The Guiding Voice

If you are a middle manager and felt stuck in your current position for a long time? This episode is a MUST TUNE FOR YOU! In this episode, Nikesh has shared a lot of tips from both employee and employer perspective on crafting a career path for middle level management. A good number of careers get stuck in middle management because of the comfort of solving low-quality problems efficiently. Middle...

In this episode, get Prateek’s insights on Future of SaaS(Software as a Service) Key Milestones in his career journey? SaaS definition, examples (Salesforce.com has revolutionized it) How SaaS is different from On-Prem and installable software Popular SaaS companies – SFDC, Ramco, Concur, Zoho, Zendesk, ServiceNow etc. Domains & Sectors where SaaS is booming? SaaS helps small businesses in making...

SUCCESFUL “IT” STARTUP BY A NON IT GUY | DR. SOURABH KUMAR | YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR SERIES | TGV Episode #161 In this episode, get SOURABH’S insights on SUCCESFUL “IT “STARTUPs BY A NON IT GUY! HOW THE TRANSITION TO IT HAPPENED FOR A DOCTOR? UNDERSTANDING TECHNOLOGIES, working with techies – need to be adaptable Observe the trends in the Industry and be able to evaluate Exploring the unexplored – craf...

CEO MINDSET – THE GOOD, BAD AND THE UGLY | SUDHEER VARAMA | YOUNG ENTREPRENEUR SERIES | TGV Episode #160   In this episode, get SUDHEER’S insights on THE CEO MINDSET FOR YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS: YOUNG CEOs should be adaptive to adjust to any circumstances Leaders should have the appetite to take risk Be prepared with rejections – initially 99% of your cold calls might fail Get the hands dirty and be a...

How Information Technology CAN help SMEs GROW & SCALE | MUKUL SINGLA | TGV Episode #159 In this episode, get Mukul’s insights on How IT CAN help SMEs GROW & SCALE: SMEs(Small & Medium scale enterprises) play an important role in development of innovation SMEs may be in a disadvantage in the access to new technology Challenges faced by SMEs in leveraging data Digital transformation can help small a...

In this SPECIAL episode on the account of World Stress Awareness Day (Celebrated on 3rd November every year), get TUSHAR’S insights on “MEDITATION, THE GREAT STRESS BUSTER”: DEMYSTIFICATION OF STRESS – It is not a bad thing, it has been existing for over centuries right from cave man period How meditation can help in dealing with the stress? Can we control our thoughts? Relaxation is different fro...

HOW WOMEN CAN IMPACT THE ECONOMY | NAMRATA DHASMANA | TGV Episode #157 In this episode, get Namrata’s insights on How Women can impact the economy at large: Women are able to make bold and wise decisions as leaders; this helps make the team environment less authoritative and more cooperative Communication is said and known to be among a woman’s strongest skill. Female leaders will utilize this pow...

VANSHIKA’s Insights: HER CAREER JOURNEY BUILDING AN IDEA INTO BRAND - An idea can only become a reality once it is broken down into organized, actionable elements Most ideas are born and lost in isolation HER MANTRA - it’s not about ideas - its about making ideas happen COMMON MISTAKE THAT PEOPLE MAKE ABOUT IDEAS – not vetting through experts, not being confident, fear of failure etc. Witty answer...

SHRIPAD’s Insights: Right from childhood – Shripad is interested in trekking, hiking etc. converted passion to profession Adventures help in boosting confidence, leadership skills, self-concept, and improved self-esteem. His experience in climbing world’s toughest peaks Few adventure sports that beginners can adopt – rappelling, zip lining etc. Do’s and Don’t during adventures Kind of equipment –...

SENTHIL’s Insights: Summary of his career journey Overview of Startup eco system in India – is now comparable with valley of 10 years ago Unicorn culture in India – How startups have gone into the mindset of becoming a unicorn Startups should add value to the domain or problem they are solving, they should make money from customers before getting investors money? Organizations should focus on gene...

Arvind’s Insights: Summary of his career journey Organizational debt (OD) is the result of all the decisions and actions that should have been done to ensure an organization is operating atpeak health and efficiency – but weren't. How Technical debt and organizational debt are different? What happens if OD accrues for a long term? How great organizations are dealing with OD well. Witty answers to...

Social Media Marketing and Entrepreneurship. Is startup experience mandatory in the IT world? In this episode: https://youtu.be/10XXb6j9DWM , the guest Parul Gupta tells us about how she got the idea of a startup in her college days and how an idea should be carried forward and executed on the ground. We got to know what goes into implementing your ideas, either you will succeed or you will fail,...

