Category Archives: Entrepreneur

Ari Smith, Co-Founder, Balance Farm, Co-Founder, FatRat

Ari Smith is an accomplished technology leader and AI expert with a foundation in math and computer science from the MIT ecosystem, where he also co-founded and successfully exited a software startup acquired by a major technology company.
He has served in senior technical and strategic roles—including as a Solutions Architect at Microsoft and as CTO of an elite AI engineering firm—while developing patented technologies and advising global organizations.

Upasna Dash, CEO & Founder of Jajabor Brand Consultancy

Upasna Dash, CEO & Founder of Jajabor Brand Consultancy Started her career at 18 without formal PR training Inspired by her grandfather and the timeless power of storytelling Podcast https://media.blubrry.com/tbcy/anchor.fm/s/a19b694/podcast/play/115568320/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-1-16%2F418186476-44100-2-eedfcf5c7633d.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadFollow TBCY RSS Overview Welcome to this week’s blog summary of The Brand Called You, featuring Upasna Dash, the dynamic [...]

Robert Summa, Public Speaking Phobia Expert & Founder of Public Speaking Cure

Robert Summa’s personal journey from 18 years of public speaking phobia to being cured.
The difference between “managing” vs. “curing” public speaking fear.
Understanding that public speaking fear is usually a phobia, not justnerves

Geoff Gibbins, Founder of Human Machines, on Building Human-AI Enterprises & Thriving in the Age of AI

Geoff shares practical, real-world insights into how AI is reshaping work, leadership, and decision-making. He explains why most AI initiatives fail, what successful human-AI collaboration truly looks like, and how leaders can future-proof their organizations without losing sight of human strengths like judgment, discernment, and accountability.

Praveen Kakulte, Founder & CEO of The POWERCON Group

Praveen Kakulte explains why renewable energy demands intellectual capital more than financial capital.
He identifies the real industry gap as technological insight—not scaling alone.