Guillaume Vidal's guest appearances

Guillaume Vidal

The ONE Thing

The Small Business Radio Show

BACKSTAGE by NextStep

Nir Eyal

Mike Michalowicz

Scott Gerber

Brian Scudamore

Mark Divine

Matias Dalsgaard

Patricia Norins

Jared Heyman

Cole Zucker

Gene Marks

Tanya Hall

Jennifer Cue

Chris Winton

Brian Schoenbaum

Kaleth O. Wright

OwlTail

Segment 1: Guillaume Vidal is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of GREEN CREATIVE, an LED lighting manufacturer. Vidal started the business with Cole Zucker in 2010 following their chance encounter in Shanghai.Segment 2: Dr. Jamie Reynolds is recognized on an annual basis as one of the top orthodontists in metro Detroit. He is the author of the book World Class Smiles Made in Detroit.Segment 3: Dr. Christopher Croner is a Principal with SalesDrive, LLC, a firm that specializes in the selection and deployment of high-performing salespeople. Dr. Croner is co-author of the book, Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again, detailing his research and practice in identifying the non-teachable personality traits common to top producers.Segment 4: Joey Coleman helps organizations retain their best customers and turn them into raving fans. He is the author of the new book “Never Lose a Customer Again”.Segment 5:Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck.Sponsored by Nextiva.This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at https://www.spreaker.com/show/3306444/advertisement

Segment 1: Guillaume Vidal is Co-Founder and Co-CEO of GREEN CREATIVE, an LED lighting manufacturer. Vidal started the business with Cole Zucker in 2010 following their chance encounter in Shanghai. Segment 2: Dr. Jamie Reynolds is recognized on an annual basis as one of the top orthodontists in metro Detroit. He is the author of the book World Class Smiles Made in Detroit. Segment 3: Dr. Christopher Croner is a Principal with SalesDrive, LLC, a firm that specializes in the selection and deployment of high-performing salespeople. Dr. Croner is co-author of the book, Never Hire a Bad Salesperson Again, detailing his research and practice in identifying the non-teachable personality traits common to top producers. Segment 4: Joey Coleman helps organizations retain their best customers and turn them into raving fans. He is the author of the new book “Never Lose a Customer Again”. Segment 5:Barry Moltz shares how to get your business unstuck. Sponsored by Nextiva. This show is part of the Spreaker Prime Network, if you are interested in advertising on this podcast, contact us at <a href="https://www.spreaker.com/show/3306444/advertisement" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.spreaker.com/show/3306444/advertisement</a>

#478 Guillaume Vidal Shares His Unique Co-CEO Arrangement with Business Partner

C’est en 2010 que Guillaume Vidal et Cole Zucker se sont lancé dans la création de nouvelles lampe LED avec Green Creative à partir d’une petite gamme de produits destinés principalement au marché américains puisque son partenaire, Cole, souhaitait rentrer sur les US et que lui, Guillaume, allait gérer la création de nouveaux produits et la production en Chine. Guillaume nous raconte comment ils se sont lancé, leur organisation opérationnelle, les problèmes au démarrage mais aussi comment ils ont finalement pu prendre des parts de marchés à de grandes marques telles que Philips ou autre. On parle aussi beaucoup des erreurs qui ont failli leur coûter leur boîte, et comment ils se sont réveillé un jour avec 1 Million de dollar de dette qui les a poussés à faire rentrer un business angel, spécialiste du marché, Jerry Mix qui avait déjà vendu à une société a Legrand et qui a tout changé dans leur développement. Guillaume et Cole ont été obligé de continuer à se former en permanence, apprendre ce qu'étaient les banques d’affaire, les decks pour pitcher des investisseurs, les éléments administratifs et légaux pour pouvoir créer leur dataroom pour présenter aux investisseurs, etc… Il nous raconte comment ils ont appris, dans la souffrance, à passer d’un mode très “bootstrapped” à une structure plus organisée et “professionnelle” avec les bonnes ressources, les bons outils, les bons systèmes et finalement surtout les bons collaborateurs. C’est un échange qui m’a, moi, passionné. Guillaume est la preuve, et nous montre que l'entrepreneuriat est avant tout fait pour les personnes qui savent s’entourer, persévérer et poser les bonnes questions. J’ai hâte de faire un suivi d’ici 1 an pour voir ou Guillaume Vidal et Cole Zucker ont amené Green Creative après la revente. Comme d’habitude, si tu aimes cet épisode, n’hésites pas à t’abonner sur Itunes, Soundcloud, Simplecast (sans VPN), sur Facebook et aussi sur Youtube mais surtout parles en autour de toi et partage le sur tes réseaux sociaux, ca va permettre à ton entourage d’apprendre aussi quelque chose qui pourrait lui servir. Pour découvrir le BackStage de BackStage avec des “Marché Parlé” c’est plus sur Instagram et les stories sur le compte NextStepFR. Merci beaucoup d’avoir suivi jusqu’ici et à la semaine prochaine ! NextStepHub.com/FR

