Garrett Wasny Global e-Business Workshops: Garrett Wasny Interviews Leaders in Online International Trade

The Garrett Wasny Global e-Business Workshops are a series of podcasts produced by me, Garrett Wasny, in 1999.

I interviewed elite global business experts around the world -- from Beijing to Paris, and London to New York.

The roster included chief executive officers, accountants, lawyers, bankers, translators, search engine optimization (SEO) specialists, webmasters, government trade officers, industry association executives, economic developers, university professors, corporate trainers, journalists, librarians and entrepreneurs.

All had one key thing in common: they were operating the best and most acclaimed international business websites of the day. My goal was to learn from these e-business vanguards and study how they were leveraging the web to develop global commerce.

The result is 44 episodes of in-depth interviews that total more than 15 hours! The podcasts cover everything from launching a global website to localizing and translating content to researching new international markets using the web. The participants -- all seasoned global business veterans -- reveal their big-picture strategies, operational tactics, and success secrets for thriving online.

Initially released in 1999, the interviews are just as timely and practical today. While the web is highly fluid and continues to evolve, the podcasts cover timeless principles of global commerce on the web. They reveal how to identify prospects, build networks, and capitalize on opportunities online -- critical intelligence that will take you to the next level and beyond in your cross-border ventures on the Internet.

You'd normally have to pay thousands of dollars to hear world-class speakers of this calibre at an exclusive conference or seminar. For a limited time, they're available here online -- and only on this garrettwasny.com website -- at no charge.

Whether you're an MBA student studying global business, an executive planning a cross-border venture, or a trade consultant organizing a trade mission, I invite you to listen closely and learn the game-changing lessons of these border-busting experts. You'll fast-track your international trade plans and transform your global business dreams into reality.

Garrett Wasny
gw(at)garrettwasny(dot)com

Episode #44: Cross-Border Taxation Strategies | Garrett Wasny interviews Mark Serbinski, Founding Partner, Principal, International Tax Accountant and Consultant, Serbinski Accounting Firms based in Toronto, Ontario and Chicago, Illinois | Interview Date: September 24, 1999


Episode #43: U.S. Immigration at the Turn of the Millennium | Garrett Wasny interviews Dennis Olsen, U.S. Immigration Attorney with the Law Offices of Dennis Olsen based in Bellingham, Washington | Interview Date: August 27, 1999


Episode #42: How Thunderbird Teaches Global Business to the World | Garrett Wasny interviews Dr. Dale Davison, Professor and Chairman, Department of World Business, Thunderbird School of International Management based in Glendale, Arizona | Interview Date: June 1, 1999


Episode #41: 21st Century Expansion -- Business Opportunities and Cultural Nuances in India | Garrett Wasny interviews Dr. Michael Clark, Director, U.S.-India Business Council based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: June 1, 1999


Episode #40: The Swinging Pendulum: Business Immigration Practices and Policies in the U.S. | Garrett Wasny interviews Joseph Grasmick, Business Immigration Lawyer, Law Office of Joseph C. Grasmick based in Buffalo, New York | Interview Date: May 28, 1999

Episode #39: Localizing a Website and Managing Across Multiple Languages | Garrett Wasny interviews Sharon Gillenwater, Vice President of Client Development and Marketing, International Communications based in San Francisco, California | Interview Date: May 27, 1999

Episode #38: Cajun Traders -- Report from the World Trade Center of New Orleans | Garrett Wasny interviews Alicia Den Beste, Manager, Trade Programs, World Trade Center of New Orleans based in New Orleans, Lousiana | Interview Date: May 21, 1999.

