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On this episode of The Small Business Radio Show…
SEGMENT 1 with Philippe Bouissou, Ph.D., starting at 0:00: What do you do to outpace the market and grow faster than your competitors? Philippe Bouissou shares a new paradigm that is designed to accelerate any business.
SEGMENT 2 with Nadia Michel, starting at 16:30: Many American entrepreneurs are too focused on business that is going on right here in the US. Our next guest, Nadia Michel, says its critical to take a more global view to be successful.
SEGMENT 3 with David Glasgow, starting at 36:15: In the current period of social and political unrest, conversations about identity are becoming more frequent and more difficult. On subjects like critical race theory, gender equity in the workplace, and LGBTQ-inclusive classrooms, many of us are understandably fearful of saying the wrong thing. That fear can sometimes prevent us from speaking up at all, depriving people from marginalized groups of support and stalling progress toward a more just and inclusive society. David Glasgow is here to help, starting with how to disagree respectfully (and civilly) at work.
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More on each segment below.
Segment 1: Philippe Bouissou, Ph.D. has spent three decades in Silicon Valley as an entrepreneur, a CEO, a venture capitalist, and a management consultant. He is Managing Partner at Blue Dots Partners LLC, a firm he co-founded focused on top-line acceleration. At Apple, he was a Director of the Worldwide Internet Commerce Group, where he founded and managed the online Apple Store and grew its revenue from zero to $350 million. Phillipe holds a BS in Mathematics, an MS in Physics, and a Ph.D. in non-linear physics and chaos theory. He is the author of Aligning The Dots: The New Paradigm to Grow Any Business.
- What do you do to outpace the market and grow faster than your competitors?
- A universal, data-driven, and prescriptive methodology designed to accelerate any business.
- How well is your business aligned for growth?
- How to identify areas you should likely focus on to start growing your business faster.
- Models for growth
Segment 2: Nadia Michel is a journalist and the author of the new book 40 Lessons: What the New Entrepreneurs Can Teach Us About Technology, Geopolitics & the Coming Reformation.
- What entrepreneurs can teach us about technology
- The importance of being aware of global trends
- Sustainability – current trends & attitudes, new technologies
- How to thrive in an AI-driven world
- How to disrupt your industry
Segment 3: David Glasgow is the coauthor of Say the Right Thing: How to Talk About Identity, Diversity, and Justice. The book shows potential allies that these conversations don’t have to be so overwhelming. He shows how to manage diverse teams at work, navigating issues of inclusion at college, or challenging biased comments at a family barbecue.
- What is the book about, and what are you hoping readers will take away from it?
- David’s work at NYU School of Law and at the Meltzer Center for Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging
- You and your coauthor are both lawyers. Why did you feel like this was the book to write?
- How to avoid four reactions to being called out for a misstep
- How to disagree respectfully and civilly—which, yes, is allowed!
- How to apologize authentically if you’ve made a mistake in a conversation with someone about their identity or experiences
