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In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Peter Verwer, the Prime Minister's Special Envoy for Global Business and Talent Attraction in Australia. Peter leads the Global Business and Talent Attraction Taskforce, which drives a whole-of-government effort to attract high-value enterprises and exceptionally talented individuals to Australia. The goals is to help turbocharge the economic recovery following Covid-19, boost national resilience, and drive competitiveness. We talked about obtaining the new Global Talent visa, Australia's role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and its history of diversity and inclusion.

In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Abe Smith, Head of International for Zoom Video Communications. He has been recognized for building high-growth global teams at leading enterprise cloud companies such as Oracle and Cisco where he held senior roles.  We spoke about the astronomical growth of Zoom during the pandemic, how they are managing the challenges of remote work internally, and what makes employees thrive in global remote teams.

In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Marina Golubentseva. She's Partner and Head of Tax and Audit at Bellerage Alinga — one of the top three accounting outsourcing providers for international companies in Russia. Bellerage Alinga supports clients with business setup, accounting, tax reporting and consulting, CFO services, legal services, I.T. audits, transformation, and consolidation services. We spoke about the biggest challenges of doing business in Russia and the best strategies for companies looking to expand or hire talent there.

In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Scott Orn. Orn is Chief Operating Officer at Kruze Consulting, a fast-growing CFO  consulting firm that works with over 500 startup clients. We talked about the common mistakes first-time entrepreneurs make regarding their startup finances,  and how to avoid them. Plus, we addressed how technology changed the way startups deal with their finances, and how remote work accelerated that transition. 

In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Jeff Chia, Regional Director of the Americas for the Economic Development Board of Singapore, a government agency that plans and executes strategies to promote businesses and investment firms. We spoke about why Singapore rates so highly as an attractive place to do business. Jeff also talked about the relationship between multi-national technology firms setting up in Singapore and the start-up boom in the region.

In this episode of Going Global, we interviewed Richard McLean, one of the co-founders of KeyPay, a cloud-based payroll and workforce management tool. Launched in 2012, KeyPay is now trusted by over  158,000 businesses in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, and Singapore. Richard is passionate about keeping business processes simple and removing the unnecessary stressors in the world of payroll.

We talked about how technology has changed payroll logistics, looking back at a time when people were paid with cash as compared to today, when companies use cryptocurrencies. We also discussed the importance of using a payroll platform with an impactful user experience to increase employees' happiness.

You can contact Richard McLean at https://www.keypay.com/

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