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How Uber reached global scale by empowering localization | Emil Michael, Former Chief Business Officer, Uber Global Class Podcast

    • Business

For our 25th episode, we are excited to welcome Emil Michael. Emil is the former Chief Business Officer of Uber, and played a huge role in the company's global expansion. Prior, Emil was the Chief Operating Officer of Klout, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Senior Vice President at TellMe Networks, and has been a strategic advisor for many companies who have IPO'd or been acquired.

In our conversation, Emil shares many key insights around how Uber successfully reached global scale and empowered a distributed team including: the importance of thinking "glocally," why it's crucial to hire locally, how to map out your expansion plans, and much more.



Get your copy of our Wall Street Journal Bestselling book, GLOBAL CLASS, a playbook on how to build a successful global business. https://www.amazon.com/Global-Class-Fastest-Growing-Companies-Globally/dp/1637742185   



This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets at https://www.zedra.com    



Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast

For our 25th episode, we are excited to welcome Emil Michael. Emil is the former Chief Business Officer of Uber, and played a huge role in the company's global expansion. Prior, Emil was the Chief Operating Officer of Klout, Special Assistant to the Secretary of Defense, Senior Vice President at TellMe Networks, and has been a strategic advisor for many companies who have IPO'd or been acquired.

In our conversation, Emil shares many key insights around how Uber successfully reached global scale and empowered a distributed team including: the importance of thinking "glocally," why it's crucial to hire locally, how to map out your expansion plans, and much more.



Get your copy of our Wall Street Journal Bestselling book, GLOBAL CLASS, a playbook on how to build a successful global business. https://www.amazon.com/Global-Class-Fastest-Growing-Companies-Globally/dp/1637742185   



This episode is sponsored by our partner, ZEDRA. Learn more about how the ZEDRA team can support you in expanding to new markets at https://www.zedra.com    



Find our entire podcast episode library at https://www.globalclassbook.com/podcast

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