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#17 Israel: Leading Mobility Venture Capitalist, Michael Granoff, on Maniv Mobility's $144M Fund 49:10

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Had a chance to speak with one of the leading clean tech & mobility investors in the world today. From assisting in getting a bill passed through US congress in 2006 to increase fuel economy standards, and the very first electric vehicle incentives, to being one of the very first investors and serving as a board member for Better Place - which rais…

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#16 Hong Kong: Executive to executive coach w/17K+ hours & 1k+ trained w/Lance Tanaka Group 57:36

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Everybody wants to retire early, right? But the difference in doing it and not is by actually taking action. Lance Tanaka was an executive for some of the largest international brands, like Nike & Pepsi, which had him running operations all over the world. He had a desire to retire by the age of 45, and so he set out a 10 year plan at 35 to make it…

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#15 South Africa: Sports Agent Michael Makaab & his journey to 300 athletes w/Prosport International 1:34:36

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If you've ever played sports at any level, I'm sure at one point or another you've envisioned yourself one day becoming a professional athlete. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with a professional in the sports world, spanning multiple continents and dozens of countries! Michael Makaab had started as an amateur footballer, and after injuries en…

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#14 Lebanon: 60 year family business in Commercial Insurance to insurtech Comin, with Roger Zaccar 27:49

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Roger Zaccar had started Commercial Insurance in 1962 in Lebanon, our guest's late grandfather. Since then the business has expanded into numerous countries across multiple continents as a strong & growing family business. Roger Zaccar had started working in Commercial Insurance in the early 2000's and found he loved the industry and business of in…

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#13 Peru: Flavia Becker on exceeding $100M invested by wealth management startup, Zest Capital 41:09

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The ultra rich have people they hire to manage their money, like a wealth management firm. Flavia Becker & her co-founders had seen that the market only catered to the wealthy in her home country of Peru. There was no option for the average citizen to invest their savings and have it professionally managed. Flavia is the co-founder of Zest capital,…

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#12 Peru: Kenneth Lopez on scaling Tekton Labs from a college startup to Pan America 44:40

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We’ve all heard of the success stories of entrepreneurs starting businesses in college. Martin Kenneth Lopez is one of those who actually founded his business, Tekton Labs, while still in college in Peru! With a go big or go home attitude, he had his eyes set on the USA market and obtained his first client from posting on tech message boards way ba…

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#11 Australia: Building Rufus & Coco into a global brand with Anneke van den Broek 50:02

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Can you remember the very first entrepreneurial venture you had, maybe as a kid? I think mine was in 2nd grade creating little arts & craft items to hold our pencils and erasers. I'd sell them for 5 or 10 cents, literally nickel & dime'ing. Anneke van den Broek had definitely started early in the world of entrepreneurship when she started breeding …

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#10 Philippines: Magellan Fetalino on how Acudeen is solving the liquidity crisis for SME's 40:00

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What do you do when you're a small business waiting on your client's receivables to come in, and in the meantime you've still got to pay for your goods & services, payroll, and overhead? Well this is the same problem that Mario Jordan Fetalino, or Magellan for short, had while helping his family business. Clients would take months to pay you becaus…

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#9 South Africa: Kirsty Chadwick built a digital education revolution with The Training Room Online 48:07

4y ago48:07

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I believe education & the learning process are the root of all human growth. It comes in many forms, shapes, and environments, especially in today's technology driven age. Kirsty Chadwick certainly agrees, as she has spent decades in the education field spanning 3 continents. Kirsty started The Training Room Online in 2008, which designs & develops…

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#8 UAE: Raising $30M+, Gaurav Biswas on building MENA's largest truck aggregator - TruKKer 43:57

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How easy is it today to call a cab if we need a ride these days, we just pull out our phone and use one of many ride-sharing apps in our country. Gaurav Biswas is looking to make it just as easy to book a truck for companies with his technoloigy enabled aggregation platform, TruKKer! If you're wondering how exactly that works and who would need thi…

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#7 Japan: Invest in Japanese real estate as a foreigner - Ziv Nakajima-Magen of Nippon Tradings 47:28

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A seasoned corporate IT professional, Ziv Nakajima-Magen, made the shift towards real estate along with his wife to start Nippon Tradings. They are a buyer's agency & portfolio manager helping foreign investors buy, sell, and manage your real estate properties in Japan! Ziv takes us through the Japanese real estate market, different asset classes, …

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#6 South Africa: Luvuyo Rani on training 55,000+ people in townships with Silulo Technologies 51:59

