Naveen Samala & Friends

The Guiding Voice

The Guiding Voice – Empowering Millions, One Conversation at a Time Asia’s Best Podcast Awardee 2024 (Education Category) & Winner of the CSI Corporate Excellence Award in 2025. Ranked in the Global Top 2.5%. The Guiding Voice (TGV) sparks conversations that simplify success and amplify human potential. We bring the world’s most inspiring leaders, innovators, creators, and changemakers together to share practical wisdom that transforms lives and careers. Our mission is bold and clear: to impact millions globally and help create a world driven by knowledge, empathy, and purpose. TGV has been a...

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Naveen Samala & Friends

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Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

CLOUD SECURITY | SATYA DIVADARI | TGV Episode #98 29.04.2021

In this episode #98, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest SATYA Satyavathi Divadari has 22 years of professional experience in IT, ITES, Telecom, Strategic Outsourcing, and BPO providing security services & solutions.   She has been constantly challenged to develop Enterprise-wide architectures in Governance, Risk Management, Compliance, and Technical Security...

Personal Transformation BLUEPRINT | ALOK VERMA | TGV Episode #97 27.04.2021

Alok Verma is a facilitator, motivational speaker, and transformation coach who has inspired positive change in the lives of his audience for almost a decade.  With 18 years of working experience in IT, ITES, and the L&D sector. Alok was lucky to find his purpose - and now, he is on a personal mission of helping others identify theirs too – and design their best possible life! Alok has worked in t...

UiPath Basics (RPA Tool) | Mukesh Kala | TGV Episode #96 22.04.2021

In this episode #96, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Mukesh Mukesh‌ ‌Kala‌ ‌is‌‌ a Senior RPA Developer having an experience of 7 Years in IT Industry. He is passionate about RPA Technology, has a Youtube channel dedicated to UiPath and recently contributed to the UiPath Community By Publishing a Tutorial on Uipath Official Academy. Mukesh loves to give ba...

Value-based contributions for a career GROWTH | Sweety Rath | TGV Episode #95 20.04.2021

In this episode #95, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Sweety Sweety Rath works as a Global Vice President HR with Aspect Software.   Aspect works in the Contact Center Product industry creating enterprise solutions to drive peak performances in large contact centers. Aspect’s best-of-breed capabilities extend across both contact center and workforce optimiz...

Accelerating Salesforce productivity, POSITIVELY | Dr. Sridhar Guda | TGV Episode #94 15.04.2021

Accelerating sales force productivity, positively | Dr. Sridhar Guda | TGV Episode #94  Genre: Salesforce, Productivity, Acceleration, Product Market, Marketing Are you someone who is interested in Sales? Then this episode is for you! Productivity is the final goal for any of the sales ventures. That is, the ratio of effectiveness versus efficiency. When there is an improvement in the efficiency o...

SKILLSET vs. MINDSET | VISHNU NADELLA | TGV Episode #93 13.04.2021

In this episode #93, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest VISHNU Vishnuvardhan Nadella is currently working with Gupshup Technology as VP and Head of Technical Operations & IT.   He is a seasoned technology leader in the IT industry with expertise in Global IT Infrastructure, Cloud Engineering, Enterprise Application and Digital transformation. He has worked in...

Corporate JOB vs. Entrepreneurship | KARTHIK DUDDALA | TGV Episode #92 08.04.2021

in this episode #92, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest KARTHIK Karthik Ajit Duddala brings over 20 years of global business technology management experience in the areas of, Enterprise Solutions, Digital Transformation, IT, & Product Management. Karthik is a hands-on technical expert in large scale business and technology transformations. He has been success...

Dealing with DIFFICULT SITUATIONS | SANTOSHI NAROPANTH | TGV Episode #91 06.04.2021

In this episode #91, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Santoshi Santoshi Naropanth has been associated with the Software industry since 2008 across engineering, and management roles.    She is a Motivational Speaker and a trained life coach,    Santoshi likes blogging, doodling, and music. Recently she has started a YouTube channel called “Yours Truly San” w...

Bot workforce for business productivity | Rahul Juluru | TGV Episode #90 01.04.2021

IN this episode #90, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Rahul With 10 years of professional experience in RPA and enterprise application development, Rahul Juluru is an accomplished RPA Solution Architect. Rahul drives the automation to improve efficiency. Rahul is currently working as RPA Project Lead in one of the leading global providers of integrated info...

Is the education related to CAREER or EARNING? | Harmeet Kaur Bajaj | TGV Episode #89 30.03.2021

In this episode #89, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Harmeet Harmeet Kaur comes with 20 years of experience as an entrepreneurship educator, career counsellor, personal effectiveness trainer, educator and passionate parent. She provides one on one career counselling to school students, college students, and working professionals. She conducts career guidan...

PUTTING MACHINE LEARNING MODELS INTO ACTION | RAVI NEMALA | TGV Episode #88 25.03.2021

In this episode #88, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest RAVI Ravi Nemala considers himself a continuous learner. He is an avid reader and keeps pace with the business and technological changes happening in the IT world. Currently, Ravi is working as a Senior AI architect with IBM helping clients in their AI journey by defining scalable architectures integrati...

Stress to Sereneity | Omita Gaikwad | TGV Episode #87 23.03.2021

In this episode #87, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Omita Global Wellbeing and Oneness have now become Omita Gaikwad’s personal mission and she believes that this can only be accomplished as each and every one of us reconnect and align to our authentic powerful true selves and become whole once again. Self-awareness, personal transformation, and wellness...

