Do Good Work

In the last 40 years, Oliver Dowson has created, built, and managed 25 companies in 15 countries, and has traveled for business (and fun) to over 120 other countries. 

He’s now the host and founder of Grow Through International Expansion, an independent platform of podcasts, articles, and videos. 

He’s on a mission to help business owners and executives increase the value of their businesses and lives through effective and sustainable international expansion.

Enjoy this episode!

Highlights

• What is the mindset that you look at when you are expanding internationally - 2:55
• An opportunity to expand - 4:19
• Having an international plan in mind - 5:32
• How can you build your product - 7:04
• What do I need to do to develop my product - 8:13
• Which markets to look into? - 13:13
• Understanding the need that you have - 16:00
• The first stage of thinking internationally - 21:34
• What to do if you want to expand internationally - 24:57
• Look to the future - 26:56
• Get in touch with Oliver - 27:52

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Oliver Dowson
• Website: https://growinternational.org 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/oliverdowson1/ 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/growexpansion?lang=en and https://twitter.com/oliver_dowson?lang=en
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/growexpansion

Raul talks with James Binford who is a technologist and change agent and has experience working with companies like Google and KPMG. He is now working with an outstanding Cloud Security team at US Bank.

As the VP of Cloud Security Solutions, he’s on a mission to bring people together and help them leverage technology to produce outstanding outcomes.

Enjoy this interview!

Highlights

• James’ background - 1:06
• What is digital transformation - 1:41
• A business goal - 2:55
• Having a strategic mindset to analyze every digital transformation - 3:26
• Becoming a trusted advisor - 6:28
• Talking about cybersecurity - 9:27
• The best way to lead a team - 11:47
• It’s hard to tell a story - 18:10
• What new opportunities automations give us - 22:37
• Get in touch with James - 24:30

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with James Binford
• www.jamesbinford.com

Raul talks with Zach Moreno about SquadCast’s origin story and how it’s helping drive the future of podcasting. Zachariah Moreno is a podcaster, author, designer, & developer who is on a mission to connect creatives.

Highlights

• His unique journey - 1:48
• He always loved podcasting - 3:12
• Recording quality audio - 4:08
• Content produced remotely - 6:25
• The purpose of a recording - 11:09
• Being really good at listening - 12:50
• Learning from podcasters - 14:30
• Where podcasting is going - 20:52
• The needs that bigger productions have - 21:23
• Facilitating remote collaboration - 22:20
• How they record - 26:37
• The ability to have a private audience - 27:53
• Two heads are better than one - 29:39
• You can create any form of content - 30:05
• His personal life mission - 35:19
• You need to produce to get inspiration - 35:54

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Zach Moreno
• https://squadcast.fm/ 
• https://www.facebook.com/zachariahmoreno
• https://twitter.com/Zach__Moreno
• https://www.instagram.com/zach__moreno/ 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/zachariah-moreno-8a1a0432

Raul talks with Paul Claxton, who is an awarded business leader, global entrepreneur, and previous active duty highly-decorated U.S. Marine with 11 years on active duty and completed 4 total tours in Iraq. 

He has developed opportunities and worked with clients across the globe in the Middle East, Mexico, Europe, USA, China, and Africa, and this has led to producing well over 100 mm of legitimate opportunities over the course of his career as an entrepreneur.

He is focused on using his 20 years of extensive operational leadership experience in building and sustaining all operational areas of a business. Recently, he has started and led 2 different bootstrapped companies and taken them from conception with zero revenue to over 200k annum revenue in less than 90 days.

Highlights

• Having experience in the leadership world - 2:12
• His professional career - 5:14
• The transition process - 6:13
• Everything has an ultimate prize - 8:05
• Having “revelations” - 13:03
• Our lives are so automated - 13:55
• What is the right thing to do - 15:22
• Do not just focus on making money - 16:38
• You have to take action - 18:54
• Addressing challenges as much as possible - 24:06
• What he learned when he was a project manager - 28:28

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Paul Claxton
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/businessmanathletemarine/ 
• https://bambusinesses.com/ 
• https://www.reciprocityroi.com/

Raul talks with Ash Martis about how StartupFuel is leveraging data and connections to fuel global innovation. StartupFuel is your professional innovation network. You can discover startup resources, services & connections all in one place.

Highlights

• Reinventing the wheel - 2:05
• How he defines innovation - 4:39
• Focusing on the connection pieces - 6:28
• The number one thing Ash does - 7:33
• Respecting other people’s time - 8:19
• What StartupFuel does - 9:29
• A new type of platform - 12:23
• Market validation - 14:03
• We are so blessed to be in this era - 18:13
• Reducing the failure rate - 20:20
• What StartupFuel has to offer - 22:31

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Ash Martis
• https://www.startupfuel.com/ 
• https://www.instagram.com/startupfueltv/ 
• https://linkedin.com/company/startupfuelapp
• https://twitter.com/StartupFuel

Raul talks with Dr. Laura Gardner, who is the Founder and CEO of Persimmon AI, a healthtech startup that is on the mission to tackle the issue Americans and new arrivals in the USA (such as immigrants, students, temporary workers, and vacationers) face when they get overwhelmed by the number of OTC medications available. Her proprietary OTC Finder™ helps both USA-born and new arrivals translate their home OTC medications with matching OTC medications available in the traveler's country. 

