In today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Neil Fernandes, co-founder of Enroute AI with us! Named as the most promising tech startup of 2022, by FoundersBeta, 😃💛 Enroute AI was shortlisted for the FalconX Accelerator's Immersion Program 2022. Neil completed his B. Tech from NIT Karnataka and his MS from the University of Michigan. He had a keen interest in algorithms for transportation, which eventually led him to build San Francisco, California-based Enroute AI. 🚗 Enroute AI employs 10 people, powers approximately 50,000 deliveries every month, and is releasing new features nearly every week. Neil shared how his company is different from other competitors and talks about its features like real-time GPS tracking, route optimization, efficient management, etc. ✨

In today’s episode of the Pitch Cafe podcast, we have Vinay Bhardwaj with us. 😃💛 Vinay is a friend who has never failed to make me laugh even in the toughest situations. He is in an engineering leadership position, investor, and board member of many non-profit organizations. But is a huge rage on Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and other platforms for his short humorous videos and hugely popular Kannada YouTube Channel for his media company ಕಿತ್ತಾಕ್ಬುಡ್ತೀವಿ - Kittaakbudteevi Films Inc [KFI] https://www.youtube.com/c/Kittaak He is fueling the Bangalore-California startup ecosystem and is a champion of the local Kannada Koota chapter, which is growing in popularity throughout the United States. We had an insightful conversation where we discussed his early life and journey, his source of inspiration, what to do when you’re stuck, dealing with stressful situations, moving on from failures, and a lot more. ✨

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have Nikita Jagadeesh, Head of Marketing at Instabase.😃💛 From startup to scale up, she has deep, tried and tested hacks on marketing, listen on! If you are a startup or a new marketing org. trying to scale, thinking deeply along the lines of volume versus focus, identifying customer segment and pain points of your customer, juggling with your very first hires, how can you do more with less? As a leader or even just a career aspirant in your organization, how do you work on your confidence, is it a skill set? In this fantastic podcast, learn more from candid insights from a Silicon Valley's woman leader... Nikita completed her graduation (Economics & Business Administration) from the University of California, Berkley, and then did MBA from Harvard Business School. 🔥 She has plenty of experience in marketing and product management. Apart from Instabase, she has worked for companies like Deloitte Consulting, Credit Suisse, McKinsey & Company, and Nutanix! ✨ In this video, she talks about purpose, profit, lessons in marketing, career, confidence, and a lot more! If you’re someone who’s aspiring to have a bright future, this podcast is for you!

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Mona Sabet, Chief Corporate Strategy Officer at UserTesting, a company that believes businesses succeed when they understand the human connection. 💛😄 Her leadership philosophy is truly refreshing as she talks about building your genius by. embracing 1- Confidence over certainty ✌️ 2- Tribes over teams 🎳 3- Why over What ⚖️ Mona excels in driving accelerated growth in the tech business, both inorganically & organically through acquisitions, technology partnerships, equity investing, building high-performing teams, and scaling business operations. ✨ She talks about the most essential traits of women leaders, frameworks and NGOs she’s associated with, problems faced by women in this patriarchal society, and a lot more!

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have a leading corporate manager, Preethy Padmanabhan, Senior Director of Platform Product Marketing at Freshworks, with us! 😄💛 Preethy has 20+ years of high-tech and leadership experience across marketing, product, sales & engineering. She is a strategic problem solver and connector who helps people to work as a team and bring exponential growth. 📈 Preethy has an Executive MBA from UCLA Anderson graduating with distinction, focusing on Entrepreneurship & Marketing. She has an undergrad from BITS Pilani, India. ✨ She will talk about her inspirational journey, experience at SV Business Journal Woman of Influence, Freshworks, etc.

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Rennu Dhillion, Founder of Genius Kids Development Inc, with us! 😄💛 Rennu is your one-stop shop for learning how to raise kids to uncover their inner genius. Parenting is about coaching and being a friend and uplifter to your child, she says. Listen all the way to the end with rapt attention, Rennu never lets you lose attention even for a second!! She is one of the most prominent women in Silicon Valley, and her venture Genius Kids franchise is responsible for developing, training, and implementing the in-house curriculum. She has also produced numerous learning sites and mobile applications for children and families to access excellent learning programs. Rennu is a women empowerment leader and author of books like ‘Raise Confident Children!’ She specializes in early education, public speaking, activism, & modeling. ✨ She shares what motivated her to start Genius Kids and insightful advice for parents on raising their kids. She also talks about her experience at the House of Lords.

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we’ve Vivek Dahiya, podcaster SCI-AI is with us! 😃💛 He is also the Founder of ‘Fika 'N'​ Tikka’ and now a seasoned Product Manager with significant experience building SAAS and Tech products. He is also experienced in building API products and has helped teams by developing product Vision, product roadmap, writing EPICS, and User Stories. 🔥 Apart from being a great PM, he is also passionate about Podcasting, Blogging, Astronomy, Machine Learning, Deep Learning, Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, and Independent science research. 🤩 Vivek talks about, Science and AI-based podcast series, SCI-AI. The podcast hosts renowned names in the field of Science from esteemed organizations, institutions, and AI research-based organizations.

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe Podcast, we have a super-human 🦹‍♀️ Toastmaster, Abhijeet Joshi with us! 😃💛 Toastmasters International is a nonprofit educational organization that teaches public speaking and leadership skills through a worldwide network of clubs and Abhijeet is part of the 12 Toastmasters clubs! 🔥 Abhijeet has 15 years of experience with a background in product development, lithium-ion, materials, and reliability testing. He is also skilled in cross-functional team management and effectively contributes to the matrix or functional organization. He will tell us whether it’s possible for everyone can become a good at public speaker, how to improve communication, and how these skills helped him get promoted at work etc.

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Munisha Mirchandani with us.😄💛 She has lived in over five countries, with three kids, always launching a new business! How did she do it? Learn more in this super exciting conversation with Life Coach Munisha Mirchandani.. She is an experienced Financial Planner & Wellness Advocate, Life, and Wellness coach & mentor specializing in helping you create a global life of physical, mental, and financial wellness in your own style. ✨ Manisha is a globe-trotter and also a mom to three kids. She shares her learnings and experiences from her journey to different countries like England, Canada, etc. 😃 She explains why people need to take care of themselves and what her life looks like as a life coach. It’s difficult for many people to find happiness and peace, Munisha shares her message for everyone on how to be happy in life. 🤩

In today’s episode of Pitch Cafe, we have Preeti Shrikhande Founder & CEO of Vivensity with us. 😃💛 Preeti is a wellness-entrepreneur, bringing technology to mental health and wellness for the student community. Her encounter with Sadhguru, her journey at Kailas and Yoga training in Hrishikesh, India are all noteworthy. She is truly a nextgen wellness visionary helping build future leaders with great self-awareness at Vivensity! Preeti is passionate about human well-being in all its aspects - physical, emotional, mental, and intellectual. She has master's degrees in Computer Science and Statistics.🔥 She has an experience of 28+ years of experience in several technology companies including Sun, Paypal, Rational, Broadvision, and Compubahn, in roles from developer to Vice President. 🙌 She is an experienced technologist and executive coach with plenty of experience in software architecture, design, development, engineering management, quality, and process improvement. She talks about herself and what motivated her to build Vivensity. She also shares her experience as a corporate coach and talks about the concept of the ‘Aurobindo Style’. ✨