TSL Lunch & Learn: Thriving through a pandemic: A case study

Welcome to TSL's Global Startup Series.

In this series, we explore the global startup arena and delve into what startups around the world are doing. Each session, we chat with a startup from different parts of the world to discuss:

• How this "global pandemic" is affecting them in their country base
• How this has impacted working across international borders
• The future of global businesses
• The reality of pivoting and adapting

If you are looking at doing business across borders or want to know how startups across the world are faring, then this series is for you. Join us every Wednesday for TSL's Global Startup Series.

MEET THIS WEEK'S GLOBAL STARTUP:

Bastiaan Mawhin, Vice President Sales & Marketing, SHORE Solutions An advocate of the remote life, Bas works with people around the world advising business owners, entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and other experts on how to embrace the offshore talent potential into their operational DNA. He works with clients to continuously drive for success, increase operational productivity, and build a strong company culture with access to a global talent pool. His skills and experience revolve around people assessment and management, account management, online and offline marketing, B2B/B2C sales, new business generation, pipeline management, complex selling and consultancy, project management, and budget management.  Having been around for more than 10 years in this so-called remote life, he has truly embraced cultural nuances as an opportunity transforming the way we work, how we culturally create an impact and grow business revenues.

About SHORE Solutions SHORE is a provider of outsourcing services with a difference—we’re recognised as being highly client-focused and operationally excellent. We serve global clients with requirements for contact centre, back office, marketing, and tech services. We deliver our services through a flexible range of outsourcing models—from comprehensive solutions that incorporate operations management and Quality Assurance; to co-sourcing solutions that enable clients to control day-to-day activities; and simple facilities outsourcing. Our clients benefit from fully customisable models backed by our solid suite of shared support services including facilities management, recruitment, HR, finance, and IT support.

Renato Anselmi Ricci, Founder & COO, nok As a founding COO and former strategy consultant, Renato loves getting shit done. As a passionate Italian, his uncomfortable honesty is only second to his sarcasm. Having more energy than a battery, Renato considers himself  to be abnormally driven & curious. As a founder, polyglot, and seasoned traveler, he makes many mistakes but few are the same. Nothing makes him prouder than disrupting the retail industry with the great team at nok.

A bit about Nok Through nok you can generate product experiences at scale. Try products from the comfort of your home for 7 days with $0 down and buying is entirely optional - pretty convenient especially during covid! The only circular retail supply chain - every package comes with a pre-paid return label, we sanitize and rebox returns within 48 hours of receipt and send them out to the next home. This not only stops their inappropriate disposal which causes unquantifiable harm to the environment and >$400 billion in yearly losses for brands, but also transforms returns into our partner brands' greatest marketing assets, courtesy of the awesome free tryout experience. We're hiring across the board and are always on the lookout for exciting products for our growing nokster community to try before they buy.

Moderator: Anita Baccam, Head of Events, Tank Stream Labs With over 12 years’ of events experience, Anita has predominately worked within the financial services, tech, and startups spaces. She is currently the Head of Events at tech-focused co-working space, Tank Stream Labs, and launched anitaplanner, an event consultancy business in May 2019. She is passionate about supporting the growth of the startup and tech communities through leading event management and delivering strategic and innovative events.

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