10X Vision
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsCan leverage thinking guide you to a new height & growth for your startup? Join host, Mina Fung, as she interviews startup founders, creators and investors. Whether you seek to 2X your growth, 10X your vision, 3X of your exit or raise a round of funding, this is the podcast for you.
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Karlia Lykourgou: Criminal Defense Barrister + Fashion Brand Founder
March 09, 2022 08:00 - 48 minutes - 38.5 MBWhy would anyone want to be in the criminal justice system? What does it take? As a criminal defence barrister, how did Karlia Lykourgou even find the inspiration and time to start a side business in fashion? All these questions in my head led to my quest to invite Karlia as my podcast guest. As you could imagine, finding a schedule that worked for both of us was challenging. But I'm so glad we did it. I love this conversation and hope you'll also find it interesting and enjoyable while lea...
Elena Haskins - How to Have a Lineup of Clients Before Quiting Your Job
December 22, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 59 MBElena Haskins is a parallel entrepreneur who can show us how things can be done differently. She is a product designer and founder of CONVERGE that is based in New York City. She did this interview at the airport of Tulsa when she accepted an invitation to check out the city for relocation. Now she is enjoying her new life there, with new friends and new clients while the Tulsa Remote program paid her $10,000 to do the relocation for 1 year. What is it about Elena that opportunities seem ...
10X Vision Podcast Season 2 Trailer
December 16, 2021 10:00 - 54 seconds - 683 KBBuilding a business is hard. Growing a startup is even harder. With so many variables that could potentially speed up your fall or accelerate your growth, how do you choose what to focus on? What do you need to know for clarity? Whether you are looking to 2X your growth, 10X your vision, 3X your exit (selling your startup) or raise a new round of funding, this may be the podcast for you. Give it a listen. We will have a lineup of startup founders, creators and investors to share with you t...
Business Financial Remodelling During a Downturn
May 14, 2020 07:05 - 24 minutes - 19.7 MBIn this episode on financial remodelling for downturn economy (startups & small businesses), you'll learn about the remodelling with these fundamentals: cash reserves Contingency Scenario planning Connecting with your customers better Back to basic and core offering Back to the fundamentals Keeping your brand building, organic Marketing if you could come up with more cash You'll also hear about these critical financial terms which could help you pull out the high level numbers you n...
Kate Field [2 of 2]: ER Doctor's Actionable Insights on Business & Health Care Solutions
April 29, 2020 07:05 - 50 minutes - 40.8 MBSide hustle is a popular term nowadays, but how exactly do you go to build one? How do you use your skills from your professional training to run your own side hustle or business? How to have a career & business on parallel tracks? What about the health care system we have learned to care about during the pandemic? On today's episode, Kate shares all that and more. In particular: How to use the 3rd base position for making business decisions Why she becomes emotional when facing her own m...
Kate Field [1 of 2]: ER Doctor & Farm Owner on Careers, Health Care & Food
April 22, 2020 08:00 - 34 minutes - 27.7 MBKate Field is an emergency doctor in Tasmania, Australia. She also trains ER doctors while running a farm with her husband, Iain Field (a PhD himself). Kate's interview is released in two parts. In today's episode (part 1), Kate shares her inspiration in medicine, her choice in becoming an emergency doctor instead of a surgeon, and her decision to own and run a farm with her husband. Did her work and social circles think she's crazy to make such a move? She also shares how her early fina...
Financial Remodelling for the Shifting Economy
April 16, 2020 07:05 - 28 minutes - 22.5 MBThe stay-at-home economy and remote work/services will continue to take its foothold in our new normal lives. While we need to keep pace with the news, the changes on health care, the pandemic and and the economy, we also need to keep a dynamic view and perspective at both macro and micro levels. At the macro level, it is a dynamic perspective that will help us navigate the stress to see and seizes the opportunities during times of crisis, the fast pace of our world and the future. At the ...
