Experience Speaks | Stories from Business Leaders

Ben Sampson is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business in high school, his second business in College and more recently he started WeHero which enables companies to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs.

With clients like Visa, Facebook, Salesforce and many more WeHero has gained great traction because it has product market fit, something Ben talks a lot on. 

We covered a lot during Ben's interview, so we broke our conversation into two parts. 

In part 1 he talks deeply about the emotions that come with starting and closing down businesses. 

In Part 2 we talk about product management, finding product market fit, how Ben started WeHero and how his business had to adapt to the market impacts of COVID-19.

We are excited to have Ben on the podcast today because he is energetic, he is passionate and he is dedicated to making an impact.

Ben Sampson is a serial entrepreneur who started his first business in high school, his second business in College and more recently he started WeHero which enables companies to accomplish their social mission through powerful giving and volunteer programs.

With clients like Visa, Facebook, Salesforce and many more WeHero has gained great traction because it has product market fit, something Ben talks a lot on. 

We covered a lot during Ben's interview, so we broke our conversation into two parts. 

In part 1 he talks deeply about the emotions that come with starting and closing down businesses. 

In Part 2 we talk about product management, finding product market fit, how Ben started WeHero and how his business had to adapt to the market impacts of COVID-19.

We are excited to have Ben on the podcast today because he is energetic, he is passionate and he is dedicated to making an impact.

Adam Mendler is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and currently operates Beverly Hills Chairs, Custom Tobacco and Veloz Solutions.

But those are just the winners. Adam and his team initially attempted to start 10 companies at the same time. After nearly running out of money Adam and his team decided to narrow down to the few that were closest to monetization.

Adam has written a quite a bit on the subject of leadership for publications like Forbes Magazine, Inc Magazine & Thrive Global. He speaks on leadership, and he even has a podcast of his own called Thirty Minute Mentors 🎙️

In this episode we Adam provides some lessons learned on:

1. Why you shouldn’t start 10 companies at the same time
2. Where to start when it comes to leading others
3. How to connect with others

Enjoy!

Adam Mendler is the CEO of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and currently operates Beverly Hills Chairs, Custom Tobacco and Veloz Solutions.

But those are just the winners. Adam and his team initially attempted to start 10 companies at the same time. After nearly running out of money Adam and his team decided to narrow down to the few that were closest to monetization.

Adam has written a quite a bit on the subject of leadership for publications like Forbes Magazine, Inc Magazine & Thrive Global. He speaks on leadership, and he even has a podcast of his own called Thirty Minute Mentors 🎙️

In this episode we Adam provides some lessons learned on:

1. Why you shouldn’t start 10 companies at the same time
2. Where to start when it comes to leading others
3. How to connect with others

Enjoy!

This is a bonus episode from our annual event Biz Talks. This talk was originally posted on biztalks.co where you can watch the full video!

In this Biz Talk Michelle Landers tells an intimate story when she found herself facing the phenomenon called imposter syndrome early in her career at Google. Michelle felt like an imposter because she found herself working alongside colleagues who graduated from "prestigious” universities like Harvard.

Michelle shares how to identify imposter syndrome and what to do when you start to feel imposter syndrome creep in on you.

If you like this bonus episode make sure to check out Michelle's full Experience Speaks episode where we dive even deeper into her experience.

This is a bonus episode from our annual event Biz Talks. This talk was originally posted on biztalks.co where you can watch the full video!

In this Biz Talk Michelle Landers tells an intimate story when she found herself facing the phenomenon called imposter syndrome early in her career at Google. Michelle felt like an imposter because she found herself working alongside colleagues who graduated from "prestigious” universities like Harvard.

Michelle shares how to identify imposter syndrome and what to do when you start to feel imposter syndrome creep in on you.

If you like this bonus episode make sure to check out Michelle's full Experience Speaks episode where we dive even deeper into her experience.

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Michelle Landers who is a talent outreach specialist at Google. 

Michelle has held several positions at Google in the human resources realm but at the moment she is specifically focused on recruiting the next generation of top tech talent to work at Google. 

We are excited to share this interview with you today. Here are a few things that we cover:

1. The most important things to know when applying to work at Google (or any big tech company)
2. What it’s actually like to work in HR
3. Why Michelle decided to go into a career of human resources

We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Michelle Landers who is a talent outreach specialist at Google. 

Michelle has held several positions at Google in the human resources realm but at the moment she is specifically focused on recruiting the next generation of top tech talent to work at Google. 

We are excited to share this interview with you today. Here are a few things that we cover:

1. The most important things to know when applying to work at Google (or any big tech company)
2. What it’s actually like to work in HR
3. Why Michelle decided to go into a career of human resources

We hope you enjoy this episode!

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Gia Thi Nguyen the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens!

Thi is an international man of business, over his 18 year career with Siemens he has physically moved countries 5 times, he speaks 5 languages and as you will hear he is German.

He started his career as a process analyst and quickly became CIO of Siemens Vietnam, he also served as the CFO of a Siemens subsidiary in Spain and now he is the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens Digital Industries.

Thi has a ton of experience in project management, process mining, automation and technology. His most recent project helped Siemens advance further into their digital transformation by automating over 10 million manual process from teams around the world. He did this all with a team of just 3 people. 

Thi is highly intelligent and an original thinker, which is why we are excited to have him on the podcast.

In this episode of Experience Speaks we interview Gia Thi Nguyen the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens!

Thi is an international man of business, over his 18 year career with Siemens he has physically moved countries 5 times, he speaks 5 languages and as you will hear he is German.

He started his career as a process analyst and quickly became CIO of Siemens Vietnam, he also served as the CFO of a Siemens subsidiary in Spain and now he is the Head of Operational Excellence for Siemens Digital Industries.

Thi has a ton of experience in project management, process mining, automation and technology. His most recent project helped Siemens advance further into their digital transformation by automating over 10 million manual process from teams around the world. He did this all with a team of just 3 people. 

Thi is highly intelligent and an original thinker, which is why we are excited to have him on the podcast.