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. 16H AGO

    What Happens When A Country Treats Quantum Like Infrastructure

    Send us Fan Mail Quantum computing is moving from lab experiments to scalable machines. This episode explores the "unglamorous" ingredients of this transition: infrastructure, specialized engineering, and the national strategies turning breakthroughs into products. Guests in this episode: Mikko Möttönen (QMill)George Schwartz (Global Quantum Intelligence)Katri Raevuori (Business Finland)Sirpa Salmi (Kvanttinova)Santeri Ojala (Business Finland)Key topics: The Technical Stack: From superconducting qubits to autonomous processing units—mapping the direction of hardware in plain language.Manufacturing Capacity: How pilot lines and shared clean rooms allow startups to prototype faster without massive capital investment.Ecosystem Density: Why collaboration across semiconductors and quantum technologies is creating a unique national advantage.The Talent Pipeline: Addressing the workforce shortage and how to build pathways for the next generation of engineers.Cybersecurity: A sober look at "harvest now, decrypt later" risks and the urgent need for post-quantum cryptography.Whether you're building in the space or curious about the future of deep tech, this is your guide to the quantum ecosystem. Support the show

    16 min

  2. 18H AGO

    What If Tariff Money Stayed In Your City

    Send us Fan Mail Tariffs do not feel abstract when you are the one trying to get a container released from the port. We sit down with Liz Picarazzi, founder and CEO of Citibin, to trace the full arc from a Brooklyn streetscape problem to a real manufacturing company selling rat-proof, weather-resistant trash and parcel enclosures across the US. What starts as an “eyesore” story quickly becomes a practical lesson in product-market fit, modular design, and how customer demand can drive new lines, including a steel, bear-resistant version built for regions far beyond New York City.  From there, we get into the supply chain decisions most people only debate in headlines. Liz explains why she moved production to Asia after struggling to consistently hit price, quality, and lead time in early US manufacturing attempts, and why the goal was never “cheapest” but “most reliable partner.” We also unpack the chaos of changing tariff rates, Section 232 aluminum and steel tariffs, what happens when the rate shifts with little notice, and why a transparent tariff surcharge can be simpler than constantly rewriting your pricing.  Finally, we talk about reshoring without slogans. Liz shares why she is building a US manufacturing base in Indiana, what makes domestic production expensive, and how trade education and workforce skills shape what is even possible. If you run a small business in manufacturing, importing, e-commerce, or product design, this conversation offers a clear-eyed playbook for diversification and risk management. Subscribe, share this with a builder in your life, and leave a review with your take: should the consumer be the one paying for tariff uncertainty? Support the show

    36 min

  3. 1D AGO

    Finland's Quantum Revolution: Inside the APS Summit

    Send us Fan Mail This episode, recorded in collaboration with Katri Raevuori (Business Finland),  at the APS March Meeting, explores why Finland is a global hub for quantum and deep tech. Guests in this episode: Sirpa Salmi (Kvanttinova)Harry Smith (SemiQon)David Gunnarsson (Bluefors)Galina Leväsluoto (IQM)Dominic Lennon (QuantrolOx)Bilge Can Yildiz (Arctic Instruments)Tommi Hakulinen (Vexlum)We discuss: Ecosystem: Why collaboration between research and industry is the key to faster prototyping.Scaling Hardware: Overcoming the challenges of cryogenics and instrumentation.Talent & Culture: What it’s like for international experts to build a career in Finland.Future Tech: The role of automation and lasers in stabilizing quantum systems.Whether you're an engineer, a researcher, or just curious about deep tech, this is your grounded guide to the market. Support the show

    21 min

  4. APR 15

    Goodbye Duty Free Shopping Hello Customs Entry Fees

    Send us Fan Mail A landmark Supreme Court decision on IEEPA has redefined the tariff landscape, ending broad emergency powers and forcing a shift to Section 122. For importers and manufacturers, this means a renewed focus on managing landed costs and navigating the legal scramble for tariff refunds. In this episode, we break down: Tariff Refunds & Compliance: The complexity of passing savings to end-users and the critical need for a "paper trail" in trade finance.The End of De Minimis: How the removal of duty-free exemptions is reshaping e-commerce and small-parcel logistics.AI in Customs Enforcement: Using automation for supply chain mapping, valuation detection, and building an audit-ready "golden folder."Practical Defense: Why pairing AI with expert oversight is now essential for legal tariff engineering and HTS classification.Stay ahead of 2026 trade turbulence. Subscribe for expert insights on scaling global operations and mastering customs compliance. Support the show

    14 min

  5. APR 15

    From Remote Finland To Global Markets: Founders Solving Transit, Industry And Climate

