From supply issues and vaccine hesitancy to scheduling failures and wastage, COVID19 vaccination efforts are plagued by many problems. With situation changing every week, state and local governments need to be on their toes. They need to use scalable and agile systems and processes to execute their vaccination program rapidly and safely. In this podcast, Nick Demetriades and Dr. Suman De deconstruct the challenges that state and local governments are facing as they execute their vaccination ...
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RAKTIM has done his B.TECH from IIT-BHU. He joined Infosys in 1995. He describes himself “As one of the few lucky software champions, who are Digital Software Product Native”.
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Connecticut is home to some iconic brands doing powerful work in user and customer experience. On CTX Podcast, Katie Lukas showcases some of the local leaders in UX and CX who are forging strong customer-focused experiences in a variety of industries. We discuss these companies’ investments in becoming customer-centric, current initiatives, and what it’s like doing this work in Connecticut. Upcoming episodes include practitioners from the CT UXPA, LEGO, Travelers, Cigna, UConn Health, Nassau ...
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Where we have candid conversations with female executives about key business challenges, career advice, and more. This series is brought to you by WONGDOODY, the global experience and design unit for infosys. Your host is Skyler Mattson, President.
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The word “vanguard,” is defined as “a group of people leading the way in new development or ideas.” Marketing Vanguard: the podcast, spotlights the people who are driving the industry forward. It will feature valuable, must-listen nuggets of marketing-leadership wisdom, humility, stories, strategic insights, and growth opportunities in an era of ever more complex industry pressures and realities. Together we’ll dive into what's driving the decision-makers of today to move the needle of some ...
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Dickens said, it was the best of the times, it was the worst of the times. The words have never been truer. Best because there’s never been a better time to be an entrepreneur. Worst because the clutter is mind-numbing. Founder Thesis breaks through the noise to bring you stories of success & failure, grit & struggle, bouquets & brickbats from some of the most brilliant entrepreneurs in India.
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Engagement Express is a podcast series for HR, engagement and communication professionals. Hosted by Kate Isichei, this podcast provides inspiration and tips on how to build and increase engagement in your organisations. Kate is a global employee engagement and communications professional with over 20 years experience of working in multi national organisations. She has worked in senior roles for AON, Medtronic, Sage, Infosys and other blue chip companies. Her passion for engagement has led h ...
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Beating PwC & Infosys: How Shubham Garg's CodeVyasa Won Fortune 500 Clients Without VC Funding
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1:03:37How did Shubham Garg bootstrap CodeVyasa to $XXM ARR without a single dollar of VC funding? In this episode, we uncover the contrarian playbook behind India's fastest-growing AI-powered IT services firm and why enterprises are ditching SaaS for custom software. Shubham Garg is the Founder and CEO of CodeVyasa, a 600-person bootstrapped IT services …
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When Your Brand is Core to the Growth Engine, You Need to Learn How to Drive ft. Caryn Wasser
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29:56Brand marketing is getting its time to shine in the latest episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast as we sit down with Caryn Wasser, Chief Brand Officer at Little Spoon. Tune in for an energizing conversation on how a brand drives growth and revenue and why its place in scaling a business should never be underestimated. Plus: exclusive insights o…
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What Keeps iFit Ahead of the Curve? Kirsten Spittel-Sloan’s Personalization Secret
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25:55In the latest episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast, we welcome Kirsten Spittel-Sloan, SVP, Marketing at iFit, for an eye-opening chat on what it takes to succeed in the fitness tech space today. Listen in for Kirsten’s playbook on how marketing leaders can navigate rapid technological change, build adaptive teams and balance analytical rigor w…
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Therabody’s CMO on Why Every Brand MUST Have a Differentiating Asset
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29:42In the latest episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast, we welcome John Solomon, CMO at Therabody, for a revealing conversation on transforming a single-product company into a diversified wellness ecosystem through marketing. Listen in for John’s tried-and-tested strategic frameworks that have enabled Therabody to expand while maintaining brand in…
