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  • The Arrogance of Institutions: Dark Money Defenders attack Corporate Accountability &Transparency while Funding ReSegregation of US Elections

    The Arrogance of Institutions: Dark Money Defenders attack Corporate Accountability &Transparency while Funding ReSegregation of US Elections
    Jan 8 2015
    “When donations are secret, a politician can quietly shake down a company. . . . Reliance on political spending lets companies engage in political shenanigans rather than sound competitive practice.“ So say my guests, Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability and former White House advisor Charles Kolb. Joined by quality guru John R. West, Global Reach examines the intersection of corporate governance, the new culture of transparency in political spending & corporate performance. We’ll compare the US stance against foreign bribery (via the FCPA) vs dark money & the “legalized bribery” embodied in the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling and promoted by US Chamber of Commerce. Many of these dark money defenders are funding the REsegregation of American politics; how will this conflict with their stated support for diversity play out in the marketplace? What are the perils of outsourcing political spending? How could your global operations be affected?
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    58 min
  • Special Encore Presentation: Women Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Global Game Changer

    Special Encore Presentation: Women Entrepreneurs: From Idea to Global Game Changer
    Jan 1 2015
    In 1983, 2 women started a marketing communications firm with an idea they could do it better, a $30k loan & 2 military surplus desks. Today Bonnie Brescia & Joan Bachenheimer lead BBK Worldwide, a global, multi-million dollar corporation that is changing the face of patient recruitment for clinical R&D in the pharma & biopharma industries. An integrated marketing pioneer, Ms. Brescia has been cited as one the 100 most inspiring people in her industry. How did she & her partner create an enterprise reflecting their philosophies about how a business’s products, services & culture could benefit clients & consumers? How could they be successful entrepreneurs & “superb mothers”—and circumvent the old boys’ network? What was their strategy for taking BBK global? For choosing overseas partners? How does their employee philosophy spur BBK’s growth? How are they using technology to change the industry? What new challenges confront female business owners when they go global?
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    56 min
  • Special Encore Presentation: Secrets of Global Branding: Developing and cultivating your global footprint across various global business models and brand management models

    Special Encore Presentation: Secrets of Global Branding: Developing and cultivating your global footprint across various global business models and brand management models
    Dec 25 2014
    This week Bill Bierce, adviser to numerous global enterprises and entrepreneurs, reveals the secrets of global branding. President of the award winning business, start-ups and technology law firm Bierce & Kenerson PC, Bill talks about key challenges when developing and cultivating your global brand footprint. How do you create a brand management model that supports your business model? In a single entity? A new venture? A JV? A strategic alliance? What do you need to know to roll-up unrelated companies under a common brand, in multi-markets? Does the source of funds matter? How? What are funding sources for new brands? Protecting your brand in multiple jurisdictions: trademark vs copyright vs trade secrets? What does your TM NOT protect? What about costs? How do you extend a brand to new goods & services? How do you deal with inevitable conflicts of cohabitation? What unique challenges can you face with online branding? What do global privacy issues have to do with your global brand?
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    57 min
  • Economies, Energy & Investment in 2015-with Wells Fargo Advisors’ Chief International Strategist & the Founder of the Emerging Market Investors Assn

    Economies, Energy & Investment in 2015-with Wells Fargo Advisors’ Chief International Strategist & the Founder of the Emerging Market Investors Assn
    Dec 18 2014
    What does 2015 hold in store for us as investors and international businesses? Another year of volatility muting returns? Or the promise of a brighter future? Paul Christopher, the Chief International Strategist for Wells Fargo Advisors and Nate Suppaiah the founder of the Emerging Market Investors’ Association share forecasts for the year ahead. What’s the best approach to emerging market investments? Which regional and local markets will prove the brightest? Sub-Saharan Africa? LatAm? India, Frontier markets? Will Europe ever recover? What sectors? Will oil prices stay low? What’s the impact on economies? Global fracking? Canadian tar sands? Can solar, wind and geothermal etc. compete? Will international equities recover? What’s ahead for the Euro? The Yen? The Ruble? Are we seeing a decoupling of monetary policy and economic growth? What are the implications for investors? For those of us engaged in cross border business?
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    56 min
  • The Arrogance of Institutions: Where's the Accountability