Prior to founding Persimmon AI, Dr. Gardner was President and Medical Director of Axiomedics Research, Inc., a research, consulting, and software development firm founded in 1994 with a focus on predictive modeling of health outcomes. 

Dr. Gardner earned her bachelor's degree in biology (magna cum laude) from Brandeis University, her M.D. from Albert Einstein College of Medicine, and both an M.P.H. in health policy and a Ph.D. in health economics from the University of California at Berkeley.  She is Board Certified in General Preventive Medicine and Public Health and is a Fellow of the American College of Preventive Medicine.

Highlights

• Why this company right now - 2:08
• Brainstorming together - 4:14
• Getting people to sign up and use the product - 7:10
• Her experience with AI - 8:26
• The importance of data - 10:34
• Developing AI algorithm - 11:37
• The difference between a manager and a leader - 15:35
• Learning about her story - 16:57
• How you can better serve your clients - 22:22
• Big plans to expand globally - 25:01

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Dr. Laura Gardner
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-b-gardner-md-mph-phd-facpm/ 
• https://persimmonai.com/

Raul talks with Hansen Hunt who has 15+ years of experience managing marketing programs across multiple verticals in both B2B and B2C organizations. He specializes in using HubSpot to deliver the customer-centric flywheel strategy and creative storytelling to help mission-driven startups scale.

He recently began sharing his personal growth story about realigning his life around his core values on his Daily Human Excellence blog on Medium. In 2020, Hansen founded Certified Mastery, an early stage EdTech startup with a mission to help people level up in their career and have an equal shot at their dream jobs based on peer-reviewed evidence of mastery instead of pedigree.

His super power is connecting people and ideas. Enjoy this interview!

Highlights

• Figuring out what was important for him - 4:08
• Having creativity to create stories - 5:47
• Creating a new experience - 12:30
• An opportunity to start his own company - 13:40
• Teaching something new and learning - 16:24
• The Master Certification Program - 17:35
• Creating your content strategy - 19:33
• An important piece of that program - 20:13
• Not being afraid to try something new - 24:36
• Failures are learning moments - 27:38

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Hansen Hunt
• Website: https://www.certifiedmastery.com/ 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hansenhunt/

Garrett Jackson is the Founder of Jackson Media which does performance marketing for startups. He is a native Californian who moved to Germany in 2011. He has a passion for working with startups due to the fresh energy and vibes that they give out. His mission is to help startup owners get exposure to the right people.

Highlights

• Strategies that he uses - 1:40
• Redefining his approach - 2:44
• Being a freelancer - 4:05
• Why LinkedIn? - 5:12
• Having patience is key in life - 7:51
• The value of understanding marketing - 12:58

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Garrett Jackson
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/garrett-jackson-de/

Raul talks with Dennis F. Bonilla, who is an industry-recognized Learning Strategist specializing in the domains of learning science, learning technologies, corporate learning and development and higher education for the modern multi-generational workforce. He is a veteran of the U.S. Navy and currently, Dennis is leading digital learning transformation projects for Fortune 500 companies for GP Strategies.

His wealth of experience in delivering technology leadership and innovation spans a variety of industries including: education, telecommunications, manufacturing, fossil and nuclear energy. He has worked for many top organizations, including Fortune 100s in the technology, retail, manufacturing and healthcare space.

Highlights

• Where to begin a learning strategy - 3:13
• Making a virtual experience really engaging - 5:42
• Understanding the business needs - 11:24
• Content available for you - 14:50
• Different modalities of learning - 16:49
• Measurement mapping - 19:07
• Building in-house training materials - 20:26
• Some of the common measurement maps - 21:31
• A new learning management system - 27:31
• The tool Slack provides a collaborative environment - 33:56

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Dennis Bonilla
• Twitter https://twitter.com/dennisbonillait?lang=en 
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennisbonillait

Raul talks with Will Christensen about how to streamline your automations. Will is the co-founder of DataAutomation, which customizes both automation and integration processes for e-commerce sellers. He enjoys tinkering with cutting-edge technology, apps, and systems, and loves to create innovative solutions for businesses and individual clients.

His mission is to help our clients get back some of that most precious commodity - time. Time to spend on innovation and time to spend with family. Prior to his present endeavors Will has garnered extensive proficiency in advertising, media management, and product development.

Enjoy this episode!

Highlights

• What is automation - 1:48
• Automation to scale a business - 3:20
• You need to have a plan - 7:41
• Understand what the recipe is - 8:30
• Talking about customer service - 15:30
• How you can build a real relationship - 17:52
• Using Trello - 22:00
• Different communication channels - 25:06
• Using Google Data Studio or other tools - 27:14
• The sales process - 28:02
• Eliminating the need around collecting - 30:37
• Being passionate on automation - 32:44
• Enjoying efficiency - 33:05

Episode Resources

• Connect with Raul Hernandez Ochoa
• https://www.linkedin.com/in/dogoodwork 
• https://dogoodwork.io/work-with-raul 
• https://dogoodwork.io/podcast 
• Connect with Will Christensen
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DataAutomation2016/ 
• Website: www.dataautomation.com 
• Twitter: https://twitter.com/dataautomation1?lang=en 
• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/william-christensen-91074a11