Business Video Roundup: How to Onboard Remote Employees, Looking Ahead to 2021 & More

Posted on 11.December.2020 by Roy Brooks | @amcomcap

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In this week’s business video roundup, Gary Vaynerchuk talks with a dozen business heavyweights (including execs at DoorDash, General Motors, and Microsoft) about 2020 consumer behaviors that will be key to driving business in 2021. Meanwhile, Hailley Griffis and Carolyn Kopprasch at Buffer discuss how to onboard remote employees; Michael Strahan talks about building a successful brand, remaining optimistic, and empowering your team; and Forbes’s profile of vegan butter entrepreneur Miyoko Schinner illustrates how quality and perseverance can pay off in millions. Plus, the latest entertaining and enlightening episode of Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch rounds up a motley crew of dentists and guitarists, oddly enough.

GaryVee: Marketing for the Now Episode 16 with Gary Vaynerchuk

In the latest episode of Marketing for the Now, Gary Vaynerchuk has rapid-fire 10-minute conversations with a dozen different business bigshots, including Kofi Amoo-Gottfried (DoorDash VP of Marketing), Deborah Wahl (General Motors Global CMO), Brad Anderson (Microsoft 365 Corporate VP), Stephanie Buscemi (Salesforce CMO), and Bozoma Saint John (Netflix CMO). The question at the center of all the discussions: What change in consumer behavior from 2020 will be key to driving business in 2021?

Fast Company: How to Onboard Remote Employees

If you’ve been hiring remote employees or will be doing so in the near future, this quick video from Fast Company offers a few things to keep in mind. Hailley Griffis and Carolyn Kopprasch at Buffer talk about the ways they have been onboarding new remote hires.

Entrepreneur Elevator Pitch: “Imagine If Jimi Hendrix and Beethoven Got Together…”

The latest episode of Entrepreneur’s weekly pitch show features dentists and guitarists.

Inc.: Michael Strahan Talks Building Successful Brands and Empowering Your Team

In this 37-minute video from the Inc. 5000 Vision Conference, former football star and Good Morning America co-host Michael Strahan talks about building a successful brand, staying optimistic, and the importance of trusting your team.

Forbes: The Entrepreneur Who Turned Vegan Butter Into a Multimillion Dollar Business

This brief video from Forbes shows how quality and dedication can pay off in the long run, highlighting Miyoko Schinner’s decades-long journey from cooking instructor to the owner of a vegan butter business with 12-month revenues of over $30 million.

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