Christian is a STEAM enthusiast by heart, Maker in Nature, Electronics and Telecommunication Engineer. He started his career in STEM education 5 years ago while he was still a college student. He is passionate about technology in Education and most enjoys his time helping to make technology available for all communities. Christian invests most of his time by developing creative ideas for projects using tech and by implementing Edu-tainment best practices, project-based learning strategies, smart Learning and technology integration plans for the K-12 education sector. Christian also helps schools in meeting their innovation growth objectives, enabling teachers to take the plunge into using technology in classrooms by providing innovative solutions and services to support schools and organizations through their Techno-educational transformation. Christian is a seasoned speaker in conferences, he spoke at GESS Dubai 2017, GESS Dubai 2018, STEM Best Practices Summit 2017 and at TEDx in TEDxYouth@SAIS UAE and has eagerly shared his experiences on TV and different media channels. In this episode: 3:38 Chriss talks about his journey with technology and education. 7:15 How important is it for a student to think more laterally? 12:00 How to learn about a piece of technology? What should be the right approach to learn about technology? 13:35 What are the 4 C’s in education? ( Creativity, Communication, Collaboration, Critical thinking) 17:29 How has the mindset evolved around the tools in education and what has Chriss experience with these tools? 22:30 What are the different things that a parent or a student can do at home even if their school isn’t doing it? 23:37 What does STEM really mean? 32:35 How expensive is STEM learning and the tools involved in it? 39:00 Episode ends. You can find Christian Bseliss on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrissbseliss/ (https://www.instagram.com/chrissbseliss/) Twitter: https://twitter.com/ChrissBseliss (https://twitter.com/ChrissBseliss) You can connect with THE ASSEMBLY on: Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-assembly-make-smart-things/ (https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-assembly-make-smart-things/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/makesmartthings/ (https://www.facebook.com/makesmartthings/) Website: https://www.theassembly.ae/ (https://www.theassembly.ae/) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track: Ecstasy
Varadharajan Krishnamoorthy a.k.a "Varadh" has expertise, experience and networking in the Indian market that he acquired in his 29 years of work. He is currently running Dhanvantri Farma-A Pharma Service, Cloudsdirect and WeeklyBusinessChat. on twitter. In this episode: 01:25 Varadharajan intro 08:15 Break down the different stakeholders in the Pharma industry and role played by each 13:30 Pandemic- The vaccine and process, technologies involved in the research 22:45 Brands and disparity in distribution – why, what.. 28:06 Pharma approach in exports 30:28 What does it take for a company to do well in domestic market? 38:10 Fighting competition and sustaining in this competitive market 45:15 What can consumers do to build awareness on medicines? [Note: Always check with the doctor] 49:10 This episodes ends... to be continued in part 2 [Part 2- Overall how the pharma works and what plagues the industry today] You can find Varadharajan Krishnamoorthy on Website-http://varadh.com/ ( http://varadh.com/) Twitter -https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish ( https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish) Email – conversations@varadh.com Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Varadharajan Krishnamoorthy a.k.a "Varadh" has expertise, experience and networking in the Indian market that he acquired in his 29 years of work. He is currently running Dhanvantri Farma-A Pharma Service, Cloudsdirect and WeeklyBusinessChat. on twitter. In this episode: 00:55 Varadharajan re-introduction 01.20 Issues pharma industry is facing- global and specific to our market 28:30 issues faced in India with ref to quality of resources [talent\ available for MR 43:50 What would you attribute the growth of Pharma industry in Indian market? Has anything been lost, and reasons for it? 46:15 This episodes ends..to be continued [Part 3- we shall talk about the upturn, things that industry could do to become better and using technology as an enabler.] You can find Varadharajan Krishnamoorthy on Website-http://varadh.com/ ( http://varadh.com/) Twitter -https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish ( https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish) Email – conversations@varadh.com Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