    The Arrogance of Institutions: Where's the Accountability
    Dec 11 2014
    What is happening to the US and its image as a nation of laws? Unconstitutional surveillance. Restrictions on freedom. Torture. Intelligence directors lying to the US President & Congress. Militarization of domestic police, plus a spate of shootings of unarmed citizens. The outrage is building but “Where is the accountability?” asks Charles Kolb, thought leader, governance advocate & international business advisor. “What message is the US sending the world? How will it impact America's global companies? Kolb has served as Deputy Assistant to the President [George H.W. Bush] for Domestic Policy and head of the Committee for Economic Development & French-American Foundation-US. He asserts that while “we desperately need a world-class and effective intelligence capability. What we cannot tolerate is an intelligence apparatus [acting with] arrogance and disregard of the Constitution [or] unlawful behavior by government officials in the name of liberty and security.” Tune in!
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    58 min
  • Disruptive Innovation from the Bottom: Africa Leads the Mobile Financial Services Revolution

    Disruptive Innovation from the Bottom: Africa Leads the Mobile Financial Services Revolution
    Dec 4 2014
    “Disruptive innovation always comes from the bottom” says Capgemini financial services guru and growth strategist, Deborah Baxley. Today Africa is a hotbed of mobile financial services innovation. A perfect storm of converged mobile technology and financial services supplying the “bottom of the pyramid” is creating products that are simpler, cheaper and offer more value. Fact: 52% of the world’s mobile money services are in Sub-Saharan Africa. Once those innovations reach developed markets “they will sow the seeds of disruption to incumbents.” On the upside, these innovations in P2P lending, bill payment, credit/savings, bulk payments, micro-finance and insurance are also sowing seeds of opportunities for industries ranging from agriculture to consumer goods, from electronics to healthcare. How can your company reap these opportunities? Who will weather the perfect storm? What other markets will it reach? Achieving the Elusive 10X Factor in Payments Innovation? What’s coming next?
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    58 min
  • Vive la TEDx Difference: French Entrepreneurs on TED’s” Vast Potential” for Business

    Vive la TEDx Difference: French Entrepreneurs on TED’s” Vast Potential” for Business
    Nov 20 2014
    This week we are talking TEDx (Technology, Entertainment and Design). IT investor, entrepreneur (and TED mentor), Didier Chambaretaud & RV Conseil's Stéphane Rosenwald talk about how French and international businesses are tapping into the “vast potential” of the TED talks and events. What have been the challenges of getting French influentials to embrace TED? How are companies using TED as a management development tool? A training tool to ramp up their global communication skills? What core TED concepts are making profound changes to French business communication and to France's university education? How is TED impacting France’s rising generation of young professionals, artists, entrepreneurs, and scientists? How does France fit into the TED’s global mindset? How does France’s culture both integrate AND resist initiatives related the global economy and society? What is going on with the alternative network of TED heads?
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    55 min
  • Ethics, Leadership and the Bottom Line

    Ethics, Leadership and the Bottom Line
    Nov 13 2014
    Dr. Chad Weinstein, president of Ethical Leaders in Action (www.ethinact.com), looks at the connection between ethical leadership and successful companies. How do ethical leaders deliver value—sustainably and profitably for all of the company’s stakeholders? How do they maximize value for all of the company’s stakeholders? How do successful firms work across multiple cultures to create shared expectations and trust? How do they align social responsibility and commercial success? How do they monetize moral motivation? How can adopting an expansive view of social responsibility give you a competitive advantage in your customer and supply chain relationships. How can you transform a vision statement from a collection of expensive words into a strategic leadership tool? What are the five Virtues of Ethical Leadership? What is real cost of corporate bullying—and how do you quash it? How the single-minded pursuit shareholder value can actually put shareholder value in jeopardy?
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    56 min