Defy the Fade | Podcast Guru

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WCM visits with industry leaders to better understand how culture is a driver of corporate success. Through these discussions, we will share insight on how WCM thinks about culture and competitive advantages and bring to life what it means to "defy the fade" – challenge conventional thinking, combat complacency, learn from mistakes, think different, and get better. Located in Laguna Beach, CA, WCM is an independent equity portfolio investment manager, registered with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The securities identified and discussed do not represent all of the securities purchased, sold or recommended for client accounts. The listener should not assume that an investment in the securities identified was or will be profitable. Past performance is not indicative of future results. For more information, including a list and description of WCM's composites, visit WCMInvest.com.

Recent Episodes

DEC 6, 2022

Job van der Voort, the CEO & Co-Founder of Remote

Our guest today is Job van der Voort, the CEO & Co-Founder of Remote – a company that empowers businesses of all sizes to manage full-time and contract workers globally. In this episode, Job discusses the frameworks for creating high-impact distributed organizations, provides solutions to the common criticisms of remote work, and details how distributed workforces can enhance a company's competitive advantage.

24 MIN

SEP 22, 2022

Lululemon: Exploring a luxury category creator

In this episode, Tamara Manoukian, Portfolio Manager at WCM, discusses Lululemon's history of innovation, durable growth story, and community-based approach. Tamara also details how store level culture has been critical to employee empowerment, and the role its culture played in creating a leading lifestyle brand.

21 MIN

SEP 8, 2022

Eren Bali, the CEO & Co-Founder of Carbon Health

Our guest today is Eren Bali, the CEO & Co-Founder of Carbon Health – a company focused on making high-quality healthcare more accessible to everyone. In this episode, Eren reflects on his personal self-improvement as a leader, discusses how Carbon has navigated the changing market conditions, and candidly speaks to the cultural impact of layoffs.

29 MIN

AUG 25, 2022

You and Your Research

In 1986, Dr. Richard W. Hamming, a Professor at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, and a retired Bell Labs scientist, discussed why very few scientists make significant contributions and are often forgotten in the long run. The speech, titled "You and Your Research" has served as a timeless blueprint for thinking about knowledge – centering around courage, luck, drive, attitudes, productivity, and much more. In this episode, Sanjay Ayer, Portfolio Manager at WCM, discussed how Hamming's principles have allowed WCM's investment research to grow and improve.

51 MIN

JUL 23, 2022

Didier Elzinga, the CEO & Founder of Culture Amp

Our guest today is Didier Elzinga, the CEO & Founder of Culture Amp – the world's leading Culture Analytics platform. In this episode, we dive into Didier's background and how he bootstrapped Culture Amp to success. We explore incentivizing and retaining staff in a downturn, investing in people, and building sustained excellence.

27 MIN