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 incent

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

Dec 16th, 2020 57m 36s

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 ove

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

Dec 9th, 2020 1h 34m

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 cont

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

Dec 2nd, 2020 27m 49s

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 star

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

Nov 11th, 2020 41m 9s

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 cit

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

Nov 4th, 2020 44m 40s

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 h

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

Oct 28th, 2020 50m 2s

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. Ann

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

Oct 21st, 2020 40m

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,

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

Oct 14th, 2020 48m 7s

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 educat

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

Oct 7th, 2020 43m 57s

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 technoloig

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

Sep 30th, 2020 47m 28s

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 e

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 51m 59s

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 impa

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 48m 16s

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

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 48m 27s

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

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 47m 44s

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 lea

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 46m 22s

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 b

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

Sep 23rd, 2020 49m 49s

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 M

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Sep 13th, 2020 1m 12s

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. Sho