In this episode of Venture Ahead, recorded live at South Summit Brazil, IE Business School's professor Joe Haslam speaks with Erik Day, Dell’s senior vice president of small & medium business, and global executive chair of Dell’s PRIDE Employee Resource Group (ERG).
Erik and Joe discuss the importance of SMBs in the business ecosystem—and the world. They explore the effect that greater access to technology and data is having on SMBs' ability to connect with their customers, and compare the different growth mindsets that can exist in American vs. European SMBs.
The conversation also covers the theme of being able to be yourself in the workplace; Erik shares his own personal experiences as a member of the LGBTQ community and reflects on how the culture has changed in the more than 25 years since he joined Dell.
https://www.dell.com/en-us/blog/authors/erik-day/; https://www.linkedin.com/in/erik-day-a14a0632/
https://www.dell.com/en-us/lp/dt/michael-dell
https://jobs.dell.com/en/pride-employee-resource-group