Today I have with me Mark Atkeson, author of "Risky Business in Rising China", which chronicles his life as an American Entrepreneur in a surging superpower. So let's hear about his journey and what he sees as the next chapter in China's story.
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Unraveling ESG: What Every Company Needs to Know!
Growing out of the UN's corporate social responsibility initiative over the last 20 years, it has grown to represent more that $30 trillion in managed assets. Some have argued that the initiative has failed to truly impact the cost of capital for irresponsible firms, but this has not stalled the initiatives to push companies towards social responsibility.
The Environmental Impact of Fossil Fuel Extraction: Upwing Energy's Sustainable Solution
Upwing Energy is bringing new technology to make the extraction of fossil fuels more effective. Sometimes the path to a greener future is incremental, through key improvements to our existing systems, making them cleaner and more efficient. Upwing's solution lets us extract more from our existing resources making us less dependent on dirtier options or foreign sources.
Innovation and Resurgence: CEO Sri Solur's Journey to Reinvent Kenmore's Brand
Today we are talking with Sridhar Solur, CEO of Kenmore Brands. Kenmore is know for its quality home appliances, but with the demise of Sears, who owned Kenmore, the brand needed to revitalize itself. That is when Sridhar stepped in at the helm of Kenmore brands to innovate their way back top the top, focusing ob the electrified home.
PCs for People - Solving the E-waste Problem and Getting People Connected
E-Waste is a growing and difficult problem. It is dangerous and dirty work to recycle it, and much of the burden is carried by the poorest individuals.
Today we are talking with Loren Williams from PCs for People, which is not only helping address the e-waste problem, but bridging the digital divide as well
Cracking the Code of Venture Funding: An Exclusive Interview with Drew Spaventa
The Funding of Companies has had a rocky road lately. In the venture space money has been hard to come by and valuations have been all over the place. Today, we are talking with Drew Spaventa CEO and founder of the Spaventa Group about what it is like building a Late-Stage VC firm.
Revving Up Your Business: How Accelerators Fuel Startups - Inside the world of VC Accelerators
When you step on the accelerator, your car takes off. The same is true for a business accelerator. Today we are going to be digging in to what an Accelerator is, and how it helps a business go from 0 to 100 fast.
The Happy Hire - Rich Mendis of Hirelogic #99
Today we are talking with Rich Mendis CMO of Hirelogic a company that is trying to bring machine intelligence to the process of hiring. Helping you find, evaluate and hire the best candidates out there. So we are going to talk with Rich about what is happening in the labor market today and about why it is so important to find and attract the right person, that diamond in the rough, when job seekers have so much opportunity these days.
The Great Resignation- Fact or Fiction with Giancarlo Hirsch of Glocomms - #91
We have heard about the Great Resignation, and anybody in IT knows, it is hard to find people, especially if you are looking for Security professionals, Data Scientists or AI experts. There have been many competing theories about why this is. So we are going to be talking with an expert.
The Global Remittance Economy With WorldRemit's Earl Melivo - #88
Immigrants to wealthy countries all over the world often send money back to family in their home country. These are called Remittances, and there is a lot of money involved. The IMF estimates that it is around $600 Billion dollars a year. But, the remittance system is fraught with challenges. So, we are talking with a company that is looking to solve these problems.
Understanding the War in Ukraine with Disinfo Gal - #77
We have all been watching the tragedy unfold in Ukraine, and there is so much talk about it on the news. However, so much of the information is confusing or incorrect. So today we are going to dig into the origins of this conflict and look into how it could end.
Solve the Supply Chain Disaster with ParcelLab - Interview with Founder and CTO Julian Krenge - #74
Supply chain issues have consistently been in the news. We are seeing lead times for some products more than a year out. Quite frankly some of these items will be end of life before they are ever shipped. Businesses are desperately struggling to just manage to this situation, much less provide a great customer experience. Today we are talking to a company that is helping to solve this problem.
Decentralization, Data, and Web3 a conversation with Dr. Colleen Tartow and Annika Lewis - #72
Decentralization is all the rage these days. We talk about DeFi or decentralized financial systems, Web3, and reinventing the internet. Today we are going to be taking a look at what the future might look like, because it is closer than you think.
FUTR Predictions for 2022 - #64
On Today's episode, Chris Brandt and Sandesh Patel sit down to talk about what 2022 is going to look like. We would love to hear your thoughts on what will be important this year. Let us know what you think in the comments!
High Octane SaaS with Octane founder Akash Khanolkar - #57
Here at FUTRtech, we love startups, and today we are going to talk with an early stage company with an idea that could one day solve a big problem in the industry. We have talked about the massive shift to subscription and consumption based models before, but with that comes enormous challenges in managing all of those subscriptions. Today we are going to talk with a company that is building a platform to solve that problem