Pivoting, Fast and Slow (Even If You Feel Lost)
April 09, 2020 07:05 - 24 minutes - 19.9 MBI'm dedicating this episode to all my fellow entrepreneurs fighting to stay afloat to serve others and the health care workers fighting to save lives. In particular, a fearless leader and entrepreneur, Kelsey Moreira and an emergency doctor, Kate Field, fighting the covid-19 crisis in Australia. Kelsey is one of my podcast guests. She pivoted her operation within a day after her store was ordered to close because of the covid-19 shut down. Kate is in my podcast community. She recommended a...
Erika Armstrong [2 of 2]: Female Pilot & Commercial Airline Captain on Power & Vulnerability
March 11, 2020 07:05 - 52 minutes - 42.1 MBIn this second part of our conversation, Erika and I talk about how highly educated, powerful and intelligent women can get trapped in a life cycle and crash into the ground. Also, how we can regain our power by reaching out to others and get the support from other women. This conversation is bit uncomfortable. We talk about domestic violence which is more common than you think or know. We talk about the importance of maintaining our own financial identity no matter the situation we're in. ...
Erika Armstrong [1 of 2]: Female Pilot & Commercial Airline Captain on Power & Vulnerability
February 27, 2020 08:05 - 28 minutes - 22.7 MBIn a world of very few female pilots, how did Erika Armstrong make it to the commercial airline captain seat at the age of 30? What was her biggest obstacle when climbing up the aviation ladder? In this first part of a 2 part series of interviewing Erika Armstrong, you'll learn how she got into flying and what do pilots usually do when they are locked in the cockpit. Also, with all the power and status that come with the job as a pilot, what could derail a career and life? That will be sha...
Eric Sim: From Street Vendor's Son Selling Noodle to Managing Director of Investment Banking at UBS
February 19, 2020 08:05 - 33 minutes - 26.7 MBEric Sim helped his dad sell noodle on the street of Singapore growing up. He failed both Math & English at School and received discouraging remarks from his teacher. Despite the remarks, Eric graduated from university with an engineering degree and advanced his study and career in finance and investment banking. He built his personal brand on LinkedIn and his side business while still working as the Managing Director at UBS. Now he has amassed close to 2.8M followers. In this episode,...
Hélène Lesterlin: Getting Your Next Job & Building Your Own Startup, With No Experience
February 12, 2020 16:13 - 56 minutes - 45.1 MBHélène Lesterlin is a fox, in the sense that she has multiple-interests and able to transform herself for any new domain she desires to explore. In this episode, Hélène shares her fascinating journey of how she started her study in science and shifted her major to sculpture & performance. After the 2016 presidential election in the United States, she decided to change again. This time, she wanted to go into the startup world, with no experience. She didn't know anything about ange...
Hélène Lesterlin: Jump to Your New Career & Build Your Own Startup, By Embracing Audacity
February 12, 2020 16:13 - 56 minutes - 45.1 MBHélène Lesterlin is a fox, in the sense that she has multiple-interests and able to transform herself for any new domain she desires to explore. In this episode, Hélène shares her fascinating journey of how she started her study in science and shifted her major to sculpture & performance. After the 2016 presidential election in the United States, she decided to change again. This time, she wanted to go into the startup world, with no experience. She didn't know anything about angel investo...
Jessica Powell: Quitting Google as VP of Global Communications & PR
February 04, 2020 08:05 - 40 minutes - 32.7 MBJessica Powell, former Google VP turned music software startup cofounder, author and writer, shares her journey at Google and in the tech industry. Her fictional novel, The Big Disruption, has a unique view of the Silicon Valley and its culture, with fresh insights and humour. Jessica attributes her career up the Google ladder to both serendipity and hard work. Or as she described humbly, luck and timing played a big part. Perhaps luck favours the bold when Jessica said YES to many projects...
Will Woods: Business on an Unconventional Path & Former Job as a Side Hustle
January 28, 2020 08:05 - 1 hour - 48.9 MBWill Woods, former management consultant turned entrepreneur, now is the Founder & Chief Storyteller of Forbidden Vancouver Walking Tours. He's business is growing with 12 employees. Because of the seasonal nature of his business, Will takes on his former job as a side hustle, which gives him extra security and income source. This unconventional path gives him the financial freedom to invest in the growth of his business. In this episode, Will shares not only his story but also a great a...