In this episode: 00:20 Varadh episode continues 00:50 Questions from Twitter - Q1: What should India do to improve the Pharma exports levels [has been growing over the years]? 04:15 Q2: What percentage of sales happens typically at the end of the month? 06:35 Q3: What percentage of sales happens at a higher margin [month end]? 09:45 How does distribution work across pharma chains? 12:25 Q4: How open are sales folk to doing digital meetings? 13:35 How digital solutions helping pharma move towards the future? 19:08 Digitization of data- records –current scenario 28:08 What is the current status of healthcare with ref to the healthcare? 37:22 What pharma companies can do to overcome this trust issue? [reading a lot about it during the pandemic] 40:12 Do you think that technology will win finally in pharma? Why? 41:45 How does the digitally enabled solutions [mobile apps] affect digital distribution of business? 42:42 Pharma keeping pace with evolving digital solutions [incl logistics, ease of access]- how is this happening? 46:18 Regulations across the industry 47:25 Episode ends… You can find Varadharajan on, Website-http://varadh.com/ ( http://varadh.com/) Twitter -https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish ( https://twitter.com/VaradhKrish) Email – conversations@varadh.com Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Precious Pioneer is the Podcast Host of Precious the Foodie. She is a chef who is passionate about food and believes in the power of education. She likes to develop projects intertwining food and education. Partha Srinivasan was on Precious' podcast - listen to that here: https://anchor.fm/preciousthefoodie/episodes/Food-is-Life-with-Partha-Srinivasan-eek8m9 In this episode: 01:16 Precious Pioneer Intro 08:20 The Impossible Burger- Sustainability and cost effectiveness of a business focused on vegan food [doing away with meat] 10:55 GMO and organic vegetables- are they healthy, sustainable – the journey and future 26:10 Alternative resources for professional kitchens- cooking gas for example 31:00 Are wood fired ovens making a comeback, not just for pizzas? 32:08 Episode Ends You can find Precious Pioneer on: Youtube -https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNfWQ5a7-NUY4O1n65S5voA ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNfWQ5a7-NUY4O1n65S5voA) Instagram –https://www.instagram.com/preciouspioneer/ ( https://www.instagram.com/preciouspioneer/) Twitter -https://twitter.com/preciouspioneer ( https://twitter.com/preciouspioneer) Podcast – Precious the foodie - https://anchor.fm/preciousthefoodie Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Jerry Abiog is a Co-Founder and CMO of Standard Insights an AI as a Service growth marketing platform. They launched iOrder, an AI-driven digital menu that will be the next wave for keeping restaurants safe and profitable as they rise from the ashes of Covid-19. In this episode: 01:15 Jerry Abiog Intro 11:00 Was there any fear of privacy breach [of data] among consumers? 11: 40 Security aspect across the process [including retargeting] 14:00 What is Democratization? 18:15 How is the technology applied outside consumer applications? 22:00 Targeting individual vs. bulk customer groups 22:46 What percentage of tasks are automated vs. human intervention? 25:25 Episode ends! You can find Jerry Abiog on Website –https://standardinsights.io/ ( https://standardinsights.io/) [You can schedule a demo] Email- jerry@standardinsights.io Linkedin-https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryabiog ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jerryabiog) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Rachit Hegde is a Business Development and Digital Marketing Specialist who's always in step with the ever-evolving digital marketing industry. An innovator in tune with the latest digital developments, Rachit is your go-to man for creative solutions for the trickiest of business problems. In this episode: 01:30 Rachit Hegde Intro 05:25 Evolution of ecommerce and where is it right now? Some insights as well. 20:42 Where do you see ecommerce heading? 26:42 Episode Ends Links mentioned in the episode- http://www.shopify.in (www.shopify.in),https://magento.com/ ( https://magento.com/) https://amazon.in/ (https://amazon.in/),https://www.jiomart.com/ ( https://www.jiomart.com/),https://www.flipkart.com/ ( https://www.flipkart.com/) https://paytm.com/ (https://paytm.com/),https://www.nykaa.com/ ( https://www.nykaa.com/), Uber and Ola You can find Rachit Hegde on, Website – https://thesmallbusinessproject.com Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/rachithegde (https://www.instagram.com/rachithegde) Email- rachit@thesmallbusinessproject.com Podcast – ecommerce for starters Personal Website-http://rachithegde.com/ ( http://rachithegde.com/) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Samuel P.N. Cook graduated from West Point in 2000. He went on to become a U.S. Armored Cavalry Officer where he served as the Regimental Adjutant for Colonel H.R. McMaster in the Battle of Tal Afar in 2005-2006 that was cited by President Bush as a turning point in the war. In this episode: 01:25 Samuel Cook Intro 10:24 What was your approach to website builder and marketing automation? 