DISRUPT with Ravi Ravindran

With over two decades of experience in the business world, Andrew boasts 4 companies that he has helped grow and sell. As a globally respected executive, he has worked with companies and government bodies at the highest level from NASA, USDA, McDonald’s, VISA, Etihad Airways, and many more. While working as a Partner and Chief Revenue Officer at Buytopia, the company was a 3 time ‘Ernst & Young Entrepreneurs of the Year’ finalist, was ranked #3 on Profit Guides' fastest-growing companies in Canada, and won a Toronto Board of Trade Award.

Balaji Gopalan is the Co-Founder and CEO at MedStack, an-out-of-the-box privacy compliance solution for digital health companies. Prior to that, he launched BlackBerry's BBM service globally and led platform strategy at D2L, Nymi and EventMobi. Balaji is an expert in product management and software platform ecosystem design, and a well-respected startup educator, advisor and mentor. He is an advocate for the role of ecosystems in industry transformation and in tackling tough problems like improving healthcare.

Suresh Sriskandarajah is a startup lawyer at Suresh Law with a background in engineering and entrepreneurship. Over the course of his professional career, Suresh has held executive roles with various organizations, launched three ventures and mentored dozens of startups. He has also worked for leading companies such as Amazon, Microsoft and BlackBerry. Suresh has earned four prestigious degrees: Juris Doctor (JD) from Osgoode Hall Law School, Strategic Management (MBA) from Lazaridis School of Business & Economics, Electrical Engineering (BASc) and Liberal Studies (BA) from the University of Waterloo.

Anatolii Shkliaruk from Paqt is the CEO and Co-Founder of Paqt. He is responsible for most of the operations, fundraising and sales. Prior to founding Paqt, Anatolii has worked in AML & Compliance at BMO and founded another successful startup Quick-Fix – the first on-demand iPhone repair service in Ukraine. He also has participated as a Secretary-General and part of the organizing team in the 5th Anniversary Kyiv International Model United Nations – a massive diplomatic simulation event for students held on premises of the Parliament of Ukraine.

A technology entrepreneur and accidental educator. William enjoys sharing his startup experience, the good, the bad and the ugly with other entrepreneurs. Currently in Yukon, his goal is to contribute to the creation of a technology industry for the territory.

Penfield.AI is the first real-time quantification of cyber security analyst skill-sets, enabling complex decision making for rapid insightful Incident Resolution in Security Operation Centres.

Kathryn is in the business of raising Baby Unicorns in Atlantic Canada and beyond. With Propel's virtual accelerator, they are focused on quality and producing founders (through dedicated coaching and world-class content) who are earning revenue that matters and are poised for significant growth. From Harvard Business School, to startups in Germany and finally back to her roots in New Brunswick, her background sets her up to steer Propel into the future.

Mohsen Omrani is the CEO and co-founder of OPTT, the Online PsychoTherapy Tool. Mohsen received his MD from Tehran University of Medical Sciences and his PhD in neuroscience from Queen's University. Through his graduate and post-graduate studies, he has been awarded multiple prestigious scholarships and fellowships by the Canadian government including Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship and Banting Postdoctoral Fellowship. He is curious about how the brain works, how it fails to, and how we can fix it, and his goal is to utilize his wide-ranging expertise in medicine, neurology, and consumer electronics and applications to design tools for improving mental and brain health through society.

Award winning Content and Media Consultant Author of Rethinking Your Content, reaching number #1 on Amazon.ca. New Audible production How to Find Growth Beyond Your Personal Brand.  Co-Founder Dadspotting.com, Thinkstart.ca, MohitsMovies.com, Founding Member Toronto Bloggers Collective, IEmmy Juror.  

Fun Fact : I've also interviewed over 100 people in my career from Bollywood starts to Prime Ministers to Oscar Winners.

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