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The Silicon Valley Tech PodcastInterview of Larry Kesslin, Chief Connector at SPIRELarry Kesslin is an Entrepreneur and a Connector. His father walked the tight-rope between professional success and financial failure, using “Think and Grow Rich” as his Bible. As a child and teenager, Larry absorbed the lesson that the family’s emotional well-being depended on its volatile financial fortunes.In his fifties, Larry’s quest has intensified. Instead of “success,” he seeks significance. He recently reconfigured his consulting business partnership of 20 years in order to find the intersection of purpose and personal connections that bring deep joy to life. “Success Redefined: When Wants Become Needs” is the account of his journey.H...2021-10-1441 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 2 - Interview of Prem Jain, CEO at Pensando SystemsPrem Jain is the CEO at Pensando Systems. He has overall 35+ years of vast experience in IT industry in which he worked more than 18 years for Cisco. He was also founder of Insieme Networks. Prem did his B. Tech from one of the premium Institutes of India, BITS Pilani and then MS from USA, University of California, Davis. A business leader, you have equally contributed to the local community and education institute. In this interview we talked about:What is Jainism and how can one strike a balance between work and personal life. 2021-02-0524 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 2 - Interview of David Womark, an American Film ProducerDavid Womark is an American Film Producer who has worked on over 35 films including, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Life of Pi. With Ang Lee and Gil Netter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Life of Pi. Life of Pi was also nominated for multiple Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards including Best Picture and Best Director and was an American Film Institute official selection for “Best Movie of the Year”. David also served as Producer on Pete Berg's highly acclaimed "Deepwater Horizon" film: depicting the disaster in April 2010 when the Deepw...2021-01-1418 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastInterview of Lou Pambianco - Managing Partner of CDP & Chairman and CEO of Startup SandboxLou Pambianco - Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox and Managing Director of CorporateDevelopment Partners Lou Pambianco, Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox has built and managed the bioscience incubator at University of California, Santa Cruz. On the foundation of the digital revolution of the 20th Century, bioscience is defining the first half of the 21" Century, and the University of California, Santa Cruz is a leader. With over $150M in research grants annually and as the university whose publications are most cited, its Office of Research champions innovation and entrepreneurship and houses a...2020-12-0221 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 1- Interview of David Womark, an American Film ProducerDavid Womark is an American Film Producer who has worked on over 35 films including, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Life of Pi. With Ang Lee and Gil Netter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Life of Pi. Life of Pi was also nominated for multiple Academy, BAFTA and Golden Globe awards including Best Picture and Best Director and was an American Film Institute official selection for “Best Movie of the Year”. David also served as Producer on Pete Berg's highly acclaimed "Deepwater Horizon" film: depicting the disaster in April 2010 when the Deepw...2020-11-1921 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastInterview of Jitendra Waral, Senior Research Analyst - Internet & Consumer Electronics at Bloomberg IntelligenceJitendra Waral is Senior Research Analyst - Internet & Consumer Electronics at Bloomberg Intelligence. Jitendra has more than 15 years of experience covering the global technology sector including internet, consumer electronics, computer hardware, storage and electronics manufacturing. Prior to joining Bloomberg, Jitendra worked in options pricing and software sector research at Deloitte, Gridstone Research and the Stock Holding Corporation of India. Jitendra holds a bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Mumbai and a master of science in financial mathematics from Lehigh University, Pennsylvania. In this episode we talked about:The experience of ana...2020-10-2930 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastInterview of Nigel G. Salina - An International Consultant, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, EntrepreneurNigel G. Salina - An International Consultant, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur in Trinidad and TobagoNigel G. Salina is an Entrepreneur. Regionally, he is well known for his record shattering performance at the Caribbean’s largest insurer, visionary outlook and strong commitment to customer satisfaction. Nigel was appointed Chairman and CEO of the global arm of the Caribbean’s largest conglomerate in 2007. Over a five-year period, Nigel led a sales and