Kelsey Moreira: From $0 to $1.2M, From Intel to Doughp to Forbes 30 Under 30 in 2 Years
January 21, 2020 08:05 - 55 minutes - 44.4 MBKelsey Moreira, former manager at Intel turned entrepreneur, shares how she ditched her 10-year tech career to start and run Doughp, a cookie dough business. She started with only $2,000 for a cookie dough cart and cookie dough materials. In this episode, you'll hear her amazing milestones on her journey to build a thriving business, including In 3 hours, she sold out her first batch of MVP (aka her cookie dough as her Minimum Viable Product) at a park and got her market research done. I...
Nora Dunn: Financial Freedom on An Unusual Path
December 17, 2019 10:00 - 58 minutes - 47 MBNora Dunn, former financial planner turned professional traveller, shares her stories and strategies on building businesses, generating financial security before 30 and creating a beautiful life travelling the world full time for 12 years. Now Nora has just set up a home base in Toronto Canada and still travels for half of the year. Listening to Nora's story will bring you a doze of inspiration, a shot of energy and a new perspective on how beautiful life could be on an unusual path, with...
Ric Lindberg: Technology & Leadership
December 03, 2019 10:00 - 57 minutes - 46.1 MBRic Lindberg, self-proclaimed data nerd, is the host of "Relationship Power at Work" podcast. He has been serving global organizations as one of the top European technology consultants for over 10 years. He is passionate about helping technical leaders reaching their potential by deepen their understanding of their work environment and people they work with. In this episode, you'll hear how Ric Lindberg cares so much about both data and people. Our conversation is a full on geek talk. If yo...
Julie Murat: How to Think & Delegate as an Entrepreneur
November 12, 2019 09:00 - 50 minutes - 40.3 MBAfter getting her Master in International Business, a short stint with banking and an international NGO, Julie Murat knew that working for corporations or large organizations was not for her. In search of her new path, Julie connected online with the co-founder of Bridge for Billions at its conceptual stage. After meeting the co-founder in person, Julie packed up her whole life in France in two suitcases and moved to Madrid to build Bridge for Billions, alongside the other two co-founders. ...
Kim Ransom: Start a New Business alongside Your Business, Career or Study
October 02, 2019 17:48 - 57 minutes - 46.5 MBKim Ransom approached me for a podcast crossover and that's how I learned about Kim and invited her as my podcast guest. I knew very little about Kim before my interview of her. What surprises me while interviewing her is her humility, besides all of her achievements. She shows us that being ambition means achieving success for ourselves while lifting others. She designs her future with her team in mind. In this episode, you'll also hear how Kim starts each of her business, runs her venture...
Karena de Souza: Future of Work and How to Tilt It in Your Favor
September 18, 2019 17:39 - 1 hour - 61.5 MBKarena de Souza, now a strategist, speaker and coach on future of work for GenZ, shares with us on how to stay relevant even when you don't know what future holds for you. Her insights, drawing from her scenario planning experience at Morgan Stanley and developing through her experience as a parent and an entrepreneur, are relevant to anyone wanting to advance their work/life/business. In today's hyper tactic-focused world, Karea emphazes on using long range strategic thinking and planning ...
Amy Williams: Building for Startup Success with Global Brands & Venture Funding
August 27, 2019 09:00 - 48 minutes - 38.5 MBAmy Williams, now founder & CEO of Good-Loop, is changing and shaping the landscape of global brand advertising by empower consumers to give chartiable donation using advertisers' money. It's truly a win-win-win situation for all parties. As an online advertising platform, Good-Loop helps use the advertising money to solve the world's problems. Amy's startup journey proves that building a startup worth growing is also good for business. Her innovative idea and ingenious execution has led he...
Amy Williams: Building for Startup Success with Global Brands & Venture Funding
August 27, 2019 09:00 - 48 minutes - 38.5 MBAmy Williams, now founder & CEO of Good-Loop, is changing and shaping the landscape of global brand advertising by empower consumers to give chartiable donation using advertisers' money. It's truly a win-win-win situation for all parties. As an online advertising platform, Good-Loop helps use the advertising money to solve the world's problems. Amy's startup journey proves that building a startup worth growing is also good for business. Her innovative idea and ingenious execution h...