16:42 Customer behaviour when working on a website or marketing plans 28:55 The perceptions towards SaaS /cloud based models and subscription approach 36:20 Where are the tools that are being offered headed? What’s the next level? - [The industry and Sanity desk] 42:42 Episode ends! Links mentioned in the episode- https://www.hubspot.com/ (https://www.hubspot.com/),https://www.zoho.com/ ( https://www.zoho.com/) andhttps://www.google.com/ ( https://www.google.com/) You can find Samuel Cook on, Website -https://sanitydesk.com/ ( https://sanitydesk.com/)[sign up for a free trial or contact us page] LinkedIn –https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelpncook ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuelpncook) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Stefano Virgilli is an Italian entrepreneur who ventured in Europe, Africa, Middle East and Southeast Asia, leading and/or participating close to 30 businesses and startups. Stefano is trained in design and communication, holding over 80 certifications in software for photo editing, video production, web design, publishing and e-learning. He wrote a design book titled "The Promise of Empty Spaces" and children's book called "Liger and Tigon". Stefano is also a songwriter and an avid traveller, having visited close to 60 countries. He is currently based in Singapore and operating as CEO of Pocket Money, a startup aiming to empower differently banked communities in emerging markets. In this episode: 1.32 Stefano Virgilli Intro 4.35 What are the perceptions/ value of Blockchain? 17:50 What is the process of building a solution like? What are the barriers? 25:42 ICOs/crypto currency – Where did that come about and where does it stand now? 28:55 Digital payments and evolution of that space 33:50 Companies today are doubling down on Blockchain- what value they are seeing in this? What are we missing? [SV: Clarifies- centralized, decentralized and distributed are the three options] 38:40 Security standpoint- the biggest selling point with Blockchain.. Is that really true? 43:52 Episode Ends You can find Stefano Virgilli on, Website- http://www.virgilli.com (www.virgilli.com) Linkedin- https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanovirgilli/ (https://www.linkedin.com/in/stefanovirgilli/) Twitter-https://twitter.com/stefanovirgilli ( https://twitter.com/stefanovirgilli) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Nimish Dubey is a leading newspaper columnist in India, a well respected blogger and new media journalist, an author, and an editor for books and magazines. A student and practitioner of old school journalistic values, he adapts his expertise and experience even when writing for emerging media. In this episode: 1:40 Nimish Dubey Intro 5:32 What was the yardstick for content space pre-digital era? 7:25 Change in content creation and distribution [early to mid 2000s] 17:25 How has technology changed the way journalist approach news? 20:55 What is the shelf life of stories –traditional vs. today/online? 25:03 Different formats available for content today - the evolution 31:00 How should brands ideally approach influencers? 35:00 What approaches are brands taking to launch new products during the pandemic? 38:37 Any new trends or game changers with reference to content consumption for the days ahead? 42:00 Episode Ends You can find Nimish Dubey on, Email – nimishdubey@gmail.com Twitter- https://twitter.com/nimishdubey Instagram - https://instagram.com/nimishdubey Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content:https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast ( https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
In our eleventh episode – Kalpesh and I explore the world of digital payments and regulations around the same. We speak about what it is like in India versus other parts of the world. Kalpesh has over two decades of experience as a techno-commercial executive having held multiple roles in product development, operations management, sales and marketing management and general management. He has built a reputation of creating and building successful, scalable enterprises by defining and converting corporate vision into strategic intent and coordinated action. A firm believer of producing results through people, he has attracted, built and retained talented teams. His ability to build an entrepreneurial-corporate environment, allows his teams to take chances and innovate. He leads from the front, drives himself and his teams hard, but manages with honesty and respect at all times, fostering an unparalleled loyalty that delivers results. In this episode: 1:08 Kalpesh Desai intro 3:40 What is the genesis of mobile payments and wallets? 7:45 Mobile wallet vs. the digital payment space 15:55 Contactless payments and security involved in this solution [fear of theft/misuse] 18:05 Evolution of mobile payment gateways [IMPS- round the clock, with limit of Rs. 2 Lakhs RTGS – more than Rs. 2 Lakhs, takes longer and Bank working hours NEFT- not real time transfers, and specified hours only] 23:47 Story behind the different transactional charges.. 26:57 How do the remittance service companies work? How is it different from a bank to bank transfer? [remit2India, remitr] 31:45 How strong is the interoperability of these services [region to region], especially digital payments? 