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How Wonderchef's Ravi Saxena Built India's Most Loved Kitchen Brand
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1:58:47What does it take to build India's fastest-growing kitchen appliance brand from scratch - without burning millions in funding? In this episode, Ravi Saxena, Founder of Wonderchef, reveals how he turned a ₹1 crore bootstrap into a ₹500 crore household name set for an IPO. From pioneering India's meal voucher ecosystem at Sodexo to creating the iconi…
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Building the Most Agile, Adaptable and Resilient Marketing Team: The Jennie Weber Way
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35:32In this episode of Marketing Vanguard, we sit down with Jennie Weber, Chief Marketing Officer at Best Buy to talk about all things iconic. From the non-linear approach it takes to build a legacy brand to the critical importance of adaptability and resilience in marketing teams today, Jennie breaks down the strategies that have helped her and her te…
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India's Semiconductor Bet: Hareesh Chandrasekar on AGNIT's GaN Technology Stack
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1:20:52When China banned gallium exports, it didn't hurt AGNIT Semiconductors, it made them essential. Hareesh Chandrasekar reveals how geopolitical supply chain wars created a $13 million opportunity and why India's first GaN chip company is competing with billion-dollar rivals on just $5 million. In this episode, Hareesh Chandrasekar, Co-Founder and CEO…
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Marketing as a Profit Center featuring Llibert Argerich
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29:40Llibert Argerich, Chief Marketing Officer at Thumbtack, joins this week’s episode of Marketing Vanguard to rewrite the narrative of the marketing function - from cost centre to profit driver. Tune in to explore ROI-driven strategies that marketers can and must use, why local market strategy outperforms national campaigns for fragmented industries, …
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How Experiential Marketing Uncovers Hidden Profits ft. Kristen Lauria
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25:16Kristen Lauria, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Wheels Up, joins this episode of Marketing Vanguard to explore the evolution of luxury travel marketing and brand transformation. From her unique journey from aerospace engineering to marketing leadership, Kristen shares insights on pivoting brands toward growth, building trust with high-net-w…
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Anand Prasanna (Iron Pillar) on Why Growth-Stage VC is India's Biggest Opportunity
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1:36:29In this episode, we unpack the $4M-$10M funding gap that's stranded hundreds of Indian startups, why Anand raised $45M during COVID when everyone else froze, and the brutal truth about unicorn valuations in India's tech ecosystem. Anand Prasanna is the Managing Partner of Iron Pillar, a $400M+ venture growth fund that's cracked the code on taking I…
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Rajeev Raja on Turning Sound into a Growth Moat
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1:04:34How do brands grow using the power of sound? In this episode, Rajeev Raja reveals how BrandMusiq created the sonic identities for Mastercard, 7Up, and dozens of global brands. Rajeev Raja is the founder of BrandMusiq, Asia's first sonic branding agency that's redefining how brands connect emotionally with consumers through strategic sound design. I…
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How Infosys’ CMO Sumit Virmani Is Making B2B Marketing an Emotional Affair
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32:10Sumit Virmani, Global CMO of Infosys, joins this episode of Marketing Vanguard to explore the evolving landscape of B2B marketing, the transformative impact of AI, and the delicate balance between art and science in modern marketing. As an “accidental marketer”, he brings unique strategic insights on building emotional connections in B2B, responsib…
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Breaking into Bollywood with Shashank Khaitan (Director, Badrinath ki Dulhania)
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1:42:59How does a Bollywood director think about making blockbusters? From script to screen to box office success, discover the hidden economics of India's most glamorous industry. Ever wondered how a Bollywood film actually gets made and who makes money from it? In this revealing episode, acclaimed director Shashank Khaitan pulls back the curtain on the …
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Inside the Mind of a University CMO: Ethan Braden on Turning Texas A&M into a National Brand
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30:18Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Ethan Braden, Chief Marketing Officer at Texas A&M University, about building one of America’s most consequential higher-education brands. Ethan shares how his journey from Eli Lilly to Purdue University to Texas A&M shaped his approach to leadership, storyte…
