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...
Aug 21, 2020•39 min
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 dis...
Aug 14, 2020•51 min
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 t...
Aug 14, 2020•48 min
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...
Aug 14, 2020•49 min
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 v...
Aug 07, 2020•34 min
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 a...
Jul 28, 2020•27 min
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 epis...
Jul 21, 2020•28 min
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 /clo...
Jul 14, 2020•45 min
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, h...
Jul 07, 2020•46 min
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 chang...
Jun 28, 2020•45 min
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 ...
Jun 21, 2020•40 min
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 a...
Jun 14, 2020•45 min
"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 inspiratio...
Jun 07, 2020•39 min
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 Tes...
May 28, 2020•37 min
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 ...
May 19, 2020•35 min
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 ...
May 05, 2020•28 min
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 Procu...
Apr 21, 2020•29 min
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 ...
Apr 07, 2020•53 min
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 I...
Mar 03, 2020•35 min
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...
Jan 16, 2020•44 min
Our first episode features the inimitable Shahzad Sheikh AKA #BrownCarGuy. Read more about Shahzad Sheikh on his OWN WEBSITE, here. He has his OWN podcast. Subscribe to it on Spotify here . TIMESTAMPS: 01:40 Introduction of Shahzad Sheikh 06:25 What's new in Cars? We talk #AlternativeFuels and #ElectricCars 09:05 What's happening to the existing fuels? Extended discussion on Electric Cars 18:00 We actually explore Driver Aid technology and experiences with this 23:50 Are these technology powered...
Jan 02, 2020•43 min
Hi I am Partha Srinivasan and I will be your host for The EAST Podcast. This is a show that will be dedicated to simplifying concepts that most common people find are straight out of a movie. Now, I am not an expert by any means, but I seek out the counsel of people who are. These are experts in their field of interest, because they have dedicated a significant amount of time to researching these technologies, and have actually spoken about this in some form at public forums, or open discussions...
Nov 28, 2019•2 min