4y ago51:59

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Townships in South Africa usually refer to the residential areas in which non-white workers were forced to live prior to 1994 when South Africa became an inclusive democracy, ending apartheid. As you can imagine, this has had a significant impact on the lives of non-white families, from education, access to technology, and just basic infrastructure…

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#5 Australia: Teaching 10M humans to future proof happiness with Penny Locaso of HackingHappy.co 48:16

4y ago48:16

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Running a business, a startup, or even a demanding job can take a toll on us, especially our happiness. I read a lot of books, talk to people with great advice, and try to keep improving...but it's still tough, and there are always new hurdles that come across us. So how do we "future proof" our happiness, so that we're always happy? Well, Penny Lo…

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#4 Colombia: Tarek El Sherif on the #1 fastest growing company in the country, Zinobe 48:27

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On today's show we have Tarek El Sheriff, the founder & CEO of Zinobe, a fintech company which uses its technology & advanced analytics to provide financial products for underserved markets. Zinobe was listed in Financial Time's fastest growing companies in the Americas, and is #1 in Colombia. They have raised $30M in debt financing just this year …

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#3 Spain: It's a people business - Alejandro Artacho on raising €80M+ for Spotahome 47:44

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So I've been looking to live in various cities around the country, and world, for a few months at a time so I can explore different areas & experience new settings. A bit more than a getaway weekend, but less hassle than signing a long term lease. I know it's a tough time to be doing something like that, especially in 2020, but one company that I f…

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#2 Mexico: Laurène Maire on bringing better for you products D2C with YEMA 46:22

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Health & what I consume is a very large component of my life & I would think many of you as well. The options available differ wildly between regions & countries. Changing cultural habits & mindsets that have been embedded for generations can be difficult, but Laurene Maire & her team or on a mission to offer Mexico the best products to health cons…

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#1 Singapore: $1 Billion in loans to SME's & growth of Funding Societies in SE Asia with Kelvin Teo 49:49

4y ago49:49

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Welcome to the VERY first episode of THE GLOBAL UJ Podcast! So excited to be sharing with you all our very first guest on the show, Kelvin Teo! Kelvin was born in Malaysia, moved to Singapore later in his teenage years, and eventually got his MBA from the Harvard school of business. He started his company, Funding Societies, with a fellow Harvard c…

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The Global UJ Trailer 1:12

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Welcome to The Global UJ Podcast! A weekly podcast showcasing conversations with entrepreneurs & industry leaders from around the world, spanning every single continent. Connecting the developed to the developing, and everywhere in between. Showing that opportunities are aplenty to make a lasting difference on the world in more than just our own ba…

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#17 Israel: Leading Mobility Venture Capitalist, Michael Granoff, on Maniv Mobility's $144M Fund 49:10

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#16 Hong Kong: Executive to executive coach w/17K+ hours & 1k+ trained w/Lance Tanaka Group 57:36

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#15 South Africa: Sports Agent Michael Makaab & his journey to 300 athletes w/Prosport International 1:34:36

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#14 Lebanon: 60 year family business in Commercial Insurance to insurtech Comin, with Roger Zaccar 27:49

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#13 Peru: Flavia Becker on exceeding $100M invested by wealth management startup, Zest Capital 41:09

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#12 Peru: Kenneth Lopez on scaling Tekton Labs from a college startup to Pan America 44:40

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#11 Australia: Building Rufus & Coco into a global brand with Anneke van den Broek 50:02

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#10 Philippines: Magellan Fetalino on how Acudeen is solving the liquidity crisis for SME's 40:00

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#9 South Africa: Kirsty Chadwick built a digital education revolution with The Training Room Online 48:07

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#8 UAE: Raising $30M+, Gaurav Biswas on building MENA's largest truck aggregator - TruKKer 43:57

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#7 Japan: Invest in Japanese real estate as a foreigner - Ziv Nakajima-Magen of Nippon Tradings 47:28

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#6 South Africa: Luvuyo Rani on training 55,000+ people in townships with Silulo Technologies 51:59

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#5 Australia: Teaching 10M humans to future proof happiness with Penny Locaso of HackingHappy.co 48:16

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#4 Colombia: Tarek El Sherif on the #1 fastest growing company in the country, Zinobe 48:27

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#3 Spain: It's a people business - Alejandro Artacho on raising €80M+ for Spotahome 47:44

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#2 Mexico: Laurène Maire on bringing better for you products D2C with YEMA 46:22

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#1 Singapore: $1 Billion in loans to SME's & growth of Funding Societies in SE Asia with Kelvin Teo 49:49

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The Global UJ Trailer 1:12

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