Listen in as Paul Berberian walks us through the life changing events in his personal life that forced him to step down as CEO of his highly successful company, stumble through a slew of business failures and eventually become the CEO of Sphero, the company that worked with Disney to create the BB-8 droid used in the most recent Star Wars movie. In this episode you’ll hear:
How a life changing event forced him to step down as CEO of his own, hugely successful company and how he processes the professional decisions years later
How this decision led to a slew of business failures from 2003 - 2010
How he became the CEO at Sphero
About the biggest strategic move their company could possibly make
Their experience with the Disney Accelerator Program
Story of the day they met Bob Iger, Chief Executive of Disney and how they went from their initial meeting to partners in the creation of the BB-8 droid for the most recent Star Wars movie, The Force Awakens
The current relationship his company has with Disney
Example of a meeting his team had with Disney where they were given some Disney Love, Attention and Scrutiny
Feature of BB8 that ended up being dropped for safety reasons
Why Sphero cares so much about their customers getting value