Ever wondered how a company can maintain a strong culture of loyalty and employee-first policies amidst in today’s global business climate? India based multi-national Zoho Corporation is doing just that, along with a mission to make “technology more affordable”. And, at $1 billion in annual revenue—they are doing it at scale.

Deep rooted in its culture, values and convictions, the leadership team takes pride in being able to serve Small & Medium Businesses’ (SMB) technology needs in what they believe is “an era of  humility for technologists”.

Another refreshing strategy, for a tech. brand, is that they have stayed away from the typical IPO track, and instead focus on being a profitable privately held company—with a rapid growth trajectory.

With 15,000 employees and 100 million users in 150 countries—Zoho has built (not acquired) a diversified product portfolio that offers customers simple solutions, in a market crowded with complex platforms.

At their annual Zoholics conference in Austin TX, Dean DeBiase caught up with Vijay Sundaram, one of Zoho’s top leaders and Chief Strategy Officer. A serial tech. founder, Sundaram spearheads strategy, runs their global partner programs—and is pushing the envelope from SMB into the large-enterprise sector.

Tune in as we unpack what’s next for them—from scaling their unique culture and long-term sustainability strategy, to secrets behind their employee-first and customer wins mantra.