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Part 2 - Independence Day Special

Hello listeners, and welcome to a very special episode. Today, we uncover the dramatic events unfolding behind the scenes involving the APMP Board. In this captivating episode, we delve into the intriguing silence that followed our public response in February. Buckle up, because we reveal the truth and shed light on the story that has been unfolding. Don't miss a second of this intriguing saga. Stay tuned for an episode filled with suspense, revelations, and the pursuit of justice.

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Vaibhav Sumant holds a hands-on Pre-Sales professional with 20+ years of track record in handling Presales and Customer facing responsibilities at various positions. He is a tech enthusiast at heart & love to be abreast with multiple industry trends, technology landscape in Cloud and Data analytics. As a strong leader with successful track record of setting up presales function from scratch, Vaibhav has built and mentored and is now leading team of presales consultants supporting all the Business units in his current role as the Director (Presales) at Xoriant Corporation since 2014. He has worked closely with sales leaders in their GTM strategies in US, Europe, and APAC and is currently supporting business worth 250+ million.

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Part 1 - Baachu Story Shifts Gear: Defense to Attack

Welcome, dear listeners, to an electrifying episode of our podcast, "Rising Strong: Baachu Story." Today, we embark on a captivating journey that transcends the realms of defense and propels us into a powerful offensive stance.

As we mark one year since our clash with the APMP Board, it's time to reflect on a pivotal shift in the Baachu story. Our journey has undergone a remarkable transformation, evolving from defense to attack.

We know you've been waiting anxiously, wondering what's been happening behind the scenes. Well, the time has come to satisfy your curiosity and unveil the next chapter of our extraordinary journey.

In the early boardrooms of 2021 and 2022, whispers of accusation reverberated through APMP meetings, setting the stage for an intense battle. On that fateful day, June 7th, 2022, Baachu Scribble's Approved Training Organization (ATO) status was unjustly revoked. Thus began a tumultuous year, defined by baseless accusations, relentless legal correspondence, and a refusal to grant us a fair hearing.

But amidst the storm, we refused to waver. With unwavering determination, we exposed the weaknesses in the APMP Board's claims and unveiled their lack of concrete evidence. Their plot to silence us crumbled under scrutiny.

Today, we stand tall and proud, ready to take the offensive. Our legal team remains steadfast, leaving no stone unturned in holding the APMP Board accountable for their actions. As we navigate the complex legal landscape, we seek a resolution that upholds fairness, transparency, and justice.

Dear listeners, this is not just our story—it is a collective narrative. Together, we rise strong, transcending barriers and forging a path towards a brighter future. Stay tuned as we unravel the chapters of this extraordinary journey.

Buckle up, for this is only the beginning. The Baachu story has shifted gear, and we're ready to attack. Let curiosity guide you as we delve into the depths of this enthralling saga, defying expectations and rewriting the script of injustice.

Welcome to "Rising Strong: Baachu Story," where defense becomes offense and the pursuit of justice knows no bounds. 

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Julia Doczi is a Certified Bid/Proposal Manager (APMP Practitioner), APMP 40 under 40 winner 2022, APMP Nordic Chapter Board Member, Prince2 certified, multilingual. She has 10+ years Bid/proposal management experience from multinational companies, including Fortune 500 companies. 
She leads large bid projects with complex multi-tower solutions for large enterprise customers at Verizon Business Group. Besides her day job, she is a board member of the APMP Nordic Chapter and are working on spreading awareness and elevating the bid/proposal management profession in the Nordic region.

In Julia's free time, she tries to improve her language skills. She likes to be outside in nature and her new hobby is knitting.

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SIMON FANSHAWE OBE is a diversity consultant, broadcaster and author. He is the co-founder of Diversity by Design which supports organisations to truly diversify their senior people. His latest book “The Power of Difference – where the complexities of diversity and inclusion meet practical solutions” was published in December 2021 by Kogan Page. He was voted the second Most Influential Thinker in 2022 by HR Magazine.

He is currently on the Board of Powerful Women and is Chairman of Hexagon Housing Association.

He was previously Chairman of Sussex University, a non-exec director of Housing & Care 21, a Governor of the Museum of London and on the Board of Brighton Dome & Festival. He has long been involved in campaigns for equality and positive social change and has served on the Board of companies and organisations in the private and charity sectors for over thirty-five years. He was a co-founder of Stonewall and of the Kaleidoscope Trust.

