Podcast
USA DE SUCCESS Podcast
Avoiding traps and smashing goals in German-American business.
Two perspectives, one conversation: Every episode unpacks a critical aspect of German-American business life, everything from dangerous differences and sneaky traps to little known solutions and proven strategies for tapping into hidden synergies.
Episodes
The episodes that will be shared, discussed, and quoted most.
Episode 1
German-American business relationships are often marked by misunderstandings, conflicts, and unmet expectations. Kelly Nadjimi and Daniel Donahey explore how cultural differences shape the way Germans and Americans communicate, collaborate, and do business. A valuable episode for anyone working in German-American business.
Episode 2
Kelly Nadjimi and Daniel Donahey discuss German-American business success and failure, from Walmart’s fiasco in Germany to T-Mobile’s triumph in the USA. The main point: any successful German or American product can win in the other market, but only by choosing the path of cultural adaptation.
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“The best cross-cultural insight always sounds obvious in hindsight, and completely invisible before someone points it out.”
About the speakers
Two voices, two cultures, one shared practice.
Kelly Nadjimi
Host · M.a. Social pedagogy & Seminar leader, Nuremberg
Kelly Nadjimi is a passionate seminar leader with both German & American citizenship. She is an expert in multicultural team building and diversity. She designs courses and seminars and has lived and worked in the USA, in the Silicon Valley area.
Daniel Donahey
Co-Host · Management & Sales Trainer, Nuremberg
Daniel is an American management and sales trainer based in Nuremberg with over 30 years of experience in German-American cross-cultural business, including a decade teaching at WU Wien’s Professional MBA program. He has delivered over 3,700 seminars and lectures across the US and Europe, earning widespread praise and press coverage.