GlobalEdgeTalk

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GlobalEdgeTalk is a podcast about Global entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators. In our episodes, we will be combining the best of storytelling with the richness of our guests' experiences in business, market-entry, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. We strive to inspire, empower and transform entrepreneurs, businessmen, business owners, and all involved and determined around the world. Our episodes feature guests with global experiences, from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to software developers, from healthcare workers to published authors!

  1. 24 THG 10

    Your Brand Isn’t A Robot, So Stop Marketing Like One

    Send us a text What happens when a Division I athlete turns a gaming refuge into a playbook for inclusive growth and human-centered marketing? We sit down with Erin Ashley Simon to trace her path from family-fueled passion to industry leadership and explore what truly earns trust in a noisy digital world. Erin shares how her time at the University of Kentucky sharpened her storytelling instincts, why she helped create a scholarship that treats gaming as education, and how access—hardware, broadband, mobile—still defines who gets to compete. We discuss Gen Z and Gen Alpha’s shifting habits: a preference for real faces over faceless brands, skepticism born of privacy breaches, and a growing return to minimalism and offline connection. For marketers, it means community first, content second. Emotional storytelling beats polish; generosity builds trust. AI shows up as both accelerator and caution—it streamlines work but can’t replace intuition or soul. Erin explains how creators can stay authentic while using AI wisely, including her own pivot helping a local comic shop triple profits through grounded storytelling. If you care about esports inclusion, youth culture, and the next era of brand trust, this conversation points the way forward. Support the show

    27 phút

  2. 24 THG 10

    Your Insulin Pump Wants A Cybersecurity Update

    Send us a text Healthcare breaches aren’t news anymore—they’re routine. I sat down with IEEE’s Maria Palombini to unpack how connected devices multiply risk, where vulnerabilities hide, and how “security by design” can harden medical tech without slowing innovation. From pharma operations to launching a blockchain media venture to leading healthcare and life sciences at the IEEE Standards Association, Maria brings a rare 360° view of how to build safe, interoperable digital health. We trace the data journey from a wearable on your wrist through networks and the cloud into hospital systems. Along the way, the usual culprits appear: unpatched software, weak passwords, and products that add security too late. Maria explains how consensus-based standards give manufacturers a blueprint to embed cybersecurity at design, smooth regulatory approval, and cut rework—just as Wi-Fi’s 802.11 standard once unlocked smartphones, telehealth, and remote monitoring. We also explore how IEEE standards are built: market-driven, inclusive of engineers, clinicians, regulators, and patients. That collaboration strengthens rigor and adoption. Looking toward 2030, Maria sees a more inquisitive, patient-driven system—one that expects connected care to be secure by default and interoperable by design. If you work on medical devices, compliance, or digital health strategy, this conversation delivers clear, usable insights. Support the show

    16 phút

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    From Wall Street To AI: Building Products That Actually Solve Problems

    Send us a text What if the fastest way to innovate is to protect what matters most — people, trust, and purpose? That’s the thread in our conversation with product leader Josette Simon, who moved from global finance to a high-velocity AI startup to build tools that solve real customer pain and deliver measurable impact. We explore how large enterprises can modernize without losing their soul, and why the idea that “AI remembers what humans forget” captures the true power of augmentation. Josette shares how to cut weeks of busywork into hours while preserving the expertise that makes organizations distinct. The payoff isn’t fewer people — it’s faster cycles, higher quality, and more creative space for meaningful problem-solving. Education and ethics take center stage as we discuss AI literacy, diverse learning styles, and the value of rewarding curiosity over rote memorization. Josette makes the case for innovation with conscience: building guardrails, anticipating impact, and treating society as a stakeholder. Responsible design and transparent data practices don’t slow growth — they earn lasting trust. For intrapreneurs and startup founders alike,Josette offers a practical playbook: read the culture, map stakeholders, secure buy-in, and tie every idea to real outcomes — revenue, cost, risk, and speed. Her closing advice is blunt and inspiring: make your own seat, pair empathy with edge, and turn “no” into “not yet.” Support the show

    31 phút

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    From Layoff to Legacy: Building a Personal Brand That Pays