He was awarded an OBE in 2013 for services to Higher Education and made an Honorary Doctor of the University of Sussex for services to diversity and human rights.

He lives in Brighton with his husband and they have neither children nor dogs. When not celebrating difference, he is cooking.

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Kat Wyon is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading bid and proposal management professionals, with a strong commitment to APMP underlying her approach and was made an APMP fellow in 2015 due to her experience and commitment to Bid & Proposal management.

Kat is enterprising and energetic with excellent management, communication and organisational skills. Highly regarded across the bid management industry she is recognised for her passion for proposals, championing proposal management best practice.  In her senior management roles in Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, commercialisation and Bid management she has successfully defined and implemented best practice processes and recruitment, management and motivation of staff within the team. She has driven the transformation of teams with the ability to create a mission statement for the team and strategically deliver against that mission.

She has an exceptional ability to create a broad collaborative working ethic with sales, marketing, commercial and technical divisions coupled with a calm ability to multitask in many demanding situations, whilst delivering thoroughness and reliability.

As Bid Centre Manager for Fujitsu Siemens Computers (2003-2007), she increased bid volume by 60%, increasing success rate by over 30% and raising the profile of bidding as a professional discipline within the company. Leading a pan-European team, she delivered a 500% Return on Investment.

Specifically headhunted in 2007 to be Head of Bid & Commercial for Colt Telecoms, she increased bid volume, improved the win rate and increased revenues year on year. Her biggest win, a £100m deal, was strategic to the entire business. She created a robust framework for bid and proposal management execution, and her remit was extended to all of Europe, managing a remote European-wide team and executing on all the challenges that a multi-lingual and non co-located team included.

At Lloyds Bank she built the bid management function and discipline from the ground up, starting with a team of two and increasing it to a team of twelve. Kat aligned processes to best practice to improve bid quality, efficiency and output, building an environment complete with a comprehensive toolset to support sales and to focus on delivering compelling, client focused propositions.

Kathryn has been a strong advocate of the role that APMP can play in improving the profile and effectiveness of bid and proposal management. Over the course of her career, she has lobbied for, supported and been the named sponsor for multiple new APMP members, and has sponsored 22 direct reports to attain Foundation certifications and 10 to attain their Practitioner status. In the legacy she has left at organisations, APMP practices and accreditation have been perpetuated. All of her processes, user manuals, guidance and standards are built on the principles advocated by Strategic Proposals.

Kat has a particular interest in benchmarking and research. She helps clients to enhance their proposal capabilities by providing input and recommendations to advance.

 

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Kat lives in rural Kent with her husband and their two girls. Kat had a life changing Stroke in 2017 that few would have survived. Fortunately she awoke from her coma but is partially sighted and left with residual stroke disabilities. She is however cognitively sound and as optimistic, head strong and intelligent as she always was!

She continues to be highly respected as a thought leader in the proposal profession and has a track record of outstandingly successful achievement in winning business.

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Dr. Robin DiAngelo is an Affiliate Associate Professor of Education at the University of Washington. In addition, she holds two Honorary Doctorates. She is a two-time winner of the Student’s Choice Award for Educator of the Year at the University of Washington’s School of Social Work. She is the co-author of the award-winning textbook: Is Everyone Really Equal: An Introduction to Key Concepts in Social Justice Education. In 2011 she coined the term White Fragility in an academic article which has influenced the international dialogue on race. Her book, White Fragility: Why It’s So Hard For White People To Talk About Racism was released in June of 2018 and debuted on the New York Times Bestseller List, where it remained for over three years and has been translated into 12 languages. It has now been adapted for young adults. Her follow-up book, released in June of 2021, is: Nice Racism: How Progressive White People Perpetuate Racial Harm. Her latest book is The Facilitator's Guide for White Affinity Groups: Strategies For Leading White People in an Anti-Racist Practice. Her work or interviews have been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian, CNN, MSNBC, CBS, NPR, PBS, and The BBC, among many other forums. In addition to her academic work, Dr. DiAngelo has been a consultant, educator and facilitator for over 20 years on issues of racial and social justice.

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Yasmin is the Founder of Diverse Matters (https://www.diversematters.org) which seeks the promotion of the values of Equality, Diversity and Inclusivity in organisations. Over 8 years’ experience as a successful and sought-after Executive coach, Trainer, Consultant, Speaker and Mentor, combined with a background as a lawyer practising for 12 years in a large international law firm, enabling professional people to achieve peak performance in inclusive workplace cultures. Established expertise in diversity issues, specializing in disability issues in the workplace via speaking, tailored webinars, workshops, events and coaching.

