The INDUStry Show

Neeru Khosla is the Co-Founder and Executive Director of CK-12, a non-profit organization providing free K-12 learning materials worldwide. Neeru served on several advisory boards including Wikimedia Foundation, Stanford University’s School of Education, Nueva School, and IDEO.org. She is trained molecular biologist, and alum of Stanford University and San Jose State University. #ck12 #k12educatio...

Anil Puri is the Provost and Vice President emeritus of academic affairs at California State University Fullerton. Previously, Anil was the Dean from 1998-2016. He is Acting Director of the Woods Center for Economic Analyses and Forecasting. Anil is a noted economist and published scholar, served as the Executive Vice President of the Western Economic Association International. He is an alum of Un...

Feyzi Fatehi is the CEO of Corent Tech, Inc., leader in software defined SaaS and 'most disruptive private company'. He is the inventor of first realtime database. He is the 2020 Top 10 most inspiring business leaders. Feyzi won the 2019 Lifetime achievement CODiE award. He serves as an advisor to UCLA Anderson School of Management, UCI Samueli School of Engineering, and the Beall Center for Innov...

Amrutha Vasan is the co-Founder of Inspirit, providing the next generation of teaching tools for instructors. Inspirit has immersive labs and 3D simulations that replace the 'whiteboard'. Prior to Inspirit, Amrutha managed group operations for Procter & Gamble (P&G). She is an alum of Georgia Institute of Technology. https://www.inspirit.academy/

Pradnya Desh is the CEO of Advocat Technologies, a conversational AI legal intake, research and drafting platform for in-house attorneys. She is a former US diplomat and Trade Attaché for the Office of the US Trade Representative, and adjunct professor at Seattle University. Pradnya is an alum of Georgia Institute of Technology. #theindustryshow #womenfounders #womenceos #aitechnology #legalinnova...

Rajeev Kapur is the President and CEO at 1105 Media - a leading B2B services provider with a global footprint and expertise in Enterprise Computing, Federal information technology, and Big Data. Rajeev is an alum of USC and Cal State Fullerton.

Four Samosas is a quirky, off-beat yet heartfelt comedy about taking risk. A South-Asian Napoleon Dynamite.🧨 Great investment in a fun project with a 2.5-5x ROI. Executive Producer credits, invite to Red Carpet and film festival events. #indianculture #hollywoodmovies #southasian #samosa #comedy #fundinground #theindustryshow #funding #venturecaptials #getfunded #VCs #movies #indian #indianmovies...

Ahana Gautam is the CEO and co-founder at Open Secret - one of the fastest growing food and beverage (F&B) brands in India. Previously she held leadership positions at Procter & Gamble and General Mills, and launched natural and organic products. Ahana holds a BTech from IIT Bombay, and MBA from Harvard Business School. #theindustryshow #Olll #Onelinelifelessons #foodandbeverage #foodandbe...

Dr. Ameer Mody is the Associate Division Director and Director of ED Clinical Informatics at Children's Hospital Los Angeles (CHLA). He is an associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics at Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. #theindustryshow #chla #doctors #executiveleadership #executivesandmanagement #director #losangeles #healthcare #medicine #healthtech #health #medical #...

Shama Patel is the founder and President of Clean Your Dirty Face - a facial bar that uses clean and natural products. Shama is also the founder and President of AIR Aerial Fitness - the nation's leading aerial fitness training method that strengthens your core and tones your physique in record time. She is a trained attorney and alum of University of Iowa. #theindustryshow #cleanyourdirtyface #fo...

Betsy Corcoran is the founder of Lede Ventures, and advises organizations in the EdTech space. Previously Betsy founded and led EdSurge (acquired by ISTE in 2019), the leading info hub for teachers, entrepreneurs and school leaders. She was the Silicon Valley Bureau Chief for Forbes Media. Betsy is a fellow at Pahara-Aspen Education program, and the Knight Science Journalism program at MIT; and re...

Martha Montoya is the founder, CEO of AgTools. AgTools provides real-time market data for agriculture and food supply chain industries. Martha has over 28+ years of worldwide food/ agricultural and supply chain experience, sourcing ingredients from mom and pop operators to Fortune 100 corporations across the Americas to New Zealand, Australia and Thailand representing buyers and sellers. #theindus...

Urvi Tejani is the founder, CEO of Red Carpet Rocks - a designer jewelry rental membership service. The events and hospitality businesses are trending stronger and higher. Red Carpet Rocks has serviced 500+ customers and is raising $1M in a $1B+ addressable market. Signet, the largest jewelry retailer, announced an acquisition in this space in April '21. #theindustryshow #getfunded #startups #star...