distribution team whose performance was unparalleled. He now consults and works with a number of companies in The USA, Canada, Africa, Dubai, Singapore, Indonesia, Europe and Trin...2020-10-1718 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 1: Interview of Prem Jain, CEO at Pensando SystemsPrem Jain is currently CEO at Pensando Systems. Previously at Cisco for +20 years, Prem developed and honed many key innovations that helped the company evolve, including Routing & Switching capabilities and Software Defined NetworksMost recently served as SVP / General Manager of Cisco INSBU.Co-founder and part of the unprecedented spin-in team for Andiamo Systems, Nuova Systems (CFO) and Insieme Networks (CEO), which were acquired for an aggregate amount >$2bnPrior to Cisco, worked at Crescendo Systems (acquired by Cisco) and David SystemsIn Education, Prem Jain did B. Tech in EE...2020-10-1524 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastTeaser - Interview of Prem Jain, CEO at Pensando SystemsWe are excited to announce that next week we are going to release the episode of our special guest Prem Jain, CEO at Pensando Systems. Prem Jain has overall 35+ years of vast experience in IT industry in which he worked more than 18 years for Cisco. He was also founder of Insieme Networks. Prem did his B. Tech from one of the premium Institutes of India, BITS Pilani and then MS from USA, University of California, Davis. A business leader, you have equally contributed to the local community and education institute.In the interview, Prem Jain...2020-10-0901 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 1 - Interview of Helen Pastorino - Founder & Board Member | Pertria, President & Board Member | Startup Sandbox, Founder & Board Member | World Tomato SocietyHelen Pastorino Founder & Board Member | Pertria, a real estate investment firmPresident & Board Member | Startup Sandbox, BiotechnologyFounder & Board Member | World Tomato SocietyA consummate innovator who moves with passionate concern, Helen is one of the Bay Area’s leading real estate and social entrepreneurs. As Founder and CEO of Pertria, a Los Gatos-based real estate investment firm, formerly Founding Partner and President of Alain Pinel (acquired by Compass) and Regional Vice President for Fox & Carskadon her expertise leverages over 40 years of experience in the real estate and technology industries. Helen has an...2020-10-0630 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 2 - Interview of Rushabh Parmani, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President at Automation AnywhereRushabh is currently Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Customer Success & Operations at Automation Anywhere. At Automation Anywhere, these people perform repetitive manual tasks by making end to end business processes more efficient and productive. They have built the worlds most advanced digital workforce platform, which combines robotic process automation, which will go into great detail today, artificial intelligence and machine learning and analytics. With over 2000 partners, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services, and Salesforce, automation anywhere has operations in almost every country in the world.Rushabh’s 19 years of experience includes: He began his career as a...2020-09-2300 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastPart 1 - Interview of Rushabh Parmani, Co-Founder & Executive Vice President at Automation AnywhereRushabh is currently Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Customer Success & Operations at Automation Anywhere. At Automation Anywhere, these people perform repetitive manual tasks by making end to end business processes more efficient and productive. They have built the worlds most advanced digital workforce platform, which combines robotic process automation, which will go into great detail today, artificial intelligence and machine learning and analytics. With over 2000 partners, including Microsoft, Google, and Amazon Web Services, and Salesforce, automation anywhere has operations in almost every country in the world.Rushabh’s 19 years of experience includes: He began his career as a...2020-09-1000 minThe Silicon Valley Tech PodcastInterview of Daniel Gregoire, Board Chairman of Halon EntertainmentDaniel Gregoire is a HALON Board Chairman, Executive board for BAFTA’s VR committee, Consultant to 20th Century Fox, Partner at Ghostar, Owner at MATTERvr.Daniel 20 years of experience includes: Daniel has worked as a Previs Supervisor/Director with the leading directors in the film including George Lucas on Star Wars Episode II and III, Steven Spielberg on War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones 4, JJ Abrams on Star Trek, Marc Forster on World War Z and Jon Favreau on Cowboys & Aliens. He was most recently the Visual Effects Supervisor on Michael Mann’s Blackhat and the dire...2020-08-2500 minThe Silicon Valley Tech Podcast000 Launching Silicon Valley TechWe talk to the real heroes that make businesses run. Let's together find out what goes on "behind the scenes" of a company. How decisions are made and executed to create thriving businesses of tomorrow.2020-05-0100 min