The INDUStry Show

Sandeep Kulkarni is a singer, song-writer, voice-over artist, and former radio jockey. Sandeep is currently the lead vocalist for "Rusty Rickshaw" and owner of Karmik Studios. He is an educator and technologist, and teaches animation and VFX. Sandeep is an alum of University of Cincinnati.

Sandeep Kulkarni, Over the years, I've learnt to respect every art form, be humble yet be confident and I've shared these values with my students and mentees.

#rustyrickshaw #singer #entrepreneur #band #artist #rj #songwriter #songwriters #lyricist #animation #VFX #vfxartist #music

Vikas Gupta is the co-founder, CEO of Wonder Workshop - creators of Dash, Dot, and Cue robots. Wonder's products are used by 20,000+ schools and available in more than 43 countries. Prior to Wonder, Vikas founded Jambool - an online payments company acquired by Google in 2010. Vikas is an IIT Kanpur and Georgia Tech alum.

#WonderWorkshop #makeWonder #Dash #Dot #gratefuldash #dashventure #robots #robotics #CEOs #IITAlum #IITAlumni #georgiatech #georgiatechalum #automation #innovation #iot #machinelearning #artificialintelligence #ai

Ana Chaud is the Founder, CEO at Chaud & Co. and works with early stage founders, helping them develop their growth and financial strategy. Ana was previously founder, CEO of Garden Bar that was acquired by Evergreens in 2019. Ana is the Finance Chair and President Elect at Entrepreneurs' Organization Portland, OR

Ana Chaud "I am a change agent and I help leaders navigate roadblocks, improve their efficacy, and impact. I learned to get ahead of the game by developing an internal GPS that tells me when it’s the right time to make a change. I have used this GPS throughout my career and personal life and to help others as we have grown exponentially.”

#startups #startupfounders #financestrategy #CEOs #ceospeaks #gardenbar #evergreens #financechair #portlandoregon #entrepeneurship #entrepreneursorganization

Datta Dave is the co-founder of Tulsea, a strategic talent management company. Datta represents India's leading content creators globally and advises media companies during various stages of their growth. Tulsea's talent is behind releases such as Paatal Lok, Sacred Games, Ghoul, Mirzapur, Leila, Uri: The Surgical Strike, Piku, Delhi Crime, etc. Datta is an alum of Claremont McKenna College.

Datta Dave "If there's quality content coming out of India, there's a good chance we're associated with it. Sacred Games, Layla, Paatal Lok, Lipstick Under My Burkha, Uri, The Gone Game are a few where our talent was involved."

#talentmanagement #tulsea #contentcreators #paatallok #sacredgames #ghoul #mirzapur #leila #urithesurgicalstrike #piku #delhicrime #bollywood #primevideo

Smita Daya is the Top Chef, Founder/ CEO of Olea Oliva, an Olive Oil and Balsamic Vinegar tap room with a Mediterranean-Ayurvedic fusion twist. Smita brings Ayurveda principles for a natural and healthy approach into the Mediterranean rich, tasty and celebrative culture of food. She is also the author of "An Odyssey of Flavors". Previously, Smita was in Corporate law for 25 years.

Smita Daya “Every time we eat something, it either heals us or harms us. 80% of what we eat controls our body and mind. Principles of Ayurveda tell us what to eat, how to eat, and when to eat. The Mediterranean diet is very healthy, in a celebratory way. At Olea Oliva, we bring the best of both worlds to bring the mind and body alive in its best possible way.”

Entrepreneurship is not just about opening a business. It is about learning to listen, learning to receive, learning to guide, and make people’s lives better.

#cheflife #TopChef #OleaOliva #oliveoil #balsamicvinegar #balsamic #mediterranean #mediterraneanfood #ayurveda #ayurve #ayurvediccooking #healthyliving #healthyfood #author #anodesseyofflavors #ayurvedic #indianfood #chef #CEO

Subir Chowdhury is Chairman and CEO of ASI Consulting, and is one of world’s leading management consultants. He has been named to “50 Most Influential Management Thinkers in the World” by Thinkers50. Subir has helped Fortune 500 save billions of dollars in quality and performance improvements and is the author of more than 15 books, many international bestsellers. Subir is an IIT alum

Subir Chowdhury " Some of my customers were getting 5x returns and others were getting 100x return from my services. I was intrigued and setup a research study and found its all about if the team has a caring mindset."

#influencer #influencial #Thinkers50 #thinker #author #IIT #IITAlum #bestseller #CEO #ceomindset #ceolife

Susan Robertson is a world-renowned expert, helping individuals and organizations build an innovation mindset. She is a regular lecturer on innovation and applied creativity at Harvard University and brings scientific foundation to application of human creativity. Previously, she held senior leadership positions at Fortune 500 companies for 15 years. Susan is also an accomplished ballroom dancer!

Susan Robertson "Design Thinking or creative problem solving are a repeatable construct or structure that foster your best thinking. Hence, they are applicable to any and all organizations and individuals. This tool is also great to help us alleviate biases, including negativity bias that prevents us from our instinctive "yes, but" responses that holds us from achieving our (collective) potential." Learn more about this, "GPS thinking", and Susan's failures in this 7-minute conversation!

Brad Chisum is the co-founder and CEO of Launch Factory, an incubator that recruits entrepreneurs, and provides initial funding and guidance to promote these startups. Previously, Brad was the co-founder and CEO of Lumedyne Technologies that was acquired by Google. Brad is an active investor and serves as an advisor / board member for a few companies. He is an SDSU and SMU alum.

Brad Chisum "Most people that applied to Launch Factory were not immigrants, but the best ones were. Of the 3 companies and 6 co-founders in the last Launch Factory cohort, 100% are immigrants. If you have immigrated from another country to here, you have already shown characteristics of a great entrepreneur - you're not waiting for life to happen to you, you are happening to life."

#LaunchFactory #startups #incubator #CEOs #funding #VC #advisor #SDSU #SMU #getfunded #theindustryshow #lumedyne #tech #entrepreneurs #activeinvestor #entrepreneurship #fundraising #startupstory

Scott Kelly is the founder and CEO of Black Dog Venture Partners and is a 30-year fundraising, marketing, sales, training and publicity veteran. Scott has raised several hundred million dollars in capital for disruptive companies. He has trained over 1,000 sales people, generated sales of multiple hundred million and teaches marketing at universities in the US and Europe.

48% of the US businesses are women-owned. Yet, only 2% of venture funding goes to businesses founded by women. As a white male investor, we asked what Scott Kelly is doing to positively impact the scale?

'Sensei' Brian Mac Mahon is a serial entrepreneur, investor and has owned companies in 35 countries. He is the founder of Expert DOJO - the largest international startup accelerator in SoCal. In 2018-19, 400 companies went through DOJO's programs, and 2,000 more are planned for this year. Expert DOJO has made 42 investments in the last 2 years, 25 more are expected in 2020.

Brian Mac Mahon "First week is all about quantify, quantify, quantify, quantify, quantify. By the end of the week, you better get to know what the hell you're looking to build, and it better look, sound and squeal like something that could become a million dollars a month in revenue or have a million users a month. Or you've failed in your quest to become a venture backable business."