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The only podcast you need to listen to sharpen your business acumen. Learn the ways of massive value creation: Grow beyond measure, make more money and lead a meaningful life.
The only podcast you need to listen to sharpen your business acumen. Learn the ways of massive value creation: Grow beyond measure, make more money and lead a meaningful life.
Dr Andrea Pennington trained in the USA as a physician, acupuncturist and medical journalist. She pioneered the integration of traditional medical care with acupuncture, positive psychology, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness training and meditation. Andrea spoken about vitality and resilience on the Oprah Winfrey Show, the Dr Oz Show, ITV’s This Morning, CNN, The Today Show, and Thrive Global and multiple TEDx events. Her holistic process for stress and burnout recovery has been taught to thousands of people around the world in clinical settings, group programs and at the International University of Monaco. The Cornerstone Process also helps those who grew up with family dysfunction, had adverse childhood experiences or alcoholic parents to heal from trauma and reconnect to their Authentic Self. In8Vitality combines all successful holistic treatment methods into one place, changing the way we approach mental health and giving the power back to the patient to take ownership of their own recovery. This lowers the risk of absenteeism, high healthcare expenditures, increased morbidity and mortality for individuals, companies and national economies.
Welcome back to Fall 2021 with Open School of Business! Stay tuned for more interviews on hands on tips and advise to people who want to transition from a full time day job into starting your own business! Today we discussed pivoting from public accountant services firm to a tech company, which developed software simplifying processes and helping small business owners. Giundiuz Osmanov, CEO of NumberSquad has over 15 years of accounting and finance experience. His company NumberSquad is based in Fairfax, VA and has around 10 employees.
Welcome back to Fall 2021 with Open School of Business! Stay tuned for more interviews on hands on tips and advise to people who want to transition from a full time day job into starting your own business! Today we discussed the matters of tax and finance with Ainel Forni, a rare ACCA qualified International Tax Expert with 15 years of international tax experience across industries and regions. Currently, she works for the University of the Arts, London and resides in London, UK. She started her tax advisory career at the PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1997 and has continued on focusing on a niche that is highly in demand and requires continues learning and improvement. Since then she has worked for strong brands and complex worldwide operations like British Gas, Shell, Halliburton, Acer, GSK, etc.
"It's important to understand that tax principles are the same, the rules are different"
Today we shared the strategies in dealing with taxation in the following scenarios:
Dr. Jeffrey A. Barnes is a #1 bestselling author & captivating keynote speaker that engages audiences with lessons learned from Walt Disney. Jeff uses the magical story of Walt Disney, Disneyland, and Walt Disney World to challenge audiences to think bigger, expand their expectations, and to never stop dreaming! One of his major keynote topics is on the power of resiliency and overcoming obstacles and adversity. Jeff shows audiences around the world how they can do the next right thing and start building their great, big, beautiful tomorrow. Jeff speaks to all types of groups, from CEOs to educators, challenging and teaching them and their teams to live their dreams, take action, and to create their own magic so that every day can be as magical as a day at Disneyland. Jeff is the best-selling author of two books: 'The Wisdom of Walt: Leadership Lessons from the Happiest Place on Earth' and 'Beyond the Wisdom of Walt: Life Lessons from the Most Magical Place on Earth'. Both books are based on the life of Walt Disney and the creation of the Disney theme parks. Known as Dr. Disneyland, Jeff attributes his passion for Disney to his love of history and Walt’s story of success. Jeff believes the parks teach us some of life’s greatest lessons. Jeff also works as a higher education administrator, university professor, and leadership and success coach. He has taught more than twenty different college courses, as well as writing and developing his dream course, the History of Disneyland, leading numerous teams in both campus growth and retention.
You've got to be willing to live that great story, embrace conflict, embrace difficulty, knowing that along the way you've got to slay a dragon or two and the bigger dragon is, the better is your story
Anvitha Parasad is a founder of social venture "Circle of Giving" strives to promote economic independence for the underserved artisans in Channapatna, India by buying their craft, selling it in the US at a marked up price, and giving the profits back to the community. Additionally, I was a Consultant at MZZ Venture GWU, an organization on campus that provides pro bono consulting work for startups in emerging markets. Along with this, I am the finance chair for GW Chamak, a multi cultural dance group that has South Asian roots.
