In this episode we are excited to welcome Jivko Bojinov, Co-Founder of ShipBob, a tech enabled 3PL (third party logistics provider) that offers simple, fast and affordable fulfillment for thousands of brands across 3 continents. Prior, Jivko worked in China at YESSAT, an education consulting and training company and founder of Ivy League Travels.  

In our conversation, Jivko talks about why international expansion is both easier and also more difficult than you think it is, what characteristics to look for when building out a team in international markets, knowing what can and cannot change when figuring out what to localize and navigating the gray area in between, and the benefits of getting career experience abroad.  

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets at https://www.zedra.com    

Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast and learn more about our forthcoming book on global business growth at https://www.globalclassbook.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode we are excited to welcome Tiffany Stevenson, Chief People Officer of Patreon, a membership platform that supports over 200,000 creators and their 7 million fans, powering the creator economy. Prior, Tiffany was the Chief Talent & Inclusion Officer at Box and held executive roles at Sephora and Charles Schwab. In our conversation, Tiffany talks about the differences between a company being "international" vs. being "global," the importance of curiosity within the team to understand a local market and translate this knowledge back to localizing the business, how culture moves a company forward, how autonomy allows scale to happen and why Hubs could be the right structure for decision-making instead of a centralized HQ when you have a distributed workforce  

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com    

Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast and learn more about our forthcoming book on global business growth at https://www.globalclassbook.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode we are excited to welcome Elius Hussain, co-founder and former CEO of Pathao, a Bangladeshi super app that offers ride sharing, food delivery, and content streaming, among other services. In our conversation Elius shares more about the Bangladeshi market, the importance of building a solid local team that knows the market better than HQ does and empowering them to make important decisions, and how to think global day one, purposely building the company to work in multiple markets and transcend borders.  

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com    

Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast and learn more about our forthcoming book on global business growth at https://www.globalclassbook.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode we are excited to welcome Kathryn Hymes, former Head of International Product Expansion for Slack. Prior, Kathryn held product leadership roles at Nextdoor and Facebook and currently runs Thorny Games, a company that builds games at the intersection of language and crytography. 

In our conversation, Kathryn offers some awesome insights into a vast number of topics: from how to be successful entering new markets (a hint being not to launch and leave, but to build for sustainability and scalability), the importance of curiosity, energy, passion and understanding a functional cross-section of the business in being an effective product leader;  and the need for leaders to meet both customers and employees where they are at and to ask the right questions in order to be successful localizing your business for new markets.   

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com 

Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast and learn more about our forthcoming book on global business growth at https://www.globalclassbook.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

Join us as we speak with Israel Bimpe, head of Africa Go-To-Market for Zipline, a drone delivery company focused on building the world's fastest and most reliable delivery drone and logistics network to ensure every person on the planet can have instant access to vital medical supplies.  In our conversation, we discuss how emerging markets are leapfrogging mature markets in a number of key areas, the benefits of cultural diversity and valuing the voice of teams in local markets when scaling a business globally and how Zipline is building strong teams in the markets they are expanding into.

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com

If you are an international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode, we speak with Jenn Cornelius, Chief People Officer at Ritual, an LA-based direct-to-consumer health brand. Prior, Jenn was the Head of Future of Work and Organizational Design at Pinterest, Chief People Officer at Sweetgreen and Head of Organization Design for Apple's Retail division. In our conversation, Jenn discusses a number of important topics including: how virtual work affects organizational design, the role of HQ in creating serendipity and ensuring employee readiness (when it relates to launching teams in new markets), balancing decision-rights to empower local market team, as well as the importance of company culture and facilitating connections to help teams create meaning.

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com    

If you are an international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode, we speak with Gabriel Engel, CEO and Co-Founder of Rocket.Chat, a fast growing Brazilian enterprise messaging platform born through open source. We cover a number of topics relevant to international expansion: from the benefits of having a distributed team to serve a distributed customer base, the importance of creating a physical working space that represents the values of the company and how common values can help you connect across cultures and geographies.   

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com  

If you are international business leader looking to connect with others leading global expansion, join the Global Class Community. More info at https://www.globalclassbook.com/community 

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode we have a conversation with Jan van Casteren, Head of Europe for Flexport, the fast growing next generation freight forwarding company who has raised over $1.3B in funding and has over 10,000 clients in over 100 countries. We will discuss best practices for managing a fast growing organization and why it's important to avoid "arbitrary uniqueness" when localizing a business for a new market.  

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

In this episode, we welcome Chang Wen Lai, Co-Founder and CEO of Ninja Van, Southeast Asia's largest tech-enabled express delivery service as we discuss how to balance a strong direction from headquarters (like choosing the right mountain to scale) along with proper localization strategies, why it's better to "train the trainers" and the importance of building scalability within your business.

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book

Join us in our discussion with Freddy Vega, Co-Founder and CEO of Platzi, Latin America's largest online education platform, as we discuss a diverse set of topics from: poverty and positivity to Pokemon and Psychology, from Trust and Technology to Soft Skills and the Latin American business ecosystem. Freddy shares his story and the story of how Platzi is improving the careers (and lives) of its over 2 million students.

This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets @ https://www.zedra.com/

Interested in learning more about our book Global Class? Be the first to get a copy (coming out August 23, 2022), and get a ton of valuable free bonuses for pre-ordering. Learn more here: https://www.globalclassbook.com/pre-order-book