Unlocking Potential by Developing Strategies with Larisa Miller

Regardless of how big or small they are, all businesses now have to be putting in strategies for sustainability and global business strategies. We have to be now looking at how we can expand our markets and position ourselves to be drawing customers from across the globe. In this episode, Larisa will share her entrepreneurship journey and some nuggets of wisdom that we can all borrow. Listen in and learn. Who is Larisa? She is CEO of Phoenix global, an investment development and consulting firm working on large-scale technology projects in smart cities on five continents, predominantly Africa, the Middle East, and Europe. She also spends a great deal of time consulting with governments on various issues, particularly around sustainability. Her personal mandate is towards agriculture and Agri tech. Larisa believes that if we can’t feed ourselves, there won’t be any investment in any industry or sector that will make sense. Larisa’s Inner Superpower Larisa believes her superpower is in connecting dots and filling in fractures that no one else can see.  This enables her to anticipate where we’re going to be down the road, then finding solutions for that right now. The origin of Larisa’s mindset Larisa believes her mindset is inborn. She takes it after it from her father. She also believes that mindset training can all take up to become more emotionally intelligent. Timestamps: [00:32] Getting to know Larisa and all the things she does [02:35] Larisa’s ideal business that she’d like to work with [07:18] What startup boards does Larisa sit on? [16:02] Top three smart city ideas [20:59] How Larisa transitioned into entrepreneurship [23:57] Larisa’s inner superpower [28:04] How Larisa got her mindset Quotes: “If we can’t feed ourselves, there won’t be any investment in any industry or sector that will make sense.” “Customers are no longer the people that walk through our front door. They’re the people that log on and find our presence online.” “Working with a competitor doesn’t diminish you in any way. It enhances you because together, you’re much stronger.” “You don’t diminish yourself when you stand next to someone who is disingenuous, you just enhance them.” Connect with Larisa Miller: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larisamiller/ Website: https://phoenixglobal.co/