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

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Global Class Podcast

Aaron McDaniel and Klaus Wehage

34 episodes

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Get the inside stories of how the world’s fastest growing companies scale globally and the unique career journeys of the internationally-minded business leaders who run these Global Class companies. International is the new agile and best-in-class companies are adapting to build products, operational models and company cultures that resonate with a worldwide audience. The Global Class Podcast explores best practices for effective international expansion and offers practical advice for anyone who aspires to build global companies and careers in international business.

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

Global Class Podcast

1 hour 51 seconds

2 years ago

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

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

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