{"id":955,"date":"2015-06-09T09:19:49","date_gmt":"2015-06-09T16:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/?p=955"},"modified":"2015-06-09T09:19:49","modified_gmt":"2015-06-09T16:19:49","slug":"everything-korea-episode-june-8-the-short-answer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.songdoibdcitytalk.com\/blog\/everything-korea-episode-june-8-the-short-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything Korea: Episode June 8\u2014The Short Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Everything Korea: Episode June 8\u2014The Short Answer\" width=\"530\" height=\"398\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jCSoN3-RxXY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>I was on a conference call last week when asked how best to describe my work\u2014and do I provide consulting for CEO and C-level management\u2014her organization\u2019s international development committee made up of a number of CEOs.<\/p>\n<p>My short answer was that a client and long friend, then a CMO for a major company best described my practice to others as Everything Korea\u2026 I also like having been introduced as \u201c a high power consultant\u201d or Don is \u201cthe guru, the guy CEOs want to have their voice heard with, \u201c the later shared on Seoul\u2019s eFM tbs Koreascape.<\/p>\n<p>Pondering over the weekend on the question from the conference call much of what I do is provide context and a strategy to decision-makers involved in Korean facing business projects that range into the hundreds of million of Dollars.<\/p>\n<p>In particular, I provide counsel and solutions based on my years working with Korean business\u2014a good part in the international expansion into new markets and the challenges that surface and as a client once asked \u201c where are the landmines he needs to be aware of and avoid.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>So this gets to why I post weekly Vodcasts, frequent media commentaries, case studies as well as books on Korea facing topics.\u00a0\u00a0 They all serve as channels to support and educate.<\/p>\n<p>This said, in my consultancy each engagement needs to be approached on a case-by-case basis\u2014no two situations identical.<\/p>\n<p>If you feel you might benefit from my C-level insights, I\u2019ve blocked out my availability to chat and discuss\u2026. Just go to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.meetme.so\/southerton\">http:\/\/www.meetme.so\/southerton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In closing:<\/p>\n<p>A great book on the reshaping of the American economy and the New Order\u2026 check out Richard Florida\u2019s <em>The Rise of the Creative Class<\/em>, Revised Edition.\u00a0 I prefer the Hardcover.<\/p>\n<p>And the music on Repeat Song listened to while drafting this week\u2019s episode\u2014Pink Floyd, \u201cWishing You Were Here\u201d Re-mastered Available on iTunes.<\/p>\n<p>Links<\/p>\n<p>Seoul eFM Koreascape <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tbs.seoul.kr\/efm\/koreaScape\/\">http:\/\/www.tbs.seoul.kr\/efm\/koreaScape\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Rise of the Creative Class<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Creative-Class-Revisited-Anniversary-Revised\/dp\/0465029930\/\">http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Rise-Creative-Class-Revisited-Anniversary-Revised\/dp\/0465029930\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Pink Floyd, \u201cWishing You Were Here\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/wish-you-were-here-remastered\/id704223460\">https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/album\/wish-you-were-here-remastered\/id704223460<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was on a conference call last week when asked how best to describe my work\u2014and do I provide consulting for CEO and C-level management\u2014her organization\u2019s international development committee made<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16802,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[213,214],"tags":[19,163,9,161,168,177],"class_list":["post-955","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary","category-news","tag-don-southerton","tag-donald-g-southerton","tag-gale-international","tag-korea-consulting","tag-korea-facing","tag-korea-market-entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.7 - 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