The Global Nutcracker

You Can’t Manage Every Country The Same

What works with one team can fail completely in another country. Mihaela Lemeni from 3Pillar Global joins The Global Nutcracker to talk about the real side of international growth: managing people across cultures. She shares why direct feedback works in some places, damages trust in others, and why global managers need adaptability more than authority. A practical conversation on leadership, culture, and scaling globally.

The hidden pressure of remote leadership

Building a global team is not just about hiring talent across borders. Susanne Drews, founder of Champ AI, shares what really happens behind the scenes — the pressure of middle management, the struggle to build culture remotely, and the importance of real human connection in distributed teams. From communication breakdowns to cultural differences, this episode explores what it takes to make remote teams actually work. A practical and honest conversation for founders scaling internationally.

You shouldn’t hire everyone, even If they’re great

Everyone talks about hiring the best talent. But what if the best candidate… isn’t the right one? In this episode of The Global Nutcracker, Rosane Marques (ITR Tech Group) shares a perspective most founders avoid: Sometimes the right decision is not hiring someone - even when they’re technically brilliant. From building a company from scratch to scaling across borders, this conversation goes beyond AI and tools - and dives into what actually makes teams work. We talk about: - Why great CVs can still lead to bad hires - The real reason people leave companies - Why soft skills matter more than ever - How to balance AI with human judgement A raw, honest take on hiring, culture, and the decisions that don’t show up in dashboards. 🎧 Watch the full episode now.

The biggest challenge in AI isn't the technology - it's finding the talent to execute the mission

In this episode of The Global Nutcracker, we sit down with Daniel Victorino, co-founder of Galaxies, a Brazilian technology company that is redefining market research. Using advanced "synthetic personas," Galaxies helps enterprise giants like Nestle and Spotify predict consumer behaviour before it even happens. But expanding a high-tech startup from Brazil to global markets like the US, Europe, and China isn't just about code. Daniel reveals why the true "climax" of scaling a business isn't a product launch, but the high-stakes battle for talent in a hyper-competitive AI landscape where companies are constantly trying to poach the best minds.

The real secret behind Revolut’s talent strategy | Andrei Oprisor, Head of People Product at Revolut

Scaling a company is not just about strategy or funding. According to Revolut, it starts with talent density. In this episode of The Global Nutcracker, Skerdi Sino, CMO at Native Teams, speaks with Andrei Oprisor, Head of People at Revolut, about the philosophy behind building high-performance teams. We discuss how Revolut created an internal framework based on goals, skills and values, how they maintained culture while expanding globally, and why strong teams are the real engine behind fast-growing companies. Andrei also explains how Revolut People evolved from an internal system into a product designed to help other companies build meritocratic and performance-driven cultures. A conversation about scaling teams, managing global organisations, and building companies that actually perform.