C’est en 2010 que Guillaume Vidal et Cole Zucker se sont lancé dans la création de nouvelles lampe LED avec Green Creative à partir d’une petite gamme de produits destinés principalement au marché américains puisque son partenaire, Cole, souhaitait rentrer sur les US et que lui, Guillaume, allait gérer la création de nouveaux produits et la production en Chine. Guillaume nous raconte comment ils se sont lancé, leur organisation opérationnelle, les problèmes au démarrage mais aussi comment ils ont finalement pu prendre des parts de marchés à de grandes marques telles que Philips ou autre. On parle aussi beaucoup des erreurs qui ont failli leur coûter leur boîte, et comment ils se sont réveillé un jour avec 1 Million de dollar de dette qui les a poussés à faire rentrer un business angel, spécialiste du marché, Jerry Mix qui avait déjà vendu à une société a Legrand et qui a tout changé dans leur développement. Guillaume et Cole ont été obligé de continuer à se former en permanence, apprendre ce qu'étaient les banques d’affaire, les decks pour pitcher des investisseurs, les éléments administratifs et légaux pour pouvoir créer leur dataroom pour présenter aux investisseurs, etc… Il nous raconte comment ils ont appris, dans la souffrance, à passer d’un mode très “bootstrapped” à une structure plus organisée et “professionnelle” avec les bonnes ressources, les bons outils, les bons systèmes et finalement surtout les bons collaborateurs. C’est un échange qui m’a, moi, passionné. Guillaume est la preuve, et nous montre que l'entrepreneuriat est avant tout fait pour les personnes qui savent s’entourer, persévérer et poser les bonnes questions. J’ai hâte de faire un suivi d’ici 1 an pour voir ou Guillaume Vidal et Cole Zucker ont amené <a href="http://www.green-creative.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Green Creative</a> après la revente. Comme d’habitude, si tu aimes cet épisode, n’hésites pas à t’abonner sur <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/fr/podcast/backs%E2%80%A6210696?l=en&amp;mt=2" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Itunes</a>, <a href="https://soundcloud.com/backstagebynextstep" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soundcloud</a>, <a href="http://backstage.simplecast.fm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Simplecast</a> (sans VPN), sur <a href="http://facebook.com/NextStepHubFR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faceboo</a>k et aussi sur <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCK7QH6xJLcOE4sun9A1JlSg/videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Youtube</a> mais surtout parles en autour de toi et partage le sur tes réseaux sociaux, ca va permettre à ton entourage d’apprendre aussi quelque chose qui pourrait lui servir. Pour découvrir le BackStage de BackStage avec des “Marché Parlé” c’est plus sur Instagram et les stories sur le compte <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nextstepfr" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NextStepFR</a>. Merci beaucoup d’avoir suivi jusqu’ici et à la semaine prochaine ! <a href="http://www.NextStepHub.com/FR" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NextStepHub.com/FR</a>