34:25 Are we going to see the impact of Blockchain and others anytime soon? 36:26 What defines where you can set up a bank or a financial institution and what are the security aspects to look for? 38.22 Episode ends You can find Kalpesh Desai on Email - kalpesh.desai@agile-ft.com Linkedin- www.linkedin.com/in/kalpeshdesai/ Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website onhttps://eastpodcast.in/ ( https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook:https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast ( https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram:https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast ( https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter:https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast ( https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ ( https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content: https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast (https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
Kartik MIttal, based in Mumbai is one of those who shifted gears from the field of Finance to diving deep into the world of SEO. Over the last 2 years, since graduating from IIDE, he has gone back to train passionate students on SEO. His expertise in SEO, ASO and SMO is what sets him apart from others in this space. He is currently part of the faculty at IIDE and a Certified Digital Marketer and Marketing Buff! If you have any queries with respect to SEO or the search engines, he is the one to approach. In this episode: 01:30 Kartik Mittal intro 02:30 How did you get into SEO? 05:15 What is SEO? How is it useful? 08:30 What does a company need to reach number one position and sustain it? 13:00 What is an SEO score and what are the factors that affect it? 15:00 What is Black Hat SEO? 17:00 Plagiarism and the down sides for SEO. 23:00 What are the best SEO successes that you are aware of? 26:00 How does SEO affect an end-consumer? Is there a psychology involved in this? 30:00 How does online branding affect SEO and customer appreciation? 32.25 What are the different factors that actually affect the SEO algorithm? 35:20 What are the metrics or analytics involved to assess if the SEO is working or not?What are the platforms? 37:05 How long does it take for results to float into the customer? 38:55 What can a person do to learn more about SEO? [Recommend doing a course with https://iide.co/ (https://iide.co/)] 40.34 How does one know if they are learning and implementing the right thing without much guidance/mentor? 45.27 Episode Ends~ You can find Karthik on, Linkedin- http://linkedin.com/in/kartikmittal (http://linkedin.com/in/kartikmittal) Instagram- https://www.instagram.com/kartikmittal01/?hl=ta (https://www.instagram.com/kartikmittal01) Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website on https://eastpodcast.in/ (https://eastpodcast.in) Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast (https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast) Instagram: https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast (https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast) Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast (https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/ (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoX4ymB2texPXsxdsLPiahA/) Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content: https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast (https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast) Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy
"If something is repetitive, error prone, or requires capacity, then automate it" Farrukh Ahmed is a Corporate Trainer specializing in Productivity and Optimization. He brings over 20 years of corporate experience from the Banking industry. Having managed both Front End as well as Operations units, Farrukh is able to help individuals and organizations in maximizing their potentials by enhancing Productivity, Time Management, and Process Optimization. He also hosts a podcast focused on inspiration and motivation, called The re:frame podcast. In this episode: 01:30 Farrukh Ahmed intro 02:45 What is the day to day for a Corporate Trainer? 06:00 How has training evolved over time? 14:15 How easy is it for trainees to adapt to these technologies for learning? 19:00 Micro-trainings - are these feasible ? 27:00 Gamification of trainings 28:30 How does a person go about becoming a coach or trainer? We mentioned SMOL coach - here is their link: https://app.smolcoach.com/classes Farrukh is available on the links below: Youtube Channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdUstzvKh5rRziLVjr2-Clw?view_as=subscriber Facebook https://www.facebook.com/farrukhtalks Twitter https://twitter.com/farrukhtalks Instagram https://www.instagram.com/farrukhtalks LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/farrukhahmed/ Website: https://farrukhahmed.com Farrukh's podcast, re:frame is available on the following links: Website: https://farrukhahmed.com/#SectionEp For a player of choice: https://linktr.ee/reframepodcast Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website on https://eastpodcast.in Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content: https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy.