Haylee Galloway: Building Life and Business After Getting Fired
August 13, 2019 22:07 - 24 minutes - 15.8 MBHaylee Galloway was a corporate HR specialist before she got sick with fibromyalgia. While she's in the midst of doing medical testings, her employer fired her. Two weeks after being fired, her condition improved. With 2 young daughters, Haylee had to figured things out quickly. She started doing freelancing work as an HR specialist, and building her online business by cultivating new friendships and relationships online. Within a year, she launched her first online course with 500 students...
Amy Giddon: Career Jungle Gym & Tech Startup
July 30, 2019 09:00 - 1 hour - 54 MBAmy Giddon, former President of Rushcard and Vice President of American Express turned entrepreneur, shares how she took her opporutunity at Bain & Compan early on in her career as a shortcut to advance her career in Bain and later to Vice President of Amercian Express without a business degree or an MBA. To play the game in the Career Jungle Gym, Amy emphasizes the important of cultivating diverse netowrks, especially for women, for building coalitions, support and advocacy. She also shar...
Mina on 10X: Why Change, Why Podcast
July 24, 2019 23:28 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBCan change thinking guide you to a new path? In this episode, I share why and how I started my 10X Vision podcast, including using a fundamental principle of economics to explain a changing trend in people's career journey. You'll want to know about this trend. Let's face it, besides inspirations, certain fundamental principles of economics are useful to help us apply change thinking and look at challenging life situations differently. In this episode, I'll share my steps and missteps in na...
Simon Ratcliffe: The Key for Accelerating Career & Business Growth
July 16, 2019 09:00 - 40 minutes - 36.6 MBAs a former managing director of a global advertising agency, Simon Ratcliffe shares how he started his career, built on his inclination he called luck and accelerated his career and business trajectory, with a success exit from his business he co-founded with a colleague. In this episode, we also talk about vision and how to use that to identify future opportunities. Join our conversation. Now Simon is the host of a podcast called Turning The Tables. You can find Simon and his podcast at ...
Maria Xenidou: Impact Work for Career Growth or Business Creation
July 09, 2019 09:00 - 57 minutes - 52.8 MBHow does a scientist, former technology executive and a podcaster operate at the intersection of her knowledge, wisdom and passion to shape learning as a culture? In this episode, my guest, Maria Xenidou, a PhD in material science and a former vice president of a globe technology company with $2 billion annual revenue, shares how she navigated her successful corporate career and later created her own paths in writing, podcasting and strategic advisory as an entrepreneur. Maria also shares ...
Ben Brooks - Building Profitable Business & Employee Experience
June 25, 2019 09:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBBen Brooks, former corporate executive turned entrepreneur, shares his career journey, his lessons learned in building his tech startup, Pilot, and how Pilot became profitable in 2 years with incredible corporate customers like Pandora, Pinterest and MetLife. As Ben & Mina talk about employee engagement vs. employee experience, Ben also shares his problem-solving thinking and revenue-based mindset for starting and growing a business. How did Ben navigate his career changes, build up his ca...
Jane Murray: Former VC, Founder & CEO of Peacebeam
June 18, 2019 11:00 - 57 minutes - 52.3 MBWhat do kindness, connection and technology have to do with a lawyer, philosopher, and venture capitalist? In this episode, my guest, Jane Murray, lawyer and former venture capitalist turned entrepreneur, shares her career reinvention and how she started her startup Peacebeam in 2016. Now Peacebeam has a tribe of fans and an exciting collaboration with the London School of Economics for their entrepreneur programs. If you think being a lawyer and VC would make it easier for Jane to start h...
10X Vision Podcast Trailer
June 03, 2019 16:17 - 1 minute - 1.19 MBCan change thinking guide you to a new path? Join host, Mina Fung, as she interviews former corporate leaders turned entrepreneurs and other inspiring guests who take charge to create their own new paths. Through the inspiring stories of her guests, Mina will show you how you can 10X your VISION to create the life and business with purpose and passion. Join the conversation and explore the future of work-life-business. Host: Mina Fung Music credit: Adventures by A Himitsu Hosted on Aca...