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Perspectives from the Brightest Minds
from around the World

#LeadershipLessons, #Knowledge, #Experience, #Wisdom

Sustainability / SDG / DEI / ESG / Impact

Cristian Citu has 2 current jobs as CEO & Co-Founder at Qurator.com and Faculty & Fellow at Futur/io.
Cristian Citu has had 8 past jobs including Digital Transformation Lead at The World Economic Forum.

Tim Buckley is a director of Climate Energy Finance (CEF) and has 30 years of financial market experience covering the Australian, Asian, and global equity markets from both a buy and sell side perspective.

Kenny Green is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in accounting, internal audit, and sustainability reporting.
He currently serves at Booking Holdings, where he integrates his financial expertise with sustainability initiatives to align environmental, social, and governance (ESG) goals with business objectives.

David is the co-founder of the Times Global Impact Summit for the Financial Times.
He is the pioneer of the Nation Building Initiative, a new blueprint for Impact Investment.

Agriculture / Food / Food Tech

Divyanshu is the co-founder and Chief Financial Officer of MeraPashu360.

Acceptance to Stuyvesant, a specialized science high school in NYC, which inspired her to believe in limitless possibilities.
The pivotal switch from biology to economics during her time at Berkeley illuminated her passion for development economics.

Mayank is the Founder and Managing trustee of Global Vikas Trust, which is a non-profit organization, transforming rural India through sustainable agriculture.

Greg is the owner, and farm consultant at Wisconsin Mineral Solutions.
He is an educator at Regen Answers.

Consulting / Coaching

Michael is the Founder and lead guide of Next Level Growth, with certifications as an EOS implementer and Scaling Up coach.
He is the bestselling author of Rise: The Reincarnation of an Entrepreneur, The Path to the Pinnacle, and Five Obsessions of Elite Organizations.

Susan Drumm is the founder and CEO of Meritage Leadership Development.
She is a CEO Advisor, Speaker, and Leadership Change Agent focused on helping leaders and their teams develop the capacity and mindsets to lead in today’s disruptive environment.

Personal turning point: Expecting his first child made David rethink his work–life balance.
Desire to avoid being the “too busy” parent.

Karen is a business coach for jewelry appraisers.
She’s been passionate about educating others in the gem world for over 25 years.

Education / Author

Jim Carlough, Author, Professional Speaker and Leadership Expert Jim is an author, a professional speaker and a leadership expert. He is the author of a book titled The Six Pillars Of Effective Leadership: A Roadmap to Success. Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/103083851/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-4-23%2F400846794-44100-2-2e03e00bc2f4e.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFollow TBCY RSS Overview In this insightful episode of The Brand [...]

Casey is a project management and a change leadership expert.
He’s the author of a book titled Targeting Discretion: A Guide for Command Staff, Frontline Officers, and Students.

Rochelle is the poet.
She’s an author and a screenwriter.

Robert is the principal of Rasmussen consulting.
He has worked for the LEGO Group from 1988 to 2001 as head of R&D for Lego education.

Finance / Fintech

Florian Kemmerich is the managing partner of the KOIS.
He is a former national athlete, musician, and corporate leader

Accidentally motivated to write.
Felt an obligation after positive feedback.
Beginnings in a car shed influenced the title.

Ashutosh Garg introduces Jeannie Dougherty, a member of The Outlier Project.
The roles of Jeannie are highlighted, including being a mental fitness coach and money expert.

Entrepreneurs are not just “the boss” but are bound by responsibility to their business plans and teams.
Misconception of endless freedom; entrepreneurs often work more hours compared to corporate careers.

Government / Geo Politics

He is a member of Parliament from India, from the Deoria, Uttar Pradesh constituency.
He’s the founder of the Jagriti Movement. He’s the author of a book titled India –A Journey through a Healing Civilisation and the Middle of Diamond India.

Ambassador Yash Sinha has been India’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and he’s had a long career in the Indian Foreign Service.

Air Marshal Sanjeev Kapoor has recently retired from the Indian Air Force.
He has held several key strategic positions in the IAF, and he’s been a board member of the Pawan Hans, limited from 2017 to 2020.

Thomas has dedicated his professional life and energy to using technology to contribute to making the planet a good place.
Thomas has founded numerous companies, the latest being Delodi, which supports clients and park development in the business model innovation process.

Human Resources

John is the founder of the VSHR group and the VSHR Pro Academy.

John is the founder of the Passion Struck.
He’s a leadership and workplace culture expert.

Marc is the Managing Director and Founder of H.I.T Leadership Ltd

Michelle is the founder of The People Reader Ltd.
She’s a human behavior expert specializing in motivation and collaboration.

Energy / Manufacturing

Garry is the Chairman Emeritus of the WD 40 company.
He’s also called the culture coach.

Marcus O’Donovan’s motivation for entering the entertainment industry.
The lessons learned from the entertainment world that apply to entrepreneurship.

What motivated Christian Breyer to transition from accounting to renewable energy?
Exploration of a purposeful career shift.