Role of IT in Financial Services Industry | Sridhar Kapa| TGV Episode #86 18.03.2021

In this episode #86, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Sridhar Sridhar Kapa is into Technology Architecture Leadership with proven results in casting and executing Technology Strategy for Payments, Commercial Lending, and Core Banking business verticals. In the last 20 years, Sridhar gained expertise in leading Emerging Technology Architecture teams and demo...

How Soft skills shape personalities? | Prof. Rajsree Gopal | TGV Episode #85 16.03.2021

In this episode #85, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Prof. Rajsree Prof. Rajsree Gopal is a Hospitality professional with over 3 decades of rich experience in both Service Industry and Academics. Worked for leading Hotel chains like Taj Group of Hotels, Oakwood International and others as Head of the department and in Senior managerial positions.   She was...

How organizations can become an intelligent enterprise leveraging SAP technologies | Partha G | TGV Episode #84 11.03.2021

In this episode #84, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Partha Partha Gopalakrishna heads the SAP competency for strategic industry verticals in North America for Tech Mahindra. He has over 20+ years of SAP consulting experience and has been with Tech Mahindra for the last 3+ years.   He holds a Master’s degree in Business administration from Virginia commonw...

Getting a job in FAANG Companies | Nikita Gupta | TGV Episode #83 09.03.2021

In this episode #83, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Nikita Nikita Gupta is based out of Seattle, USA working on her own initiative called FAANG Path. She helps with Resume and LinkedIn review from the perspective of breaking into a top job at companies in FAANG - Facebook, Apple, Amazon, Netflix, Google, Microsoft, and more! Nikita’s goal is to share her...

Transitioning From Technical to Management Roles | Harsha Bellur | TGV Episode #82 (Global CXO Series) 04.03.2021

In this episode #82, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Harsha Harsha Bellur serves as EVP and CIO at James Avery Jewelry. Since joining the company eight years ago, he has led a strategic transformation of business operations and guest experiences in this vertically integrated company. In this role, he provides a customer-driven technology vision and leaders...

How to Gain clarity and confidence on Career | Supriya Sahai | TGV Episode #81 02.03.2021

In this episode #81, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Supriya Supriya Sahai is a mother of two brilliant human beings Alumni of National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad Certified Edward De Bono - Creative Thinking Methods EQi 2.0, Emotional Intelligence assessor - certified by the American Association of Psychology MTA certified for Team building and Leaders...

ROLE OF ETHICS IN CORPORATE ORGANIZATIONS |VASANTH ADITHYA | TGV Episode #80 25.02.2021

In this episode #80, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Vasanth Vasanth Aditya is an enterprising, dynamic lawyer with a difference. He wears many hats;  Vasanth is not only a lawyer of high repute but also a Market analyst, Economist, Researcher, Entrepreneur, Management Consultant, Trainer, and Law teacher. With enthusiasm coupled with considerable experien...

KEYS TO AN EXTRAORDINARY LIFE | VANDANA MOHTURE | TGV Episode #79 23.02.2021

In this episode #79, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Vandana Vandana Mohture is a Mindset Coach and the founder of MindArt Coaching and Consulting. As a mindset coach, Vandana works with individuals and groups to develop an empowering mindset, gain self-leadership, and build emotional resilience.  She conducts 1:1 and group coaching sessions to help decode...

How to Stand out from Crowd | Phani Mantravadi | TGV Episode #78 18.02.2021

In this episode #78, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Phani Phani Mantravadi is a Technology and Product Leader with over 20 years of technology and product space, he has extensively involved in ideation, design, and implementing systems over a large scale across Retail, E-Commerce, Digital businesses. Phani keeps both the Customer and Technology at heart,...

Self Discovery using Genetic Brain Profiling | Rathinaswamy A | TGV Episode #77 16.02.2021

In this episode #77, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Rathinaswamy With a strong motto of his Life: ‘’To Live Life of choices and not of compulsions’’, Sri Rathinaswamy has a diverse professional & entrepreneurial experience  He worked for Amaravathi Venkatesa Group of companies, BRIT/DAE Govt of India, and also served as  Nuclear Medicine Technologist & Ra...

B2B Career prospects & roadmap for MBA (Mktg Mgmt) | SANDEEP MAITYV| TGV Episode #76 11.02.2021

In this episode #76, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Sandeep Sandeep Maity is an Industrial B2B Sales, Marketing, Strategy, Services, and consulting leadership professional with over 3 decades of experience having worked in various Indian/Global companies like L&T, ABB, Danfoss, LAPP. He has his own consulting company which offers services to Indian compan...

POST COVID CAREER Opportunities |SAMEER NAGARAJAN| TGV Episode #75 (GLOBAL CXO SERIES) 09.02.2021

In this episode #75, the hosts Naveen Samala & Sudhakar Nagandla interacted with another guest Sameer Sameer Nagarajan is currently serving as a Global President, Human Resources with Cadila Pharma. This interaction will be based on his overall professional industry experience spanning over 3 decades with prominent brands like Stanford Seed, Dabur, Unilever Srilanka, AstraZeneca, Hindustan Lever L...

Campus to Corporate - Choosing a Right Career Path( Unabridged Version) | Q & A from a live session 06.02.2021

"The Guiding Voice podcast" series hosts Naveen & Sudhakar have gone live on 6th Feb 2021 in a session hosted by Yaswant Sai Palaghat.  In this unabridged video interview, they have answered the following questions: How should students behave in the corporate as they transition to jobs after graduating from campus? How to choose a job vs Entrepreneurship? What is the role of a Manager vs Director...

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