Episode #37: Reading Between the Lines - Trading Board Do's and Don'ts | Garrett Wasny interviews Nigel Peacock, Forum Manager, International Trade Forum based in London, England | Interview Date: May 19, 1999

Episode #36: Collapsing Space: How the Internet is Redefining the Global Corporation | Garrett Wasny interviews Barry Lynn, Executive Editor, Export Today based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: May 18, 1999

Episode #35: Due Diligence Online -- How to Build Trust in Business-to-Business E-Transactions | Garrett Wasny interviews Barney Lehrer, Webmaster, Federation of International Trade Associations based in Reston, Virginia | Interview Date: May 14, 1999

Episode #34: Thinking Strategically - How to Use Export Assistance Centers and the Internet to Plan Your Global Business Growth | Garrett Wasny interviews Michael Keaveny, Director, Baltimore U.S. Export Assistance Center based in Baltimore, Maryland | Interview Date: May 14, 1999

Episode #33: Cross-Border Collaboration -- Developing Commercial Cooperation Agreements Around the World | Garrett Wasny interviews Doreen Ruso, Vice President, International Trade Development, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters based in Ottawa, Ontario | Interview Date: May 12, 1999

Episode #32: Information Literacy: How the Internet is Changing Research Techniques and Expectations | Garrett Wasny interviews Gary Klein, Editor, Business Librarians' Discussion Group based in Salem, Oregon | Interview Date: May 11, 1999

Episode #31: Hong Kong Update -- Life After the Turnover | Garrett Wasny interviews Michael White, International Trade Journalist based in Irvine, California | Interview Date: May 7, 1999

Episode #30: Transatlantic Cross-Links: Case Study of the British-American Business Council | Garrett Wasny interviews Richard Fursland, Executive Director, British-American Business Council based in New York City, New York | Interview Date: May 7, 1999

Episode #29: Turned Upside Down -- The Impact of the Internet on International Trade | Garrett Wasny interviews Ken Anderberg, Publisher and Editor, InterTrade and Investment based in Atlanta, Georgia | Interview Date: May 6, 1999

Episode #28: Paper Cutter -- Case Study of the Virtual Trading Desk | Garrett Wasny interviews Greg Secker, Producer, Virtual Trading Desk, Thomas Cook Virtual Trading Desk based in Toronto, Ontario | Interview Date: May 2, 1999

Episode #27: Prime Time is Your Time -- Communication Platforms on the Web | Garrett Wasny interviews Frank Baia, Chief Executive Officer, Global Speak based in Atlanta, Georgia | Interview Date: April 30, 1999

Episode #26: Cross-Border Virtual Networks | Garrett Wasny interviews Paul Gerbino, Publisher, American Export Group Thomas Publishing Corporation based in New York City, New York | Interview Date: April 30, 1999

Episode #25: One-Stop Export Shop -- Case Study of the Massachusetts Export Center | Garrett Wasny interviews Paula Murphy, Director, Massachusetts Export Center based in Boston, Massachusetts | Interview Date: April 28, 1999

Episode #24: Globally Centered -- Breaking Out of Regional Restrictions | Garrett Wasny interviews Glenn Zagoren, Chairman, ProNetLink based in New York City, New York | Interview Date: April 27, 1999

Episode #23: Global Information Community | Garrett Wasny interviews Jean-Pierre von Halle, Administrator, Global Business Web based in Burlington, Massachusetts | Interview Date: April 27, 1999

Episode #22: How to Aggregate Industrial Communities in Cyberspace | Garrett Wasny interviews John A. Passalacqua, Founder and President, ExpoWorld.net based in Toronto, Ontario | Interview Date: April 24, 1999

Episode #21: Trade Show Success Secrets | Garrett Wasny interviews Barry Siskind, President, International Training and Management Company, International Training and Management Company based in Toronto, Ontario | Interview Date: April 12, 1999

Episode #20: Transformational Training - International Marketing Research and Learning Online | Garrett Wasny interviews Laura Thieme, President, Business Research International based in Columbus, Ohio | Interview Date: April 9, 1999

Episode #19: Heartland Traders: How Kansas City is Going Global Online | Garrett Wasny interviews Mary Pyle, Director of International Development, Greater Kansas City Chamber of Commerce based in Kansas City, Missouri | Interview Date: April 8, 1999