Partha Sarathi Bhattacharya is the former chairman of Coal India Limited.
He is the current chairman of the Peerless Group.

Marketing / Branding / Personal Branding

Ajay’s early dream of becoming a chef and fascination with the hotel world
Transition from culinary arts to spirits via exposure to hotel bars and luxury spirits

Atul is a marketing consultant and a Fractional CMO.

Scott is the Chief Executive Officer of Shopper Approved and Trust Guard.
He’s the co-author of a book titled Reputation King.

Tarun is the Co-Chairman of the Start Design Group, UK.
He is the former chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Wunderman Thompson APAC.

Media / Film

Satori is a storyteller, a social entrepreneur, and a Kresge Literary Arts Fellow.
She is the executive producer of the award winning The Secret Society of Twisted Storytellers.

Early entrepreneurial tendencies and challenges in the academic world
Realization that creating his own path was essential

Justin’s roots in Chicago and family background
The shift from thinking about “business” to “purpose” and “life”

Richard C. Morais is an award-winning financial journalist and novelist.
He is best known as the author of the New York Times and international bestseller The Hundred-Foot Journey, a culinary novel that follows the life of an Indian chef as he conquers the rarified world of French haute cuisine.

Wellness / Healthcare / Pharma

Name means “child of the heavens” or “star child”
Grew up in Sacramento, California, after being born in Tennessee

Christopher is a leading Harley Street phobia expert.
He’s the author of a book titled ‘Face your Fears’.

Charle is an MSW keynote speaker.
She’s an author. She’s the co author of a book titled Improving School Mental Health: The Thriving School Community Solution.

Dr. Sahni is a health adviser and a wellness expert.
He’s a distinguished breast surgeon and a certified health and wellness adviser.

Private Equity

Rohit is the founder of Sarcha Advisors.
He’s the author of a book which is titled ‘Dil Se Dost’.

Nicole Musicco is the former chief investment officer of the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.

Noor Sweid is the founder of Global Ventures, a venture capital firm with assets under management exceeding $300 million.

Shahar Botzer, Co-founder and Managing Partner, Good Company VC Shahar Botzer is the Co-founder and Managing Partner of Good Company VC, a mission-driven early-stage VC fund.  Shahar was a Managing Partner at 2B.VC, one of Israel's first and leading Impact venture capital funds. Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/95573965/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-11-9%2F391237267-44100-2-9d36c12480019.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFollow TBCY RSS Overview In [...]

Real Estate

Ajay Dang is the President and Head of Marketing at UltraTech Cement, which is part of the Aditya Birla Group.
He has held senior roles at leading companies like Nestle, Colgate, Palmolive, GE, and HT Media.

V (Vishy) Viswanand, Senior Vice President, DAMAC Properties, UAE Vishy is the Senior Vice President of DAMAC Properties, UAE.  He was earlier the deputy managing director of Max Life Insurance Company Limited. Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/95931179/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2024-11-17%2F391682724-44100-2-db92439d4e473.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFollow TBCY RSS Overview In this insightful episode, V. Viswanand, Senior Vice President at DAMAC Properties, [...]

Patrícia shares her multifaceted career starting as a teenager helping her parents.
She speaks about her engineering background and overcoming the fear of public speaking.

Kristi is a real estate managing broker and specializes in luxury and waterfront properties throughout the Greater East Side and Seattle area.
She has nearly 2 decades of experience buying and selling homes in the greater Eastside and Seattle areas.

Retail

Garrett is the Chief Revenue Officer of Givington’s.
He has over 10 years of experience in the publishing and E-commerce industries.

Achilleas is a business developer and a portfolio manager of Coffee Island, which is a coffee outlet chain with 483 outlets in Greece, Cyprus, the UK, UAE, Canada, Switzerland, Egypt, and Romania.

William is the president and co-founder at DataAutomation.
He’s the founder of Entrepreneur’s Apprentice, and he’s the head of partnerships and co-founder at Fractionals United.

Paul is the Chief Executive Officer of Cotswold Fayre & Flourish, a specialty food and drink wholesale business.
He’s the author of two books, “Forces for Good” & “The Fourth Bottom Line”.

Services / Legal / Architecture

Accidental entry into the design field due to Prof. Vyas’s hobby of making wooden sculptures.
Influence of two faculty members from IIT Mumbai who recognized his artistic aptitude.

Jeff is a business-focused attorney for innovative entrepreneurs,
He is the founder of Intellectual Strategies.

Samir’s academic background in architecture.
His decision to move to the U.S. for further studies.

Mukesh’s vision for a slum-free Maharashtra and the world.
The unique financial and social models that make slum rehabilitation possible.

Scriptures

Utkarsh is a mythologist and an author.
His latest book is Silencing Draupadi. His earlier books have been “Shakuntala – The Woman Wronged”, published by Rupa Publications, “Satyavati”, a mobile-book published by Readify, Indra – The Rise and Fall of a Hero and “Kannaki’s Anklet”, published by Indus Source.

