The Value Creation Mindset Podcast

In precision manufacturing, the machines matter. But the people matter more. In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset Podcast, AJ Singh speaks with Kika Young, President of Forest City Gear, a third-generation family-owned precision manufacturing company specialising in custom gearing and complex gear manufacturing. Kika shares what it means to lead a 71-year manufacturing business, why Fores...

Why do so many manufacturing innovations fail to scale, even when the technology clearly works? In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset , AJ Singh sits down with to explore one of the biggest misconceptions in advanced manufacturing: great technology alone does not create business value. As one of the pioneers of the 3D printing and additive manufacturing industry, Rajeev shares why adoption...

Clean energy is not just a climate conversation. It is a business, infrastructure, and execution challenge. In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset , AJ Singh sits down with Tim Montague, clean energy expert, solar business coach, author, and host of the Clean Power Hour podcast, to explore what it really takes to create value in the clean energy sector. Together, they unpack the economics b...

In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset , host A.J. Singh, CEO of Modularis , sits down with Sulav Singh, founder of Vittas International , to explore why sustainable fintech requires real financial infrastructure , especially in emerging markets. Sulav shares the story of how Vittas began by lending to healthcare businesses in Nigeria and how customer conversations revealed a deeper problem...

Why Sustainable Businesses Start With Integrity | Rakesh Tiku | The Value Creation Mindset   In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset, host A.J. Singh is joined by Rakesh Tiku, President and CEO of Infield Solutions, for a deep conversation on why sustainable businesses start with integrity, ethical leadership, and long-term thinking.   Rakesh shares his journey from an academic upbringing to...

In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset , host A.J. Singh speaks with Eyal Katz , CIO of Priority Software and a serial product builder with decades of experience in commercial software and platforms. Eyal shares a practical, experience-led perspective on building real products versus one-off projects, scaling teams, and creating value in an increasingly AI-driven world. The conversation exp...

In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset , host A.J. Singh sits down with Pieter van Schalkwyk , CEO of XMPro , to explore how real value is created in complex, technology-driven businesses. With a background spanning mechanical engineering, industrial IoT, and enterprise software, Pieter shares hard-earned lessons on leadership, first principles, and decision-making under real-world constrai...