Ten Years Hence: Innovation, Part 3: A (different) Innovation Journey

Episode Topic: A (different) Innovation Journey 

Join John chroeder, Executive Vice President of Retail, Foodservice and Water Groups at Marmon Holdings, for a discussion about how companies with a wide variety of brands and businesses functioning under one umbrella like Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. can innovate better by bringing entirely new things into the world that serve to critically improve life—radical transformation that requires courage, wisdom, and inspiration.

Featured Speakers:

• John Schroeder, Marmon Holdings

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This podcast is a part of the ThinkND Series titled Ten Years Hence: Innovation. 

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Chapters

• 0:00 Introduction and Initial Anecdotes
• 1:31:53 Hotel Experiences and Conversations
• 1:41:39 John Schroer
• 2:03:22 Hydro Globe Startup Journey
• 2:20:28 Navigating the Patent Process
• 2:30:47 Securing Funding and Building a Team
• 2:39:24 Acquisition and Integration
• 2:54:56 Reflections and Learnings