Yasmin is also the former Vice-Chair of the Disabled Solicitors Network at the Law Society and a multi-award winning international speaker, TEDx speaker and has recently been awarded an Honorary Doctor of Law from the University of Law for her work.

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Kat Wyon is widely recognised as one of the UK’s leading bid and proposal management professionals, with a strong commitment to APMP underlying her approach and was made an APMP fellow in 2015 due to her experience and commitment to Bid & Proposal management.

Kat is enterprising and energetic with excellent management, communication and organisational skills. Highly regarded across the bid management industry she is recognised for her passion for proposals, championing proposal management best practice.  In her senior management roles in Sales & Marketing, Professional Services, commercialisation and Bid management she has successfully defined and implemented best practice processes and recruitment, management and motivation of staff within the team. She has driven the transformation of teams with the ability to create a mission statement for the team and strategically deliver against that mission.

She has an exceptional ability to create a broad collaborative working ethic with sales, marketing, commercial and technical divisions coupled with a calm ability to multitask in many demanding situations, whilst delivering thoroughness and reliability.

As Bid Centre Manager for Fujitsu Siemens Computers (2003-2007), she increased bid volume by 60%, increasing success rate by over 30% and raising the profile of bidding as a professional discipline within the company. Leading a pan-European team, she delivered a 500% Return on Investment.

Specifically headhunted in 2007 to be Head of Bid & Commercial for Colt Telecoms, she increased bid volume, improved the win rate and increased revenues year on year. Her biggest win, a £100m deal, was strategic to the entire business. She created a robust framework for bid and proposal management execution, and her remit was extended to all of Europe, managing a remote European-wide team and executing on all the challenges that a multi-lingual and non co-located team included.

At Lloyds Bank she built the bid management function and discipline from the ground up, starting with a team of two and increasing it to a team of twelve. Kat aligned processes to best practice to improve bid quality, efficiency and output, building an environment complete with a comprehensive toolset to support sales and to focus on delivering compelling, client focused propositions.

Kathryn has been a strong advocate of the role that APMP can play in improving the profile and effectiveness of bid and proposal management. Over the course of her career, she has lobbied for, supported and been the named sponsor for multiple new APMP members, and has sponsored 22 direct reports to attain Foundation certifications and 10 to attain their Practitioner status. In the legacy she has left at organisations, APMP practices and accreditation have been perpetuated. All of her processes, user manuals, guidance and standards are built on the principles advocated by Strategic Proposals.

Kat has a particular interest in benchmarking and research. She helps clients to enhance their proposal capabilities by providing input and recommendations to advance.

 

Life outside work

Kat lives in rural Kent with her husband and their two girls. Kat had a life changing Stroke in 2017 that few would have survived. Fortunately she awoke from her coma but is partially sighted and left with residual stroke disabilities. She is however cognitively sound and as optimistic, head strong and intelligent as she always was!

She continues to be highly respected as a thought leader in the proposal profession and has a track record of outstandingly successful achievement in winning business.

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Bärí A. Williams is an attorney and startup advisor and cofounder of The Runda Lab. She currently serves as an advisor to Vera, and fractional GC for Career Karma. Her primary practice areas include emerging technology transactions, privacy and data protection, IP licensing, and terms of service. She is also a published author with bylines in the New York Times, WIRED, Fortune, and Fast Company. She is the former Head of Business Operations Management for North America at StubHub, where she was responsible for business planning and operations to manage and oversee technical internal and external metrics, product innovation, and partnerships and drive P&L results across the company. Prior to StubHub, she served as Lead Counsel at Facebook doing legal work supporting Connectivity Labs to build drones, lasers, and satellites. During her Facebook tenure, she also built the company's Supplier Diversity Program.

She has served as an advisor to startups in the enterprise and e-commerce space, including Blavity (and AfroTech), Bandwagon, Owl (acquired by CallPass), and Telepath. She recently gave congressional testimony on bias in AI in financial services in Feb. 2020. Her book, Diversity in the Workplace: Eye-Opening Interviews to Jumpstart Conversations About Identity, Privilege, and Bias, was released on March 31, 2020, and she is awaiting her second book to be published, detailing her experience as a Black woman from Oakland working in tech in the heart of the Valley.

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