    Send us a text Stop waiting for a title to validate your value. Alex sits down with internationally recognized mentor and TEDx speaker Katrena Friel to map a 90-day path from layoff anxiety and plateaus to a market-ready expert brand. A painful early misstep forged her resilience and her done-for-you, book-first method: codify your philosophy in a short, publishable book; use that rigor to drive your brand, website, keynote, and premium signature program. We unpack the psychology most pros skip. Self-doubt doesn’t vanish; it becomes a signal. Confidence is domain-specific, which is why speaking feels scary until your ideas have structure. Write the book, then turn it into a keynote, and fear flips into readiness. Katrina also outlines seven revenue streams — author, speaker, trainer, coach, mentor, facilitator, consultant — to stabilize income across cycles. You’ll get no-fluff strategies by life stage: proof and stripes in your 20s; a dual track for Gen X; and for boomers, packaging wisdom as paid expertise. Saturation is solved by story — your lived patterns and language. If this resonates, follow, share, and leave a quick review so more people build brands that outlast job titles. Support the show

    37 phút

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    From Tariffs to Checkout: Navigating Trade, Logistics, E‑commerce, and AI

    Send us a text Prices climb, promises hold, and the rules keep shifting—so how do we still deliver value? We bring together a tariff and compliance leader, a logistics operator, an e-commerce veteran, and an AI strategist to decode a market where volatility is normal and optionality wins. The discussion starts with the real pain points: retaliatory tariffs that wreck forecasts, currency swings that distort landed costs, and audit-ready compliance that separates resilient operators from the rest. Then we follow the ripple through the supply chain—fuel spikes, chokepoint surcharges, and labor strain pushing shippers to regionalize, slow down where it saves money, and invest in visibility from factory to shelf. On the e-commerce front, customer acquisition costs rise and privacy rules tighten while shoppers expect both value and speed. We explore data as a strategic asset: how a strong product information backbone drives discovery, reduces returns, enables cross-border readiness, and lets B2B deliver consumer-grade experiences. Finally, we get candid about AI. It’s not a magic bullet, but when used with care, it becomes the connective tissue—powering demand sensing, delay alerts, dynamic routing, governance monitoring, and smarter catalog operations. We share why AI POCs fail, how to design for measurable ROI, and where human judgment must stay in the loop. By the end, you’ll have a clear playbook: treat compliance as competitive, build redundancy into sourcing and routing, clean and structure your data for speed, and deploy AI where the signal is strong and the stakes are high. We close with a call for price transparency and a fresh look at the customer journey—because trust and clarity still convert, even when costs rise. Support the show

    45 phút

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    How a Chef-Marketer Built Experiences That Scale

    Send us a text The story starts with a name and a camera, then crosses continents, kitchens, and boardrooms. Meet chef-turned-CMO Mariko Amekodommo — a career spanning broadcast journalism, Los Angeles supper clubs, and fractional marketing leadership for AI-driven companies across Vietnam, India, and now Prague. What unites it all is a relentless focus on audience—how people feel, what they need, and why every message must meet the moment. Mariko shares how she built a culinary brand on timeless marketing fundamentals: direct outreach, clear positioning, and experiences crafted for emotion and memory. She contrasts the control of private dining with the chaos of consulting—where founders often chase virality, ignore channel–audience fit, or let ego override evidence. You’ll hear the cautionary fintech tale of the “10 million users in 30 days” promise, the Gangnam-style launch that never matched its buyers, and the reset that came from facing the real cost of attention. Her advice for early-stage CEOs is refreshingly direct: hire for your blind spots, listen, document trade-offs, and let data guide your next move. We also dive into AI’s right role. As a CMO, she leans on it for research, analytics, and lead gen. As a host, she protects the human layer—story, presence, connection—that audiences crave after days behind screens. From robot kitchens in China to EU vs. US AI policy, Mariko argues for automating what accelerates and preserving what differentiates. Her global playbook is blunt: spend time in the market or work with locals. The standout case? North and West Africa, where TikTok exceeded expectations and a “chicken influencer” became the face of financial inclusion—proof that local truth beats HQ assumptions every time. Come for the wild career turns; stay for the practical framework: start with the audience, align tactics to outcomes, respect culture, and keep ego out of the way. If it resonates, follow the show, share it with a founder who needs a reality check, and leave a quick review to help more curious builders find us. Support the show

