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The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz

A podcast that shares insights on what’s shifting in the world, across socioeconomic, geopolitical, and technological areas, and how it can shape the way leaders think, act, and lead globally. It helps leaders gain a global edge. www.sophiekrantz.com

business management

All Episodes

13:38

Local Immersion and Global Leverage: Achieving...

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/11/23

In this edition we explore the work of Global Strategist Sophie Krantz on a strategy for leaders seeking to act beyond local surroundings without the strain of global expansion. The episode highlights Maido, a Lima, Peru, restaurant rated the world’s best in 2025 by The World’s 50 Best Restaurants, as proof that you can achieve world-class standing - and draw the world to you - from a single location.Maido employs a strategy of Local Immersion (anchored in Peruvian ingredients and local ethos)

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10:23

Terra Incognita: Redrawing the Map of Modern Strategy

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/11/15

Maps are fundamentally reflections of our worldview, not just navigational aids.Historically, maps placed what was central to a civilisation at the physical centre: the Babylonian Map of the World (c. 6th Century BCE) placed Babylon itself at the heart, reflecting belief and geography. Medieval maps later centered Jerusalem using symbolism over scale.The appearance of Terra Incognita on early European maps marked uncharted territories, signifying where knowledge ended and possibility began.Today,

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3:39

Terra Incognita

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/11/12

The world’s oldest surviving map was etched on a clay tablet in Mesopotamia around the 6th century BCE. Known as the Babylonian Map of the World or Imago Mundi, it shows the city of Babylon at the centre, the Euphrates River flowing through it, and the known lands encircled by a “Bitter River” - the ocean. Beyond that ring sit small triangles labelled as distant, perhaps mythical, regions.It wasn’t so much a navigation aid, yet rather a worldview. Babylon’s placement at the centre said as much about

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14:54

The Essential Founder (& Leadership) Questions: Why...

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/26

This episode summary focuses on the three essential founder and leadership questions: “Why this? Why me? Why now?”.Building on work by Global Strategist Sophie Krantz, the podcast explores these questions, noting that while they gained prominence in venture capital for assessing startup founders, they are now vital for any leader driving change or challenging the status quo. These questions test for insight, authenticity, fit, and timing, revealing whether the problem being solved is real, if the

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5:57

Why (This)? Why (Me)? Why (Now)?

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/24

The questions “Why this?”, “Why me?”, and “Why now?” sit at the heart of startup investing and founder assessment. Increasingly, they’re just as relevant for any leader trying to drive change or get a new idea over the line, especially when it challenges the status quo.They’re the three questions founders are expected to answer when pitching a new venture or seeking investment. Each tests for insight, authenticity, fit, and timing and are the foundations of credibility and lasting success.Their

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12:31

Lovable: Inclusive Design Fuels Record Growth

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/18

It’s a wrap! Elena Verna and Whitney Menarcheck celebrating with particiapants from around the world, markingt he conclusion of the 48 hour Lovable SheBuilds Buildathon.Today we deep dive into Lovable, the Swedish-founded tech startup that achieved US$100 million in annual recurring revenue (ARR) in a record-breaking eight months. This growth, which outpaces giants like OpenAI and Perplexity, makes Lovable a standout in the global tech ecosystem.Founded in late 2023, Lovable’s core product is an

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9:39

The Profitable Future of Building (and Belonging)

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/12

In 48 hours, I experienced how a fast-growing tech company turns an idea into a movement. Here we break down why and how they did it. See What’s ShiftingLovable is expanding faster than most startups. To understand this, and for a crash course in vibe coding, I spent time with the company.During the recent SheBuilds hackathon, the company invited women from around the world to turn ideas into functioning apps that were live prototypes built in 48 hours.Lovable acknowledges that women start fewer

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16:47

Bridging Collaboration Gaps: An AI Strategy

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/05

Are you a brilliant founder whose opportunities constantly stall after the first introduction? You’re great at making connections, yet struggle with the follow-through.Global Strategist Sophie Krantz is tackling this exact challenge. Her initial approach started offline in early 2023, sending physical “Colour Your World” cards and pencil packs to 100 people around the globe. The goal was to encourage them to look outward, reflect on their global markets, discover opportunities, and map their missing

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1:56

From 100 to 10,000

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/10/03

At the start of 2023, one hundred people around the world received a card and a small pencil pack in the post. Inside was an invitation to pause, look outward, and consider the bigger picture of their world.The Colour Your World card asked them to reflect on where their markets were, where opportunities lay undiscovered, and where knowledge or networks were missing. Colouring in their world was my way of encouraging people to see more, think bigger, and play a bolder global game.In a digital age,

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4:33

A Fast Five Network

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/30

Who are the five people missing from your network that will take you beyond local limits?That is the question we are answering today. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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16:12

The Cost of Misalignment: Overcoming Stakeholder Lag...

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/24

Today, we’re diving into a piece by global strategist Sophie Krantz about a critical challenge facing leaders in 2025: what happens when your vision of the future clashes with that of your board, investors, or even your own team?.Sophie argues that many stakeholders are stuck in linear thinking, assuming the stability of the past in a world where shocks - from geopolitics to AI - are constant. This creates friction and stalls progress. We see it when a CEO wants to explore new trade corridors, but

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6:36

Blurred Lines, Misaligned Decisions

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/23

Leaders don’t make decisions alone. They sit in rooms with boards, executives, regulators, investors, customers, communities, and partners across sectors. At times, we may share the same table yet see the world - and our business within it - entirely differently.A significant cost in 2025 comes when stakeholders fail to recognise how the world is shifting. When worldviews clash inside organisations and across partners, momentum drains and agency shrinks. Instead of reshaping how we compete and

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0:53

Global Exposure Shifts What’s Possible

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Exposure to global competition pushes leaders from safe, incremental goals to transformative outcomes.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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0:46

See More, Play Smarter

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Zooming out to global signals enables leaders to play a smarter game than those reacting only to local pressures.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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0:42

Speed from Global Leverage

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Leaders who tap global partners and platforms move faster, mobilizing resources more efficiently than local-only peers.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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0:41

Your Circle = Your Ceiling

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Expanding into diverse, global networks multiplies both ambition and agency beyond what small circles allow.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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0:54

The Risk of Only Looking Inward

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Inward benchmarking reinforces the status quo, while outward vision reveals hidden opportunities and accelerates action.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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0:58

The Ceiling of Local Thinking

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/21

Ambition stays small when measured locally; benchmarking globally raises the bar and unlocks bigger goals.Discover more by Sophie Krantz: https://www.sophiekrantz.com/about This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.sophiekrantz.com

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15:01

Looking Up. Looking Out.

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/19

In this episode, we’re discussing “Gazing Up: Global Strategy from Local Roots,” based on a powerful metaphor by global strategist Sophie Krantz to redefine business strategy.The piece looks at the Australian Space Agency’s logo. At first glance, it’s a satellite view of Australia, symbolising a ‘look down’ perspective. This is how many leaders operate: focused on local markets, domestic rivals, and immediate challenges. While detailed and manageable, this view can trap leaders in a comfort zone,

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6:37

Shifting Gaze

The Global Edge with Sophie Krantz ·

2025/09/17

In Australia, many things on the land can kill you. Venomous snakes. Crocodiles. Redback spiders. Funnel-webs hiding in shoes. In the water there are sharks, box jellyfish, blue-ringed octopuses, and stonefish. It’s a land where it makes sense to keep your eyes down.And yet, this same country has one of the world’s richest histories of looking up at the stars.There is always much to manage on the ground, wherever we are. Yet when our gaze stays down, we miss the stars. And with them, we risk missing

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