Ashish Bansal is a MBA graduate specialized in IT & Business Administration from ICFAI university who has grown from a core technical specialist role to a leadership role. Over 18 years, he primarily worked on Strategic Partner Relationship, Captive Center Setup with cross-function integration, as IT advisor/integration program manager during M&A, ERP Operations, Global IT Service Delivery & Operations Management, Site Leadership/IT Governance, Application Development, Automation Testing (Tosca / Live Compare) & Support, E2E IT Infrastructure Mgmt (IaaS, Google Cloud/AWS, in-house) in Pharma/Insurance/Healthcare, Energy/Petrochemical, CPG/Retail, ITES (Analytics/KPO/BPO) and Consulting industry. He has extensively worked on IT Budgeting, Contract Renegotiations, Continuous Service Improvement & Robotic Process Automation (Automation Anywhere & IBM Watson) as well. He has hands-on experience with ISO 27001/ ISAE 3402/PCI DSS/HIPAA audits and quantifiable process improvement initiatives through Six-Sigma/ITIL/PMP best practices. He has successfully managed multiple shifting priorities & demands, the ability to read/analyze/interpret technical manuals & agreements. Ashish also has international working exposure & has been awarded at the vertical level, companywide & industrywide for outstanding performance, respecting company values & implementing innovative solutions. In this episode: 01:25 Ashish Bansal intro 03:00 What is Continual Service Improvement or CSI? 04:50 Why automation is crucial in larger companies? 09:00 What is the use case for an ERP - especially for smaller companies? 12:00 How has business automation impacted businesses? Where is it going in the years to come? 15:00 In terms of usability, is technology in the Enterprise still riddled with a steep learning curve? 17:30 What are the kind of resources people can use if they want to learn about these technologies? 19:30 How does a customer see the end affect and how can they appreciate this? 23:00 What about the use of Blockchain, AI, ML in automation - where is that? 25:30 Why is Business Automation and Digital Transformation taking so long to pick up? There is a reference to previous podcast talking about automation helping in revenue generation systems - this is alluded to in Episode 2 with Samriddh, and Episode 5 with Luis Ortega. Automation Anywhere: https://www.automationanywhere.com/in/ Ashish is available on the links below: Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/ashishbansalfoodie Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ashishbansalfoodie/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ashishbansal_ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashishbansalfoodie/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashishbansalicfai You can email Ashish on ashish1234@gmail.com Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website on https://eastpodcast.in Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content: https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Dr. Wasim Mohideen is a healthcare strategy specialist with a passion for technology. Constantly innovates solutions to expand the scope of preventive & wellness healthcare across the globe. An innovator with deep expertise in value-based hospital management solutions and transformation in patient care, ensuring high quality and accessible medical services. Dr. Wasim Mohideen built Techmed, India's first exclusive hospital lab management company, setting benchmarks in Laboratory science and pioneers in the art of building a laboratory for every healthcare set up, be it a polyclinic, a multi-specialty hospital or even a medical college. He is responsible for strategic brand building. Dr. Wasim is a change agent adept in strategic planning, team leadership, and management skills. He has vast experience in building, operating and transforming medical businesses. His second love? He has a passion for food from across the globe, it’s history and origin. He has been studying the history of the evolution of food and the role this has on health and wellness. He captures food stories and experiences on Instagram and personal blog page. Dr. Wasim has represented India as a global food ambassador and as a quarterfinalist in the worldwide recipe competition, and has been featured in BBC and CNT. In this episode: 01:10 Dr. Wasim Mohideen intro 03:00 What did you experience in terms of alternative medical practice while in the USA? 05:15 Is the crossover of modern and alternative medicine something that has been around for a while? 06:30 What is the kind of technology being used in medicine, and what is the evolution? 