Episode #18: The Domain Game - Recent Trends in .Com, .Net, and .Org Domain Name Registrations Around the World | Garrett Wasny interviews Gary Hayward, Vice President, International Channel Development, Network Solutions based in Herndon, Virginia | Interview Date: April 7, 1999

Episode #17: Enter the E-Dragon -- Using the Web to Develop Trade with the People's Republic of China | Garrett Wasny interviews Shuzhen Liu, Deputy Director General, Economic Information Department, China Council for the Promotion of International Trade based in Beijing, People's Republic of China | Interview Date: April 5, 1999

Episode #16: The World Trade Centers Association and the Future of Global Electronic Commerce | Garrett Wasny interviews Guy Tozzoli, President, World Trade Centers Association based in New York City, New York | Interview Date: March 26, 1999

Episode #15: Brand-Name Export Information and Services | Garrett Wasny interviews Paul Oliva, Executive Director, Bay Trade based in Oakland, California | Interview Date: March 26, 1999

Episode #14: The Industrial-Strength Internet | Garrett Wasny interviews Browning Rockwell, President, Trade Compass based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: March 24, 1999

Episode #13: Eyeball to Eyeball -- U.S. Small Business in the Global Marketplace | Garrett Wasny interviews Martin Duggan, President, Small Business Exporters Association based in McLean, Virginia | Interview Date: March 24, 1999

Episode #12: Marketing Online in Western Europe | Garrett Wasny interviews Bill Dunlap, Managing Director, Euro-Marketing Associates, Inc. based in Paris, France | Interview Date: March 24, 1999

Episode #11: Using the Internet as a Trade Development Tool | Garrett Wasny interviews Sam Kaplan, Deputy Director, Trade Development Alliance of Greater Seattle based in Seattle, Washington | Interview Date: March 24, 1999

Episode #10: Automatically Global -- International Marketing and the Internet | Garrett Wasny interviews Tunga Kiyak, Webmaster, MSU-CIBER based in East Lansing, Michigan |
Interview Date: March 21, 1999

Episode #09: There's No Business Like (Trade) Show Business | Garrett Wasny interviews Robert Lapides, President and CEO, TS Central based in Wellesley, Massachusetts |
Interview Date: March 18, 1999

Episode #08: International Trade Online in the U.S. Midwest | Garrett Wasny interviews Mike O'Donnell, Executive Director, University of Kansas International Business Resource Connection based in Lawrence, Kansas | Interview Date: March 17, 1999

Episode #07: Global Electronic Networks | Garrett Wasny interviews Ray Gabriel, Managing Director, Association for International Business Inc. based in Salida, Colorado | Interview Date: March 17, 1999

Episode #06: Starting the International Trade Administration Website Part 4 of 4 | Garrett Wasny interviews Daniel Stafford, Senior Technical Writer/Editor, U.S. International Trade Administration Office of Public Affairs based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: March 10, 1999

Episode #05: Starting the International Trade Administration Website Part 3 of 4 | Garrett Wasny interviews Daniel Stafford, Senior Technical Writer/Editor, U.S. International Trade Administration Office of Public Affairs based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: March 10, 1999

Episode #04: Starting the International Trade Administration Website Part 2 of 4 | Garrett Wasny interviews Daniel Stafford, Senior Technical Writer/Editor, U.S. International Trade Administration Office of Public Affairs based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: March 10, 1999

Episode #03: Starting the International Trade Administration Website Part 1 of 4 | Garrett Wasny interviews Daniel Stafford, Senior Technical Writer/Editor, U.S. International Trade Administration Office of Public Affairs based in Washington, D.C. | Interview Date: March 10, 1999

Episode #02: Export 101: Key Considerations When Launching an International Business | Garrett Wasny interviews Steve Perrault, New Market Development Specialist based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada | Interview Date: March 5, 1999

Episode #01: Exporting to Ukraine | Garrett Wasny interviews Dean Petruk, Director, CMS Company Limited based in Vancouver, British Columbia | Interview Date: March 3, 1999