The Business Developer

Business is a Journey along with its People. Focus on the Direction of the Journey, and create your Vision out of the Direction that the Business should Go towards. Help your People to create their Path in that Direction!

Business Leaders help their People to be their Best. Also, one person’s Best is not a setpoint;  it's a moving point. Every day when we strive to be our Best - we practice, we learn, we unlearn and we get new insights  so tomorrow, the point of where one can be one's Best, has moved a little bit.

This episode brings focus on People. Business is All about People! To enable me in doing that, I am excited to invite Anders Ingves as the Guest for this episode. 

Hope this episode inspires you to focus on helping People in your business to be their Best and that’s how you will achieve Best in your Business.

If you would like to carry forward the discussion with Anders, he can be contacted on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/andersingves/), Twitter (@andersingves) or on email ([email protected])

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. You have multiple channels to do so - LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram or email me directly. 

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU

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Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn -  https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio.

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Creating Business with a Purpose - that’s the challenge business developers need to take up.  Business Developers need to look beyond Profit for the shareholders, to bring in People and Planet into the equation, with equal or even more importance than Profit.

This episode brings focus on Creating Businesses with “Purpose”. To enable me in doing that, I am excited to invite Adam Webb, Founder of “LifeLong” as the Guest for today’s episode. 

Hope this episode inspires you to develop your business with a Purpose, not just Profit!.

If you would like to carry forward the discussion with Adam, he can be contacted on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/adwebb25/) or on email ([email protected])

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. You have multiple channels to do so - LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram or email me directly. 

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Apple Podcasts -  - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU

Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn -  - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio.

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Business is ALL about People - it is “by” People, “for” People and “with” People! AND, where People exist, CULTURE takes form & shape - even within businesses which may be at one location or spread across the globe.

People and Culture form the bedrock for every business, and bring in sustained competitive advantage over time.

This episode brings focus to “People & Culture” - the key reasons for success or failure for all businesses. To enable me in doing that, I am excited to invite Sukhdeep Aurora, Chief People Officer, ANAROCK as the Guest for today’s episode. 

Hope this episode helps you to focus on the People and Culture aspects of your business, as the bedrock for your business, that would bring in sustained competitive advantage for your business over time.

If you would like to carry forward the discussion with Sukhdeep, he can be contacted on LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sukhdeepaurora/) or on email ([email protected])

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. You have multiple channels to do so - LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram or email me directly. 

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Apple Podcasts -  - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU

Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn -  - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio.

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Business Developers need to take up the responsibility of developing businesses that do not marginalize our future generations.

The business model of Product-as-a-Service may be leveraged to challenge the existing producers and provide benefits not only for their shareholders, but for the extended stakeholder base. 

This episode aims to inspire the community of business developers by challenging them - challenging them to question the established status quo; challenging them to think about their extended stakeholder base, not just the shareholders; challenging them to unlearn past behaviour and practices - and in the process uncover opportunities and develop their businesses, leveraging differentiated business models like Product-as-a-Service

I host Anders Wijkman in this episode, to strive to challenge the community of business developers with different perspectives. Anders brings in diverse and in-depth knowledge and experiences. Anders was elected to the Swedish Parliament in 1970, at the age of only 26 years. In 1978, Anders became the Secretary General of the Swedish Red Cross. During the period pf 1995-97, Anders served as Policy Director of the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and Assistant Secretary General of the UN. In 1999, Anders was elected a member of the European Parliament. His work played a role in adoption of a climate act in the Swedish Parliament in June 2017. Throughout his life, Anders has also written multiple books, along with his co-authors, pertaining to sustainability issues.

To learn more about Anders or to contact him, please visit http://wijkman.se/

Hope this episode challenges your established notions or perspectives and provides you with some food for thought.

I would also like to encourage you to take up similar discussions with your friends, colleagues and  other business developers - the community of business developers need to take up the responsibility to develop businesses that do not marginalize our future generations. 

Do give me a high five if you like this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. You have multiple channels to do so - LinkedIn, Youtube, Instagram or email me directly. 

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU

Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn - https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio.

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

In this episode, we shall learn from the knowledge and learnings shared by Jonas Theodorsson - the co-owner and business developer of Keywordio. Jonas is also a frequent speaker at Google, Royal Institute of Technology or KTH in Stockholm, and Stockholm School of Economics on topics related to growth for global ecommerce companies.

It is important to draw our own learnings from the life situations we face - even from listening to a podcast.