DAN HELPS ORGANIZATIONS DESIGN CULTURES OF HIGH IMPACT and ELITE PERFORMANCE Culture is the ultimate competitive advantage. It is what defines the experience of the workforce and ultimately the customer. This experience can either be allowed to evolve or it can be designed. High impact organizations are realizing that they can design their cultures and in doing so, drive long-term competitive advantage. Dan is the author of two books on organizational transformation, his recent book, "The Genetics of Leadership: Cracking the Code of Sustainable Excellence", demonstrates how elite organizations approach the practice of leadership and custom design their culture for elite performance. He is certified as a Lean Practitioner, Balanced Scorecard design, Strategic Planning, group facilitation, and Project Management. In addition, he is a senior examiner for the Baldrige Quality Award. Mr. Edds is an engaging and innovative speaker on reinventing leadership and a progressive thought leader that will challenge old, antiqued, and obsolete beliefs about leadership. The future of leadership is custom engineering organizational DNA so that all leaders know how to capture the full value of their employees. The value that will create organizations of innovation, engagement, and self-confident employees.
Jacy Case is the Chief Executive Officer of Songwriter’s Dream and is a songwriter who has been playing guitar and singing since early childhood. On campus at GW she holds an E-Board position on the Student Music Coalition where she hosts open mics and other music events on campus which gives me a great understanding of our customer segment. She also has experience in creative media marketing, event planning and original song content. Rumi Robinson is the Chief Operations Officer of Songwriter’s Dream and has extensive experience in brand management and business operations. He is an online content creator with multiple social media platforms amassing to a total of over 65 thousand followers. Collin Cadet is an artist and has experience in the music industry and released multiple songs on divergent music streaming platforms. Collin is a Posse scholar at GWU. As chief creative officer, he will primarily oversee product design and evolution and handle customer marketing outreach. Songwriter’s Dream LLC is devoted to supporting musicians and artists throughout the world to Create, Collaborate and Consolidate™ by building accessible solutions to simplify the creative process.
What you are starting with is enough
We talked about challenges and solutions in customer discovery, scoping out your proposition, teamwork, lean startup techniques, starting small and working step by step.
An inspiring story of a young entrepreneur, Simone Vaillancourt, CEO and Founder of Terrae Packaging Solutions, eco-friendly packaging for make-up products. In addition to doing business, she is also helping other entrepreneurship students to develop their ideas through working at the Office of Innovation and Entrepreneurship of the GW University.
I think that parents should support their kids in the quest of entrepreneurship and innovation
Sherrin Ingram is the Chief Strategy Officer of the International Center for Strategic Planning, a management firm specializing in sustainable scaling for aggressive growth companies and comprehensive restructuring for distressed companies. In her role as CSO, she oversees the development and support of all strategic initiatives for client companies. Ms. Ingram currently serves as Chairman of the Board of DHA Management, Inc. and Chairman of the Board of the DuPage Housing Authority. Previously, she served as Of Counsel to a national law firm, Chair of a CEO Advisory Board with Vistage International, Chairman of the Board for the Foundation for Real Nutrition and Sustainable Living, and an Advisory Board member at Whittier College. She has a history of award-winning performance as a visionary leader for strategic planning, risk management and spearheading profitable growth as high as 43% annually. Ms. Ingram is an NACD Governance Fellow, a Baldridge Examiner, and has been recognized as a "Top 100 Women of Influence" in 2020 and a "Top 100 under 50 Executive Leaders" in 2015 by Diversity MBA Magazine.
Interview with Cecilia Flores. Winner of M12’s Female Founders Competition Best US SaaS Enterprise M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund Tech entrepreneur, Co-Founder at Webee, a technology company that increases the visibility, sustainability, and efficiency of industrial operations. 15 years of experience in global marketing and communications helping large enterprises as a cultural connection within countries and various regions. Specialized in comprehensive corporate communications and lead programs specifically related to revenue generation through digital strategies.
Balance is not something you get to and stay, but you in search of it everyday
I'm a curious mind whose favorite thing in the world is to ask questions that help me fully understand. With each episode we will uncover trends that you can use to build an algorithm to your own success.
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