Enterprise Podcast Network

Burhan Fatah, Ph.D., the Chairman and CEO of Sivoo, a company delivering an array of cloud based services for enterprises including video and TV joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Burhan Fatah discuss the following:

* Sivoo is a company with a few decades of cloud service business success in over 150 countries, what is your company vision?

* You offer content delivery, video streaming and TV content and even AI services. Can you break it down for our audience?

* There’s a lot of talk about smart infrastructure, specifically AI, how do you apply intelligence to your customers?

* How challenging is it for enterprises to monetize new business opportunities in Asia and Africa? How quickly can you help them ramp up?

Dr. Burhan Fatah, Ph.D., is chairman and chief executive officer of Sivoo. A serial entrepreneur with nearly 30 years of experience, Dr. Fatah is a visionary with deep expertise in online media & entertainment, social media, mobile/cloud computing, and information technology management. Dr. Fatah is a digital media pioneer who has led Sivoo to become one of the leaders in the Internet television market for multicultural on-demand entertainment.

Among other ventures, Dr. Fatah co-founded a marketplace company for Internet domain name auctions, a digital advertising venture, a blogging company, an online music video portal, and a cloud-based document management company. In his career, Dr. Fatah created the world’s first franchise of Internet café’s, was on the team that developed the world’s first commercially available open e-mail system, and was among the first one hundred users to test the World Wide Web. Dr. Fatah is also a trained scientist who has leveraged analytical and technical acumen into leadership positions within the IT and rich media industries. He has spoken at conferences globally, is a published author of several research papers and has written a book on electronic mail systems.

Dr. Fatah earned his Ph.D. in High Energy Physics From the University of Bucharest.

Website: https://sivoo.com

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Naoto Mizuguchi, Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at NEC X, a venture studio that drives new technology-based businesses forward quickly and bring novel ideas to market joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Naoto Mizuguchi discuss the following:

* Can you tell us about NEC X?

* What differentiates NEC X from other venture studios?

* What characteristics do you look for when selecting entrepreneurs to join your program?

* What is your best piece of advice for entrepreneurs starting their own company?

* What is the next thing for NEC X?

Naoto Mizuguchi has served as the Director of Strategic Planning and Business Development at NEC X since January 2022. He drives the strategic direction for the growth of the NEC X Venture Studio Program. He is also currently a liaison for the NEC Orchestrating Future Fund, which accelerates the creation of new social value through collaboration with startups and partner LPs. Prior to NEC X, Naoto played several roles of global business operation and management including M&A, in Brazil, Japan and several other countries. Naoto holds a bachelor’s degree in law from the University of Tokyo.

Website: https://nec-x.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/NECXInc

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/company/necxinc

Twitter: https://twitter.com/NECXInc

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Nanci A. Smith, Esq., an attorney licensed to practice in Vermont and New York and the author of Untangling Your Marriage: A Guide to Collaborative Divorce joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Legal Corner and the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Nanci A. Smith discuss the following:

* Take it further, how much of an impact does a divorce have within the workplace?

*  What are the red flags that employee is going through a divorce?

* How HR can help?

* What are practical issues employers can address to help alleviate employee stress?

* What is the difference between a litigious divorce and a collaborative divorce?

* Any tips on how one can experience a “GOOD DIVORCE” if that is possible?

Nanci A. Smith, Esq., is an attorney licensed to practice in Vermont and New York. She is the chair of the Collaborative Divorce section of the Vermont Bar Association, a leader in her collaborative divorce practice group, and a member of the International Academy of Collaborative Professionals. She frequently writes and talks about divorce, family law, ethics, and collaborative divorce practices. She believes that a good divorce is possible when you show up for it with humility, compassion, and the correct support. Smith is the author of Untangling Your Marriage: A Guide to Collaborative Divorce (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Oct 11, 2022).

Website: https://nancismithlaw.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/DivorceUntangld

Linkedin: https://linkedin.com/in/nanciasmith

Instagram: https://instagram.com/divorceuntangled

People also listened to this: First-Rate Family Enterprise Involves Collective Learning

Barbara Dartt, a Principal Consultant for the Family Business Consulting Group and co-author of “Own It! How to Develop a Family Enterprise Owner’s Mindset at Every Age” joins Enterprise Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Radio is on association with the Author Channel.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Barbara Dartt discuss the following:

* Why is family ownership often an overlooked role?

* Why is the preparation of family business owners so important?

* Who is responsible for preparing family business owners?

* How early can you begin preparing owners?

Barbara Dartt is a Principal Consultant for the Family Business Consulting Group. Wendy Sage-Hayward has been a family business owner for more than 25 years and is a senior consultant at the Family Business Consulting Group. Gaia Marchisio is a family enterprise researcher, consultant, educator, speaker, and writer with 25-plus years of impact across global family enterprises, academic institutions, corporations and public-sector organizations. Their new book is Own It! How to Develop a Family Enterprise Owner’s Mindset at Every Age (Palgrave Macmillan, Nov. 16, 2022).

