Humans of Telecom

"It's a great feeling when you work on projects that create real human impact, and I've been fortunate to be a part of many such opportunities! I'd love to be remembered as someone who changed something meaningful for people!" David Vigar, VP & GM at TruSense, a Route Mobile Company, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this milestone episode, David discusses about how his three key mentors - Ken Bodiley, Phil Holcombe and Richard Woolhouse - have had a significant impact on his life, how his journey of working with flagship brands Tele2, iBasis, Vonage, Google, Twilio and TruSense has panned out over the last two decades and, finally, how's the experience of raising an upcoming professional footballer!

"Beyond being a telecom professional, I am also a successful entrepreneur running a fashion label! My attire in every conference has been completely styled by myself!" During the holy month of Ramadan, Humans of Telecom catches up with Mariam Shaer, Chief Business Officer at Sama Telecom, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Mariam talks about how life has been as a working mother in the Middle East, how she still manages to see her parents every day and what are her aspirations for Lebanon!

"One of the most touching moments as a family is seeing the human spirit of life come through! At the age of 82, my father fought COVID as well as successfully made a veteran's comeback into cricket!" Simon Nainkin, VP Wholesale Messaging at Clickatell in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Simon talks about how life took him from South Africa to USA, but soon brought him back to home ground, how his wife and daughter have changed his perspective towards life, and how he would liked to be always remembered as Champion Competitor!

"A random guy at a disco in Barcelona mentioned about an engineer requirement in the sole telecom company in my hometown Lleida, and from that point, there's been no looking back for me!" Beatriz García Torre, Chief Interconnection Officer at Lleida.net in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Beatriz talks about the personal challenges that held her back from attending MIT, the crucial role of her husband in her professional success and also provides a sneak-peak into a secret language she speaks!

"I was a trained magician performing for Cellusys in Thailand, when the CEO Dawood Ghalaieny asked me to join the team, and it's been a whirlwind ride since!" Craig Allen, Customer Relationship Manager at Cellusys in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Craig talks about the high-points and low-points of his life, about how he has learnt to embrace his past and also an interesting story about a dare from Fabio Bottan in Valencia!

"Women representation in leadership positions internationally is still abysmally low, there is a need for society to remove their biases and stereotypes towards the female gender and allow women to voice their ideas and opinions without any fear of retribution!" This International Women's Day, Humans of Telecom presents the story of Atim Akeh-Osu, Associate Director, Roaming & Mobility Commercials at Ooredoo Group in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Atim talks about her unexpected entry into the telecom space, her apex moment of being recognized in the ROCCO 100 and how life is shaping up for her after moving from Africa to Middle East.

"I am a proud parent of a child facing Autism Spectrum Disorder and I know there are many such folks out there who could deal with this situation better if we just spoke about it more openly!" Fabio Bottan, Senior Messaging Specialist at Arelion in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. Fabio opens up about his beautiful family,  how life took some unexpected turns and the challenges that they have dealt with together, and also about his passion for football, beer and Star Wars!

"The next airstrike from the enemy is expected in half hour after this conversation!" These are the opening words of Alex Lykhochas, Founder and CEO at Adeo Telecom, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. This podcast has been a rather hair-raising experience, as Alex narrates how the history of Ukraine has forever been altered due to an unexpected development just a year ago, how - as a civilian - he never imagined he would be using a gun and how the undeterred spirit of all the men and women of his country is keeping the nation united into a single force of hope and strength!

"I'd love to play Holly Golightly in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' someday!" Joanna Kuligowska, Head of Global Market Intelligence at HAUD in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal. Joanna talks about the high points and low points in her career, how life took her unexpectedly to Netherlands where she stumbled onto the CPaaS industry, her horrific experience at MWC Shanghai and how there has been no looking back since!