When we talk about -  leadership in technology companies – generally people think that only a technology specialist can become a leader in tech companies.    But, his view is different.    He feels if you are a specialist, you become a specialist but for leadership you need to be a generalist, humane and able to withstand any pressure.    His views on self development is based on how a leader make...

Shakti’s Insights: Summary of Professional Journey – major milestones in his career Is education linked to career growth? Top 3 things that contributed to career GROWTH TIPS ABOUT PEOPLE MANAGEMENT, MANAGING UPWARDS, DOWNWARDS AND PEERS THINGS EVERY professional must do to grow in their career THINGS EVERY professional must NOT do to grow in their career Witty answers to rapid-fire questions 1 pie...

He is known for simplifying complexity   A software engineer with experience & expertise in Analytics and automation scripting   He is passionate about machine intelligence and human behaviour analytics   He is pursuing M.Tech degree from Indian Institute of Science and also earned certification in Human Centered Design 201: from IDEO(world renowned organization for Design Thinking)   Arkadip is c...

He is an accomplished professional with two and half decades of multi-functional-combined-experience.      He, earlier served in various roles and responsibilities across the verticals and climbed the career ladder.      He is currently serving as a Vice President - Corporate Affairs at RA CHEM PHARMA LIMITED.    He has been instrumental in conferring the Global HRD`s "OVERALL OPERATIONAL EXCELLEN...

He has over 25+ years of rich insightful years of experience with a progressive career in Information Technology working at various Fortune 100 clients across the Globe covering Government, State, Health Care, Auto, Pharmaceutical, Telecom and Retail verticals and touching end to end solutions. He has in-depth knowledge in Security, Cloud and Oracle Technologies and ITSM framework. Is he an author...

Sanjeev is a Machine Learning Engineer who has worked in startups throughout his career. He has worked in domains of Data Engineering, Computer Vision and Speech Processing. Currently he is leading AI practices at FIS Clouds which is a cloud transformation startup based out of Hyderabad. Sanjeev’s Insights: Sanjeev’s CAREER JOURNEY IN BRIEF Why he joined startups 😊 Things that he likes and dislik...

A mechanical engineer by degree, an operations manager by work experience, a business analyst by choice and an entrepreneur at heart, Nimish had done justice to each of his roles. In his college time he designed EVs solving problems for the environment, now he is solving  problems for the artists. His newest venture HTTP://BookThatStudio.com helps content creators by providing them quality spaces...

ANAND HELPS STARTUPS come up with a product market strategy. ANAND’S TIPS: ANAND’S CAREER JOURNEY IN BRIEF, HIS STARTUP AND HOW HE HELPS ON PRODUCT STRATEGY? DESIGN THINKING in a NUTSHELL LEAN STARTUP DEFINITION HOW LEAN STATRUP AND DESIGN THINKING HELPS ENTREPRENEURS AND INTRAPRENEURS HOW TO CREATE A PRODUCT VISION FINDING THE PRODUCT MARKET FITMENT? EXAMPLES OF GREAT COMPANIES WHO DID WELL ON AB...

She is a creative writer, artist, TEDx speaker, global marketing communications and branding professional.  She has been passionate about writing since 8, and her first book Orenda stands taller as a milestone, starting her literary journey as an author.  She has been honored with the Women Disruptors Award this year for driving excellence in branding   She has a Masters in marketing and an advanc...

Ravi Motwani is currently working as Vice President  & India MD at Sincro, an Ansira company. Sincro is a leading provider of local marketing services and technologies for automotive clients in North America. Ravi is joining the show in his personal capacity and his views are personal too. Ravi is a passionate Operations and Strategy leader with 20+ years of diverse experience in leadership, organ...

He is a Postgraduate in Physics from IIT Kanpur.  He is a data scientist with a keen interest in creating data-driven organizations.  He is currently working on helping companies use data to create products that serve humanity at large.  His interests are philosophy and practical Vedanta. He is Krishna Chaitanya...a person who dealt with very serious things in life and fought back with pride… let...

A Mechanical Engineer working in Finance, Charu Datta helps Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises MSMEs transform their business and mentors Start-ups. He has authored 2 books. He participates in various industrial forums to share his knowledge. Professionally, he is the Managing Partner of Suhrud Consultants and CEO of Groples Solutions In this episode #140, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandl...

He is a generalist at heart. While he loves to do anything and everything, his core passion still lies in coding. He started his career with an MNC, moved to a startup which was in the IoT space Moved to Rentomojo for an year and half and is currently working in a US based Agency on full time  and he is currently enjoying building Bilzo in his free time. Bilzo is in to paperless bills and digital...