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Behind the GrowthPraveen Kumar on Taking AI From Demo to ProductionPraveen Kumar, Sr. Director, Data & AI at mobileLIVE, joins host Imran Mian on Behind the Growth for a candid conversation about why so many enterprise AI initiatives stall before they ever generate business value, and what it actually takes to move models from pilot to production. Drawing on two decades of leading data and AI transformations across Fortune 500 banks, telcos, and retailers, Praveen opens with a story from a previous role: a team running pilots for over a year with nothing in production. His unlock wasn't pitching AI but asking a business partner which problem they'd want s...
2026-05-2029 min
Behind the GrowthNaresh Babu on When Legacy Cores Become Black BoxesNaresh Babu, AI Technology Leader and Digital Transformation Specialist at mobileLIVE, joins Mudassar Malik to unpack the tough decisions behind core banking modernization. Together, they explore how leaders can balance customer demands, operational resilience, and the rising costs of legacy systems. Naresh shares how his early career as a COBOL developer shaped his understanding of resilience and why banks today must rethink their technology stacks to stay competitive. He highlights the primary drivers for modernization, including talent shortages, escalating OPEX, and shifting customer expectations, and contrasts how traditional and digital-first banks experience these pressures differently. Th...
2025-07-3028 min
Behind the GrowthHamza Qamar on Balancing Product Innovation with User Value & Business UrgencyHamza Qamar, Senior Director of Product, Innovation & Design at mobileLIVE, joins Mudassar Malik on Behind the Growth to break down what it really takes to lead product innovation inside enterprise environments—and why technical talent alone doesn’t cut it. Starting with a story from his early days as a software engineer, Hamza explains how a single round of informal user conversations reshaped not only a feature, but his entire approach to product leadership. Throughout the conversation, Hamza lays out a practical framework for managing uncertainty across the product lifecycle—balancing experimentation, iteration, and scale by askin...
2025-04-1722 min
Behind the GrowthDavood Shamsi on Leveraging AI for Business OptimizationIn this episode of Behind the Growth, Davood Shamsi, Executive Director at JPMorganChase, shares his journey from academia to industry in the field of AI and machine learning. Davood discusses the importance of understanding business problems before applying AI solutions. He emphasizes the need to dig deep into the core issues, often uncovering better solutions than initially proposed. He also highlights the value of optimization techniques in refining AI model outputs, using examples from advertising and grocery shopping to illustrate practical applications. Looking to the future, Davood predicts that language models will democratize financial information, ma...
2024-09-2637 min
Behind the GrowthInanc Cakiroglu on Simple & Clear Business Problems for Effective AIIn this episode of Behind the Growth, Mudassar Malik hosts Inanc Cakiroglu, Director of AI and Analytics Practices at mobileLIVE. Inanc shares his insights on first-principle thinking, a method of breaking down complex problems into basic elements to find innovative solutions, and emphasizes the importance of starting with simple, clear problems and building up from there. Inanc discusses his early career in telecom, highlighting the challenges of data quality and infrastructure in the early 2000s. He explains how advancements in data pipelines, computer power, and open-source libraries have revolutionized AI applications. Inanc also dives into the role o...
2024-06-1330 min
Behind the GrowthJahan Ali on Successfully Navigating the Entrepreneurial JourneyStarting a business or finding the right people to support your idea may not be that challenging, but growing your business is tricky as it requires many sacrifices. Because of this, many people either give up from a lack of motivation or lose it in the process of growing their business. It’s critical for everyone beginning their entrepreneurial journey – or looking at how they can grow their company – to find brilliant examples and talk to people who have overcome obstacles and never stopped believing in their goals.In this episode of Behind the Growth, we welc...
2023-01-2632 min
Behind the GrowthHussain Qureshi on Prioritizing Customer and Employee ExperienceGrowing a business is like preparing a delightful dish. And just like you can't bake a cake without the right ingredients, you can't grow a business without the right focus.In this episode of the Behind the Growth podcast, our host Imran Mian welcomes Hussain Qureshi, the president of mobileLIVE. They chat about the prime drivers of business growth, why people are your greatest asset, and how to create customer intimacy.Key Takeaways:- A great digital experience is about delighting the customer- Solving customer problems is the prime driver in business...
2023-01-1927 min
Behind the GrowthWelcome to Behind the GrowthWelcome to Behind the Growth, a bi-weekly podcast from mobileLIVE. In each episode, our hosts, Imran Mian and Mudassar Malik, will interview industry leaders and experts from multiple industries and departments to learn from their unique growth-driving experiences.Visit mlarteka.com/podcast to learn more about each guest and read key insights for every episode.
2023-01-1901 min