EPISODE 45 - How Does America Really Look from Overseas?

Joe McCreight, a long-time Florida native, now residing in Switzerland, joins his old Air Force colleague, host Steve Olds, for episode 45. Joe served as an intelligence officer for 4 years, then worked in the financial industry as a sales professional. For the past 17 years, he has applied his sales expertise with a company on the Pharmaceutical industry.

Joe attended the University of Maryland and ultimately earned a Masters degree in international relations. Then, he pursued a completed a Doctorate in international Business. Joe says his military background served him well in the business world. He talks about how living overseas has been an experience of many trade-offs and expansion of perspectives. His collaborative team is composed of individuals from many nations.

Joe has observed bias from the international team he works with - in the way they tend to see Americans. He says they tend to view Americans generally as drivers and great public speakers. This is one of the fascinating stereotypes that Joe has observed as an American working overseas. You’ll find this episode and Joe’s international perspective on Americans and their view of American business at large.