Global Chamber® was pleased to speak one-on-one with William (Bill) Edwards, CEO and Global Advisor at Edwards Global Services.
Bill is an extraordinary global business resource with 47 years of business experience. That is not a typo! Bill and his team are helping companies in their global expansion with information to make better strategic decisions, and to assist with implementation, too.
Watch the conversation HERE.
Listen to the global podcast HERE.
You'll hear Bill go through key areas to consider as you determine how to expand globally next.
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ROI - Return on Investment for money and time investment is the most important. What benefit is expected based on the market receptivity to your product or service and your expected success?
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Who - Immediately following the product or service, who do you have working on the effort?
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Culture - What cultural issues can be expected to leverage and overcome in the rollout?
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Commitment - How committed and focused is the management team to be successful?
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Technology - What technology will be required for the successful implementation of the expansion?
... and more. Bill has an extraordinary lifetime of success stories to pull from!
Keynote Speaker Biography
William (Bill) Edwards, CEO and Global Advisor at Edwards Global Services. William Edwards, CEO, Global Advisor and Board Director, has 4+ decades of international experience. He has lived in China, the Czech Republic, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Iran, and Turkey and directed projects in over 50 countries. His executive and project management experience in the oil & gas, technology, education, franchise, project design and management and market research sectors. Mr. Edwards’ company has twice received the U.S. Presidential award for export excellence. He publishes the quarterly GlobalVue™ country-ranking tool and a biweekly global business update newsletter can be found at www.geowizard.biz.
Read Bill's full Linkedin profile.
Moderator: Doug Bruhnke - Founder/CEO of Global Chamber®. Doug is a global entrepreneur dedicated to helping members of Global Chamber® successfully reach new markets across 525 metros - everywhere! He is a two-time expat with Dupont in Tokyo and Singapore with 34 years of global business experience in nearly all countries and segments. Doug is also regional advisor for U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and a member of Arizona District Export Council. He has a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from University of Utah and an EMBA from Michigan State University, and is co-inventor on 5 patents. Doug was born in Mt. Kisco, New York and now is based in Scottsdale, Arizona and Palo Alto, California. Hear the Global Chamber® story here.
Originally published at https://www.globalchamber.org/blog/2021/10/06/global-chamber/global-business-recovery-from-the-trenches-with-william-bill-edwards/