Srikumar is the Chief Executive Officer of The Rao Institute.
He’s the author of several books titled as ‘Are YOU Ready to Succeed?: Unconventional Strategies for Achieving Personal Mastery in Business and Life’ and ‘The Seventh Jar’.

Ajay’s journey starts during business school, questioning the essence of timing in strategy.
His curiosity led him to explore how ancient texts, like Mahabharata, detailed the precision of auspicious timings.

Sanjay Ji is a musician and a filmmaker.
He is the managing trustee of the Immaculate Ideal Human Foundation, which is an NGO.

Sports

Rishi is the managing director of RN Sports Marketing, which is India’s foremost golf authority on golf.
He’s a gold medalist at the 1982 Asian Games.

Viktor is the co-founder and CEO of Glice.
Viktor is an Entrepreneur from Switzerland.

Major Singh recounts his injury from a bomb blast.
Describes multiple shrapnel injuries and severe blood loss.

Gita is the Chief Executive Officer of Maverick.
She’s also the National Head of the Sports and Fitness Sector Council of India.

Supply Chain

Simón is the president of Henco Global.
He’s the author of a book titled ‘Fulfilled: The secrets of an entrepreneur who, in search of success, found happiness’.

Prashant is the director of business and commercial for supply chain and procurement of The Times of India group.
He has created and led several high-impact partnerships with large international suppliers, government agencies, NGOs, research Institutes, and investors.

Ty is a director of strategic partnership, a common mission project whose mission is to create an international network of entrepreneurs driven to solve the critical challenges of our time.
He has also been appointed to a three-year term on the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Manufacturing Extension Partnership advisory board.

Ratnesh is the Chief Executive and Founder of Pidge.
He has been a global business leader.

Social Sector & NGO

Ronit Zimmer, CEO of Project Rozana, on Peace, Collaboration, and Hope Born in Melbourne, Australia. Moved to Tel Aviv 22 years ago with hopes of contributing to peace efforts. Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/103531816/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-2%2F401410271-44100-2-b0a2eb63f1451.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFollow TBCY RSS Overview In this insightful episode of TBCY’s “Leaders Who Care” series, host Mark Sadovnick sits down [...]

Musa is a passionate advocate for human, women’s, girls and children’s rights in Sierra Leone.
He serves as Continental Youth Director for the Ken G Morka Foundation Regional Impact Leader and Executive Coordinator Research To Empower National Director for Youth in Leadership Transformation Africa, and Programme Director of the Movement for Education and Advocacy Network Salone.

Teresa Maria Alarcos Tamayo is the founder of W Startup Community.
Teresa is passionate about creating long-lasting and sustainable corporate value in tech companies.

Scott is the President and CEO of Peaceinvest, a global investment company headquartered in Geneva.
He is driven to transform the world of finance into a powerful instrument for positive change.

AI / Technology / Automation / Web 3.0 / Metaverse

Cees Links, also known as “The Father of WiFi”, was introduced to Haider Zia in early 2023.
He instantly recognized the immense potential of SuperLight Photonics and embarked as the CEO.

Bruce is a transformational business development leader.
He’s a people’s leader. He collaborates with companies to provide AI understanding from a thought leader position.

Harrison Lung is the Group Chief Strategy Officer of e&.
He was appointed in 2023 and oversees corporate strategy and planning, mergers and acquisitions (M&A), venture capital, Group transformation, ESG and sustainability.

Geoff is an author of a book titled The AI driven leader, harnessing AI to make faster, smarter decisions.
He has a close connection with India because he worked in India as the former Chief Growth Officer of Jindal Steel & Power Ltd.

Travel / Hospitality

aaghav is the Founder and Chief Executive Officer of Hype Luxury.
He is a graduate of Mechanical Engineering.

Nakul is one of the longest-serving board members of ITC Limited.
He is the author of a book titled, “Hors D’oeuvres Small Bites | Big Flavours.”

Buntu is the co-founder of ABCD Concepts, which is a local travel agency working along with the Khayelitsha community.
She is skilled in Sales, Team Building, Public Speaking, Leadership, and Marketing.

Hannes is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of TravelGenius Private Limited.
He is the Chief Executive Officer and Founder of SpotQuest.

YPO

Siva’s story: From engineering in Coimbatore to discovering the power of outsourcing while in the US
How a firsthand experience outsourcing his own tasks led to starting his company

Vineet is the MD of the Transport Corporation of India (TCI).
He’s a board member of several publicly listed companies and other notable institutions, including Somany Ceramics Limited, SRF Limited, as well as the Indian Institute of Health and Management Research.

Peter’s background as a futurist, digital economist, educator, and former American diplomat.
Roots in Rochester, New York, and the impact of the city’s rise and fall on his worldview.

Simón is the president of Henco Global.
He’s the author of a book titled ‘Fulfilled: The secrets of an entrepreneur who, in search of success, found happiness’.