10:30 What is the scope of preventive medicine? 14:30 How does preventive medicine help self diagnosis lovers and hypochondriacs? 17:00 Where is technology taking preventive medicine? 23:30 What is the adoption level of preventive medicine in India? 30:00 What is the approach to preventive medicine going forward? How a robot passed China’s medical licensing exam - https://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/2120724/how-robot-passed-chinas-medical-licensing-exam Dr. Wasim is on Instagram as @grubwaz You can reach out to him via his website: https://www.grubwaz.com Share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Visit our website on https://eastpodcast.in Follow us on Social Media: Facebook: https://facebook.com/theeastpodcast Instagram: https://instagram.com/theeastpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/theeastpodcast Support us on Patreon for more perks and access to additional content: https://patreon.com/theeastpodcast Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Rohit Jayakaran is based in Dubai. An exceptional communicator with exemplary stakeholder management skills, and a good understanding of cultural nuances, having worked in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. A strategic thinker, accustomed to driving organizational performance through developing/executing innovative digital marketing campaigns, transforming ideas into solutions and product innovation. Highly focused on team development, with an empowering management style has built, developed and led high-performance teams globally. Solution-driven, is accustomed to thinking outside the box to deliver accelerated, sustainable and profitable business growth globally. Technical expertise includes new product launches, execution of digital products, channel marketing, social media including SEO and SEM. A visionary, forward-thinking manager recognized by peers, commerce and industry as a true leader, having transformed the Radio industry in the UAE. Creative with a passion for photography and filmmaking has won numerous awards in addition to being featured in the Ahlan!Hot 100 (Dubai 2013) as a Visionary Filmmaker. A respected subject matter expert - a speaker at the Mobile World Congress 2017 in Barcelona on a Fintech Topic. In this episode: 01:06 Rohit Jayakaran intro 02:30 What are the levels of Driverless Cars? 05:50 What level of automation is the Tesla? What is the SAE Level? 09:00 What is a level 5 autonomous car? What are the obstacles faced to make this possible? 14:30 Are we humanly prepared to accept self driving cars? Why do we need autonomous cars? 18:30 What are the industries that will be affected by the driverless car? 21:30 Partha's question: What are your expectations with a Driverless car? 21:40 Rohit's question: Why do you need a self driving car? SAE Level of Autonomous Cars: https://www.sae.org/news/press-room/2018/12/sae-international-releases-updated-visual-chart-for-its-“levels-of-driving-automation”-standard-for-self-driving-vehicles Waymo: https://waymo.com Cruise: https://www.getcruise.com Rohit is on Twitter as @rohitjayakaran and be sure to Check out Rohit's website: https://www.rohitjayakaran.com Tune in to know more about this all elusive technology, and share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Luis Ortega is the Managing Director for the Middle East & Africa (MEA) at Pagero Gulf FZ LLC. Luis brings over 25 years of experience in building and managing scalable and sustainable businesses for multinational vendors to his role at Pagero. With a background of finding solutions to the real challenges of managing digital transformation projects for the benefit of clients across the region, Luis sees his current role as enabling companies in the region to become truly digital in the Procure-to-Pay (P2P) and Order-to-Cash (O2C) processes, facilitating their buying and selling process and providing them with digital access to millions of other business globally through their connection on Pagero Online. While he has spent most of his professional career helping asset intensive businesses in Europe, Middle East and Africa, Luis has actively used his consultancy services background to develop successful businesses in Eastern Europe, UK, North Africa and the Middle East, where he has worked for the last 14 years. Before joining Pagero, Luis was the Managing Director for Middle East, Africa and South East Asia at IFS, one of Pagero’s key alliances across the globe. In this episode: 02:15 Luis Ortega intro 03:30 What does Digital Transformation actually mean? 05:30 What factors play in to the development of Digital Transformation? 