Website: https://www.thefbcg.com

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Gahn Lane the Senior Strategic Advisor to the CEO of Tonecommander, an encrypted IP Endpoint firm who focuses on Federal and Military clients within the US Government joins Enterprise Radio. Additionally they have subsidiaries that deliver solutions to the Enterprise Market.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Gahn Lane discuss the following:

* How do see the Channel/Partner landscape changing? Why is this material?

* How do you define a CSP vs a SP? Is Public vs Private Cloud important to differentiate?

* Why Cloud GTM? Let’s talk about that.

* Where does Telephony fit in the mix?

* Is there any obvious Alliance opportunities, Add On Sales, etc?

GAHN LANE is a collaborative, growth-focused sales and global channel leader with 16 years of experience leading sales organizations and developing holistic partnership strategies to maximize business driven through partners. Gahn has gained dynamic experience working with C-suite leaders around the world while serving in leadership positions at Pindrop, PGi, Syniverse, CenturyLink, Westcon, and Nortel Networks. His roles have included successful collaborations with some of the world’s most innovative brands, including Google, AWS, SK Telecom, Singtel, British Telecom, and Deutsche Telecom.

With experience leading both direct sales and channel sales across SaaS, Cloud, Terrestrial, Wireless, Software, Distribution, and Proservices, Gahn has steered business development and boosted revenue globally – introducing new markets to portfolios including the EMEA, LATAM, and APAC regions. In addition, Gahn brings incredible energy and strength in building and leading expert teams to accelerate rapid business results and scale global strategies. Across his career, Gahn has managed and led teams of up to 800 professionals in planning and executing cutting-edge sales and channel strategies that have generated highly profitable outcomes and resulted in uncharted levels of success.

Gahn is a prolific revenue builder who effectively creates sustainable pipelines that result in explosive market share growth and optimize brand exposure. Most recently, Gahn served as the Vice President of Global Partners and Alliances for Pindrop. Charged with leading indirect sales strategy, Gahn spearheaded efforts to build the company’s ecosystem of channel partners and alliances. Along with defining and executing strategies to transform from 100% direct sales to a mix of direct and indirect, Gahn hired and onboarded a global team leading scalable strategy worldwide. His efforts led to $52M in pipeline activity and $8M in closed business in less than a year, from a $0 starting point.

Prior, Gahn served as the Vice President for Global Strategic Alliances and Partners at PGi. In this role, he gained expertise spearheading partnership development and cultivating his impressive network of C-suite contacts accumulated from working on six continents throughout his career. In doing so, Gahn has generated highly profitably B2B leads, including with enterprise GSI, ISVs, Cloud partners, and resellers. While working for CenturyLink, he consolidated three business units into a single team which enabled revenue growth to exceed $1B annually. Collectively, these experiences have equipped Gahn with the skills to lead global growth across diverse lines of business and work in fast-paced, hyper-growth environments. He is always eager to produce unprecedented results and create best-in-class solutions that set a new industry standard.

Gahn’s professional experience is complemented by his MBA in International Business from the University of Dallas and ...

Camille Nicita, Managing Director North America & Managing Partner at Human8, the new human-driven consultancy connecting brands with people and culture to drive positive change joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Camille Nicita discuss the following:

* Beyond the people who surround you, what does it really mean to be a part of and foster community as a brand?

* What are some examples of brands in which we’ve seen this come to life?

* What are a few tips for brands to tap into the power of community?

* Why is community so important?

* Can you tell us a little bit about Human8 and what your company does?

Camille Nicita leads the Human8 (previously InSites Consulting) business across North America. Human8 encompasses the regional acquisition of Gongos, Inc., of which Camille became sole owner and CEO in 2012.

Camille actively consults Fortune 500 brands to make business decisions on behalf of consumers. She believes operationalizing human centricity as a strategy for growth and building strong cultural buy-in will have a harmonizing effect on stakeholders. Beyond driving behaviors through insights, impactful communication, knowledge activation and change management initiatives, she believes adopting an ‘outside-in’ approach to humanizing consumers is essential in a world where data is trying to win.

Camille is an active member of the board of the Insights Association, a contributing member of the Forbes Agency Council, an official judge of the North American Customer Centricity Awards and sits on the Board of Detroit-based Forgotten Harvest. She has served as Chairperson of the Advisory Board of Michigan State University’s Masters in Marketing Research Program and has contributed to the University of Michigan’s Institute for Survey Research.

Camille, her husband, three adult children and Westie, Gus, reside in suburban Detroit, MI.

Website: https://www.wearehuman8.com

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Jos van der Westhuizen, Co-Founder & CEO of Remio, a virtual reality platform for remote team building and collaboration for global enterprise customers based in Silicon Valley joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Jos van der Westhuizen discuss the following:

* Can you tell us about Remio’s VR platform, the types of enterprise companies you work with and key features of the platform?

* Why are you starting to see more companies exploring VR programs with their employees and what are the typical use cases?

* What kinds of benefits or value do companies say they experience from these employee VR events?

* Are there challenges in driving employee engagement and adoption of VR, and how do you think companies and the enterprise VR industry can overcome them?

* How do you see enterprise VR growing or evolving over the next 2-3 years?

