Job van der Voort, the CEO & Co-Founder of Remote
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Our guest today is Job van der Voort, the CEO & Co-Founder of Remote – a company that empowers businesses of all sizes to manage full-time and contract workers globally. In this episode, Job discusses the frameworks for creating high-impact distributed organizations, provides solutions to the common criticisms of remote work, and details how distributed workforces can enhance a company’s competitive advantage.
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Lululemon: Exploring a luxury category creator
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In this episode, Tamara Manoukian, Portfolio Manager at WCM, discusses Lululemon’s history of innovation, durable growth story, and community-based approach. Tamara also details how store level culture has been critical to employee empowerment, and the role its culture played in creating a leading lifestyle brand.
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Eren Bali, the CEO & Co-Founder of Carbon Health
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Our guest today is Eren Bali, the CEO & Co-Founder of Carbon Health – a company focused on making high-quality healthcare more accessible to everyone. In this episode, Eren reflects on his personal self-improvement as a leader, discusses how Carbon has navigated the changing market conditions, and candidly speaks to the cultural impact of layoffs.
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You and Your Research
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In 1986, Dr. Richard W. Hamming, a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a retired Bell Labs scientist, discussed why very few scientists make significant contributions and are often forgotten in the long run. The , titled “You and Your Research” has served as a timeless blueprint for thinking about knowledge – centering around courage, luck, drive, attitudes, productivity, and much more. In this episode, Sanjay Ayer, Portfolio Manager at WCM, discussed how Hamming’s principles have allowed WCM’s investment research to grow and improve.
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Didier Elzinga, the CEO & Founder of Culture Amp
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Our guest today is Didier Elzinga, the CEO & Founder of Culture Amp – the world's leading Culture Analytics platform. In this episode, we dive into Didier’s background and how he bootstrapped Culture Amp to success. We explore incentivizing and retaining staff in a downturn, investing in people, and building sustained excellence.
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Why Culture Matters
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Our guests today are WCM’s very own , President & Portfolio Manager, and , Business Culture Analyst. In this episode we set the stage for why culture matters and dive deeper around the core pillars of WCM’s culture framework – culture strategy alignment, strength, and adaptability. The team brings the framework to life through real life company examples such as Intuit, Datadog, Old Dominion, Techtronic, MercardoLibre, and many more.
info_outlineIn this episode, Tamara Manoukian, Portfolio Manager at WCM, discusses Lululemon’s history of innovation, durable growth story, and community-based approach. Tamara also details how store level culture has been critical to employee empowerment, and the role its culture played in creating a leading lifestyle brand.