Influencers for Global Teams (Personalities for Remote Leaders)
Looking for Influencers for Global Teams? Having a loved one migrate to a different country is unsettling let alone allowing your brainchild i. e. your company, to go international.
Although you can get heaps of help from offshoring companies like us in this process, preparing to transition can lift much pressure on your shoulders.
The best way to do it is to surround yourself with people who will empower you to take the leap, and you don’t have to spend a dime to book coaches to make that possible.
Follow the online personalities below; they can help you get ready to gradually grow your organisation globally.
1. Gary Vaynerchuk
Also known as “GaryVee,” he is a 5x New York Times Best Selling Author and the CEO of a $209 million company VaynerX. He has over 44 million followers across different social media platforms and his global creative and media agency, VaynerMedia, has offices worldwide including the USA, Canada, Mexico, the UK, the Netherlands, Singapore, Malaysia, Japan and Australia. Since scaling requires exponential revenue growth, you will learn about marketing and brand building from Gary. He has already employed 1,200+ talents in 6 continents. Find his social accounts on this page.
2. Neil Patel
Another New York Times Best Selling Author, Neil received notable recognitions from Entrepreneur Magazine, Wall Street Journal, the United States House of Representatives and even from former US President Barack Obama. He has more than 3.8 million followers across different social media platforms and is currently the CEO of NP Digital with over $750 million in revenue. They have offices in various locations such as the USA, Canada, Brazil, India, Australia, and the UK. Neil has employed 900+ talents in 6 continents. If you need to do more marketing to scale your business Neil is also an expert in that field especially on the technical side of SEO (search engine optimisation). His social accounts can be found on this page.
3. Adam Grant
“There are ways that being remote can burn us out, but the net effect of being remote or hybrid is better for our well-being. And that’s especially true for members of non-dominant groups in an organisation. We ought to pay attention to the dividends, not just the costs.”
Even if Adam is not known as a founder or CEO, he specialises in people within institutions and that’s what he probably does every day. He was named the #2 most influential management thinker in the world in 2023 and has been Wharton’s top-rated professor for 7 straight years. If your concern in offshoring is Human Resources, look no further than Adam as he is also a New York Times Bestselling author with his books named among the year’s best by Amazon, Apple, the Financial Times, and the Wall Street Journal. His viral tweets and screenshots can be found on his socials.
4. Simon Sinek
Another visionary who amassed a following through his famous TED talk with over 60 million views. Leadership breaks barriers more than just hitting KPIs no matter where your teams are. He was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award for Marketing by the European Confederation of Marketing and named the Future Thinker by Thinkers50. If you’re looking to enhance your management skills, it’s time to follow Simon.
5. Guy Raz
Popular for his show “How I Built This,” he has interviewed 200 highly successful founders intending to explore the journeys of the world’s best-known entrepreneurs, innovators, and business leaders. These business owners grew their businesses in almost every region and Guy was able to pick their brains in over 640 episodes. Forbes magazine has called him “the greatest interviewer of his generation.” He has also been awarded the prestigious Edward E. Murrow Award, Peabody Award and DuPont Award. His episodes are surely worth your time!
No doubt there are hundreds if not thousands of thought leaders to follow if your goal is about learning how to expand your operations.
If you give yourself time to read and watch the top 5 to share their wisdom with your teams, you are setting yourselves up to achieve greater heights collectively.
Let us know if you’d like more of these but in the meantime, you can contact us on this page and plan your offshoring strategy with us! We’re ready to help.