The Multiplier Effect

From the US-China trade war, to Brexit, to pandemic-led delays in manufacturing and shipping, the global supply chain is firmly in the spotlight for entrepreneurs. In Season 4, our goal is to feature founders and mentors who will share how their teams are embracing data/technology and leading with agility during geopolitical and economic uncertainties. Join us next week for the first episode of the series, focused on rethinking the supply chain. 

“Our goal at Applaudo was not only to export world-class software solutions but to make an impact in the lives of Salvadoran developers. We solve challenges with quality, but the difference? We are changing lives.” — Darwin Romero, Founder of Applaudo Studios 

In this episode, Claudia Duran, Managing Director at Endeavor Miami sits down with Darwin Romero, Founder of Applaudo Studios. Applaudo is solving the Tech Talent shortage, with vetted and distributed teams. Development-As-A-Service is the future of work. They hire, train, and work with the best Software Developers in Latin America and the US working for top tech and Fortune500 Companies. Coding can change lives.

This week, we're joined by Barry Eggars, Partner at Lightspeed Ventures. In late 1999, he and his partners set out to found Lightspeed. Barry specializes in information technology infrastructure with a focus on analytic platforms, cloud, IoT, networking, and emerging infrastructure. And, it's emotional intelligence that has enabled him to foster strong relationships throughout the valley. He believes EQ is just as important as big ideas when it comes to building great companies, which is why he focuses his efforts on providing leverage to entrepreneurs rather than creating overhead. And in the episode, Barry shares how he has built a winning team with unique partners across the globe. 

This year, Endeavor launched a new regional office in Calgary. We're excited to bring for the first time on the show Chris Buckman, Managing Director of Endeavor Canada, to interview Jim Estill, CEO of Danby Appliances, a fascinating story of growing a technology distribution business from the trunk of my car to more than $2 Billion in sales. He is an investor, advisor, and board member to many technology businesses, including Blackberry – formerly Research In Motion (RIM) – where he served as a founding director for 13 years. He has also written two books. One on time management called "Time Leadership: Using the Secrets of Leadership for Time Management," and more recently, "Zero to $2 Billion: The Marketing and Branding Story Behind the Growth." 

This week we are sharing one last recording from Endeavor's Annual Summit, featuring an incredible conversation with Rory Guinan, who leads Endeavor's Ireland office and, founder and chief Executive of Ding, Mark Roden. Mark shares his learnings over the last 15 years of scaling Ding, which is now the #1 API & online portal selling global airtime, data, gift vouchers, and bill payment company and how his approach to talent and his team has changed over time. 

This week we're joined by Phil Libin, Founder of Mmhmm, the newest product by All Turtles, a mission-driven product studio that works to solve meaningful problems worldwide, this time solving our video chat woes, especially as we embrace a new normal with remote work becoming commonplace in so many professions. In this episode, Phil talks about The Pros and Pros of Distributed Workforces...what it means, and also what it doesn't mean after seeing a shift in hr and benefits packages from companies over the past decade. He talks about how we can integrate meaningful distributed workforce practices with teams and how it overall will positively impact productivity and your bottom line. 

Rene Jones and Lisa Sterling join us on the show. John Gavigan, Managing Director of Endeavor's Western New York offices sits down with both of them to learn how they have managed to build and retain a diverse talent pipeline in both of their respective roles.  Rene shares his talent philosophy and experience in leading a 165-year-old organization of 18,000 people. Over the last few years, he's become more engaged in investing in and supporting startups. Most notably in our Endeavor network,  he is an investor in Endeavor Entrepreneur Squire Technologies (Check out ep. 45 with the founders of Squire). He shares what about these teams and opportunities were attractive and why more traditional business communities should engage with companies emerging from the startup ecosystem. Lisa Sterling, Chief People Officer at SMARTrecruiters, has a robust history and experience in technology and human capital management systems. She shares what types of tools, strategies, and recommendations she recommends to the entrepreneurs to attract a diverse candidate pool and How, if at all, should candidate screening practices be altered to ensure your company is capitalizing on its diverse pool of applicants.

Mergers and acquisitions present two key challenges: retaining critical talent for a company's performance and managing the employee appointment and selection process that causes the least disruption to the business.  In this session, entrepreneur and best-selling author, Alejandro Cremades, shares his must-have roadmap for people management when experiencing the practical realities of company acquisition and his insights into talent issues that arise when crafting your perfect exit.

This week as we continue sharing some of the exclusive content from Endeavor's Annual Summit, we invite Michael Hamilton to the show. Michael leads international strategy at Walmart. As a senior business leader and entrepreneur with 25+ years of success in growing new and expanding markets, Michael helps us tackle entrepreneurs' most significant challenges in preparing your sales team for global expansion. Prior to Walmart, he led corporate development for a $16 billion revenue corporation with four international business units and 15,000 employees operating in over 70 countries. And in this episode, he helps guide entrepreneurs by sharing tactical initiatives he has implemented over his career to support corporate, group, and business unit levels across various geographies.

Matt Blumberg, Co-founder, and CEO of Bolster compares his experience founding Return Path in 1999 to scaling Bolster today. Return Path was one of the first companies to establish a "people first" culture where the circle of life for a high-growth, highly scalable business began with employees at the forefront, anchored in values of equity, parity, flexibility, and an intense focus on investing in employee development. Their focus on people first led to better customer outcomes, which led to better business outcomes. In this episode, Matt shares how his team at Bolster continues to champion providing unique tools for CEOs to unlock incredible potential for a new way of developing leaders and scalable businesses, leveraging data, not anecdotes.