Shiv Grewal is a senior executive and deal-maker with over 30 years of experience. He is known for negotiating some of the most prominent life sciences, technology, cleantech, and financial services transactions on the West Coast. Shiv has worked closely with several venture funds who seek to invest in new and existing companies in the US and in India. #theindustryshow #olll #onelinelifelessons #e...

Ashwin Rangan is ICANN’s SVP Engineering and CIO. He held previous leadership roles at Edwards LifeSciences, MarketShare, Rockwell International, and Walmart Inc. Ashwin is a board-member at American Red Cross, and UC Irvine's Center for Digital Transformation; and a long-standing member of International MENSA.

Ash Patel is the President, CEO of Commercial Bank of California, one of the nation's highest capitalized banks and rated "Five Star" by Bauer-Financial, Inc. Ash led CBC from $200M to $1.6B in 7 years. Acquired National Bank of California. He initiated and achieved a Purposeful Journey to a Billion (PJ2B) initiative. Ash is also the founder of Siksha, a non-profit rebuilding schools in India and...

Sudhir Chadalavada is a CEO Coach, Author, and Keynote Speaker. He guides leaders to consistently operate at peak performance, foster a culture of inspired action and unlock the full value of the organizations they lead. His clients have been recognized as outstanding leaders, CEOs and entrepreneurs. #coaches #ceocoaching #theindustryshow #keynotespeaker #authors #leadershipcoaching #leadership #s...

Shruthi Rao is the co-founder, CBO of Vendia: a multi-cloud, distributed data platform. Previously, she founded the Blockchain category at AWS and launched, grew Amazon Managed Blockchain Quantum Ledger Database. Shruthi set up India’s first crypto mining operation in 2011 and was an early investor and advisor to Ethereum Project, Ripple, World Economic Forum, and Mobility Open Blockchain Initiati...

Yossuf Albanawi, co-founder and CEO of Pilleve, a digital health company. Youngest member of the Opioid Task Force in North Carolina and listed on Forbes 30U30 and DC Inno. Featured on TED, highlighting the importance of destigmatizing mental health and addiction. #mentalhealth #digitalhealth #healthcare #ceo #health #entrepreuner #theindustryshow #olll #Onelinelifelessons #forbes30under30 #tedspe...

Sramana Mitra, Founder, CEO of One Million by One Million (1Mby1M), a global virtual accelerator. A Silicon Valley entrepreneur and strategy consultant, she ran three companies: DAIS, Intarka, and Uuma. Author of 'Entrepreneur Journeys' book series and 'Vision India 2020'. MIT alum and named one of LinkedIn's Top 10 Influencers. #entrepreuner #onemillionbyonemillion #1mby1m #siliconvalley #silicon...

Founder of HireClub, a career coaching platform and community that has raised clients' salaries by over $3million. An immigrant, father, and musician who loves helping people succeed at work. Has experienced many ups and downs in life that he has weathered with his friends and communities. #hireclub #careerdevelopmentprograms #careercoaching #careermentor #immigrantentrepreneur #immigrant #entrepr...

Prateek Joshi, CEO of Plutoshift and author of 13 books on Artificial Intelligence. Featured on NBC, CNBC, Bloomberg, Forbes 30 Under 30, TechCrunch, and more. Invited speaker at TEDx, Global Big Data Conference, Machine Learning Developers Conference, and Sensors Expo. #artificialintelligence #authors #forbes30under30 #immigrantstories #entrepreuner #immigreating #onelinelifelessons #olll #theind...

Dr. Pradeep Padala is the founder, CEO of fylamynt. Previously, he co-founded ContainerX, which was acquired by Cisco. Pradeep holds 20+ patents and is the author of various articles and academic publications, including two Best Paper award winners. He earned a PhD, MS and BE from the University of Michigan, University of Florida and NIT Allahabad, India respectively. #fylamynt #containerX #cisco...

Roman Kikta is the founder, CEO of Phenometrix and founder, partner emeritus at Mobility Ventures. Roman has launched multiple technology start-ups and several wireless industry firsts: cellular pay phones, voice recognition dialers, and cellular in-building systems among others. Roman is an alum of Harvard Business School, MIT Sloan School of Management, and Rutgers University. #startups #CEO #fo...

Sandeep Kulkarni is a singer, song-writer, voice-over artist, and former radio jockey. Sandeep is currently the lead vocalist for "Rusty Rickshaw" and owner of Karmik Studios. He is an educator and technologist, and teaches animation and VFX. Sandeep is an alum of University of Cincinnati. Sandeep Kulkarni, Over the years, I've learnt to respect every art form, be humble yet be confident and I've...