Talks at Google

Misha Nonoo is a New York-based womenswear designer who was the first to pioneer on-demand manufacturing in a move to dramatically reduce environmental impact and improve the way scaling businesses operate. This model sees each garment cut and sewn in response to every individual order, reducing inventory waste by 90%. Every year, 80 billion pieces of new clothing are purchased globally. However, from production to consumption, the global fashion industry is one of the most resource intensive and wasteful business sectors. In fact, according to the United Nations, the fashion industry contributes more to climate change than all international flights and maritime shipping combined. Against that backdrop, the fashion industry’s heavy reliance on female workers in the global south greatly impacts gender and social equity standards. A 2019 Oxfam report found that 0% of Bangladeshi garment workers and 1% of Vietnamese garment workers earned a living wage. In this episode, Nonoo discusses what sustainability looks like in fashion and the need for reinvention of the fashion and textile industries as the world charges towards its 2030 climate and sustainability goals. In conversation with Deepika Phakke. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

26 Jan 202158min

Doug Hexter is the CEO and Founder of WoofTrax, the walk for a dog app that supports animal organizations with every step. Since launching the app, dog walkers have contributed over 50 million walks supporting over 8,500 animal shelters. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that explores the stories of website creators and app developers who've turned their passions into digital businesses. Hear from founders about how they got started, their challenges growing, and their tips for entrepreneurs. To provide feedback about the PubCast series of podcast episodes, visit https://g.co/talksatgoogle/pubcast. Interested in learning how you can grow your digital business with Google? Learn more about AdSense, Ad Manager, and AdMob solutions.

22 Jan 202132min

This episode is with Academy Award-winning actor Matthew McConaughey, as he discusses "Greenlights", his new memoir filled with raucous stories, outlaw wisdom, and lessons learned the hard way about living with greater satisfaction. For more information about the book visit greenlights.com Matthew McConaughey is an actor and producer, best known for his roles in movies such as Dazed and Confused, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Killer Joe, The Wolf of Wall Street, and Dallas Buyers Club, the latter of which earned him an Academy Award for Best Actor. Moderated by Googler Alan Seales. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

18 Jan 202134min

Shankar Uprety is the CEO and Founder of Hamro Patro, the most popular app in Nepal. After building the app as a side project to stay connected to Nepal, Shankar has grown Hamro Patro to 6 million Monthly Active Users and created a global Nepali community. This episode is part of a 4-part miniseries called PubCast, a series that explores the stories of website creators and app developers who've turned their passions into digital businesses. Hear from founders about how they got started, their challenges growing, and their tips for entrepreneurs. To provide feedback about the PubCast series of podcast episodes, visit https://g.co/talksatgoogle/pubcast. Interested in learning how you can grow your digital business with Google? Learn more about AdSense, Ad Manager, and AdMob solutions.

15 Jan 202122min

Originally recorded in January of 2014, our guest for this episode is Jon Taffer -- widely regarded as one of the greatest authorities in the food and beverage, hotel, and hospitality industries. If there's anyone who can prevent a bar or restaurant from going belly up, it's Jon Taffer. He runs the biggest trade show in the business and has turned around nearly 1,000 bars and at least that many restaurants. As host and co-producer of Paramount Network’s “Bar Rescue”, a documentary-style series, Taffer gives struggling bars one last chance to succeed with a mixture of business acumen and tough love. Now he's offering his no-nonsense strategy for eliciting just the right emotional reactions in customers to everyone. Raise the Bar distills the secrets to running a successful enterprise with Reaction Management, a strategy and philosophy Taffer developed and uses in his business and on Bar Rescue. It works whether you're running a storefront operation or a web-based company, whether you're manufacturing widgets or providing a service. Moderated by Google Chef Paul Cingolani Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

12 Jan 202153min

Prof. Brian Greene, the Director of Columbia University's Center for Theoretical Physics, discusses his new book Until the End of Time which narrates the unfolding of the universe from the Big Bang in the distant past to the ultimate dissolution of all matter billions of years in the future. He explores humanity's place in the world and how we find meaning despite our evanescence. Moderated by Sanders Kleinfeld. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

5 Jan 202159min

Manpreet Toor is a Bollywood/Bhangra Dance Choreographer and YouTube Star with a over 1 million subscribers on YouTube, and over 700K followers on Instagram and Facebook. She started dancing, choreographing, and teaching from the time she was young, but became famous as the result of her hit dance YouTube video, "Bollywood vs. Bhangra." Since then, she's had a string of hit videos topping a million views including "Laung Lachi" (22 million views), "Tu Cheez," "Lahore," "Paranda," "Angreji Wali Madam," and many more. Her goal is to start dance studios across the US to teach her unique style of Bollywood/Bhangra fusion dance. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

29 Des 202045min

In this episode, we talk with Erika Alexander and Melonie Parker to discuss the life, legacy, and wisdom of Congressman John Lewis and explore the criticality of voting rights and voter registration - a main theme in the documentary John Lewis: Good Trouble, which premiered on July 3, 2020, and is available to WATCH AT HOME by clicking this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iyl-GY1_sG0 The Search for Racial Equity Series is a global forum offering an in depth study and dialog of racial equity and justice, through forthright discussion and a syllabus that intends to amplify the most authentic and powerful voices of our time and of this movement. We aim to create safe spaces for the most important and authentic discussions. Visit YouTube.com/TalksatGoogle to watch the video.

18 Des 202038min