Jos van der Westhuizen is the Co-Founder and CEO of Remio, an enterprise VR company enabling companies to drive employee engagement and schools to immerse students in social emotional learning. A serial entrepreneur, Jos previously co-founded Kristalic in 2018 and served as CEO for the machine learning enterprise company. Born in South Africa, Jos holds a PhD in machine learning from Cambridge University and brings tremendous experience in developing ML systems for companies, including Alchera Technologies, Cambridge Bio-Augmentation Systems, Cambridge Legal Risk Analytics (CLARA) and Saato Automation Ltd.

Website: https://www.remiovr.com

People also listened to this: The Key for Publishers to Maximize Their Ad Revenue

Tomer Treves, the Co-Founder and President of Adnimation, a monetization company that helps publishers maximize their ad revenue joins Enterprise Radio.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guests Tomer Treves discuss the following:

* We understand that you developed a proprietary hybrid header bidding technology. Can you explain what exactly it is and how it helps publishers?

* How is it possible to serve less ads for higher prices?

* Adnimation launched the world’s first Google CTV monetization product – can you talk a little about that and the results you’ve been seeing?

* We understand that Adnimation only works with publishers and not advertisers. How come?

* We understand that you show publishers their gross revenue, and not their net revenue as per the industry standard. How come?

* Why is maximizing your ad revenue even more important given the current market.

Tomer co-founded Adnimation after a decade in executive leadership positions in the digital world, including as VP Sales and Marketing at DeltaThree and CMO at Infolinks.

He holds an LLM from Tel Aviv University and is also a reserves Captain in the Israel Defense Force’s elite 8200 Intelligence Unit.

In his spare time, he can be found traveling the world as a foodie and a photographer, both much less than he would like.

Website: https://www.adnimation.com

Social Media:

LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/company/adnimation

Facebook: https://facebook.com/adnimation

People also listened to this: Ferla: Building Ecofriendly Mobile Business for Entrepreneurs

Feras Bashnak the Founder and CEO of Ferla, a company focused on eco-friendly mobile carts and cargo bikes joins the Green Business Podcast Show.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Feras Bashnak discuss the following:

* What is the company’s vision?

* What was the inspiration for Ferla Bikes?

* What benefits does Ferla Bikes offer businesses?

* Does your approach help businesses reduce carbon footprint?

* You work with entrepreneurs to bring their business to market fast…how do you do this? How do entrepreneurs get started?

* How much do your bikes cost?

Feras Bashnak is Founder and CEO of Ferla Bikes. A serial entrepreneur, Feras was raised in Kazakhstan and began his career in hospitality, earning his bachelor’s degree in Hospitality Management/Administration from IHTTI School of Hotel Management in Switzerland.

After working at several world-renowned restaurants and hotels, Feras’ entrepreneurial spirit took over and he launched a successful catering business in Los Angeles. In 2016, Feras’ career path would then take another turn after observing and helping a woman struggling to push a fruit cart up a steep hill. Feras realized then that there had to be a better solution and began developing the prototype for the first Ferla cargo e-bike. Ferla has gone on to become a leading provider of premium electric cargo bikes and, to date, has developed more than 20 different cargo e-bikes/carts for business and personal use.

 

Website: https://ferlabikes.com

Social Media Links:

Facebook: https://facebook.com/FerlaBikes

Instgram: https://instagram.com/ferlabikes

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FerlaBikes

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Penelope Finnie, the CEO of Egal, a company that makes Pads on a Roll, a menstrual product that dispenses pads in public restrooms on a roll, just like toilet paper joins Enterprise Fit Radio.

This episode of Enterprise Fit Radio is brought to you by Pads on a Roll. For more information visit https://padsonaroll.com.

Listen to host Eric Dye & guest Penelope Finnie discuss the following:

* Today we’re discussing your company’s new product, Pads on a Roll. Can you briefly describe what this product is, and what makes it different from similar commercial products on the market today?

* How did you come up with this idea?

* Who are some of your first adopters of the product, and where do you see sales growing in coming years?

* The conversation around menstrual cycles is changing. What changes have you seen in recent years?

* If someone listening wants to install Pads on a Roll in restrooms they manage, what steps would they take?

* Here’s a question based on your background. You’ve been a serial entrepreneur–designing the Ask Jeeves character, interactive children’s software, and also a chain of chocolate cafes among other long-term business ventures. Obviously being an entrepreneur involves dedication and a lot of blood, sweat, and tears. You have lots of experience in different domains. What is it that makes you decide, “This is a project I want to carry to completion”?

Penelope Finnie is a brand builder, best known as the creator of the “Ask Jeeves” character for today’s Ask.com, as well as the CEO of the Bittersweet chocolate cafes in the Bay Area, among other ventures. Today she is the CEO of Egal, a company that makes Pads on a Roll, a menstrual product that dispenses pads in public restrooms on a roll, just like toilet paper. Finnie and her team believe that period products should be available free for all in public restrooms, just like we supply toilet paper, soap, towels, and seat covers for public health and hygiene. As more states and schools mandate that period products should be free in public bathrooms, Pads on a Roll aims to make this easier and more affordable to achieve.

Website: https://padsonaroll.com

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