The Silicon Valley Tech Podcast

The Silicon Valley Tech Podcast: Behind the Scenes is back. We're returning with new and exciting conversations on technology, finance and manufacturing. Real stories, honest conversations, everything behind the scenes. Stay tuned, there's a lot more to come. Every episode at svtechpodcast.com, or listen on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts and Amazon Music.

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Larry 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. He has learned a number of incredibly valuable lessons on his journey, not the least of which is that it's hard to be purposeful when you can't pay the bills, that he is going to share in this interview.  In this interview we talked about: His transition Journey from Corporate America to Entrepreneurship. Why it's important from a community perspective, that how business leaders can shape and change the world? More about Capitalism. Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about Larry Kesslin: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/larrykesslin/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/larry.kesslin Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/

Prem 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. Disruptions in Technologies in today's time. How these decisions are made for implement things in the future plan in the business, advice to entrepreneurs or business leaders. 3 Fundamental Principles that Prem Jain follows in day to day life. Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about Prem Jain: Website: https://pensando.io/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prem-jain-b50341/ Twitter: @prem_jain2 Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/

David 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 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil-rig exploded--resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.   In this part of the episode we talked about: Algorithms behind a successful movie How movies and technologies are merging together, how important is a technology for the success of a movie Covid impact on film making and the future of film making in upcoming few years The financial standpoint of any film making Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about David Womark Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Womark    Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/

Lou Pambianco - Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox and Managing Director of Corporate Development 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 vast portfolio of intellectual property.   The lessons learned as Corporate Development Partners spearheaded the development of the Exceptional Growth Model of digital companies that grew from time zero to $1 Billion in revenue in less than ten years are now the advantage that Startup Sandbox member companies have. Lou is now bringing the proven practices of the Exceptional Growth Model to bioscience companies at Startup Sandbox, applying business practices to speed technical validation to the commercial market. In under twenty-four months, 47% of Sandbox companies have launched as independent commercial enterprises. Lou is a competitive ocean sailboat racer and has captained Red Hawk, his ultra-light Santa Cruz 40, and Heartbeat, his Wylie 46, to victories in scores of competitions. He is also a member of the six-day club of transpacific mono hull racers. Crewing on the legendary yacht Merlin in the Pacific Cup, Merlin completed the San Francisco to Hawaii race in six days nineteen hours. And to temper his competitive edge and nourish the soul, Lou is an avid gardener and a talented cook.     This podcast explores: The reasons why one should come to this University of California, Santa Cruz incubator. What the future of Silicon Valley is in the midst of the Bioscience revolution. What the importance of the Human Genome, nanopore technology, bioinformatics and RNA are in delivering breakthroughs in diagnostics and precision medicine. How bioscience is impacting human health and the health of our planet?   Tune in and enjoy this remarkable episode. Learn more about Lou: www.startupsandbox.org, [email protected] www.corpdevpar.com, [email protected]     Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/  

David 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 Deepwater Horizon offshore oil-rig exploded--resulting in the worst oil spill in American history.   In this part of the episode we talked about: David’s experience of Life of Pi movie The similarity in creating a story and creating a product or a business How a new project or new things should be implemented with different people, different cultures, from different geographies, different backgrounds what is the best way to collaborate as a group, so everyone's opinions heard, but yet a path is decided upon. Talking about Hollywood-Bollywood collaboration How new techniques & technologies are implemented in movies Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it! Learn more about David Womark Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Womark    Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/

Jitendra 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 analyzing some of the most fascinating companies where everyone dream to work. The models that used by the analyst to look at these companies. Lessons from 2008 or another time in history that business owners or entrepreneurs can look at and learn from to try to make current business decisions. Talking about “The past behavior doesn’t govern the future retail habits”. How will the e-commerce look like 3-5 years from now. New learning from COVID and the impact of change Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   Learn more about Jitendra Waral: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jitendrawaral/:   Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/

Nigel G. Salina - An International Consultant, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur in Trinidad and Tobago Nigel 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 Trinidad and Tobago. He also consults with a number of companies in the Energy Industry on African strategy.  Nigel is involved in a number of charities. Foremost among these is the Living Water Community where he lived and worked as a missionary for 7 years. In 2007, Nigel founded the Mercy Foundation, a division of the Living Water Community. Nigel also initiated a programme at the La Veronica Roman Catholic School for SEA students. He is a founding board member of CREDI, the Catholic Church’s tertiary education University. Nigel initially funded this organization. He also works with The St. Augustine Chamber Orchestra. This episode we talked about: Talking about the future trends of technology. Both private and public support for changes in Trinidad and Tobago. Future with the new leadership coming in. Bringing in Robotic Process Automation technology & new technologies to parts of the Caribbean. How does the internal decision process differ from one area, country or one culture to another one. Countries or the areas where we are seeing the explosive growth. Billion Dollars investment ideas in multiple areas for digitization by great leaders. Help us reach new listeners by leaving us a rating and review! It takes less than 30 seconds and really helps our show grow, which allows us to bring on even better guests for you all! Thank you – we really appreciate it!   Learn more about Nigel Salina Website: https://www.globizlf.com/ Email: [email protected]   Follow Silicon Valley Tech Podcast on: Website: www.svtechpodcast.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/silicon-valley-tech-podcast/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Silicon-Valley-Tech-Podcast-105805374565878/?modal=admin_todo_tour Contact Us: (650) 701-3468 / [email protected]   About Hosts: Shawn Flynn:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/shawnpflynn/ Sunil S Ranka: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sranka/