raiklin who had followed me on Twitter and Facebook a couple of days prior to us attending  the conference.We shook hands and he proceeded to ask me what my podcast was about since we were at a podcasting conference. Naturally, I responded with "it's about nomads, people with global mindsets entrepreneurs and international business people and how they communicate across cultures professionally and professionally."But before I could continue, he goes "when are you gonna interview me?" And I had the "I just met you look" on my face.Still unsure, I asked him what he did and he said, "don't worry about it and then said we can do the interview right now."

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Today’s conversation is about building a location independent business you love and how to also enjoy the benefits of traveling.  We discussed systems, mindsets and the importance of finding your true north.I want to give a special shout out to Isabelle Rizo of Bellavie , Sunni VonMutius ofWildflower Strategy and Chris Tyre of

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Meet Karim Webb and Edward Barnett of PCF Management, 2014 California Small Business of the Year Award winner and one that is sparking attention in struggling LA communities for being a fearless force of employment and opportunity for many who have lived too long without. For years businesses have been reluctant to move into inner city areas like South Central Los Angeles. Concerns like: can we make a profit, will we need to deal with vandalism, gangs, stealing, etc have plagued these areas, with businesses ultimately opting out of any construction or development opportunities. But a REVOLUTION is happening - and it's because of these two brave men. Karim & Ed are transforming their community by bringing a ferocious amount of wonderful and inspired ideas, knowhow and compassion to the table of a community that's needed support and encouragement for a long time. And it certainly doesn't stop with their restaurant ventures. Together, Mr. Webb and Mr. Barnett have created a successful model for opening...

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