Maintaining a black book of ideas is a smart thing to do for business developers. I have taken that as one of my learnings from the discussion with Jonas. 

One hack to increase or deepen our learnings from a podcast episode, that I have heard from an avid listener, is to share and discuss a podcast episode with your friends or family members and be open to diverse perspectives or points of views. 

Give it a try and experience how it worked for you. Hope you could gain some ideas, inspirations or food for thought towards developing your business, now or in the near future.

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

Also, if you know any of your friends, colleagues, or family members could benefit from this show, do earn good karma by recommending it to them.

Jonas could be reached on his email: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonastheodorsson/

Keywordio: https://www.keywordio.com/

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Apple Podcasts - https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube  - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLG-nlvOy9uMXPrn9J2YhVYgB6NJs0HzDU

Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn -  https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Also available on Stitcher, Overcast, iHeartRadio.

 Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

To stay relevant, every business needs to continuously re-invent itself; and business developers need to lead the way for their business. 

In this episode, we shall learn from the journey of another business developer Vijay Prabhat Kamalakara - his journey of developing his business  - “Storytrails”, for the past 13+ years, and also learn how he and his organization has been on a continuous re-invention journey.

Vijay could be reached on his email: [email protected]

Vijay’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayprabhat/

Storytrails website: https://www.storytrails.in/

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

Also, if you know any of your friends, colleagues, or family members could benefit from this show, do earn good karma by recommending it to them.

My contact information is [email protected]

The Business Developer Podcast is available on:

Website - https://www.thebusinessdeveloper.se/

Apple Podcasts -  https://podcasts.apple.com/se/podcast/the-business-developer/id1527646431

Spotify - https://open.spotify.com/show/7kNI7UrVA6TchJmkqbXwk0

Youtube - The Business Developer Podcast

Google Podcasts - https://podcasts.google.com/search/The%20Business%20Developer

Castbox - https://castbox.fm/channel/id3204668

TuneIn -  https://tunein.com/podcasts/Business--Economics-Podcasts/The-Business-Developer-p1357583/

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Every business developer needs to make difficult decisions during his or her business development journey. During such situations it is critical to put on a “long term view” hat and remember the northstar goals one had set for oneself and for the business.

In this episode, we learn from the journey of Maria Frykman - her journey of developing her business  - “Isbjörn”, for the past 15+years, establishing it as a reputed lifestyle brand and enabling our younger generation to be outdoors, enjoy and appreciate nature, and thus be the future change agents towards us living Sustainability. Maria also shares her perspectives on building a brand, lessons learnt during her journey and the key character traits of a successful business developer.

Maria could be reached on her email:  [email protected]

Maria’s LinkedIn profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maria-frykman-84103111/

References mentioned in the episode:

• Business Sweden - help Swedish companies grow global sales and international companies invest and expand in Sweden - https://www.business-sweden.com/

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement.

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

Also, if you know any of your friends, colleagues, or family members could benefit from this show, do earn good karma by recommending it to them.

My contact information is [email protected]

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

At a macro level, the global economy will contract this year and at the best, stay flat next year. How do business developers achieve profitable business growth in such a macro economic environment?

In this episode, we talk on the topic of treating Sustainability as Profitability to achieve profitable business growth, during tough macro economic environment.

Today’s guest is Axel Boethius who wears multiple hats - a strategist, a start-up mentor and also developing his own consultancy business

Axel could be reached on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelboethius/

References mentioned in the episode:

• “People, Planet and Profit” 3 Pillars of Sustainability by John Elkington: https://johnelkington.com/2008/06/people-planet-profit/

Do give me a high five if you liked this episode. I would also love to hear your feedback and suggestions for improvement. If you would like to get your question answered, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  

My contact information is: [email protected]

Credits for Music:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The role Marketing plays in developing a business is unquestionable - the “Why” hasn’t changed. However, the “How” has evolved, which has opened up opportunities for even small and medium businesses to leverage Marketing in achieving profitable growth in their business.

In this episode, we hear about How to leverage Marketing effectively towards profitable business growth, through the discussion with Priyadarshini Sharma , VP - Asia Pacific at McCormick & Company.

Priya could be reached on LinkedIn: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyadarshini-sharma-a735111/

If you would like to get your question answered through The Business Developer Podcast, just record it and email it to me. I would make sure to play your question and get that answered in one of my upcoming episodes. Or, if you like to share your story through this show, pitch it to me.  My contact information is [email protected]

Credits:

Music: Cheery Monday by Kevin MacLeod

Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3495-cheery-monday

License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/