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Thinking Human: Doug Zarkin on the Real Equation Behind Brand Value
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32:00Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Doug Zarkin, CMO of Take 5 Oil Change and author of "Moving Your Brand Out of the Friend Zone." In this compelling conversation, Doug shares how he's transforming a commodity category into an emotional brand experience through people-first leadership. Doug's …
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The Two-in-One Startup: Why Anil Goteti Built Scapia as Card + OTA
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1:25:00Ever wondered how credit card companies actually make money and why your rewards never seem to add up? Anil Goteti, Founder of Scapia, reveals the hidden business of cards: from interchange fees and breakage profits to why banks spend ₹3,500 acquiring each customer and still wait three years to break even. The business of cards in India is a multi-…
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How Feast & Fettle's Alon Rivel is Building a Regional Food Empire
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28:36Alon Rivel, CMO of Feast & Fettle, discusses the Northeast meal delivery company's contrarian approach to growth with Marketing Vanguard’s host Jenny Rooney. With his unconventional background spanning TV media buying, The New York Times, Bloomberg, and B2C tech startups, he brings a unique perspective to building authentic brands. The conversation…
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From Kolkata Streets to US Millionaire: Raution Jaiswal's Inspiring Journey
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58:50In this episode, Raution Jaiswal reveals how he built InsuredMine from $40,000 in funding to $5 million ARR, competing against giants like Salesforce in the US insurance agency software market. Starting as an immigrant founder with no insurance background, Raution bootstrapped his way through the brutal early days, moonlighting while building his f…
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Transforming Heritage Retail Brands from JCPenney to Brooks Brothers with Marisa Thalberg
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32:37Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Marisa Thalberg, Chief Customer and Marketing Officer at Catalyst Brands, in a candid conversation about leadership, risk-taking, and brand transformation in retail marketing. Marisa discusses her career journey across diverse industries - from Estée Lauder a…
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How SquadStack is Winning the AI Services Race with Apurv Agrawal
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2:04:02How did Apurv Agrawal transform SquadStack from a data collection startup into India's leading AI-powered BPO generating ₹200+ crore ARR? This episode reveals the 10-year journey to finding true product-market fit and disrupting India's massive outsourcing industry. Apurv Agrawal, Co-Founder and CEO of SquadStack, shares the remarkable evolution fr…
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Timeless Marketing Principles in the AI Era: A Conversation with Meta's CMO, Alex Schultz
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27:13Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Alex Schultz, Chief Marketing Officer and VP of Analytics at Meta, about his newly released book "Click Here: The Art and Science of Digital Marketing and Advertising As Jenny's repeat guest, Alex brings battle-tested insights from his 18-year tenure at Meta,…
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Madhav Bhagat on Leaving Google to Build SpotDraft and Redefine LegalTech
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1:45:54How did a Google engineer turn a 90% revenue loss into a $XXM ARR LegalTech success story? Madhav Bhagat's SpotDraft journey reveals the secrets of AI timing, opinionated product strategy, and global SaaS scaling. From losing $900K in collections with his NYC nightlife startup DrinkLink to building SpotDraft into a leading contract lifecycle manage…
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Building Authentic Marketing in Baby Tech with Elizabeth Teran of Owlet
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31:25Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Elizabeth Teran, Chief Parent Officer at Owlet. In this compelling conversation, Elizabeth shares how she's transforming marketing at the baby tech company that revolutionized infant monitoring with medical-grade pulse oximetry technology. Elizabeth brings ex…
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From Heritage to Innovation: Building a Global Energy Brand with Francis Perrin, Chief Brand and Sustainability Officer of Rehlko
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28:05Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Francis Perrin, Chief Brand and Sustainability Officer at Rehlko, about brand transformation and B2B marketing innovation. Francis discusses his career from P&G and L'Oréal to leading the transformation of Kohler Energy into the independent company Rehlko. He…
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From building Cars24 to creating an AI Native Hiring-Tech Platform: Avinav Nigam (TERN Group)