BACKSTAGE #013 - Guillaume VIdal - Green Creative

Do you dream of building something BIG?   Today we’re sharing the story of two young men with a dream, Cole Zucker and Guillaume Vidal, who are disrupting the lighting industry with their new business, Green Creative Lighting. They are taking on companies like Philips and GE by offering high-performance LED solutions – and winning.   Cole and Guillaume were only able to accomplish this so quickly, because they established clear goals, took massive action, and focused on forming the right relationships so that they could recruit the right people into their world.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Out of everything that you’ve heard in this episode, what’s the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary? What’s the ONE action you can take that will guarantee the time you invested in this episode will have an amazing return on the investment of your time?   In this episode you will learn... [8:00] Why speed to implementation and execution is so critical for small businesses. [13:00] How you can build strong business relationships. [15:10] Why you need to resist shiny object syndrome when scaling a business (and what happens when you don’t). [19:40] How assembling the right team will allow you to stop focusing on the day-to-day and start focusing on the vision. [21:30] How you can make finding people a priority.   Links &amp; Tools From This Episode Learn more at gc-lighting.com Connect with Cole on LinkedIn Connect with Guillaume on LinkedIn Will you help us get to know you better? Go to the1thing.com/podcastquiz Get more support &amp; accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community --   Get your FREE audiobook copy of Shoe Dog or Total Recall!   If you enjoy listening to podcasts, you probably also enjoy listening to audiobooks, and that’s why Audible is sponsoring this episode.   If you go to audible.com/onething, you can create a free account and get a free credit for your first book, which could be Shoe Dog or Total Recall.   We are HIRING!   We are hiring an amazing Community Manager, and we would love for that person to come from this community.   If you are someone, or know someone, who loves to create amazing content, engage with a community, and wants to manage all of the content for the business, please go to the1thing.com/jobs. --   Production &amp; Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

Do you dream of building something BIG?   Today we’re sharing the story of two young men with a dream, Cole Zucker and Guillaume Vidal, who are disrupting the lighting industry with their new business, Green Creative Lighting. They are taking on companies like Philips and GE by offering high-performance LED solutions – and winning.   Cole and Guillaume were only able to accomplish this so quickly, because they established clear goals, took massive action, and focused on forming the right relationships so that they could recruit the right people into their world.   The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: Out of everything that you’ve heard in this episode, what’s the ONE thing you can do that will make everything else easier or unnecessary? What’s the ONE action you can take that will guarantee the time you invested in this episode will have an amazing return on the investment of your time?   In this episode you will learn... [8:00] Why speed to implementation and execution is so critical for small businesses. [13:00] How you can build strong business relationships. [15:10] Why you need to resist shiny object syndrome when scaling a business (and what happens when you don’t). [19:40] How assembling the right team will allow you to stop focusing on the day-to-day and start focusing on the vision. [21:30] How you can make finding people a priority.   Links &amp; Tools From This Episode Learn more at <a href="http://gc-lighting.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gc-lighting.com</a> Connect with Cole on LinkedIn Connect with Guillaume on LinkedIn Will you help us get to know you better? Go to <a href="http://the1thing.com/podcastquiz" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the1thing.com/podcastquiz</a> Get more support &amp; accountability: Join the Living Your ONE Thing Community --   Get your FREE audiobook copy of Shoe Dog or Total Recall!   If you enjoy listening to podcasts, you probably also enjoy listening to audiobooks, and that’s why Audible is sponsoring this episode.   If you go to <a href="http://audible.com/onething" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">audible.com/onething</a>, you can create a free account and get a free credit for your first book, which could be Shoe Dog or Total Recall.   We are HIRING!   We are hiring an amazing Community Manager, and we would love for that person to come from this community.   If you are someone, or know someone, who loves to create amazing content, engage with a community, and wants to manage all of the content for the business, please go to <a href="http://the1thing.com/jobs" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">the1thing.com/jobs</a>. --   Production &amp; Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters

How Green Creative Is Taking on Industry Titans and Winning | Cole Zucker & Guillaume Vidal