    33 phút

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    From Code & Coffee to AI Ethics: Community, Creativity, and Careers

    Send us a text A packed hackathon, pizza boxes, and a room full of devs trading ideas—that’s where our conversation with Code & Coffee leaders Israel Santana and Charles Inwald begins. From there, we dive into what really moves a developer’s career forward today: community that shortens feedback loops, AI that accelerates but doesn’t replace judgment, and small public signals—talks, workshops, shipped demos—that compound into real opportunities. We trace Izzy’s pivot from law to software and Charles’s evolution from attendee to program builder, then zoom out to the big questions: Can AI debug the bugs it creates? How do we keep creativity human when models remix what they’re fed? And what does a lean team augmented by agents look like when legacy systems still demand careful integration? Along the way, we get candid about disruption—entry-level roles tightening, senior expectations shifting—and lay out a practical playbook: build projects you can show, publish your learning journey, teach to uncover both your gaps and your communication skills, and network where people can vouch for you. Ethics and diversity aren’t afterthoughts here. We discuss rotating venues to widen access, clear welcomes for every skill level, and a firm stance on privacy: collect less, anonymize by default, and never paste user PII into prompts without explicit consent. We push back on the claim that “you don’t need to know how to code,” making the case that security, reliability, and accountability still rest with humans—even when LLMs help draft the first version. If you’re searching for momentum in a noisy market, this conversation offers direction—and an open door: codeandcoffee.org has chapters across the U.S. Bring your bugs, your ideas, and your curiosity. If this resonated, follow, share with a friend, and leave a review. What topic should we tackle next? Support the show

    32 phút

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    The Fourth Effect: Turning Boards into Growth Engines

    Send us a text Boardrooms don’t have to look like a scene from a courtroom drama. Alex sits down with Breen Sullivan—former big-law IP attorney turned startup general counsel and founder of The Fourth Effect—to unpack why so many startups avoid boards, how that hesitation quietly limits growth, and what it takes to design advisory and governing structures that actually move revenue, fundraising, and product forward. Breen shares hard‑won lessons from scaling companies, why community and marketplaces weren’t enough to place candidates, and how the real bottleneck sits inside the startup: unclear incentives, no framework, and a semantic fear of the word “board.” We go deep on the difference between advisory and fiduciary roles, how to compensate and vest advisors against measurable outcomes, and why timing and fit matter as much as resumes. Breen reveals at least 20 advisor archetypes—from the ICP door‑opener to the capital strategist—and shows how the right mix can unlock pilots, close enterprise deals, shorten compliance paths, and prevent avoidable failures. Then we explore AI’s role beyond simple “matching.” The Fourth Effect is building an AI-driven layer that models each startup’s needs, encodes soft skills and leadership styles, and uses agentic workflows to keep relationships aligned, productive, and accountable. Global expansion gets practical, too. We talk about entering adjacent markets, navigating investor norms, and when to use structures like a Delaware flip. The throughline is simple: create the seats, define the outcomes, align incentives, and let technology accelerate the human work of trust and execution. If you’ve ever wondered how to turn advisors from nice‑to‑have into a compounding advantage, this conversation is your new blueprint. If this resonated, follow and subscribe for more candid, tactical conversations—and share this with a founder who needs to hear it today. Your review helps more builders find the show. Support the show

    26 phút
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GlobalEdgeTalk is a podcast about Global entrepreneurs, executives, and innovators. In our episodes, we will be combining the best of storytelling with the richness of our guests' experiences in business, market-entry, entrepreneurship, and lifestyle. We strive to inspire, empower and transform entrepreneurs, businessmen, business owners, and all involved and determined around the world. Our episodes feature guests with global experiences, from CEOs of Fortune 500 companies to software developers, from healthcare workers to published authors!

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  • Nhà sáng tạo
    Alex Romanovich
  • Năm hoạt động
    2020 - 2025
  • Tập
    96
  • Xếp hạng
    Sạch
  • Bản quyền
    © 2025 GlobalEdgeTalk
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    GlobalEdgeTalk