09:00 How does transparency of business affect governance and consumers? 13:00 Challenges of paperless systems? 19:30 What is Luis' view and their company approach to the human resources aspect and impact of transformation? 21:40 How important is security in digital transformation? 23:30 What is the checklist that companies need to build to pick the right digital transformation solution? Visit https://pagero.com for more information about our guest and the company he represents. Tune in to know more about this all elusive technology, and share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Our fourth episode – Chirag and I explore how to begin in the world of podcasting. Talking about his mega report on the State of the Podcasting industry, exploring how to start, and what potential issues you might face. We, errr, also encounter a few of our own. Chirag Desai, CISA, is the founder of the AMAEYA Media Network, the largest of its kind in the UAE. He hosts & produces a number of original shows on the Network, where he talks about entrepreneurship, business, technology & his foray into being vegan. Chirag also serves as Creative Director at AMAEYA Creative, the Network’s branded podcasts arm. In this episode: 2:10 Chirag Desai intro 3:05 State of the industry report - https://amaeya.media/state-of-the-industry-2019/ 14:30 What does it take to create a podcast and what stops them? Recommended Mic for beginners: Audio Technica ATR 2100 - India Store: https://amzn.to/2XdG0PP (This is an affiliate link) Software to record and edit: Audacity - https://sourceforge.net/projects/audacity/ Platform we use: https://anchor.fm (good free platform) For more serious podcasters: https://podiant.co 18:50 Content beyond episode 1 23:40 Things that could go wrong 34:00 Fake Outro! 35:30 Planning content - scripting vs extempo 44:05 Actual Outro - Top 5 things to build a podcast 48:05 What podcasts is Chirag listening to 51:20 Episode ends FINALLY You can reach out to Chirag on Twitter as @chiragnd You can find all of Chirag's podcasts on his website: https://amaeya.media/ Tune in to know more about this all elusive technology, and share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in Music Credit: We use music from Purple Planet Music. Track : Ecstasy. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Our third episode - we discuss something that is a bit of a buzzword. In our discussion with Vignesh R, a blockchain professional, we discuss what is blockchain, what is a cryptocurrency, where it is, where it is going, and how will it affect our lives in the future. Vignesh Raja is a Dynamic and Spirited individual with exposure to working in Switzerland, USA, UAE and India. With experience in working for both Fortune 500 companies and cutting edge startups, Vignesh has extensive knowledge in Information technology, Transport Solutions, startup IT innovation. Core competencies include Technology Consulting, Digital Marketing Strategy, Business innovation & Development. Tune in to know more about this all elusive technology, and share your thoughts, suggestions, and feedback with us on host@eastpodcast.in --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message
Our second episode features the VP of Marketing over at Akiva Superfoods - Samriddh Dasgupta. You can connect with Samriddh on Linkedin here. He leads marketing and communications at Akiva Superfood, www.akivasuperfoods.com, one of the fastest growing FMCG companies in India. https://bit.ly/2MKhtwp In this episode: 1:27 Samriddh Dasgypta intro 2:55 What is Automation / AI / RPA? 12:40 That's still not AI 15:10 AI and it's impact on peoples jobs 22:30 Are we raising the bar because of automation? 27:05 What is the state of seniority and upskilling and building relevance? 36:40 What about the people who are being displaced? What about their Aptitude and Anxiety? We mentioned the following report by McKinsey and Company: Jobs lost, jobs gained: What the future of work will mean for jobs, skills, and wages - https://www.mckinsey.com/featured-insights/future-of-work/jobs-lost-jobs-gained-what-the-future-of-work-will-mean-for-jobs-skills-and-wages We asked Samriddh for some research and here are his recommendations of some Books for light reading: The Singluarity is Near: When Humans Transcend Biology : https://amzn.to/388LL3n Only Humans Need Apply: Winners and Losers in the Age of Smart Machines: https://amzn.to/30oNJKw The Second Machine Age: Work, Progress and Prosperity in a Time of Brilliant Technologies:https://amzn.to/2Rlqcpl Reach out to Samriddh Dasgupta on Twitter --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/the-east-podcast/message