    Send us Fan Mail Joensuu is a small city in eastern Finland, close to the Russian border, and it keeps producing founders who think and build globally. Kasey Snyder steps in as guest host, bringing you conversations recorded at SOHJO with entrepreneurs proving that distance is not a disadvantage when the work is real. Across transit, manufacturing, robotics, retail, and climate tech, the common thread is practical innovation that can travel from the Nordics to North America. This episode features conversations with: Juho Häme, Co-Founder, EinbusJani Akkila, CEO, Process Genius, and Jani Toropainen, CEO, MecmetalGeorge-Cosmin Porusniuc, Co-Founder, Henki RoboticsJoona Kotilainen, Co-Founder, Hiil OyLeo Fadi, Founder & CEO, Vesko OyTomi Haring, CEO, Business JoensuuMiska Ruotsalainen, CEO, FiidbackSami Koskela, CEO, FiltsonIf you care about Nordic startups, applied AI, climate tech, industrial IoT, and the realities of scaling into the US and Canada, press play, subscribe, and share this with a founder or operator who needs fresh ideas. Support the show

    44 min

  6. APR 15

    Is AI Making Enterprise Safer Or Scarier

    Send us Fan Mail Big enterprise customers can feel like the finish line: massive budgets, brand-name logos, and the kind of “we made it” credibility that looks great on a homepage. But we’ve seen the other side too, where the same deal becomes a slow grind of checkpoints, approvals, internal politics, and change resistance that can drain a young company’s time and cash. Alex Romanovich sits down with Stephanie Anderson to separate enterprise romance from enterprise reality. We talk through what it actually takes to sell into large organizations, why enterprise sales cycles stretch into months, and how the real risk is often the cost of change, not the product itself. From CRM-style rollouts to training and adoption, we get specific about why behavior change is hard and how to plan for it so your enterprise's go-to-market strategy doesn’t collapse after the contract is signed. We also dig into market entry strategy for companies expanding into the United States: how to build business development structure, run smarter discovery, and use partnerships to move faster than hiring a giant sales team. Then we shift to AI in the enterprise, including Stephanie’s recent AI certification and the ROAD methodology (requirements, operationalizing data, analytics, deployment). Finally, we face the uncomfortable question: is AI a threat to jobs and institutional knowledge, or a chance to build better systems without breaking what already works? If you’re targeting enterprise customers, building a B2B sales motion, or planning responsible AI implementation, this conversation will help you stress-test your readiness. Subscribe for more Global Edge Talk, share this with a founder or sales leader, and leave a review with your biggest enterprise challenge. Support the show

    23 min

  7. APR 15

    The Best Way To Scale A Tech Company Is To Stop Selling Hours

    Send us Fan Mail The old way to grow an IT services firm is brutally straightforward: hire more people, ship more projects, track bench percentages, and hope margins hold. But that model starts to feel like a trap the moment “people” becomes your biggest constraint. I’m joined by tech industry veteran Igor Kruglyak to unpack the pivot from services to software products, and why the next wave of leverage is coming from platforms, reusable components, and AI-assisted delivery.  We trace Igor’s path from the early commercial days of computing to web, mobile, and now agentic AI, and we get practical about what actually changes when you build a product. Igor explains how Prime blends the control of custom engineering with repeatable building blocks for mobile-first solutions, especially in document-heavy workflows where PDFs, metadata, and workflow state create the real complexity. That “context layer” becomes the foundation for agentic AI, because an assistant can’t answer safely without knowing whose data it is handling, what process it supports, and what constraints apply.  Compliance runs through the entire conversation, from HIPAA-style expectations to audit-ready records and guardrails for AI. We also dig into how teams are already using tools like Microsoft Copilot and AWS Bedrock, why model swapping matters, and why “orchestration” may replace pure coding as the core skill. Subscribe, share this with a builder who’s rethinking services, and leave a review if you want more conversations like this. What part of your workflow needs a real context layer first? Support the show

    37 min

  8. MAR 8

    AI Can Ace The Test, But Who’s Grading The Soul?

    Send us Fan Mail What happens when the former CMO behind the Grammys decides prestige isn’t enough and builds an AI platform designed to make people think better, not just faster? We sit down with Evan Greene to unpack the leap from Disney, Sony, and the Recording Academy to Kwieri, a human-in-the-loop learning system that blends the speed of AI with the judgment of real mentors. Evan explains why over-reliance on AI fuels confident wrongness, positivity bias, and a slow erosion of critical thinking—then shows how collaborative guidance flips the script. We walk through concrete use cases: professors and TAs joining students in real time to refine prompts, validate outputs, and turn shortcuts into skills; a career coaching company pairing its AI agent with live coaches to scale wisdom without losing trust; and a university rolling Query into teacher training before campus-wide deployment. Along the way, Evan reveals how his turnaround work at the Grammys taught him to build pride, ownership, and high-performance teams—capabilities that translate directly to startup scrappiness and product-market fit. This is also a story of resilience and clarity. Living with myasthenia gravis pushed Evan to focus on what matters and to lead with empathy. That lens informs a central belief: collaboration is the cornerstone of mastery, and humans should remain at the center of cognition and decision-making. If you’re a student wondering how to stand out in AI-driven hiring, an educator seeking tools that promote accountability without banning technology, or a leader deciding where to place human judgment in automated workflows, you’ll find a practical, urgent roadmap here. If this conversation sparks new ideas, follow the show, share it with a friend, and leave a quick review—what’s the one place you think human oversight most improves AI? Support the show

    33 min
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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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  • Creator
    Alex Romanovich
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2026
  • Episodes
    107
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 GlobalEdgeTalk
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    GlobalEdgeTalk