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1:44:06How did a founder who sold millions of cars and managed billions in real estate become the CEO competing with Palantir for government healthcare contracts? In this episode, we explore Avinav Nigam's journey from Cars24 to building TERN Group, an AI-powered healthcare recruitment platform solving the global nursing shortage. Avinav Nigam has built c…
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Building the Future of Marketing Leadership: Insights from Marketing Vanguard's Founding Members
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32:45Welcome to this special episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with the founding members of Marketing Vanguard membership at ADWEEK: Soyoung Kang, President of eos Products, and Vineet Mehra, CMO of Chime. They discuss their unique career journeys, the evolving CMO role, and why they joined forces to help rewrite the …
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100 AI Unicorns From India: Rahul Agarwalla's Bold Prediction | SenseAI Ventures
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1:40:03How did a serial entrepreneur who built AI solutions for Toyota and Honda before ChatGPT existed become India's pioneering AI-first venture capitalist? In this episode, we explore Rahul Agarwalla's bold prediction of 100 AI unicorns emerging from India and his contrarian investment framework that's reshaping the startup ecosystem. Rahul Agarwalla, …
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IdeaForge: The Homegrown Drone Company Protecting India's National Interests
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1:33:01How did Ankit Mehta build IdeaForge into India’s leading drone technology company? In this episode, host Akshay Datt explores his journey of creating mission-critical drones for defense, public safety, and industrial applications. Ankit shares how IdeaForge scaled through India’s funding winter, developed cutting-edge autonomous systems, and positi…
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Marketing Evangelism and B2B Transformation: Insights from Sangeeta Prasad, CMO of Slalom
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29:17Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Sangeeta Prasad, Chief Marketing Officer at Slalom, about her unique journey from classic consumer products marketing to B2B transformation leadership. Sangeeta shares her experiences transitioning from well-established brands like P&G, American Express, and …
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Inside India's AI Cloud Gold Rush | Sharad Sanghi(Neysa) on GPUs, LLMs & Startups
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1:34:25"Infrastructure always beats applications." This is the core philosophy that made Sharad Sanghi one of India's most successful tech entrepreneurs. While others built consumer apps, he built the data centers that powered them. Now at 56, he's doing it again with AI infrastructure, showing why betting on the plumbing beats betting on the applications…
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Shreya/Sonu/Arijit or Youtube/Spotify - Who Really Makes Money From Bollywood Songs?
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2:03:45"80 to 90% of income for all artists, even Arijit Singh and Shreya Ghoshal, comes from live events only. YouTube pays barely 1-2 paise per stream today." This shocking revelation from Gaurav Dagaonkar exposes the broken economics of the music industry. While millions stream their favorite songs, artists make almost nothing from digital plays - a pr…
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How to Bootstrap a Deep Tech VC fund in India | Ashish Taneja (growX Ventures)
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2:07:08"Cash is just a commodity. What truly attracts top entrepreneurs is the connection you build." Ashish Taneja completely flips the traditional investor-founder power dynamic in this eye-opening conversation with host Akshay Datt, revealing why the best founders actually choose their investors, not the other way around. Ashish Taneja is the Founding …
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ADWEEK x MiniMBA Brings Mark Ritson’s Masterclass to U.S. Marketers
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15:25Welcome to this episode of the Marketing Vanguard podcast live from Cannes. Today, Jenny Rooney speaks with Mark Ritson, world-renowned marketing professor and founder of MiniMBA, about his controversial views on brand purpose, the importance of running great ads for years, and why American marketing has lost its edge. Discover Mark's partnership w…
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The EV revolution is here, can EMO Energy be the next BP/ HPCL/ IOCL? | Sheetanshu Tyagi(Co-founder)
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2:07:25"Energy is the only input cost that can be systematically optimized over time." A game-changing perspective from battery tech pioneer Sheetanshu Tyagi that's reshaping how India's quick-commerce giants think about profitability. This insight is driving EMO Energy's transformation from a hardware company to an Energy-as-a-Service platform. Sheetansh…
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