Alariss Global Podcast

Join the Xoogler community as they host Joyce Zhang Gray, CEO and Co-Founder of Alariss Global, at a Stardex event in San Francisco. Stardex, an accelerator located on Stanford University grounds, is dedicated to supporting Stanford students. In this episode, Joyce shares insights on the American dream, the transformative impact of generative AI on the workplace, and the challenges of sourcing tal...

Joyce, CEO of Alariss Global, has been featured by Silicon Jungle Chronicles, discussing the complexities of expanding into the US market with CheeTung(CT) Leong, Co-founder & CEO of Engage Rocket. Expanding into the US market demands meticulous planning and execution. Startups often grapple with limited resources, the need to build credibility, and the challenges of navigating an unfamiliar m...

Learn more about African tech in the current wave of globalization with Olivia Osuala, Nneka Eze, and Yasmin Kumi.

Sruthi Kannan, head of Cisco LaunchPad in India, joins the podcast to discuss India's startup scene.

Daniel Cohen, a general partner at Viola Ventures in Israel, joins the Alariss Global Podcast to discuss Israel's startup scene.

Manoj Kumar, founder and CEO of Social Alpha, a nonprofit startup accelerator for science and technology startups based in India, joins the podcast to discuss Social Alpha and India's startup scene.

Chenelle Ansah, a partner at Cornerstone Partners in the UK, joins the Alariss Global Podcast to discuss her experience investing in black and diverse founders.

Lakshmi Jagannathan, CEO of the DERBI Foundation, a startup incubator in Bangalore, India, joins the podcast to discuss her startup incubator and India's startup scene.

Viraj Joshi, who is part of the CEO’s staff at Zerodha, an online trading platform based in India, joins the podcast to discuss his company’s growth, his career journey, and India’s startup scene.

Ray Pulungan, CEO of Pintar, a workforce development platform based in Indonesia, joins the podcast to discuss his company, his career, and training people for the jobs of the future.

Charishma Chotalia, senior director for growth operations at Brightline, joins the podcast to discuss her experience as India country manager at Branch, a fintech company.

Tobi Lafinhan, co-founder of Venture for Africa, joins the podcast to discuss the tech startup scene in Africa.

Alberto Ramos Elizondo, chief revenue officer at Casai, joins the podcast to discuss his startup, which is revolutionizing the short-term stay market in Latin America.

Romit Mehta, an investor at Lightspeed India, joins the podcast to discuss what he sees as a bright future for India's tech ecosystem.

David Reed, VP of sales at ReadMe, joins the Alariss Global Podcast to discuss how he built a sales team and how to succeed in sales in a remote environment.

Anshul Rathi, co-founder of CertifyOS, joins the Alariss Global podcast to discuss his startup, India's startup scene, what it has been like to build a tech company in India, what his experience was like in the US, and health tech.

Brian Amoah, managing partner at Chicago Crypto Capital, joins the Alariss Global podcast to discuss cryptocurrency, crypto regulations, and the future of crypto.

In the thirteenth episode of our podcast, Geana Barbosa, Head of Sales at LinkedIn APAC chats with us on her experiences navigating sales roles across different industries and geographies, and what makes her so passionate about it.  What's in this episode: - Culture at LinkedIn and what's it like to work there - How to stand out in a job search - Differences amongst different sales roles/titl...

In a new episode of our podcast, Christine Wang, Head of Asia at the Lufthansa Innovation Hub shares with us some of the pivotal moments in her global career, having worked in multiple countries including China, the United States, Germany, Singapore, and South Africa. What's in this episode: Expectations VS reality of working at Alibaba How career goals evolve over time & what it meant for Chr...

In the eleventh episode of "Alariss Classroom", Benjamin Quinlan, the CEO of Quinlan & Associates shares with us his career path moving from finance to consulting and discovering his passion for comedy along the way. What's in this episode: Pros and cons of working at large multinationals What traits consulting firms look out for in job candidates What does it mean to do what you like & do...

In the tenth episode of "Alariss Classroom", we chat with Eric Tan, the CEO of Instahome, a leading home rental platform in Malaysia. He shares with us on how his experiences at Catcha Group, Southeast Asia’s leading internet group helped to prepare him for entrepreneurship, and some of the common pitfalls for startup founders.

For Alariss Classroom Episode 9, we had an inspired conversation with Krys Burnette, who currently works for a sports company as Digital Transformation and Culture Director. Krys comes from a diverse educational background. She earned her B.S. at Penn State University and focused on Neuropsychology. After 4 years of study, Krys realized she was more looking forward to being an activist who focuses...

On the eighth episode of “Alariss Classroom,” Allen Chan is the founder of Mayo, a phone application on a mission to bring the world closer together, in-person. Allan Chen used to work for lots of top companies, such as CyberLink, Microsoft, Wavii, Xbox, and Amazon. After more than 15 years of working experience, he decided to develop Mayo with his team. And let’s hear his special stories. 

In the seventh episode of "Alariss Classroom", Patrick Ward, Consultant at BCG's San Francisco office shares with us why he took the chance to work at the Johannesburg office for four years and what he found interesting about South Africa, both in terms of consulting and lifestyle.

During this episode, we interviewed Sebastien, who was born and raised in France and educated in the UK and China. He stayed in China upon graduation from Tsinghua University to first work in Tech prior to a transition into recruitment at Michael Page and Hudson. He then joined Mobike towards the end of 2017 as a Talent Acquisition Lead for its overseas development and as Head of HR to merge Mobik...